The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-05-13
IN A COAL MINE.
An Explosion Causes the Death Of
FOrJy-tVyo Men

1t Occurred In che slope or Mine 40. OF
the osortheru Pacific st HosIyu, wash.
"A Fuu and CoupIete List OF
the Killed,
BosLYS, wash. May -l-Ecsterday
afternoon "a terrible gas explosion oc-
Cured iu the slope of mine No. . of the
Northern Pacific Coal Co.. at this point
in which the loss of lie has exceeded in
number that of any other disaster that
has ever been chronicled in the north
west
Forty-tyvo miners were killed In the
explosion The men were working ON
fourth level. Six bodies have already
been taken ont. The following is an
authentic list of the men who were at
work on the three levels that were af-
fected and their conditions as to being
single or married men: Thomas lIolmcs,
married7 John Foster, wife aud baby
Philip Davies, large family Thomas
Rces, large family; John Pos; VIII Rob
iusou, wife and babys Robert Graham
wife and two childreu7 George Moses
leaves an orphan 10 years old; A Pol
| lard lColoredlr marriedi Jack GerEusonr
large family George BROOKS family at
Streator, H.; Joseph Ellsworth, Sr,s
large family Joseph Ellsworth, Jr-;
John Larferty, single, aged %, owner of
/ considerable property Dan Mcclellan,
I wife and three children; Richard For
I sythC, family; George Eorsythe7 son OF
above, single; u. B. Cooper marriedi
Lishc Jackson (colored), narriedi
| Scott Giles icolorcd)s married; Russ
/ Living (colored), marriedi Andrew
Erluudcr, wife and four children
Charles Palmer, wife and child; Mitch
! ell Hald, single; Mitchell Roland large
l family, brother of CN-SupCrintcudeut
| Roiandi Winston Steele, family SUeele's
/ son was working with his father, but
! came out ON the last trip and escaped
I by jumping out he was knocked down
I by the force of the explosion William
/ CaEue, single, only support of mother
| and crippled sister; Eben Olsit6r, rurgs
l family; John DaulSss Italiau with fam
! lily; Jake Weatherby, late mine boss at
! No. s. large family; Joseph Brewcll,
! family; Thomas Ticndeu, leaves a wife
and nine children; Harry Campbell,
| single; James Houston, colorcd; Joseph
/ Bennett, wife and two childrcui Will
! lam Benuctt, wife and three children
/ in Europe; he had just gone in. Joseph
/ Ismay- sOu-iu-lGNv OF superintendent
I Roland; VIII Penhuls, married; Sidney
| Wright, brother Of County Cleric Thomas
| Wright, family.
/ The exact nature of the explosion or
/ circumstances that led to- IL viii prob
ably never be known, since iU is be-
iieved that every miner who was az
work In the mine at the time has per
! ished.
It is not definitely known how many
men were Iu the vicinity of the disaster
but IL is believed that between forty
five and fifty were on the three levels
that were affected by the explosion
! Large relief forces are at work and
at this time six bodies have been re-
covered These men were working
nearest 20 the opening and at some dis
tauce from the point where &c Is sup
posed the explosion occurred Most of
the men were 800 and 600 feet further
iu the slope and iu the Immediate viciu-
itv of the accident There is no doubt
in the minds of miners or the company
officials that every man was instantly
killed.
The RosIyn mine is one of the largest
I'm the state supplying the western di-
visions of the Northern Pacific and
Union Pacific railroads with coal, and
has capacity of 20, 600 tons "a day
The explosion occurred just as two
gangs were shifting at 1880 o'clock. The
! cause of IL IS unknown The two boys
I who were in the tunnel escaped but
! they are the only ones from either gang
so far recovered, Reports SO far re
| ceived indicate that the explosion has
closed up the shaft, that the mine is on
tire and that Sc is impossible 90 recover
| the bodies The company viii forward
forty collins from Seattle 10y the mid
. night train.
The accident occurred about 1850 yes
, terday aftern DON, just after the after
noon shift had gone. The driver hat
, Just come out of the slope when tire
: | meudous explosion took place. Tn,
; [ shock upset his car, knocked the mules
p and driver down and bruised mas
. standing 100 feet away The report wa
. heard all over the town mile away.
The mouth Of the slope was soon sur
b rounded 10y an auNious crowd, who grew
in size every minute. Hard rain va
. pouring down but thc crowd needed b.
q not.
Z The number of the men iu the sIop
were not actually known, but IT, wa
: known TO be from forty-four to dfty
- There scarcely is q possibility that ON
3 of them escaped death. One body wa
recovered in about two hours, auothc
j. an hour later and two more at 55jJ- Al
l. arc terribly bruised and indicate thu
. death was Instantaneous
The lower floor of the city hall ha
r. been converted into morgue. Lu
5 bodies are being viewed by crowds
i The larger portion OF the probabl
& victims leave large families Work hu
8 been very scarce for the past fel
2 1 months and the men had just got q
| work steadily
Z Men, women and children are stand
3 I ing out in duzed condition and pitifu
8 lamentations of negroes add 20 the h0l
rOr-
CliPpIHEa-
Rochefort, already under sentence @
I imprisonment for life for conspiracy, !