The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-03-01

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Tha Illife mIalns sIIlafa N West l.alsen.
ring. fnuf miles north II here, waa thls
morning the sceHe of ne most tsnihs ss
pIaalun eeef kHnwH IN The cohs regions
fha cunHellstllis Coal and Iron tompsny
have g,Hip eUke 0vehf here whIth have been
ID operation AbDGt yeaf. fhe wofka elva
employment 70 about 100 men aud quite
TITLE town has sprung up, Tue eoai Il Oh
talned BY lnsans II shaft which fuaehes
the rHine Al distance ef ioo feet from the
surface.
This morning part Of tie force, who had
worked ali night, LEI, The mlnes at llule
after iva o'clock, and seventy others tauk /
their places. making The usual morning
shin.
AT about half past aIx o'clock, while the
men were digging, suddenly, without warn.
Ing, thrre occurred an explosion that con.
valaed the mlne Ia every apartment and
threw the men into The utmost consterna.
ticn. The accne Of The explosion was In onp
Of The apartments, fully no feet distant
from the bottom Of the Shaft. aud therefore
about 1870 feet from the surface opening,
yet the report was heard on the outside for
a considerable distance, and caused such a
Jar that tho top Of the derrick hundred
feet high was knocked OF. Two mules
Al ll...s Al Ia. l..tt - H. -.
so feet from tho explosion, AMI the rush Of
air blew ono Of them through the wooden
cage, shattering u 10 pieces. Tho other
mule died from suIrocation.
The awful scene that nnsued among the
terfor.strieken miners can not be ~.
scfibed. All their lamps were blown out
and they were left In darkness aud coifu.
sion. They had not time TO recover from
their shock until they found themselves
unable to breathe The explosion of the
ilre damp left tho mine flIed with after
damp, which contains no oxygen, and ren.
ders II impossible for life ~ be sustained
for any time. This after damp IA densest
In the upper part Of the mine and hence the
men hovered near the bo tom, but oven
here th.y did not long lind relief.
| Uf all those who wcrs In tho heading
where the explosion occurred Dick BaIsley
|
When tho explosion came and all the lights
were blown out Bai.ley was Just changing
his clothes lie at once wound part OF his
clothes tightly around his face and mouth
10 keep the foul air from choking him and
gavs the rest OF his garments 10 nis com.
panion, with instructions 10 take the same
precautions Hn thrn started for the main
entrance, bidding his companion TO follow.
They ran over the bodies of men nnd over
| ahaftaea.l Ttaw .ss.,.tl aus s..ftts.4<
but could hear the groans OF dying men.
Presently Baisiey's rompanian protested
that they were not going In the right direc.
tion and turned back. Like Lots wHe, ho
persisted. BnlEley pushed on until he fin.
ally saw the light and was taken out.
When the news Of tho explosion was
flashed around tho families Of the men gath
cred about the shaft and were wild with
suspense. Balslry's story gave them little
would be got out alive. 10 dangerous was
the after damp that II was fully two hours
before any volunteers could enter thu
mines. Many, were on hand ready 10 make
the search, but were unable 10 do ~ until
hope q rescuing the uniortunates alive had
quito ned.
IL was about eight o'clock whom the flrsl
body was brought out. II was that ol
M Michael nlpso, Hungarian; .. !. II. a., fac, lac.
1
IDENTIFY died from snffocation.
The work Of resruing the mon now won
on rapidly by willing volunteers aud a
noon nineteen bodies had been carried out
Tho cgmpany's books were then examined
the roll called, aud II was announced tha
all the men were accounted for.
Coroner Baton Of this place, with man,
citizens, went from here and the inques
began NJ 3;gD o'clock. No testimony wa
1 s-I tI..t ..sIf U-1 n
dead. the list - whom Il ~ follows.
THE psAs.
! Michael Henrrn irish. bruised 10 the face
| lfayes wife aud sit nhi drnn.
John Buckley, Irish, unmarriedi no vIsibl
Patrick kennedy. Irish. burned in face. IN
mn r.ied and only fhI q u widow,
jaime. Tracy. irish. badly burned IN the fac
Ja,nes hal ter. Irish. terribly burned n face
leases wife aud Two ehIl.Ift6.
Dayii lloyd. Welsh unInsrnedi burned Il
vi lam Dasls wsI.h. s,ngla. no marks.
Thonas Hc8nrr. Ifi.h. baiIy burned lsnvs
! vIfs and three children In Cumberland eour
John iiarf. American. singh. no marks
HichaaI Rirko. Hungarian: rifu and tw
, lgcorgs csilIs. Hungarian leaves wife In III
fsalsl dsetaer. co'ord' lsases wife an
. lnhn Murray. Ifi.h. wife and one child.
! Peter Walters. Irish, single. brpihtr Of Nm
Murray.
, william sessinr. native: wifs aud four chi
. drrn
Joe baker. Hungarian: Isavc. \ wife.
Andy WarmsI=. herman; slnrir.
AIban n. Haskney Of iIsIa eennsy; VIE an
. one child.
, q. Y. May, natss Of Hapiand.
Most OF the sbovs bore no visible marx
Of violence. but had died from sulfocatiof
Their faces were ysry black, The smoke IN
| dust having been blown into the skin.
The ia<f man taken out alive was Henr
Wilson. who had managed 70 nubsist on ii
In the srfy b1tt5m Of the mius until re-
rtled- He was almost gone Many af thne
who ,rsfv In other paris Of ths nins su
fered severely.
Aflsr identifying the bodles cprpser Dsi
Ton adjourned the Inquest until Easurda
: morning. The company viii bear ell u
expenses of tho funerals which will tak
place tomorrow and merit day.
TIE accumulation u % much gas IN ~
mine assfo ran<c such an explosion Il
matter Of much surprise. No accident eve
! | hsfofe ocraffa1 here. and u was frxafde