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THE INQUEST AND VERDICT.
uuch Testimony introduced - Last
Lyuutug the lury Render uhotT
Strdirt-A gHs Explosion,
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ALMY, uiu'p, Wyo., March S, 1895.
a coronri's iuquebl has been held In
the TcmplU Of Honor hall over tho vie
Tins Of the &. 4. 30. o mire nf,-iamp
explosion. The jury, impancled BY
Mr.. William Canlou, coroner were
James Downs, foreman, james VI kerry
aud Doctor Gamble. Tue authorItlei
OF tho mines aud large number Vi
miuUr5 were present.
David Thomas. government insptc,
.or wac first INTERCEPTED 10y Mr., Bowns,
40 ioll1wg Can you give the court any
information As % tho cause OF tho OK.
plosion which occurred in tho G. r..
No. mine on tho -l,u day Of THE
month";
Mn rhlmg8--Nop must remember
Iuat have u1 lufrdielinu over o. mine
that umuloya lpss than ton peiHlua lu
10. Some time since ,he No, o.
mine was shut down, and when
fp.uprngd 30 only employed about
seven or eight men until recently,
when tho mine was put On 10
uU work. Beiute tho uAplosi0n oC,
CURED tho ventilation was in good
condition aud the uir-uutruul averaged
1000 Gu. %. PR minute Tor each man
employed lu the niue; aud / Clusiu.
rFul tom tho general CIuiiUpu ~ tho
mine DO was Haio nud s2.i .sgtury. Since
Jut tEpl si1u / have tuUn into tho
mine, accompanied by MI a, H.,
NJ. GIahHm, MT. Boil Mt Bird anu
other practical miuefs, and examined
tho whole OF tho north side wOrAiugg,
shiloh appeared 10 DO 90 clean and
snfr condition. A fall hal occurred Ia
lbe last room ON tho eighth level, buI
lt ulu not riitC, tho condition Of any vi
] the other wUtEiugs. Tho uit-gurtuu'
wa8 clean ana steady la 90 pacing
through the wurkiug7. From tho
! 4uugafanCs " the loose material which
mad been thrown about oulf.us,
| am ut tue Opiulun that the oGpIpslJu
| CuuTTtl 20 tuu eighth calfy iOm d
! uluwu out shot which igniicd tho uut
! dust that wac raised up nuu a1t iu mo.
| ton uy tho iuJCo OF tho expanded
| charge 90 tho powder which would
] gain strength aH 70 went wish 'uu ate
| current tlli ~ CulmluaIed il the mine
explosion.
Mr. BJwus-rhcn your opinion /.
| that 10 Wg8 u dust C4pl.Higu caused uy
the lice 0iH blown uug uhuH
Mt lhums.-- Nrs, cir,
Mr. BlWuF-U1 you think fall OF
tho temperature wuulI have anythiua
TO do Win the ususc VI the explosion.
MI rhomas-WrlI, II would o,us,
tho gas, iinny, 90 expand, nud mighl
/ W,u. 10 uuss luu door ut tua mine; bal
from Che appearance ut tho mine 1 Au
ut lun opinion that 20 was dust AMI
not % Hg. cXpIHsiIu.
a. h.. Bradbury, superintendent uI
I tlu mae, w4a u - questioned ny MI
! B.Wur CNH yHu uifH tue court any
! information lob o. enc chugo o. the OK
iHur1u Of your miuJ2
aI. Bmuuuy- rom my own OK
uuaUugD OF the mine uuu tho gen
umIT.p0uu each day from MEBTuuu,
cannot account Or the explosion %
auy other principle Than Dc wss cause,
by "A blown our SHOT, Tho ventilation
NJ TIE mine was ON an average rom
5000 10 100000 CIUig feet of air pc
minute. lhuuust was wn'ggul "a th
main rnals % lessen Us tendency
| mo. No complaints have been mH ID
Nv me of gas 900 the Niue aud ! iaIuk y
there huI been any gas lu tHe work
lugH 10 would have tugu rspatsH. Mr
Bruce mad authority O. cmIl y tEJr
. hands Ia the mine whuu hr r,q.lge.
thoiT nid ami / think II he tl0u nt DO
tuuiFpd assistance g. keep tue mIat
sulo no would have got all that h
needed, have been Ia the mine VIII