St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-29
DEATH IN A MINE.
Fourteen Men Killed by the Explos-
ion in the Mine at UniOntOwn
Monday.
Heart Rending Scenes as the Bodies We're
Brought ut-MiscellaneOus
Casualties.
THE COAL MINE HORROR.

UNIoNTowN, Pa, Oct. 2S.-The worst
fears touching the fate of the men who were
imprisoned in the mine at Youngstown by
the explosion of fire damp, which took place
there at last evening, have been fully COIL
firmed. Six miners were taken out last even
ing soon after the disaster, two dead and two
of the other four so seriously injured that
there is no hopes of their recovery.
This left from fourteen to eighteen men
supposed to be still imprisoned in the mine.
The exact number is not certainly known.
The work Of reaching these men was contin-
ued industriously throughout the whole
night, and by this morning the dead bodies
of twelve of them had been brought out and
delivered to their friends and relatives at the
mouth of the pit. This makes fourteen
dead in all, and with the four injured ac-
counts for eighteen of the whole number
supposed to be in the mine. Whether there
are more remains to be discovered. The
scenes at the mouth of the pit as the disfig-
ured bodies of the dead were brought
to the surface and given into the hands of
the wives and relatives, was distressing in
the extreme, and vividly recalled to mind
piteous walls of the bereaved families who
waited at the opening of the mine last Feb
ruary. 1t was sad spectacle indeed, and
moved to tears many of hundreds who had
been drawn to the place by the news of the
disaster. If cannot be stated whether the
explosion was due to the carelessness of the
company or not. The miners allege that it
was, but on the heels of the fatal calamity
the usual impulse is to so attri-
butte it. The mine was in
spected every morning and whenever
the presence OF fire damp was detected. 1t
was the invariable order to deny the men adj
mission until the gas had been expelled.
This was the rule, aud the officers say it was
rigidly enforced. But it is claimed by the
miners that the pany discharged a COM
petent fire boss two months ago and since
employed in that capacity one not competent
to determine whether the mine was safe or
not.
The names of the killed were: Joseph
Sibley, pumptender, married; Solomon
Van Sickle, miner, married; VIM
Miner, miner, married; James
Price, father, and James Price, son, miners;
Thos. Cole, miner, married; Jesse Miller.
father, and Jesse his son, miners; H. j.
Sape, rope rider, married; Albert Taylor,
miner; Abe Wilson, miner, married; Frank
Mellow, the father of Willie his son, married,
and Geo. Cunningham, miner, fourteen
in all.
Mine Inspector Stenvcr was in the mine,
aud he, together with the men, worked all
night to get out the dead. Taylor aud Cum
ningham were found locked arms and their
faces buried in water. The dead men were
found in every conceivable position. The
greater part of them were suffocated BIZ TIE
after damp. Some were burned. to a crisp
Many were badly bruised by being knocked
agaias. the sides of the piles. Those who
were not killed instantly showed evidence Of
great endeavors to escape.
The following were saved alive, but were
more or less burned aud bruised: Walsh
Keffer, Frank Miller, Jacob Call. David Cole
james Darby, Jerry Ringer and Chauncey
Wilson. The two latter may yet die. VII
sons right arm is broken and his face
see again.
The explosion shook the earth for more
than mile away.
The coroner has empaneled jury, and on
Thursday morning will begin a thorough aud
searching investigation. Notwithstaa din z
the talk OK some OF the miners, it is the gem
eral i'm preston the explosion was unavoid-
able, and the company at all times was
careful as was possible TO be.
Daniel Romage, FIRE boss, has
been in the service OF the company for sew
erai years, but pit boss for only a few
months. He is accounted competent man,
! indeed any careful and intelligent man with
s. safety lamp can perform the functions Of
FIRE boss, a. the lamp itself discloses, by the
swelling OF its flames, the presence OF gas
along the roof. If the gas is heavy The lamp
will go out
Fourteen bodies have been recovered and
seven men injured, making twenty-one in
all, which IS believed TO be all that were
/ in the mine q. the time Of
the explosion. Most Of The miners
were natives, AID nearly ali OF those killed
were married men and had families. There
is great excitement here. A great many
people from tits place and ConneIIsville are
at the little village. which has grown NJ
around the mine, aud altogether the scene
is one of animation, but deeply pervaded by
a feeling Of profound sadness. Fourteen
collins arrived from Pittsburg this afternoon.
| The dead have been laid out and tomorrow
I the bodies win be inferred.
1 KILLED AT THE CROSSING.
PITT.BUEe, Oct 2s-This evening a pas