Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-02-18
EASTERN NEWS.
.socrATED PRESS DISPATCHES
..,.ccidens in Il Coal iiInc.

ATED PRfSS btSt
r., Accident i'm Coal HIhc.
o Feb. IA dispatch receiv-
CHioAu ,;yes the following additional
cd here srs of the terrible disaster at
psrtlculaa,ds Yesterday: This Is the most
brsia'~v.Jrs 5edy that has ever visited a
prrloie a s.% coal field. Ii was IL the
Wilninsaft of the Wilmington Coal
No. : on nd Manufacturing Company,
kne on the Diamond Co. 1t was Sit
gown % ,n;les northwest of the city.
rstea: ~ village of Diamond is scene
1be hsn ,"t;on. calculated to wiring the
Of desot wen the most hardened, at the
bear1 " Z. ,,,;cery. Sixty eight men and
scene Is " lie dead in the mine, and II,
elgn' w reaks before en- the melan-
nay oo action of he recovering of
choY ,@ad bodies is &C 5orded. No such
ibeir ue over visited this section of
cs sn,ry or any other mining region.
c esa na6ole of Diam md Is devoted to
ln s;ng and this blow carries death INTO
n,pmn5red families. In several instances
n .te male members of a family have
az .n svept away. A section OF prairie
sen q, feet. over which the floods had
Wuy ,ded until the water stood or 4
e1slsa aa,, Suddenly caved in, the result
ieelu..Jbpa instant flooding Of a mine IN
hlns W s01 men and boys were at work.
shon If half an hour the water had
ins.a sod ali parts Of the works, and to-
feaeae s.onds within feet of tho main
negs Seyenty-four human beings
snai" oboked to death III the grim re-
seie - che mine. All hope of the
est :s1o rascue of any OF them by the
P Oso' of a driveway from an old air
INTO the works was abandoned at
sns sn when the water poured into the
ousA' ramed shaft, and the workmen
s s compelled to retreat. Inc mine IS
: tbe extreme corner OF MIL county.
~ ~ miners live in village Just across
.hs line. in Grundy county. The Dia-
~, Company's pits are known as No.
No ;. etc. One OF the leading stock
toidsrs is Hugh Jewett, OF the Erie
pa;lroad. Pit No. 2. the scene OF to-
s savis horror. has been operated ABOUT
.s:ss Years. and 200 Or 400 men
~. wa. hovs have been regularly employed
;a;t This morning go or 300 went IN.
Tbose who escaped did SO by mira
~ Shaft No. 2 is 81 feet deep, and
~. .snva tbc coal lies q wall of ITO feet of
ssr,h. The coal vein varies III thick
.a.s from feet nine inches to feet.
ihovs ia a LAYER of soapstone, resting
On he'd of fire clay. The vein winds
nd d;ns a COZ d deal, and thus some
ats If the mine are lower than others.
from the main,shaft radiate passages
IN avery direction in which coal'ls To be
LA
and sir feet wide. Tho miners propped
.he massage with timber and soapstone.
The props did not prove to be strong
snouch Tor the superintendent mass OF
soooy earth. News of the accident soon
smssd. and a great crowd gathered
a. the mine where workmen were hsh-
mo ont the almost exhausted and near
i,drowned men, who we're alive at the
iottom of the shaft. Many wife or
dsnohter kDeIt on the ground and
nrayed fervently for the safety OF her
nysd one. and, AS the heartrendIng
character of the calamity appeared, the
Grief of the Survivors was outspoken
and painful to behold. A wife, bent
aver the shaft as her husband climbed
M the ladder with the dead body of his
sn in his arms, extended her hand to
receive the man, but was disappointed
and doomed to greater grief; Tor the
man, worn out by the desperate strug-
ps for life and for the body OF his son,
fell back into the pit, and was hfeiess
corpse. He has not been seen since:
Mrs. McQuestion, whose husband and
three sons were buried, upon learning
Of the news, was FRUSTRATED, and now
lies in a precarious condition, with her
mind permanently injured. Instances
Of phatic nature multiply, and seeker
for them will find a rich harvest here.
Names of those known to he lost:
John Hnler. leaves wife and four chill
dren; Adam McQueslion, leaves wife
and five children; Robert Mc9ueslion,
Isaac Pierson, leaves wife and one
child; James Carroll, b. Chilsell, leaves
o wife and three children: John BOYD,
leaves wife; Ii. Cody, John Neil, leaves
svife and six children; A. Orr, leaves
wife and three children; X. Harper,
leaves a wife and three children; +. Z.
Redman. leaves a wife and two children;
PHI. Wall, Fritz koe, Samuel Atkins,
kayes wife and six children; George
Bulskonsky, John Bulskonsky, Larry
Sullivan, John Brokma, leaves a wife
and four children; A. Fulton, X. Grade.
VIM. Schools, leaves a wife and two
children; James Pearson, John Pear
ron, H. Ungar, leaves one child; nj.
A. Goldenberger, +. Motifs. leaves wife
and three children, VIM. klelzer, Joe
Smith, G. Clottlin, John Gnlloch, Frank
Klass, Adam Damn, leaves wife and
four children; Il. Damn, Joe Crates, M.
Neiski, John Denbrosky, Anton Den
brosky, F. MUIR, IL. Kenesey, L. Sanp,
Latt Bedz, p. Sex, John Haber, Frank
Puber, Willie McQuestion, Adam Mo
Question Jr., Jno. Pearson, Matthew
Redman, d. NJ. Boynge. L. Costigan,
Adam Stewart Dr., Frank Steward, Hugh
Nesbit, A. Bedington, Simon Stumps,
Jno. Smith, Il. Robbart, Geo. Matthew,
". G. Secova, X. IL. Clossner, j.
Lensee, John French, John John
son. .. o. Sterlow, John Anderson,
Vim. McCully, L. Rogers, and j. Rusek.
Star Route Testimony.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Rsredell today
nid Certain paper signed in Dorseys
name was not. in his writing, and Dor
ny was not III place where he could
ngn 1t at the date named in it. A letter
vas read from Dorsey to his brother
dailng that the Bismarck Tongue river
nute would pay him or somebody $l0,-
W0. number of blank affidavits were
AIKEN from the witnesses office immedi-
asely after the last verdict in the Star
Route trials. s. w. Dorsey alone had
!ls key to the post-ofiice. He explained
zoe slnuous method of bookkeeping
employe nv himsslf uudar the direO-
Won Of s. w. Dorsey. When Dorsey
Hksd the witness if he had charged
brady with certain amounts of five, Six,
and seven thousand dollars, witness
nid no had no account against Brady.
uEorsey replied, why damn it, he Is
Wm. Smith (Wm. Smith was one of
we names of the pseudo contractors
The Grant Retirement Bill. Etc.
= WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The Military
eommittee will take no further action
VI Inc Grant retirement bill this ses-
!. Inc bill for an additional U. s. court
sa1 I wil' be favorably reported to
as House.
lannon's amendment. that all clerks
~ Sua other employees of the Executive
apartment must work from9 am. to
pm. from October to April, and from
Am. to pm. from April to October,
~ agreed to by vote of 30 to 81.
Through Line.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE West Shore
buffalo Railroad will probably COM
Sne with the Milwaukee & St. Paul,