Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-02-28
ANOTHER MINE HORROR.
Terrible Explosion In Nova Scotia
Coal Mine Near Halifax.
One Hundred and Twenty Victims Meet n
Horrible Death in the Underground
Depths-An Appeal for Aid Ia
Behalf of the widows
and Orphans.

SPRING HILLS MINE, N. s., Feb. 23.-
An explosion took place on the west
side of the east slope Saturday. Black
damp has made its appearance. Miners
who have come up say the levels are
blocked in the locality of the explosion
with dehris consisting of timbers
knocked out by the terrible force of the
explosion, which was felt above ground
The work of recovering the bodies of
the dead is being pushed rapid for
ward. The total number of deaths is
now estimated at III. Many of the
bodies taken out are almost unrccog-
nizable. The dead are being identified
v sorrowing friends and relations amid
heartrending scenes.
In several families the affliction is
very great Reid Carter and his two
sons are among the dead. The Car
michael family loses three sons. Jesse
Armishaw went down No. . slope and
found his three sons and brother piled
together in n heap in one corner of the
mine. The sight SO unnerved him that
he had to return to the surface with
out his boys. The sons of Robert Nc
Vey, both under IA years, occupied one
coffin. Hugh Bunt loses two sons.
These sorrowful households are only
n few of the large numbers from which
breadwinners have been so ruthlessly
snatched. The deepest gloom has set
tied over the whole community. a spe-
rial train arrived Sunday morning from
Westville and other mining centers in
Pictou county with relatives of the dead.
Some of the bodies have been fright
fully mutilated and had to be identified
by the clothing or marks on their bodies.
The mines outbuildings have been
converted into morgues and hospitals
where the dead and injured are taken.
Clergymen of different denominations
are doing what they can for the grief
stricken people. The injured are pro-
crossing favorably and are being ten
derly cared for.
The scene of the explosion was in the
immediate vicinity of No. and No.
slopes. The greatest number of deaths
occurred there.
HALIFAX, n. s., Feb. 24.--The follow
| ing appeal has been issued by Mayor
Hall:
'To the Public: A mining disaster,
attended with fatal results unparalleled
in the history of Canadian mining has
fallen upon the town and the people of
Spring Hill, Y. S. The loss of life is
probably as great as the combined APP
palling loss at the Drum mmond and Ford
pit explosions About 1T lives are lost.
Fifty-one widows have been left behind
and 15T children made fatherlesS. The
widows and fatherless will require
abundant assistance, and that promptly,
from the public, shocked and Mortified
by this terrible calamity.
Seventy thousand dollars will be re-
guired TO meet the demands and to allie
viate the sufferings of the bereaved and
distressed during the most pressing
period of their dismal misfortune. The
residents of Spring Hill have appointed
committee to solicit and acknowledge
subscriptions to the Spring Hill relief
fund.- and they earnestly ask for an inn
mediate response from persons of all
denominations, societies, trades and
nationalities."
This appeal is being sent broadcast
and the necessity for prompt response
is great. The first subscription to the
relief fund was telegraphed from j. w.
Clendenning, president of the Acadia
! Notll NOlh lttllSs &NCW lOIh- ~
to $780,
SPRING HILL, n. S., Feb. 24.-Three
more bodies were taken from the ill
fated mine Monday afternoon, making
the total number recovered so far 100.
II is thought now that all the bodies
, have been recovered, but the rescuing
party will continue the search until
every foot of the ground has been gone
over.
A sad accident in connection with the
disaster occurred yesterday. While
Oliver Dupee, Frenchman, accom-
panied by his only living child, was en-
gagged in removing from the morgue the
dead body of his son James, one of the
victims, the little fellow slipped on the
ice and broke his neck.
MONTREAL, Feb. "a Senator Ge5rge
: : A. Drummpnd, of this city, is one of the
shows an official report of the manager
, of the mine which tells a remarkable
j, story. 1t is dated February IS, and in il
underground superintendent Swift says
that much uneasiness had been caused
among the miners by 'old Mrs. Coo,
known in the neighborhood as the
: 'Flctou propheteSS, Tor foretelllng al
t explosion which was to take place il
. the Spring Hill mine. In consequence
of the old woman's story and the con
sequent uneasiness of the men, com
, mittee of miners was appointed by the
, company, and with manager Cowan a
their head, they began an examination
of the mines on February 10.
: The west mine was examined aDd OF
7 Tuesday last the north mine was gon,
{ through and the most complete exami
. nation made of all seams drifts, slope
r and leadings. Everything was founC
: in good shape with no apparent pres
, ence of danger. The fears of the miner
caused by Mother Coo" were dispellet
i, by the perfect condition of the mines
= except among very few who stoutl.
y maintained that the old woman neve
. prophesied wrong. The awful fulfill
. 'uent of her prophecy came Saturday.
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