Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-15
THE NOVA SCOTIA MINE HORROR.

SrrLLERToN, n. s., Nov. 14.-At 10
o'clock last night another very heavy explo-
sion occurred, blowing the roof and gear of
the fan shaft, timbers, bricks, etc., high into
the air. The descending debris fell on the
workshops which are in the vicinity, and the
roofs of the carpenter shop and boiler house
are riddled with holes, some of them Of i'm
naense size. The noise of the explosion was
heard two miles. Fortunately none were in
iured, though Roach, engineer of the fan,
and two others working close by with diff
Guilty escaped the falling debris. More ex-
pIosious occurred during the night, but, al
though cloud of smoke was issuing from
the fan shaft, nothing more occurred. At
10 o'clock this fornoon considerable smoke
was coming from ths shaft and as the
blacksmith shop, carpenter shop, saw mill
ard machine shop and foundry, all wooden
buildings except the latter, are close by,
the service of the new Glasgow steam fire
engine was obtained to try if possible to
save these buildings in case of fire and also
to pour stream of water into the burning
pit. A large number of people were stand
ing about the works looking on and the
fremen were engaged getting the steamer in
position when, just at 1890,
another explosion occurred and
an immense volume of smoke rushed
sticks, etc. The spectators scattered in all
directions. Fortunately no one was hurt.
Up to this time all seemed quiet about the
hosting and pumping shafts, which are $50
rods from the fan shaft, but at 1880 o'clock
another volume of darker colored smoke
came from both the hoisting and pumping
shafts. A few minutes later the smoke from
all the shafts had ceased and the air
appeared to be drawn down, and as this
sucking in is symptom of
another explosion, people ran and put them
selves in places of safety. In few minutes
another denser volume of smoke came forth,
but accompanied by no noise. 1t is fully
expected that the fire, which now must be
immense in the mine, will show itself from
the mouths of shafts, when all the buildings
in the vicinity will be in danger. Fears are
entertained that the whole workings of the
Ford pit will be destroyed, though efforts are
now being made by large gang of men who
are at work digging a trench to
let into the mine water from
the river, which is closely. This is the last
resort and it will take good while to get
sufficient water in it to drown the fire, but it
may be confined to Ford pit and prevented
from extending to the workings of Cage pit
situated half a mile west of Ford
pit, the former connected with
the latter by tunnel. Should
these works be destroyed the effects
On the working classes connected with the
mine will be terrible, and great misery
must result. The employees of the company
number over five hundred. Other and more
serious explosions may occur at any time.
The greatest excitement exists.
SUICIDE oB DIVORCED HUSBAND.
CLEVELAND, Nov. 14.-At 1 o'clock this
forenoon Madame E. Somers, a fashionable
modiste was awakened by the ringing of her
door bell. Going to window she saw her
husband, Thos. w. Somers, from whom she
was divorced last May on account of drunk
enness and cruelty, sitting leaning against
post. AS he had threatened her life if she
procured divorce she sent boy for the po-
lice, who, on arrival, found the man dead, a
bullet hole in his head and a pistol by his
side. Somers had carried out his other
threat that if his wife gota divorce he would
die on her doorstep
SHOOTING AFFAIR IN ST. LOUIS.
OF. LOUIS, Mo-, NOV. IL Il report mas
Just come to the central police station from
the northern part of the city that Joseph p.
Flanagan, keeper of saloon, No. 1921
Broadway, shot and killed one man and
mortally wounded another few minutes be-
fore midnight. The names of the dead and
wounded are not yet known, and it does not
seem likely that particulars of the affair can
be obtained early enough to telegraph to-
night. Flanagan was arrested.
ACCIDENT ON THE UNION PACIFIC.
CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Nov. IA fatal
accident occurred yesterday at Carbon sta
ton, on the Union Pacific road, caused by
the parting of a train containing Mormon
emigrants. The brakemen had not time
to flag freight train following and colli-
sion resulted. One passenger and brake
man were killed and several passengers