Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-09
THE OHIO MINE EXPLOSION.
The Dead Now Known TO Number
SIX or Eight-Many Miners Idle.

The Dead Now Known TO Number
Six or rEight-Many Miners Idle.
Gloucester, o., June 9.-It ID now 4
stated that the dead from the explo-
sion of gas in mine No. 2 yesterday
number six or eight. Two more exrlo-
sions occurred during the night. Three
or four hundred men are thrown out ct
employment.
Gloucester. o., June BY an exc
plosion of gas in mine No. 2. colliery
near this city, four men are reported to
have lost their lives. Two hundred
miners were imprisoned. One hundred
and seventy-five have been rescued.
The following are reported dead: Evan
Joseph, fire boss: John McLelland.
miner; Aaron Swanson, miner; John
Evans, miner.
The following We're removed uncon-
scious from the effects OF after damp: a
Lewis Jones, Jr.. William Harris. Nor
gan Lewis, William Nash. William r
Crombie. John Walsh, George Rodgers.
| Evan Hamilton.
Shortly after z o'clock when the mine
was filing up with miners who had de-
scended by means of the cage Of Mo-.
4 shaft, an explosion of gas occurred
| which broke the timbers OF the mine In
\ every direction.
i The air fans were disarranged and
lit was some time before any progress
4 was made toward opening the way for
q the rescue Of the imprisoned men. Fanesi
.lBoss Joseph went down thru shaft No.
1 g. which connected with the one where
4 the explosion occurred. He made his
4 way thru connecting gangway and 1t
Y is supposed was overcome by the after
n damp which followed the explosion,
y and was unable to make his way back
I to the fresh air.
II Rescue parties We're Immediately or
ganized and followed the way taken
7 by the fire boss. They found a party OF
eight men near the connecting gang
81 way and carried them to the fresh air,
mot moment too soon. for all were
nearly suffocated by the fumes Of the
deadly after-damp.
:. The work of rescue continued for
!, several hours and by noon it was be-
7 sIlieved that all the imprisoned men had
been released but twenty.
Z 1t was found by the rescuers that the
! air currents thru the mine We're much
better than al first supposed and this
: gave hope to the crowds of weeping;
women and children about the mouth
. of the shaft that all their relatives and
friends would be brought to the sur
face in safety and little the worse for
their terrible experience.
:. 1t is practically certain. however, that.
. NAM of the miners are dead. for the
= deadly gas known as after-damp,3
which follows all explosions in nine
workings, had gathered in large guam
titles near the connection between
shafts Nos. and ., where the party of
( leight men We're rescued.
An opening was made in the mass of
Il debris at thu main shaft of No. 2 mine
Immediately after the eight men were
n rescued at the opposite end. AT the
bottom OF the shaft hung the cage, a
twisted mass of iron. A temporary lift
= WAS put into place and was quickly
e manned and descended to the bottom.
# where Yer 100 panic stricken miners
d were found lying fiat on their faces in
d an effort % get the only pure air in
a that part of the workings They were
It loaded in the cage and carried to the
n surface. where they We're received with
e open arms by the members of their
It families who had gathered in great
numbers when the report Of the explo-
sion was heard. Several times the
cage descended, bringing on each re-
: turn its load of smoke begrimmed men
Il Rescuing parties penetrated into the
"a mine as rapidly as possible and 1t was
n expected that definite news of the con.
N ditions there would be received mo.
~ mentarily.
" 1t is supposd the explosion wa.
a. caused by an electric spark from one
All of the ventilating fans, touching Of {
al pocket of gas that had gathered during
the night.