The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-17
DEATH IN A MINE EXPLOSION
ELEVEN VICTIMS OF THE DISASTER
AT NORTH SYDNEY.


Ee"pie wen Ahe" Wh"t the Hum-
bling sound Meant, and There Was
a Rush TO the Mine Entrance-PitI-
fuI scene~ n. ~. nod,. xu.r
,a.,a, nj, ,,.,,, ~,
ger Among the hiiied'
North Sydney, G.. r., June 16.-The most
appalling disaster In the history of Cape
Breton coal mining occurred at the Gale
donia mine at Giace Bay the principal col
llerv Of The Dominion Coal Company. to-
day when two explosions occurred, causing
the death Of eleven men, including Thom-
as johnson the underground manager Of
the works and brother of the assistant
manager Of the Dominion Coal Company.
Up to noon ten bodies had been recover
ed. The names OF the victims follow:
Thomas Johnson, underground mana-
ger, Nell Mcdonald, of Pictou; John Doyle,
Sr. John povlo Jr. Stephen McCor-
r,t1t- - e1.... 60 ntt,Ita C,,
-, - t,t,'y,t' - ., -
Notth; W imam SIMPSON, malcolm Ma
oauley Roy Macpougal, Arthur Grant.
Missinp.-Donald Martin
,r,- , - -. -.
ing eNpiosioh oceuiteu " we west P''
at depth of about three-fourths OF a
mile. and was caused bv gas which had
s',.,'..,,,,,4l, '., ,.' n,,
~ , "N'"'eu ~ 'He oiu Woih"'s9' Aus
r4s, i'iee Sl iiie ,uo ei.oyeu Eye! ~ .,'e .',1 ~
iust stonned work ana nu but about sixtv
80 80. - 49,
had leIt the mine.
There was scarcely an intermisslon be-
tween the coneussions The first was a dun
,. s,,- .r'... 49,. -.
uo"i"' A"on 'ic'S was tuuiplhh h"'ss
like an earthquake, succeeded by a deaf
ening. prolonged and awful roar. which
reverberated among the hills for miles,
and the shock of which shattered glass
In e,,er,, dlrertio, In the tn,r,ediate ,,ictn.
a.. ~ ~. -. -
hy OF the disaster
They Knew what II Meant.
yfvno ,,,oa,,;,., ,f .i,, so,,,,1 moo, mel, -,
'e - Nt'ii''a ~ w sou,t' "',9 "S" VI
uetstooa through the mining district ana
anxious people locloed to the mine en-
france Before thew arrived suffocatlnx
,sol,,,,as ar ,,,i g,,olyo bosa,, - ,,o,,,. -.
" W Pyvt ""''
SHOWING thdt hle hdu lolioWSu the eA-
ploson.
The officials of the rntne were among fha
| drst IN reaeh Tho shaft A tala az tba men
ebo,,N1 tbaf -, tb,c1 "a s, .s',, ,a ~ , .,tn
ais ae"S 'n ~, . ,,I,s s 7ei ~ , lnSh 49,
~ r,,f,,,.,rs ,',,g nt.d hat,ir.s ,ss,..a,, 49,.
sforn There yere obo'it tSsisn ts-ftse n, ~ yhs
coyb,o,l,y VI, t,.ra hi, 80 yy,,,',r, "a M.
nr,asS,,nS ~ ~, e,,,,so,ls esi,,,tiP ~
| shaft but severa; others w,bo bad man
| aeed ~ srot ,,tf ~ ,hc s,,na Ma ea1ss,,
asSa 70 sei OUT o. ine stope nad ialsen.
S,ht,t ~ = - fIsata IN w. IN TX T h5
| bsen numbered n wras svident thaf ~
issst st,tt ao ~ oii,i,, .h,rp, bS
| i,sen s,af ~ h., - sx gpiosi's,, a,,3 sertsb
u ~ s,,a,,gss ~ a = " - ~
! n1tirliv ho,1e neriebeI frG,, ett,ffe@atto, '
~ fR inilt .ti,, Gi,l th ,lnso
| the siir,,ivors 1SerS for a I5n, line 100
| oor f1eei ~ givs an trteitiseent acro,,nt
| Tshere uas ne oS,,,.,re,,t g. dans,ar az MD
| niaht nor mn n y CiliocIs Ssben tho under
| ground manager, Thomas johnson, now
missing last reported.
The work of Rescue.
| shortly after A o'cloclt the vatchman
| snelIed gas ana bnrninp wood and Man
| awer Thomaa brown Voc notifled Ha
| o1enad the sbaft inst al me exploaion or-
| eiIrred The worj{ of rescue was pronot-
| lv unaertaken Nv Assisfanf General Man
ager Iohnsnn ana Daniel Merlin UNDER
| oroind rnanaper of t6e Titth cofiierv with
| = Jaree nurnber of miners
rrbae nartt ,,,a,e onnfraptad with noanv
| diainuttiaa'S NIen y,nrosn srd nhiidre,,
| bnng about the onenins, ~ the atone
tsgee,tne ana Sistr9sted Do,vn hollow, q
nitcb" darisness prevailed Iiehted Nv oc-
| ppssInsai hriiiiant ihnrets n tbe conflagra.
~, rai,i,,sg tbrnrDh sr NJ rrshe iarnn.s
80 M raies,,t,,,r ,,s,-t,, sbaa faehla ,iaaraa
ara lHs &c ~ ,ien,re p,,. grared tbalr xnay
| dnwn infa ne mine Inc noisonous gases
afrstst cIoistng tbe,,
e. a GrtaF ti,,,e a bod, xyas hroncbt
~ tta,, a,.,thor Ia anntb b5, nt,tu aiat5ase
~, 'iie aa ~ ~ s,,rfssea Nona ~
49,, ,,'1rn ,,senoIad hut ali mere hiacie
' erod WIZ '"'N9'eN' a.