Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-03-06
DOOMED MINERS.
A Number OF Men Gut OF BY an
Explosion.
Three Men Killed on the Pittsburgh. = ~ ~,
= Chicago-A Panic in schooi-Fear-
ful and Fatal Blast--Children
Burned.

plosion OF gas occurred in the South
Wilkesbarre shaft yesterday afternoon.
Seven men were at work inside Of tho
shaft at the time. A few minutes later
the tunnel became filled with smoke
and gas, which shut off all means Of
escape The tunnel leads into the
Watson mine adjoining and efforts were
made TO reach the imprisoned men,
but the rescuing party was
driven back aud compelled TO
give up the attempt Superintendent
Phillips and Inspector Williams are on
their way TO the shaft where they will
make every effort to break through a
pillar Of coal and rescue tho men II
alive The victims are: Michael Fer
ry, Thomas Jameson, Thomas McDon-
aid, aged twenty, Thomas Mcdonald,
aged twenty-one, John McNealis (all
single); Frank Gala, Thomas Williams
(men Of family. The mine is owned
by the Lehigh & Wilkesbarre Coal Com
pany.
DISASTROUS FREIGHT WRECK.
MANSFIELD. o., March s. 3-The Pitts
burgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago railroad
had the worst freight wreck at one
o'clock this morning ithas had for three
years, Three mon were killed and $40, :
900 worth OF property was consumed in
the ruins.
Tho third section OF west bound freight
train No. 90 broke down a mile west OF
Lakevillc and the fourth section OF the
same train crashed into the rear end.
Immediately gas tank In front OF the
caboose exploded and scattered the
burning liquid over the debris, which
took fire and burned ilercely.
On the engine was Engineer John
Covan, Fireman Harvey Gatehouse and
Head Brakeman Edward Miller.
All OF them received probably fatal
injuries before the fire reached them,
but when their bodies were found the
fire had roasted them. Fireman Gate
houses body was buried in the debris
and was burned TO a crisp
Cowan and Miller we're married and
had two children each. They lived at
Alliance. Gatehouse was unmarried
and resided at loyltstow&l.
The oil from the other two tank cars
added fuel 10 the fire which communi-
Gated to the cars and about / 800 feet Of
track. So intense was the heat that the
bell on the buried engine was melted.
Local traffic was delayed about fourteen
hours Through passenger trains were
sent over the New York, Pennsylvania
& Ohio via this city, Creston and Orr
Vile.
The cause OF the wreck was the fail
ure Of the dead engineer to stop when
tagged by brakeman from the dis
abled train. The supposition is that the
three men were asleep on the engine
and had no time to jump II they did
wake up before the crash.
PANIC IN SCHOOL
NEW YORK, March Am public school
No. . OF Bayonne, n. j., yesterday fire
broke out in the primary department
On seeing the smoke and hearing the
school bell ringing for the fire depart
ment, several children rushed to the
windows and attempted to jump out
They were, however restored to order
and dismissed. The fire was caused by
an overheated lue in the heater, which
set fire TO the woodwork. The flames
were oxtinguished by Miss Barnett, the
teacher in the classroom, before the ar
rival Of the fremen.
TERRIBLE blast.
Duluth, Mimi, March 4.-Workmen
engaged in excavating on Third street
set off blast yesterday and portions OF
the flying rock struck a shed in which
large quantity Of dynamite was stored.
An explosion followed. wrecking the
shed and half dozen small buildings
adjacent and partly demolishing the
residences of Judge McLachlan and |
Davis. A carpenter named |
Andrews was injured by piece Of rock
which struck him on the head.
FOUR CHILDREN BURNED To DEATH
GREENvILLE, Miss, March while |
Henry Greenlee, colored, and his wife |
were at church Sunday morning their /
cabin near here took fire from the chin |
ney and was burned, and their four /
children, the eldest five years old, were
burned to death.