The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-06-04
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UNITED STATES.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Catastrophs at Pitts-
so"'-on the morning Of the 9th May GOAL
snait' S00 feet deep, took fire. Thirty mine mon
were IN the mine ut the time. By night on the
18TH they had all been brought mp, eighteen of
them being dead. Martin Cox, one of tho
miners who was taken ont Of the mine alive,
makes the following statement: We went in
at A. N. Ny brother Robert cut through from
one air way to another, and turned in gas, and
six miners came sut with him before their
shaft was mp. The air was 90 bad that they
could not work at all. This was about fifteen
minutes before tho fire, and seven came up to
the tap five minutes before the fire was dis
covered. The frat intimation we had of the
fire was sound through the mine as if there
was an explosion Of gas. An English minor
said: There is fret We were then working
about fifty yards from the bottom of the shaft
on the west side. then ran to the bottom of
the shaft and saw the fire coming down, and
ran back to my comrades and told them: ave
are all lost, the shaft is on fire." We were
seven in ALL We then run to the foot of the
shaft, and the burning timbers were coming
down. We threw water to put out the fire.
and the smoke became 80 intense that We were
nearly sufocated. Dense volumes came down
the shaft and filed the place We then ran
over to the west side in the direction of the
river bridge, down the slope, and got in the
door, with eleven Others, making eighteen
altogether in that place. The smoke came in
upon rs so badly that we gathered up COB of
fine stuff from the track and plastered up tho
door, and also stuffed Goals in the holes
which stopped the smoke for some time. We
now had time for thought and reflection. No
one expected to see daylight again, and said it
was q second Avondale. We all sang hymns
and prayed, calling upon God in his mercy to
save us, as We all felt doomed beyond human
aid. We ran back and forth through gang
ways for fresh air. At 3:15 p. M. Patrick Far
ley fell and groaned twice and was found dead
when the men came in the place after the fire.
then went over to the west aide for my coat to
help stop out the smoke, as would all be suf-
located very soon. Men then passed me carry
ing back their comrades who were dying in
their arms. More men were outside the doors
crying out in distress aud anguish calling
upon God for safety and succor. None ex-
pected to come out alive. The mules were
kicking and neighing. A boy said to his
father, with q horrible oath "Stop praying
and crying, we'll all come out safe, and if we
must die let us die like men," and the father
and son came out safe and alive at 1880 p. M.
was brought out by my brother at O'Clock
Sunday night. The scene at the mouth of tho
mine, from the time that the fire was dicovered
to the time that all the bodies that were
brought up were identified, is represented as
terrible,-men, women and children rushing
around in the widest agony, uttering shrieks
of despair and asking for information of loved
onesswho were supposed to have gone down in
ths<mine. The physicians consider it impos-
sible for any of the men brought up alive to
recover the latest accounts stating that many
have already died.
I WASHINGTON. Tho Senate discharged its
prisoners and adjourned sine die on the 9th.
There was Cabinet meeting on the 3lst ult.,
which will be the last for some time, as Presi.
dent Grant left for Long Branch on the LIST
inst. Before his departure he nominated Geo.
Bancroft as Minister to the German Empire.
Gen. Schofield telrgraphs for reinforcements to
fight tho Indians in Arizona. 1t is stated D
regiment of cavalry will be sent out from
Texas. The debt statement shows q decrease
of 81, 100000 Coin in the treasury $S9, 75O, 900,
currency, over $s,75O,OOO The treasury has
declined Jay Cook s. Co.'s offer for $13O, 0OO,OoO
of he new loan. June 1.-The negroes were
turbulent to-day, threatening to prevent Ia
borers from working at 81 IS per day. They
hold meeting tonight. Danger is apprehend-
ed tomorrow. The negroes want 81 per day
and eight hours work. An immense but order
Nv negro meeting was held at Union League
Hall, to consider the strike, which appears
quite general. A committee was appointed to
confer with the Board of Public Works, and
mass meeting is called for Monday night, to
hear their report. This action partially dis
pels the apprehensions of turbulence to-mor-
row.
SAN FRANc1sco.-The Apaches at the camp
of the Apache reservation, in Arizona, rebellsd
and captured q herd of government cattle and
robbed the mail. The troops sent after them
were driven back with the loss of one man.
The Indians used arms and ammunition fur
nished them at the reservation. The steam
boat Far West, which arrived ut Fort Benton
on the 2sth of May, was attacked at Cow Is
land by Sioux Indians. On the 18th ult band