Telegram-herald., 1886-11-27
DEADLY FIRE DAMP
4 Terrific Explosion IA 6
Wlkesbarre hine.
GREAT 0tsTalGII0A Of HgHlA LIFE
The Result o. q Miaers Carisssness
10 Carrying az Open lamp into
tns Deadly Gas rcrty-fsa Men
Burned -In he Injured.

Wuzzss4sas. Pa. Nov ~ AT 7lo
5c.als tais morning q terrible explosion oi
re-344o occurred a. TIE Coasyl g.-sl.
s4aft. owned ana operated - the Dela.sfe
sdldsoa Canal Company aut located .n
la- -ecoa3 Hsrd oi ,his city, Tie b.acs
breaker rses 10 sne centre Of Lela ot d
main re.sf rsh.lh Has tataV covered pirL
-iz lueu-s VI .loN Aoout ans ael were
sir-l1z ia sra4ps about .-s bottom ~ tle
saaH ral.a .s nearly SOD Tee, below t4e
slIis-e. Eaiuag t0r Orders % 80 20 work.
while lle Ilers were au sasea IL gene
..si chats a3o4l llr na.sy .llitiay
.a- fall tsnus repsrl of au explosion rang
tar.lsl lla LARK lorrll0r and 81 less than
E .eln.3 ths frantic men burned % the
,eot of fhe shaft al aaxiously pe-rins up-
wards u .ess time than 10 taxes - tel %.
the deadly s4s name circied around their
heads and zgoaiLing screams rent Tie slr.
many fell AZ once ia a heap while Others
-ss injured, dropped on their knees aut
OF xater that ran along the sangWay. Tue
Ile isr that the men were in s4-n close
proximity lo fle moutl of the slaf-. ZEN
s red their removal ro the slria - ll rApe
l. ians matter In two ao4rs all aere
safely taken up. As rhes came lp
d. f.e surface Two or lrs-
time. tte horror -tricsc
crowds lt Ine month ~ The snai. ueersi
tnrisl-.v 80 t.e face OF tAe men, To Nl-
possible .o recognize any oi them 80 thlt
.fr.a In SOME instances tnc skin had been
la.el eu ia nla-.es, leaving f.e purple
1est expo So. which in 'u-n was begr.mmell
with cCai dirt to an extent that made The
f.ciai q slzurcnent horrible to loOk az. As
each mau was lifted from the cage A blank
Nas 80 once thrown completely over him
4ud he wa hurried away 20 one Of The
u.izhb0rlug offices. Sub-e 4uenliy al We're
placed IN vehicles and taken 10 their homes.
Al sorts of c0nveyances We're sent % the
scene Il the disaster. IL was a cruel sight
to 80 many of the sufferers placed INTO
common carts and i0lted over nckcty ro-ts
and pAvements.
.b1rer named Cornelius A. BOYLE
walked to = chamber scross which Altle
board was stuck with the word Ea~ 0u i-.
Pie q her didn see rhis or vas careless.
ANYWAY be vent in with bis open amu an g
rli. set lire % The sas and caused the eN-
ulr-iau. Fire Bosses William Evans aLl
NlHanl Williams both Weichmen. were
Goth tak-n 0lt terribly burned. INSIDE
foreman David Mcdonald went down
after the explosion and was overcome bf
lrs damp lie will recover. The names
of flc men severely burned are as 20 10 vs.
James 3o-'e. Cornelius Boyle. Jas. Elliot
Thos o Bricn. Michael O Brien, Pat Mctaae,
Peter Kline. John Duty Caus Daily.
Huxh Mcconnell. John Cannon, Alfred
Meier Bill GrAths. Jack Phillips. Pat
Sweeuy. Jim Davis, Geo. Marley, tw0
brothers named Friel. JACK Williams. Dick
Coulter Nike Clinton. Some tortv-iive men
were burned. msny # Whomswil die.
Dozens of other, will be horrible SCARED,
ant msimel for life.
From The .ntications this evening TIVE ve
of -le inf.rri vi'l Die. name 80. Nl-l
-veener. Dennis Mrfaae. John ID lGyberifv
Edward Kesrns. Richard Caud a. Dasi-
-rrv. Christopher frlndaEe Coldv SAN
.au. Thomas d Brien. Michael % Bren
john Cannon. Coraeiiu, Bowie. The num-
aer NJ persons oaIiy injured is nOw learned
10 Pc .0r-y-two and there wele severa
others slghuy hur,.