, 1869-09-09
The COAL MINE DISASTER.
The Tit Finally Cleared by the Ex-
p'orIng Parties.
Removal Of Barricades Built BY
the Unfortunate Miners,
TWO Hundred poad Bodies
Discovered.
a Horrible nntt {:sluatly Scene
Presented.
The Work Of Removing the Do1lt, SILT
In Progress.

SCRANTON, Pa, Sep. Sat 7:5a o'clock last
rlaht john irtce, +. Morr1s, Win. u. Thoua. and
Elijah Thomas went down q. bciug Morris kccopd
t19 Tor tho rarpoao Of arranging hosc, Thcr
Hefo aoHh twenty minutes, aud Z. Mossas was
drought out 1nsens!tlc. falling bc!uru ho reached
tho Carriage. \ second trip psoscu more than he
eoala stand liu wat rcsuscttAtcd In = short Tine
The othcrs atc all right They succeeded In cct.
tln1 the hose fcady TO haul up.
NEW foAx. Sept 6.-A special from Scranton
says shcrn Ncfr mol lcas than 1os nnr more than
10 people Ia tho Asondale nlne mhtn the accl-
dent occurred. 6ono o! the ucn Nho went down
The aha reported that tho t!rc IN she furnace was
I'LL out Tho presumption was that xhcn tho nre
broke out the miners hah Kept ,lclr senses, and,
hA1!n9 dragged the nre. had ne,i 10 upper cham.
berH4 cloting tho door1 aftct then. suppo4ing
this to bc tfuc, this feacuers proceeded on the
slsnpe plan OF forcing tresh al. into the mine
Ins Waa contlnneA until O'Clock IN The after.
noon, when q party Of men penetrating
20 feet md ortnia9 th': dsor natc
furnace, Gnd had cEen tzuted the coal iIled out
hlIt II. Thusc understanding The situation, upon
hearing thia facL saw IL moment that I'll horc
to drag the los; ulners rum tnetE 1crJ tomb to
Christian burial change Of operations was
to direct immediate enoft 70 the e1lInguisha,rnt
Of tue IRE Meana arc now ar1auEed 10 that end,
atId The night viii bc occupied In ueIug!ax tnns
AAAA3L HshA H&tEls
SCRANTON, Pa, Sept s.-Feur ncn who vent
down the shalt yesterday afternoon, and explored
aua lounu it full ol burning coal and q hean Of
coal near by blazing One became overpowered
Atd they returned 10 the mouth oi the shaft,
Wacfe thcI "etc Win difficulty restored from tac
eGects Of the gas and blue damp. WHICH was FOL
lowing them. II was then determined 10 pour
water me- ns @ a;ine 70 e1'inguish the nre and
md carried hose TO The furnace. Thry report
inc the IRE d3lng out ID the furnacc other parties
tfoT a1E DSa1 ana fss s hose pesea .
~ pss!ss xsas sesa ee is2 Is? oas aeafs. e
Of the hlue damp, p hica a,use 7cry freelY Abon,
o'clock This morning aaotaer gang went down
md brought up the bodies Of two miners, which
badly n'oated and c1ots OF blood around the:f
nouns: s, 49,, one!sa 5oung man, The otlnr mAlle
& ne shoa VA Intense. The aE III
IHlLADEIrHiA, Sept Especial dispatches
!toin sera1ton, ttuted O'Clock To-day, reports the
ondlng Ct nearly two hnudrcd deal bodies ot
mners Piled Up together In Ayoutae mine.
A private despatch ssJs one huntsed and three
dead bodies aayc lcen brought up from yhe nine.
scsAs7os, Pa, Sept al 81. o'clock &, m.
| four m"u went down the enaf,, antI were cune
ihi!t!-nve minutes, and discovered dinner cans
AT G:-u four norc went down, nua wcrc eoDc
ihlsty minutes Thcy discovered the whole cou-
pany He9us on l1c east Side OF The plane, PREP.
alattuns nrc making 10 send dnsu s!x gangs Of
four men eacht md tho bodies will he brooxht out
as rpdJ a. poas1h!e. The foul nit does not tutcr-
fcro 10 any great extent
Al ~ enc uf tho Eatrs rrrortc9 that they went up
the ptane, Just hey ond which barrier wns met
committing u q car packed around with coal and
clothtBE- This WIS c!chrcl away anu proceeding
: little further another tlarrser was met, nearly
completed and constructed ~ thr first. Unc nun
va t9an up the ou,sid; herr be had been At
s1na1l aperture sufficient 10 admit the passage OF
human body, and 1t Il inferred tha, he had just
an1she,, n.s tass and was rEerat1ng 10 lon his
| back. THIS haTter was removed when the whole
force OF miners were fount cougregattd aud rl!ed
one upon hnGtncr and dead.
Q:1a o'cock-1hc fourth b<t}y cxhumcd was
VIM: i. Ewel1, at II, n,nnth. Etes bnsh open ano
head turned ast;ie lIn lIasl san III tho mine
| s:3n q, n,.-Dauci Jones, who lost hts Ife in M
effort to rcscrc hls conpanlons, Monday ughi+
anh 1nomas NIittatu1, who alao facr'dccd his Hfc
Tor tho satne ohlcci, nIe 70 he buried thi8 nfteE
NOON.
Ats:+a H. IN, William Holiday wns brought from
| ne nine nearl1 exhausted. IN, 1ha nftn lrs'y !s-
cue, VI xas s a hoJ nnmed "m Williams, aged II. lie
| The sixth hot'y WAS Matthew Ernns. lie died
Active preparations making for the removal
of tlIF b.tlies, which Wink VIII EHtlanre the R7'a-
cr itnrt IT i!e tfaE, owing tn the lack af facilities
| for hoisttnE. Thu eosltlnh of thc tnfne II ill.,
4. a:i5 Coroner Emo, Of PlFmonth, WIN II on
the uroan, h:Aa clnI'a.,te'i Jurs ul !nIacs, uho
will view thu HRlicR Rs thrJ Are brought cut,
6:&Hh W.-1he body NJ john tI0Hrn, of Ply
nsbElttl. War tho thru brought ont. 1flx left cJH
y partially opfn Int others hs countcnancs ia
rtH!tl. lie rasra a vii" mil une chilli. 11e was
found ontstfe thr .arrtealc, behind which wGe
NIL :hc otter bodies liz WIS evidently overcome
| tNtnre lie ranssl get ihrnlgh.
| ! hr llafnrs uf the tirai iBen wilt In annn1nrrl
a. last a. they are brought nut. aud Ite relatives
| Will te ailnNetl tn rnfrr thr ft,Inra-
The t'oruners Jury hasc }ust sI"wc'l Tho 1anrs
nf h'cre and h"cnm. TIM tnrr engaged IN
bringing nut i'Ic ftl1rH afe required to hc hwurn
| f"thr f7rt' IN chrh rRsN. .
IL. H. StrrrtnIhn. AIul II. H. j'aYne. y 1awter at
u'ltAr., 1t WUke.nasre. II prr.ont. ~
H'H&kr1h, Ia, tserL E-t't. tn tht4 tIf1n ten
lsr,lcs Ilssa l"en rHt.oh from thu fnsHr. H"tu" ri
| lle ffH!lfR wrtn tlIa1gnfr,t- TITO wkfhta bf tho
fn''f, hal stollHi n tiul IL nTiWl, Supposed
| 10 hnsr lrcN un 1nesl1H1 'nnr,ttnn.
| Ihp lHrrHtH lNH In,sa tsuusH1ctl Mrfn fDHnrt
| ttHAFF41 In IhrIr tatErs's nfltls.
! 1hr fhtrsnl IT lhr inrn ~hn lost ttr!f 1lyra In
NJ 'ntl Ia rrA'HH Tin Irn In thu InHr, nu alntI.
| 'la} hstrt. suot lilac" thta hf'rfhta1t..
! Al p:{a lhis Mh,EhIhE. VIII. liAItaY, Df thH
Tins HlfG" ntFkIK party, ~Ra hftnIHht ffhnl lfio
lHbnn trai1t tAl1anstm1. hut subsequently, ~.
| tnfrt<ti.
| ft'n4hrh, IA, .i~nl, nth tn y:lh this rsnnlnx
ths ~ufA II bringing trad t-A!ics IL tlu su.fsru
| pfnrrA ,1th klrA}. HtAty lutllrA hu'M Iiuw 1nr:l
TRsrt AHt1 ttrlE flnrEa!a " 10 In hr1i ls-sioE1uw.
\ tirsratcf has lstn rrtrtfei fful1 President
| Alehn, Of fhr Delaware, !.nrkawAnnh 4 Western
| jtnsuaa thlnnany. "rrE1hH MI tbs thnr* aa'1
wolkh nf the CtnralIy II In rost AMI fFro tsn,tIs
10 as! from Asohdae nnA nj! pru ni1enl lotnsA ur
The rt,n4i.
Tho Aiorrs in l1ntton wcEr closed to day. and Q
meeting + aH held 10 rsise funds tor the rcl'cf d
| The sufferers.
Mayor I'LL, OF ,hls ety viii, in tho morning. +,
| Ike dlusr't On tie o.h and t1th instantA- ltr'Ic
| huhscr1rtinna nrr Fccetyed a. faliawa: &hNt
from New York Hoard HrulcEs, q, to3 from Is;
Packer, and 500 from Governor deaEy.