The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-19
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Newcastle Colo February is.-wrh
report that shook ELK mountain to its
base. the Vulcan mine went up IN smoke
this morning and three scoro of lives
were sacrificed. 1t was In tho busy part
OF tho morning when all the men were
at work and n fun head Of ruin was
visible IN the vicinity Of this mine Not
sound of warning was emitted from tine
depths Of the earth, whore about sixty
men were employed in their dangerous
calling Tho number OF yictns can not
bo accurately stated the estimates rang
/ lax from NIFTY 10 seventy men. No warn
ing was given the peaceful Villagers until
- sudden report as from hundred can
non rcsounded throughout the valley.
A throng of people were 5000 al the
scene of the disaster, distance Of nearly
two mics from Newcastle \ glance was
enough to dissipate any hope for the lives
IT the cntonbcI men. The force OF the
| oXpIosion had caused a cayc,in and the
tunnel aud air courses were nllcd with the
fallen rock, earth and imherH.
Houses ware wrecked aud the slope and
vicinity were so fnll Of debris and the
gas was so had that If was hard and
dangerous work to begin the rescue
Nevertheless willing hatds were soon at
worS aud fiNc men won't down as far as
possible to ASCERTAIN the condition OF the
sloue and found It such TINT It win re-
quirc much work to regain the lahorers'
The gna was 80 bad That after the party
had guItln 2lD irci down thny were com
Irilcu to IcCcdn. The tonaonlhicl mine
smut down Immediately nti~ tho oiF"sitr
and it's entire force Of 100 men were seht
to nclp tine unfortunate ones lheS were
coon loinrd by tho employees OF INC 'ui-
orado itucl and iron company mlneS AT
Newcastle. winch also closed.
1'hc construction OF temporary lah
houao wan commenced at once ana mo
work of pumping fresh air into the NINE
WAS coon BCgun. 1T IN hardly poAHlni" tihil
any OF the minors are sun awe hui NE
starting Of tie fnns VIII be made as soon
as possible IN the nope that II any nave
survived thry may he kept alive un'il
help reaches them.
i ne oniy man who got out of tine mines
at the time Of Tho explosion was EDWARD
Nelch who was near tho mouth of the
tunnel aud was blown out nus shiill rae,
tured. arm broken. face teiiiiy cut ana
burned and All the hair burned from ms
head. lie was breathing when round. hut /
expired shortly after wilnpnt Sno"'Ils con
He'ousness ,,, ,,l,.,s ip,,,t, 10 he at work
that can be obtained at this hour
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There arc two shafta IN ADDITION 10 the
one IN which the oNpioelon TOOK place. IN
the upper Of those TWO the rcHcncrs
are ~ about Sod feet Of the eutombcd men
ana ~ " thIouEn inns ,nhi ar ohh y.
those IN the mine have come out and II
Is feared INA, ms u soheiuhlSs evidence