The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-05-21
ASCENE OFHORROR
ANIME CAVES IN ON sixty MINERS,
And Many OF Them Find q Living
GFAVc-RAIAl Results Of UndHe
Haste and Careless Work.
Ing In a Nine shaft.

DRADwooD Cry, DAKOTA, May ia
1880 o'clock last evening, as the night shaI
OF the Golden Terra mine, sixty men
were entering the tunnel for the night
and when at the first chamber, about thre,
hundred feet from the mouth Of the tun
mel, the works CAved in, carrying dowr
the timbsrs with a terrific crash, Glliul
the great slope and bearing the ioremos
men beneath the debris, The compression
Of air forced the rear portion Of the shaI
through the tunnel as though 1t had beer
fred from cannon from so TO 100 feet
instantly killing Thomas Greene and seri
ously injuring John Bates, VIM, Wren,
Martin Lago, John Hall, OhSs, Rouse, Pat
rick King Timothy Sullivan and 4. B.
Sullivan,
A number OF others escaped unhurt
through the tunnel to the Homestake
mine or back to the open cut, Among
those known 10 be buried beneath and
probably killed are James Farley, L..
Weigan, ]. WedloCk, John Miller, Thomas
Thomas, P. Calvin, Angus MCLain, Jack
Beavy, Jack Eddy, Joseph Harkins and
Mccormick. The news OF the disaster
spread rapidly 10 all the camps and thou.
sands Of men were soon on the ground
with picks and shovels, Superintendent
MCMasters, Of the Homestske Company,
brought over hundred men, who went
to work with Q will in digging for their
comrades, while as many US could work
were sent into the tunnel from the Home
stake side. After an hours work the ex'
cavatoIa were able to converse with James
Farley, who said that he was pinloned by
timbers and rock, and exclaimed: "For
Gods sake, boys, hurry. can't stand II
much longer"
This inspired the men to q greater effort
but Farley's voice soon died out and prob.
ably he, as well as his companions, is
dead. AT o'clock this morning no bodies
have been extriCated, The vicinity ofthe
mine ia crowded with the friends Cf the
miners, women and children crying and
wild with grief, presenting q scene Of the
tinued until the tunnel and chamber are
clear.
The Golden Terra Mine belongs to the
Homestake Company and Ia considered
one OF the hest In the hills.
The point OF the catastrophe Ia what Ia
known 90 the disputed ground between
the Gopher and Terra Companies, to SO.
cure possession OF which both companies
have been working with undue haste,
timbering In careless manner The
chamber was eight sets Of timber or fifty.
six feet high, 200 feet long and lCO feet In.
side, A perfect mountain OF ore and dirt,
probably 100 feet In depth, fell into and
hlIed this vast space. Had the accident
occurred five minutes later every one Of
the sixty men would undoubtedly have
been killed.
The miners who had been imprisoned
In the mine since 7 o'clock last evening
were oil rescued this afternoon at 9 clock,
none sustaining any injuries. This leaves
only three, Thomas Green, James Farley
and James Beaky, killed, and FIVE slightly
hurt. Farley was single man. Bsaky
leaves wife and family, who are now en-
route To the hills. Green also leaves q
wife and veChildren, The work OF clear.
ing the tunnel out is progressing rapidly,
and II 10 thought that by Sunday the mine
will be entirely clear, although no delay
has been occasloned by the accident.
Subscriptions for the relief Of those made
homeless and destitute have been called
for by the press Of the Hills, and the
people have responded libsrally. The
disaster hes been the principal topic Of
conversation to-day. There are many
conjeCtures as to the cause, but no blame
can possibly attach either TO the company
or any one else. The prompt and heroic
efforts Of the managers ol the mine and
volunteers 10 rescue their fellow lGborers
Is deserving Of the highest praise.