St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-12
Twelve Men Lose Their Lives by the Ex-
plosion of Mine in PENN
sylvania.
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nal Application of Ooncen-
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Six Husbands--A Mysterious
Brooklyn Shooting.
Maxwell on His Way to st. LOUISE
Outraged by Circus Men,
Mere Mention.
Death in a. Mine.

WILKESBARRE, Penn, Aug. ia ter
rlbie explosion of gas took place in the West
End Coal cOmpany'S mines this morning at
MOcanaqua, fifteen miles from here. The
engine that supplies fresh air to the West
End mine broke, depriving the mine of air.
-Four men have been brought to the surface
dead, and four or five more are yet in the
mine and cannot be reached, owing to theim-
pure air. just before the night shift went off
duty the fan broke. The boss knew of this
and so did the men of the day, shift, before
they entered the mine; but, nOtwithstand-
ing this, they went into the mine taking
great risk. There were about thirty men
III all who were supplied with safety lamps,
as 1t was well known the gas would
accumulate. About seventy-five men
were i'll the mine at the time when
work began. The workmen repairing the
fan were the first who were overcome with
gas, and about an hour later the same fate
happened to many who were in the mine.
Before the men fairly realized the danger
more than twenty were unconscious. Those
who could escape then did so. Supt. John
IeaSdale and several of his men became I'M
conscious and were with difficulty rescued.
Others went down and in the face of inn
menSe difficulties, and in spite of being con-
tinualy OverpOwered with gas, got out all
but ten mon. Three of those brought out
were dead and the other six are beyond
doubt dead. The dead as far as can be
learned are James Whalen, William Vineby,
Peter BOmitzli, John Dilday and Hiram
Mead, Among those who are seriously
overcome with gas and badly injured are
Burt TrOmer, Thomas Hutchinson. John
Andrews, John Teasdale. Jr., Henry Easily,
William Good, Fred Howe and others
whose names cannot be learned at the
present writing. DR.. Hughes, prominent
physician of ShickShenny, went down into
the mine to assist the injured men and was
overcome by the gas. He was rescued wAh
difficulty and was brought to the surface
senSeless. Six hours after the accident
Supt TeaSdale, who is also part owner of
the mine, is still unconscious.
THE BOSS AT THE MINE
says he notified the men before they entered
the mine that the fan had stopped and that
1t was not safe for them to enter, as the
mine was filling with gas, This is denied
by the miners and labOrerS who, on the
contrary, say that he told them to go to
work, that the fan was broken but would
DC repaired, and put i'll working order in an
hour. When they entered the mine every
thing appeared to be al right until they be-
gan to smell the fatal air and sulphur fumes,
and before they could get out many were
overcome and suffocated The disaster is
considered singular in its nature and stands
alone and unprecedented In the history of
mining. IL could have been easily fore
seen and prevented, but, by one of those
singular over sights, the cause of the dis
aster- escaped notice.
THE DEATH ROLL
is twelve and as now fully ascertained is. as
follows: James Whelan, aged 81, miner,
widOwer with six small childrenS HifamsO.
Mead, aged 40, married, two children;
William Zienty, aged "a, laborer, single;
Peter DOrdaski, aged 81, miner. single;
John Billy, aged 40, married, five children;
William Price, laborer, aged %; James
Fry, aged 80, miner, married, two childrenI
Nicholas Bertels, aged sc, miner, five chill
dren; Wilson Rymer, aged SO, laborer,
married, two children; Anthony BOraski,
aged "a, miner, single; John lBrofokoski,
miner, married, three children, and Labin
UyerkOfSki, aged 26, MINER single. Those
who were overcome with gas and brought
senseless from the mine are now doing well
and are out of danger.