The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-05-27
4 pEADwoop DISASTER.


N Cave - tne 6oluom errA uuueA Aaib Auf9s
Msa and Injuries Others.
DnADwooD, May 2o,-A cave occurred at
the Golden Terra mine ut o'clock last eve
ming BY which 1t IL supposed thirteen men
will lose their lives. The night shin Of 90
men were just coming on, but only about 20
had entered the tunnel, whena large body OF
earth fell i'm ut distance of nearly 200 feet
from the mouth Of the tnnnel, tearing and
throwing the timbers 1t fearful rate Is far
n 200 feet. One man-Thomas Green-was
thrown by the compression of air nearly 80
feet out of the tunnel against the side Of the
wall and killed instantly. Two others were
blown right through the tunnel toward the
highland mine 1t Lead City. One escaped
unhurt and the other was struck by . piece
Of timber and died last night. Eleven men
are buried under the debris. The cave IL
supposed to be Is feet long, 100 feet wide
and 80 feet deep. It occurred directly over
. large ore chamber, filling itup. Hundreds
of miners from Lead City aud Central City
were at once set TO work, and shifts were
changed every Is minutes, only five or six
men being able to work on either side Of the
cave at time. The tunnel runs entirely
through the hill connecting the Terra and
Highland mines. Seven men escaped with
nothing more serious than . few bruises,
through the tunnel to the Lead City side OF
the hill. The list of killed, so far Is known,
are Thomas Green aud Patrick King. Those
imprisoned In the cave are J. Farley, L.Wig-
gins, j. Wedlock, John Miller, T'hos. Thorn
Is, p. Calvin, Angus Mclean, Jack Beatty,
Mat. Plunkett, Jos. Haskins aud HcCor-
mick, all of whom are supposed to be badly
hurt. The men who were working heard
Farley talk last night for some time. lie
said the timbers had fallen on him aud that
there was no hope for him.
Word has just been received thai two men
Farley and Beatty-have been taken out
Of the cave. One was dead and the other
died In . short time after being released.
There will be no detention. in the operation
of the mine.
The latest dispatches, just received, say
that nine men still remain In the mine, and
that the miners working there can talk with
this afternoon. The affair has created great
excitement snd cannot be explained. There
was no fault with the timbers or the working
Of the mine.
DEADwoop, May 20.-The miners who
have been imprisoned in the mine since
O'Clock last evening were all rescued this at.
ternoon at 2 O'Clock. None Of them sus'
tanned any injuries. This leaves only three
Thomas Areen, James Farley and James
Beatty-killed and FIVE slightly injured. Far
ley was single man, but Beatty and Greer
were men of families.
The work Of clearing the tunnel out Ii
progressing rapidly, and 1t Is thought that BY
Sunday the mine will be entirely clear
Subscriptions for the relief of those made
homeless and destitute have been called fol
by the press ofthe Hills and the people have
responded literally.
The disaster has been the principal topi'
Of conversation here to-day, and many ar
the conjectures as to the cause, but no blam'
can possibly attach either to the company o.
any one else. The prompt and heroi
efforts Of the manager Of the mine and thu
volunteers to rescue their fellow laborers ar,
deserving Of the highest praise.