Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-04
The Attempt to Smother the Flames
{ at the Hill Farm Mine Proves
Unavailing.
THE RELIEF COMMITTEES WORK.
A Death at McConnelIsville, O., Reveals the
Fact That the Deceased's Wife
Had Secured q
DIVORCE FOUR HOURS AFTER DEATH.
Accidents, Crimes, Disasters and Miscellaneous News
Of Three States
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DUNBAR, July 3.-The efforts to fill up
the main entrance to the Hill Farm mine
have not yet succeeded. The heat issuing
from the pit mouth is still so intense that
men cannot get near enough to it, even
from the hillside above, to dump anything
into it. The superintendent of the mine
and others interested have about made up
their minds to use water in an attempt to
drown out the fire, and water will probably
be pumped into the slope tomorrow. 1t
will have to be drawn from a creek some
distance away, and there is great doubt as
to the possibility of getting it in sufficient
quantities to do any good. Some water was
thrown into the pit mouth to-day, but it
evaporated in steam and accomplished moth
ing. Even if the mine can be flooded 1t
NAV not put out the fire inside OF month.
Inspector Watchorn tells of mine in Wales
which was filed with water for three weeks,
and when the liquid was pumped out the fire
soon showed itself again.
The Dunbar Furnace Company is anxious
from business reasons to get the fire out as
soon as possible. For human reasons also they
desire to render it possible to recover the dead
bodies. The company has already been COM
PEELED 10 buy coke from Mcclure d. CO. to oper-
ate its blast furnaces just above this place.
THE CAUSE OF THE DISASTER.
Superintendent Hill of the Hill Farm mine,
declines to be interviewed in any way concern
ing the causes of the disaster or the intentions
of the company. He says he feels that his po-
sition is SO critical that he must not talk until
he does so at the inquest, Mr.. Hill has been
severely worried mentally during this crisis,
and has been a leader in pushing the work Of
rescue. He is generally commended for all that
has been done since the disaster.
Citizens here nearly all say that the company
their supporters. This will greatly depend,
however, upon the verdict of the Coroner's
jury. AT the inquest both the furnace COM
p2ny and the knights Of Labor will be repre-
sented by attorneys, and every step taken will
be watched carefully.
THE RELIEF COMMITTEES WORK.
To-day the members of the|distribution COM
mittee have been busy visiting the families of
the lost miners and distributing the funds.
Some families received as much as $780, where
there were ten children. About $500 additional
was placed in the hands of the relief committee
to-day, including the money raised by the Sun
day School Convention at Pittsburg.
The excitement has nearly died out here
The people still stand about in groups in the
streets and discuss the disaster There is a
disposition not to crIticise the company any
further until after the inquest is held.
Notwithstanding that general gloom has
been cast over this neighborhood, some people
do not seem to be at all affected by the affair.
Last night two men working in the stone
quarries about a mile up Dunbar creek engaged
quarrel and battled for five rounds, when one
of the men threw up the sponge. About 40
men attended the affair, but the names of the
fighters cannot be ascertained. HAssLER.