New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-27
THIRTY MEN BADLY BURNED.
RESULT OF AN EXPLOSION IN A MIsE.
GROSS cARELKssNEss OF woRKMAN-TwELvB on
THE INJURED WILL PROBABLY DIE.


GROSS cAnELKssNEss OF A woRKMAH-rwsLvs on
THE INJURED WILL PROBABLY DIE.
fsr TELEGRAPH TRrUxEJ
WHKEsBARRE. Nov. 26.-An explosion occurred In the
Conyngham Colicry Of tho Delaware and Hudson Canal
Cempanp in the Second Ward OF this city today Over
thirty men and boys burned snd Of these not less
than ten or twelve Will die while many badly cut
and bruised The explosion occurred few minutes after
a. m, as the men were going TO work The colliery
poys 200 men and boys and about half Of this number
mad descended the shaft The storm OF the last two days
had raised the water In the mine that thought
probable that there would be any work for the
poycd In the lower lift Instead OF going to work. there
FORE these men, to the number Of sixty waited the foot
OF the shaft for orders from the fire bosse who In
their office the foot OF the shaft In consultation Tho
men were scattered around in groups their flaming lights
illuminating the dark passages and gangways without
the slightest warning sheet OF flame flashed from
abandoned passage leading from the main gang
way close by the foot OF the shaft. Tho
unfortunate men, surrounded and wrapped In fire.
hurled hither and thher by the explosion. The
smoke fame and dust rushed up the shaft and shot into
the air overhangndhe workings like black pail Them
side superintendent, Daniel Mcdonald, who on tho
surface fastened ID get together force OF explorers and
unmndfu OF the deadly black damp at once went down
the shaft. The feeble gmmer Of their safety lamps
brought to light earfC All around the foot Of
the shaft in the adjoining passages and gangways lay the
and wreckage. few Of those least injured hud-
died together the OF the shaft awaiting
and the OF the injured men, were awful to hear The
shock the explosion felt In the distant part
Of the mine though damage done except around
the shaft The work getting the injured persons To the
surface begun at and IL better DONE
The outside Foreman John Bowers charge OF the
sufferers they to the surface and had them carried
into the engine room the floor OF which covered
with human forms, blaekened scoched aud mutaled
be unrecOgnzable. Mr.. Bowers aud his assistants,
with blankets soaked in oil wrapped up the writhing
forms and ambulanccs and could be OBJ
taned the hospital and others to their homes
The epgneroom, while this work in progress. pre-
sented q sight to sickcn the stoutest heart. Tho
groans and shrieks Of the suffering men were terrible
They cried aloud for water but could be given them.
Oil was poured down their parchcd throats and the ban
kets in which they wrapped kept saturated with the
Outside the engine-room there was frantic crowd OF
women and children. Nearly all the men employed in
the mine live in the neighborhood, and when II was
known that the coery had blown up the population v
ing around focked TO the works The wives, daughters
and mothers Of the injured sought admission to the en-
gne-room held back lest they should interfere
with the work Of those attending the injured In many
force had to be used So rapidly the work OF
caring for and removing the injured done that two hours
after the accident every man had been taken out Of mo
colliery resumed its wonted quiet appearance
ders The passageway which the explosion took place
was abandoned gangway known as the West working
sans%ay became ss d wa This we'll
known and the place was guarded with heavy DOORS ana
across them was board with the word A" gas in large
letters Notwithstanding this Thomas 2Bren deiber;
atcly entered the passage with anaked light Hardly had
s and s will his ss with his life
Herron who badly burned about the head neck and
aged to give some account OF what he had seen: ..
standing by the lire boss shanty with Cornelius
l.tta IN
too high and waiting for orders to come mp again.
There have been hy or sixty men standing around
ger The colliery safe one. The first thing knew
heard rush like big wind In an, an instant our Lights
everything seemed to be light fame couldn't see any
ns Ply s nsap eoss s door
der bench could hear some ono calling out out.
up, but couldn't at ALL Some one came up TO me- ana
the next thing knew was in the engnehouse Yes ny
head all attire now but guess III get through this
time all right" -
ing aud before they had time stop him the explosion
occurred The damage to the colllery not great and
il is believed that work can be resumed In a days.
The who most seriously burned, whose recovery
is thought TO be impossible, are:
Boyle cornelius; MINER age thirty eight married man with
Brunase Christopher; aborer age thirty avc unmarried
Cannon john. miner forty lie is married and has
Coulter Rhard miner age twentysS He is married and
Cannon Condy ner age thirty married with several
DOueherty, John; la orer age thirty, unmarried
Ferry Dane MINER age thirty He has VIE ana humpsr
OF children
Kerns. Edward laborer. age twentyseven. unmarried
Me- ole Dennis: miner. age forty, unmarried
O'Bren, Michael labor 4. age thirty, Unmarried
'Bren, Thomas; miner. age thirty. He l. married.
sweeuy. Hugh; Iaborer, age 'wenty-seven. uDmarnee
The following persons seriously hurt, Dut, II 10
hoped. may recover:
Apnear Alfred Kelly Patrick
Poy @ lanes K McCabe Patrick
Connlghan, Michael MacAc, Jonh l.
(orcurau Jobn Neal Walter
Douyherty Patrick scObi Nicholas
FrieI Hugh swceHy. Fra
Friel. Michael Sweeny, Barney
Evans William Iooc John
Gallagher. Patrick Minlans nrhest
HEM PETER Williams, william
Besides these number of persons were slightly injured,
but were able make their way home with some assist
ance from their friends.