New-York tribune., 1890-06-18
NO HOPE FOR THE MINERS.
DESPERATE But UNAVAILING RESCUE
WORK DONE AT FARM HILL MINE.
NO LACK OF DECIDING FINALLY
IT, LET THE NINE BURN ITSELF oUT-sAD
scrNE,s AnnI,r Tile pits MOETH.

SCENES ABOUT THE PITS MOUTH.
Dunbar, Penn. June 17.-Au night long the rescuing
parties remained at the mouth Of the manholc at Farm
ill Mine but when daylight broke they were no nearer
the unfortunate cntombed in the burning mine.
At O'Clock last night all hope Of Iescuing the i'm
pri,oncd miners alive was abandoned Efforts were
made to enter the burning slope through the Mahoney
and the Ferguson mines. II was found impossible to
get near the men through the former. owing to the
formation Of The slope and In the Ferguson pit the
air was 30 bad that it was impossible to travcl any
distance Under these conditions the most sangllne
Of the workers Yielded and IT then determined 10
cut OF all fresh air and let the mine burn Itself ou'
that the bodies OF the men might be recovered.
At the first drift a solid wall of brick well plastered
was built across the opening. Material was whccied
down the TO where the men were at work, ana
an air fan set at work. supplying fresh air TO the
Traces Of fire damp still remained in the ar
There was little to be seen. Men were working Ike
beavers to finish the wall. The only light was Oh
tainci from Davy lamps Through the intcrstices
Of the wall, far of to the left could be seen heavy
cloud Of smoke. occasionally pierced by flames. Back
Of this wall Of fire lay the bodies Of the workers
relatives and companions.
At 10 O'Clock this morning there was little change
at the minc except that the fire crc"r, the smoke
blacker and TIE despair Of the survivors deeper than
ever before. Early this morning Martin Naikey, PIT
boss Of the Anchor Mines. made daring attempt to
the Mahoncy entrance, one and one-hah miles away
across the hills. lie crawlcd drifts and fallen
late to within 100 yard Of the fatal chambers, and
sounded again and again, but listened In vain Tor
response.
The sight about the pits mouth today was saa
one Hundreds stood gazing wrctchcdly at the black
columns Of smoke that seemed 10 grow thicker every
hour indicating the coal now burning. Instead
If timber and roofing Cries for volunteers u relieve
the workers were constant aud responses came before
the sentence had been finished.
They were telling ,ad Storc, about the mine to dav
one Of the most touching that of man named
Kellcy and an old man. Hays. The latter mid safely
carried kelley from the pits III Lancashire fnG'an,
thr1r times and Hay, bore terrible -raN 10 now ihc
islt he had with fire for the sake of his friend Nhc'
IlaVS rushed the mine after the explosion N'l''
DAY 10 hnd hi ION. whose uhEuh1'd IhnP h"4 ~. -.
ne damp on IRE. he fell dead within stone, throw
ot his boy, BODY. Then there came craving lh alHr
him a caimt. hlachcncd n-1t", which hucd icidcrly
bis -rorccd form. aud Kelley carried ms OLD nlrui
T. the open air and fell burned and blinded
Coroner IIOhrOOk to-day viewed the t"O dead bodies.
lu, refused Ia hold an Inquest render verdict
until the other bodic, had been recovered There arc
MANY view, A, 10 the ~ The fir" and aS -
whcr,. the blame should De- placed Cor ncr lolhrooh
ia. aproiuted three miners and two citizens on the
Jury NcarIy all the mines I'm this region are closed
down. and mon, money and provisions are pouring ~
every train.
\ re-rulng party ha. just appeared AT the mouth Of
Ferguson Nine and reports Ia" chambers Of that drit
rapidly filling with smoke This delays If II dos no.
cutlrciy cut %. an hopes Of rc,cung th" Imprisoned
mon from that side. some slight nope va, raised At
noon hy the return of Walter NcCloary. ono ot the
r,cuiug party. vino reported that far down In the
Thf led 10 the belief thai n" mcn might yet be
living