New-York tribune., 1902-06-27
FIVE DIE IN JERSEY NINE
KILLED WHILE TRYING TO RESCUE \
BODY FROM \ SHAFT.
HAD BEEN WARNED or THE DANGER FROM
HEAVY VOLUNTEERS RECOVER
BODIES
Inr TrLEeRArH 10 THE rRIErNE-I

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Dover Y J., June 2G-Two accidents in No. :
Shaft Of the Richard mine about two miles
north Of Dover. late THIS afternoon resulted in
the death Of FIVE men and the probable fatal
injury Of 4 sixth.
The dead are Richard Collect. who leaves
widow and seven children: John Hooper, leav-
ing a widow and four children; Richard Branch.
who leaves a widow only; Richard Eranch. un-
married. Albert David. Hungarian, unmar-
ried.
John Moriah a Hungarian miner. with wife
and large family Of children. had his thigh and
two ribs fractured and was otherwise injured
His chances of recovery. the attending physi-
clan saws are slim. II was Richard mine
that Frederick Nichols. an experienced miner
aged thirty-five years on Tuesday buried
under thousands Of tons OF earth and rock, but
this occurred in another shaft and the accident
to-day had no connection with the one on Tues
day. -Four Of the men who were killed. how
ever were only about = half hour before they
met their death working with others trying to
recover Nicholds's body
The first of the two accidents to-day occurred
when John Norich. Albert David and two other
Hungarian miners were loading cars in a level
T10 feet below ground. This about =
O'Clock. and about > o'clock heavy blast had
been set off by the boss OF another shift. who.
when the HUnsarians started TO work, warned
them not to go near the place where the blast
had been fired until the earth had chance to
settle The warning WAS not needed, and as the
men were engaged in loading car. a slab from
a sloping pillar fell over two Of them, bury
ing both under = foot more of ore The
ot hers gave the alarm. and several miners who
were first The scene brought Morlch TO the
surface. They did not know that another man
lay buried under the ore. and j was some min
utes later when one Of the EunsarianS who had
escaped told Superintendent Arthur that there
was still another miner under the debris.
Collect Hooper. Cook, Branch and another
miner named Thomas TrsvarthOrn at once Went
DOWN 10 see, ana Superintendent Arthur warned
them as they entered the skip to be careful. and
NOT run any unnecessary risks. II WAS only d
little while after their descent that the bell IN
the engine house rang. and when the skip was
hoisted to the surface TreVarthorn appeared
bleeding profIselY from cut on his head lie
said that while they trying To get at the
body Of the Hungarian another body Of ore had
fallen from tie same pillar, completely huryllG
his four companions. while he himself had mar
rovly escaped the same fate.
News of the double accident spread quickly,
and great crowd gathered from the
Richard mine and the neiChhoring Borough Of
Wharton There were plenty Of volunteers 10
go down the sIove. Trevarthorn among them
and Superintendent Arthur sent down a num-
Der Of the most careful miners in his employ
II after midnight before the bodies were
brought to the surface. This was the worst
accident in the history Of the Richard mine.
The attemut recover the body OF Nichols
in shaft No. | has been given up for the pres
ent, il involved too much risk