The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-05-15
The Pictou Catastrophe.
sixty Lives Losf-Another Explosion in
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Sixty Lives Hosf-Another Explosion in
the Mine.
HALIFAX, May 14.-The latest news from the
Dfummond coliery this morning represents
that the fire is still raging in the shafts and
slopes, and that all hope of rescuing the men
must be abandoned. 1t is now stated that there
were sixty men in the pit. Another heavy ex-
ploslon occurred in the mine about two o'clock
TINS morning There is some prospect of saw
ing the buildings above ground should the wind
continue from this present quarter, but if the
wind changes, the buildings will be destroyed.
1t is thought to be almost impossible that
any OF the men in the pit can be livingt 1t is
known only four or five got out before the ex-
plosion. The fire caught from blast of gun
powder, and the men remained to put out the
flames.
Cur report says that Mr.. Dunn and thirty
volunteers went down to assist in putting out
the fire about twenty minutes before the ex-
plosion occurred, at which time it is supposed
that all the men were near the flames and that
many if not all were killed at once by the ex-
plosion. s..
Later-Nan,es of the Dend-Tkc Number
Reaches IS.
New GLASGOW via Halifax, May 14-The
fire at Drnmmond colliery continues to burn
briskly but is slowly abating. All the openings
are being filled up and a stream of water has
been turned into the air shaft lately worked.
The following is list of the killed married
men who have left wives and families: James
Dunn, Philip Dunn, John Dunn, Thos. Glen
Beirney, John Emery, John Thoslate, Robert
Dubar, James Mcpherson, John MeElive JAS
Ramsey, Davis Mcneil, Hugh ellis, John
Campbell, Daniel Hale, Henry Truman, John
MCNEIL, Colin Chisholm, Hugh McGillivery,
Hugh Mcdonald, Abram Guy, Augustus Smith,
John Ellis and Alexander Films.
single men. Kenneth Cameron, Archibald
Cameron, VIM. Elliot, Owen Mcleod, John
Sinclair, James Cummings, Timothy Hewitt,
John McRitchie, Alexander Purves, Jr., John
McElrie, Duncan McKoe, Donald Shaw, John
7. Roger, Duncan Halliday, Daniel Mcdonald,
John Mcdonald. 1st., Job Mcdonald, Cd,
Duncan Mcdonald, Nicholas O Brien, Matthew
Doyle, Matthew Manning and Edward Jones.
These are all the names yet positively ascer-
tanned, the number will probably reach seven
ty'tiye. The following is a list of the wound
ed: Jonathan Bennett, fatally George Stew
ard, do; Jonathan Duston, almost certain re-
cover; Patrick o. Brien, do; Chisholm. do. 1t
was in McLeod's board that the fire originated.
The men who escaped with great difficulty
from the slope report that ON their way up they
passed the bodies of their comrades who had
probably become Supplied by the smoke. Since
the explosion more have come up alive. OF
the four men who volunteered to go down the
shaft shortly before the second explosion, three
were killed, Edward Burns and Abram Guy in
stantly, and John Dunn after lingering for
some hours; the name of the fourth man was
Glenrght. Several violent explosions have
taken place since last night. One was forciby
felt four miles distance. The inquest was COM
menced yesterday and adjourned until three
o'clock this afternoon.
WEsTvILLE, Pictou Co., N. S., May IA
From 10 o'clock last night until daylight this
morning fire at the Drummond colliery ragged
through The night there were explosions at in
tervals.