Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-28
DEAD.
A Terrible Explosion in a Pennsyl
vania Coke Mine.
Twenty Miners Supposed to Have Died
Horrible Death,

PrTTsBURG, Pa, Oct. 27,-Report
has been received here Of mine dis
aster near Uniontown this afternoon.
Two men are known TO be killed and
several injured. over twenty were in
the mine at the time Of the explosion,
and IL is feared that all We're Killed or
injured.
WHOLESALE DESTRUCTION.
UNGoNTowN, PA, Oct. 27.--An ex-
plosion of tire-damp, with results
probably as fatal as attended the terri
ble disaster at West Leisenring last
January when nineteen lives were
lost, occurred at the mines
of the Youngstown Coke company
four miles from here between four aud
five o'clock this evening. Explosion
took place in the sixth right hand
fiat where about twenty men were at
work. The Ore boss made
his rounds as usual this
morning and discovered no
signs OF gas ana the day force went
to work and at 4 o'clock this afternoon
were relieved by the night force and
| in twenty minutes, just after the pit
boss, James Cole, and Superintendent
| Refs had come up from the mine and
| gone TO the Office, an explosion
occurred which shattered the windows
! for mile around and five minutes
| later there was n second report and
! Immediately afterward flames burst
forth from the openings blocking up
the avenues of the entrance, News OF
the disaster spread quickly and
friends and relatives Of the
doomed miners soon gathered
around the mouth of the mine, bat
the fierce flames prevented any at
tempt at rescue. After an hours work,
however, the flames were suhdued sui.
iicenUy to allow q descent by way OF
the air shaft. At this writing the vol,
unteers have only been able TO reach
a part of the mine, owing 10 the aflur
damp, and Il is feared that the entire
roof Of the sixth Hat has fallen in. II
this Is the case, none Of the miners al
work there can be saved. The men IN
some parts Of the mine who escaped
after the explosion occurred made al
attempt 10 rescue their companions
but were unable 10 reach them. IN,
killed and injured thus far discovered
are:
Jos. Seebly. night pumper, single
aged %, killed
Jack Lupes, rope rider, aged thirty
single, killed
Jack Cole and his son, seriously ant
il is thought fatally injured.
Chauncey Wilson, slightly injured
Washington kebbler has Just beef
recovered. He IL not hurt. He hat
the presence OF mind 10 lie down In 1
pool of water and avoid inhsling ia,
gas. This makes six that have been
taken out, two dead and four injured
Jacob Cole aud Ills son probably IA
tally. Every effort Is being made {,
rescue the others but up To- late houl
tonight all IN vain. There il
scarcely chance for any OF them to b,
taken out alive, as II IL thought tina
all have perished from the deadly ef
feet Of damp before this. The air IN
the vicinity of the mines Is fllled
with the cries OF the wives and chill
dren OF the imprisoned men. There ar,
plenty of willing hands aud heart
who are ready TO risk their lives in
trying to rescue them, but II is impls
sible to get at them now aud not be
fore morning will this terrible tals
be known. II Is not known how thf
explosion occurred, IL WAS just such
day as that OF the West Belsenrinl
disaster. The atmosphere wRt
murky, which Is regarded n
favorable for accumulation Of fir,
damp In mines. Nevertheless, no gai
had been discovered In the mine fol
more than a month.
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