Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-16

alive, but ~ one blsckensd oor,,..
smother Wa brought out, IA. low "'7
tho women broke out into sbr.L.
walls Of sgopy ne they recognized a. 'as
mains OF their friends. Even n,en =. "
not unmoved by the piteou. spec,a,l. ~
many an eye was dimmed with IT, y
tAs bodies Of the comrades, relative. :.
friends were laid side by side upn !.
grass, The men who were envny.s
Forcing their way into the mine with .
nng energy. and. If any spur wa- bs.s
%, the agonized entreatie- Of the w,,,.
encouraged them TO snperhuman -.
tons. IL was SD to zee the little eliza.
elinging % their mothers, and waili,-
sympsthy With them. although they !,
unable 70 understand the full meari,.
the fearful disaster. Some shrank -, +.
alright from the almost unrecogpl,'
corpse Of . father Or q brother, unails .
comprehed that this could be the s,r,,.
active body 20 full Of life and health !,
days ago. The spectacle of the.e :,
creatures vailing over the maDyl.8 !
mains of their loved ones would su.so
fill even the moet hardened with hsr,,.
ing memories for lifetime.
PREPARATIONS FOR IsTERMFsr
The friends of the dead came tg-v.,
claimed the body, and it was remoy.s !
some cases vail of woman's anguish =
heard, in others low cry of woe ri,.'
through the crowd, but generallr :.
dead were received without audllle :.
row and hurried away with dee,ut :.
-mony. In every case q coffin Wa on -
provided by the Delaware, Lack 70
and Western Company, and ii VI.
scent being Of polished wood, aud n ",
ed in imitation silver. In con-equers =
the slowness with which the b-ii,. ~,
removed, the idea Of q great putt, ~,
raj of all together has been abnor.,
The bodies are delivered TO friend. T.
mediate burial most of these. b....
will occur ON the 9th and 10th, and ~
Hall, Ut Scranton, has requested
eral suspension of business On ilo..
Samuel Sloan, President Of the g -.
owning the mine, has also telegr,fs.f
ders for a general suspension a VI
free trains on those days. The -
all depots and buildings generate ].
now displayed at half mast
THE coRoSER's INQUEST
Justice Wadhams, Of l,iayu,b
ing Coroner. has issued najo4s :.
Ainsrs Union and the railrosa CO..
owning the mine, that tesii,DoDr /,
the calamity, will be taken on So
at 10 g. m, at Plymouth, and rtga-.,:,
both TO be present with evidence !. n 4
cause of the disaster. II Is iute.s,1 II
make the investigation tbo-anri, .,
sesrching, and to put the blame a !.
disaster where it belongs. The iuog-r
viii occupy several days, and the ,e.iln.
ny viii touch the whole question of ru,,,
ing.
sADDER PHASE.
Later explorations q the mine have
veloped sadder phase q TRAGEDY. II
of the chambers have been en,erea !,
miners found an them dead, the bress 4
the mine showing they had been IN h
down by poisonous sa- il mouett q
without q warning while they w,g. a
work. Roadmen, rooinen, doorrnen ns
others were found dead in diitsren; "a q
ways, showing that the destructive L:
come swift and sudden.
BITTER FEELING or THE NlSE.s
The spirit evinced by miners h4, be-
bitter in the extreme, and DOT a--u,...
by the offers of assistance and syngrir
flowing in from every side. A. g..c|
has telegraphed that he oiier- s2jr
the bereaved; Gov. Geary 500 L
railroad company make all exerti.1s =
sible, and the wishes Of the niae,.
every respect are consulted; bat itFr
main obdurate. The more ress aabs &
ready to listen 20 reason. but they
the minority. Many are lrsfra-iorg z
vicious Trouble is spprebended. aDa a
been avoided only by consuminats z
The tragedy continues the shs arbinst
and will TO the conclusion Of the ings-|
THE SCENE.
The scene of this catastrophe. ni
leled in the history Of American Y
is ON the Lackawana and Bio1n.
railroad, twenty-five miles from sg=;
about xix from Wilke-barre, anl ~
one and = half below the haInie; d I
mouth. The shaft is SINK In tie
steep mountain, Is 237 feet 1asc. Il
40 below the mountain has d tua
opening into which it is dug thrOa-l
mountain. The main gangway, d
mines are nearly east and west frau
shaft, the first being about 1,2no iet
length, and the latter about sOD. J
east and vest the inclines are uPsr
and the gangvsys about ten :o,t ID
clear. The sides Of the shait az lHl
ed with wooden fixtures. tie 9
wooden building in which was thell
ing machinery. WAS Immediately az
mouth. and all this inf lInmable ma-
was dry as finder. III a spark @
this wood any where, even ~
the mine, a great confagrationswa-
liable, and its communication "a {.
terror of the shaft and mine almoT
tain. To these facts must be 43i,-
the mine had no air holes distifcl iIal-
shaft. The miners working fsr dost
the bowels of the earth had bat thlf
aperture by which 10 secure eg,ress o. t
surface that cut OF, ihe wbolc-Ile
struction Of human liie shich h. o-
red was sure TO happen.
CoSGREGA TIoSAL SINGING. -" re-
grand result ought 20 come oat q p
Boston Jubilee" says DIR. Cuyi4rf u
lyn; sit ought 10 establish colgrcg.H
everywhere. After beiu- G. rr
up on the chariot of twenty 4
voices In the National Aniboa. I
what farce IL would be to co.s.-
praises of Gods house through tie
squeak of a quartet;e, Henoi.rt
our trained quartettes be VIII; Gll
wand was-the mere guide and dir
of the whole combined voice Il ~
sembly. Let the people prai-e T.
God! Yea, lat all true people pr4i-e J.
IMPORTANT TO SIEoEuAKEEs-ls
recent decision of the Revenue =
ment, workmen who take boots % ~
to their houses or shops 10 inlHlii
any portion thereof for inst4nae Q
sew, bottom or san paper them ars {.
deemed manufacturer, and are L-i4
\ special tax of $40, if the value O.
article in such workmen's hands as-
81 900 annually.
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