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Bodies placed in tent area
| Scene one in the temporary morgue. |
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| The large canvas tent was set up on the southwest corner by the tipple. |
| Scene two at the morgue tent. |
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| Notice the wooden coffins below the charred body remains |
Here in this temporary tent, the victims of the disaster are laid for family to help identify. Many were identified by
a type of watch or item worn on their clothing etc.
In the 1910 book called "The Cherry Mine Disaster", a description was given which gives the reader a ghastly and eerie
glimpse of the horror filled task of identifying the bodies. The author described a scene he witnessed near the tent. Family
members entered the tent in the night with flickering of the lantern lights helping to illuminate the tent. The disfigured
bodies were silhouetted upon the canvass of the tent as a family member wept bitterly while verifying the remains of the lost
loved one.
| Scene three in temp morgue |
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| Hell on earth. |
| Scene four in the Morgue tent |
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| Not an easy job for anybody, including the photographers. |
| Scene five. Life is fragile so handle it with care |
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| There is a fine line between life and death and God just doesn't intervene. |
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