Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-14
HORRIBLE SCENES At THE NINE.
Incidents of the Terrible Explosion at
Pittsburg, Kansas, Friday.

Incidents of the Terrible Explosion a
Pittsburg, Kansas, Friday.
| ST.. Louis. November 12.-Dispatche
from Pittsburg, Kansas, give the followin
as some Of the incidents Of the mine horro
at that place:
Four hours after the explosion ha,
snuffed out the lives OF nearly one hundre,
men, the scene at the pit was distressing
Poorly clad women. with babies elapsed te
their breasts, came through the darkness
by the light cast from the bon-fires, like
haggard uncanny beings from another
word. Some shrieked above c; storm
and muttered as they fell helpless or
the shoulders OF their stronger neishbors
Still others
MAD In THEIR DESPAIR,
tore their hair and garments and would
| have dashed into the tomb headlong but
for the strength exerted by the miners from
other shafts.
two sons were in the pit, lay her three
young children beside the blazing fire, and
then fell into Mysteries among them. Shy
lay unnoticed In this position until morn
ing when sne waa removed to her home, d
raVing maniac.
At one time the crush of women and
children was SO great that it was feared
violence would be necessary in order to
clear the way for the rescuers. Poor
creatures fou sht each other in their despair,
and in some instances inflicted severe
punishment.
As night wore on the work OF recovering
the bodies continued nntil the floor of the
engine-house was
sTREwN WITH MANGLED MEN.
Their bodies were placed iu rows on the
ground, where the rain and snow beat on
them.
Most OF the victims were shockingly
mutilated. Some were so disfgured as to
be unrecognizable. All were covered with
blood and dust, and many were almost
OF their clothes. There was moth
ing left of the first men brought up from the
dreadful hole but bleeding trunks. Ex-
tremities had been blown off. Many of the
scarchers tainted as fast as the bodies were
brought to the surface there was a
rush made to identity them, a dozen women
in many cases being engaged at one time in
the bleeding face Of some unfor-
tunate.
There are still about fifty bodies in the |
lower levels, some OF the victims were
found
BURIED BENEATH IMMENSE WEIGHTS
of states, while others were discovered in |
groups and in all kinds of positions. Two
men, who have not been identified, were |
ound SO tightly locked in each others arms
5hat it was with great difficulty they were
5orn apart. Their eyes had been blown out |
oy the explosion, and their faces SO horri-
oly crushed that the bones were ground into
he flesh.
Up to Sunday evening at 6 O'Clock, thirty
line dead bodies have been recovered, and
wenty wounded. OF the latter not to ex-
eed five will be able to recover, and prob
IDLY not that many. Expert ts and volun-
eers are still thoroughly searching the en-
ries and rooms OF the underground work
ngs for bodies, but it is thought they are
III discovered. There were about $50 men
n the mine at the time OF the explosion.
The officials OF the company are on the
round, and all is being done that can be
or the relief of the suffering and distress OF
ii the wounded men and destitute fam
lies.