Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-22
EASTERN NEWS.

EASTERN NEWS.
..o,.rrp PRESS DISPATCHES.
..1n n . Csai Mine.
,Uu1x Pa, Feb. D.-A 8
-. morning one OF the most
e'eloeA ..n,odops ever Known IN tnas
uHnpD in the West Lusenriu&
~ 49, miles from here. resolving
Ast S.snl loss Of life. Particulars
81 mesesr that nothing oennse =
80 "a 10 what caused the disas'er.
kno..sst report received here at noon
n ~ s&sct that some seventy -nve
- - at work IN the mine At the
vSsbs explosion; that out OF that
w. ~ eventy-nine persons are known
BsD c,st their death, and that many
% n.ysd;sa have Teen already taken
49, T~.lve we're rescued. several Of
- rs,e 20 badly injured that they
4. Every effort il being made to
w shoee VINO are yet in the mine.
$3.50 the extent Of the friRhtful AZ
II i thought that at least hfty
go. 80 of the seventy five were
~, q 70 badly injured that they VIII
d-,o.rovx, Pa. Feb. 2l.-The scene
o.sydsy's terrible disaster was Wis
IL m numbers today. A major
,. eimpsy curious, but many came
y n. earnest intention of investi-
and il possible ascertain the
n The explosion. Heretofore gas
eos caused much trouble in Western
n....,lvAnia, but 1t 10 evident that a
cnsntity had generated IN a short
.SitAoat being discovered. A ma
- a the expsrts who examined the
~ this morning incline 70 the belief
~ he explosion resulted in u portion
= IN roof OF one of the chambers OK
e..;ro 4 crevice filed with fire damp.
~ They are not, however, willing to
-. their regulations until a more
.sceonah examination can be made.
0.f6@s for nineteen victims arrived
,,osa PlttsbuYg this morning, and all
nj IL barred from Uniontown tOlnor-
~ Two thirds of the victims were
Cssiolios and il has not been decided
shaher union services will he held or
~ family barry its own dead. The
ConnelIsville Coke and Iron Company,
IL ovpsn Of the mine, pay all funeral
srueaees. There are none here who
1870 ~ company Tho opinion 10
univvrysl that the explosion cannot be
saasesd 70 their negligence. as tbs shaft
~ model, tho most approved 1ppli
49, bsiuQ used for safety and greater
.siau ssd precautions being taken than
Z rsuuirsd by law. The families Of the
dasd miners are not in imm sdiate desti-
- circumstances, bat the sudden
vithdrsval Of support caused by the
sakinQ 81 Of husbands, fathArs and
hruthers will DO seriously felt in the
psas future.
MANY had their lives insured only
- veek. a. insuararoe agents have re-
s1otly collected among the mines and
sincrs, and = large number avsiied
lheusslyes Of the opportunity, among
an several who were killed.
veosful Cyclones Fellow tie vleeAs.
EVANSVILLE. Ind, Feb. O.-Rsp0rts
~ coming in Of great destruction BY
u wind storm Yesterday afternoon and
niqht. Il il unparalleled for years.
Hardly a house is standing in the food
"a district between OWensboro and Mt.
vernon. But one loss Of life In reported
% ias. Yesterday two destructive cy-
douse for about two hours swept through
W ssntral part Of the city. dwelling
many houses and doing serious damage
10 hundreds Of buildings. Many per-
oons we're injured by falling houses.
CHARLOTTE, N. c., Feb. D.-Tweuty
I've houses. all in Philadelphia settle
usut, we're leveled by Cyclone. The
bodies Of three white men and eleven
sol0red have been recovered. Search 10
mixing for others who are believed to
b killed. At Pioneer Mills six houses
usrs blown down and q c0lored man
Iilled. At WOodward's three negroes
Nd An AGED white lady were killed.
HW s0u and daughter fell down from
IL house into q tree. At POlktOwn the
vifs II F. q. Gray WAS killed by fall
II house.
NnMINaroN, N. O., Feb. GA spe
81 from Rockingham says . cycloue
afuek that village on the 0utskirta, de-
xeoying fifteen houses, killing twenty
thsss pen&,ns. and injuriug many more.
Sssersl oOl0red people were also killed
athe Peedee River. At Manley and
Iayssr the Cyclone destroyed every
ding. Near Ellington, Parnett coua-
y, dx persons we're killed.
OolunBlA, 4. g., Feb. D.-Speoials in
&eate storm throughout the State.
Many houses were blown down. Chap
10 6tstien Was swept away and not a
Aeaes left. One person was killed and
nvegal injured. At Bohemian one Was
kllsd and q number injured. At Pat
tsssun three persons are reported killed.
d ~ hover part Of Clarendon county
tvJ we're killed. At Darlington two
vhilAa and two negroes were killed.
GiI ne Known 10 be killed and fifteen
wounded in the county. Serious lose Of
ae aid property is reported Ia the Vi
delly a Williamsburg.
fALLADuoA, Ala, Feb. O.-A destruo-
I've cyclone yesterday passed through
~ Mbarbs OF Cave Springs, Ga, kill
~ 6ve me0 and INF Turing others. The
celeqo vas about q quarter Of mile
Nd and swept down houses aud every
Aipa - u path. Damages are great.
LnlAe intelligence but adds 70 tho hor-
~ oftAe fearful story. Niles Of forest
d Oahaba Valley are levelled by the
asrns Bodies 0f strange cows arc
iound around Leeds. In many places
Aetoand b clear Of stones AZ II care.
Tally suepe, Ntumps of trees bear the
aaln Of rocks. There IL absolutely
Helelng 10 indicate waers DR.. WriRht's
Hi1o0oo and Outhousoo etood.
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