The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-11-12
NO. 25.'
The Burning Mine.

The New York Herald of Tuesday, CON
tains graphic description Of the burning
coal mine at Wilkes Barre, together with
the means by which the fierce fire was ex-
tinguished The article is from the pen Of
Miss Susan Evelyn Dickinson who during
her recent stay at Wyoming Valley, visited
the scene Of the conhagation, and obtained a
valuable amount Of information relative to
the modes operGndi by which it was cx-
tinguihed, all Of which is very interesting.
The writer says:
''The agent which has gained the VIC
tory, after months Of valiant, persistent
battle with the flames, bringing into plag
almost every resource of engineering skill,
is new one, which henceforth takes its
place as the fire destroyer, whenever that
most to be dreaded foe enters the mines.
The employment of steam by the Lehigh
and Wilkes Barre Coal company in ex-
| tinguishing the Empire mine fire has proved
| a success, which must be of incalculable
value, not alone III Pennsylvania, but in .
mining districts everywhere. The name Of
the foreman of the Empire mine, Lewis
Jones, through whose sagacious and per
I
made, is certainly worthy Of record and re-
mcnlberance. Mr. Jones own detailed,
technical account of the method used in
| fighting the fire, and of the causes which
baflied all efforts through months of ener-
getic, well directed labor, is to be published
by the company for the use of those most
interested, and a paper descriptive Of these
methods has been read before meeting of
civil engineers. But no account has yet
reached the public of battle with flame
as full Of vivid and picturesque interests as
it was Of peril and excitement to those en-
gagged in it,
She then details in a succinct manner
the method employed, an account of which
las alceady appeared in brief in THE RI
PUBLICAN Miss Dickinson's view of the
National Miners association will interest
orr readers most. Evidently she Mas no.
faith in the organization, but we will let
her speak for herself in the following ex-
tract from her letter
II compared notes with tie superintend-
ent in reference to the former miners trade
rHion, the 'sWorkmcn's Benevolent associa
tj9n," which is now endeavoring to reha-
bi!itatc itself and become national in its or
ganization. He confirmed the belief which
[ had already panied from conversations
with intelligent miners that, while she as
sociation might for time regain a certain
amount OF power, the men had too thorough
an experience of its tyranny to permit it to
force any permanent serious troubles in
those districts in which capital and labor
had begun to recognize their interests as
identified with each other, And these
comprehend a much larger proportion of
the coal regions, especially in the northern
part Of the state, than IS wisely apprehend-
ed, strike or difficulty like the present
one in single colliery belonging to small
company at Moosic being supposed to re-
present fairly the general feeling, which it
does not, any more than the reports Of
murders and outrages among the dangerous
classes in New York fairly represent the
city"
We would merely add in justice to the
Miners National association that the men
who caused the recent troubles at Moosic
did not belong to it, and have absolutely
refused to join 1t, or receive counsel from
any Of its leaders.