The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-23
DEATHS DEAL.
Further Particulars Of the New.
burg Mine Disaster.
The Means and Lamentations of
the Mourning Ones
Add to the Distressing Scenes at
the Mouth Of the Mine.
A Complete List OfThOSe who are
EntOmbed.
Theories Advanced as to the Cause
Oftlle Explosion.
A Vivid Pen Picture of the Heart
rending Scenes.

NEwEgRG, W. YAp Jan, 22.-Literally
Newburg stands in the shadow Of great
grief, aud her sorrow has invaded homes
for Afty milea along the Baltimore ( Ohio
railroad, for many little communities are
represented at the bottom Of the pit.
Cast your eye over the list of sleeping
toilerS-thirty-nine ol them-note what a
quota Newburg herself furnishes, and
realize II possible what rent this
makes in 4 town Of 500 inhabitants,
which lives chiefly on its coal mines and
coal ovens and little country trading.
had. Just stepped of the belated train from
Wheeling and turned towards the mine
when l heard the voice OF lamentation,
womsn wailing and piercing the air with
shrieks Of agony. "Ah, that's sad case,
said gentleman with me; "a sad case.
The cries you hear are from two young
women, brides Of scarcely a month. Ono
Of them was married on Ohristmas night.
The strong arms they leaned upon, the
men they loved, are lying down yonder. "
These weeping women were the wives OF
Adolph Wien and Clinton Albright, in.
dustrious young fellows who set up house.
keeping under the same roof.
LIST or THE LOST.
Tho iolloWingiS q corrected list Of tho
men in the mine, a ghastly total Of 80:
MoRoAN FREEMAN, married, Ironton.
HRNRY LAMBERT, married, Newburg,
ANDREW SCoTT, single, Scotch Hill.
JAcoD WEAVRR, married, Independence.
ARTHUR OGDEN, married, NewburR.
D. FoETNIY, single, Clarksourg,
Ross KRLLEY, married, NeWbure,
WILLIAM LANIRE, married, Independence.
FRANK LAMIRH, single, Independence.
NJ, KENNY, angle, Newburg.
NICHOLAS BENTLr, boy, Newburg.
ALuERT McWILLIAMs, married, EeWburg.
JOHN HoRNnr, single, Newburg.
DANIEL MILLER, married, Newburg.
Bird MILLEll, single, New burg.
ISAIAH TINVoNs, married, NewburH.
WuLIAM TIAuoSs, boy, NeWburg.
OMARLEs TuNLEY, married, Newburg.
PETER HANLET, aingle, Newburg.
MIHARL CLARK, single, New6urg.
NEWTON MQoRE, married, NeWburg.
ALvET WRATER, married, Independence.
VIZ. STANsEURY, married, Independence.
JAMES MciowAN, single, Newburg.
JOlTN CARROLL, married, Newburg.
WILBUR SpEEcgR, single, NeWburg.
JANIS JOHNSON, married, NeWbuTg.
HENRY Guy, single, Newburg.
JosErH Guy married, EeWburg.
THOMAS Guy, ainGle, Nswburg. -
RICHARD BENTLEY, married, Newburg.
JoIN BYElls, married, Newburg.
CLINTON A Al4RlGHT, married, NeWbury.
JolIN CoSAwAY, single, Nswburg.
JOHN EDwAEps, single, NeWburg.
ApoLPH VEIN, married, NeWburR.
JOHN LAMBERT, married, NeWburR.
GEoRoR RiGGlNS, married, Scotch Hill.
F. MooRE, single, Scotch Hill.
SOME SAD HOMES.
Inadditlon to the two young men above
aan1ed who leave young brides under one
roof, John Lambert leaves vile aud one
child: John Higgins wife and two
children; Alvey Weaver q wife and four
children; Arthur Ogden a wife and two
children; Ross Kelley a wife and three
children; Daniel Miller, who with his
son has been found dead, leaves wife
and seven children. Isaiah TimmonS and
and the eldest son are down in
the mine and wifs soon TO become q
mother 10 ltti with three children. Charles
Finley loayes Q young vile and infant; /;
the three Guys, two Bentleys and John
Byer are six out OF one family. The two
Lambetta were the support Of q widowed
mother. Recently their brother was sent
to the Weston lrnane Asylum, where he
committed suicide. The town Is able 10
do little Tor the sufferers. The country
people will doubtless aid, but q liberal
charity can 6nd here 4 good field for Its
kind Offices
As my dispatch ploses the cage 10 going
down again. The people are still gathered
about in the rain TO calCh any tidings from
below. The company can make no esti.
mate Of the money lost from the fact that
q solid mass oi coal and slate eighty feet
thick was demolished BY the explosion.
II is probable that The company will be
put TO large expense before the work
can be resumed. G. y. II.