Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-09-14
rleans Independent Standard
Awful Disaster in Pennsylvania

,nnallinr disaster that has occurred upon
this norton Of our continent, unless we ex-
cent the falling Of the Pembcrton Mills,
was that which took place last Tuesday at
the Avondalc Mines, q few miles from
Scranton Pennsylvania, where 10 miners
far coal were -ufocated in their pit about
300 feet below the surface Of the carth.-
coal breaker took fire, choking up the
main shaft about forty feet, and which was
their only avenue Of escape, thus cutting
them off from all hope of rescue As may
readily be imagined the most intense eX-
citemcnt exist, in regard to the calamity,
and in hourly trains thousands have visit
ed the scene Of the catastrophe in the vain
hone of rendering some feeble aid to the
buried ones. which was Of course impossi-
BILE Late report. are TO the effect that an
opcninr ha. been made and the bodies
reached. All are dead; were found piled
M together BY thi, last horror over 600
widows and orphans are made.
We take the following further account
of the disaster from the Boston Journal:
About an hour ialGr ano '.I,- ;lul' en-
tered me mi4'' anu 'll''I ~ tIJIiI,II "'o"-
tnG vault anu '.'',''' r. ,.,','1 ''
slckehlhS 7I-"' wiz - ~. . ,'.'I
point ABOUT W '.l..' III ',,,'l.,''''
the'e were y'- .r,y';. III !, i, ,,,,
er' were i"u'' III '''- 80.
OF Ihel' s'"'' sum III ~. III
eo men "t'C "''g' WI 49, -
%h'WlHto 3pou. I,, I U,'i', ~ az a-,,.,,d
sPe'v".-' ":,N N.Y., ,',l tJ Glaa +
" '"c P".I ",'
lace WIN t"t a.,
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result anu +f, -. g
cry tll"' I''' I'y'' - 7,,.,I
ueatn" ,''' i'
t y, anu VIZ . - - -
Hauey s"GH ~ "'' NV .,-:I ,,....
since inc "'''o' r ','',I
ocli mas ''''I'o. MI ~ ~,
Oh !Ile ul'1o, I'l ". '''J .'.'', CO.. I 80
~ II was aI" '"I ''l "'" u wv" W. '''"'
Hes ;" Nu,,'c'''l
Vourac, vi I,s 'VI .o''1'' "l ''i'
inehI 'la' '"' "'''t '''y' I''i'' ~ po9 4.
ing doNh Jul inc !'' H'"'" ava 'y "'o',- "'
10 Vhe Su'l"'I VI w. '""', ',Y '"'' ~,
tihcauon TO De oeI'N'r'o 10 'h''F Irlth"'
Tor burial.
Al nan Pas' seven " CLOCK one rI ,le
gangs Whlch nau V9I L''"Ii''' 7't'" '.'J'
they went up lhc piano, JUST pcEo"'l"HICh
barrier was met consisting "i car pack
ed around with coal, CUM ana 'loIh'nS.
This was cleared away, ana ater proceed
ing little iurthcrdnothcr barrier was me-
nearly completed, constructed IIkG tne i'rSt
One man was found on the outside "htL,,
he was at WORK aging mp lAe wall Al
was completed, save small aperture, JUST
sufficient to admit the passage OF human
body and 1t Is to be inferred that he mac
Just finished his task and Wa' preparing i'
JON his fellow sufferers on the opposite sac
OF the barrlcade by crawling back.
The barrier was removed |Aeh 81 large
portion ol IN" force was louhu o-e'lei "u'
piled one upon another the de3d.
Up 70 - O'Clock IN lhe evening ~, 3' ooo
les were taken rom the NINE. Inc IacC
OF the dead looked wonderfully natural
there being hut few bruises ana lew lacer
atlons OF the hcSh TO ne seen upon lhcHi'-
The miners were hard nj work diving aoWi
INTO the nine, and the bodies were neih3
removed at the rate OF about elght or tei
Each BODY Is brought uPD a lre'h n pa
OF men, all volunteers, VINO WORK win
bravery which IS exceeded only, by the SQ 50
row which opPress'eS them an. vi IN u
whole number llo men ana inoyS III IN
NINE at the time OF the explosion, NOR
than onc-nali Oh the men were married AM
had families dependent upon them Tor sup
port As last as their bodies are ldenu
hed they are Delivered INTO the GharSG d
Their TRENDS TO be prepared Tor burial
Gofhns have been sent rom scranton
flttson, Wllkesoarre ana olher places u
meet the demand Whlch AyohdaIe make
upon her sister towns ana cues III the val
icy ouch utter Wretchedhea7 wa: he''
witnessed anywhere as that winch Is man
TESTED ny wives ana daugnleIS ana SlNle'
rs they recognize IN the Hiciess forms Dc
fore them the loved ones VINO would neyt
smile upon them again tins SIDE OF elernlt.
The hity-thlrd and hity-iourth bodl(
unearthed were q father ana son, the