Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-09-17
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pany, and it was decent, being of polished
wood and mounted in Imitation silver.
PREPARATIONS FOR INTERMENT.
In consequence of the slowness with
| which the bodies are removed, the idea of
| a great public funeral of all together has
been abandoned The bodies are deliver
ed to friends for immediate burial; most of
| these, however, will occur on the 9th and
| 10Th, and Mayor Hall, of Scranton, has
requested a general suspension of bust
ness on those days. Samuel Sloan, presi
dent of the company owning the mine,
has also telegraphed orders for general
suspension of work and free trains on
these days. The flags on all depots and
buildings generally are now displayed at
| half mast.
THE CoRoNER's INQUEST.
Justice Wadhams, of Plymouth, acting
coroner, has issued notices to the Miners
Union and the railroad company owning
the mine that testimony as to the calamity
will be taken on Saturday, at 10 o'clock A.
NJ, at Plymouth, and requesting both to
be present with evidence as to the cause
of the disaster. It is intended to make
the Investigation thorough and searching.
and to put the blame of the disaster where
it belongs. The inquest will occupy several
days, and the testimony will touch the
whole question of mining.
sKDDER PHASE.
Later explorations of the mine have de-
veloped a sadder phase of the tragedy
Many of the chambers have been enter
ed and miners found in them dead. the
breast of the miner showing they had
been stricken down by poisonous gas in a
moment, and without warning, while
| they were at work. Roadmen, roofmen,
doormen and others were found dead in
different gangways, showing that the des-
tructiOn had come swift and sudden.
BITTER FEELING OF THE MINERS.
The spirit evinced by miners to-day has
been bitter in the extreme, and not as
suaged by the offers of assistance and sym
pathy flowing in from every side. Asa
Packer has telegraphed that he offers ",
500 to the bereaved; Governor Geary ST,
500. The railroad company make all exer-
tions possible, and the wishes Of the miners
in every respect are consulted but they
remain obdurate. The more reasonable
are ready to listen to reason, but they
are in the minority. Many are refractory
and vicious. Trouble is apprehended,
and has been avoided only by consummate
tact
THE CROWDS OF VISITORS.
During the day the crowds that visited
the scene of this appalling calamity were
even larger than on yesterday. Hundreds
of persons came in carriages to the place,
OF as near to it as they could conveniently
get, or would be permitted to come. while
/ thousands of mournful hearts made sor-
rowful pilgrimage to the mouth OF the pit
of death, and painfully gazed down into
the darkness below, where the black OR
,I~ 1>ol TO
! HORRIBLE SCENES.
Another account gives the following de
scription of the finding of the bodies
After exploring along the vault and
chambers nearly / 500 feet, a sickening
sight was revealed. At this point about
seventy five dead bodies were found, and
these we're lying literally in a heap. Faith
ers were found locked in the dying en-
brace of their sons, strOng-limbed aud
strong hearted men were discovered with
their limbs entwined about each other. 1t
WAS CHASTITY spectacle, and when the men
returned to the pure air above, and stood
face to face with the thousands of anxious
souls that were impatiently waiting to hear
the result, and announced the hideous dis
covery that had been made in the regions
of death, shudder vibrated through the
multitude, and vail went through Wyo-
ming Valley such as has not been heard
there since the historic massacre which
Campbell has immortaized in verse.
At half past seven o'clock one of the
gangs, which had inst returned, said that
they went up the plane, just beyond which
barrier was met, consisting of a car pack
ed around with coal, CUM and clothing. -
This was cleared away, and after proceed
ing little further another barrier was met,
nearly completed, constructed as the first.
One man Was found on the outside where
he was at work laE'ing up the wall. All was
completed, save small aperture just suf-
ticient to admit the passage of human
body, and it is to be inferred that he had
Just finished his task and was preparing to
tioin his fellow sufferers on the opposite
side of the barricade by crawling back
The faces of the dead looked wonderfully
natural, there being but few bruises and
few decorations of the flesh to be seen up
on them.