Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-11-15
THE PITTseuReH CALAMITY.
Marvellous Rescue of . Miner After q Long
Imprisonment-Dead and Wounded.

Marvellous Rescue of q Miner After q Long
Imprisonment-Dead and Wounded.
PITTSBURGH. Kan, Nov. 12.-The search
ing parties at the Frontenac nine worked
without cessation all Saturday and yes
terday, but only three additional bodies
have been taken out.
At five O'Clock yesterday morning the
relief squad working at the foot of the
main shaft were aStonished to see an ap-
partition approaching them. 1t was not
one OF their party, and they did not be-
heVe that there was living man in the
mine beside themselves. Their surprise
can, therefore, be imagined when the
mysterious visitor staggered up to them,
dimly outlined by the uncertain light OF
their lamps and greeted them with, '.Here,
fellows, let me have a light" 1t was
Henry Burns, who had for thirty six hours
been counted among the lost.
The poor fellow was quickly taken to the
surface and there told the story OF one of
the most remarkable escapes from death
on record. He was slightly delirious but
there was considerable coherency in his
account He related his story as follows:
II was working in the first room. first
north entry, east side, when there was
roar and a shock, and l knew no more.
All was blank until l awoke in darkness
At first Thought had been asleep and in
fact was so bewildered that did not know
whether l was in this world or the next
Managing to make light with my
only remaining match 1 found that my
watch had stopped at five O'Clock, but did
not know the day or whether it was morn
ing or evening. / was suffering internal
agonies from inhaling the after-damp, but
was otherwise unhurt and proceeded to
make my way to the foot of the shaft. 1
do not know how long the journey lasted"
After being removed to the open air
Burns became more nervous and delirious
and could not be made to understand the
full significance of what he had UNDER
gone. He could not realize that two
nights and day had passed since he lost
consciousness, and insisted that people
were joking when they told him it was
Sunday morning. He is being we'll cared
for and will be all right in few days.
Thirty-nine dead bodies have been
taken from the mine and it is probable
that there are nine or ten still under the
masses of coal not yet cleared away. The
last corpse removed was that of Charley
Rosenberg, mule driver, who was found
in the stable.
OF the thirty bodies taken out
thirty y-three have been identified, as fol-
lows: George Cro1ton, Leon Male, Her
man Smith, William Miller, David Tweed.
James O'Hare, Frank Merchlinger. Robert
Pritchett, Louis Bartslini William Tina
bers, Charles Tosca, Alexander Lecorder,
Pasa Baba, Joseph lolita, William A. Fos-
ter, Dan Randall, Frank Thompson, John
Jones, John Connors, Daniel Limb, Anto-
Mo Blanca, Henry Hanson, Ed Edness.
George Koemer, Gustave Dufreen, Alex
ander Siptry, Dan Brenot, John Condos.
Lon Denver, August Barber, Frank Puce,
Edward Malle, Charles Rosenberg.
The wounded-ten in number-were all
badly burned and asphyxiated, and four
of them will probably die. Their names
are: James Blair, dangerously hurt;
William Shafer, dying; F. Seelpeck; John
Burns; H. Runga, seriously injured:
Thomas Roe. dangerously hurt; F. Leigh;
Joseph Miller, dangerously hurt; Dan
Dennehy; Dock Jones.
There is one point which seems to SUBJ
stantiate the theory of the miners that
there must be a number Of bodies under
the fall at the foot of the main shaft and
that is this: There are thirty-nine dead
and fifteen more or less seriously wounded
positively accounted fora total of fifty
four. One hundred and sixty -four men
went into the mine on the morning of the
fatal day, leaving 110 to be heard from
Some of them doubtless quit work during
the day, and others are known to have left
shortly before the explosion. Others still
escaped after the explosion, fifteen being
positively known to have done so. This
leaves ninety five. much larger number
than many of the miners believe got out.