Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-22
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NANTIC0KE'S NINE DISASTER.
Miners Beaten by Supposed Strikers.
A MYSTERY OF THE LAKES.
Reported Republican Conspiracy in Spain
NANTICOkE DESPAIR
Friends Of the Lost Miners Frustrated
by the StOpNnyc OF Rescue Gork

WILKEsBARRE. PA, Dec. 22-There was no
rest for Nanticoke last night. IL is impossible
TO describe the CONSERVATION dismay and az
ony when spread through the village when it
was learned after midnight that all efforts to
get the men out alive were abandoned. The
Town never SAW such u sight that witnessed
rom two TO four O'Clock this morning. The
whoie population was on the streets discussing
In the widest manner the decision, and cxcla-
nations OF despair, cries of agony and mutter-
lngs OF discomfort were heard on every street
corner and In almost every household. Rela-
tlves OF the victims were i'm the widest agony
OF despair. Several were seized with convu-
SlonS. Fannte Sarver. sister OF the two SsrVer
brothers. was Frustrated with violent fits, and
AT ; a. M IL was feared she would die Mrs
klVler, the aged mother OF the three Eivler
brothers, was at deaths door from weakness
and shock. and many other relatives and
friends OF victims were completely Frustrated
The officials in charge of the rescue work were
forced 10 abandon all work from the air SHAFT
Investigations this morning show that sand
rock and culm had fallen TO such an extent
that the mine in which the imprisoned men
We're confined filed To the
ROOF. and that the men are lad. second
cave-in took place during the night. which was
oi very large proportions. and the real extent of
the damage done can hardly be guessed but il
Is great, This fall brought with it volumes of
black damp and sulphurous gas which has
filed the mine and put a pcremptory stop to
ALI work. At six O'Clock this morning it was
learned that the bodies of the victims cannot he
recovered Tor at least a month. and since this
news has spread throughout the mining region
the most Intense excitement has prevailed.
E-NeIy cHort VIII now be MADE 10 work In to-
wards the men from the slope. The clearing-up
gangways will be pushed rapidly possible
though the work will be long and tedious, "a
there Is about 5000 feet OF gang-way also filled
up, and said TO be packed to the root. The fol-
lowing Is a complete and correct list of the vic
Tins. as obtained for the first time since the
calamity took place: Thos Clifford, door-boy,
IL years old; VIM. Delaney, driver-boy. Ii:
VIM. Elkie, runner, 10; Edward Hargraves
miner 81, single: John Hawk, laborer, 3d.
W adislaw JelgosninskI, laborer. 2:S; Oliver Xiv
Ter, miner, "a, married, ) children; VIM. kiyler,
laborer, IL; Frank kiyler, MINER b. married;
MauX Longolki, driver. Il; Abram Lewis
miner, AZ, married; Andrew Lewe miner, %.
mar led; Lucent Luke, laborer, Is, married;
Seward Matthews, laborer, 20; August Metule,
miner, 40, married. q children; Peter Matte
Wlcz, iaborer, age unknown, single; Joseph Me
,arty, miner, 23, married; John Nowach, lab
orer, 81, single; Abram Rubinski, laborer, %,
single; Isaac Sarver, miner, 2S, married, chill
dren; John Sarver, laDorer, 81, single; John
SMUT, miner, Is, married; Thomas Williams,
labOrer, IL single