The Lamar register., 1892-05-21
COAL MINE FLOODED
OVER EIGHTY MEN DROWNED
A waterspout Bursts over huh '''
Mine and Causes a Flood.

Dispatehes from Fuenarkchen, In Hungary
saw that waterspout burst over me hin'a
near that city and flooded them, and iha' p'
tween eighty and one hundred men had pe'n
drowned.
The aood came shortly after noon, The al
.mosphere had been heavy. An hour before
the waterspout burst the Wlnd' Nn''N l'''
been from the south, shifted TO the east 4ii1
drove up over the mountains near Fees'A'a' =
huge mass Of clouds al hrst yrlloWish gay
but quickly deepening Ia dead BLACK. nc
clouds were whlrled along the eresis oi t'
mountains by the wind, which rose 10 a s.2ief
until the clouds had assumed the form OF an
enormous cone, with its apex almost resting
on the mountain tops. The men at the mouth
Of the pits quit work, and two Eancs of mcn
from the pit nearest the mountain heeaul'
alarmed and refused To work, They started
for their homes 70 wait FOR the storm 90 DO"
over.
Suddenly the Wind shifted TO the north, the
darkness increased, and the cone vas swept
directly over the mines. IL burst = moneni
later and the water came down 10 = de.AEer
sweeping the men from thclr feet vrcgElls
their shAnties and pouring ia foods down ~
shaft Large buildings we're swept from ileiI
foundations, the roofs we're crushed inr iurn!r
ture and tools were carried through shattered
door and windows BY the Wind and W4ieT
Several men standing al the pit entrances H.
appeared In the frsi rush, and arc sEPFeeel
to have been carried down the shaft With Tie
water and Ereekage.
In the mines the full force o. men were a.
work. The total number IS sald 20 be so or
400. Tney had no warning Of The coni1s
disaster. a. the men 90 the surface hal. The
lover galleries in several mines arr saia 30
have been completely foo,iei, although The
water did not rise 10 the upper gallcrscs- II
one pit there arc iftecn dead, In ano'hcE
seven, In another nine. In other pits NE
wood work and sides Were 20 loo-cHei b. th'
falling water and debris that no examination
has beer made, and the details Of the l1ss are
not 10 be zseertAinei-
The volume Of water broke With rash' q (
report that alarmed the whole city and with
IN thirty minutes thousands OF men and H0za,
en- were hurrying out 70 The socue u d-sJrlc-
ylon. Volunteers we're called f1r sBI gangs
were sent down the shaft, vhieh has l-su len
reasonably safe, to rescue their ogmradel
The hrsf desccnts ucrr made Ia the mln'
NAtlE AlAGcD l-GAA HEEN a. Nh'aA AtA "a q NV
level. The men In the upper gaIlcFie- scr
found uniniured And werc carried 90 ihe toP
NOBODY In the lowest gallery uas alive 10 'el
the story Of the disaster. The mlsr zai
flooded al the level and several bodies uery
found floating In the water and utrr seat Ir
No more can be done before the plmpi1s 1ll
Of the mines. It = reported that The Euu1t
Of dead IN this milne may reach tuea;y.
In another pit the entrance O The lure
gallery was under vAier and no bodies 0oui.
be found On this level At least "a Eiea Ecrl
at work. It ls al this pi, where the miacn
refused TO 80 down when thry saE The uzfes
spout coming, and therefore but oac-shi0A tlll
usual number we're at work r. the p.t ~ her
the nine men are kRUEu 90 have teca los
there may be twenty or thirty dead, Tor tE'
water rushed into the losrst tao galleries.
The government Is making prrPzrat0as q
furnish assistance 10 the destitute families 20.
the dead miners