The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-05

tilation, and causing an explosion OF car
bonic gas, and thereby closing up the shaft
and cutting of every avenue Of escape.
This Is almost the unanimous belief here.
John Marshall and party remained below
some twenty minutes, and reached the
first break in the brattice. They made
thorough examination OF that portion OF
the shaft Which was free from aiter-damp,
and again asccnded TO obtain the necessary
materials for the purpose OF repairing the
brattice, which will be done temporarily
with sail-cloth. II this experiment Is sue
cessful, operations will be vigorously pash-
ed until the lower tunnels are reached,
when the bodies will be discovered.
II is the settled opinion OF the leading
miners on the ground that
THERE is No TIRE BELOW,
and as soon a. this prevails with any de-
gree OF confidence among the mine hands
the work Of removing debris and opening
the avenues 10 the coal-iaco will be COM
menced in good earnest.
Al 2 u. NJ. another party, consisting OF
Thomas Jones, William Jewett, and John
King (white), and Thomas Pollard color
ed), went down. They carried all the ne
cessary materials, and such tools and inn
PIGMENTS rs were required to make the re-
pairs to the brattice.
Report OF the working party at 3 p. NJ.
states they had repaired about forty feet Of
the first break-in. IL was found that the
damage 10 the brattice was greater than
had been anticipated, and it VIII require
considerable labor and time to reach
THE BOTTOM or TIE SHAFT
and beginning Of the tunnel. The shaft Is
very damp and making q great deal OF Wa
ter, which retards the workmcn in their
operations. IL j. the opinion OF the super
intendent that the prospect for reaching
the bodies OF the men tonight Is not very
good. Still it may be accomplished, Is all
the men are eager to do what they can. The
following is 4
LIST OF THE MEN LOST
in the mine, giving their supposed ages,
places OF nativity. whether married or sim
gle, and number in family Of the former:
William Marshall, aged forty-fye years,
of Percy Main, England; has wife and four
children.
Thomas Hall, thirty-liye years, Chester
field, Va. has wife and four children
George Jewett, Jr., twenty-onc, Ches-
teriield, Va; wife and one child.
\. \. Jewett, thirty, Chesterfield, Va;
wife and one child.
James Brown, thirty-three, probably
from Georgetown, ID. c.; wife and three
children.
James Hall, thirty-threc, Chesterfield,
Va; wife and five children.
Joe Cournow, twenty-one, Chesterfield,
Va; single, but leaves a widowed mother
with seven children.
John Morris, twenty-three years, Ches-
terticld, Va; single.
Joseph Shields, fifty years, Durham,
England; wife and eight children, now in
England.
Richard Cogbll, sixty-six years, Ches-
terlield, Va; one child living.
Richard Morgan, forty years, native Of
Chesterfield. Va; wife and four children.
Bobert Binford, forty, Chesterfield, Va;
wife and seven children.
Samuel Cox, forty-fye, Chesterfield
wife and one child.
Pleasant Stewart, thirty, Chesterfield;
wife and one child.
Joseph CunluiI, sixty, Chesterfield; wife
and three step-children.
Beverly Brooks, fifty, Chesterfield; wife
and several children.
Alexander Logan, forty, Chesterfield;
wife and children.
Peter Harper, forty years, Richmond,
Va: wife and children.
Major Pollard, thirty, Chesterfield; wife
and three children.
Solomon Taylor, forty, Chesterfield; wife
dead, five children living.
Squire Bright, fiity-fye, Chesterfield;
wife and six children.
John Green, fiity-fye. Chesterfield; wife
and one child.
Lewis Hobbs, fiity-fiye, Dnwiddie, Va;
wife and six children.
Daniel Hammond, thirty-two, Powhatan,
Va; wife.
Isham Graves, twenty-one, Chesterfield;
single.
Edward Ross. ffty-fve, Chesterfield
single.
Robert Booker, eighteen, Chesterfield;
single.
Thomas Summels, forty; wife and five
stcp-l hildren.
Albert Hughes, thirty; wife and seven
Jamcs lam Mills, thirty, Chesterfield; wife
and Two children.
Jeff Coleman. forty-tiye, Chesterfield,
wife and three step-clildren.
Fred. Anderson, twenty-three. Chester
field. single.
The following were
IN PREVIOUS DISASTERS:
John Green (colored) was in the upper
portion OF the same shaft in May, lSlG,
when the explosion then occurred. He
was working with Charles Holder, who
was killed. Holder was thrown out OF the
bucket: Green held on 10 the rope and
M Nh Dneg alzn gnlOra1
was in the shaft in MAY. 1876. He was
working at the bottom, and was rescued
barely alive. lie was about the same place
Yesterday when the explosion occurred by
which he lost his life. Joseph Cournow
(white) is the son OF Thomas Cournow,
who was one OF the pit bosses and lost his
life in the explosion OF May, 1876. Solo
mon Taylor (colCred), among i the killed
Friday, was also in the explosion OF
1876, but escaped with others.
THE LATEST.
discovery of One of the Bodies Not
Very Far From the Bottom of the
shaft.
Especial telegram 70 The Di-patchI
CouFIELp. VA. February 4.-IIaye just
lat 1890 p. NJ arrived from Grove shaft,
Midlothian pits.
At last the persistent efforts OF the
miners have been rewarded by reaching
the bottom OF the shaft, and by consumate
daring discovering the body OF one OF the
unfortunate men about one hundred and
fifty feet from the base OF the shaft. This
was Ned Ross, the colored hanger-on at
tbe shaft bottom. His body was considera-
bly bruised, and showed unmistakable EVIL
dence OF his having died from the effect OF
or carbon gas. The hardy
miners who made this success proved
Themselves heroes, and deserve the highest
for their