The Monmouth inquirer., 1896-07-02
MANY MINERS KILLED
FRIeHTFuL DISASTER IN THE PENN
SYLvANIA CoALFlELDS.

Mine That Had Threatened TO OhVe ="
While Thus Engaged the Crash Came
BuryinR Them All Alive.
PrrTsToN. Pa, June go The most dis
astrous mining accident which has occur
red in the state of Pennsylvania since the
Ayondale horror in 1862 when 900 miners
lives were lost, cast this town into pro-
found sorrow. At least 20 men are in the
lowest division of the Twin Shaft mine OF
the Newton Coal company--a mine which
has given employment to miners for 80
years.
The nature of the accident seems to pre-
clude any possibility that any of the un-
fortunates are still alive. They have been
buried under thousands of tons of rock
nearly 1. 200 feet below the surface. Hun
dreds of men are at work endeavoring to
get within reach of their former comrades,
but it will be several days before their
task can be completed
About 40 of the imprisoned men were
English speaking miners, the Others for
ei0ners. The names of the former are NJ.
]. LanRan, inside superintendent; ]. H.
Lynott, inside foreman; Alex Mccormack,
fire boss; Robert Haston, maohinist;
~A~4O@A~@S@
Costello. J. H. Kelly, Michael Gaudhan,
John Hart James Daley, Michael Con.
nell. Daniel Ward, Frank Kehoe, James
Cleary. Edward Buckley. John Casey,
Edward Rogers, James Kehoe, James Nc
Donald, Edward Delaney, Cornelius Nc
Guire, James Golden, NJ. o. Brien, Michael
Hughes, Edward Kilday, James Burke,
Patrick Ruane, Thomas Tenpenny, Mi
ID MT
Kane, j. W. Murphy, Owen Lee, Anthony
Dominick O'Malley, Peter Martin, Mi
chael Ford, Timothy Dubrick, Thomas
Dempsey, Thomas Carlin, Patrick Glib
bons, John O'Boyle, Peter Joyce, An
thony Gordon, John Gill, John Gaffney,
Daniel Gavin, P. s. Kelly, --Hoistrich,
Joseph Zurindo, Tony Tollaski, Peter Sa-
voskiz Andrew Slovinski, Simon Masko-
yitz, John Cadanizky.
Aside from these there may be other
English speaking miners among the un-
fortunates. Thirty Polanders and Huns
were entombed, and it is thought that the
total number of bodies in the mine will
reach 100.
- How the Accident Happened.
The men were at work propping up the
roof when the fall occurred. The alarm
was Immediately given by the ringing of
the nre Dells, ana rescners were put 10 "orA
without delay. Ine nrst Douies were lounu
N the slope some Instance irom 5ne plane
where the men mad been working.
More than two-thlrds OF the vlctlms
were married men and leave Iamiiles'
Among them were Acting Mayor Langan,
who was inside superintendent OF the
mine, anu >. d. Lynott, Waro counciA-
uan'
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linen sne squeene ceAseu aeain' anu
sne men enouene !. was saie 70 resuine
worK. Ihey laporeu LOT several hours
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Witnout warning, making TREMENDOUS
orash. IL is supposed, however enau the
men were not an togethef, Du1 some near
the slope, anu Snese propaDly ran up the
anoline wnen tne iaii occurred.
Inc alarm was hrse gwen Dy wafer Car-
xler Jonn onerloan, VINO, WIN mlillam
helcnard ana Ihomas 0iii, were the only
ones TO escape Oh the "hoie party VINO en-
tered the mine last nlgnt. ne was on hls
way up the slope 10 get some iresn water
ior tne men, ana when ABOUT loo iee1 from
sne ioos oi Ing shaie was khookeu uo"I
py ehe concussioh. ne was pauiy CUT aho
purneu py nying coal anu roch. ne iay
UNCONSCIOUS ior sen minutes anu 'hel
came up ehe snaIt
Inc oohcussion was 30 great 'naD 10 Wa'
hearu ior hiles around. Inc lounoatlon'
u neariy osery puiiulhg in Fl''s'on wers
shaken' anu "lhaoWs anu ooors rattieu hs