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Caskets from the Monongah Mine Disaster being carried off to the cemetery. Back of postcard reads: "Mine explosion at Monongah, W.Va. A Merry Christ and Happy New Year."

25. Caskets from Monongah Mine Disaster

Young orphans awaiting news at the Monongah Mine No. 8.

26. Orphans at the Monongah Mine Disaster

Wives waiting for their husbands at Monongah Mine No.8.

27. Wives waiting at Monongah Mine No.8

Mourners view rows of caskets from the mine disaster.

28. Caskets from the Monongah Mine Disaster

The Italian and Polish Cemetery for the Monongah Mine Disaster.

29. The Italian and Polish Cemetery for the Monongah Mine Disaster

30. Viewing the Dead from the Monongah Mine Disaster

A crowd stands outside one of the Monongah mines.

31. The Monongah Mine Disaster

Men in coats stand outside a mine entrance.

32. The Monongah Mine Disaster

33. The Italian and Polish Cemetery for the Monongah Mine Disaster

The caskets are pulled in a cart with the name "W. S. Thomas" on it, drawn by several horses. Many onlookers stand outside a church in the background.

34. Hauling Victims of the Monongah Mine Disaster to Burial

Crowds of men and women, with horse-drawn carriages, stand in the streets of Monongah. A sign for Coliseum Restaurant is visible in the background. Front of the card reads: ""Sightseeing after the explosion in S Monongah, W.Va."

35. Sightseeing after the explosion in South Monongah, South W. Va.