Newspapers:  Victims of Naomi Explosion December 1, 1907  Fayette Co, PA

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  Daily Independent, Monessen, PA,  Thursday, December 3, 1907
  Vol. 6  NO. 139
 
                 FRIDAY SET FOR BURIAL OF 
                       VICTIMS OF NAOMI EXPLOSION
 
            Thirty Bodies Have Been Taken out and 
              Thirteen Are Still Believed to be in Pit
 
                 CORONER EMPANNELS JURY
 
                  Composed Mostly of Belle Vernon 
                   Business and Professional Men.
                             Inquest in Ten Days
      Friday will witness the last sad rites over the remains of the 
Naomi mine victims thus far recovered. A few of the bodies have been 
removed from the morgue, but the majority of them will not be given 
burial until tomorrow. In the authentic list of the dead seven names 
are missing. that number being unidentified and it is likely they will 
go to the grave unrecognized. one body, that of the water hauler, 
whose name is unknown and who is said to have caused the fearful 
explosion, is known to be still in the ill-fated mine. The miners and 
officials still differ in their opinions as to the total number of victims.
The former expressing the belief that there are yet about 25 bodies not 
recovered. With six more bodies brought from the mine the list now 
reaches 30 and the original figures of 43 dead are believed to be correct. 
The list of identified is correctly given as follows:
 English speaking men: James Christian, Frank Riskey,
 David Roberts, fire boss, Albert England
Foreigners: George Bebarrl Sr., Paul Balchit, Charles Dementall,
Antol Menshurt, John Kish, James Hagerdish, John Robey, 
Charles Demeter, John Bodo, Geofed Eglis, Sam Gantoylor, 
John Zonda, John Naud, Charles Peydf, Frank Bouchner, 
John Truenberg, Charles Truenberg, Andy Radish, John Baichit Sr.
  The coroner of Fayette County has empanelled a jury composed of 
the following business and professional men:
Harry OR. Boyd, manager of Federal Supply Company, Belle Vernon,
C.H Truxal, editor of Belle Vernon Enterprise, Belle Vernon
Charles Cheeseman, glass cutter, Belle Vernon
Dr. N.R. Lohman, Belle Vernon
Wood Lange, druggist, Belle Vernon
A.G. Bradly, hotel keeper, Belle Vernon
The jury reviewed the bodies at 7 o'clock last evening.
  These six men will have full charge of the legal investigation and 
receive the testimony. The inquest will be held in about 10 days in the 
town hall of Belle Vernon.