Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-01-25
EASTERN NEWS.
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~AmnrIAIkO KA36O OASs -
.-ssae CsaI aIne Disaster.
r-v~,. Ian. IA terrible explosion
- riaoe at Crested Bates, oonnisoo
ic 81 I o'clock this morning In sse
1 Butses coal mine. from twen
C1s - thirty miners are believed TO
gsM,sd. The explosion blockaded the
Desa.ss TO the mine, and the full ex-
81 the disaster is at present un-
The mine was owned and OPP
Sh i, the Colorado Cosl and Iron
..ny of this city, which employs
.;ohty 70 ninety miners IN the
sss No details are at present obtain
sbje. q, .,.
nrrursos, Col. Jan. "A terrible
.;cc occurred at b O'Clock this
ss;co in the Colorado Coal and Iron
c.snv's mine at Crested Buttes. 30
ri, the most meaRre Diet Ills have
~ ,:ceiyec here, but the loss OF life
rcoeed 70 be terrible. There were
Zsr Ia the mine at the time. Ut
49, vho were Just entering several
sh,ovn back TO the entrance by
~ so,oe of the explosion and have
rsseued. One of these il dead and
"a - oehefs are badly injured. There
- IS men yet in the mine Who cannot
rssehed. They are all supposed to
- 6ead. The explosion was OF sucn
scsss e 70 entirely wreck the engine In
- snqine house, which stood fully loo
~ from the entrance. 1t 10 supposed
IN he explosion Was caused by leak
!. - Air compressor. The Crested
49, ueople are doing all possible to
..ssns the miners, and two specials have
~ no from here with doctors and
sShees on board.
Tarrs- The explosion at Crested
p.sasa vas ono Of the most appalling
~ eger occurred in a coal mine in
~ eountry. Crested Buttes, near
.S;ch the mine Ia located, Is coal
..;rioo town thirty miles north Of Gun
-. CIV. ON the Denver and Rio
Gesnde railway. The cause of the ex-
ciosion il not yet definitely known, but
q ~ supposed to have been fire damp.
"a explosion occurred either in cham
- one or two. Just half an hour after
~ day force Of sixty-seven men had
- 10 work. There we're ton men at
~ in chamber four. These escaped
INIT, except John Angus, who was in
~ uaessee way inst outside the cham
~. He 10 badly burned, but will re-
eoeee. Fifty-seven mtn were at work
n chambers one and two, and
- are ell thought to have
oeriahed. The explosion was Of snch
fceoo that il completely barricaded the
msin entrances. and the appliances for
sauOlvinQ air located near by we're
hadiv wrecked. The roof Of the tram
~ was blown of. The night force Of
~ Colorado Coal and Irou Company's
msn, and citizens generally. were work
inQ hard all day to rescue the mel, al
though il Is thought that none could
uoeeibly escape alive. The town hall
Is been prepared for the reception OF
~ dead. As soon ~ possible the fan
vss repaired and put to work pumping
aie into the mine, and men were set 10
vork 10 remove distractions 20 a. to
reach the chambers, aid get out the
bodies tonight IL possible. The follow
ine are the names of IS Of the unfortu-
nate men, those Of the other two being
unobtsinable: II. Anderson. John Will
Nsms, n. I. Stewart, John Martin.
Thomss Rogers, Joseph ONsil, Jacob
LAux, John Anderson, James Walsh.
P. Baker, VIM. Davidson, Il. James, ID.
Huohss, H. MoManus, w. L. King. J.
Cecslman, John Huler, I. Williams, J.
ohuu, p. Barrett, John Mo0regOr. John
Myers, T. N. Smith. u. b. Mchalson,
WIN. Maronsy, N. Probst, +. Ladey, J.
Prince, James Driscoll. Jas. Ceughlan,
Stewart b. Heffron, l.. r. Heffron, VIM.
L. Jones, John Donnelly, 9. kodemard,
Charles sterling, Thomas Roberts, JAS.
NoCOurt, Fred. Beoht, lber King. Jos.
Wicsenbert, p. DonsRan, Joseph Kraus,
]. +, Stewart, VIM. Heath, NJ Meath, L.
CLANCY, John Rutherford, William Nc
Covitt, A. NJ. Godfrey, ID. Mcdonald,
william Aubrey, Benjamin Jeffreys
and Thomas H. Stews-t. Many of
lheee were married and leave families,
many Of whom are living here.
Al this hour everything is in such
euufusion that IL Ia impossible TO give
dstails. A special train left Gunnison
CIV at 2 D. m. with surgeons and a
hsss number Of citizens to render all
q aid possible. The tswn Of Crested
Bate 10 in mourning. Crowds Of women
and children are about the entrance Of
~ mine praying and ringing their
hands piteOusly. The scene IL most
heast rending. Il in said That at the
Nms Of the explosion there were ten
. kses Of blasting powder in the cham
IN and , where the mon we're work
tng, and where the explosion 10 sup
posed TO have taken place. The mine
kas three miles of drifting 50
that Il u impossible at present to locate
~ aocident until the rescninR parties
eAin admittance. The mine has long
len considered dangerous by those ac-
Qlaintsd with Il.
While one of the best producing
mines in the country, its operation has
alWays been attended with more or less
appeshsnsiou and real danger. 1T IL u
~ damp mine," said superintendent
Cameron, nov in Denver. "and seems =
oonotant drain for the most deadly
Qaoss. They seem to generate in the
eeal OK under IL and pour out through
~ seams Of tho walls into the tunnels
e ohAfta, yet the mine 10 the
nosl perfectly ventilated in the
world The air ia forced in the
Ing shaft by machinery, aud no less
@an 1900 cubic feet Of fresh air IL
lMeed into the mines every minute.
Ab h quite sufficient 70 supply the
wants Of the miners, and 70 keep the
atR pestectly pure, unless some accident
elts Of or interferes with tho supply.
I1to y greater amount of fresh air
laaa y furnished any other mine In
Oolosado."
NJ. Mcneil, State Mine Inspector, left
It. The scsne OF the disaster tonight.
H aye there in no doubt that every
IN In the mine at the time Of the ex-
ylesion vas instantly killed. At this
1ear-lO p. MAO bodies have been
vooovosod.
! Crested Butte special says: The
q1oeine party has almost reached
ooa16ee No. 2, and hes discovered ono
~ hody. The skull II broken, and
veols body 10 terribly bruised and
Sekeoed. Tho gas II 90 bad IN
- mine and the passages %
seeked that progress il very SLOW.
ssseytetng possible is being me 10
- ~ bodies ~ speedily ~ possible.
Z. heps Of finding any OF the buried
- alive has long been abandoned
AnauaA Report sr the Unlss Paeiae.
Nnu Yosx. Jan. A.-The annual re-
q the Governments Directors OF
union Pacific Railway was trans.
eo yesterday to the Secretary Of
1laoeRtor. Referring to the fact that
Management has heretofore been
eeAns 70 furnish information in re-
y = the conduct Of its A6airs. the
eseoes state that they found no suct
utllinguen during the past year
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