The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-11
C0RPSES BY THE SCORE.
NINETY ALREADY REMOVED FROM
THE WRECKED MINE.

Forty-six Still Entombed in the Dark
ness-Inexperienced Men Supposed
to Fave Caused the Explosion-A
Terrible Scene in the Chanbersi OF
Death-The Work of Rescue
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 10.-A special to the
Post Dispatch from, Pittsburg, Kan, gives
details of the disaster in shaft No. 2, Of the
Pittsburg and Cherokee, or Santa Fe min
ing company near that place last night.
The company had more orders than they
| could FIJI, and in their attempts to keep up,
| they have been running an unusually large
force Of miners. Yesterday morning 1854
| men were lowered into the mine. At noon
blasts were fred all right. and later the
miners descended for afternoon duty. At
$50 o'clock they were ready TO FIRE their
blasts again.
THE DISASTER.
| The first shot nai been fred, but befor-s
the men could be hoisted terrih.>
rumbling noise was heard above ana d
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
| hoisted, and filling the shaft with debris
| The explosion occurred on the east side. aud
| is attributed TO the inexpsrience of some
new men. Before the men outside could re-
| cover their senses one of the miners appeared
| at the air shaft nearly sutfocated He was
| helped out and followed by others until a
large number had escaped, but how many
is not known. There was plenty of help at
hand, and those at the top devoted their at
tention to rescuing their entombed COM
rades.
REPAIRING THE FAN.
The fan house was only slightly injured
and was repaired, canvas being put over
| the holes that had to be closed. About IL
| o'clock the fap house was ready and fresh
| air was pumped nto the mine, driving back
the poisonous air and avoiding suffocation.
Attention was then turned to repairing the
| cribbing so that the cages could be lowered.
Men lowered into the shaft by a rope and
| bucket could accomplish nothing.
At 2 O'Clock this morning the cage was
ready to descend and the first rescuing
party were lowered into the shaft. Owing
| to the bad air, they could not remain long,
FIRST To BE RESCUED.
| On the first return of the cage it con-
tanned a number of uninjured, but badly
demoralized men.
| The bottom shaft was badly demoralized,
| and it was difficult to get at the dead. AS
found they were piled together at the bot
tom, while the living and badly wounded
were hoisted to the top. AT 4 O'Clock this
|
| o'clock this afternoon four more were
brought out alive At this time they struck
an entry containing twelve more dead, ard
at 2 o'clock twenty-five dead and nine
wounded had been found.
A large number of the killed are French
and Italian miners.
A TEMPORARY HOSPITAL.
A temporary hospital was prepared In a
blacksmith shop near by, where most heart
rending scenes were witnessed as the man.
| gled and badly burned men were carried in.
| Two men died soon after being carried to
the hospital.
The coroner's inquest will be held to-mor-
| row.
Up to 4 o'clock this afternoon ninety
bodies had been recovered from the mine,
and 1t was believed that there were still
forty-six entombed.
NEW HORRORS.
KANSAS CITY, NO., Nov. 10.--The Jour
nails special from Pittsburg. Kan, says:
THE developments of yesterday have only
added to the horrors in the No. 2 shaft Of
the Cherokee and Pittsburg Coal Company,
located about 81 miles northwest Of
this city. The citizens of Girard and Pitts
burg responded nobly TO the call
for assistance, and every citizen in
the latter city offered his services for the
unfortunate victims.
Throughout the entire day the great cage,
which had been repaired, made regular
trips, bringing to the top of the shaft the
mangled and torn bodies Of unfortunate
miners. Up to late hour last evening
thirty-four dead bodies had been recovered.
Most of them were SO badly bruised and
burned as to be unrecognizable
by either friends or relatives Two men
were found near the main shaft at an early
hour this morning in dying condition,
and brought to the top. Both died be-
fore O'clock. A temporary hospital
bad been provided In a neighboring
barn and a blacksmith shop served as a
morgue. There the bodies of the dead were
placed for the inspection of friends and rel
atives Here heartrending SC mes could be
witnessed during the entire day and far
into the night.