The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-19
ANOTHER MINING HORROR.
Four Houses with Ten Persons
Carried Down.
NONE or THE TEN SAVED.

HAzELToN, Pa, Dec 10. 1859.
A terrible mining accident occurred this morning
at i've O'Clock at the village OF Stockton, near this
place. AT the hour named the community was
startled from siumber by loud noise, caused by the
caving In OF slope No. of Linderman Skeer's coal
mine. Upon parties hurrying TO tue scene It was
discovered that two double dwelling houses Nos. 8,
Z, ana d. had been carried down with the enormous
masses Of earth mat filled the shaft and tunnel.
THE SCENE
Stockton Is small village situated on the Hazel
to- branch OF the Lehgh Valley Railroad two miles
distant from hazeton. IL contains many very
neatly built houses and other buildings, the COM
pany's stores and the hotel being the principal
structures. The company employs about 200
miners who make this their home The mine rms
parallel with the railroad track through the middle
Of the village About nfty reet ABOVE the place Of
this mornings accident tue mine caved in some
years ago; but no danger Of its happening again
has since been apprchended. About ten years ago
a small hole made by the falling OF the earth
directly IN front of the two Inflated houses.
NARROW ESCAPE.
The residents OF houses Nos. aud l. Mr.. Philip
wetheran, his family and boarders and the family
OF Mr.. William Morris. ana boarders were saved
from terrible death by singular circumstance. A
dog belonging to Mr. MoTisG awoke the family by
its persistent bowling and barking. One of the men
rose for the purpose OF ascertalntna what allied the
animal when he discovered that the house was
sinking. He Immediately gave the alarm and the
two families had barely time to escape. Miss Mary
veteran, running In the wrong direction, fell into
the abyss, but was subsequently rescued by some
courageous young men. She ia somewhat bruised
and Frustrated from excitement ana fear, but win
recover.
VICTIMS.
All OF the residents OF houses Nos. and lie hone.
lessly buried in the ruins. They comprise MIR.
SchwcnK, his wife, son OF nineteen years
daughter OF eighteen years. son OF eight years ana
an infant. This comprised one family. The other
consisted or Mr. Isaac Ranch his mother, wire and
infant This makes total OF ten persons. 1t Is re.
ported tnar some men were in the mine ut the time
OF the accident, and II so al are undoubtedly dead
But the report very doubtful and cannot be traced
to any reliable authority. So far 1t has been found
impossible to reach the dead bodies OF the victims
The cave Is seventy-nye feet wide and sixty feet
deep, and as the stoves In the houses set fire
to the WOODWORK the entire cavity is now q
burning and smoking mass. The Pioneer No. 1
fire engine or Hazenon was soon on the ground and
made every exertion TO eytngnish the fire, in the
hope that some Of the persons IN the might be
saved. There was not however, the faintest proba-
bility OF any being alive hour after accident
took place, AZ all were buried BY the fallen earth
With frtghtful effectiveness.
ExciTEMMENT THE PEOPLE
Trains are running from Hazieton every hour to the
OF the disaster and Will continue 10 do SO un
I'll all the bodies are recovered, which VIII be some
time yet, a. IL is still dangerous TO enter on the
work OF rescue because or the earth's still contin-
uing to fall In and thus enlarge the cavity contin-
ualy.
The excitement is very great and Is increasing.
Families In the vicinity moving ous OF their
houses, fearing that theirs viii fall in next. 1t is the
general opinion that other houses Will fail in. There
Is also danger OF the mines taking 1re. Messrs.
Linderman and Skeer arrived at the scene OF the
disaster this afternoon. They are spartng no pains
to secure the bodies as speedily as possible.