The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-27
TWELVE PERSe1,
An Explosion Of NJ,
Nine.
THE SECOND ONE vIlu, |
inner" Were at w..,.
'""'"Se from n. sssk
Many hea-,r..s.,.s.' -

Princeton. Ind. No..
rifle explosion Of n. D g i,
mime Of the Maule Co.., g 'sssu
t "a, 1880 ,.t this Afternoon. ' 90 !
l ,~,, men were Instant, ' o.. -
injured. one taken -, ~ I. au'sd "
injured. W. dirs a..
>. hesides the dead bod,..
aeaa or or 81. six others. naas. .', s's'
'V Roh IN the ZEN, mine. The d., a !.
robert Maule. married 49, ~
H nI,av company n James Rlls, s, a.a'
,.i'ey' married; John ~. aara
m nnq0doFe ra'er. married; ~,
married, ,I'" Robert ponyllts u ~, Y
'r'e' MS brother; jaime. r., -
ried. 'oda Adax
'our men rescued IN. VIM.
slightly 81. bruised; William =. ~
' .u' and bruised; Frank ~ y
burned; - Davis, eolo,a
jured. ss0s ~
a, ,ne men were at work a.li,,
manages I resulting from . ,In,Is
last sunday. Besides the ~, !,
Dlaeksmiths and Others W..
the work. while Rober, Mn.
ire a Maule and treas III. ! I.
ana superintendent Of the 49,.
superlhtending the work. n. NJ
been in operation only ,bor. y. I
ar shaft is not quite complies \
which collects in portion, :, i
lamp. 'su"ea u Y
a., One year ago yesterday pt,...
1upiiant over the striking a W.. ~.
coal vein. but tonight man, W.
scenes OF great sorrow. maa.. :, d \.
iui explosion of gas In The mine 4 ~ y,
mime began work the finest mac,..a !
put IN and it was the intention !, =.
efs to make 1t the fines, In ,he ~. \.
me shaft was not started uutii :
NINE mad prepared to operate ~ |
progressing slowly and there Il IN
ninety feet TO excayate befora !,
pleied. Gas has frequently aecum,s,s
POCKETS and several men have ben 4
by small explosions. About tvo Y.
ago a serious explosion occurred n y
one man was killed and FINN NM
injured. The State mine lrspecto,
tisated the mine and work wsot 4 y
small force. 1t is we'll known NV
accumulated and there ID no NV /. !
pei il yet. The miners went 10 tisr h
work without thinking Of he dsns,, y
Were constantly In. Last Sunday 4 n
gas was fired by blast and Il SunfI
night. In the morning the deycept \
cages forced the gas to this jet "a \
rlIIc explosion occurred, but fuetanal
there was no one in the mine.
Today about twenty men wMs auald
repairing the damage made BY W n
sion. when the fire damp again Ii n !
terrible force. this time with deadly Il
The escape OF four men from instant z
seems almost a miracle when Il b u
cred the heavy cages were blown M
shaft bottom to the top Of tho han. i
100 feet above. by the force d u n
sion. These cages were wrecia y U
were useless and an iron buek& " I
provised for rescuing party y ~
possible after the accident.
The first persons brought up vas M
Grill and the two colored men Dam
Booker. The first was badly hurusa
was carried to an ambulance. Gill I
Davis were apparently unIriurN
walked off, saying they were u u
Booker was cut and burned and w y
supported. Afterward 1t was hua
jaw was broken and an eye VA ION q
its socket. All were given medical ttis
ton by a corps Of physicians. Inn
rescuing party began to bring up tae 9!
The scenes around the mine wv 2,
pathetic. Wives were weeping bitav \
vainly trying to allesns
Mothers. daughters. sons and c'lH v h,
lives of the men in the mine with p.lt1 y
faces stood wringing their handi ~ !. 4;
we're kept from going down ne sa Y v
he greatest OF difficulty. Slowly Wy
If bringing the bodies to the a'ssu :! y
,eedod. 1t was known that To ~ =
II the mine were dead, and those anew 4. n, y
we're waiting for their dear o. ~. ! II
hat only mangled bodies OF sl'H ~
mes would meet their saze i W,
state Mine Inspector Flsnef y. " ~. ~
omorrow and will investigale w "A ,
Il present the circumstance ~ =
n tho eypIosion can not Do tedIns.