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Fatal Charlottesville CrawIed to wfthGm
One Hundred Feet Of Whore the bodies
Are Supposed 10 Lie.
DUNBAR, Pa, June 18.-The people Of
Dunbar ARE still in suspense The rescu-
ing Of the miners Is slow work, dreadfuIly
slow for the anxious hearts Of those who
for the last twenty hours have been hoping
against hope that their loved ones who
were buried IN the burning Hill Farm mine
are still alive Tho most experienced mine
bosses IN the region are at the scene devils
Ing ways 20 get at the unfortunates dead
or alive. They are now trying to force ON
entrance into the right wing of the Hill
Farm mine, where the men are from ne
Ferguson mine, which is only short dis
tance away, and from which there was sew
eral years ago a connection which had been
closed lately by fall Of slate The rescu-
ers think they can soon force their way
through this and thereby reach the en-
tombed men.
The Coal Il Aare.
The mine is still on fire and by the ap-
pearance Of the smoke, which rushes from
the mouth Of the pit ia huge volumes, it is
believed that the coal has caught fire.
which means that it will continue to burn
until flooded The men in the mine arc
probably 5000 feet from the main entrance
Some claim that they have all perished,
while others equally as good authority say
that unless the fire has already reached
that part Of the mine they are still living,
although exhausted by starvation and imr
pure air.
Fresh Air Cut on,
II was determined to cut Off all fresh air
and let the mine burn itself out. At the
first drift solid wall of brick, well plas-
tered, was built across the opening. Ma
terial WINS wheeled down the entrance to.
where the men were at work, and an air
fan was set AZ work supplying fresh air to,
the rescuera
AIarkcy's Heroic Attempt at Rescue.
Early yesterday morning Martin Markey,r
pit boss Of the Anchor mines, made dar-
ing attempt TO reach the right driftings oe
the Hill Farm mines from the MahonsHp
entrance one and one-half miles away
aeruss the. hills He crawled over dri g.
and fallen slate to within 100 yards Of fEsc
fatal chambers, and sounded again and
again. but listened for a response IN vain.
| The men wero either smothered OF werof
| fighting the fire that was now steadily en-
croaching on their narrow territory, antk
Markey, cut and bruised abandoned tho
| hopeless quest Of seeking an answer from
100 yards OF solid slate.
Dead Near His Boys Body.
They are telling stories about the mine
today and one OF the most touching Is that
Of a man named Kelley and man named
| Hays. The latter, It seems, had safely
carried Kelley from the pits in Lancashire.
| England, three successive times.
When Hays rushed into the mine after
| the explosion 10 find his son-whose un-
guarded lamp had set the damp on fire.
he fell dead within a stones throw OF hiss
boys body. Then there came crawling i'm
after him gaunt, blaokened spectre, who
gathered his scorched form tenderly in hiss
arms, aud Kelley carried all that was
mortal Of bis three times savior to the open
air and fell burned and blind.
who Was 10 Blame?
II Is claimed that the unfit condition OF
the pit IS due to the negligence of the COM
pany. This is a question that win be-
settled at the coroner's inquest, which win
be held as soon az the other bodies are re-
covered. Nearly all OF the miners em-
plOyed at Hlll Farm were foreigners or
Irish and Scotch descent Many had their
sons with them
This is the first mine explosion that has
ever occurred west Of the Alleghanies. Is
is said that there are other mines in the
Connellsville coke region that are equally
as poorly ventilated and that it is only @
question of time until the dreadful calam-
ity viii be repeated
Miners on the Jury.
Coroner Holbrook has appointed three
miners and two citizens on the jury He
placed the miners there because they were
the greatest sufferers and because they
wanted a show if the remedy could be ap.
piled The mine is so located that fOodinn
the fire is impossible, and smotheriDg il
means certain death TO the men below.
providing any arp living Nearly all the
mines ia this region are closed down and
J men, money and provisions are pouring
in on every train.
Governor O'Bnen's Recall Demanded.
ST JOINS, ~ r., June 1s-The Herald
demands the recall Of Governor Oiprien