Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-12-19
IN A FLOODED MINE.
The Awful Situation Of Thirty
Miners at Nanticoks, Pa.
IMPRISONED IN A SLOPE BY WATER
That Rushes Into the Mine From Some
Unknown Cause.-The Work ~
Of Rescue.

WnKEssARRE, Pa, December lS.-The
water in the Susquehsnna river at Nanti
coke broke throughthe workings OF the No.
Slope of the Susquehsnna Coal Com
pany this morning, and at noon there was
about SIX feet Of water in the Slope. An
alarm was sent through the workings when
danger was apparent; and all tAe"msn'Hs1'
cept seven Hungarians who are believed to
have been drowned, hurried to the mouth
of the slope and were rescued. The mules
and most Of the tools we're saved.
Accounts from the flooded mine at Nan
ticoke are conflicting. Advices received
this afternoon were to the effect that 81
men employed on rock workin No Slope
were imprisoned in the upper lifts BY the
rapid rising of the river. Several miners
entered the slope at o'clock with boats
intending to use every means to reach the
men. A dispatch received here at o
clock this evening from Nanticoke
stated that 81 Of the miners were unac-
counted for, and that it was supposed that
they were drowned. Later sdVices state
that all of the men are reported 10 be out
OF the mine except 81. The fate Of these
is yet unknoEn.
THE DISASTER VERY SERIOUS.
LATER-The disaster at Nanticoke is
more serious than was at first supposed.
The theory that the water broke through
the bed Of the river, has been dispelled by
the fact that the place whence the-~ster
came is over 1000 teet from the Susque-
heuna. 1t flowed from q pool on the sur
face. 1t followed the rock to fault in
the seam, ran into gangwsy and
slopes, thence TO the lower working
Of No. | Slope. When the water
was discovered rushing into
the slope, there were nearly 1000 men and
BOYS at work in the various openings, but
at the particular spot where it first appear
ed there we're not over thirty persons. II
is reported that there are now about thirty
men in the face of one Of the gsngways
who are shut in By the water and rubbish
that have accumulated In the west gang
way of the second lift of the Ross seam.
1t is impossible to say what their fate
will be. A rescuing party are following
the face of the chambers Of that part OF
the gangwsy with hopes OF reaching them
some time during the night. The officials
say there is no danger OF the men sufocat
ing as they will get plenty air from the
faces of the chambers thai are not
clogged. The pumps were put into opera
ton to night. They have q capacity OF re-
moving 1000 gallons of water per minute,
aud it is expected that the men will 6e
cleared by Monday next Old miners are
of the opinion that the men who are
shut up will be rescued alive. The names
OF
THE EXToNBED MEN,
50 far as can be learned, are: Oliver,
Frank and William Kivler, brothers, vii
liam Clifford, William Doushue, VIM.
Elke, Isaac Sharpe, Daniel Lowry, John
Shut, John Hawks, John Lsbsr, August
Vitusl, Edward Hsrgraves, John Skinsky,
Abrsm Lewis and Edward Matthias.
At 10 o'clock this evening the company
were making every possible effort to reach
the imprisoned men.
Additional pumps are being rapidly put
Up. Another force Of men have been sent
down the air shaft. who will endesyor to
cut through 70 the spot where the impris
oned men are believed to be. This work
will be kept up night and day until the fate
~ tho man II knoun