, 1870-07-07
SAD MINING CALAMITY,
Cave In The Yellow Jacket Nliue-
Four Men Killed.

tfo1n ths Gold Hal {Str+> N&e1nJ<ne %,
About half past o'clock last 9994shE cave
occurred between the 800 and 99o.root levels
Of the Yellow 5acket mine, whereby four
miners we're buried and killed. Their names
were Manuel Alameda, Patrick Doherty, John
Kennedy, aud L. Hanson. The point where
the cave occurred ia in tho rich body Of ore
tttween the levels mentioned, at the seventh
and eighth floors above the 800 foot level. The
ore vein has an inclination OF forty-Rye de-
grees, and at this particular point ii was e1-
caSatcd five Eets Of timbess in length, includ-
| ing space nearly thirty feet long. by ten or
twelve feet vide. Aboye tlere the floors aud
excavations extend to the 800-fooe level and
below, to the 900foot level
4 se.m '1 Of clay charged with seepage Of
matter to disconnect itself from the hanging
wall, crushing By its immense weight il 4
lateral ns well as perpendicular direction, the
heavy sets Of timbers, carrying tho seventh
ioor down upon the sixth with heavy crash
The excavation being recent, ali the ti1nbcrs
were new, placed III sets five feet apart, and
sohdly keyed against either wall, so that above
the cave the timbers are still as firmly in place
as ever, preventing further caring. There we're
80 Of 40 miners working in the vicinity, but on
~ the four mentioned we're caught by the
CAVE, and buried beneath the debris OF broken
timbeEs and ore. These men were employed
wheeling ore and dumping it down a ahute,
Tom Qnitk, the foreman At that point, came
very near being caught, it was only By being
pretty Lively N his movements that he e.
capped. None OF the other miners were injur.
ed these four we're the ouly victims.
As soon as the cave occurred several brsve
men from the floors below hurried up the lad
ders 70 the rescue, knowing full well that
some ot their comrades must be there and in
need Of immediate help. The danger was
pieces Of ore falling, yet they ventured close
to tho ruins, and the light of their candles re-
still alive. e''1@
This man Vas Hanson. They could get near
enough to touch him and be was able 70 freely
his hips and others about lis legs held lin
fast Only one or two men could work in the
narrow space at q time, and vely cautiously.
BY reason Of the danger from the still mor1ns
mass- They worked ike heroes with saw and
axe, and for over two hours the poor fellow
called for water, and they gave it him
three OF four dmes- He was in great
pain, but cool and sensible to the Last Once
he complained that lis head was heavy in the
reclining position thst he occupied, and asked
for something to support it. They brought
him 3 couple Of shirts for pillow, and be
said it felt easie1. One Of hia comrades bade
him keep up good spirits, and they would
have him out shortly, All boys" said be,
" good spifits is getting played out" Then,
- 1t!.le, u LID abguJ3 As WouIu Deg them 10
end his sriferngs by splitting his 1ead with
the axe At length his voice could be heard
no longer, and on examination he WAS found
to be dead 1t was about o'clock this morn
ing before his body wss rescued and brought
to the surface. The Superintendent, General
Winters, and James ODonnel, tho
Foreman, were down in tne mine
nearly all night, directing operations
and doing their best toward rescuing
any possible survivor. Only the three men
toned still remain beneath the debris, and, as
portions OF their bodies can be seen, they viii
probably be recovered this afternoon or even
ing. All four vietims were new hands, aud,
We believe, unmarried. They were from 20 to
IS years Of age.
The real damage to The mine is triding, the
extent of the cave being merely three sets Of
timters IN length two in hight and two in
width. This small space is easily secured in a
very short time, and owing to the nature Of
the locality and timbering above and below,
the cave cannot extend beyond it's present
limits, which are fully known, as workmen can
get I'll around on ali sidcs of it. Work to-day
is generally suspended III that part Of the
mine, in consequence of this sad accident, but
vii be resumed as usual at o'clock this eveu-
ing.