The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-07-18
DYNAMITE EXPLODES,
Tearing Ten or Twelve Miners
Into Fragments.
8 SHOOTING MINE AccIpENr.

The Men Were About to Begin the Days
Work When the Engine Of Death Let
Gothic Cause OF the Explosion Nay
Never he known Two Hundred sticks
Of Dynamite Let Loose At Once.
HAzLETos, Pa. July 1.-Two hun
bred sticks of giant powder exploded in
the midst of a gang of miners at Stock
ton colliery No. 8 Tuesday and not
enough of the mems bodies were left for.
Identification. On account of the dis
lance of the Stockton colliery from the
main breaker it has been customary to
send the dynamite and other explosives
in boxes to No and distribute them to
the worhmen at the bottom of the sec
ond shaft as they appear in the morning
ON their way to work. 1t was Charles
O'Donnelfs duty to distribute the dyna-
mite and caps. The first men. to 20
down into the shaft Tuesday were
the drivers and these are the only ones
to return alive from the opening. How
many men or who they were who fol-
lowed in the next boat will not be
known until a list of the living is taken.
The drivers went into the stables to
harness their mules. and it was while
they were thus engaged the explosion
took place. Charles Sugart says he saw
nbout dozen men standing about
>O'DonneI receiving the powder
moment before the explosion took place..
The drivers were hurled about promis-
cuonsly- The men were paralyzed with
fright, and fearing an explosion of gas
had taken place and that collapse of
they waited for death Us though para
lyzed.
It was in this position that they were
found by some miners from No. 2, who
fastened through the subterranean pas
sageways to No. 8. As soon as lights
were seen the demoralized drivers has
tened to the bottom of the shaft. There
a terrible sight met their gaze. There
strewn over the twisted and torn tim
beers were fragments of human flesh and
bones, and limbs of the unfortunate
miners. The men were too much at
fected to attempt to remove the remains
of the dead.
I tRescuing parties were quickly formed,
and headed by Superintendent Roderick,
q corps of miners descended into the
mine. The work of recovering the bod
les was at once begun, but it was diff
cult task. Fragments of human flesh
We're found some distance up the slope
clinging to the rails and ties and stick
Al4S W Itlc MIl1lG GNGTlHllGTt WERE
bones and limbs. AT this hour not
enough has been found of the bodies to
make recognition possible. 1t is be-
ieyed that at least a dozen men were
blown to pieces.
After surveying the work of destruc-
ton Foreman Shugart emerged from the
pit and Instituted preparations for bring
ing the remains of the victims to the
surface. The dismembered fragments
were put together as well as possible at
the bottom of the slope. After all had
been arranged the hosting to the sur
face commenced. In order that the
feelings of the relatives of the men
might be, spared it was arranged to hoist
each box to the top of the tower and
from there take them to their several
homes. AS each box appeared on the
surface an agonizing wall went up from
the multitude in waiting. Women tore
their hair and shrieks of agony rent
the air.
The officials did everything possible
to assuage their grief, but very little
could be done.
The names of the victims as far as
known are:
Charles O'Donnell, aged 25, married.
Andrew Jabol, aged 38, married.
John Primbone, aged %, single.
John Koehleda, aged %, single.
Anthony Morcayitz, aged 20, single.
John Krinock, aged 90, married.
John Motefeski, aged Al, married.
John Brizzon, aged %, single.