New-York tribune., 1890-04-03
FATAL EXPLOSION IN 4 CO5L NINE.
THREE MEN KILLED AND SIX :NJURED-CAUsEo
BY USE OF \ NAKED LAMP.

Wilkesbarre. Penn, April = (Spccial).-About 0
O'Clock TIL, morning the citizens Of Nanticokc ten
miles below here. were startled by rmor Of an eN-
pOsiOn in the mines The relatives and friends Of the
workers quickly gathered around the mouth Of the
slope. which j. in the heart Of the town. Al first the
greatest CONSERVATION prevailed throughout the town,
il reported that twenty twenty five men had
been blown to pieces Messages were quickly sent for
the examiners and officials of the mine. As soon as
possible rcscuing parties formed and while these
descended the slope the bosses and mine officials went
about among the relative, Of the gathered about
the shaft and did their utmost to alleviate the intense
excitement and induce the and children to re
turn to their homes. Their efforts. however. met with
little until messenger from the relief parties
assembled the slope and announced that only four or
five were killed and that they would be brought
to the surface
The rc,cucr>, after descending the slope. advanced
slowly cautiously. testing the air for afcty from
the deadly after damp. picking their over shattered
cars. fallen timbcrs and masses Of cont shaken down
by the explosion for distance Of 5000 feet uniil
they reached the turn where the first -ang"aY began
Here the force Of the explosion became more applicht
The Gre-damp present in large guanie,. ara 1t
time before the air Was made suiFe
pure 10 allow the men 10 advance further. About
900 yard, from the entrance to tn gansway The first
man. William \. Jane. was found dead. Ten or
fifteen feet further beyond thi, point. in heap "f
broken tmhcss. three of the injured we're found ana
after some work. were cxricated and conveyed to the
surface
Each Of the six breasts is cut directly west oi inc
main lit and men were working in each. In breast
Nos. g. ( and > the were not injured WIFI"
those in No.. and were either Killed or SERIOUSLY
hurt From breast 40. /. where the first group "i
ncm wa, found. the rc~cuins party proceeded "i'h
great dincnliy along the 1T Al the hiih breast
those n advance heard roan- The party p"@""'
RAPIDLY forward and -,ou discovered the -"cond ana
a-i group of dead and injured. These were also
carried to the surface.
The dead are William y Jlmc,. miner. age 'lnF'f
four. Jane, Adams. miner. age thirty iNc '""h -
Zuborarc laborcl. axe thirt, eight. The injured ''n
j. Griffith brattirc man. age tvcnii four seriously
burned. will probably die. Moran Price. af' '"rN
six badly burned Joseph Hcrau-hi AZ" thirty h'c'
laborer seriously injured. John huddich. a-c thr''
five. miner slightly injured. Michael harn-h''' '-'
forty lahofcr. slightly injured, George hlmy' hTe
boss, slightly lunied. o..
The explosion j. ,uppD~ri - have occurred in i''
.iXfh breast. and IL D. aid to have been ''u-'d ',
J. j. lrilih. lrafiltt man. whose ihn'H lalP i-ll'" "
he gas issuing from blower 300 tie ed" "i i' hi,'
The place whcf, the explosion took place " ~ uh"
one If the main streets of TIE tnWn. ana '' I',r"
,iv that ticy felt distinct shnnln-, ara at ir''
thought IL was an earthquake.