Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-05-22
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. MAY 10
Three hundred lives. 1t is feared. were
lost as the result of a gas explosion
this morning in the Fraterville and
Thistle coal mines. belonging to the
Coal Creek Coal company. So far as
known but one man escaped. His
name is John Morgan. who was blown
ont of the mouth of the mine The
mines are now burning smoke and
flames gusing out of the entrance to
the air shaft.
NASHVILLE. Tenn. May 19-Wild
excitement prevails at Fraterville and
surrounding country over the fearful
explosion occurring in the coal mines
there this morning The full extent
of the disaster is not known at II
O'Clock, hut it is feared none within
the mines have escaped. The flames
are roaring out of the shaft and the
neighborhood is full of women and
children crying and even shrieking for
their loved ones who are either dead
or dying below.
An effort is being made to get an
opening into the mine from an aban-
donod shaft. but little headway is
being made. The workings are ex-
tensive and there is some slight hope
that some of the miners have escaped
the fire in old levels and may yet be
saved. It is not known how the hor-
rible accident occurred.
Superintendent Camp estimates that
one hundred and fifty are killed. say
ing that the working force had been
reduced. The explosion occurred at
eight o'clock Three unidentified bod
les have been taken out. rescue
party is endeavorine to effect an en-
trance to the place where the entomb-
cd men arc supposed to he
The FratervilIe and Thistle mines
connect through openings about a
mile apart. The disaster started at
the Fratersville mouth, but the This
tie opening remained open and
through this many emerged.
COAL CREEK, Tenn, May 20
Rescue parties have taken hundred
bodies from the mine where the explo-
sions of yesterday occurred. 1t will
require days to recover all of the vic
tins. A majority of the miners died
of asphyXiation, but some of the bod
les were badly mutilated. Superin-
tendent Camp today said he had
check tags for 179 contract miners,
so that with the day laborers. and
boys, the list of those in the mine will
reach two hundred and fifty. Busi-
ness throughout the district has been
married. Their families are left in
abject poverty.
HOUSTON. Tex, May 19.-This
morning reports makes the dead in
yesterdays cyclone over go. 1t is
believed this will be swelled when
complete returns are in.
Almost the entire town of Goliad
was swept away and dead and wound
ed lie scattered on every thorough
fare. The tornado struck Goliad at
3:45 in the afternoon and lasted five
minutes. 1t came from the southeast
without moments warning, and cut
a hole through the western portion
of the town mile long, leaving
death and devastation in its wake
One report says that thirty negroes and
twenty-seven whites We're killed, and
eighty injured. Another says that
two hundred were killed. but thus fai
there has been no confirmation. The
tornado started south of Goliad ant
travelled through four states north
east to Kentucky, where it was lost
It was heaviest in Texas All tele
graph and telephone wires in the vi
cinity were demolished by the higl
wind.
7 Beeville. near the gulf, was some
what damaged by high winds. Houses
and business blocks at Goliad whicl
were destroyed were new and thu
handsomest in the historic town.
DALLAS. Tex, May 19.-The lat
est report (noon) from Golad, th
scene OF yesterdays tornad, places tn
! number of deaths at ninety and tn
p injured at over one hundred. Abou
e one hundred houses were destroyed
', strip two blocks wide and a mil
! long was wiped out in the eastern
@ only five minutes All corpses ar
l. being recovered and the wounde
II cared for. but ii is thought here tha
physicians and nurses are needed.
$ AZTEC. n. NJ, May 2G.-Notwiti
=. standing the cold nights and tros
T. last night no particular damage ha
=, been done fruit A few tender veg'
= tables were slightly injured but frui
= is so so far advanced that it is b'
- lieved danger of injury from col
f, weather Is past,
a. HAVANA, May 20.-Cuba Libre t.
ID day became reality with the hai
r. ding of the reins of government o
n the island by Governor Wood tran
p. ferred on behalf of the United State
k TO President Palma. The ceremonlt
r. began at / O'Clock when Presidei
Palma drove through the streets
the palace. Great crowds throng II
,e city Decorations were most beau
q full Every house is enwrapped in c