The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-21

a large portion OF the roof in the
Archibald vein in Glenwood No. l col
liery of the Hillside Coal and Iron
company at Mayfeld fell yesterday
morning with a force that shook the
land for great distance around, and
in its fall caused serious injuries to a.
number of the miners at work in the
vein.
Five mon We're injured. and one Of
them. Lawrence Cantwcll, Is not ex-
peCtcd to recover from his wounds.
He was terribly mutilated and by the
time this paper reaches its readers,
may have already passed from this
world. The others injured by the
cave-in were: Night Foreman Charles
Davis, William Cunningham, John
Loughney, Thomas Mann and John
Gallagher.
\ large portion of the surface along
Hill street. Mayfeld, was visibly af-
fected by the fall. "A number of the
houses settling several inches. some
dropping even foot About II dozen
houses in all were damaged. Those
most affected are the properties of
Patrick Roche, Samuel Machanti.
Powell Dragon. Michael KostancwiN,
George Wohar and George Dcntor. In
these houses. the plastering was
cracked and other minor damages suf-
fcred.
The cave-in was not unexpected. as
for some time there has been the
working" of the coal. which is the
forerunner of serious squeeze" The
Archibald vein Is pretty well mined out
and but lttlr work has been done in
it Of late.
Foreman Davis and his mon were at
work yesterday morning in the gang
way, about one thousand feet from the
root of the shaft Foreman Davis,
shortly after going on duty had visited
this section OF the mine and hasty
examination was sufficient to con-
vince him that n cave-in was inevit-
able. He set his men at work securing
the roof at point outside of the
threatened portion. and they were
busy with the construction Of cog
pillar wiNn the cave occurred.
There was a thundcr-like crash, and
then everything was in darkness and
the loud, OminouS roar of a mighty
wind sweeping through the chambers
could be heard Cantwell was whirled
along the ganaway fully forty feet,
and a mine car was picked from tn"
track and after travelling through
the air was overturned upon Loush-
ney and Cunningham.
Foreman Davis, Gallagher and Mann
were all hurled TO the ground with
such force as to painfully cut and
bruise them. As quickly as possible
the injured men We're removed from
the mine, and their injuries were at
tended to by DR.. :. u. Davis and DR.. !,
s. Graves. Cantwell's skull was found
to be fractured. and he was removed
to his home later being taken to the
Carbondale Emergency hospital. The
other men We're all able to walk to
their homes.
MAN REPORTED MISSING.
IL was lumored last night that a
Hungarian laborer. who was employed
in the Archibald vein, had not been
seen since the cave occurred, and there
were fears that he had been penned in
by the fall.
The extent of the cave Is shown in
great assures from six tn eighteen
Inches in width, which seam the en-
tire hillside. Its force was felt in the
Delaware and Hudson colliery at Jer-
myn, which adjoins the Glenwood. The
sudden gust of wind blew out the
lamps of the Jermyn footmen. Work
was suspended at the Glenwood dur
ing the remainder OF the day, but will
probably he resumed this morning.
General SUPERINTENDENT W. A. May
will visit the colliery this morning and
give the work of cleaning away the
debris his personal supervision.
There have been numerous serious
caves at the colliery OF late, and a
number OF houses have dropped sew
eral inches.
At the last Maylield council meeting
number of property holders appeared
and asked councils assistance in pre-
venting the company from robbing the
pillars and leaving them liable to drop
property into the mines. A committee
was appointed to wait upon the com.
pany.