Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-01-24


ing 81 three points, about one hundred and
t.t,y fee, apart. No one has any idea that
any Que OF the thirty.niue men are alive,
the mangled appearance Of the three
brought our destroying oil hope OF the es-
cape OF any.
THE RELIEF FORCE
is working in shifts which relieve each
other every two hours About eleven
o'clock four expert miners, james Little,
O, Shaw, Grant county, superintendent OF
one of the Big VEN mines Of the Elk Gar
den region; J. H. Richardson, OF the Gas.
ton mines at FairmOnt; Robert Jack, OF
West Fairmont mines, and Superintendent
Iaxton, OF the Orrell mine, where the eX-
p,osiOu occurred, went down the shaft Tor
the purpose OF investigating the actual
condition OF affairs. On returning Mr.
Richardson said to REGIsTEE co,respou-
dent
Il vas about three hundred feet along
the main entry, farther, | believe, than any
one else has penetrated.
the NINE Is FULL or GAS,
aud /, is highly dangerous to work there
gr6gr the present conditions. The first
,hiry TO be done is to improve the circula-
ION Of the air, so as TO drive the gas out,
This will be a slow process. The pump
must also be attended 10. Il has, tortu-
ra.ely. been working all right, but the tim
7ars over the hole in which the suction
2.ga is placed are badly strained by the
s-.l, Of earth upon them, and shoUl
.e., 1:eak the pump will necessarily have
90 ST.? the partial or total budding Of the
-.,- eng the resrlt.
"a 1s return Of the experts from the
~r- 'ae workmen were set TO work at the
..scla.e foot st the shaft taking down
.-. temporary covering OF oilclo,h and
canvas which had been put up around the
ZIG shaft in lieu Of the plankiug torn OF
3 ;hs explosion, ard replacing it with
.,rkir. The work Of removing the &C
c.-ula,ed debris pbou. he suction pipe Ct
the pump was also commenced, and when
:ai- work is done attention will be paid TO
yl-alicr the entries ard rebuilding the
sba, er,d "battises, thus restoring the
--oper circulation CT the air. rs oue Old
..i-sr said, this work may take
rgw DAYS Or SEVERAL wEEAS.
5a, until il is done, ard done wall, it viii
gs ioiiy 10 proceed with the search for
rosjss. as at ieas. portion o. them are a.
The extreme end of the workings.
Recognizing that no moro bodies could
0a recovered for several dave, Coroner
Ean-s this afternoon adjourned his j.cv
uaul clock on Monday morning. al
.urin. ths afternoon Undertaken Barb 3
r.gm was oeseigsd by crowd OF ci,iz.u7,
ea-,r 70 o5yGia a last glimpse CT
ruz DEAD.
The faces of William Tinmous and Dan.
III Miller presented a very natural appear
.srce. out the features OF Isaiah Iimmous
W, ~ much biackened aud di:hgured.
Daring the afternoon graves were prepared
in The cemetery for the reception OF the
thee bodies, and to morrow they will De
l4ii 10 rest. The funeral discourse will
o-o5a5ly De preached 5y Rev. D. B. Egaus,
Of the NJ Z Church
toNr&GrrgoNs TO TUE FUND
Erlas relief OF toe stricken families are
coming in wi,h considerable rap,dity, olt
n.ch money will be required to alleviate
.ha distress TAR more rtsn the citizens OF
Eewaurg can contribute. Wheeling should
r.t forth h-c 0esr eEteayors in this line,
s-s already several Of her citjl,n rs have set
I'D fNamela Amo~g hose contributing
6ay ere E,or7 J. IS AID NJ. Reilly.
Il. huiliss Of the dead men are poor,
and now ,ha, their 5readw nuers have been
-rr:casa down tue outlook is inrk
ygvuyo DEFINITE A. 20 guE CAUSE
q. the explosion has heen Gscectalned, nor
+. rarre much probability that It will e.er
9s cl.srsi up Two causes Rre mentioned
~ sxa-yierced miuers as probable. One
ia TN, when McWhliams knocked do"n
tsa BATHS in o;d-y hat ne might ootaInn
racul 20 swing his pick, the current ct fresh
Al, -as detected from its proper course
arg =. lccCc.gla'ion cf gas thereby per
-.iisi The other theory is that one o!
tLa m;ae.s vent ilto az o.t room TILED
.i,a EGs. which a. cL-e ignite! ard III.
vcl.eG all il one common ic'v.
Orp gyag haired mincr, wEo hiss spent
s;x.7.,ix OF his seveuty-siN years IN WELD,
i~r tie pick in Scotland aud America. sa!i
on he sus,aci @. eXplosions.
4 great deal @. he Trouble arises !om
;lz NEGLIGENCE G. the m.rsrs ;heCsei'es
Olsen they will isUCIe the most ordinary
precautions. They
cv.Hr I'D sTlck 10 THE SAFETY LAME
bu. th,r will not it Cnless every man
60 ss-,orally searched they will carry down
naked H.h,s against the most positive or
dres. aud even Eight their pipes sud smoke
~ hines whena PARK :.ey cost them thelr
lives. I; is careissSuess arising rom sorg
familiarity with danger, aud suppo'e can
not be helped Ths ras aCcumuIates very
RAPIDLY. but Is ~ ea-,,y got I'D OF. When
p miner hrds it in q room little agitation
Of ria ei- with a coat will drive Il oUt. The
fire yes is Egh. and forms frat at the rcot,
ard often when it is exploded in small
.v22li,iss the miners
EsrArE DEATH
5v Jsirg kuocx.l = the ground by the
bias, Of air Tha talk GT :hroSiug than.
.alv,s down TO avoid the ire IL nonsense.
fgr ,t.s reason that the EXPLOSION is too
oulcb The at,sr damp or choke damp is
n heavy gas. and satt.es along the ioor
sutFccaliug oil who breath 1t.
Today the vicinity Of the mine IVES pho
,o,raphed for an eastern paper. Correspond
snrs for all the leading journals are here,
aa4 the amount Of newspapr work, done
under Sdvesse circumstances, has been
large. -. l., ,.,, hon
been
OvEERUN WITH rtOr1E,
&
and the capacity Of the yeuders OF iooS
has been taxed 10 the utmos'. At the
hotel men form line q. the dining room
Ioor and take their tnru a. the table when
they get a chance. Many are compelled 10
90 10 Grafton, thirteen miles away, Tor q
place to sleep, and Isst night, IN addition
10 those carried bv the passenger trains
shout q dozen, including your correspond
en-, vent up on a freight train, through
the kindness o: Train Dispatcher Dunlap
By the wa5, the courtcsiss extended by Mr.
Dualap to the press have been many anu
sincere thanks are extended IN return