The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-18
eigners.

HAzEIroS, Pa, July 1.-Two hun.
drcd sticks Of giant powder exploded in
tho midst Of gang Of miners at Stock.
ton colliery No. 8 to-day aud not
enough Of tho mons bodies was left for
Identification. On account Of tho dis
lance Of tho Stockton colliery from tho
main breaker /. has been customary to
send the dynamite and other explosives
in boxes In No. 8 and distribute them to
the vorkmen at tho bottom Of tho aee-
ond shaft as they appear in tho morn.
ing on their way 10 work. 1t was
Charles oDonnell's duty to distribute
the dynamite and caps. The frat men
10 20 down in tho shaft to-day werc tho
drivers and those arc the only ones to
return alive from tho opening How
many mon or who they we're, who FOL.
lowed In the next boat will not DO
known until a list OF tho living is takon.
The drivers went Into tho stables 10
harness their mules, and 1t was whilo
they were thus engaged that tho explo-
sIon took place.
Charles Shugart says he saw about
dozen men standing about whom O'Don'
nell receiving tho powder a momont
before the explosion took place. Tho
drivers wero hurled about prolniscu.
ously. Tho men wore paralyzed with
fright, and fearing au explosion Of gas
had taken place and that collapse OF
the entire mine was about TO follow they
waited for death as though paralyzed.
II was In this position that they were
found by some miners from No. 2 who
FASTENED through the psssageways 70
No. g. Az soon az lights were had, the
demoraliaed drivers FASTENED to the
bottom Of the shaft. There terrible
sight met thoir gaze. Strewn over them
and torn timbora were fragments OF
human flesh and bones and limbs OF
the unfortunate minors. The men wore
too much affected to attempt TO remove
the remains.
Rescuing parties were quickly formed,
md headed BY Superintendent Roder-
ick. corps OF miners descended into
the minc. The work Of recovering tho
bodies was at once begun, but 1t was
difficult task. Fragments Of human
flesh woro found some distance up tho
slope clinging 70 tho rails and tics and
sticking to tho roof, whilo everywhere
were bones and limbs. At this hour
not enough has been found OF tho
bodies to mako recognition possible. 1t
is believed that at least dozen mon
wero blown TO pieces.
After surveying tho work OF destruc-
ton Foreman Shugart emerged from
the pit aud instituted preparations for
bringing tho romans OF tho victims TO
the surface. The dismpmbcrod frag-
ments were put together us vol as pos.
sible ut tho bottom OF tho slope. Alter
nil had been arranged the hoiating to
tho surface commenced. In order that
feelings OF tho relatives OF the mon
might be spared 1t was arranged to
hoist zach box to the top OF tho tower
and from there take them to their homes.
As each body appeared on the surface u
wall won't up from tho multitude in
waiting. Women tore their hair and
shrieks Of agony rent the air. The of
ficials did everything possible to assuage
their grief, but very little could DO
done. Tho names Of the victims as far
as known arc: Charles 0'Donncll, aged
25, married.; Andrew Jaboi, aged 50,
married; John Primbono, aged %,
single; John Koehlodo, aged Is, single;
Anthony MorcavitZ, aged %, single;
John Kfiuock, aged %, married.; John
Motefeski, aged "A, married; John
Brlzzon, aged 20, single,