The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-12
SIXTEEN MINERS DEAD
TWELVE SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES
WHILE TRYING TO SAVE OTHERS.
No Hope of Saving Any of the En-
tOmbed Men-One of the Victims
Related to President Mckinley.

PORT ROYAL Pa.,- June 11.-As re-
suit of Monday nights explosion in the
Port Royal mines of the Pittsburg Coal
Company sixteen are dead, seven injured
and thousands OF dollars worth of property
destroyed. The official list of dead and in
jured was made public by the coal COM
pany's officials tonight. The dead recov-
cred are:
the company's mines along the b. * o.
Railroad; body found lying in the passage
way about 1000 feet from the shaft. a
widow, three sons and daughter survive.
TAYLOR GUNSAULUS. sr.. leader;
leaves widow and several children.
FRITZ KRUGER.
Those still entombed in the mine and
known for a certainty TO be dead are:
WILLIAM f. ALLISON, assistant super
intendent of mines; leaves widow and five
children.
Allison was a second cousin of President
Mckinley.
DENNIS WARDLEY. foreman mine No.
/; leaves wife and four children.
JOHN KECK. foreman Darr's mine;
leaves widow and several children.
MICHAEL ROY, foreman Euclid mines;
leaves widow and small boy.
BERNARD BALL, leaves widow and two
children.
GUNSAOLOS, Jr., son OF man
taken from mine; leaves widow.
JERRY DAILY, leaves a widow and chill
oren.
JOHN PEOPLES. leaves widow.
DAVID JAMES, leaves a widow.
JOHN CANTO, machine boss Darr mine.
SAMUEL HADLEY, assistant foreman
mine No. ?; leaves a widow and two chill
dren.
PETER MARCHANDo boss driver mine
No /; leaves a widow and child.
JOHN SICKLE, pipe man mine No. 8;
leaves widow and three children.
The injured are Smith. Harry Beve-
ridge, Robert Mckenny, pit boss; Charles
Clarence Settler, Daniel Mccullough anil
Thomas Gleason, all badly burned AMI
bruised. Harry Beveridge and Arthur
Smith cannot live.
| Twelve of the dead were men who went
into the mine as rescuers. What caused the
explosion and loss OF life is something the
mine inspectors of the Ninth and Eleventh
districts spent the greater part OF to-day
| trying TO f1gure out. The officials OF the
coal company declare none but regulation
lamps were used, while others are of the
| opinion that one of the men carelessly
| ignited gas. The explosion was a terrific
one and for fully three hours after ii hap
pened no one entered the shaft
The situation to-day again reached a
| climax when Mine Inspecto: Bernard Cal
| lahan. accompanied by seven men, descend
ed the shaft and started upon an investiga-
/ sfoA scNA eA~ hc iAitA SAVE NAtS
signal to be lowered down at 1904 o'clock
and about an hour af;erward a terrific re-
port was heard. 1t was another explosion,
/ and grave Tears were entertained for their
| safety The experience of the was
! told by Callahan. He said the escape was
a miracle. and detailed their experience
| He said further: Il never had been in a
mine in the condition that this one is
am nearly exhausted from swallowing So
| much afterdamp My lungs are like Goals
/ or fire. There is no hope of saving any
person in the mine. and IL may be a year
/ before the bodies are recovered. 1t will
| take two days TO fill the mine with water
and twelve months TO pump IL out again.