The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-05
HORRIBLE NINE DISASTER.
EIGHTEEN WORKMEH DROWNED
IN PENNSYLVANIA.

Cause OF the Accident Alleged 10 be Neg
lect-Hesrt-Rsndin scenes Prom Wild.
ovs aud Orphans "a They ImpIorsd f'or
Aid-List Of the Dead.
WHITE HAVEN, PA, Feb. 4.-At II
O'Clock this morning, while Charles Doyle
and Patrick Coll, OF lewiston. were engaged
q drilling hole in their chamber in No.
10 slope Of J. {. Hayden 4 Co.'S miEe, at
Jeanesrille, they broke into No. slope,
which had been idle for live years. and
which had been Hooded 10 the mouth with
water. William Brislin. driver was close
bY, and he cried out: "lioys. for
Gods sake run Tor your lives or YOU will be-
drowned In moment, thereafter tn,
water came and Brislin barely cscaTet
with bis life. Besides him, six Others e.
capped. They are: Henry GibbOn. j I'm
Means, John and Charles Boyle, William
Coll aud Patrick Coll
The water was rapid and before any at-
tempt could be made 10 rescue any OF the
other workmen the slope, which IL 6sl ieet
deep, was flooded 20 the mouth and they
were caught and drowned.
LIST OF THE DEAD.
Lawrence Reed, married. has eight chit
dren.
Edward Gillisher, married, two children.
James Grilliths, married, one child.
James Ward, married. eight children.
Harry Bullet, married. seven children.
Joseph Matcskowiiz, married.
Barney McClesky, single.
Patrick Kelly, single.
James Waste, single.
Mike smith, single.
John Bern, single.
Tom Click, ma.rled, one child.
dreu.
Joe Asio. single.
hSscO ficke. single.
Thomas Greko. single.
John BOYLE, single.
samuel Porter, single.
lle news OF the disaster caused great
excitement and the mouth 0i the slope was
soon thronged with the anxious families
'nu relatives oi the w0rkmen and others.
hEARraENpING SCENES.
Inc scenes. when IL was known who were
.os', were healt-reudlug. wives implofcd OF
lue miners standing Dt, who knew only too
yen lttil result sJNo tneir husbands
rom the terror, ot watery crave. Iiule
chlld'cn crting iOr their papas. and relatives
lhe 7olro"ihs wives. rc,tiiycs aud friends
were hna'y convinced That there was 30
mop 81 iescuing any Df the men and were
itu away nom the scene az this new mine
hoItor by sympathetic hands % their bonn b.
large i'rr0oi Wen was Immediately put
M WORK Fnmpiug ont fhe water. How l0nE
WIZ i'ke }, question. since no definite
IDEA ol the volume of water can ls ascpr-
lahcd. some ot t0H miners SAY 10 Will take
q cal N..ff
ed, but others Incline rp the opinion that 10
will take much l0ngcr.
DETAILS or ruF ACCIDENT.
Mi5tiue,one Of the mcn who escaped said
10 a reporter: II was waiting at the bHt-
tom OF the slope Cor up 90 come ont.
suddenly heard inud upl,e Hud Thought
it Was The uip coming down
he eangwal. Then irmim
blast "a wind came and AuDcked
ne down The wind blw my lamp ,at. /
tried o. rum Tor the -lorr but stimbIfd and
tell. Then John BJlle aud John Ncvms
came running ont. Mems lamp VAS
burning and by the aid of this We got
% tho slope. The water Came pour
lng aner u- as We ran. Whom We
got 10 the slope the lght went ont. We
cllmbcred as fast ms we could. and lhe Wac
ter came running after u-. rising Very
u ickly. in hye minutes thc water raised
700 yards, to 90, mouth OF ibe slope, the
pitch OF which is Sl dCgleo..'
CAUSE oF THE DISASTER.
Many causes are advanced a- to the caus.
OF the grCa, disaster. = me cl8rte. lt to
neglect Oh p0iiy thc wDlsm.n of
ihe dangerous proymity 90 ilc water.
n only "A nw ol ibe o'd miner,
knew 0i the pfcsoucH oi 'Ne great body ui
water in The Old slnir. EY-n tH,-e that
Anew OF it had no idea that the workings
we're driven As near 10 the water as they
we're.
The engineer in charge of Jeans,illo
mines was from Potts,ille-namcd lanyrc
" OmelsdOri
ANOTHER NINE HORROR.
WILKEsHARRE PA. Feb. "A cave.in
occurred IN No. , slope at Grand Tunnel. .
opposite Nanticoke. this afternoon. Three
nen were shut IL the mine. and rs iho
)lace Is iiled with walcr b. is supposed
hey are drowned. the accident occurred
n No. 3 coll cry of The Susqg,hauna
J0al Company is an abandoned part Oi tae
nine which was closed, ana in which a
treat body Oi water was. In the adjoining
,hamber, number of Miners We're al work
blasting. An unusually heavy cha ge was
ircd, and tho wall was 80 thin the heavy
Olu ne Of water broke It's way through.
same Of the miners we're given warning
md ran for their lives ahead of the r.sbiug
TODD, but three men, John kiuer,M Ike She q
aux and william Cragle, did r5t hear the
warning IN time aLd we're closed IN the
hambers.
The men are All marriel and leave large
antilles. The subtegranean workings, COW
ring scores Of acros, aTo rapidly nlling with
water.