The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-20
COAL MINE EXPLODES
n LARGE NCMBER or LfTLs LOST
AND ExCITEMENT PREvJiLS.
The Noise Was Heard Fourteen Miles Dis
tant-The Cumnock Formerly Known
as the Egypt Mincs-News Meagre.

RALEIGH. y. c., Dec. i9.--Thcre was
an explosion OF gas in the Cumnock bitu-
minous coal mine, in Chatham county.
forty miles from here. this morning.
There were about forty men at work
in the mine. and telegram just re-
ceiyed says 1t is feared all these are
killed. There is great excitemnt.
These mines have contract to furnish
coal for the locomotives OF the seaboard
Air Line railway, and this week began
furnishing coal for the ships at Whining
ton. The principal shaft Is over ave
hundred feet deep. Machinery costing
over two hundred thousand dollars was
put In last year. The owners are nearly
all Philadelphians. and the supcrintend-
ent is Samuel Il. Henzey, Of that city.
The output OF the mine has recently
been i.g,vJ tons daily. Native labor
is largely employed This is the nrst
serious accident at the mine.
THE NEWS MEAGRE.
RALEIGH. n. c., Dec. Especial
The news from the terrible explosion at
Cumnock, IN the Langdon- Henesey Coal
Company's mines thsi morning, Is very
meagre.
There IL no telegraph station near the
mines. There were about thirty-fve
miners in the mines, and there is scarce
~ any hopes entertained for them. 1ne
mines are owned by Northern capitalists,
and consists Of four Turner's. and has
reached "A depth OF $50 feet.
Only North Carolinans were employed
Tho gNpfg-ign was from, .rt rt-ne
heard fourteen miles away. Toicgrams
sent to the nearest Office failed so far
10 receive any definite replies
This was formerly Egypt coal-mines, Of
Chatham county.
SIXTY MEN WENT DOWN.
MT. AIRY, y. g., Dec. l9.-Special.-
An explosion I'm the coal mine at Cum
mock, Chatham county this morning en-
tombed forty miners.
There was a quantity Of dynamite I'm
the mine. but it is not known what
caused the explosion. Sixty men de-
ccendcd the shaft early this morning
but only nineteen have been taken out
alive
II is feared that those yet in the mine
are dead.
HOPE OF RESCUE ABANDONED
RALEIGH n. c.. Dec. 1o.-Advices al
v o CLOCK THIS evening from Colon regard
Ing the coal-mine disaster at Cumnock
was that fOrty-three persons were caught
10y the explosion. and that all nope Of
rescuing them was Abandoned owing 10
the fre-damp. which on several times
nearly overcame those who attempted %
rescue the imprisoned men. once two
rescuers were I'm sight OF some Of the
victims but had to retire I'M the face %
overpowering lre-damD
\ telegram received here al : o'clock
says that there are thrty-efght, and that
three escaped. Telegraphic commuuica-
ton with the scene Of the disaster is
difficult
LATEST DETAILS
RALEIGH. y. c.. Dec. l9.-Full de
tails OF the accident al the Cumnock
coal mine to-day say IL occurred a 10
A. NJ. after the air had been pronounced
all right
Thirty-eight men are certainly dead
and perhaps forty-one.
Seventeen bodies had been rescued -
to o'clock tonight Twelve men Went
down into the mine after earnest appeals.
though hundreds refused To enter The
bodies 50 far found are yet IN the mine
OF the dead two-thirds are North Caro-
linans. and the others Pennsylvanians
nearly all the latter being Germans.
There are very few unmarried men
among the number and nearly all leave
dependent families There are seven
wounded now under treatment by five
physicians.