Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-05

bat II is supposed 10 have been the strlk-
ing CT Z fssure'sor pocket o. gss. This
afternoon the dieagured and naked body
Ct miner wac found fifty feet from the
mouth CT the air shaft, through which II
had been blown.
TIE names OF the dead. SO fsr "a Learned,
ere Samuel Klllrger, PARK Donnelly,
Michael Curen and three Carlton brothers.
TIE PARTICULARS.
WILLrAMsPORT, Penn, Nov. The
Ulcers OF ;he Kettle Creek Coal Mining
Company, belonging IN this city, are IN
receipt OF information that terrible ex-
plosiol occurred al their mines located IN
Clinton county, en- the line of the Phila.
delpbis and Erie Railroad lsst evening.
Superintendent George L. Miller. lyon
hearing heavy repor. at New No. Drift,
proceeded to the spot, when he 8. once
saw that violent explosion had taken
o ace. y 1ceEssry arrangements were
quickly mxde TO carry sir to the fsce Of
the work, and men entered Size nine
to learn the particulars OF what
bad occurred. An appalling state
Of Affairs WAS found inside. OF twenty-
one men who hsd been working in the
drift only three or four had escaped
desth or il j1ry. At the end OF sn hours
hsrd work fourteen dead bodies were
recovered from the drift. Two CT tbose
Who were 1red subsequently died.
O1e msn was missing ard his remains
we're found out In the woods Where they
had been blown by tha force CT he ex-
plosion through the air sbsft. TIE total
number Of killed or fatally II red WAS
found to be seventeen. All BAT four OF
them were Rur garisns OR Italians whose
names are not furnished. The four
L 1glish gfeskirg men are nsmec.
SAMUEL KILLINGGR,
PATRICK DoNNELL,
MICHAEL CURRAN,
j CHARLESTON
A driver named j. Farrell was entering
the drift wien the explosion occurred.
He W.s thrown toward the mouth and es-
csped. His mule was killed. TIE torce
OF t1e explosion Was shown IN the f.ct
that bodies we're blown clekr Gu. Of the
mouth CT the drift. Everything possible
W,s done for the Injured bY the mine
physicians. The bodiesi CT TIE desd
were taken charge of By sn
undertaken ard prepared for interulent.
The coroner Of tie county was notified
and will hold az inquest 20. morrow. The
nine iGep ctor Of the district has been
SUNNI ned, but ST the latest reports he
had rot arrived. A G!sp.tch from the
this evening states that
there Is nothing rev in refereE ce 20 the
disaster. They have al the help they re-
DUKE and are preparing for the iLq1est.
Captain By, president, and other Ulcers
OF the company Will leave here tomorrow
for the scene OF the disaster. Although
the accident occurred before dark yesterI
dsy II was not given cut by the flicisls Of
the company here until to-day, they havI,
jig beeo advised Of # late last night.
1! is though! in making blsst 8 "gss
feeder" Wss struck, filing the Chamber
with cas- which. coming IL contact with q
naked Imp, produced the explosion. a
"gss feeder" Is : pocket Of gas I'm 1edded
in the c1al. As soon es the pick is stuck
mo it the gas escapes, sud il anything
ignites L. an explosion follows. Il is
generally conceded that there was good
ventilation, and the mines were fully
sGpplied with air Hpplis1ces. The super
inlendept says the accident could not
have been toreseer, and that nc blame
G.tacGs to anyone.