Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-09-30
MINING Aoc1pENTs-T,po Men

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loaded trip of mine cars, and on arri-
wing at pointi in tie main heading
where the roadway is very steep, the
brake of the front car sprung loose,
and although the brake of the rear
car was set, the trip ran off down the
roadway and collided with another
loaded trip in front, and both were
thrown from the track and fell vio-
lently against the timbering of the
main heading. Two of the collars or
cross pieces of the timbering, with
four of the timbers holding them up
were knocked down. No one was in
jursd by this accident, the drivers
having jumped off.
The work of replacing the fallen
timbers was at once begun and the
mine boss, William Byers, with three
roadsmen, examined ths roof above
the place where they fell. They dis
covered a crack in the coal overhead,
but decided that the coal would not
fall and that they could safely pro-
coed to put up the timbering without
temporary propping. They at once
started with 2 force of men to replace
the timbers, and while doing this,
part of the roofing near the crack fell
upon them.
A driver, John Brehsny, of Pekin,
unmarried, aged twenty-five, was in
ternally injured and died in few
minutes; William Byers, the mine
boss, was injured internally James
Jones and John Morton, both severely
bruised, and Theodore Cook, driver,
two ribs broken. 1t is thought all
the injured men will recover.
Cook, the driver who had charge
of the trip Of cars that ran away and
indirectly caused the accident, was a
new man in the Kingsland mine but
had previously driven in another
mine. The company officials claim
that the accident was caused simply
by an error of Judgment on the part
of the mine boss and roadmen in sup.
posing the coal would not fall. They
were all experienced miners. A jury
Of inquest upon the remains of Bre-
hany returned verdict of accidental
death.
In Hoffman mine Wednesday David
Close, 10 years old, son of Alex. Close,
of Eckhart, was killed instantly by a
heavy fall of roof. A jury of inquest
was also enpaneled in this case and a
verdict Of accidental death rendered.
GEORGES CREEK COAL Weekly
Statistics of @ipments.-The record
Of shipments from the mines of the
Georges Creek coal region for the week
ending Saturday, Sept. Esd, 1882,
closed as follows:
TOTAL tons for week ............ 53,29S
year.. o2u,0
Decrease under corresponding Pc
riod last year. ............... 663,333
Total tons to B. s. o R. for week 26,94s
year 612,243
Decrease under corresponding Pc
Rod last year ............... 35S, 141
Total tons to C.& o Canal for week 1G,463
year. 93,352
Decrease under corresponding pc
riod last year. ............... 226,617
Total tons to Pa. r. for week.. 9,G37
year,. 10000
Decrease under corresponding Pc
ROD last year. .............. w ,l72
Total tons shipped over G. Sc P. r.
Tor week. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 30, l60
Over same for year ........ 80. 537,7s3
Total tons shipped over G. c. &
G.. r for week. .............. 1889
Over same for ear............. S1,7S5
Heaviest shippers last week
/, Consolidation tons. ....... 1868
2, New Central. ....... S,04G
8, w. Va. Central. ....... 6,508
A, Maryland. go. ....... 5,425
8, American. ..... ....... 4,S2S
None of the others shipping over 1000
tons.
Heaviest shippers this year
l, Consolidation. .tons). ...... 2270S7
2, W. Va Central. ....... 1S1,20S
3, New Central. ....... s6,362
4, Georges Creek. ...... 1862
None of the Others shipping over $4,000
tons.
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