The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-05-12
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Alnul n~m yesterday imnlsis espludon
Of sulphur and ~ eacuifei N The NJ, si,ns
coillefy Al lsHuaidale one mills west n mis-
place, instantly kiillnH i'alfiok lleaRen, An.
dtew Jenca and August welkef John
fuley was employed IN cutting ihe pillar
hriwecn Nos, 4 and breasts. III went
down The main way To gei a drill 10 pul In
hole. As HI waa eoinlnr ~ he heard lha
coal working IN q very threatening manner.
lie sai down IN The maln.way, thinking Tho
cDal would soon ceasc working IN few
innutcs he again heard tho coal working.
Shortly aficrward the pillar gave way rush.
Ing large body Of aaa Into Tho gnngway.
A strong current VI air huulcdly conveyed
the dangerous body of rms until II reached
the end, whcfi q cmeusuion touk place. This
was an oinlnous alnl, ai'i The mcn, Reagnn
and Jaes, employed there tcJk 10 their
heels. Before they had aone very far their
safety lamps became red hot,
and shortly afierward tho gas bc.
came ignIicd causing the fatal csplo-
sion, When the men rushed frum the gang.
way they cried 10 Charles Tyler and Conrad
Walter, who were engaged In driving an air.
way, n run, m the gas was accommodating In
large quantities. Tylur and Walter were
Just stepping out Of thu alr-way Into the
Eangway when tho sulphcf exploded. The
explosion bowed down tile Rangway door,
torc up nm alr-pipc, fcllcd q huge tlmtcr
standing In the gangway 10 support the coal.
aud placed everything In chaotic eoiidI-
tion. The report was heard In almost every
part of the mine.
The miners and laborer were greatly
alarmed. Not Few threw themselves on
the gangway, thern to await results. As
soon as qulct was restored tho brayest
miners started In the gaigway IN quest OF
the men who were thcsc employed The
first body found was Patrick Reagan, who
was 70 horribly burned that the men who
found him could scarcely recognize him.
Ills body was also shocklngly nlangled by
being hurled against the side Of the gangway.
The pfeless body of Andrew Jone- was found
doubled up IN nook not far 'frum his com.
panIons. Ills body was burned 10 q crisp,
his clothes having been completely burned
on his body. Tender hands conveyed tho
remains 10 the bottom of the rlo1e and placed
them by the sid, Of Reagan. Tl,s next
body found was that OF August welker, who
was mangled beyond description. Charia
Tyler and Conrad Walter were found
moaning and uoanlng. Tyler was borrI.
bly, burned. Ills flesh hung In shreds. Wal.
ter was found crotchcd behind q gangway
pfap, fearing second explosion. lie was
crying bitterly and held his hands up, show
Ing their frightfu condition. Ths miners
who found the two injured men doffed their
shirts, put them on their uofortunaie com
panions, and led them 10 tho bottom Of the
slope. by this time hundreds had collected
nj the spot fearing that their friends were
among the Victims Women and children
were crying. Soon the dead bodies were
holsted 10 the surfacc, where the men wllf
accompanied tho dead narrnied the con.
dillon Of Affairs beneath. The bodies wcrs
placed In wagon and driven 70 thcI
homes, where q scene never befou
witnessed IN this vicinity occurred. Walter I
% live but a shori time. ksaxsn lived 4
Locustdalc, and leaves widow and scycfa
children. Jones resided At Ashland, and
was unmarried. August Welksr lived al
Locustdale, and leaves = widow and thrcs
children Tyler and Walter are married
men, and lIve In the neIghborfood OF L0
custdais. II the gangway men had extin-
guIsheti their safety-Iamps when they saw
the conclusion Of air. the explosion would
not have occurred.