The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-26
CRACKING AND Settling
Work Had to Be Ssspesded 10 Mine
On Account Of CaviaQ.
HUNDREDS OF TONS CANE DOWN
Mules Taken Out Of the Central Mine
Three Veins Are Ineludsd II the
Squeeze. which Covers IN Area
OF About Twenty Acres.

As predicted in Tuesday's Tribune
gerous one.
Yesterday the settling was 50 great
that miners In the Oxford mine discOn-
tinued work at noon and all came out.
Fourteen Central mine mules were also
taken out by way of the Washburn
street air shaft. and, as the effect OF the
squeeze" Is felt dn three chambers at
the Hampton mine. that place Is In
danger.
The region affected by the cave Is
Luzerne street. and streets adjoining
near Fourteenth street, or an area of
about twenty acres. Though damage
the mines the destruction Is great.
Three veins are In the Squeeze" which
is rot a new one. but a continuance of
the settling that happened last winter,
affecting the houses OF ]. Plummer Ack-
er and other Rock street residents
Trouble In the Oxford.
In the oxford mine the Clarke vein
is the scene OF the trouble This pas
sage is the lowest vein and Is operated
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mine is touched. by the Ryder vein. At
the Hampton mine the Rock. or second
vein, Is In the squeeze.
1t will be remembered that at the
cave-in OF six months ago the squeeze
suddenly stopped and this Is the first
movement since then. The present one
was noticed on Monday, when the
ground at Fourteenth street cracked
In several places. Yesterday the iarg-
est fall occurred. The greatest diff
Guilty was experienced at the Central
mine At this place the water In the
vein above fell down yesterday after
noon ard flooded the underlying vein.
Last evening pumps had gained con-
siderable on the food and the mine Is
considered out of danger.
The squeeze at the Oxford mine
stopped last evening. and the colbery
is In condition to Immediately resume
work. Assistant Superintendent Thos.
w. Phillips was on the spot all through
the danger.
Hundreds OF Tons Camo Down.
The fall was heralded by rumbling
noises and cracking sounds as the
squeeze progressed. Hundreds Of tons
Of coal and rock fell yesterday morning,
and Of the thirty-two cha mbers in the
Central Rock vein, only two are free
from the pinch. Over eighty men were
thrown out Of employment temporarily
at the Central arid as many more at the
Oxford owing to the danger.
Thomas D. Davies, assistant superin-
tendent Of the Delaware, Lackawanna
ard Western company, stated that the
severity Of the squeeze is exaggerated.
What Is given Is vouched for by miners
and others who have been in the mine.
Mr.. Davies was seen last evening by a
Tribune reporter and ne offered the fol-
lowing statement Of the situation:
What MIR. Davies Says.
THE extent of the damage is un-
known. Neither do we know how much
has come down. We have overcome the
influx Of water in the Central mine,
and will have little trouble in the fu-
ture. We expect to have the mines
open by Monday for work. Damage to
the mine is very light. On the outside,
Of course. we are unacQuainted with
the extent Of the damage. We hope
there will Ibe no more damage"
Mr.. Davies says that the squeeze is
new one, despite previous statements
to the contrary. 1t has no connection
With the one of six months ago.