New-York tribune., 1867-04-08
THE cQAL-PTT EE!pLLGSf0NS.

On Wednesday, the I'd, an explosion occurred ia
e coal pit OF the Rush Run Coal and Iron Company III
l;u Run on the r. and C. Railroad II miles below eteu-
Ieyille Ohio For time past the cutDing OF the
nit o feet below the mouth had been out OF repair ana
temuosry platform had been erected across The t Tor
tbe pn,e of repairing it, at distance OF 90 rect peloW
and made perfectly alright 10 rr,{cIJ tne Ssca%d Ssca%dd VI
gases from the chambers beneath MT bfoN uefeCnueu
fo the platform 20 If everything was SAFE ann III
proper condition before the men went dgWl ana Ionhd
ON coming M Thomas Payne Luke IIaiIs, and Thomas
Patton descended with tools 10 repair the cnbng, ana IN
jfg on Inc pnifcrm most terrible explosion occurred,
blowing the beams OF ,cullng stones, any my .it ,I
0f the pit with such force rs 10 ~ ~ tns it
roof of the buiding Patton was blown ont OK le ~
against the roof, ANA Iel WIN mass oi cI % &
across the buutOh over tnc lno''n va VIZ , H. .,,n NON
very much burned ana dsiigIed seyelalOi tho W0Ihnel
standing near me pt "ei sgy g%Ga gd eos o fo, Time
made it impossible to approach me pt stieani 10, oi
water however was quickly turned III, MlCl Lieu e ny
in hour sufficient to allow Wolkmch 10 deseSiu
ON examination il found the platform ana culphs
had wrecked The shaft as 10 prevent passage 10 me
bottom feet below the platform where the other
men had fallen. TIP to noon to-day the bodies OF HATTIE
explosion the result OF c3 on e ait :" % ,io
w0rAmen, in removing part OF or making vent III lhe
platform through which The gas became ismleu py tue
lamps.
TIE EXPLOSION AT CLOVER NIL MINES, VA.
We have already published an account Of the eX-
plosion in Chesterfield, Va by which 20 lives were lost
fl cOpectured that the explosion was occasioned by tue
carelessnes OF the who attends TO the gas ana the
proper ventilation OF the pit lie is said TO have been in
toxlcated that afternoon The Clover Hill pits among
The Oldest and best of any IN this region, and val
uabc not only account Of their extent ana !cid put
also because the coal taken nom them esteemed very
purchased many years ago from Col James II Con- VINO
E s part owner own ana general nf Gs city at
a~ been the president Of the company foI many years
known citizen Of clnnOnd holds both the offices OF sec
ieary ana Treasurer Of the COMPANY Inc ioiGTnE are
the nalncs Of The shafts: Beaver, Racco0n Od Shatt
I "A
different intervals They about nile apart, ana the
two extreme pts about three miles apart The Clover
,Illl pits are distant from Richmond City twenty miles
and Twelve from Chester the point where the Clover II
Raro,i which runs to the pits, connects with the Pc
tcrsburs road.
The Rebo9pd Inquirer Of Friday has the following:
What was the cause of the disaster must ever remain
cyri.,ed the mystery are closed by the death which
spared 10 tell the tale 1t - supposed however 20
discharge the duties 81 his office which are TO examine.
With one oi Davys safety lamps, the condition OF the ar
and attend TO the proper yentaOnOi lhe pS tns Neht
lp being kept by means OF doors opening INTO Yarl-
on, portion, ~ the pitt the publication OF me ar ~ tins
mine being additionally secured by powerful wnd ian
driven luS the pit engine There are, however, many
other causes which may produce an explosion IN the
mines one Of these being tumble, or asN - technically
termed Jy the miners. fall which occurs When pOr-
tOn oT the roof falling IN, admits into the PIT the impure
which may have accumulated above, aud which, TAX
lng fire from the lights used by the woikmen IS sometimes
The cause o "a explosion; but nave aready stated
the oanse OF the late disaster Will never be ascefained
We informed. however, that lew ntys since lot
tOn Ot the roof OF this PIT theaiehed ili anu ma
Mr. owen was preparing 10 put III scaels To prevent the
i1ugrr The pit has two shafts used respectively Tor as
crnins aud descending running $50 feet beneath the
surface ~ inc earth, but 50 powerful was The explosion
hat the The platform al the entrance To the
haft were greatly Jared, ana 80 terrific the beat or
burning gs tha the rope 10 the bucket ~ winch twoioi
three poor fellows were a the time ascending 10 usht ana
life wa in>tlutaucOusy severed as though by knife,
and the mhlpy mon. with lisltningike l'pdiy, were
hurled back 10 awful. bpt happily speedy death.
The number of operatives In the ,cmpoy 81 Tue clover
Hill GUupluy nearly 300, and al lille village, with a
popnati0n OF about sprung np IN the vicinity Of
ths pits ana when the dings of the disaster which had
killed ~ spread through tie village the ek-
element, suspense, aud agony were intense ne mouth
of the pit was surrounded 10y hundreds OF persons
and fhe shreks nOans. aud lamentations of the female
friends ~ the victims indeed narrowing. stern men
who had faced the horrors Of many battle Held. were
unable to the heart rendng scene and weeping Ike
elQdyep, tuygeg Away utterly pDpagge1