New-York tribune., 1871-05-31
THE PITTSTON DISASTER.


THE COMPANY EXAMINED.
P,rrsToN. Penn, May 30.-The COrOners IN
ouest was continued to-day, and was largely attended Dr
c. r. German testified that the men came to their dea'h
from the inhalation Of carbonc gas. Dr. W. W. Nuson'
corroborated the evidence of DR.. German
TESTIMONY THE GENERAL AGENT
Mr. s. H. Brown testified; am the general agent for
Blake & Co.. coal operators, residing i'll New-1ork; l.
williams asked me, in presence of Mr. Kerrick IL ever
went into the mine, and told HIM No. did not con
slider it my bnsness that had went to good deal OF
trouble TO get class superintendent and THINK he
is capablc of attending TO his busness he said hat ne
understood we were going to put up new ran, ana
told him that we had in Of construction the
largest fan in this section; he urged me to get
II in opcation as soon possible; the firm
of Blake Co. is not an incorporated one; the amount
OF capital invested has not exceeded sVo the PteIh I
was not Insured, that know Of; suggested 10 te IRON m
COMPANY that they would have TO stand me loss IL ~
should barn. but tney differed with me; Wiams never
made ang complaint TO me OF improper VehtlIalOh'
TESTIMONY OF THE CRACKER BOSS
ro1d Rose cracker boss in the West Pittston mine,
,estd My duty was to oil the Journals ana Keep 'c
screen in running order; had no business III the IAN
room tho first saw Of the fire 1t was coming up INC
rome between me and the fan; oiled the Journals
Of tie breaker three times in the forenoon d,u
tvi,e in the afternoon; the fan Is pfODapy
80 10 IS feet below the breaker We smeied the e So1v
and Andrew Kints cry "Fre :" this was 80 minutespaSt
O'clock in the afternoon ordered every man Gut "a
] IN
in the journals of the FAM always applied water to the
| journals whenever they were smoking
TESTIMONY THE BLACKSMITH
| John Edwards swOrn-I am blacksmith ana Work
| for Blake & Co. at West PittsOn; saw smoke near
O'clock: was talking with Mr.. KenricR. and was or
| aered down in the anime TO shoe horses; dld
not 20 down, because / had no nails; at that mo
ment saw a blaze, and Mr.. Kenrck and ran through
the engneroom and large blaze right at the top
Of the breaker it had burst ont all over D9t tno Ma
more fire at the top than below the OH on lHc iOPV
caught fire and threw water it; the engineer kcpt
until he fire drove US both out think the fire started in
the Journals of the cog-whecls of the breaker e cog
fire followed the rope to the top of the breaker
Mr. McDerott engineer testified, Mri kosS So Glp @ nos
send word on Saturday, that remelIDeI tlat vas
running too fast, nor aid Mr. Rose come 10 ne on o' ~
day aud protest against the speed; ne naa o as
! Inc during the week that was ihhhihg .oo n i,Te,
| I was In the habit OF humOring MN sonio
times the orders were to run nne cnslng snG bst
never pleased Mr. Rose the fan would make from l32 & 70
l4O revolutions per minute when @ tne ehsn1 o r er *
speed have not been in the haplt OF running over & 50
TO so revolutions per minute ana thls Wa Ne! SOW Wy
engine capable OF running OOreVoutiOs per minute
had been talking OF increasing tle epeeu VI to Ia ~
100 revolutions per minute by pnHg hy con he
done with the same power OF the engine tnG to on
| gine making about 20 revolutions a minute m nG
about ! o'clock; it was Germans dutY 10 Oh
the Journals; he received his orders from me- was ~
the habit Of trusting entirely to German; ihh lHc
journals ought TO be oiled every three hours the INSIDE
journal was oiled through tube four feet long, with
quarternch hole ii was liable To become filed up win
srneted of wood excepting the shaft the fan
ROLAND German testified: Mr.. Rose might have come
| 10 me Saturday, and asked me TO have the speed
stopped, hut don't remember whether he dld or not
oiled the Journals at nine in the morning. ana between
II and and at about o'clock, or just before o. am
positive that oiled at between IL and u on Saturday,
c H0aS sngbSdy bod sHbs fire that
speed neaHy hundred Tevolutions per minute ne T.,
spectOr, returning IOm the bottom OF the Shait we
walked A. s9Ty tUSard sd g 1 Once tbe course OF the
tion "You seem to have quite number Oh men ,t uO
While stood in the entrance of the shany, and we
found working in the east gangway ana there were
more than yonr legal number" replied that might
working more than 80 men; he SAID, you may 20 On
pening, did happen; you would have to look
out, or be liable for the consequences
FUNERAL VICTIMS.
The funeral services of the Protestant victims Of the
accident at West PittstoD mines held this forenoon
at the grove near the shaft in West Pston The names
are John H. Burroughs. L. r. Davis Benz Jones David
Edwards, John Lloyd, Aaron Smacombe, Peter Davis,
Geo. Gull
Those of the Roman Catholic religion were held at the
Cathedral, in PittsOn, this afternoon. Their names
were: Martin Cooney, Daniel OConnor, Timothy Welsh,
Martin Crehan, Patrick Farley, Patrick Garden Thos.
Ruan, Charles McGinnis
William James died this afternoon. owen Maekin VIII
be buried tomorrow. The whole number dead is 20 ana
they leave 70 widows and 50 orphans. The testimony Is
closed and jury are closeted.
AN APPEAL IN BEHALF OF TIE SJffEkENS'
PITTsTON, Pa, May 30-TO the Benevolent
Public In behalf Of the grefstrcken community par
ayzed by repetition OF the great disaster at Ayondae
we appea TO you for substantial aid or the G5 miners
who entered the shaft at this place on Saturday morning
as have been taken out alive, many OF whom cannot
long survive. Those who have already died will be
buried to-day, mOurned by the whole community. They
leave behind them u widows and sc orphan children
In their behalf ask your charity Six months OF en-
forced ideness has made the community poor; those
who had the whCrcwithal to give having given during
the Winter until their benefactOns have exhausted their
ability. Many, very many, are still on the verge OF
starvation and now, Just renewed labor had begun
TO cheer the heart stricken down by this awful
calamity. VIII you give us your mite 10 relieve the
widows and the fatherless All contributions may bc
sent to Theodore Strong esq., President OF the FIRST
National Bank, PittstOn.
o. F. GAINES W. j. BRUCE,
NJ UUGHEs A. HEFFERAN,
Il. BIvAS, JOHN GOLGGITLi,
X. ID. LACoR, ABEL BNSoN,
Committee.