The sun., 1896-06-29
MANY MINERS ENT0MB BED.
PROBABLE Loss OF SIxrY- FITR
LIVES AP PITTsroN, IA.

tombed and Probably ISiiled-The Aetiug
Mayor or tho Town Among Theus-EE.
forts 20 Rescue the Men or Their Bodies.
PITTsToN, Pa. June GA mine explosion
more terrible In Its consequences than any that
has ever happened before in this place occurred
at o'clock this morning in the twin shaft
of tho Newton Coal Mining Company, and
about seventy men, and perhaps more. arc
believed to bc dead 600 feet under ground. It
Is the worst disaster for many years in the
coal regions. General Superintendent Law Of
the company says that there are from sixty-fve
to seventy persons entombed in the mine. The
exact number cannot bs ascertaneo, because
many Of the men who were at work were Poles,
and 1t Is utterly impossible for Americans to
keep in mind their names. The foremen, OF
course, have complete list Of these men. but
the foremen among the victims, with the
books In their pockets.
The names of all the victims outside of the
Poles are: The Hon. Michael J. Lang, super.
intendent Of the Newton Coal Mining Company
and acting Mayor of the CITY of Pittston during
the absence of Mayor Maloney in Europe;
Michael T. Lnnott, inside foreman and mem.
Der OF the City Council: Alex. Mccormick fire
boss and q member OF the City Council; Thomas
Tenpenny, fire boss: Robert Haston, master
mechanics; Daniel Ward. assistant master me-
chnnic: two Walls, father and son; - Cos
tello, Patrick Kelly. Michael Guughap, .Tohn
Hart james Daily. Michael Connor, Frank
hehoe' james hehoe' James Mcdonald. Edward
Delaney, Cornelius McGuire. James Golden,
Thomas O'Brien. Michael Hughes, Edward
Gilday. James Burk, Patrick Ruane. Thomas
Gaffney, Thomas Demig. Austin Kane, Thomas
Murphy. owen Lee. Anthony Gordon. Domi-
nick O'Malley, Peter Martin, Michael Ford,
Timothy Derrick, Thomas Garden. Patrick Gill
bride, John Gill John Oberyle and Peter Joyce
What makes the disaster all the more keenly
felt throughout the community Is the fact
That it was known that the men who were
killed were working on difficult and dauger-
Gus JOB. Therefore the mine officials took
only the very best workmen in their ems
ploy when they started in the mine last
evening. Some OF the best-known miners in
the region are among those in the mine. They
are chiefly men known as company hands. They
were engaged by the day TO do the most impor-
tant work, such as timoerlng, track lnying. and
In general way in carrying out the orders of
the foreman IN regard TO the operation OF the
mine. nome Is what is known as n coal cutter.
Inc twin shaft OF the Newton Coal Com
pany Is only few steps from the Union station
OF the Lehigh Valley and Delaware Lacka-
wanna ana western roads at Pittston junction.
and about mile above the business centre of
the city. and within the city limits 1t is one of
owned and operated by Il. c. Dlnniny Co..
Elmra coal operators, but about six or seven
years ago company OF Philadelphia capital-
lists. OF ''horn FRANK 1. Patterson is the Presi.
dent pu1o"- ID the coiiiery. made extensive
improvements ana nave operated u cohtihu.
ous!y ever since AT the shaft there are tho
head mouse, the engine house the boiler house,
ana other smaller buildings. The coal Is run by
means OF high trestle half mile long over
which prepares the coal from several coiiieries-
For some Tune IL mas oeeh known that the
m'he was WORKING mat is. the roof was
crushing IN OF creeping 1esteroay the
crushihg became more serious ana last evening
al ABOUT CLOCK superintendent Lang en-
tered inc mine wltfs"a1Ih4e iorce OF men. inc
intention was 10 strengthen the supports OF tho
rooI os ereo''hR p'"pS a'ohs tne kahs"hy-
hosI Oh tue tneh were ehsaseu III cutting anu
se'tns 'ne t'hoers' Ane WORK WIS very o8n-
Rerous' LOT the reason 'ha' t"e men were COM
peaeo 10 Ho 10 'he p'ace "here 'ne crushing
was going on 70 SGT the props IN place.
w nat look place during the night Will never
oe known unless some Oh the ehto'hoeu men arc
Feco'eFeu @iNe. ~ Is kho"h' however. that tho
me- 'eH,'Neu 'nei' u"nse'' io' se'eF"' ''nies
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