The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-11-15
THE NOVA SCOTIA MINING DIsAsrER.
Situation at LaIe Hour Last Night.
Repeated Explosions, and Others Yet

StuRtIon at o LAte Hour Last Might
Repeated Explosions, and others Yet
Feared.
sTELLARToS, N. S., November 14.-At
ten o'clock last night another very heavy
explosion occurred, blowing the roof and
gear.otf fan, shalt timbers, bricks, &C.,
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 immense size.
The noise Of the explosion was heard
two miles. Fortunately no one was injur-
ed. Hugh Ross, engineer OF the fan en-
gine, and two others working close by,
with difficulty escaped the falling debris.
More explosions were expected
during the night, but although clouds
Of amoke iesued from the fan shaft
nothing more had occurred at ten o'clock
this morning. Considerable smoke was
coming from the shaft, and as a black.
smith shop, carpenter shop, saw.mill and
machine shop and foundry, all wooden
buildings except the latter, arc close by,
the services Of a new Glasgow steam fire
engine were obtained to try, II possible,
to save these buildings in case Of fire, and
also pour stream oil water into the burn.
Ing pitt A large number OF people were
standing about the works looking on and
the fremen were engaged in getting
steamer in position when just at 1890
o'clock another explosion occurred
and On immense volume OF smoke
rushed from tho fan shalt high
into the air, accompanied with sticks,
etc. The SPECTATORS secured 10 all direc-
tons. Fortunately no one was hurt. Up
to this time all seemed quiet about the
hoisting and pumping shafts, which are
$50 Yards from the fan shaft, but at
1850 another immense volume OF darker
colored smoke came from the fan shaft
and also from both hoistiug and pumping
shafts. A few minutes later the smoke
from all tho shafts had ceased, and the air
appeared TO be drawn down, and as this
sucking In, Is symptom OF another ex-
plosion, the people ran and put themselves
into place oi safety.
Ina few minutes another and denser
volume Of smoke came forth, but accom-
panied by no noise. II Is fully expected
that the fire, which now must be i'm.
mense 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 were entertained that
the whole workings Of Ford Pit will be
destroyed, though efforts are now being
made by large gang Of men who arc Gt
work digging trench1o let into the mine
water from the river, which is close by.
This is last resort and 1t will take
good while 10 get sufficient water in to
drown the FIRE. 1t is hoped that the
fire may be confined to the Ford pit, and
prevented from ex ending to the work.
ings OF the cage pit, situated halt mile
west OF Ford pit. The former is connected.
with the latter by tunnel. Should these
works be destroyed the effects on the
working classes connected with the mine
will be terrible. Great misery must re-
suit. Tho employees OF the company num-
ber over 500. Other and more serious ex-
plosions may occur at any time. The
greatest excitement exists.