Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1895-02-23
COAL MINE DISASTER.
Terrific Explosion in a Coal Mine at Odins
Ill. with Two Hundred Men In the Drifts
Nine of Them were Terribly Burned,
Some of Whom VIII Die.

TerrI6c ExpIosion in a Coal Mine at Odtns
Ill. with Two Hundred Men In the Drifts
Nine of Them were Terribly Burned,
Some of Whom VIII Die.
CARLYLE, ILL.,, Feb. 16.-A terrible
mine explosion occurred at the oaln
coal mine, Is miles east OF TINS city,
Friday. The force of the conclusion
was felt throughout town. IL was foi-
lowed by deafening report 1h- en-
gineer at the mine had gone nome 10
dinner when the explosion occurred,
and it was half an hour before any al1
could be sent to the20O miners en1oihoeo
in the bowels of the earth. Immediately
after the explosion the mine caught
fire and smoke rolled out from the
shaft as if issuing from huge shohe'
stack. The residents of the town had
been apprised of what had oeeorreo'
and soon the wives, daughters, moth
ers. brothers and fathers of the miners
began to congregate about the shattot
the mine. Still no engineer came. me
women became frantic, many talnttng
! on the spot.
| In the meantime the men below were
nearly suffocated with smoke, ana IL
was decidedly great relief to thein 10
see the cage move on its upward trip
One hundred and seventy of the men
were rescued by the citizens ana the
miners fellow-workmen at the peril OF
their lives. The fire still continued UNI
abated, and the remaining thirty men
| in the mine were given up for lost.
| These men were almost dying from suf-
| location in the bottom of the mine, but
| bv special act of Providence it seems
the fire died out.
A searching party was sent immedl-
ately to the bottom. There they found
the miners lying here and there uncon~
scious and nearly dead. They were
! piled up like cordwood on the cages
and quickly as possible raised to the
top of the shaft, where they slowly
regained consciousness.
The cause of the accident was pre-
mature blast in a room in the mine be-
/ ing worked by Luther Weingartner.
The blast ignited a twenty-five-pound
keg of powder, which exploded with
terrific effect. The mine in the imme-
diate vicinity was torn up in terrible
manner, and the twenty-five miners
working in the same room certainly
had miraculous escape from death.
A relief train from Centralia carried
several surgeons. 1t will be several
davs before the mine can resume
operations Thirty miners were in
| jured in all. Those most seriously
hurt are:
Luther Weingartner, burnt about
head and face; has a large family; can
not live.
John Tadlock and son are both
burnt about the head and body; little
hopes of recovery; he also has large
family.
John Link, aged IS years, severely
burnt about body; will probably re.
cover.
| Albert Little, aged II years, nearly
suffocated and badly burned; will re-
James Smith, single, aged 25, burned
about face and hands; recovery doubt.
full.
Rodman Eubanks, aged 25, married,
badly burned; may recover.
Albert Jacobs, aged "a, married. seri
ously burned and may not recover.
An unknown man, aged so years, and
another one, aged about 35, are also
fatally burned and, can not live. This
is as full list of the injured as could
be secured. 1t is feared some have per
ished in the mine. -