The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-08-16
BY TELEGRAPH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
R1OluslTely to the Intelllgoncor.
IBy the WsEtGih Union Line.
oalcC Northwest cot. Of Main and Monroe sts,l
MORE OP THE PITTsTON NINE
CALAMITY.
IIorls TO Rescue The Buried Miners.

Efforts 10 Rescue the Buried Miners.
PITTsToN, Pa, August H.
AT the present time II Ia difficult to esti.
mate the full damage caused by the ex.
Ploslon, but II Is not believed any men at
work in the mine will he removed alive.
Entering the chamber where the eXplo.
sion occurred, fall Of rock was first
found which laid partly on car, COM
pletGly blocking up one side and leaving
space On the other Just sufficient Tor q
man 10 force himself through Some dis.
tanCe further In there was another fall
which completely filled the passage, and
behind this the men ArO walled so com.
pletCly that 1t will take hours olmost per.
sistent labor TO reach them. Volunteers
are now at work endeavOring to get
around this fallen rock, so that they can
reach the entOmbed miners, but the den.
sity Of the black damp prevents them
from prosecuting their work with full
effect. They are continually being
brought up in q very exhausted
condition, but their places are immediate.
ly supplied by other volunteers, and so the
work goes on unremittingly. All that
mortals can do Is being done 10 rescue the
unfOrtunates, but only the blackened and
dlstigured remnants Of mortality have
thus far rewarded the toileB. The out.
side scene Is heartrending in tho extreme.
Thousands OF sympathiaing citizens, mi.
mers, and Others arc present rendering all
the assistance thNt Is possible under the
circumstances Women and children are
weeping, wringing their hands, and
mourning aloud for the loved and lost
ones, waiting In anxious and hopeless ex.
pectation for each new report from the
poisonous pit Women arc everywhere
doing what they can TO minister TO the
wants Oi the exhausted volunteers as they
are borne like helpless children back 10
the mouth Of the pit A great Cauldron
OF steamlng coffee Is ready, and all known |
restoratives are at hand. Sad hearts are |
everywhere tonight with some sympa-
thy Tor the brGaved friends mourning
for the loss Of their dead This
mine has been nearly exhausted, and
was known TO be filled with black damp,
and yet ii was considered sale 1t has
been constantly worked since the conclu.
sion Of the strike, although not TO It's full
capacity. Thirteen feet Of gas was found
In the heading lust Oft the gangway,
which had been travelled all day by ex.
plorers with naked light, and the merest
accident would have caused another and
worse explosion, involving loss Of at
least fifty lives. During the fore part of
the night those assuming control have
ordered the pumps reversed. Water has
been forced down the shalt, thus hoping
TO increase the volume of pure air and
expel the foul Superintendent Kendrick
and Inspector Belewith are preparing to
TO descend the mine, but should they
find their expectations, rGpleniShlng the
avenue with pure air, realized, they will
hardly be able to draw away the debris
necessary to reach the imprisoned min
ers before morning
The following persons are known TO
have been In the mine at the time Of the
accident David Harris, Jas. Morgan,
ThoS. Lcyshon, f.. Jones, David Owens,
Thos. Rees, Jos. Jones, Benjamin Davis,
Robt. Hughes, BENJAMIN Williams, Ed.
ward Owens, John Morgan, Richard
Owens, NJ. Quinby, Martin Morgan,
There are many theories as to the
cause Of the disaster, but the general
opinion Is that Is due to the explosion of
fro damp, tho first intimation that any.
thing was wrong being the rattling and
jostllng Of the descending car, as the air
rushed ont Of tho shaft with such velocity
as for n moment to stop H.
MrDNIGHT-August ID.
Three volunteers have lust been taken
out inSensible. No further attempts TO
recover the bodies will bO made before
daylight Five bodies only have been
taken out. The body Of BENJAMIN Davis
was brought up shortly after the explo.
sion, and about . o'clock tho body Of
Evan Jones was brought up. During tho
afternoon the dead bodies Of Thos. Ley.
shOn, JnO, Morgan, and David Harris
were recovered from the mine.
Recovery OF All the DOdiGs..
List of the Victims.
PTTTsToN, August 10.
The last body was taken out of Eagle
Shail about o'clock this morning. The
work was continued all day yesterday, I
and up to midnight last night only five
had been taken out. About this time the /
mine inspector put n stop to all proceed. !
ings in order to ventilate the mine 80
that those who went down could work I
without danger. A stream Of water was I
turned in and passage was arranged by
means Of doors, 80 that current Of air
could be circulated throughout tho mine,
which soon removed the damp which
had stiIocated the seventeen men,
OF those ol that number who were not :
killed outright. About halipast two the
bodies were discovered and brought up.
The remaining three funerals will be /;
held tomorrow nj the Odd Fellows
cemetery. A jury has been empanelled +,
by the Coroner, and an inquest will be :
held Friday morning at 10 o'clock. In !
the meantime, the committee which has |.
been appointed will explore the mine
and give evidence before the Jury as TO /,
the cause Of the accident. The victims
have been carried to their homes and /,
placed in collins ready for interment TO.
II is not known, most likely /,
never will be, exactly how the men came :
10 their death. Whether they all
were instantly killed by the explosion or
whether they were stunned and after.
wards sufIOcated by the damp One or
two bodies were badly burned and others \
bruised. r
The following are the names Of seven.
teen Of the victims. Benz. Davis, Evan H.
Jones, Thos. segshon, las. Morgan, David
Harris, David Owens, las. Jones, John !
Reese, Thomas Reese and Chas, Price \
miners, Richard Owen, John Morgan |
and Martin Mayan-driver boys. Benz Q
Williams, Patrick Quinlan and Robert c
,-laborerS, Edward Owens
runer
ARKANSAS.