The Red Cloud chief., 1886-01-29

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Esplosioa 10 . West virsiais Coal Nine
fh'Sty-sevsn Victims Keportsd-A Csvsh
In Pennsyivsnis.
WHEELING. ". VA. January 3s.-As
2:I5 O'Clock yesterday afternoon IN expo
sion Of Or, damp occurred In the shaft Of
the Newbury OTiei Coal Company. New
bury. w. Va. which shook the buildings in
the immediate vicinity M caused -
stenation and alarm among the relatives
and friends Of the miners employed there.
Immediately following the sound OF the
explosion . fame Of fire arose far above
the month OF the shaft and timber and
debris nj all kinds were strewn around.
Great excitement ensUed and crowds Of
people hurried 10 tire spot. The Shaft In
which the explosion occurred wal sunk
about two years ago. and had reached .
depth Of $50 feet From the base OF the
shaft the main heading ran out about half
. mile from where tie narrow rooms
diverged from either side. The theory ad-
vancsd as In the cause OF the explosion 10
that FIRE damp had accumulated in one Of
these rooms and was
ACCIDENTALLY 1GSrrvD
ty q miners lamp, but nothing positive hiss
yet been learned. The force Of the eX-
piosion blocked the air 50 close that no one
dared venture in the main heading 10 as
certsin the fate 81 the imprisoned men I'M.
til an air passage could be established.
This work il being pushed vigorously bus
up 10 midnight no bOdies lad been recov-
cred. Thirty-seveI men are imprisoned
and the prevailing opinion ia that all are
dead, although a few express the hope that
some OF them may escape the effects OF
the explosion aud tie able tn reach Q
place free from the fatal black damp which
always follows an explosion o! this kind.
The following is believed to b. = correct
and full list OF the men in the mine
Daniel Miller. eager, married; J. y. Miller,
aged fifteen. driver: Mike Clark, H,iner. un-
married: Nike Kenney. miner. unmarried:
William Sayinire and Frank Saymire. twin
brothers. miners, unmarried: JOHN Conway.
miner. unmarried; VIII Landsbury. miner.
married.: Andrew Vein. miner, married;
John Simmons. miner, married. and his son;
aged twelve. d0orkeeper; John Lambert,
miner. married: Clint Seabri2ht. miner,
married; Charles Finley, driver. married:
u bs"tS' C'"A " "sH" " - ss"s
John Buyers, and three stepsOns named
Guy, Peter and lianley, married; two
Weavers, brothers, miners, unmarried;
Newt Moore. miner, married: Frank Moore,
miner, unmarried; J. Spencer, driver, un-
married; Andrew Scott. miner. married.;
Jack Edwards, miGcr. married: Abner o.
den, miner. married; Albert Williams,
labOrrr, married; George I.iggens. miner,
unmarried; A.. ID. Fsrtney. miner. married;
John Carroll, miner: James Mc(iowan,
miner, unmarried: John CorIby, miner,
unmarried; Morgan Miller. miner.
The scenes at the shaft are hrsrtrending
Fathers. mothers. wives and children liig-r
in groups with pailid faces nnxiousiy wait
ing some tidings from their loved ones
which will either bring them hope or end
their suspense. Every effort Is being mnde
Ia rescue the unfortunate ones but it is
thought there 10 no prospect of reaching
them. Several attempts were made 10 dc.
scend before n successful entrance could ba
made. Finally Riley Metz, accompanied
bv two other miners. entered the shaft and
reached the heading in which the explosion
took place, but they were prevented from
going further by the debris. which chOked
mp the little drift, and they were unable To
discover anything Lut the shattered iimbers
OF the min, which we're strewn in every
direction. Several subsequent attempts
were f~ruit!ess owing to the presence Of
black damp. which precluded the posi-
biIity OF working in the mine.
MAHONEy CITY. PA, January 22.-At
the Ellangowar colliery yesterday a cave il
occurred in a gangway above the c~Olliery.
1t is of rock, and the coal fell. burying Ja-
cob Branshire and Nicholas Cannute. min
ers, both OF whom were killed. Two labor
ers were partially buried under the debris,
but were extricated. only slightly injured.