The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-29

wfikeshsrre. Pa. June 2s.-whHe ninety
miners were 81 work fn the Red ASH vein
or the Twin SHAFT at Tf..ston. ahout 3
o'clock this AFTERNOON. the roof cavsd n
and u ss believed al os the men paTisaed
About forty of the Imprisoned men are
Eus-itsh speaking mi8s-s, to others fer
elgn- The names Of tire former are: NJ.
J. Lanigan. inside sg1eramfensent: VI j.
I4net, inside foreman; Alexander McCor-
mack. fire boss Ro5s-t fias;jn. aaci1in-
ist: Thomas Murphy, driver boss: Ard the
following miners: VI. Costello. ]. III. Kelly,
Michael Gauhan. joan Hart Jauses Daily.
Michael Conneli. De aiel Ward. Frank Ke-
hos. James Cieary. Fawarc Buckley. John
Casey. Edward Rogers, James Kehoe.
James Mcdonald. Ed Deianav. Cornelius
Mcclure. James Goldman. r O'P-ien.
Michael Hughes. James Burke. Edward
Kilkenny. Patrick Ruane Thomas Ten
penny. Michael r. GaHnsy Thomas Do-
Ing. Anthony Kane j. W. Murphy. Owen
Lee, Anthony Gordon, James Wall. -
Wall, his son. Dom!nlck o'Aalisy Peter
Martin. Michael Ford. Timothy Burbrick
Thomas Dempsey, Thomas Cariir Pat
rick Gibbons. John O'Boyie. Peter Joyce,
Anthony Gordon. married. John GIN, sin
gle: Daniel Daven. single; r. 8 Kelley
stngie. --- HOistrich. married: Joseph
ZaFindo. married: Tony TolIaski. mar
ried; Peter saFosklz, married: Andrew
.sievinski, married: Simon Maskovitz.
married. John cadanizky. single. There
may be other English speaking
miners among the unfortunases Thir-
ty PolandeTs and Huns were entomhed and
y t. thought the total number OF bodies
In the mine viii reach i01
The men were ~ work propping UP the
roof when the faIf occurred. The alarm
was Immediately given by the ringing of
10 HsA t-rH
work without delay. At3 o'clock this af-
ternooa the first bodies were found in the
slope some distance from the plane in
which the men had been working More
than two-thirds OF the victims were mar
rled men, Among them were Acting
MAYOR ianigan. who was inside superln-
tendent OF the mine, and J. Fl. Linef. a
ward councilman.
About tive weeks ago. the surveyors re-
ported 20 General Superintendent Law that
the mine was squeezing aad that unless
steps were Immediately taken 70 timber IL
a cavs-in or fali might be looked for. Su-
persntendeat Law lost no time. but a..
once put a number Of timber men at work
10 brace the falling roof The squeeze,
continued. however. and yesterday tha
situation becans alarming In the after
noon slight fsil occurred ana the men
who were al work had 20 retreat before n
a consultation OF mine officers was then
hsli and II was decided that heroic meas
ures would have 20 be res0rted 20. to pre-
vent heavy damage 70 the mine. Inside
Superintendent Taniran gave orfars thar
the most experienced miners should be Sc
cured and that the party would go down
thu mine At o'clock Expert tirnberrnen
put In an appearance at that hour ard
were soon lowered into the workings. Thev
made their way 20 Red Ash yelninr. 10
feet down The slope. The work OF prop
ping proceeded rapidly until II o'clock
when another fail occurred. low rum
bling noise and the flying coal and debris
drove The men back. Then the squeeze
ceased again and THE men thought n was
safe 20 resume work
They laborei on until 80 o'clock. when
II is presumed the roof fell IN without.
warning. making a tremendous crash. II
IL believed. however. that the men were
rot all together. but some near the slOna
and these probably ran up the incline
when the fall occurred. f the men
received any warning. they had time
% run up the slope. bat not 20 any great
distance. The falling rock ana coal filled
up the slope and the adjoining eangwavs
completely shutting OF ali avenues OF es-
care. It was AZ flr@. supposed the men
escaped heiaw caught and that they were
Imprisoned behind the debris II IS
stii possible however. that Nviux
men nav stigi be behind The fan. although
II Is extremely Improbable Even ~ thew
escaped being crushed hy the falling rocks
the probability Of their being alive 7or
any ienwth Of time n a gaseous mine Is
douNtfuL
The alarm was first given by John sbsr-
itan. who with Thomas Gni and another
man we're the only ones 20 escape oet Of
the whole party who entered the nine
last night. Sheridan was on his way an
the slope % get some fresh water for the
men ani. when about 100 feet from the
foot OF the shaft. was Knocked down hv
tns conclusion. He was badly cut ana
bruised hy the flying coal and rock. ia
lay unconscious ten minutes end then
came un the SHAFT The conclusion vras
80 great that it was heard for miles
around The foundation ~ nearly
every huiifing in Pittston WIS shaken ard
windows ard doors ratified as in tornado
IN The houses near ~ the rulne persons
were thrown frosa their bsls.
Ths first thought Vas that great earth
quake had occurred and the Inhabitants
rashed nefi u2cu from thslr houses. The
ringing - belis aDi t6e shrek Of tes hfw
ralne ahistfe told the story. Great crowds
appeared about th~ mouth of tf1e shaft.
StalNart uaen stood appalled, ard frantic
women wac has husbands or sons IN the
doomed mine. waited g. despair. oa4
mother cried oat that she haa tao sons
Below Another vaS the VIE or fhe vfH-
ow % seuse uafcTtuaate ore. ans had
rlna helpless chthsreH A. home Many
kaelt On the ground zad in voices broken
ln soas. truHio~et the 4iv1re Provftenaa
80 restore thefr fove1 ores alive. when
.s was gfvan out chat thera was Httis haoe
o. vescutrg fhe u'sn alive. women ard
zfrfs faintea ara we~e horne away
sY~he vescue xo~E was promptly hesun.
rhe hast miners @so remained On the sur
ya.s. tafaaA v0}ssntaTE3v ~ the haza~,7arx
saxk far hkxsrtoas ff cartafnsv was 7.
was he -essfaut menace of another far
e. aa explosion - aretsrar. Special e.
forts were made % keep the ssr fan IA
roo& nrsfer. 50 thas r by any chan>e tas
men we're awe. thsy shcasa have fre<h air
20 breathe. The booked S'ops ara KRn~-
wavs hs}a cut iistle Aope 90 TIE atr reach
tnr Them. Ths Texouerx acre divided l-ts
three rT,avs Of fovtY mea each uasn~ the
direction og Nine FoTsrnAs Alexander Nc
~ 2Ien.
TIE syser worked IS theT had never ha-
fs~e Narke8 clearing HWaT The debris IA
the ssepe with the energy fhas orfv
snrsnEx 0at ~ re knawtsssgs - dear Ifves
behind e. Tnev made g1az3 hsa3wAv. corr
ziser.ns the aifts-a}gyes they had "a rsn-
tens s8th- sd a. 2 o'elcek rhss nnurrsnz
Tad cBearss ths ssoga q a1s1ance - sas f~as
Al s'esczk thss afssrusan 9s tsss,s-y,s
necessary 20 swear "a extra pa.Iceznsa -
rsnfr,sl ths cravas sTa2aG ere msufA ef .An
zhsft % ha1 increased q fay TN9
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