Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-20
A Number Of Miners EltOmbGd in a
Chamber Of Death.
BELIEVED TO BE DEAD
Oh SLOWLY DYING.
Proceedings in the House Of Representa-
tivss Yesterday.
CONGRESS STILL At WORK ON THE PREsI.
DENTAL SUCCESSION BILL.
A Determined Mob After a
Negro.
HEAVY LOSSES BY FIRE IN
MONTREAL.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
The NnnticOIke Disaster.

AHc Nbnt1cUAAe AssSstStCEs
W1LKEsBARRE, Pa, Dec. 19.-Accounts
from Nanticoke ire conflicting. The ad-
vices received yesterday afternoon were to
the effect that SO men employed on rock
work in No. / stope were imprisoned in
the upper lifts by the rapid rising Of the
water. Several miners entered the stope
at 8 O'Clock with boats, intending to use
every means to reach the men. A dispatch
was received here at 6 o'clock last evening
from Nanticoke that stated that 81 miners
were unaccounted for, and that it was sup
posed that they we're drowned. Later ad-
vices state that all the men are reported to
be out of the mine except "a, whose fate is
yet unknown.
z A. M.-The disaster at Nanticoke is
more serious than at fret supposed. The
theory that the water broke through the
bed Of the river has been dispelled by the
fact that the place whence the water came
is over 1000 feet from the Susquehsnna.
1t flowed from o pool on the surface. 1t
followed the rock to q fault in the seam
and ran into the gangway and slopes. then
10 the lower workings of No. l stope.
When the water was discovered making
into the stope there were nearly 1000
men aud boys at work on various open
ings, but at the particular spot where il
first appeared there were not over
80 persons. 1t is reported there are
now about 80 men who are shut
In by the water and rubbish that have &C.
cumulated in the west gsngwsy in the
second lift Of the Ross seam. II ia i'm
possible to say what their fate will be. A
rescuing party is following the face of the
chambers in that part of the gangway
with hopes Of rescuing them during the
night. The officials say there is NO danger
OF the men suffocaiing, as they will get
| plenty of air from the faces OF the
chambers that are not yet clogged. Pumps
were put into operation tonight. They
have a capacity of removing 1000 gallons
of water per minute, and it ia expected
the mine will be clear by Monday next.
Old miners are of the opinion that The
men who are hut up will be rescued alive.
At 10 o'clock last evening the company
was 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,
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spot where the imprisoned men are be-
lieved to be. This work will be kept up
night and day until the fate of the men is
known.
3P. M.-The outlook at No.. / stope this
morning is frightful. Mine Inspector
| Williams says that If the men can be
reached in IS hours they will be found
alive. Total exhaustion will not occur be-
fore then. and the chance of rescue is this
morning very slim from the fact that the
air circle has been broken. This was
ascertained by a second rescuing party
working at the opposite end from the first
party in stope No. 1. superintendent
Morgan finds that there are 81 feet of
quickssud, slum and earth to be dug away.
This is wedged in between the mine tim
bers, which have sprung inward and
crossed. presenting an almost insurmount-
able barrier. The shifts are now changed
every two hours, but the slum and quick
sand. by its very nature, fills in the places
as fast as they are freed. Extreme author |
ity says il will require five or six days to
dig through. This ends all hope OF the 30
men imprisoned, who, Ii is believed died
within the first IL hours from suffocation. |
Sixteen English, Irish and Welsh. and 10
Polanders and Hungarians are now known |
to be entombed in the chamber OF death.
Congressional Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. House-The
Speaker laid before the House a communi.
cation from the Board of Directors of the
New Orleans Exposition. inviting the
members Of the House to visit the Exposi-
ton on Tuesday, December 80. 1t was
laid on the table.
Morrison. from the Committee on Rules.
reported a resolution for the creation Of
the following: To select q commission on
the election Of a President and Vice Presi-
dent Of the United States, to consist of
three members, to which shall be referred
all propositions touching the election and
tenure OF office Of the President and Vice
President, the count OF the electoral vote |
and succession to the office OF Presidents;
ON reform in Civil Service. to consist Of 10
members, TO which shall be referred ell
propositions touching Civil Service; on
ship building and ship owning interests. to
consist OF Is members, to which shall be
referred all propositions relating to Amer
lean ship building and ship owning inter-
ests, with authority to investigate the
cause Of the decline OF American foreign
carrying trade; on the liquor traffic, to
consist Of IL members; on ventilation and
OF the House, to consist Of seven
members. An effort was made to strike out
the clauses relating to the committee on
and committee on alcoholic liquor
but 1t proved unsuccessful, and the
resolution was adopted.
Findlay Of Maryland asked unanimous
TO present for consideration
he Senate Presidential Succession bill.
,ut Peters OF Kansas objected. RAM