The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-11-23
GENERAL NEWS.
The Wa1. in Afghan.
The First Battle of the War---Fort
Ali Misiid Captured by the Brit
ish---The Gar and the Ameer
as Mutual Admirationists.
Further Particulars Of the Dreadful ExpIc'
sion at Sullivan, Indiana-HunOr to the
Men Who Brayed the Dangers Of the
Horrible Pit TO Save Life.
Further Particulars OF the Terrible TX
plosion nj sullivan. Ind.-The Brave
Men who RIsked Their Lives 10 Save

Further Particulars OF the Terrible Ex
plosion nj sullivan. Ind.-The Brave
Men who RIsked Their Lives 10 Save
Their Fellows.
TERRE HAurE, November 92.-The fol
lowing is a correct account Of the explo'
sion in the coal mine OF landlord Bros, n
Sullivan, % miles south OF this city, at !
o'clock yesterday afternoon:
1t was the gas only which exploded. A
dozen kegs OF powder had been stored in
the magazine in the upper vein, but it was
not ignited. The depth to the upper vein
is 2OI feet, and the other vein is 10 feet
lower. Two entries or rooms were being
excavated toward each other. The gus had
accumulated in the roof OF one. The
miners in the other had been warned that
they were nearly through, and that any
more blasting might go through and fire
the gas in the other entry. They were
directed to fan the gas out OF it before con-
Meeting the openings. One OF the men,
however, took the risk and fired one more
blast. 1t broke through the thin wall OF
coal, and theaccumulated gas exploded with
n terrible conclusion. Eight men were
killed by the shock, or soon died OF sutfo.
cation. There were at the time twenty.
seven miners at work, OF whom fifteen
were in the lower vein. Seven Of those
were saved after lapse of over an hour,
but how they managed to survive in the
dense fumes and damp is mystery. The
twelve men in the upper vein were badly
stunned, but unhurt. The eight killed are:
Tom. landlord Samuel llanford, Jack
-I7ceden, Albert Smith, John Bulger,
VIM. Wales, and Patrick Dunn. There
were but four or five men courageous
enough to go into the lower vein after the
explosion, but after they had saved the
seven who were living they worked on
till three o'clock this morning, recovering
the bodies OF the dead. Then work was
resumed after u rest OF three hours, and by
twelve o'clock to-day the last corpse was
taken out. Ingress to the vein was OBJ
tained through q very small hole in the
debris The first two in the list above
were among the proprietors, OF whom
there were four. Four OF the bodies are
shocklngIy burned and bruised. Harper
and Croatch, two OF the young men who
are among the seven saved from the
lower vein are badly burned and the
former has leg broken and an arm
burned to crisp, besides other injuries
which may prove fatal. The bodies were
taken to the homes OF the men, and will be
buried tomorrow without IN inquest.
The timbers Of the mine are badly shatter.
ed, and one OF the proprietors estimated
the loss at 5000. The citizens OF Sullivan
are subscribing literally toward the relief
OF the bereit families. Joseph Handford,
Thomas Irwin and Jack Smith, distinguish
cd themselves for their bravery in perilling
their lives to save the living and recover
the dead. The last named especially won
the commendation Of the whole COM
munity.