The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-09-09

SCRANTON, Pa, Sept. 8-Af 5.I.
O'Clock A. 8I, four men went down
he halt and were gone 35 minutes
and discovered dinner cans and cans
A $50 a. H., four more went dowr
and were gone thirty minutes, whef
they discovered the whole company oi
+ miners dead IN the east side of ths
/ plane. Preparations are making tC
send down SIX gangs Of four men
( each, and The Bodies viii be brought
out as rapidly as possible. The foul
4 air does not interfere to any great ex.
tent. At7:30 one Of the gangs re
I ported they went up the plane, just
s955ond which q barrier was met, con
! slstnag Of car packed around with
coal and clothing This was cleared
! away, and proceeding q little further
1 another barrier was met, nearly COM
I pleted and constructed aa the hrst
ODe man was found upon tie out
side, whore be hadbeen at worl-layiug
up the vail All was completed save
small aperture sufficient to admit
the passage Of a human being, and il
IS inferred that he had just finished
his task and was preparing to JOIN his
companions on the opposite side by
crawling back. This barrier was re-
moved, when the whole force OF min
eTs we're found congregated and piled
one upon another dead At o'clock
the first body was exhumed. Ii was
that Of Wm. p. Ewell, of Plymouth.
Eyes both open and head turned
aside. lie had a son 10 the mine.
$3.50 a. M.-Daniel Jones, who lost
his life in an effort to rescue his COM
panlons, Monday night aud Thomas
Williams, who also sacrificed his life
for the same object, are to be buried
this afternoon. At 9:45 Mr.. VIM.
Holiday was brought from the mine
nearly exhausted. The fifth body
rescued was a boy named William
Williams, aged IL He worked here
only one day. The sixth body is
Matthew Evans. He died in great
agony. Active preparations are max
ing for the immediate removal Of the
bodies, which work will consume the
greater part Of the day, owing to the
lack Of facilities for h0isting. The
condition OF the mine IS improving.
8:15-Coroner Eno, OF Plymouth,
who is on the ground, has empana
nelled jury Of inquest, who will
view the bodies as they arc brought
out.
$40 An -The body of John Bow
en-, of Plymouth, a miner, was
brought out. His left eye is partially
open, but Otherwise his c0untenance
is placid lie leaves a wife and one
child De was found outside the bar
ricade, behind which were all the
other bodies. He was evidently oyer
come before he could get through
The names of tFe dead men will be
announced as fast as they arc brought
out, AM their relatives viii be allowed
to enter the mine. The OeroBer's
jury have just viewed the bodies Of
Steele and SlOcam. Hhe men engaged
in bringing out the bodies are required
to be sworn as TO tho facts in each
case. IL. III. MeFriman and III. Ii.
Payne, lawyers, of WiLkesbarre, arc
attending the jury, and Father
O'Hara, Of Wilkes5arre, is present.
NEW York, September 8. - A
special from Scranton says there
were not less than 138 nor more than
100 people In the Avondale Nine
when the accident occurred. Some
Of the men who went down the shaft
reported that the fire iu the furnace
was all out. The presumption was
that when the fire had broken out,
the miners had kept their senses, and
having dragged the fire, Had fed to
the upper chambers, closing the doors
behind them. Supposing this to be
true, the rescuers proceeded on the
simple plan of forcing fresh air into
the mine. This was continued till 4
o'clock IN the afternoon, when a party
Of men, penetrating two hundred feet
and opening the door made the dis
covery that the fire was still burning
in the furnace, and had even ignited
the coal piled outside of it.
Those understanding the situation,
upon hearing this fact, saw in a mo-
ment that oil hope was at an end;
that all that could be done was to
drag the lost miners from their fiery
tomb to Christian burial. A change
of operations was then instantly de-
cided on. II was determined to direct
immediate effort TO the extinguish-
ment Of the fire. Means arc. now ar
ranged to that end, and the night
will be occupied BIZ deluging the
mine with water.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. S.-SDecial
dispatches from Scranton. dated at
1 o'clock TO day, report the finding of
nearly two hundred dead bodies Of
miners piled up together, 10 Avon
dale Mine.
LATER.-A private dispatch says
one hundred and three dead bodies
have been brought up from the mine.