The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-12
DREADFUL COLLIERY EXPLOSION.
CAUSED by AN OPEN LAMP.
THE DEAD AND THE sUFFERERs
SHAMoKIN, Northumberland Co., Pa, ,
June 10, 1878. ,

SHAMoKIN, Northumberland Co., Pa,
June 10, 1878.
This afternoon, about three o'clock,
while the inside boss at Henry Clay Col
liery, near this place, was examining some
of the inside works with an open lamp, he
passed into portion of the mine marked
out, when the flame of the lamp set fire to
the gas then accumulated, causing
AN EXPLOSION
which blew out the timbers, causing a
squeeze of earth and the caving in of the
mine at the point of egress, preventing the
escape of the men therein employed. At
the time of the explosion it is believed at
least thirty-five men were in the mine, and
but few will probably be taken out alive.
As soon as the accident occurred the alarm
was given, and every report made to be-
leve the men inside, and at five O'Clock, by
almost superhuman efforts, the men out
side, risking their own lives in encounter
ing the noxious gases, succeeded in taking
out
THIRTEEN MEN, EIGHT OF WHOM WERE DEAD,
and the remainder will probably not sur
vive.
At six o'clock two more dead bodies had
been recovered, and still the efforts of the
men were unceasing reliefs being put on as
portion of the rescuers were worn out
with the straining toll. The body of the
inside boss was found lamp in hand, show
ing that he had met his death instantly ;
and the body of Mr.. John Hays, the out
side boss, who went into the mine to assist
in its inspection, has also been recovered.
LATER.
I A. NJ. Wednesday. The scenes are
heart-rendering in the extreme BY the
dim and Pickering light of the miners
lamps, weeping, sorrow-stricken wives are
hunting among the dead and dying lying
together on the ground, or bending over
lifelcss forms of husbands, filling the air
with their lamentations. Children are cry
ing over their fathers corpses, and II great
crowd surges about the wagons as they
come up at the slope each time, to gain
the name of the next unfortunate The
men brought up not yet dead lie
sHIvERING UPON TIE GROUND.
while their friends are bending over and
laboring hald to restore them. Some bet
ter than the rest are walking about the
excited assemblage relating their story of
the accident and their recollection of the
terrible scenes in the cavern of horror,
through whichithey hadj ust passed. At this
time G o'clock a. m. } the work of looking
for bodies still continues, and the excite
ment is undated. No one appears to
know how many were in the mine at
the time of the explosion, and how many
more have probably lost their lives than
has been hitherto reported.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
The body of John Hays, the boss, and
that of Magruskie, Polander, drowned by
his side, were first brought out. Other men
got in and brought out four more dead
Shortly after, three more dead were brought
out. A German was brought out insens-
bic, but being restored and taken home, he
DRANK A GLASS OF WATER
and died instantly The explosion threw
down The air batteries and abattis, and
knocked down pillar in the bottom of the
slope. -Four hours after the occurrence the
air YVES good in the mine, showing good
ventilation and that the accident resulted
from old gas exploding, as first reported
The following is Il
LIST OF THE DEAD
men so far as ascertaincd John Hays,
outside boss, a Scotman, leaves wife and
children; Michael Mensh, Pennsylvania
German, unmarried; Enoch Magensk'e, a
Polander, married; Lawrence Hogolski,
Pole, married and Il family Anthony Iar-
ris, a German; William Drumheiser, Ger
man, married, two children; Daniel Pow
ell, American, unmarr!ed Nicholas Pau
lus, German. The body of Conrad Drum
heiser, inside boss, is not yet found, as re-
ported. but they think he is in the old work
ing. German, name not ascer.aihe'''
completes the list so far.
BURIAL OF VICTIMS.
SHAMoKIN, Pa, June II.
The body of Conrad Drumheiser has not
yet been found, but men are working with
a will to get to him. His time book was
found this morning Five victims will be
buried Tomorrow
THE CoRoNERs JURY
adjourned till tomorrow morning, not
coming to any definite conclusion, but the
deaths are generally attributed to fire-damp.
Drumheiser's body when found will tell
the whole story. The colliery is worked
by the Fulton, Philadelphia and Reading
Coal and Iron Company, as stated ycster-
day.