The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1892-01-16
DEATH IN A COAL NINE.
More than One HUNDRED Men Killed
by an Explosion.

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by an gxplesIon.
A terrible expl0sioa Of gas In coal
mine 81 krebs. OhlshsoA 10 reported 70
have taken place % ths NJ.
A. the hour Of the sxplosion. O'Clock.
there were. ~ near ~ eas b learned. about
100 men In the mine. Thsy were the day
shift and were iust psspsring 10 ascend
when tho eIplosioa took place sis men
who had already been Asistei In the cage
/ had iust stepped cato IN. platform ~ tho
aide Of tho shaft The cage WIS., blown
I through the roof Of tho tower and ATTY feet
Into the air. A tossus Of ZANE shot up
/ the shaft and above ~ ground fully
100 feet which was followed BY Srrinc
and which shook all shs nsis boring couh
Try 20 vioisa,iy that psspls In the sur
rounding mining towss fear and dSs miles
distant thought IN earthquake was rocking
the ground.
The air shaft. tbs oaly means Of escape
Toe the sstOmbed mines. ~As the pola'
where the rslstvss Of ~. Hiiness conxre-
gated. Many Of the oiasn wero able -
naks:sheir way out Of sAs ionb and they
were wsleomeass tks svsfses by their wait
Ia. friends.
Ono man. with broken led. ciiased all
the distance OF soo fsss through the air
shAft aud fell uscoescious - hs reached
the surface. Others. Y>o we're Too Ssrra-
bly, burned. lahsssa - a ~ sAs ladder.
strips Of nssh falling froh thsir hasds aud
arms - tho grasped the iatdsr's runss- IL
is believed that fully oashsif. Of the ga
,onbed miners escaped By the air shaft.
Many, however. received mortal in!urics.
Tho work Of rescue vac begun at once.
The work was terribly hAIArdovs. but the
Lops that .omo Of tho unfortunate men
might 30 rescued alive spurrci tho rec
euers OF To many dos;s Of bravery and
possible sclf sacrifice. TIE explosion had
entirely changed tho Topography OF tho
mine. Many tunnels were eiosei entirely
and big ioS.s bowiders were balanced
tsrilousiy oa shelves Of rock. siioinins
tho cir shaft and tho maia shaft, which .
breadth OF air might almost huri down
upon tho ruscgcrs- Notwithstanding
thsss dangers the rsscucrs kept brsSsiy
q their work snd 81 10 o'clock Friday
ryeniHs had recovered shout forty 'cish:
bodies. The roscuers worked si both Ito
air and nsih shafts Sad bodice we're rs
eu~i by both roatcs. Thosc iaeaiined wssv
Immediately claimed and carried away by
relatives or frIoaas, 80 that an accurate
soant Of the number hss rot yet been
made.
All the ees,!es 30 far recovered have
beos foaed 10 10 burned. charrvd and
usii.ei Ia alaos, every csss boyoad roc
,sniiIoa.
There arc two encouraging fsris which
1rso the rcseuers on TO work. No nrr
followed Tho explosion. ~ iesst there have
scea no sls'bs Of say. and there are known
70 10 1.-Two iaca cntombcd Ia tho tunnels
ochind fai!cn bowidcrs- The ruseacr~ eau
hear faint ssosksnss aad far OF shoaiinss.
rhsy Aso digging Ia tho direction whence
,acsc sou1.s eoa.s aud hops Jet " rvscso
son.o Of tho moo alive.
Those who nssl Wcnt down tho hoistin9
shaft after The expiosiou describe tho
secnc NJ terribly rvvoitins. Legs. arms
and hesdless bodice were lying in . nsss
u tho bottom Of the shaft and scsitsrcd
eli over the various sppspechsA Twssty
four bodies were found II that point, but
ssiy %. - &Ass. 1919 - aAsosAa>A-
Tue lAtsst reports fren MeAiiistse up
10 Nouday morning ahsw Sess all Tie
bodies have been taGen cut OF the mine
And tho list now stands, dfty-ssven dead
and III wounded. avo Of WHOM will surely
Sic. aud several men probably cannot live
twenty four hours-
AZ Krcbs twcnsy men hare besa disxins
graves siaes Friday. night aad day. In IN
Interview William Cansroa, supsristcu-
Seat Of tho mines, said Thirty nine
were killed In the mine and eighteen hAvo
i!cd pince. The company can In no way
be held responsible for tho erplosiou. -
tho mino has been carefully examined BY
exports, who claim the ventilation WAS
good and there was no sss In Any part Of
tho mine. Tho fault wss 10 tho cntryman
arins bis shots contrary 70 ordsrs, which
wcro not To b. nrrd until 3 10 .. M, when
ali tho men would 30 out Of the mine. Tho
fan never stopped runnins, and tho 100 1.-Two
uen were taken out within scvcn
hour after tho explosion, thus show.
Ing splendid management The nincs
will be clear within ten days, and Il will
take TO carloads Of dirt and rock 70 clear
tho nrsi passage.