West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-01-29
The Citizens Starting Re.
lief Funds.
List of the Dead. The Char
red and Mangled Bodies
Recovered.
Full Particulars as Given by
the Wheeling "Intelli-
gencer," from day
to day.

Jan. 2l.-At 2:45 o'clock this az.
ternoon an explosion of fire damp
occurred in the shaft Of the Newburg
Orrel Coal Company, which shook the
building in the immediate vicinity
and caused CONSERVATION and alarm
among the relatives and friends of
the miners employed there. Imme-
diately following the sound of the
explosion, fame OF fire arose far a.
bove the mouth Of the shaft, and tim.
Der and debris of all kinds was stewn
around.
Great excitement ensued and
crowds Of people hurried to the spot.
The shaft in which the explosion oc.
Cured was sunk about two years ago,
and has reached the depth Of $50
feet. From the base of the shaft the
main heading runs out about half
a mile, from which the rooms diverge
from either side.
The theory advanced as to the
cause of the explosion is, that fire
damp had accumulated in one of
these rooms ard was accidentally ig-
nited by n miners lamp, but nothing
positive has yet been learned. The
force of the explosion blocked the air
course so that no one dare venture In
the main heading to ascertain the
fate Of the men until an air passage
can be established. This work is be-
ing pushed vigorously. Up to mid.
night no bodies have been discover
ed. 1t is supposed that thirty men
are imprisoned.
The prevailing opinion is that all
are dead, although few express the
hope that some of them have escaped
the effect Of the explosion, and have
been able to reach place free from
black damp. which always follows an
explosion or this kind.
HEARTRENDING SCENES.
The scenes at the shaft are heart
rendiRg, fathers, mothers, wives and
children linger in groups with pallid
faces, anxiously awaiting some It'd.
ings from their loved ones, wich will
either bring hope or suspense. Eve.
~ effort is being made to reach the
unfortunate ones. but 1t is thought
there are no prospects OF reaching
them tonight.
Jan. 22..-Literally, Newburg
stands In the shadow Of great grief
and her sorrow has invaded homes
for fifty miles along the Baltimore d
Ohio railroad, for many little com.
munities are represented At the bot.
tom Of the pit. Cast your eye over
the list Of sleeping toilers-thirty
nine Or them-note what e quota
NeUburg herself furnishes, and re.
slize II possible what rent this
makes in a town OF 800 inhabitants.
which lives chiefly on It's coal mines
and coal ovens and little country
trading. 7 had just stepped off the
belated train from Wheeling and
turned toward the mine when heard
the voice Of lamentation, women
Wailing and piercing the air With
shrieks Of agony. "Ah, that's a sad
case" said gentleman with me; "a
sad case The cries you hear are
from two young women, brides Of
scarcely month. One Of them was
married on Christmas night. The
strong arms they leaned upon, the
men they loved, arc lying down yon.
der " These weeping women we're
the wives Of Adolph Wien and Gin
ton Albright, industrious younf Eel.
lows who set up housekeeping onder
the same roof
LIST Or THE LOST.
Tie following il correct list Of