New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-22

Hes. The names of the Nlcilnls' rs Idi az
known, are as follows:
BAITrST Julian. HYDEs. George
H0oTrH tipn' rH"n". JOHNSON Matt
nEuCE. James b. KASoLA. Charles
!tRTON U.ur, KASOIA Gus
B r.. Aaron LAMAR John.
EIE#k %IS#S fSsl.- $SSSRSS $S$R%S W,fs% NiSiss ST.
CLARKE John r LESTER. John.
GIIH'NE CIHE ,,d9 d9m"' T. d@Ri Id@Rn. iSSn iis'' O.
coles Benjamin. L3WEfy h2'm W.
cI.GWioHD Jeremiah MILLER. Wal,er
CRIT -HLECK George Mpla,AN. firieI."'
nEXTER, John l NORRIS ;,.'M MILAN.
GRAHiM William. sATnREN Hrnry ..
GRlINEs W II SELLERS William jr
miiMHi.SEY. samuel. SiIIT,N. MAJ,
hIr'TIINSON. James. THEnsY, JohT
Hli-fsfiiNsoN ia""'s1 if'i WEEnlT ,wnIam.
UYDEN. James. WILLARD. --.
When the first two bodies were brought to the
surface from not far down the slope by the
rescuers who had been organized under Geheral
Superintendent Bradley. the thronS of relatives
and others crowding about the wreck on the
surface abandoned hope that any unfortunate
could possibly be alive when reached DY 'h'
rescuers. The relief party was speedily al WORK
under superintendent Bradley, but progress was
slow as the foul air and aftcrdamp prevented
ingress 10y any Of the several air or escape
slopes with which a mine Of this sort enterihG
the hillside at an angle instead Of by vertical
shafD is provided.
Some three hours or more after the accident
volunteers tried the main slope AID returned
with the two bodies. bringing ais" the bad news
that cavc-ins barred further progress. This
made necessary laborious work removing the
obstructions as the main passage Is some 2'"'
feet in length and has lateral galleries or driits
on nine different levels. each Of which - from
a milo 10 a mile and Il half long.
just prior to the blast number of the men
had reached the surface. and those that started
at once for their homes. escaped injury from the
nving timbcrs that followed the wreck OF the
hoistine plant
As fast as bodies were recovered they were
laid out I'm the hlacksmiths shop which be
came - morguc for all that Was ef' Of the man
elcd victims
Superintendent Maliby died shortly after ne
Was taken out ~ the mine as did also Jerry
Crawford About 80 men employed In tn"
mine but most of them had eon" out IRE
mine was considered perfectly SAT-"
IN, work ~ recovering The bodies goes stead
r, on night and day rushed forward by vo!un-
tor squads of miners and other citizens VINO
r.r.,. each other from time TO time. The work
4, attended with grave peril and the first group
., miners which ventured to brave the periis OF
g
.sinc AND haI q, hc ies ued by others. The Ter
rla. f.r.. .f tl, explosion I'm finding vent AT the
,f.,,tfn - ,h. -or. blew tho heavily tWoci"d
,s.d over th. mouth ~ tho slope and over the
Y,..aer.as l.tliug uu' 90 the upp.e clear INTO
sr,r. moving down the tops of tho pow"rh"u''
elpp., shed auI Dtncr buildings at Tn" mouth "i
tho s..r.. NOR. cn-ctunIy than chain shot could
hat. don. \ Ntuo boy who had come u the
MIN. with a horse ami buggy To- take his grand
father IIour, Burton home at the close "i the
dt,- work Was driving over the STOP" near i'S
mouth ,u the public highway ~ the moment "i
| th. EXPLOSION lie AND the horse ana buggy
were ,hrYNu almost perpc. .idiculdrly IN th' AR
uirly f,.n,,-n,c feet and fe.i IN heap into the
mouth .f the slope wher" the buggy WAS do
mollsr.l Tho u1y was picked up unhurt ana
M, horse an hour later was rescued from 'he
nrst l..,I. down 90 which hc had tumbi'd' ana
MAS r.t muen huit apparently. although o'd}
slngrd and stunned
Tn. shock of the explosion was i"t Tor mi'S
around and was distinctly heard al Evanston
seven miles away.
TN. Rocky Mountain Company. generally
desirnat.6 as the Central Pacific mines. mas
Two mines Nos and 6. with one mile race
| MAKING tv,o sauaratc mines with l50-ioot phi
lars s.naratinr them. This leaves No. ui.
harmed but dcprives the company "I oh'-''''
OF its capacity. ~ -, ,bis
This is the th.rd disastrous explosion ih ih,,i ,l'S
| vicinitv In 1881 No. , mine exploded, kllunS
| thirtv-six Chinese and four white men. IN 'ie
s,,rirp nC 1Ssc IN Union Pacific Mine No. thir-
| ty-siN men We're Killed. ,, -
/ Tho sp;.ne about the mine all last night ana
| to-day il heart sckcniug. On all sld"S 'ar,
| heard tho means and cries of my WIDOWS anu anu
| 80 orphans as they gathered a'Y"l nnu H'" "
! thc distorted features and mangled remains "i
father or husband. son or brother, OF Ic"HHcu
| at last that there was ~" nope
The work of recovering IN" d''h "''''"'s , l'n
I,r,..,t, 80. ,h. working parties advance toward
th. seventh lcvel where 1t is thought hlI'S 'is.''
men VIII, have not been found were t',il'''I t. ~
| await the coming Of the LAST tlP "' 'i' ""'
! which WAS to take them to the suiih''' ,
| About thirty of the men killed o'l"iE !" NV
! Ancient order Of United Wolkmen, ana were III
,uIed for g. 600 each.
I Sio0ooD FIHE ~ SIOi 'i'i