Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-06-29
A Mine DISASTER.
A Hundred Llbor,Ts Buried 10 a ShaI,
a, pIt,s,OT, Pa.
ALL HOPE OF RESCUE ABANDONED.
Thousands Of People Gathered Near tac
plici Where tue Caye.in
Occurred.

WILRrsBARRE, Pa, June 49,
While ninety lAborers were a, WORK
IN the Red Ash vein Of tho Twin
shat, 81 Pl,lsion, about . o'clock this
afternoon tho roof coved In, aud II Is
believed all u tho men uerlshei.
About forty OF TIE inprisonod men
were Eugishspeasing miners, the
others foreign. The men were at
work proppilg up the roof whom the
fall occurred. The alarm was Ian.
mediately given by this ringing OF
firrbolls, ana the roscucra were put to
watk without delay. At O'Clock this
afternoon thu ifst bodies were found
In the slope some distance from the
plane Ia which tue men had been
working,
More than two.thirda Of the victims
were married mon. Among them were
Acting Mayor Lauigau, who was IN.
tiIe superintendent Of the niue, and
j. II. Lynult, % wufU councilman.
About two weeks ago tho surveyors
reported TO General Superintendent
bsw that the mine was "squutE.
Immediately taken u timber o.,
a cave, In or fail might be- lookoi
Tor. Superintendent Law lost no
time, but ut once put number Ol
timbeFmcn ct work 10 brace tue
falling roof. The "iquOtza" continued,
however, and yesterday the situt.
tiou became alarming. In tho alter.
noon slight fail occurred anu the mt n
VINO were VI WoTE had 60 retreat before
u. a CONSULTATION Ol mine 0iiicem wa
then held, sud n was decided thnt he
role measures would have 10 be rcsOtttd
10 10 prevent heavy damage tu tue
mine. Inside Superintendent LnnigAn
gave oTutfs that the most experienced
miners should te SECURED, huu that tue
party wguld 70 down the mine ht Z
o'clock. Expert timucrmBn put In an
appearance at that huur and we're Bluu
lSVete1 iatD the workings. They
made their way TO Road AFb vein, l5O
iu0t down the slope. The Work OF
proppiug proceeded rapidly until II
u'clocR, when another TALL secured. II
made a low rumhling noise, and the
dying coal ana debris drove the men
back. Then the "squeezi" ceased again,
and the men thought II WAS sale to re-
sumo work. They labored on until $3.50
O'Clock, when, ~ u 10 Presumed, tue
ROOT fell IN without warning, making
tremendous crash, IL IL supposed, how.
ever, that the men were not all 10.
EetheT, but some near tue slope, and
Ihtse probably Tan up the incline when
the fall occurred. II tue men received
any warning, they nad time to run up
the slope, tut not u any great die.
lance. The falling rock and coal hllrd
~ the slope aud tue adjoining gang
ways, completely shutting OIL Nil
avenues OF escape.
Crowus Of people gathered about tho
mouth VI the ehuit Rud numbered
thousands by duybrgak. SHlwaIt men
stood appalled,, End frantic women,
who he'd husbands or sons Ia tbs
doomed mlur, waited Ia despair.
Onc mother cTieI out that she had
two n1us fellow, Another was tue
vile or Widow ~ some unfortunate
one, and had niue helpless children NJ
home. Many Enrll on the ground and
iu voices broken IA sJbH impl0leI
divine Providence 10 restore their
loved oues alive.
When u was giyBa out that there
wEB little or no uOle OF Toscuing the
men alive, women and Ritis tainted
ami were burueawuy.
At2 O'Clock this afternoon II became
necessary 10 swtsr In extra policemen
20 control the crowd around the mouth
Of The shalt. IL pbd iuutat ID TO fully
1000. RoIes were stretched around
tie shaft, aud ouly miue tiiio.als were
allowed 10 enter tue enclosure.
sheridan, the water boy who had
such narrow escape, tells q thrilling