Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-03-10
EASTERN NEWS.
.xp rou-rxrz1IIorser.
.-c-, u,,e Explosion.

e mich viii prove fatal 10 at
soar Gases. Tue cause Of the eI-
vas iredamp. There we're 70
,hs CIT. Tue FIRST explosion &C
1 .bost 1870 this afternoon 10
s.,,iAe and Was followed by t1o
- 10 quick suscsssion. Toe nrst
i..;on caused the death OF three
.nd injured three. The rest ran
80 tss mouth II the pit and before
.s.rhed IL another explosion o.
fbe lights we're blown oct.
s1;,asd tbs men aud the passaR-
,-rs blocked up aRd cot on all
The pit Vas on are snd hnr
Assth awaited the prisoners Nine
-. Who had been working M an
sntyy. managed 70 msks their gay
sssore most OF the pit was cboked
-. ss,ee Of the shock can be i'm ,Rlned,
"a tered the men ia the Morrill,. Cal
I'd Wheeler. adjoining mines. 70
-. ,ssir tools ssd rush panic stricken
-. TOO. Tbs ground rolled and
'-sx 40 that many fell down, and
-. a,eu In the MorrIl mine were VIC
| -. thrown against the walls and
..s.s.Iy injured. Everybody rushed
~ s.ll in the Uniondsle mine.
~c.Ismbus SHAW q the hahoninQ
| Is and sok Henderson of the Cal
- noe beaded the reso uing party and
~, 70 sork With picks and shoveis 10
-. ss entrance. Ia a few moments
!. soeuing vas made aud several
.-.h,d forward to enter the mine bot
eos rspelIed BY the violence OF the
4 ssnes.
n to-k several minutes for the smoke
"A Are 70 clear away. The cries of
,.is and moan. Of the injured we're
stlful. They usre lying 10 every direc
4 "a barred undsr ussses OF debris.
/ s.v,rsl Of them we're horribly burned.
f,slvs Of them vsrs found IN dying
ssadition, and two others we're dead
/ nd usngled in az almost unrscog
l n Die % 49,. The killed are John Will
E.ns, .sackmsn. aged Is years, with q
vIis and -four children. and Jos. Cope,
.iusr, aged 80 ysars, With a wife and
,,us children. Among the injured srs
j.oob Cope, aged Is years. and Cal.
Nsr,ia, aged - years; b 9TH will die
svsrsl others will be m4imed for life.
nins Inspector J. J. Davis and Charles
Conner, member Of the Board OF Mine
Hammers, left for the mine this evea
4 ss 70 inqoirs into the cause OF the ex-
pSsion.
Dsash Of Ex-senator ChaGee.
Erv YoRK, March "a telegram was
posived In this city this morning an
,osneina the death at Purdy's station.
vsstohsster county, Of ex United States
ksstor Jerome B. Ohs6ee, father in.
b. OF Ulysses \. Grant, Jr. Mr.. Cnaffee
nd OF acute meningitis.
Jerome b. Cnafes vas born In Mag
q county, N. Y, April IL. 1926; rsceiv
ssa academic education; Was elected
hthe Legislature Of Colorado in 1861.
ix2 add 1868, aud served as speaker of
10 House was elected by the State
legislature Of the proposed State Of
0asssdo In 1865 az one OF the United
s4,ss Senators Vas elected Delegate
trn Colorado to the Forty second Goa
rsss. and was reelected to the Forty
ard Congress Vas elected to the
laiisd States Ssnate ION the admission
Colorado 40 State) as Rspuhlioaa
I'D took his seat December 4. 1876.
snos. the expiration of his term on
Hush 3, 1873, be nas devoted bis time
b baking and mining enterprises.
Aihoaeh taking an active interest Ia
rliiios until his death, he q I'd ut ap
ER ~ o can iidats for any ofi,s after
having the Senate.
ADRrAs tMiohl. March @ o re
rams OF ex-senator Osaffse will be
xvafht here for burial In O,ksood, by
he side OF his wife.
ssrike OF Trey street Car Drivers
faor, March 9.-On the street car
asss botxesn Troy, Lansin9bur1, o.
Aoes and Waterford, no oars were start
n this morning. The conductors and
|ifvers to the number Of 800 we're or.
| efsd on strike by the Knights Of
lioor because the company refused TO
axe new schedale Of wages for the
ara men or trippers."
ssth Of Mrs.. Besismia A. Brewster.
PHILADELPHIA, NJ 4roh 9-Mrs. Bsn.
aein Harris Brewster, wife OF ex At
nnsy General Brewster. died at her
Msdsnoe In this city this morning.
Geld for Expert.
Nxv YoRK. NJ ,roh 3. Laxard Frere'
aave ordered $500 900 in gold bars and
Rsek 4 Go. t2J0, 600 for shipment.
ssrfkfag Miners Resume work.
PirrssuRa, March 9.--The miners at
Alssoe. Pa, who struck yesterday for
v increase OF Is per 6sat.. resumed
sxk tsdsy, the company conceains the
1snos.
nahins u Lively for the Militia.
louisville. March s.-The company
ssidiers guarding the convict camp
n0feen voed mines, in Pulaski county,
w. had lively time Of IL last night.
~ fsss miners occupied the adjacent
slis and kept mp q continual shooting
y night No shets we're 6red into the
hnp, bat the couviots we're badly
RRessned, and the soldiers, with drawn
ma kept guard until morning. when
u uiners disappeared.
ssrsasesed strike OF Ptitsbarg strees
Car Laberera
hrIssuRo (Pa-), March s.-Fiftsen
saadfsd street car lAborcrs in this city
- Alieehany threaten to strike, owing
shs discharge of Ave men. who claim
a& tAsy we're relieved because they
ssn kniRhts Of Lsbor.
Z saecessfsi strike.
NEW fekx. March s.-The strike Of
aPsasess aud jsiners has been sue
aefnl Nearly all of tie employers
Aw granted the demands Of the men
~ ~ latter have begun work again
sso1 average wages Of s. 50 for day
saas sonrs and eight hours on Sat
way Oaly about 100 men are nov
- fiftS resumed work az noon TO-
ny asdsf The new agreement.
Very Likely.
NV YoaK. March "a special 10
- rssf from Washington says that a
ssalnent Knight Of Labor Is respou
- fof the statement that that organ
sa = preparing 20 enroll in its
nensip policemen In ths larger
OF the COUNTRY a. parl OF the
vsfkefs Of the Nation.
ses,e narder asd Robbery.
rnrssuso. March .. "A horrible
.as nardsr and robbery Was CON
Yesterday st the farm house Of
- I. UverhArt. near Lissingvale, in
eoFsasrn part OF Clarion county. A
80 lne family. on returning from
~ soand Ms. 0verhar, lying on
as sish her throat cut from ear 10
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