Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-06-11
ANOTHER NINE HORROR
Disaster in a Pennsylvania Mine
Caused by Fire-damp
Explosion.
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Death List Numbers Seventeen
Superintendent McCune
Among the Dead.
Scene at the Shaft Is Heart
clearinghouse Of Explo.
sion Unknown.

West Newton, Pa, June 11.-Time only
adds horror TO the disastrous mine ex-
;losion Which occurred late last night at
the Pittsburg Coal Coinpanys mine at
Fort Royal. Three men have been res
cueo and seventeen Others are impris-
oned in the burning mine. There is no
fiTe in the mine to judge from appear
ahees at the mouth OF the pit, but the
force of the explosion was So great that
none OF the men. SO the miners say.
could have survived the shock. Foi,ow-
| ing Is complete list of the dead:
William McCune, superintendent,
married four children.
Jack keck, mine boss, married, three
children.
William Allison. married. four chill
cren
All married:
lianie Alsop mine boss.
| Thomas Labin.
| Michael Roy.
| Thomas Gleeson.
/ Christ Howells
| Anthony Steckles.
Frank Davenport.
/ Taylor Gunsauless Sr.
I Peter McCandle.
single:
| Taylor Gunsauless, Jr.
John Stackle.
John Burke.
George DAILY.
Barnard Ball
MeCune was the superintendent of the
Port Royal district and a large stock
4 holder in the Pittsburg Coal Company.
/ William Allison was a second cousin Of
President Mckinley.
The disaster occurred at 6 o'clock last
evening and the explosions are believed
to have taken place 5000 feet back from
the shaft. AT the first explosion u
i searching party, composed of Superin-
! ltendent McCune and nine others, went
i.down the shaft. Nothing was heard
from them An hour later another res
cufng force. led by Fire Bosses Bailey
and williams was let down. They
4 g,oped their way 200 feet, when two ex-
4 plosions We're heard. The two fire
bosses We're thrown violently to the
ground and their lamps blown out.
When they arose they called for their
j comrades and receiving 10 answer the
linen hurried back to the shaft and We're
Isdrawn up in the cage. From that mo-
I.ment until o'clock not another soul
4 Went down the shaft, as it would have
been certain death from the afterdamp.
AT o'clock an inspection party went
ddwn thru the shaft on the other side
sof the Youghogheny river, hoping TO
penetrate far enough TO recover the bod
ies of the dead miners.
Early this morning three members Of
i the searching party We're brought out
aud taken to the hospital terribly
1 burned, and at 10 O'clock the body OF
TAYLOR Gunsaulus, ST. MS brought out
by the last inspection party.
This scene about the mouth of the
shaft is pitiful In the extreme. Many
Women are there looking for husbands.
4 fathers or brothers and wildly appealing
Fl for reseuers to save their loved ones
The Port Royal mine always has been
eorsidere6; dangerous There was, D
similar explosion in the mine seven
years ago When one man was killed. The
oalIss of the accident is not known. but
II is believed that some careless miner
went into the shaft with an open lamp,
Notwithstanding that open lights are i'm
,eratively forbidden.
a Another explosion occurred shortly be-
fore noon and several reseuers We're
: sEdanserously injured The last explo-
-Bsion. In many minds, settles the fate of
{ the entenbed miners. all hope OF get
ling them out alive being abandoned.