The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1871-11-23
EXCITEMENT AT HYDE PARK. pa.

EXCITEMENT AT HYDE PARK, PA.
AsPoRTIoN OF THE CRY SINKING INTO \
COAL MINE-MANH BUILDINGS DAM
AGED.
SCRANTON, Pa, Nov, 46-Hyde Park
has again been visited by one of those
catastrcphes peculiar to mining Regions
About 5 O'Clock this morning the citizens
OF that portion of our city lying south OF
Main-st. and in the. .neighborhood OF
Scranton ave were startled 'sfrom their
slumbers by rumblins, crashing noise,
and trembling of the earth and their
buildings, as if by an earthquake. So
violent were the shocks and so loud the
noise, that they fed terror stricken from
their dwellings. After the first proxysm
of fright had passed the cause of the ter
rible alarm became apparent. The mines
of the first vein of the Oxford shaft
had given way. causing the earth to
settle some two feet, aud forming
great cracks in the surface. The area of
ground. which is thickly covered by build
ings and handsome dwellings, is about 20
acres, extending from Main ST., at point
west of the Welsh Calvinistic Church
running diagonaly north east to Chest
nut st. This boundary of thief is mark
ed By crack which varies in width and
depth. hiHaa sa'se es e
This crack passing through the front
yard Of the Welsh Calvanistic Church
goes through the dwelling and store OF
Mr.. Thomas Phillips, Harman's Hotel,
and the adjoining property, breaking their
walls and rocking the buildings from eel
lar to garret. Crossing Scranton ave, it
crosses the corner Of Fellows Hall build
ing, breaking open the foundation walls
and causing large opening in the brick
wall, and in fact injuriDg the entire build
ing. From this point it runs in an easter
ly direction, through the property of Dr.
Heath, Daniel Howell, ID. L Richards,
Esquire Snyder, aud others in Chestnut !;
thence diaSonally to Scranton ave, where
tracks Of the fall are lost. But the ef-
fects of the fall are still visible in the set
tling of the earth about Mr.. Hermau's
residence and other dwellings, between
this point and the place from which we
first started. ..-'
In all ofithe buildings, aud particularly
those Mcssrs Phillips. Richards, lowell,
aud the hotel and Fellows Hall, are the
destructive effects of this disaster most
clearly visible, as hardly any part of them
remains uninjured Walls and ceilings.
broken floors, sunken windows, broken
weinscoting torn loose, while cisterns.
wells, and cellars have literally lost their
bottoms, causing a destruction of property
amounting to $4,000.
There were three distinct shocks, each
lone loud enough to arouse every body. In
a few minutes Main st was crowd with
men. women, and children, who were
greatly frightened. When the residence
fof Mr.. D. L. Richards was shaken, the
family were compelled to fee in order to
save their lives so great was the destruc
tiOn that the house must be rebuilt The
Hermans House is so badly damaged that
Fit must be torn down. The Post Office
has sunk some eighteen inches, and still
continues settling A large cistern in
the kitchen of Daal Howell was priced
and is now dry. In fact, not drop OF
water can be had in any cisteru in any
part of the injured portion Tho houses
of j. III Millspaugh William Price.
Judge W. e. Ward, S. Mears, and Mr.
Ashby were also badly darHaged That
of Edward Herman settled down eighteen
inches below the surface, but otherwise
is comparatively pninjured.
The Oxford Shaft is situated in the cen
ter of TIE Hyde Park, and is the property
tof the Delaware, Lackawanna and Yves,
tern Company, having been purchased by
them in 1868 from Sedcn, Scranton 4
Co. The vein which caused such terri
BILE scare this morning is known as the
Diamond vein, and has not been worked
by the Delaware, Lackawapna and Yves
tern Company. On that ground they
claim that nc damages will be paid, and
If the losers will insist, the former owners
must bear the brunt. The fall which oc
Cured some four years ago in another
portion Of Hyde Park, at which time so
much damage was done, was not near so
disastrous in its results
SCRANTON, Nov l7.-The ground
over the Oxford Mine has sunk about
foot within the last 24 hours, and will
probably continue to settle for some days
There is no apprehension felt that further
injury will occur to buildings The dam
age IS estimated at $500 +sa
A Judge Elected from Railway Train.
Judge Edwards was put off from the
evening train coming South on the Syra
cuse and Biughamton branch of the d. |
l.. Il w. RR., at Whitney's Point, on
Thursday, 9th inst, because conductor
Wildey would not receive his ticket for
fare .s1 by order of Superintendent p. |
Elrnendorf Sloan, al. tickets are refused /
unless used for the time and trip for which
they are purchased, and no "stop off,
tickets are issued, Jadgs Edwards bought
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