The New York herald., 1869-09-09

che Foul Air-The Fire In the Furunce-Tho
Last vessige or Hope bandoned-Prepara-
lions for Further Work.
SCRANTON Sept. s, 1859.
The Republican is in receipt Of the following addi-
siona bulletins from the Of the great coliery
ACCIDENT at Av0ndae:-
$3.50 O'CLOCK P. NJ, Sept. 7.-Another relay OF
four men next went down the shaft. They pro-
ceeded along the gangway through the first door
and about seventy-dve feet further, when they
opened door leading to the furnace 1t was found
to be full OF burning coal and that the fire
had communicated with heap Of coal near by,
which was also blazing mass One Of the party be-
coming overcome with the gas, the rest retired
quickly and barely reached the platform in time to
succor three Of the number. On reaching the mouth
OF the shaft one Of them was carried out bodily by
four men, and the other two assisted the open
Air. where they were resuscitated with great difn-
Guilty.
O'CLOCK p. MA consultation was now
held; the deliberations were serious All efforts
80 far, to relieve the men or get at them TO-
day have been worse than fruitless. The air has
been forced into the mine all day through the gang
way, IN which stands the furnace. 1t has been
understood since last night that the coal in this fur
mace had been drawn out and extnguished upon
the first alarm Of fire. Such was the re-
port OF those who first entered the mine on
Monday night. 1t now seems not, and that the vol
ume Of air sent into the NINE has swept over
the burning furnace and carried ali the gases and
smoke thererom into the inner recesses Of the mine
This Alone continued as 1t has been all day, would
be enough to cause the death Of every inmate Of
the mine, even II any had been fortunate enough
have been alive this morning. Hose Is being let
down the SHAFT as the fire must be extinguished be-
fore any further progress can be mace.
1875 P. N. John Williams, John Hopkins, H. w.
Evans and D. W. Evans went down and staid
twenty-five minutes. causing considerable anxiety
among those above. The hose was carried forward
TO the furnace thirty feet They reported that there
was no nre except in the CRATE, which seemed TO be
dying out.
At 9:06 O'Clock william ]. Price. Lewis Davis
G. Davis and william McGregor went down,
but after remaining twenty minutes reported
no new developments. At 94O O'Clock Thomas
N. Price, Mark Evans, william Bray and D. w.
Reese went down, and after q lapse Of fifteen
minutes returned, and reported the hose placed in
position for the water, the idea being to throw the
water against the roof at pressure Of 200 feet and
let it fall on the furnace. .......
While these men were down. those who anx-
,ously awaited the result Of their descent were
considerably frightened by the cracking of the
roof of the tunnel and the falling of part OF
It, caused py the cooling Of the surface rock.
Fortunately no one was hurt. The water was
turned on at ten. At quarter past eleven D. W..
Morgan, R. H. Williams, A. Phillips and william ].
Price went down and stayed fifteen mlnutes bad
Cir coming up the shaft The hose was pouring
water upon the fire and doing good execution. No
further advance than the furnace.
At twelve O'Clock David S. Jones, Henry Atherei
samuel Morgan and John Williams went down, and,
after twenty five minutes, came up in a very bad
condition, the blue damp that now commenced
arising making them quite sick, but not nsensibe,
as the others affected. They threw water upon
the fire and think 1t is out. At about the time this
gang asked to be hoisied George Morgan, who was
watching at the opening Of the shaft had to be re-
moved and all except four or Eve were driven from
the "blue damp" tnat was coming up the shaft,
making Morgan sick and placing all who might be
In the tunnel O very perIlous situation No fur
ther attempt will be made to 60 down for an hour.
Water is g0ing down.
Things at this time nve minutes past two A. NJ,
are at a standstill, except regards the water
gong In upon the furnace and the rising of the blue
damp. No one has been down since the gang last
reported and although effort is making to get an
other gang to CO. and although there are those who
have not yet been down and are ready, those in
authority are afraid to the risk unless some one
VINO has been down goes along. Observation thus
far convinces u.s. as it also does all who express
opinion, that the 2o2 men are beyond all hope OF
rescue, and that some time must eapse before an
other gang will be ready to venture down, as they
are all worn out; that the air in the mine Is gra-
aually becoming more foul and dangerous; tina,
some considerable time-probaply days-win elapse
before there will be a chance to get to the men,
before any Of the heroic men who ventured will be
able to withstand the fumes Of the gas long enough
TO learn anything definite.
LATER.
Two men have been brought up by gang that
went down since the last telegram. The excitement
great. The bodies are In bad condition and no,
recognizable.
Tho Air Getting Purcr-TwO Bodies Found
I'm the stable and Brought Up-A sad Spec.
SCRANTON, Sept. s--2:5S A. M.
The cir is getting better in the mine. Two bodies
badly boated. were found In the stable--one 9
Young man. probably eighteen years OF age the otbe