The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-01
HUGE TIMBERS HURLED
FOR HUNDREDS OF FEET.
Progress Of Rescuers Was Blocked by
Foul Gas, and They Were Eepeat-
edy Compelled to Return to
the Surface-LittleH Hope
for the Entombed
Men.
(By Associated prc.s.)

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IiANNO, WYO., June 30.--Ianna was
the scene OF q terrible disaster at 1880
a. NJ, when an explosion OF fire. damp
in Mine No. 1, OF the Union Pacific Coal
Company. snuffed out the lives OF 2Si
men, injured scores of others and caused
the destruction Of a vast amount Of
property.
The mine was not fired, as was stated
in the earlier reports, but the explosion
was terrific and completely shattered
the tinnbers Of the main shaft and num-
erous entrances. filling the working
with debris. and those Of the miners
that were not killed outright by the ex-
plosion were buried alive.
x The explosion was heard for many
miles around and attracted people from
the adjoining settlements. Hugo tim
bers and rocks were hurled 500 feet from
the mouth Of the SHAFT.
WORK OF RESCEE.
Superintendent p. s. Brooks and a
large force OF men began the work Of
removing the debris from the shaft, that
they might reach the cntombed miners.
Their progress into the r1inc was block
ed by the foul gaseT, and several TIRES
they were forced Il 5,n tY the
face. 55y s---l. 81 ss5 .
All day the resculng party worked.
the force being increased from time to
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others from nearby settlements and by
those of relief train sent out from
Rawlins. which arrived at 2 O'CLOCK, in
the afternoon. About o'clock this
afternoon four men were taken out alive
and a half, hour later they We're followed
by forty-two others. Many We're ln
conscious and had to be carried from
the workings. Several are In serious
condition, but It is believed all will re-
cover.
HAD TO ABANDON II.
Two hundred and eighty-two men
went down in the mine at o'clock this
morning. and up to a late hour tonight
only forty-eight have been accounted
for. OF this number two are dead. It
was some time after the explosion oc-
Cured that the first man was brought
to the surface. He was followed by
others until o'clock, when the last of
the forty-eight was brought out. The
rescuers were unable to penetrate FUR
ther into the mine. as it was necessary
to make another opening to permit fresh
air to reach the lower levels
Horses and scra pers We're put Mt work
hauling debris away from the shaft, The
work is progressing slowly. owing to the
narrow space In which the rescuers arc
compelled to operate. but by daylight
the mine should be opened sufficiently
rescue Of the dead bodies
MULES ALIVE,
Late tonight party of rescuers
reached four mules that were olive. anig
this caused renewed hope 1t is falnIl
hope, however. for experienced mine
bosses and miners say that when the i'm
prsoned men are reached, all will be
found dead. Some of the miners who
escaped said they saw twenty dead bo-
dies In entry No. II. They reported that
many. OF the men We're crazed by the
explosion. and ran hither and thither In
the mine. Many of these could have es-
capped, but they lay down. buried their
faces In their hands and gave up the
fight. OF the 2s4 dead about 175 were
married and leave large families. About
100 were Findlanders, fifty We're colored
and the rest were Americans.
The Hanna mines are among the hest
on the Union Pacific system. being es-
tablished in 1878, The town was named
for Senator Mark Hanna when he was
a member of the Union Pacific Coal Con,-
pany. Mine No. Is practically new
property. It has twenty-six entries. ff-
teen miles of workings and main incline
shaft of one and one-half miles in length.