The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-11
From the Debris of tho Mine Dis
aster at Pittsburg, Kas.
Details Of the Awful Experience Of
the Unfortunate Ones.
Mon Lowered Into the Shaft by
Rope Could Do Nothing.
Tho Tanning Machine Was Not Powerful
Enough to Overcome the Foul ALI
Which Flllod tho Mino-Par.
tial List OF Dead.

| 81 LOUIS, MO, Nov lO-A special 10
the Post.Dipdloi from Pittsburg, Kas.,
gives details OF the horrible holocaust in
shaft No, OF the pittsburg Il Cherokee,
or Santa Fc Mining Company, near that
place last night The company had more
orlcrs than they could an aud in their at
tempt 10 keep up they have been running
an unusually large force OF miners. Yes
tcrday morning l6i men were lowered into
| the mine. At noon the shots wcrc fired
all right and later the miners descended
for afternoon duty At $50 o'c,ocl, they
were ready TO fire their shots again. Tho
first shot had been fired, but before u mas
could be- hoistcd u terrible rumbling noisc
was heard above aud a black cloud OF dirt,
slate and dust shot into the air from the
mouth of the shaft, tearing away the
tracks upon which the cages are hoistcd
and filling the shaft with debris. The cx-
plosion occurred ON the oast side
and Is attributed to the incypcricncc
Of some Of the new men. Before
the men outside could recover their senses
one OF the miners appeared ut the air
shaft, nearly suhocaicd. lie was helped
out aud followed by others until largo
number had escaped how many Is not
known. There was plenty uf help ut hand,
and those 40 the top devoted their nttcn-
/ ton 10 rcsCuing their cniomhcd compan-
/ ions. The tan house, only slightly dam.
| aged, was first repaired canvas being
| tackled over the holes that had Ia he
| closed. About H. o'clock the fan house
was Uldy and fresh air was pumped into
the mine. driving back the poisonous gas
and nycriing suilocation. Attention WIS
then turned tn repairing the crihbing 90
that the cages could be- lowered. Men
lowered into the shalt by rope aud bucket
could accomplish nothing At 2O'clock
a.ui. the cage WAS pady TO descend aud
the first rcscuing party were lowered into
the shaft. Owing Ia the bad air they
could not remain long. On the first re-
turn of the cage u contained q number
OF uniniurcd but badly dcmurhlizcd men.
| Tho. bottom OF tho shalt was badly dam-
| aged, aud Il WIS difficult 10 get at the
dead. As found they were piled together
at the bottom, while the living and badly
wounded were hoistcd 10 the top. At /
O'Clock am. I've had been rescued, and at
o'clock pm. four morc were brought out
alive AZ this time they struck an entry
containing twelve morc dead, and at this
hour, 2 o'clock pm, there arr twenty-five
dead and nine wounded found, with
twenty-five missing, who arc supposed 10
hc dead A large number OF the killed are
French and Italian miners. Following is
list Of the dead identified:
Leon Mole. single.
Edward Mole, wife aud two children.
Joseph Berthe, single.
AlcXcis Suplcy, wiio aud two children.
Emile Barber, single.
August Blcibicr, wife.
Gustayc Dunicfs, wife and three child.
rem.
Leon Ducgc, wife aud three children.
Joscpth lolita. single.
Charles Tocca, single.
Baza Bara single.
Tony Biarcoa, single.
Frank Bocst, single.
Alex. Lccailc, single.
Louis boy, burned 10 death.
Dan Lem, single.
George Kocrncr, boy, horribly burned.
David Tweed, who has family In Dan.
vile, q.
A temporary hospital was prepared in
uiAihHHlllN HitNl ll'iN w. Nl'lt ilif UlNhi
hcarircnding scenes were witnessed ns thc
manglcd aud badly burned men were
carried In. David Tweed aud w. Elwood
died soon after being taken 10 the tempo.
mry hospital. Frank Marshinlicr was iho
last man living brought 10 the surface this
morning. lie was nearly dead from sui
location.
The casualties arc now placed nj nty-
two dead aud eight Injured. The corOnor's
inquest will be held tomorrow.
Later. "A special from Cherokee, Kas.,
10 the Post D,spaih says ninety bodies
have been recovered from the mine, and
II is believed there are still iouy-six In the
mnc.
Tho principal difficulty IN asccriainlng
the names Of the victims of the horror lies
IN the fact that there were large number
Of new men who were not known 30 the
Piitsburg people, aud many may never be-
Identified. Among the injured in the
temporary hospital are: Robert Richards,
family at Danyilc, o., John Moruland,
family In England Thomas Corbctt
family In England; Thomas LongcOkc,
Frank Loigb, Henry Rung.