Connecticut western news., 1886-09-29
WERE BURIED ALIVE,
RECOVERY OF SIX BODIES OF THE UN-
 FORTUNATE MINERS.
Two Bodies Not Yet Fouud-A Daring Search by Miners Who Went to the Res- cue-.Hc cartrendin9 Scenes About the Eatal Pit.

SCRANTON, Pa, Sept. 21.--The bodies of six of the eight miners entombed in Marvine shaft of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company, were recovered this morning. The heroic res ciung party met with sad disappointment on Sunday evening when, after cutting through pillar of coal 154 feet thick, in the hope of reaching their imprisoned comrades alive they found the gangway so full of gas that life could not be sustained for three minutes. Supt Nicol ordered cessation of work at once, and so dense was the gas that even the men who run the large hoisting engines at the top of the shaft more than 1,500 feet from the fall were compelled to work by the dim light of safety lamps in order to avoid terrific ex- plosion. The huge fan was whirled around at three times it's usual speed in order to drive out the gas, and this morning, after suspension of operations for thirty-six hours, two brave men took their chances and entered the mine to ascertain the condition of the air. These men were Mine-Supt. Andrew B. Nicol, of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company, who has directed the rescue from the start, and Fire-Boss Joseph Proudlock, of the Marvine shaft. The few bystanders who saw the men enter the carriage had many misgivings but the men were undaunted. Arriving at the foot of the shaft they groped their way along the slope for distance of about one thousand feet, until they came to the opening in the coal pillar. The gas in this locality was very thick; and the utmost caution had to be observed. They went through the opening and bent their steps to what is known as 'Ready's Chamber" !" where it was supposed the entombed miners had taken refuge. Arriving there, they found that fall had occurred and that the men had doubtless gone still further back to place they felt was secure. Nicol and Proudlock then proceeded about twenty-five feet onward, ta G.ng@sy passsse known in that mine as Aaney'
 Here a ghastly sight met their gaze. The bodies of six of the ill-fated miners lay stretch- cd upon the damp and rocky floor. The searchers pushed their lamps close to the face of the first body and discovered it to be the remains of Patrick Murphy. Then in turn they recognized the features of Patrick Harri- son, John Young, Patrick McNulty, John Shaf- CT and John Garden. The dead miners were all in recumbent position and each had his arms tightly folded across his breast. They fell asleep from it's effects never to wake up.
 The bodies of the men were highly decom- posed,a sickening odor arising. The faces were swollen out of all proportion and the fickering light from the lamps made the sight a most revolting one. Nicol and Proudlock hurried down the slope and we're soon hoisted to the surface where they announced that the bodies had been found.
 The news soon spread and in short time about twenty-five hundred people assembled at the mine. MT. Nicol at once ordered six coffins and as many coarse blankets. After a nasty meal in the engine room several stout hearted miners, headed by Mir. Nicol and the mine bosses, went into the mine to bring the bodies out. Each body was wrapped in one of the blankets and then carried to the foot of the shaft where they remained until the arri- val of the Coroner. In the meantime rela. tives of tho dead men began to mingle in the crowd and force their way to the head of the shaft. The women gave way to despair as the full force of their bereavement dawned upon them and filled the air with their cries and lamentations. Stout men bore then away, but they returned and refused to be com fOrted, The scenes were heartrending. Or the order of Coroner Dean the bodies were sen up to the surface and tenderly laid in the rough pine boxes provided for them.
 Two bodies yet remain to be recovered They are those of Cormack Mcclure and Pat rick Cavanaunh.