Evening star., 1869-09-08
THE FEARFUL MINING DISASTER.
Ihe SHAFT Descended-The Unfertuuat.
Men Not Reached-AIl Hope, OF aay,.s

their Lives Abandoned.
a dispatch from Plymouth, Pa, last even
ing saye;-Two par'Ies Of miners descended
PEELED by the gas 10 retreat after going TWENTY
nye feet into the gangway. The damp was
two or three feet deep At the botton
OF OLD, Lne mine; rn Tne second party returned
feet and found the large door wide open.
They then went 100 feet further an one OF
the passages, and found the small door closed.
Ater opening this door 70 give a circulation OF
air around the entrance, they returned. Had
tins small door been open there mieht be a
shade OF hope, as the gas, smoke and nre would
nave mao free passage around the circuit and
out again. A IL Is, the fears are that the
emoks has penetrated the inner mine and SAT-
focated all the men. The main doorway
Leading TO the mime has not yet been reached.
A third set OF men-four in number-wepr
down and came back In ffteen mIrp,es.
Two OF them 80 overcome with the effects OF
gas that they were restored with dificuIty
The gas Is coming out Of the outer mine yery
fast since the passageway was Opened IL
seems idle 70 peril LIE by any further attempt
70 90 down as long as the gas is so strong No
auemPt can OF course De made TO reach the
outer gaEgway is cleared OF gas IL is unosr-
tain how long this will take. There Is really
no ground Tor hope that q single life remains
OF those who were a. work n the mine. Eyery-
body gives them mp, and nothing, probabiy
remains 20 be done but 10 recover the bodies
The following dispatch was received early
PLYMOUTH, Sept 6.-The clouds OF sulphur
Gus gases mentioned as pouring through the
gangway door, TO which me FIRST men dove
penetra,ed, must have filled thai part OF TIM
mine around the foot OF the shaft II not an OF
H. Dispatches Just received from Ayondale
say that Thomas w. Williams, of Plymouth
and David Jones, OF Crane Tunnel. who went
down TO make further Investigations were
snnocated 70 death On q second attempt
Williams dead body was brought out by DAVID
n Davis and Benjamin Jones. Thomas viii
hams went down and dragged David Jones
some distance 70 the foot OF the shan, when be
was compelled 70 come mp. John w. ana
the body. All who attempted TO 70 dor ar
nov out alive. except Williams and
Jones No further attempt viii be made
70 80 down unnl q small engine 4.
rigesd to drIve tan Al the mouth OF the
This will take until O'Clock O. N. All who
have beea down say it b very hot, and loud
cAlls have failed % elicit IN answer. The onlv
hope for the 202 msn an the mlns is thaf tnex
ma may have shut thsn:eivss in 2 remote part o.
Several hundred men with tools were taken
from here mis- evening, with the ida OF driyine
Q gangway from aneighbortng mine into the
Avonoah workings oat - it Aust be q solid
relieve the imprisoned msn in time. Ths dis.
tance 70 % cut 10 yariously estfmsfsd af froa
twenty esixty fsst and As I'M rsQuissd two
alt hss been feared that ths ysasllsn.s fur
nsce q Avondaie voald soae day firs the shafr,
- II Was . dry mine. Tes aaaesr % ne IL
Of enhance and exit II . sAo1ghr that Avon
dale b baton Of - ny mins N ne sane
..TSis mine resumed work last rh,r.a.v
ana Was producine 40 tons OF coal DER dsy
The voEis were bont N 1851. snd is wiil axe
four 70 ak months 70 rebuild"