, 1880-11-15
Narrow Escape Of the People
Gathered Around the
Works.
Il River to BE Turned into tho
Scetlling Sen OF
Fire.
Destruction Of the Works Nearly as Hor-
riblo to Contemplate aa tho
Original Calamity.
Firo Hundred Families Exposed to the
Dangers OF Ponury in Rig-
or0ug Climate.
A HORRIBLE SITUATION.

A HORRIBLE SITUATION.
STELLAIrroN, N. S., Nov. 14.-At10 O'Clock
last night nnotller explosion occurred, blow-
Ing the roof and gear of tho fan-sllaft, tim.
bcrs, brick, etc., high into tho mir. Descend
Ing debris fell OH tho workshops, which are
III tho vicinity, a'lt tho roofs OF the carpenter
shopMld boElcr-houso nro rItidled with holes,
so1ne Of them Of Immense sixe. Tho noise
'of the explosion was heard for two miles.
Fortunately no one was injured, though
Noss, engineer Of the fan engine, and two
others working close by with difficulty cs-
capped The falling debris.
MORE EXPLOSIONS
wcro expected during tho night, hut, al.
though cloud OF smoke Issued FROM tho fan
sllaft, nothing more occurred. At 10 o'clock
this morning considerable smoke WIS coming
from the sl,aft, and rs the blacksmltl,-shop,
carpontcr-shop, saw-lni|1, and machines s.lop
md foundry, nil wooden buildings except tile
latter, nro close by, the services of tho New
Glasgow steam firc-enEfne wero obtained, to
try, II possible, to save these buildings In
case Of fire, nnd also to pour stream of va
ter Into tho burning pit 4 large number of
people wore standing about the works look
Ing on, aE'tl tho t]rcn,cn were engaged getting
tho steamer III position, whom, Just at 1880,
ANOTHER EXPLOSION
occurred. at,l MI Immense volume of smoke
rushed from tho fan.shaft hlg!, Into tho air,
accompanied by sticks, etc. The spectators
scattered In NIL directions. Fortunately no
one was hurt. Up to this ttnlo all seemed
quiet about tho hoistlng and pumping shafts,
wh!cl, nre go yards from the fan-shaft; but
at 1890 another Immense volume of dirk
colored smoke came from tho fan-shnft. and
also from both tho l,o!stlng md pumping
SHIFTS. a fnw minutes later tho smoke
from all the shafts Ind ceased, md the air
appeared to be drawn down. mud, as this
sucking III Is
THE SYMPTOM OF ANOTHER EXPLOSION,
tho people ran aud put themselves Into
places Of safety LII few minutes another
tlenscr volume Of smoke came forth, but
accompanied by no ll0fse. 1t Is fully OK
pectcd that the fire, which now must bo
immense In tho mine, will soon show itself
from tile mouth of the shaft, when all the
buildings In tho vicinity will be iii tho
greatest danger. Very great fears arc Gil
tortainesl that the. whole workings Of tho
Ford pit
WILL. BE DESTAoYED,.
though efforts nre now being lnndo byn lnrgo
gang Of mon, who aro ut work digging
TRENCH to lot Into tho mine water from the
river, which Is close by, This Is q last ro-
sort, aud II will take good whilo to get s,lf-
itcient wnter In to drown tho fire.. 1t Is
hoped that tho fire may 10 confined to tho
Ford pit, and prevented from extending to
tho workings Of tho Gage pit, stu.
atctl half-a-milo west OF tho Ford
pit. Tho former Is connected with tho latter
by a tunnel. Should these works bc do.
stroycd, tic effects on tho working classes
connected with the nino will DO
TEllIslllLE,
a1lt great misery must result. Tho employees
| Of tho Company number over 600. Other and
moro serious explosions may occur ut any
| time. Tho greatest excitement exists.