The record-union., 1891-02-05
Special to the REcoRD-UNroN.

HAzLEToN (Pa.), Feb. A terrible
accident occurred at Janesville this morn
ing, whereby eighteen men lost their
lives. The accident occurred in slope TO-
operated by J. c. Hayden d Co. The
working is situated Immediately under
the old workings known as No. s, worked
out some five years ago, and filled with
water.
The cause of the disaster was due to the
drilling of hole through pillar, which
liberated an immense body of water con-
fined in the old workings, flooding the
new workings and drowning all the men
in that portion of the mine.
The dead are: Lawrence Reed, James
Griffiths, Edward Gallagher, James
Ward, Harry Bull, Joseph Matskowitch,
Barney McCloskey, Patrick Kelly, James
Wiasto, Mike Smith, John Berno, Tom
Glik, Tom Askaskay, Joe Astro, Bosco
Frlnko, Thomas Grelo, and two I'M
known Hungarians.
Several of these men were married and
had large families.
VIM. Brislin, one of the seven men
who escaped from the mine, says he felt
The wind coming when the men broke
into the old slope. He yelled to his com
panions to run for their lives or all
would be drowned. In moment the
rush OF water came, and BriSlin, Henry
Glbbon, John Moline, John BOYLE, Chas.
Boyle, VIM. Coyle and Patrick Coll
barely escaped
The water rose rapidly, and before any
attempt could be made to rescue the rest
OF the workmen the water flowed in. and
In i've minutes the slope, which is 624 feet
deep, was filled to the mouth. and eight
cen men who but few hours before.
with light hearts, left the bright sunshine
and clear sky to descend into the dark
cavern, were buried in watery grave.
The news of the disaster created the
widest excitement, and the mouth of the
slope was soon thronged with people
The scenes of anguish that ensued cannot
be depicted.
The weather, which was bitterly cold,
dId not have any effect toward diminish
ing the crowd, and it was only after the
terrible result was made plain, that none
OF the entOmbed men We're living or
could possibly be reached until ali the
water was pumped out of the slope, that
the grief-stricken friends of the unfortu-
nate men could be induced to go to their
homes.
The firm of Hayden 1S Co. will pump
the water out as rapidly as the machinery
placed III position can do the work. How
Tong 1t will take is a question, since no
& efinite idea of the volume of water can
pe lscerCalneu. some OF the miners saw
1t viii take four weeks.
Many theories are advanced as to the
cause of the great disaster. Some charge
II to S-leglect to notify the worl<lnen of
the dangerous proximity of the water.
ANOTHER MINE DISASTER.
W1LKEsBARRE pa, Feb. A cave-in
occurred this afternoon in No. 3 shaft at
Grand Tunnel, opposite Nanticoke
Three Poles are shut in, and as the place
is filled with water it is supposed that
they are drowned.
The accident was precisely similar to
that which occurred at JanesvilH this
morning. a heavy blast broke hole into
the old working, which was filled with
water, allowing ii to pour into Slope No
3. Most Of the miners fortunately man
aged to escape. The unfortunate Poles
are undoubtedly dead.
FATAL EXPLOSION.
SHAMoKIN (Pa.), Feb. 4.-By the ex-
plosion OF powder at the Nelson colliery
to-day one miner was killed and two
fatally injured.