The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-11
In THE ST. CLAIR COAL NINE.
UEDNESD DrSfSTTR FvPL.fINED
BEEORE THE 1ORONER.
Terrible Rush az burning Ga.-Mcu who Met
Death The Mine Known tu Have Been
hmsnie--eil GrnNea IN lhe IEInsIde temcierN

tmsaie-sis Graves Ia the fEiiisIde Cemetery
p,,r~r.yt,,y Ma. ia An .,.l, d, ,.o
iOll0NlLLh, NAY ~. All Work III inc
mines url in the town ~ st. Clair has crns d
sio,,, ,qrin.i,r iu ,t. trt.l.r,,. .non 49,,
a. N'' III w. ~ NV '"''' W"
"''"'H'lY t'"fniNE' Nh'h The SuN 5 re-
porter reached there this mhrnfnv thu idle
miners stood i'm graiit- on tl,n sfrnat CORNERS
~, &C.
In'S'Nt1n oi tic 'Wh"li' 'hiii'h iud begun Il
days work digging the graves for the six lead
n, ..t.,ti g.. I.tt ,, A t f .,
- '''
Z" house where either dead or wounded lay
Father MrInroe. the village priest. PASSED ON
li.,,.f .. .,,,. 4 ,..,.. T., f ,.
''.' N' ''iT nat ON "'l'' pray IT, A',''NihE
hih ID inc hourc7 oil the dead, Deputy Coroner
liwwll and siN imrymrn viewed the hudi' us.
lh' Nai"sNiil ur Hickory min" WIS rlO-,'.l ail
day. and viii remain 50. a-cordinr toa 4tr 1t
.u-iom with miners. until after tho funera 5.
liui the mine would have been unit to opun at
amy rnic for tho system of inns ma drnucht
doors hv which H.. utmo4plorn is kent fresh
camhcfs w1rc ilicd With hs d"a ,lr 1",1 "'s'
Al tnn earliest moment that n WIS safe
for him tp go. the reporter was let down
tnp shiny. dripping shglt to the mine nlor COG
feet under tho village Of ST Clair Two old
miners. born and br,i ~ their work led the
way through thu ink black .,anEwuy leading
through the henrt of the great Old mine. rnr
ionru", was NOT mad" lght-hcartelly. for the
,uirnt w"rk and poor nny. i1t wrrn drridid IN
ui.ir d"oor.tion that tle mine is the most dan
grrou- In The region. Tho anthracite h,wn
from u emit- great quantities of gas and Ms
the min" is very large the .as is very plenty.
one rnn inu.,inrtnc '.of the minn when il =
kn 0,vu INIT ~ s.nnn III fi. nvtin4'on IL nrnriv
two mil'- from the rntranr" shaft. under a
mountain and valley. The road or tunnel
tNiflfr l- up hlll or down. now through cOul
nov ro Us. ana chem over u roaring mounia n
torrent of cirnr. ,u'd water 4 ubyr,nth of
narrower roadway "a and rhumh, ~ commit with
ItmaIn nri .ry. and In them. ON Wrdn.s lny
morning. 2Ulu.n md boys wore work 'n.. sud
d mis- iii,rn WIS heard % rumble it- oh thunder
III.n tholot black pile was lighted with an m
toms. light ti.t nH't.d rupilly hatW II Tia. roof
and tho floor. ami when ID pass ii there followed
q sucking wind that ured cars of cunl and
hurlci tlrm hundreds of foot Here and there
tlr solid ma--0 ~ cd rock and coul IA tho Saultol
r..i. cracked and crurLlrd. and H.. pa-.nse-
WINS were hio.kcd with tons " coal After
word tnrnIter ,lunp wen. ht..d the nttuoenD.rr
Il not all lonayat For thirteen hours while
WIV.s and rhihli.n clustered at the mouth
of the nnnc for news of kinsman in the
minr the uniniurcd lahurcrs ,lug and hauled
until the last ono Of the dead and tn. wounded
wis -nut back fn the villnp. overhead The fire
hud baked lIornnr NuOrc. The Eus had sulln-
,nf.l los M VI ward nnI BENJAMIN Mostly
fn. wind nal blown an IRON fan " iii intal ior,e
ul.n.I.hu Dur,.n. and hal blown ThOe. Con-
NJ ~ literally H. ul.,.a. ana A milling hmm 81
r..n. weighing "A ton or more. crushed Mtciin,i