The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-25
Visiting COAL MEN
They Had an Exciting Experience at Mines
In WilkeS-Barre.
SOMETHING NOT ON Programme
They Were Given a Realistic Exhibit
ton of What a Mine Disaster Is
Like-Party Arrived in This City
Last Evening Wi Visit Carbon
dale, Farview and HonesdaIe Today.
The Names of the Excursionists.


Members Of the New York Coal ex-
change retail dealerH. To the numbar
of ohont ona hnndred raachad tbo o;ty
Ioot ouoUinH - onnonoS u.sH ~
'WurnN - Nm SnoNlSelves
"V 'no Wyoulius' my aIrlVeu on u
speclal Train from Wilkes Barre where
some OF the party participated in an
exciting mine adventure which created
a furOre in the latter CITY and caused
extra editions Of the New York evening
naners IN he isaned The circumstopca
Is OWEN in last e~veninp's Wilkas-Ra rra
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This has been a day OF adventure for the
New York o exchange. The party, ae-
cording to a prearranged plan, had gone to
Visit the Lehlgh ana Wnkes-Barre shaft at
south Wllkes-Barre. just as the party
reached.there, when q few were already in
side and Others on the carriage, II of the
boilers burst, scattering debris far and
near. In a leW moments the large fan
supplying those INSIDE WIN air was stilled;
Its pulse had ceased TO peat and the life
giving ozone hed Deen cut OH. The roar
OF the explosion was terrible n as the
tb"v sow ,he nir Glied with Grina d holrGs
some who stood on the outside And near
the boiler room were thrown to the earCh,
but looking upward they saw the huge
mass OF iron flying in the direction Of the
Lehigh Valey anu iehnsylVAnla railroad
I1cLiin :. S;S was as bar u"NS SurtSor nt tS Dt1
tine Tho rails Of fhe pennsylvo~io roSS
The distance it cut the air Was about ! 00o
feet.
MUCH DESTRUCTION WROUGHT.
The sides of brick, the front, real and
roof OF the boiler house were torn and
snattereu py tne Goncussloh, parts OF the
same pslnB csrllcu huHateus u ieeS away.
nonr tbo bo,iar r"om 70 bo rnInaSa dI nnr5
turned over. There are twelve cylinder
boilers and three sets of high pressure boil.
ers with two in n set, making eighteen
boilers in all. 1t was one OF the cylinder
pollers Ihat eXploueH, Inc cause IS q mys-
oeIS NM anu perhaps VIII never W eSplalneu'
saw That averytbing vas MI rig%. ins, H.
fore the explosion occurred. The officials,
MS it happened, were all on hand to pilot
the visitors, and luckily so. They were
ready in a moment to direct affairs.
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o,tsop nssi.tont NJ. VI 49,, Wv.
or.E"' "o'i't"H' ~ IN S"leS asent
vi tne LeAIRh ehu "lhes-Darre Coal
company; fresldehL D. . Smoot. OF the
New York Coal exchange; Charles T,
Leonard, chairman Of the excursion
committee. and ,Joseph G1rdon com
nrised n proun stnnjing less tban inn
f'at -. Ill 80. g. N" w
80 - Tt tSo '.ii' vi 'ne
eHpiosion. u eApioueu DoiIer passed
Utmost dlrectIy over thelr heads, M
MIR. Leonard, who was somewhat sep
aratod from tho others had to fall for
ward on his fgce to ESCAPE instant
death.
II ia L,ow, That No x OboFt 1, ana
% 49, $50 ,'ao".; @ j on9
"a Il Llost sS"oVus III 'me "oriu' una
Vue eAploslon al was excite
nent IN the successful endeavor 10 save
tHe miners ano party OF twenty New
m;na Tho do .;ran nn.t;o,,, 'n ~
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'He'i esS"Po us 'oiloWs'
A two inch hose was attached to a fire
plug nearest the shaft and n stream Of
water sent rushing down. This was to
cool the little air that was in circulation
from natural ventilation. Willing hands
stood ready around the mouth of the shaft
to render assistance, but were powerless.
To 60 down was only to add more to con.
sumo the bit Of air there was. Attention
was turned to the New York visitors, or
part Of them, who had descended the shaft
Just previous to the explosion. There were
known to be eighteen Of them. One car
riage load Of nine, and the guide making
ten had gotten to the foot, and were wait
ing for the rest Of the party. The second
carriage load OF nine and tho guide had
gotten part way down tho shaft when the
power-steam-to move the vehicle on
which they stood was shut off and there
they stood. Luckily they stopped near a
small opening through which they cut
their way to the ladder and climbed to the
surface. This party WAS accompanied by
Shaftman Patrick Boyle who aided the
party in reaching the surface.
IN WAC nam C,rn
o
The few who came up hrst gave out a
nope that all would reach the surface pro,
Vlded an explosion OF gas was not caused
by some foolish Fellow striking light.
6 51' ~ was " iOng S cimD, Inc smart Is
c cont to set to the snrfoc 1' ne on y ios =
resort. was dangerous. II ia bnilt in sec.
tions Of about thirty feet each, and at the
Top VI ehCu SeCtlOn III u lauulnB III size
about 3 by 6 feet. Up this 1000 feet some
OF the men started, ana one by one reached
lne Top, ihey presenteu a sorry slsht
pale, v and exhausted. with the
perspiration flowing from ever, pore.
here tney were neipeu 0ut OF the man
anSira' bomsa wSoro raetoratiuo na'V yco one
suSpiied from The stock CARVED NV the
New York visitors. All were treated
alike. Many, however, refused to take
any OF the brandy, and a few old men said
no to the proffered assistance.
vi tas new lGrx party VINO mac gone
Tu"as 'To I Fl Ro Fart wv" W 7 a. cd q, MiCS, w.
W, d. Stats. Rate Bunke n ~ FssrraIi
Patrick Curtis, W. F. Miller, john Cola,
John Mayfortb, William Brennan, II.
Briefly, Frank Becker, Philip Becker,
John Bunke and Ii. Lange. Captain Brod-
neaa, oil This city, was also Town with the
p"tAv,ho Nav vor,..uo .ooo,oa
eoan IL 80 "'neu Sno sul-
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