The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-23
THE FIEND OF THE PIT
FLASHES THROUGH THE GALLERIES
or A WEST VIRGINIA MINE,
Overw;i Ginning with His Fiery bf'ata
Nearly Ts, Score Men and Boys--fi;;-
able scencs at the Mouth of the SHIFT
Working for Rescue without Hope.

wHFELI.G G, W. Va, Jan. ::i-An e;plc,
sion of fre-damp occurred in the shaft OF
the yevaturg OrTell Coal company, New
burg, " Va, Thursday afternoon. inme
iiatciy fcllo aing the sonnl of the explosion
q fame Of fire aross far above the mouth OF
the shat. an Debris OF all kinds was strewn
aroun Great OK itemert ensued, and
crowds OF people hurried to the spot
The AIT in which the explosion occurred
was SIM eiout two years ago, and has
roschei depth OF $50 feet From the
base Of the shaft thl main heading runs ont
abcus half mia Tao theory advanced as
to the cause Of tie explosion is that Ere
da.lD had accumulated in one OF rooms and
was accidentally ignited by a miners lamp,
but nothing positive has yet been learned.
The force OF the explosion blorkei the air SO
c,o,e that no one would venture into the
main heading to ascertain the fate Of the
imprisoned men until an air passage couli
be established This work is being pushed
vigorously.
1t is supposed that thirty seven men are
imprisoned. The prevailing opinion is that
all are dead although few express tn
hope that isome Of them escaped the effect
of the explosion, and have been able to
reach q place free from the fatal black
damp, which always follows an explosion OF
this kind.
The following is believed TO be correct
and full list of the men in the mine: DAME
Miller, eager, married; j. B. Miller, aged Is
driver Mike Clark, miner, unmarried Mix
Kenney, miner, unmarried; William Say
miere, miner, unmarried; Frank Saymiere
miner, unmarried; John Conway, miner
unmarried: Will Landsbury, miner, mar
ried; Andrew Vein, miner, married; Johl
Timmons miner, married, and his son, age,
IL, doorkeeper; John Lambert, miner, mar
ried. Clint Zabright, miner, married
Charles Finley, driver, married; Richar'
BARLEY and son and son-in-law; JON
Byers and three stepsons name'
Guy, Peter and Hanley, married; tn
Weaver brothers, miners, unmarried; New
ton Moore, miner, married; Frank Moore
unmarried, J. Spencer, driver, unmarried
Andrew Scott, miner, unmarried; Jack Ed
wards, miner, married; Abnor Ogden
miner, married, Albert Williams, laborer
married; A d. Fortney, miner, married
John Carroll, miner, James MCGOWAN
miner, unmarried; John Cornby, mineI
unmarried Morgan Miller, miner.
The scenes at the shaft are heartrending
Fathers, mothers, wives and children hinge
in groups with pallid faces anxiously avail
ing some tidings from their loved one
which will either bring them hope or en-
their suspense Every effort is being mad
to rescue the unfortunates
LATER-The work of rescue is bein
steadily pushed at the scene of the min
disaster, but at noon Friday no bodies ha
been recovered The scenes about the mout
of the mine are beyond description, father
mothers, brothers and sisters of the dea
men crowding about, filling the air wit
their wailings of despair. The compan
has a large force of men, divided into re
liefs, at work cleaning the debris from tn
main entry. 1t will take days TO accom-
plish this and reach the locality where th
imprisoned bodies are supposed to be.