Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-23
Widespread Grief Caused by the
Nova Scotia Disaster.
TEE WORST OF TIE FLOOD OVER.
Scott Bishop Lynched for Killing
Hugh Hammock.
A REAR END RAILWAY CRASH
Recovering the Victim. cf the Nova sc.si.
Mine Disast-r.

nccOseiu& the Victims at the Nova
Mine Disaster.
srRNo HuI MTSEs. n. s, feb. 2s.--Ai mid
night ninety-four bodies had been recovered
and the total number of dead WAS ,hought 80 be
one hundred and seventeen. A largely attended
public meeting was held last evening asd ar
ransements for a public funeral Tue-dsf we're
completed Chief Inspector Gilpin arrived yes-
terday morning and, accompanied by Madden.
went down into the mine. MIR Giipin savs. 50
FAR as the evidence shows. the explosion occurred
on either No. or balances. and thas "a, force
OF the explosion in these balrnces was very great
Most Of the timber was knocked out allowing the
roof TO fall. breaking boxes and mutilating men
and horses. Two small Gree wen. slnoulasriue
IN the debris, but we're extingui~ed at ouce
without any difficulty by the searching iartv.
The explosion, Gilpin save did very htil, dam
age 10 property IN No. slope. having extended
but short distance beyond the tunnel AID ali
The deaths IN that slope were from sun ation
by after-damp.
MANAGER swIFT's BRAVERY.
Manager Swift was at the bottom of No
slope about fifteen minutes before the skplo-
sion occurred, and intmaied 10 one Of the
roadsmen that he Was going into the place
where the explosion occurred He has not
peen seen since. Ii is probable that hls body
will be recovered when some OF the deilris Is
cleared up. boy named Beaton heard the et-
piosion and rushed OF TO the place whore be
knew his brother was at work and succeeded in
carrying hln out badly injured. He beFoism
is one of the chief topics OF conversation.
There were plenty Of volunteers 90 seArch FOR
AL bodies Men who came to the pit as SPEC
tators diyested themselves of their coats aud au-
hesitaungly went 10 the rescue Of their fellow
workmen.
.THf MOST DISASTROUS EXPLOSION
Many ghastly scenes were TO be seen, bofh o.
the surface and under ground. Several os tie
bodies were so fearfully mutilsted that they
were placed in bags and brought up to the Hur-
lace. The explosion is more disastrous te life
than any other IN the history OF coal mining On
tins continent. IL is singular coincidsnce
That the Soss OF life equals that of both Ford
plt ana Drummond colliery explosions. The
number OF lives lost at the Ford pit wss ffty-
three and at the Drummond sixtv-four The
loss here, so far as can be learned is now placed
a, ii,. of these hfty-one were married Esen,
VINO leave Isl children unproyided for.
RELIEF FUND INADEQUATE
The relief fund OF the miners, which h.d .
balance Of $1,000 at the beginning OF the year,
rs unable to meet the claims that will be made
The relief from this source at best can only be
temporary. This is so keeuly felt that q meet
ing of the mayor, town council and clere anen
Was held IN the companys Office yestegd dsy
and IL was decided to issue al appeal for asa 80
the public.
"oLD MOTHER coos" pRopHEcy
MONTREAL, Feb. %. - Senator Georrs A.
Drummond Of this city is one Of the direosors
of the Spring Hill mines. He showed an offci.l
report OF the manager Of the mine YESTERDAY
which tells a remarkable story. Ii ia dated
February lG and in il Underground Supsrin-
tendent Swift says that much uneasiness nod
been caused among the miners by ''old Mosher
Coo. known la the neigbborhood as the
"Pictou prophet" fortelling an explosion
which was TO take place in the Spring dill
mine. In consequence OF the old woman's ssory
ana the consequent uneasiness of the men .
committee from miners themselves was ap-
pointed by the company and, with Manager
Cowsn At their head, they began sn exam ma
ton OF the mines on February l6. The ve<t
mine was examined and on Tuesday last the
north mine was gone through and the n.ost
complete examination made of all seams c1ifts
ana slopes and headings. Everything was foand
In good shape. with absolutely no appearance
OF danger. The fears of the miners caused bv
Mother Coo" were dispelled by the perfect
condition Of the mines except few, who stovtiy
maintained that the old woman never progh-
estes wrong. The awful fulhllmsut VI hes
prophecy came Saturday.