The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-05-23

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WiIkFsnAEEf. Pa, Nav y
received yesterday afie,, IN
twcnty-eight men were hor,,s W
cave-in AT the Ashley mine. y
WHKrsnAnnr, May NJ
II was announced Nh. ''
the rescujng parties had NM. W.
breaking through one ~ N.
beneath tho cave. twas h,ls,,.
o'clock, however. before Ia,
the first OF the victims M
al the bottom Of a nfty-foo, N
In order to rescue him II hecanna
sary 70 lower a miner down v,,h
This was done. and tho MAN.,
blackened form Of Anthony rrosn
first victim. was hoistod Il tho ss.,
lie was still alive. but nix ini..,s
considered fatal. When M
spread that Froync was burned /, Xxx
OF gloom came over the Ola min.r.
ent. for they realized that MALI
little hope OF his companions NJ.
escaped death. Froync i ~sunno.a
have wandered away from III ~
and whilc trying 70 ind 4 way
caused an explosion Of gas ii soms
chamber. II this explosion ex,o,
To where the other men w.r.
chances Of escape are very slirht
The latest reports from the scene N,
disaster at eight o'clock Is "a tbe "a
that the rescuing party has pcne,,,
to within sight Of two dead holi.s
that the gas vas 50 thick Tint thav y
driven back TO the surface. Tbe 4
is full Of black damp ana further
proach in the direction or the ylctin
impossible. even with a safety lapn
As it looks nov very little M,
entertained that any III the mon 4
rescued alive.
The rel entombcd are noarlv
married and have large families IN
pendent on them for support.
The scene round the mouth 81 IN
is a heartrending one. Wives
mothers crowd close np u the
opening and peer in as II their
would dispcl the darkness o. the
depths. while the cries u the
ones calling for their fathers make
hearcr sick with pity.
The men who form the rescuing
are strangers 70 fear. and II Ii i vi
the bounds OF possibility 70 reach
men inside they will be rescued !
or their bodies restored before non
The official list Of those lmprIx
Is as follows:
Ellis d. Williams, aged sixt, mar
seven children; resides in lsa
township.
Harry II. AIRY, aged fifty. mi
five children; resides in Newport
ship.
Owen Parry. his son. aged scys
Michael Henry, aged forty-two
ried. two sons; residence. As'sev
Thomas c. Davis, aged \ ~
ried. eight children; residence I
John Scully, aged twenty, n
port Of : widowed mother; res
Ashley.
Michael Scully, brother Of JohE
twenty-seven, residence. Ashley.
Daniel sullivan. aged forty-flvs
ricd. even children. one an inval
sides in Wilkesbarrc.
John Hanson. aged tvcnty-f'
gle; residence. Moifett's Patch.
John Allen. assistant nine boss
thirty-nvc. married. three en-
residence, Ashley; taken out So
burned.
Robert w. Roberts. aged thirty
married. no children: resides
ley; brought TO the surface At
fatally burned.
Harry Jones, laborcr Of forme
thirty-fvc, married. three q
residence at Ncwtown-
Robert Pritchard. aged thirt,
ried. one child: residence at Han
Anthony Froyne, married. one
residence at Ashley Plane Tres
seven o'clock badly burncd).
John James. aged thirty-tw
ricd. two children, family in Wa
sides In Ashley.
John Williams. aged thirty-i'
ricd. six children; resides In N
Jonathan Williams. aged thir
ricd. two childrcn; resides in NJ
Richard Jones. aged thirty. n
two children; resides in Newton
w. Edwards, aged twen,y-eirh
ricd. two children; resides IN
barre.
Thomas j. Williams, aged
married, one child; resides in -
Thomas Clauss. aged thirty-tiF
ried. no children; resides In Ne'
owen Williams, aged forty-nin
ricd, one adopted child; reside
Ashley.
John IIcmpscy. aged forty-'V
gle; resides az Mofctt's Patch.
Frank Gallagher. aged twcni.
single.
Two Hungarians named Buis'
Not Guilty.
PITTsBURGH. Pa, May ~.
OF the United States vs.. the 'pa
Mckee glass manufacturers ana
Campbell and William Slickcr'
Glass-workcrs' Union, was taken
tho United States Circuit Court
day. The charge against deie
was that ~forty-nvc glass NorAe
been brought here undcrcon1ra'
in England and given work
Chambcrs-McKcc Glass-works N
cite. After a number q witnfT
examined the prosecution re7'u,
defense offered no testimony an'
out argument and only 2 WIEN
charge BY Judge Mckennon W N
the jury. without leaving 'hr''
rendered a verdict OF not gulias'
Death of senator STANFORD "'
WAsmrNGrox. May ~ >enao
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