New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-14
ONLY TWO BODIES RECOVERED.

wANT-THE WORK OF RECOVERING THE BODIES.
STELIARTON. n. s., Nov. 13.-An exploring
party went down Fo0rd Pit again this morning.
but could not get any further than they did when
the first attempt was made. OWING to the damp
There evidences that the pit Is on iire, so that
the pumps have been stopped IN order to allow the
water to rise and drown the fire. Only two bodies
have been recovered. There little hope that the
rest will be rescued. The other mines are Idle al
though The demand for coal Is great.
Al 1880 D. m yesterday MI. Gllpin, Government
Inspector OF Mines, and the local managers, with
gang Of men, went down the shaft and made a
short exploration. They found the atmosphere a
little clearer than 10 had been during the day, and
the men were able to pene rate further along the
main railway 90 the south. They found the brdlcs
OF three men and IL nuihhrr Of dead horses. Two
of the bod es of the men they were aDe to take
with them to the surface but the third body was
so tightly jdmmcd into a heap of fallen timber aud
rubbish that TO attempt TO eXtrcatc 1t wCa.d only
be mourning danger IselesSly, the rubbish would
certainly fail upon anyone touching II. Inc choke
damp was still too thick allow the party to carry
their explorations very far, but in one Of the boards
or starts from the main railway faint smell OF
smoke and slightly warmer atmosphere could be
detected. which showed that It was not Improbable
that fire still remained in the mine.
When the party came TO the surface crowd had
collected to hear the latest news stiffness fell
ov + The gathering as the two dead bodies were car
red away INTO a temporary dead-house. All acted
with prasewOrtby common sense, evidently feeling
that this was a time for action, not sentiment One
of the bodies was identified as that Of McGivray
but the other was charred and disfgured TO be
unrecognlzabe. The managers retired with the
understanding that they would meet again at
o'clock in the morning among the wOrkmcn.
At . o'clock this morning the miners began to
assemble III the waiting rooms at the mouth of the
shaft Some of them had been down IN the mine
the day before, near the south side when the acct
dent occurred and comparing notes. One
told how tryng 10 get to the shaft, he stumbled
across the prosirate form Of old He stopped
and. ealing some others running by 10 hls assist
ance, got tho oid nvn INTO the cage to go to the
surface and then looked about for Others. He
found little hoy apparently dead, but examina-
tion showed that he was only iusensible and he got
the little fellow and the old man to the surface 10
find he had rescued his own and his poor old
father. But" the speaker added, in lower voice,
my brother Charley Is still down there,
and the old lady VIII break her heart"
After SOME delay, Dartv consisting of MeSsrs.
James HUDSON Grerner, and two or three other
picked men. went down into the shaft. They were
able 10 go further INTO the galleries than OF he
previous night, rs the chOke-damp was clearing
away. A man vino the night before thought he d.:
t"cied Signs of fire again inyes igatcd Che same
place. and gong further INTO the passage with Slr.
Grecner soon found unmlStakable indications that
he was rIgut. 4 little further on brck-s opping.
closing another unused passage. was fOuHd and
here den black smoke was coming Out wI'h Il
roar like escaping steam. Tine two men at once ran
back the rest of the party and rs all were now
in the or atpst da lger they GOT to the pt-bOttOm
anu ascendrd TO the surface
The Oca MANAGERS. the Government Inspector
and several of the Ovrrmen and old miners were
called 10 meeting IN the compiuy's office, and
A.. h. ham "a 4,H
on a table. The location Of the ire hX d rs
we'll as posi- ole, and the best means of action
discussed. Ii was finally determined t. flood the
portion of the mlne whence the fire seems TO come.
as If prompt means were not taken further eXplo-
were not AMI kelly at any moment with conse-
qucnccs that might be serious on the surface.
Since yes erday II has been aSCerfaucd that
otGers are missing, aud tho number lost NAV be :
high as fifty. All the available carpenters were
engaged III the melancholy task of making cOtinS.
as II was hoped that the exploring party might 0e
able this morning TO recover many oi the bodies,
but che dangerous state OF the mHe v Ill now reu
der that Impossible for many days and perhaps
weeks. A large wooden building, c.ose by tte
main shalt, has been converted lHt0 temporary
deadhOuse.
Ahtte Knot Of men were gathered around the door.
An old enter,d and looked q body wnlch
could not be recognized the nlgnt before. Tie al
once Identified II by the clothes a3 tLat OF his son
In-law Job Skinner. Inc boots aud lcg were
charred one hand and the face were burned black,
ami the tor of the head was crushed ihe Other
ody--McGillwrdy's-is only littie sisuicd death
having evidemly been caused Dy choke da np. The
lhqn st Will be orgun BY Dr. Murray at II o'clock
III the village
OF those wno have been rescued alive, William
Duubar was to-day found to be IN "a seni-c0n,clous
state. lie Is the only rescued man VINO was rerl-
Gus. y injured He rs "a lamp cleaner and had a
cabin a. the bottom of he PIT. lie IS How unable
to speak long enough to Tell ms story. Ills wife.
however, says that 50 far As she can gather from
what he SAID, he was IN ms
cabin at the time OF the explosion. lie
saw the fire burst in the back door, and
he rushed out by he front and Tell on ms face
II nils cu e. oh had.
and was burning ~ncn MS son, o" coming 10 the
pit. found hiii, anu having p9s out me hrr WIN
some ;.sssianc, 90, hNn to the surface. Inc Old I
man is b. lv bur ed on iho pack ana
right SIDE. n tae Guest and tacc One ann
was SO badly huIhc. ihat tle sLIn peeled and
slipped dONu Oy"l hIs hand. lie di not comp" "A !
OF suffering much. Vut las frequent p RODS OF de-
lirium. II recovery /, cOn,ldorcd doubtful. lie !
seventy year Oi age ana has "eeh eng'ge,i III the
mInng OIsincSs for iOrty years. lie hau !
two III the mine VITA hlnl ana one Is among |
the lost.
All the other rescued men were found to be out f
danger and able 10 t.lS about tle escape: Jut ali
told the same story. lney had ben suddenly |
struck down aud knew nothing of the |
cause. several theories OF the cause Of the acct
dvno are talkeI Ot an,O * ,he worhnlen IN tue vil
IagC, bat none of tucu arc fUunucd Oh anything !
moIe than mere conjecture Some OF the ESCAPES
were very narrow hIre little b0is working near !
the entrance TO the sOulh side were jaImct III u /
heap against arch by coal box, ana were round
there niSeIsoe, WINE horst Sto'e @ ny was KIi.ea
coal box had DIT tb, force Of the explosion ana
the flames from the lads fhe hrmes seem 10 have |
leaprd from several yards inSde OF .he sou III e-
trance right acruo, the pl. boston, killing ana bnrn-
I,,c several uorses w.I.h were considerable dis
tance inside OF ,he Vln gallery. Yet there are no
marks OF fire III The space between these TWO points
Inrte il great mourning n tue cottages Many ,
of those thus suddenly made widows Lave large /,
famles of on chlidfrn dad II ASSISTANCE u hob
extendru 10 fueu hrIl snfrnngs this winter viii bc
severe WoIa has ben almost Who'll y suspended
IN the nine, siG.e the disaster. ANA measures arc
how beIag iaxeu i0cd that par, OF tne pt where
the fire n ani posed 10 Ice raging.
Later no pIt l. BOw Hooded and I'll danger IS
con sldercd over Dut more bodies can be fecov-
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