The sun., 1892-05-12
FORTY-SI.x IJC7INN.
Only Two Men Escaped with Their Lives
From the Mine Exp osiOn.


SEATTLE, Washington. May ia specia
| to the Press Times from Roslvn says the slop
In which the terrible explosion occurred yes
terday in mine No. OF the Northern Pacif'
| Conl Company is new part Of the mine. ant
was lust being driven to the place whore th'
| shaft Is to bo sunk. It Is 1000 feet long ant
| has seven levels. Between forty and ifty mer
| wore at work at the time OF the accident mos
| of whom were married. Work In the SLOPE
| was more remunerative than In the mine
proper. and the mpany has been giving mer
with large families the preference for this
labor.
Relief squads arc pushing thcir way down
as fast rs fresh air can he driven In the side
The rcscuers hnve reached the NTH levol. Ihe
dead bodies OF Harry Campbell John Bone,
Thomas Reese. David Reese. Benjamin Or.
cllfre. William Hague. Thomas Brennan. Press
Levin tcolorcdl. Wesley Poland tcolored)
Thomas Holmes. George Moses. ]. D. Lewis,
John Matter. and Robert Spott have been re-
covered. Most OF the bodies are horribly
burned and mutilated. The dead nrc being
taken care OF us fast as they are brought to tho
surface The City Hall hns been turned Into a
temporary morRue.
/, 1t is believed that the bodies Of oil the dead
will not be recovered for several days.
The feeling Ia one OF general censure OF the
mining company. and there is decided dis
position to hold II responsible for tho death OF
the forty-six men who are known to have per-
ished In the accident Alexander Ronald. who.
up to two weeks nGo. was superintendent OF
tho com pnny. resigned his position because he
refused longer to accept tho responsibility for
the safety OF the men under him unless tho
company took extra precautions
Tho lope was being driven in Tor the devel-
n I'm, c lNtprnIly
tho inain slope Main. ways were being driven
parallel 10 Til. slorr from different levc!s. in
nm ' rors Was 1S5 .s a shs ye %
completed when the explosion occurred. i Is
f Ne e.. nspo
sion q new shit of six men had relieved an
equal number Of men in one OF these levels Or
hour when tho explosion occurred.
The only living persons who were II the
Hodssn sne he ator Mas 'HSt rope M 9ho
tranper. who attended tho tray doors; oGenins
kins passed Steele tho latter was taken with
an impulse to 90 to the surface. and mounted. no
Ea Mh surnsS e exo"n
both being blown from the mouth ol the slore.
;. Immediately after the explosion thn inhnh'
ing to the mines: giving uttcrance to their
peous a nmentnti9ns, and nt c",nE In Mpon tho
The families Of the dead s miners T are almost
destitute. Tho mine Is running on short time.
Many OF the dead men had only been working
q few days. after three months lay oil. Tho
work during the night advanced far enough to
satisfy the most sanguine that there was no
hope OF rcscuing any OF the men uiive. Tho
Here arc the names OF tho most OF tho VIC
Tins
Thomas Benden, married, nine chdren; William
Pcnnet married. three children Joseph Browneil
arge family: George Rrooks family at streator. H.:
banks. fanny: Philip Dayie'; iai family Joseph
y; Andrew Lr!anter married, four Children; ,.a'k
RsI"ri rorsyrh.. family: John Foster. mar
t.ner drnasm Warrsh twn s. ehrsn; Mitam
lolmes phrr!ed: James 1Ionston tcoio reN. single:
Joseph 1snay. on.,riaw ,x.Sapc.intendent Fontd; |
scnore masa I3nm e[t me- sHS: p
iea three children; George Noes wii"w"r. on" son:
useph Nehneil married two 'hildren; Escn Aistter.
lam renbsls. married: A Pollard tc"lo--.N. married,
ohm Rces. single. Thomas Ree.. large family: VIII !
johnson lnHrrsh ono child: Mitchell Rons!d. large
any; Winston Steele family: Jack Wetherbec, large
amiiy: sydney Wright. family
9Roslyn Is a small town four miles from the |
main line OF the NNr:hern Pacific lailroad |
Company and about lu7 miles from Tacoma. |
The town IL in the centre Of the great coal |
.e!ds which supply the Northern Pncillc. the |
Inion Pacific. and utmost all the towns In |
laho and eastern Washi ngton with fuel. |
eight hundred men. rs a rule. are engaged in |
All tho men were working with naked lamps. |
kept, thos" in the southcast .anGway. whore
afety lamps were in use. The superstition IS
hat some ono nf the men working with nake,
amps. struck n sudden outburst OF gas and
aused the explosion.