Evening journal., 1891-01-28

were killed by the explosion. The oth.vs
were overcome by the after-damp and while
some Of the bodies are horribly torn burned
and mutilated, others were found with
their teeth elinched on the iron.
From Miners Lamp.
The explosion occurred shortly after q
O'Clock yesterday morning. II ig sunnospd
70 have been the result of the ignition Of n
miners oil lamp. The appalling loss of
lie n the Dunbar disaster-thrty-fou
men-is more than overshadowed bv the
destruction u life in this shocking calam-
NY. Language is too weak to describe the
scenes at the mines. The news spread
throughout the ennre coke region with
great rapidity and~everyb was awe
stricken.
Among those killed are John Beverage
and James Boles. formerly Of this place.
m Fortune Follows Keighiy.
EN-Mine Inspector keghly, the super
lntendent of the fatal shaft. Is nearly di.-
Ifacted. Il is singular fact that misfort-
ilne seems 70 have followed him. His
experiences in the Hill Farm disaster result
Ing IN him rendering his resignation as
mine inspector. General Manager Lynch
Of the II. G Prick Coke company. is Oh IN
scene helping 10 devise means to recover
the perished workmen.
The plant embraces 50a ovens and Il one
Of the largest plants ia the coke region.
bat it Is hard Of access. Il is situated near
tile United works. where an explosion re-
Gently destroyed the entire shaft The
affair has cast a gloom over the entire coke
region and hundreds of miners are Rocking
10 the scene Of the disaster Offering assist
ance.
sixty wives Made widows.
Il is estimated that sixty wives and fam
lilies are left wholly dependent on the char
ity ot tie world for sustenanee by this dis
aster
IL fact, they are almost penniless. rs the
plant has not been running fan for some
time, and work has been exceedingly scarce
since the dullness in the demand for coke
began. Every means possible viii he rc
sorted 70 80 supply the widowed mothers
aud their children with the necessaries of
life
Brave Men 70 the Rescue.
EARLY ia the morning Fire Ross Willian.
smith had made his tourof the mines Ia
aecorlancs with the laws Of the state. and
had found everything apparently in order
A few minutes after O'Clock there was
a duh rumble like distant thunder. Then
cloud d smoke and dust shot m tie
shaft Of Mammoth No ] 100 feet above the
tall derrick. II slowly settled, and for
lew moments there was silence Then the
workers from Mammoth No began pour
ing out Of the slope All rushed toward
the shaft Of No. i Many Of these men had
been bruised and shaken up hy the force of
the explosion, but none were injured seri-
ously
superintendent George Keighley called
fot volunteers, and at once twenty men
stepped forward and werr lowered down
tie shaft Ia the cage which had not b,s,n
injured by the explosion.
Death stalked in the Corridors.
When tie party reached ;ifs bottom III
the shaft one glance and the odur ~ the
deadly fire damp told the story Death
was stalking IN the underground corridors
the party returned to the top Of the shafi |
and the ventilafing fan was I'd once started |
up 30 It's utmost speed Again Snperin.
tendent keighley and his party went down |
The force of the explosion was visible on /
every hand
The coal wagons used in the mines were |
splintered 70 pieces Mules were seen |
which had been driven against the |
ribs of the workings which such force that |
their bodies lost all resemblance to living |
reality.
Here and There Lay Human Bodies.
Here and there lay human bodies. Some
were mutilated and an were blackened by
the flame which had swept through TIC |
works. The bodies Of those who had been
killsd By the effects Of the explosion lav in
distorted attitudes, while those Of the
others who had apparently escaped the
lame and concussion. but had rushed
from the rooms in which they were work.
ing into the flats. and had succunlbed 10
he stealthy sufTocating fire damp. Law ii
sleeping attitudes
Some lay at full length, with heads rest
ng upon their hands, as If asleep. Others
were face downward. with, their heads in
POOLS Of water One man had climbed into
I wagon which had not been wrecked. and
here, with his dinner bucket by his side.
lad lain down as if to dream. Enough had
leen seen for experienced miners To know
hat an the men in flats Nos. ., ana A Of
he No. had perished