Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-11-12
TWO CATASTROPHIES.
The Mine Disaster in Kansas and
the Fire in Rochester.
KILLED WHILE AT WORK.
Probably 1856 Victims of the First and
Thirty OF the Sccond---Dlstrcss-
ing Details of Both
Disasters.

ST. Louis, Nov. IA special 10 The
Post-Dispatch from Pittsburg, Kan, gives
details of the horrible holocaust in shaft OF
the Pittshurg and Cherokee mine near that
place The company had more orders thnn
they could fill and in their attempts TO keep
up had been running an unusually large
force of miners. IN the morning lG4 men
were lowered into the mine. At $50 in the
afternoon terrible Tumbling noise was
heard above, and 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 were hoisted and filling tho
shaft with debris. The explosion occurred
on the cast side and is attributed to the mex
pcrience of some of the new men.
Before the men outside could recover their
sensessone of the miners appeared at the air
shaft nearly suifocated. He was followed by
large number of others who escaped in
jury, but the exact number is not known.
About midnight the fan house was repaired
and fresh air was pumped into the mine,
driving back the poisonous gases and avert
ing suifocation. Attention was then turned
to raising tho cribbing So that the cages
could be lowered At 1890 A. m a cage was
ready TO descend, and the first rescuing party
was lowered into the shaft. Owing to the
bad air still remaining in the shaft they
could not stay very long On the first return
of the cage it contained a number OF unin-
jured but badly demoralized men. The bot
tom of the shaft was badly damaged, and II
was difficult to get at the dead.
As fast as found they were piled together
at the bottom, while the living and badly
wounded were hoisted to the top At a. m.
nine men had been rescued alive. About this
fiftaa nfftv .f
twelve more dead
The shaft by this time had been pretty
well cleared of foul air, and the work of
rescue proceeded rapidly temporary hos
pital was prepared in backsmith's shop
near the mouth of the shaft, where the most
heartrending scenes were witnessed as the
mangled and Lady burned men carried in
Two men died while being carried into the
hospital. Ninety bodies have been recovered
from the mine, and it is believed there nrn
still forty-six more below the surface.
ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Nov. lit Is esti-
mated that the total deaths by the fire in the
Rochester steam gauge and lantern works
building will reach thirty Five men and
boys were killed by jumping, twenty y-three
are still missing, and in the opinion of tho
physicians two of tho injured will die. The
firemen worked steadily all night upon tho
ruins, and at daylight seven streams were
pouring great volume of water upon the
smoking debris. The shattered walls threat
ened to fall at any moment, but the ruins
had cooled sufficiently to allow the flremen
to make a partial search for bodies. About
o'clock the firemen who had been searching
for bodies in the ruins came upon the charrcd
remains of three of the unfortunate men who
had perished in the flames. They were eyi-
IDENTIFY the bodies of those who had been upon
the upper floors.
One body was recovered intact, but was
charred beyond recognition. Another
resembled a human being only in that
tn head and trunk Of the body remained.
the arms and legs having been completely
destroyed. Only the charred bones of the
third man could be found. The Identification
Of these bodies was an utter impossibility.
During the day many persons called ut the
Inorgue to endeavor TO find some resemblance
to their missing friends, but in vain.
At the hospitals no new deaths occurred
Frank Siddons is very low and may not re
cover. 1t is thought that William Devlin
and Thomas Connolly will recover G. G..
! Glazier, a foreman, did not feel well. but re-
mained at the building until D. m, when
he left for home. He thinks there were
seventy-five men left working in the building.
Two or three dropped from the fire escape
into chute and were shot into the basement
of the burning building. Others were seen
TO jump into the river from the seventh floor.
a distance Of nearly 200 feet Two men were
reported TO have gone over the falls A search
of the river is being made for these bodies.
The building was perfect fire trap There
were fire escapes leading along down the ele-
vator shaft on each side, but in order to reach
them it would have been necessary to cross
the entire length Of the building.
The walls Of the burned building were
leveled, and the search for bodies is being
continued It is estimated that twenty-five
bodies still remain in the ruins
Mayor Parsons will appoint committee
of citizens to arrange for grand concert, to
raise funds for the sufferers by the conhagra-
ton