The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-11-10
Mine CasunlItIes.

The following mine accidents were
reported to T. d. Jones, Inspector of
Mines for the South District of Luzerne
and Carbon counties. for the month
ending Oct. 3lst, 1877, to wit
oct. 5-Oalthew Long was strdck lv a mine
OF the Draln.
Oct. l-A0nm Delhi, aged 32 pump man at
ntOCktnn NO. :? fdtally injured by being run
over by mine cnr on Inc slope. The deceased
mo neen down Oihng the pump, located i'll the
iinulih ilt and IN coming up to attend to the
SniIu ii,al,. ny pump ~ ls presumed that he was
knocked by the descending car, crushing him
so severely that he died shortly after he was
taken home. He leave u Wlf, and SIX children,
Oct oct 5-Ahrcd Norris, driver at Jeausvi lie
slope No. >, nad his leg broken and head cut by
being Jammtd between the mme cars.
Oct. lO-Michael Boyle, aged rs, leaves wife
anu one child was Instantly killed by a tall of
tnal til az Council RidGe torlery No. 3 caused bv
inc miners advancing too Tar Oh he SIX foot or
Dottom bench before taxing DOWN the top, or
nlne-tOOt bench.
Oct l2-Deniel Shoven, slightly cut on the
mead at sandy Run COlhcIy, BY q 1. .eug of Conl.
Not deemed serious
oct. 10 John Sharpcut on the head and back,
81 E1ervale cOlery, by piece of coal IA Inns
from the top, while loading Il car,
Oct % -M9rk Wilson, hand severely crushed
ny lump OF coal. He was riding on loaded
car IN tue gangway and lump OF coal caught
anu 'Ho OuI at ltIbHlulu NO. ].
oct, 23-Thomas Smith and James McCarron
siShtly burned by blasting powder at Hum.
D0idt col'iery. They both had been making n
eaIIIldge' ana smith tell, spil ing some of the
pOWd,f Whlle gathering II up n spark fIOm
Smiths lamp tel among the loose powder 10.
mting it, caus ng MCCuTrOn to be burned unite
seNerey, wnlle smith was. not much the wOrae
Oct. %-Thonas Trelure miner,agen 4Oleaves
Wlte ana three children. was instantly killed at
ClhhDerTy mines by Il fall of slate. The de-
So,cs aSeu' IN company with another miner and la
ter,gahSway aud on the nignt pIeviOus to the
accident they had fired two lasts which dId
not 20 the required execution, 80 on the morn
ing OF the accident, the deceased commenced TO
PRIV the loose cOal, when lg of slate about
ten inches thiCN, fell on the car, causing MIN 10
gD gD 70 niacs S 9ther @ sds o the gangway ana sec
ten feet from the car when the TIN d and fatal
piece tell, resulting as stated
uCJ EI-Charles McFlmen, shoulder bnre
fractured az Buck Mountain niue, by falling
under niue car.
Oct 27-rhOmas Sweeney. driver at summit
mn lunhtl NO. y, had his leg brOKen and arm
cut. HIS light went out while endeavOTlng 10
unhO0k his mule he and was crushed between
the car ana tmoers
Oct 3l-1homas Caan fire boss, and John
McArdie, slightly burned hy carburet Eed nv
di0g gas, but were dangerously injured by
lulllng down the inanwav at Room Mines No .
Nesquehoning. Caian took McArdle with him
70 open cross cat which had closed owing 10
the crushing of the mine, ana as the mlne boss
ami ca Ian, tne tire-bOss had been No the brea,t
tuO udf pleNlOus Anu observed no gas ca Ian,
lhe nre-OO's, thought "Ot course 1t safe TO 90 up
the day following with naked Mmp, as he
deemed the safety lamp too cumbersome and
unnecessary" hence the explosion of gas pTe.
clp6auus them bOtn down the manwAv, n d 5.
thhcr Oh ABOUT forty yards, at an angle OF as =
tetelNlhg tne tliuues as above. 1t Is evident
thht ials casually was nothing but sheer reck.
ieSNitss ON the part OF the tre-bOss in not tak.
ing The necessary precautiun 10 examine this
place las he said he had UOne the other breast
lngsl by the safety lamp It Is presumed they
VIII recover-HazletOn sentinel.