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 Were
Brought Out 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 con-
frmed. 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 disfg-
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 wildly 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. II 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 aud 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, and the officers say it was
rigidly enforced. But it is claimed by the
miners that the company discharged 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.
Sspe, 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 Stenver was in the mine,
and he, together with the men, worked all
night to get out the dead. Taylor and Cum
min CHAM were found locked arms and their
faces buried in water. The dead men were
found IN every conceivable position The
81 he,
after damp Some were burned TO a crisp.
Many were badly bruised by being knocked
against the sides of the piles. Those Yho
we're not killed instantly showed evidence Of
great endeayOrs to escape.
The following were saved alive, cut were
more or less burned aud bruised: Walsh
Keller, Frank Miller, Jacob Gail. David Cole.
James Darby, Jerry Ringer and Cbauncey
Wilson. The two latter may yet die. VII
sons right arm is broken and his face
burned to a crisp. If he lives he can never
see again.
Tue explosion shook the earth for more
than a mile away.
The coroner has empaneled jury, and on
Thursday mOrningwiIl begin a thorough aud
searching investigation. Notwithstanding
the talk OF some OF the miners, il is the gen
eral impression the explosion was unavoid-
lauiS. duN tuc COiupdHt ~ ali Times was
careful as was possible TO be.
Daniel Romage, fire boss, has
been in the service OF the company for sew
eral years, but pit boss for only few
months. He is accounted com petent man.
indeed any careful and intelligent man With
safety lamp can perform the functions of
fl boss, as 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 at the time of
the explosion. Most of the miners
were natives, and nearly al of those killed
were married men and had families There
is great excitement here. great many
people from tbs place and ConneIlsvine are
at the little village. which has grown up
around the mine. aud altogether the scene
is one of animation, but deeply pervaded BY
3 feeling Of profound sadness Fourteen
collins arrived from Pittsburg this afternoon.
The dead have been laid out and tomorrow
the bodies viii be inferred
KILLED AT THE CROSSING.
PITTsBUKG, Oct 2S-This evening a pas