The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-09-14
Two Hundred Ghasuy victims.
Horrible and SickeniHg Details.

SCRANTON September AT I 80
o'clock ght Jonn Price, E. Morris,
William Thomas and Elijah Thomas
went down, it being Morris second trip,
for the purpose Of arranging the hose.
They were down twenty minutes, and
T. Morris was brought out insensible,
fainting before he reached the carriage.
The second trip proved more than he
could stand. He was recuscitated in a
short time. The others are all right.
They succeeded in getting the hose ready
to haul up.
New YORK, September S.--A special
dispatch from Scranton. Pa, says:
There were not less than one hundred
and thirty-cight nor more than one hun
dred and fifty people in the Avondale
mine when the accident occurred, Some
of the men who went down the shaft re
ported that the fire in the furnace was
all out. The. presumption was that
when the fire broke out the miners had
kept their senses, aud having dragged
the fire, had fed to the upper chambers,
Surprising this to be true, the rescuers
proceeded on the simple plan of forcing
fresh air into the mine. This was con
tinued till four o'clock in the afternoon
when party OF men, penetrating. three
hundred feet and opening the door, made
the discovery that the fire. was still burn
ing in the furnace and had even ignited
the coal piled out. under it. Those un-
derstauding the situation upon hearing
this fact saw in moment that all hope
was at end and that all that could be done
was to drag the lost miners from their
fiery tomb to administer Christian burial.
A change of operations was then instan-
tly decided on. 1t was determined to
direct immediate efforts to the extinguish
ment of the fire Means are ROW ar
ranged to that end and the night will be
occupied by delqging the mine with wa
ter. 3 q = I'd ~. -
SCRANTON, September s.-Four men
who went down the shaft yesterday af-
ternoon and explored a gangway open
ed door leading to the furnace and
found it flll OF burning coal and a lot
of coal near by blazing. One became
oyerpowered, and they returned to the
mouth ofthe shaft, where they we're with
difficulty restored from the effects of the
gas and blue damp which was following
them, .......-..
| 1t was then determined TO pour water
into the mine 70 extiaguIsh the fire and
after some four hours another party
went down and carried hose to the fur
mace. They reported the fire dying out
/ in the furnace Other parties went
down and placed the hose in position to
throw water on the furnace After the
water had been turned on two hours two
parties went down, the last one return
1 ing in bad condition from the effects OF
blue damp, which arose very freely. -a
About o'clock this morning another
gang went down and brought up the
bodies oftwo miners. which were in q
I bad and uhrecogbigable condition, being
badly blo.ted, with elotsof blood about
their mouths Oneis young man and
the ether middle aged. The excitement
was intense, and the air in the mine
was then improving. l'i :
/ PHrLAELPHIA, September Special
dispatches from Scranton, dated at four
o'clock to day, report the finding el
nearly tyo- hundred dead bodies OF
miners piled up together in Avondale
mine. -