, 1873-05-16
THE NINE DISASTER.
Facts Brought Out by the
Ooroner's Jury.
The Calamity Attributed to the Use Of
Gunpowder In Blasting.


u...,,v N q NAV 15--A oent1oman ro-
,aa fraa ~ tt,o -, ,rr;na ooi,,ory s.ya ro1ava Of
mon have boon at work ahco yobtofohy hllans
up tho slopes and atr-shnfta with clay. The ilre
st,i1 hurna ns f1orco1y as over IIo wont within
fow foct Of tho mouth Of tho shaft from wnlo,
blue sllphurous hamea "efo asceno.ng M s"onty
wns something terrific. ponso volumes Of
an,okn con.;nuo tn come from tho eoy-
nr.t .,r's1,aets M odoorotc ;1on can hc !
~ w. .u,,4,~ 49, ..s:.... ir,o nor,
1of1nea Oh tie tess'ote oah@S'cs' Ano es"'
prted luHa OF property Ia enormous nne
Is nothing In comparison with tho loaa Of hfa;
ALL tho woodwork III the mine is buried, ana
Experienced minors say it is ono masa OF bt'rnlng
r"amn IT,. oolow .,. ,o tn Tin ts,1tor aro not
Eea caaaaa tnat M .oSa tr sJ 81 .1 ara ',t 70
nns1n,. hsrSe, u heon ncrmittod to Io uand r, o
powaer nayg uaun m ,"p a. ,om" W % Rnbnre ~
o 9ou1 .r, ;usstod ;,,,on ,,'ang II ,,nloaa l,n
feeoivea n!sner ta.on tor os'B Ba ;.,nr4n,,+
AZ INC lnquost, 5gstony, aotoaai ~! s}ia t"s
taota camo 9ut IN oYiaonfe, a. wtGh a9om esn
noss OF caroloaanasb ~ .o mvaA " o nrat rit
IN dangerous parts Of LUG mo Ino +h taas n W.T..
noss IAomas Lowsn1et' tca'laou Inv & ;lio 1o 4,n
rus carelully attohooo Ml1hg tI1t. Lho .s tl1'le
tue mners we're oa1 on S1Ko, NJ snas ,snn uhuto
e1u hnse neen no M sSnra ~ on ~ as"x
lno u nlnefa fotutnoo 70 tne motka ~ Inuha.y.
Inc second Witnoas, Jnmoa DunsIon, wy .1s Maa
IN tho no Mnen INC M1o t ,rl'o, ss
10 FOUND nothing UNUSUAL n tno mano MnGn s, H. ho
mine was on fro, Il, gu hands we're requested to 60
Sss wore e orderod to ioa7o, Is BY remaining thoy
would only impede tho progress OF the others.
found possible to stop tho fro, there would have
hoon. pleuty Of tima to got it out.
Tho samo Lowell had been on fire be-
fore. naan WIS alweya stationed
n Inflammation
to the condition OF their places and to warn
them Of danger. These regulations wore at-
tended to, Us wore also tho furnaces for vonti-
Alexander Larimor was next called. Tho gist
OF his evidence was in tho statement that If the
powder hall not beou used by tho Mcleod pit It
would hive boon all right today. Whom he
nit. hayne hoard cries for belp. aud assisted
JOHN Bonnol to tho surfaco.
Adam Larimor testified that ho WAS in tho
mne when tho fro took p!a,o. When the OK
possible. Whom ho got to tho Blopo he found it
obstruotod with boxes and rubbish. There wero
| over thirty mon lying down at this point, all
! were Oil il they could neither move nor speak.
! Lnrimer was obliged to stop and crawl over
| their bolies In order to mako his Way out Of tho
| slope. On tho way up ho fouud several men,
| who wero Lying down, crying sud groaning, but
| ,1nablo to help Themselves Ho WAS the last
1aaa aliyo out ot thu, pit, and waa holpc1 out by
| his brother. Passed. q man doad on the top
landing.
Andrew Mcleod, brother Of Robert Mcleod,
! testified TINT he wns in tho ford cutting
cqnl whoro. tho nrc took p!.co. They
always worked thotr place with sulphur
Can't say no found much gas in tho ford. Always
d hsn ha Seos & po
fofd was on tre. EndoaVored TO put It out by
ordinary means, with wet bugs, but, after work
ing for over afteon minutes, aud tho FIRE gaining
came; Vas ls o1alstod. md H. made for the slopo.
A. VI ,thon1 Me!lt ois " t4o l4naihg,, Bhnttmg
tno ooor ,,,s nonlna .os aa yoc nonarason thoia
ealnG th o'@n a. "a1 ,,t oIee'ea M I'LL .ne mon 70 go5
AZ III" nso' pu' 10 9ooh rcturnod and
faro t'ocun' ~ en1'a nj or ,v;t m sno mon anu
~, H. eog aa a Ha tnen Started ior
t9o Spenng ana aa na4 a. scarcely IeGcbed the mouth
Nv nuPu ~. ~ WAN a n1 F'o.o no oAplo!ea, tnto"ing
ha H. h ANU one % SeiSio MOaa m poo a,,a uos
ahn ansessvf a. 81 ~ anDs5 ap5 fo1'' sato %nesa a
! tostlm;ohy fo!a'ing 20 nrlng o. snots aao 81 5io
ot ~" & 1e 1at and on 'o ocond
shoIs @ hao aGeiaea M e9eGs, hna pleW Gown ing tno
| coal there. Ihe third hhot, however, was only
oo"h out-snot. II oponeo q CRACK IN tho 9ohcn.
WHICH T Tnen hoeGne reservoir 2. acenaasng ~.
Pns; 44o ia!!et htuou'ately 1Sntea, ano se9 nle
70 inc Goal Wllaa burned Win great fapiaity,
ongonaerlng intense neat anu smohe, making It
! almost 'mposa'ole ZOE she men to put cut tho
aames.
+ AZ . O'CLOCK tAe lnqueat Taa ad)onfned to meet
to-day at u o'clock.
| Robert Mcleod, who fired tho shot which evi.
IDENTIFY caused tho dlaaatar, il too i'll to attend
th9 INQUIRY. ~
| Ihe m,nera appear to attribute the direct cause
of tue calamity to the refusal OF tue manager to
give an extra price to Molaod for getting out
| coal III hia Waed, thoreoy onabltng alm to dlH.
pense with the use OF poWder: II tho nao O.
Rowler, aa atatea, was PROMPTED IN that Mard,
then it was tho duty Of some ono to 600 that tho
! regulations Wero strictly enforced. 10 give
aome idea OF tho extent OF tho explosion from
tle several af-anatta, It may 10 stated OF az
old one close to the miners @ @9esldonce. and
Distant from the mlnoa some 69o or 7oo yards,
that huge pleoes OF tls1bor were driven through
it uI+ into the at, come falling On the roofs Of
houses and crashing through them. :,
HWas truly 9eaftrondlng 20 pass through tho
lost miners reside. The UNDERGRADUATES arc
drawn, and the poor widows OF men whose
! olarred fomAana arc Tar down IN the