The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-10
COAL MINE DISASTERS.
ONE MAN INSTANTLY KILLED BY FALLING
DOWN SLOPE AND ONE NJ AN EXPLOSION

ONE MAN INSTANTLY KILLED By FALLING
DOWN SLOPE AND ONE NJ AN EXPLOSION
OF GAS.
[By TELEGRAPH TO THE HEEALD.1
PorrsyILLE, Pa. May 0, 1873.
This has been u day OF accidents, the worst OF
which occurred this morning ut the Gate View col.
hcry, about milo from this place. Some minutes
before O'Clock tho inside pre-
sentcd themselves at tho head Of tho
slope and iniimacd their readiness to dcscenu.
Into car stepped Thomas Ford and hts
son Edward, David Brown, David Jones and George
Buctllcr, while George schutt and Frederick Butzel
took their places tho sprcader chain. The slope
at this cocry pitches at anglo OF forty nyo do
groos tho top and at somo distance from tho top
at an angle OF SIXTY degrees Whom tho men. Lad
takcn their places OF them sang out, GAN
right" ana Tho began thodescent. Upon reaching
Point about twenty vo yards from tho
TOD the up car passed them q moment afterward
the accident occurred. The ascending wagon jun
tho track and struck prop dispacng It and causing
q fall oil rock and slate. Tho pitch OF tho slope
great that tho iooseDed material tell perpcndicularly
and with terrific iorce larg picoo OF rock struck
Bu,ze on tho back with terrlbe.rcsults Tho unfor-
tunase man was thrown from his position and hurled
20 the bottom OF tho siopo,a Distance OF forty yaras
SAVED ALMOST By MIRACLE.
form nearest him, which happened to DO young Ford
rho forco with which Schua vas thrown from his
position on tho sprcadcr so great that whom no
clutchsd tho boy tho latter drawn almost out
OF Tho wagon aud would undoubtedly have
fallen down tho slopo had not his father
rrasped him and held him In position.
thereby probably saving Two iivos Buizsl was
picked up tie bottom or the slope dead, and 1t
at feared that schut would do before reaching
ho appeared 20 think that he would recover Hc is In
jured In tn, back and his ontiro system received q
shock from which he WILL only recover by possessing
strong constitution and receiving thu cioscst asten-
ZION.
A FEARFUL SPECTACLE
Butzel mangied IN q truly horrible manner,
and tho gric OF his wife and children when dosd
body of the husband AND father lard rough
floor oil the kitchen oil wild aud touching a
character that more thsn ono OF the rough looking
miners VINO brought the body homo criol In sympa-
thy Tho family OF tho deceased, no was Tort. iyo
xcars of aco ana born in Germany. cous,sts Of a
wife anu four children. When inc mining suit
taken from tue BODY of Batzei u wan found that his
back haa boon broken and q largo aperture mate
therein, from which she intestincs prVtruded His
head crushed In several pcos. and his lett log at
merely hold In Its place by Tho skin. Tho hor-
rble injury and Of very peculiar character was
that received by tho lett log OF the deceased. Tho
akin from tho hip below the knec was completely
stripped IRON mcEiber votns arteries and
iacIe as IS seldom ovonin this region Of terrible
academia
A MINERS FATE
A tho body being washed Of the miners who
vas assisting tho operation said 10 yoar corrcspon
dent, This Is tho end OF the MINER This Is wha, wo
may all any day. lilo was as good as ever
worxeu In mine, but do you know no was always
afraid 70 20 20 work here He thought something was
gong 10 happen, and he was right"
FATAL EXPLOSION.
Tho alendowcr collicry situated about fifteen miles
from here by rail- the scene OF fatal scc,-
dent to-day. John nyli and Thomas Morgaps were
engaged u, Skipping pillars, when tho formcr entered
an old breast In search OF plank. The breast was
full OF phur gas which, coming In contact with tho
naked light carried BY Anyll, exploded Tho shock
Throw unfortunate man q great distance, and no
uivcd Just long enough 70 DO carried home. Ho VAS
ordsnsd minister Of the Welsh Uavan ,stio Meth
odists Two weeks ago Morgnns vas severely injured
hul will recover