The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-09
SCORES KILLED IN A NINE.
,,.ps ,oo DEAD AND AS MANf
FOUNDED BIZ AN EXPLOSION

wo,,NDED BIZ AN EXPLOSION
,-., Territory Disaster which Ssme
IN. Day auA Night Gssgs were
S.,,n~-There were 400 Men In the
49,. I'D About One.third Escaped
r..,,~b tho Air shaN-wounded Men
nr.xred Themselves Up the Long s'"o'
..x.-It 10 Supposed that = Blast was
,,.. without Authority-The Rescue.
u.I,,,srrn I. T.. Jan. a-The town OF
r..hs Ave miles from this place. was the
..o,. Yesterday evening OF an appalling
-,nino disaster. At four minutes after
.,.,ock. lust as the miners employed In smart
NJ II. operated by the Usage Coal and Mining
Comnany. we're preparing to come TO the sur
tao an explosion occurred. spreading death
"-.onr ths men in the mine. There were 400
..rsons in the mine. but 1t Is impossible at
o.son, 10 obtain accurate Information as to
a.. ,nmber Of lives lost or persons injured. 1t
,.rnown that ut least 100 mon are entombed
n the mine. A canvass from house to house Is
h.,np madc BY committee to find out who Is
missing.
Il "a generally believed that the dead Will
,umber 100 and the injured rs many more.
PHYSICIANS from neighboring towns and cities
have arrived here. and are worked to their ut
most in caring for the Injured who escaped.
Miners from neiehboring coal fields locked In
hv every train during the night and day. ten
dorinc their assistance and volunteering to
.nter the shaft where the explosion occurred.
The Nc Allister mines dot the prairie at in
,sry.ls from quarter to half q mile. and each
/. surrounded by the usual cluster OF minors
huts II IL probable that at least week will
.lanse before all the dead and injured can be
reached, The exact cause OF the catastrophe Is
unknown. but 1t is supposed that. contrary to
the custom and rules OF mines. some miner
a,ed blast without warning or authority.
am, that the blast ignited the accumulated
cns or coa! dust One OF the hosting cages
had lust come to the surface with six men
aboard As the last man stepped from the plat
form tho cage. propelled By the explosion. shot
unthroUcl the roof OF the tower so or 60 feet.
lanes earod skyward 100 feet. followed by
r,rort which WIS heard for miles. Nearly half
the men employed in the mine escaped by
climbing the air shaft. One man. whose leg
was broken by the explosion. climbed the en-
tire 40 leot to tho top OF the shaft. Some OF
the others who climbed to the top were so
badly burned that the flesh fell from their
hands as they clasped the ladders. father
started his son to tho top on the last cage.
landing him safely. while he himself persisted
byrsmuining behind At daylight this morn
Ing ton bodies had been recovered by use Of q
temporary cage but it was impossible to
identify tho bodies. All were blackened be-
ypnd recognition. Most Of the miners were
NorweeiaLs or Italians. and some have been
identified by means OF their clothing or con-
tents Of their pockets.
The injured are so numerous and scattered
,ri.i al hat fhoir nharc Ia hp
estimated The only record that has been
k.;t WAS OF the recognized dead. Out OF tho
400 men at work. as near as can DO ascertained
only abou. $50 Of them escaped injury while
the others are either imprisoned or have been
brought UP injured. Each trip Of the cage
brings up several dead bodies. These arc
taken TO tho mines blacksmith shop. which
has Been made q temporary morgue. and
through which the anxious crowd Of miners
wives and children surge In search OF their
d-a i 1'ass!5 a or ffarnham vceprest
dnt Of MnPs in
from the superintendent Of the mine: The
despatch was dated at o'clock. and said that
The men were greatly exhausted. and some
rea .l the fresh air. The telegram did not
were Still emtombed. MIR. Farnham says the
miners were MI white men. and many had
Up To- o'clock 4S men had been taken out
dead. and loo seriously injured men have been
found. most of whom cannot recover. being
badly burned and mutilated on account OF the
SLOPE caving in on west side Of shaft The
rescuiRg parties are being badly delayed in
'V%ii piaSS. w Williams 1Ii was the first to reach
the surface, BY climbing from braGk-
lance Of Fe S5S feet He es was at the ios s
al the shaft when the explosion occurred. and
was not killed being tho oHy one ont Of the
thnr was not killed outright.
Elnch and william Church. brothers,. were
working in run II on the west side. and had a
They heard the explosion and were knocked
thought his brother was dead. and left him to
escape.
This morning William was taken out and ia
stu alive. hut Is not expected to live. The
Who entered tho shaft was horrible
Legs. arms. and headless bodies were In
n ni and only I'VE persons out OF twenty-four
SIX small boys who attended the fans were
mntiatet So lady that their own parents
could not recognize them. and they will be
buried side ny side.
One father carried his little son. aged 10
about l.o0, feet; and then left him ~ order to
s IT ~ the tbs ad
out; add was found to be alive;
The. explosion is supposed to have taken
place IN II cell being worked by George Low
!Iey and caused by firing what Is known as
window shot"
Miners Lamp Causes a. Explosion.
sHAMoKIN Pa. Jan. SIN an explosion OF ga
In M a ~ Oh hi ,i,,ry