The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-26

CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGED
Of 18th district reached Harwick about
1880. When seen by an Associated Press
reporter just after his arrival, he said:
II went to Greensburg TO inspect a mine
this afternoon. and when 1 reached home
1 found a bunch of kilograms telling me
of this disaster. The mine where the ex-
plosion took place was inspected. 1 think.
about the first of December. There was
some gas in there then. but 1 never con-
sidered the mine dangerous
The last inspection blank hanging on the
nail on the mine company's office is dated
July. II. 1903. but it is evident that later
report has been torn off.
TWO MEN DIED.
Late tonight Manager Selects tele-
graphed to Chief Mine Inspector ]. A. Rod
erick at Harrisburg as follows: Two out
side men died of injuries this evening. But
one brought out of the shaft who is still
living. Rescuing party in mine, including
Mine Inspector Cunningham, who will adj
wise later"
III. +. Hutchinson, who gave out the
lamps to the miners before they went to
work in the pit this morning. said: "At 7:SO
o'clock. the time when the whistles blew
and when every one is supposed to be at
work at the mine, 1 had given out between
$50 and 100 lamps. which was one lamp to a
man, and not one lamp has been returned"
There is a light in every cottage in the
little hamlet above the plymouth. There is
still crowd at the mouth of the shaft, but
it will probably be hours before the full
extent Of the catastrophe is known.
The little school house has already been
prepared as a morgue and hospital. The
benches and seats have all been removed
and eight girls from the highest class at
the school have been impressed nurses.
Doctors have been summoned from sur
rounding towns of Springdale and Denny
and also from Pittsburg, but nothing can
be done until further details come from
the mine.
MANY HEROES.
There were many heroes in oilskins and
overalls and with grimy hands. gathered
around that black hole tonight. AT every
call there were always men enough to man
the bucket. Again and again the men were
driven back to the fresh air and the heat of
the boiler rooms, but only to return.
At the entrance to the mine a great trial
In the work of rescue, have been the wives
and daughters of the men entombed. Be
meath the rough exterior OF the manager of
the mine, according TO the men who toll for
him, there beats a tender heart, but work
was to be done and as night
crowded down over the hills and
the women with sad eyes edged nearer
to the edge of the hole he was
forced to send them back. Then Selvin NJ.
Taylor, with a hammer in his hand and
his hair showing white under his dark
hat, tapped the edge OF the iron cage
twice and then gave the signal down.
"hree or four times the man, peering over
tie edge of the shaft, signaled the en-
gineer to stop, but finally the cage reached
the bottom and the men clambered out into
the wrecked mine.
The Allegheny Coal Company, which
owns the Harwick mine, is a Cleveland
concern. The company owns and operates
1900 acres OF land, all near Cheswick. 1t
was incorporated In Pennsylvania May 20
1901, with a capital stock of $4,000, fully
issued, but none of it's authorized bond
issue OF 100000 has yet been sold The
officers are: President, II. A. Hawgood;
vice president, J. h. L. Terry; treasurer,