The Red Cloud chief., 1892-05-20
MINE
Awful Explosion in n Washington
Goal Mine.
Forty-two Mon suddenly Hurled to Their
Dcsth-Not One In the Fatal Trap
Escaped complete List Of
the Dead.

RosLYS, Wash. May ii.-Yesterday
afternoon n terrible gas explosion oc-
Cured In the slope Of mine No. = Of tho
Northern Pacific Coal CO., Mt this point
In which the loss of life has exceeded In
number that Of any other disaster that
has ever been chronicled In the north.
west.
Forty-two miners were killed In the
explosion. The men were working on
fourth level. Six bodies have already
been taken out Tho following Is an
authentic list Of tho men who were at
work on the three levels that were af.
fected and their conditions rs to being
single or married men: Thomas Holmes,
married; John Foster, wife and baby;
Philip Davies, large family: Thomas
Rees, large family; John Pos; VIII Rob-
inson, wife and baby; Robert Graham,
wife and two children; George Moses,
leaves an orphan 10 years old; A. Pol
lard (colorcd), married; Jack ferguson,
large family; George Brooks, family ut
S%trcator, ILL.,; Joseph Ellsworth, ST.,
large family; Joseph Ellsworth, Jr.;
John Laffcrty, single, aged rs, owner Of
considerable property; Dan Mcclellan,
wife and three children; Richard For
sythe, family; George Forsythe. son Of
above, single; Il. b. Cooper, married;
Lishc Jackson (colorcd), married;
Scott Giles (colorcd), married; Russ
Living (colored), married; Andrew
Erlandcr, wife and four children;
Charles Palmer, wife and child; Mitch
ell Hald, single; Mitchell Roland, large
family, brother Of cx-Superintendent
Roland; Winston Steele, family: Stccle's
son was working with his father, but
am out on the last trip and escaped
by jumping out; he was knocked down
by the force Of the explosion. William
Cague, single, only support Of mother
and crippled sister; Eben Olsifcr. large
family; John Danks, Italian with fam.
lily; Jake Wcatherby, late mine boss Mt
No. 3, large family; Joseph Brewell.
family; Thomas Ticndcn, leaves u wife
and nine children; Harry Campbell,
single; James Houston, colored; Joseph
Bennett, wife and two children; viii.
lam Bennett, wife and three children
In Europe; he had just gone In. Joseph
Ismay, son-in-law Of cx.Superintendent
Roland; Will Penhals, married; Sidney
Wright, brother Of County Clerk Thomas
Wright, family.
The exact nature Of the explosion or
circumstances that led to IL will prob
ably new be known, since IL IL be.
lieved that every miner who was ut
work In the mine ut the time has per-
ished.
II is not definitely known how many
men were in the vicinity of the disaster
but II 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 to the opening and at some dis
lance from the point where II Is sup.
posed the explosion occurred. Most Of
the men were I, 800 and . 1000 feet further
In the slope and in the immediate vicin-
ity Of the accident There Is no doubt
In the minds of miners or the company
officials that every a was instantly
killed.
The Roslyn mine is n Of the largest
In the state, supplying the western di-
visions Of the Northern Pacific and
Union Pacific railroads with coal, and
has a capacity Of 10000 tons n day.
The explosion occurred just as two
gangs were shifting ut i:8O o'clock. Tho
cause Of II Is unknown. The two boys
who were in the tunnel escaped, but
they arc the only ones from either gang
80 far recovered. Reports so far re-
ceivcd indicate that the explosion has
closed up the shaft, that the mine is on
fire and that 1t Is impossible to recover
the bodies. The company will forward
forty collins from Seattle by tho mid
night train.
The larger portion of the probable
victims leave large families. Work had
been very scarce for the past few
months and the men had just got to
work steadily.