The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-12-23
ALL HOPE HAS FLED.
NANr1coKE MINERS ENroMBED
And Beyond the Reach of Human EndsavOr.
The Names of the Victims ImprisOnsd.
Tho Grief and Anguish of the Mourn.
orS-Tho had scenes in the Town.

Tho drlet ana An pBulAn OF tho "o"ns
orS-Tho hAd scenes in the Town.
wILxEsBARRE, Pa, Dec. 22.-There wa
no rest for Nanticoke last night. It is i'm
possible to describe in words the conster
nation, the dismay, the agony which
spread throughout the village when it wal
learned after midnight that all efforts tC
get the entombed out alive were aban
doned. The town never saw such sigh
as that witnessed from to o'clock thiE
morning. No one thought Of rest The
whole population was on the streets re.
GREETING in the widest manner the decision
TO abandon the efforts at rescue. Exclama.
tions OF despair, cries Of agony and mutter.
ings OF discomfort were heard on every
corner, and in almost every household
relations OF the unfortunate victims were
in the widest agony Of despair. Several
were seizbd with commissions. Fannis
SArver, sister OF the two Sarver brothers,
WAS prostratsd with violent fits, and &C
five o'clock this morning it was feared she
would die. Mrs. kiEler the old mother
ofths three kivler brothers was 1t deaths
door from weakness and the shock, and
many other relations and friends Of the
victims were completely prostrsted. The
officials in charge Oft the rescain4 exped!-
ton were forced 10 abandon all work from
the air shalt by several irresistible con!
clusions.
THE LAST STRAW.
Investigations atSn early hour this morn.
ing show that the sand rock and culm had
fallen TO such an extent that the mine in
which the imprisoned men were wss now
filled to the roof and that the men are
dead and beyond all human help. Asec
ond cave-in took place during he night,
which was OF very large proportions, and
the real extent Of the damage can hardly
be estimated, but it is great. This fall
brought with it volumes Of black damp
and sulphurous gases which filled the.
mine and put peremp!ory stop to all
work.
AtG o'clock this morning it was learned
that the ldies OF the victims cannot be
recovered for at least month, and since
this news has been spreai throughout ths
mining region the most intense excite
ment prevails. Every etF1rt will now he
madg 10 work in towards the men from.
the slope. The clearing OF the top CT the
gangways will be pushed as rapidly as
possible. 1t is thought that the work
will be long and tedious, as there is about
8 900 feet OF gang way also filed up and
said 10 be packed to the roof.
THE ENToNBED MINERS.
The following is complete and correct
list OF the victims as obtained Tor the first
time:
THos. CLIFFORD, door boy, IA years old.
WV. DELANEY, driver boy, II years old.
Wv. EHLIE, runner, 10 years old.
EDWARD HARGRAvEs, miner, q years
old. ~,
JoHA HAWK, laborer, 80 years old.
WAplsLAw JELGoHlNsEI, lAborer, %
years old.
OLIVER KIvLER, miner. 81 years old,
married and has three children.
WM KIvLER, labor, II years old.
FRANK klvLER, miner, 80 years old,
married.
MAux LoSaoLKI, driver, aged II years.
ALENAM LEWIS, miner, 42 years old, mar
ried.
ANDREW LOWE, miner, 25 Yeas old, mar
ried.
VINCENT LUKE, laborer, 2S years old, mar
ried.
EDWARD MATTHEWS, laborer, 20 years old
AUGUST MAruIE, miner, 40 years old, mar
ried, with ak children.
PETER MATTLEwIE2E, laborer, ,age unknown.
JosRPH MCCARTY, miner, aged 23 years,
married.
JOHN NowACn, laborer, SO years old.
ABRAE RUBENsHI, laborer, 20 yesrI old.
isaac SAEvER, miner, % years old, mar
ried, leaves two children.
JOHN SARvER, laborer, IS years old.
JouN SHUT, miner, Is years old, mar
ried.
TuoxAs WILLIAMS, laborer, 81 years old.
The officials Of the Chicago and Wilkes.
barre Goal Company arc now going tosipk
a shalt directly over the slope where tho
imprisoned miners are supposed to be. II
is thought that by doing this they can
reach the victims in about four days.