The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-12-02
Mine Expios.On

WILKESBARRE, Pa, Nov. 26 AN &C.
cident in CongughAn shaft occurred at
ten minutes past seven this morning,
while The men were getting ready to go
to work. About fif y men, miners and
laborers, were sitting at the foot Of the
shaft waiting for the inside boas, when .
terrible explosion took place. Only
three or four, as far as can be aacertained,
escaped without injury. Most Of the
men were sent 70 their homes at once,
and as they Q scattered far and near,
long distances from the shaft, no accur-
ate result Of their injuries Can, at this
writing, be obtained. L. i known, how
ever, that several, possibly Jweive or If
teen, will die. The others will be SCARED
and manned for lie. The disaster was
caused by Cornelius Boyle, . mine
IAborer, who stepped into q woEked-l us
chamber which WAS filed with gas with
lighted lamp upon his hat. Boyle will
die. Many mules were killed and
wounded. The damage 20 the inside
workings of the ehaft was great. Fire
Evans are reported fatally wounded.
There IL great excitement In md about
the shaft.
$40 q. N Thomas O'Brien snd Cor
neIius Boyle died frosn she effects 81
their Injuries At pm. Two miners
whose names are unknOWn are missing,
it IL believed that they were blown into .
pump containing thirty feet OF water And
were drowned.
LATKR-The explosion was the most
serious that has occurred in the anfhre-
cite coal fields thIs year. Il is nov def
nitely known that forty-Gwo m Il are
severely burned aud others slightly in
| jured. Twelve OF the men will die OF
their ibiuTiss. The sect at the cellieFy
| while the Injured men were being taken
| from the shaft was terrible. 4 crowd Of
several hundred persons had gath
cred at the mou b OF the snaft.
| among them the wives, mothers Anc
| daughters OF the Injured men. AZ they
| were taken out Of the pit they were
brought TO the engine house, and the
| women made desperate Efforts TO gain
| entrance. Their entreatie6 and frantic
demonstrations Of grief we're heartrend-
| ing, but they were stern!y kept outside
the building while tbs bls 3keDed,
sc0rehed and bIsedIDg victims Of the
disaster were wrapped In blanket.
soaked in oil. The a or Of the engine
house was covered with writhiDg human
forms . die6gured By FIRE as To be I'M
recognizable. Fast Is possible they were
taken to the hospitals or TO their homes
by Q o. lock every one had been taken
out and carried sWay. The recovery Of
| she following 10 believed 70 be hopeless
Hugh Sweeney, sRed q, IaboreF, single:
Edward Kern. aged 20. leboreT. single
Richard Coulter, aR.d rs. miner, wifi.
and family; Andy S.nnoB. aged 81
miner, wife and large family; ThomAl
O'BrIen, sged 80, miner, wife and lafRf
family Cornelius Boy1S. aged 80, miner
| wife and fsmiiv. reported dead; JONI
Csunen, age. 20, miner, wife and lam
fly; ChIistoph Brun age. aged IS
lsboFsr. unmarried; Aichsel O'Brisn
aged 90, Ia orer. unmarried; Dsnie
Ferry, sged 81, miner. wife ard IaTet
family; John DOuRhsTtY, sged 81
1aborer. single; Dennis Nc Csbe, aged 80
miner, unmarried,
Vessel STRANDED.
ELK RAPIDS. No. 26,-I'Be schooner
| Metropolis. loaded with lumh. and iraT
for Chicago, Weos ashore three NILE
soufhesss Of the Zion light in binding
snow storm. At three O'Clock this
/ morning ing ard steam pump had
bLeu seleRraphed fuF. The crew Is g @.
4 DISASTROUS SKA on