The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-21
DFATH IN Az IRON MINE.
pix Men Barred aud Crushed under n Bank
Of fallen Rocks and sand.

Right under the shadow Of Mount Pisgah,
In Putnam county, lies an iron mine, the work
Ing of which has proved a death trap to many q
Door miner The land In which this mine Is
located is known ~ the RILEY Forster tract, and
d now the property OF Nessrs. Clever and Du-
rant Of this city Every year since the mine was
first opered men have been killed or injured,
and 80 notorious had its dangerous condition
become that good miners cannot be found who
will work Within lite walls. Cornish miners left
because they knew that their lives were i'm
perilled. Over q year ago man named Har-
wood. the ;ben overseer Of the mine. WAS dis
charged because he objected to send men where
he was unwilling g. 20 himself. The supern-
teudent. Mr.. Andrew Cosgrf. told him that he
was gong 70 too much expense, and when he
replied that there was no expense too great TO
save meme lives. be was told that his services
were no longer required. The present overseer
Capt II. VI. Moyle, "a an old miner, and one who
doubtless understands his business thoroughly.
While he is unwilling to say anything against the
COMPANY be vet has been frank enough to ex-
press his honest opinion TO friend who ash cd
The condition Of the mine. nv declaring thnt he
you'd much prefer 10 De on Tue top One gen
tleman safd, WHY. YOU peopie IN New l"tk
ought to know All about that mine. for IT Is the
property for which they want YOU TO Ray SD,-
OOO,O0J DAMAGE The owners claim that the
back water VI the CrOtOn has so infused their
mine that n cannot be prohtaDly worked They
have they say. zen millions OF tons Of iron ore In
then land. worth e. per ton. Some OF the citi-
zens Of brewster are honest, II uncharitabic,
enough 70 change that the only object OF the
propriotofs VI working the mine IL TO further
their sunemc Of recovering damages from the
cit, II Ncw YORK.
The mine h unsafe for men to work in The
ground ~ wholly Lacking in adhesivencss. each
particle beng separate from its neighbor, SO
that II 10 liable TO iali without moments VAIN
ing. Abont three wears ago the whole mine
caved ~. I be wottmcu, fortunat ely. had gone
60 their dinner since then gang after gang Of
men have left, aud until recently the working
%
In their poverty, were Wiling to risk their lives
For some insntne these men have been working
70 omen M tie obi mine. Tue bottom Of IL Is
go feet fro the slope, or about 100 vertical eot
On Mondav nOrDinG fourteen men were down
In the ptt, about lei vertical feet from the sur
face, when an immense mass of rocks, twenty
feet wide. twer1y.une feet long. aud three ieeC
thick, fcn w hOu' a moments waning, upon
six OF the fnmers.
Would u not be well Tor me TO romain to the
tnqucatf sSs,d The reporter, OF an old, gray
haired mat. Wen, sr. YOU cnn do 80 II YOU
ner's jury VII s selected with special reference
TO acQsHf,r, line IlUpfietofs and managers Of
that minc ~ responsibility for the accident"
Another man; an old miner, said " loose.
graveiIy soiL fan % nc0vy rock and not n stick
of timber 20 prop ny or stay u from caving IN
did vou eve see the like. sir 2"
The most active Efforts were made by Capt.
Moyic 80 rescue the men. Six were crushed
OF the stsbt yuTvivors two were seriously
wounded Ore Of them had his leg crushed and
bad TO he dur out from the rocks and sand by
Capt. Boyle. The names OF those killed are
Charles Leeen,er John Peterson. and Gustavus
Bergeland. -Four Of these bodies had been re-
covered. Tine last swo remained under toe
rock ON Wednesday morning The bodies of those
killed were crushed aud IN ang led almost beyond
recognition. The two that still remain can be
seen ana Win be taken out to-day.