The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-11-16
THE MINE FIRE.
Destruction of Property and
BuferinEs of Employees.


Steilsrson, N. s., 14-At 10 O'Clock
last night another very heavy explosion
occurred, blowing the roof snd gear Of
the ian shaft, timberg and bricks sky
high into the air. Descending de5ris fell
on the workshops, which are in the
vicinity. The roof OF the carpenter shop
and boiler house are riddled with holes,
some Of them Of immense size. The
noise Of the explosion was heard two
miles. Fortunately, no one was injured.
though Ross, engineer Of the fan engine,
and TWO others working clois by, with
difficulty escaped the falling debris.
More explosions were expected during
the night, bnt although cloud Of smoke
h Issuing from the fan shaft. nothing
more occurred. at 10 o'clock this
morning considerable smoke Was comm 4
from the shaft, and as the blacksmith
shop, carpenter shop, sawnill and ma
chine shop and foundry, all wooden
buildings except the latter, are close by,
the services of New glasgow steam fire
engine were obtained to try, if possible,
and also 10 pour g stream Of water into
the burning pit. A large number were
standing about the works, looking on,
and the tirsDea were engaged getting the
stream in position, when Just at Il. 80 an
other explosion occurred, and volumes of
smoke rushed from the fan shaft
high into the air, accompanied bystieks,
etc. The spectators scattered in ali
.iIrectinns. "a Fortunately no one WA hurt.
Up 70 this time all seemed quiet about
the hosting and pumping shafts, which |
are 1850 yards from the fan snaft, but
1T IL, 50 another immense volume oil
darker colored smoke came from the fan |
shaft and also from both the hosting and |
shafts. A few minutes later |!
smoke from all the shafts had ceased and |
aiI appeared to be going down, and as
this sucking IN is symptom of another
explosion, people ran and put Themselves /
Into place OF safety. In = few minutes |
another dense volume or smoke came /
forth but accompanied by no noise. 1t |
Is fully expected that the fire, which now
must be immense IN the mine, will soon
show itself from the mouth OF the shaft |
when all the buildings in the vicinity /
will be In the greatest danger. Very
great fears are enterLAi ed that the whole |
Of Ford pit will be destroyed,
.hougE efforts are new being made by
srge gang of men who are ~ work dig
ying trench to let into the mine wat
rom the river, which is close 6v. This
S The last resort, and it will take = good
" lille TO get sufficient water 10 TO droW
he fire. 1t is hoped that the fire may be
confined ts + I'd pit and prevented from
u Ia workings Of the csge pit,
situated half mile west of Ford pit,
connected with the latter by u
,unnel Should these works be de-
troyed the effect on the working CLASSES
with the mine will be terrible,
md great misery mus result. The en-
)loyees OF the Company lumber over 500.
other and more serioG EXPLOSIONS may
occur n any time. Tie g.uatest excite
nent exists.
oteIlarton, Ms, l5.-Entrauces to the
nine have been closed by putting down
bundles of pressed hay and brush and
hrowing on earth. A Picton steam fire
'ngine arrived by special train at pm.
Both il and the Glasgow steamer are
water into the fan shaft. 1t
vas fully expected that heavy explosion
would take place Immediately after the
were closed and air shut eff
rom the niue, but up to 10 o'clock none
las occurred.