The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-09-12
PROBABLY BURNED TO DEATH
WORSE is FEARED FOR THE
FATE OF FORTY PEOPLE IN A
BURNING MINE.
NOT THE SLIGHTEST CHANCE
FOR THEIR ESCAPE,
Say Those in Charge-About $50 of the
Miners disqualification Masonic
Temple Quilted by FdreICostly
Regalias, Etc, Burned.

heSdlldS, EIc., Burned.
Calumet Mich son+ Aho,,+ .
ST. 49, Sp'' o0ut
ONlocA uiils AFTERNOON nre broke out IN
the shaft of the Osceola mine and it is at
this time more than nrohahla that 40 mon
ond H. 49,, -. 49, t
~ Do'S nane oeel purneu 10 ueatn OF
suHocated' line names OF the men known
10 De IN the mine are as follows:
- Trombatch, mine boss.
Richard Rioke+
Michael johnson
Richard Granfen
Michael Schnlta
John MatSan
William BRYANT
Francis Lander
Aiey DonwaII
John Cndlin
Thomas Cnrtis
Robert JohnSon
Peter Martin,
Joseph Saghte.
James Harrington.
William Donald.
Barney Elgore.
Anton Sciezwak. AL miners.
Peter Stanguard.
Walter Dohle, drill boys.
THE fire started in shaft No which
from tbe mine, and when tho fro hrote
ont ali of the men and hovs emnloved in
the mine. about 300 in nHmber mada .
rush for the shaft in the home of being
taken to the surface. The fire was too
rapid for them, however. and the chance
of escaping Inv the shaft was entirely cnt
off by flames and smoke.
Tba n,oior;+,, of +bo ;,,,,,,.;so,,o5 ,,,;,,o,s
ado byoa f w 'n 49, o,it III =, tS;S
au ~ ~ - oh Iu,, dl1u ~ h eHl'
49, M"9 ,,,b;ah e. ~ rvtn ",oon H.
Enrtr raro n3;SSinr uTban tbo roll w Wa
oouod" 1Vi+bin a sSor " TIM oftor tho hav
had roo cbod Tho Snrfooo smoLo henon
nourin@ from oiI tho shafts and tho as
cona of the mon below was entireiv cnt
az Inc IN No. in ohor@o sov tbero . not
the slightest chance for any of the men
now in tbo nine 70 escono With thar lives
ew tb an 'ne nt ~ escape + Mavn Mst bove
hoon cbotod INV tho densa smoke within
a short limo after the fire Started
SH'i '-1
Fortunately the lline Is not DIS neatn9
Illlpereu as SOME ol Tue LILIES Al s sHis
iocallty anu nj VIII uake sleaC Millie
10 punn out; as Ine tninS INV soa . io
tnere IS not phe silgnIesc tnlas tnat chn in W
uohe lor tne nlen an ~ ~ S enol M M &c e
nntb;rS lnowp Of how the fire originated,
~ Thn fra hroLa ont in the twenty
soIan+b ieyoi Tho Osceola is q conner
So IoaotoI two villas from, Calumet
iil As T IOr De- P;obard Edwords was
H e. OI IL rnar Wv No 2 shaft he smalled
,,,"nd Iurn;m% Int some of tho miners
w WopI in The levels there would not
believe there was fire. as they could not
smell anv smoke or hear flames cracking.
On nearing, No. 3 shaft Captain Ed
wards met Captain Trenbors and
Marty of men. who were looking for the
fire, and on reaching the shaft they
fonnd n, Large ouantity of logging ON fire.
Cantain Trenbors and a party of men
were left to fight the fire below, while
Captain Edwards went to the surface
to get a hose. but when he returned he
found that the smoke had made an
updraft instead of down, and in conse-
quence he had to come back to the
surface as fast as he could, Word was
Immediately sent to the men in the mine
for all to come to the surface, when
most of them succeeded in doing, but
there still remains in the dry house 30
suits of clothes. and it is supposed that
that number were unable to get out and
are entombed POO feet below the surface
with no possible avenue of escape.
Fortunately there is very little timber