The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-01-29


ton, who went to the scene with sew
eral picked men to render whatever
aid they could The mining expert,
Selwyn M. Taylor, was summoned, and
he at once gave directions to test the
air and hurried to the scene to take
charge of this part Of the work.
BUT NOTHING COULD BE DONE
towards rescuing the men below, until
the after damp had cleared away.
About 4 o'clock this afternoon James
McCann volunteered to go down and
examine the shaft, but found It blocked
30 feet from the bottom. Then min
ing expert, Taylor, stated that nothing
more would be done before morning.
Adolph Coma, a eager, has been res
cued alive from the ill-fated Harwick
mine, badly burned, but still conscious
and will live. Another man named
Bowser, has been seen by the rescu-
ers, alive and strenuous efforts are be-
ing made to bring him out.
A jury rigging having been erected
over the main shaft, James McCann
WENT DOWN AGAIN,
by Henry Baker, a miner, and Selwyn
M. Taylor, the mining engineer. While
the others were being lowered, McCann
looked around near the foot Of the
shaft, and discovered Coma, lying near
the bottom of the shaft on his face.
He quickly turned the man over and
found that he was breathing and con-
scious.
Tho injured man was put into the
bucket and TAKEN to the surface. He
was taken to the Harwick schoolhouse,
and the physicians took charge Of him
at once.
Gonia says: "a saw a big sheet of
flame, and turned to run. Something
struck me In the back and fell on my
face. l knew nothing more until Nc
Cann found me"
After rescuing COMA, McCann started
back down the shaft. He was accom-
panied this time by Henry Baker, an
other miner, and Selwyn M. Taylor, the
mining engineer. The three men push
ed their way into the interior of the
mine, over debris and cave-ins, and
past
SEVERAL DEAD BODIES.
Finally they were compelled to with
draw because of the after damp. On
recovering fully, they again went down
the shaft, and penetrated 800 yards
into the mine, crawling on their hands
and knees over 800 yards of fallen
roof. They saw man named Bowser
lying unconscious but alive on the
read. BY this time the three were so
far overcome that they did not have
strength to take him out and were COM
PEELED to go back. Next time Iney were
reinforced by Thomas Wood. another
miner, and went back after Bowser.
They had almost reached him when
Wood was overcome. and the others
had to drag him to the shaft.
A roll Of brattice cloth has been sent
down into the mine and an experienced
brattice man, named McGregor, is at
work putting 1t into position so as to
create air currents and clear out the
damp.
Mrs. Mike Sumoski. whose husband
and two sons, aged 1S and 16 respective
ly, are in the mine, went mad tonight
over her grief and had to be forcibly
restrained from throwing herself down
the shaft
LOST IN THE NINE.
Selwyn M. Taylor. one of the fore
most mining engineers In the United
States. Is lost in the Hardwick mine
and rcscuing parties are bending all
their energies towards finding him. Mr..
Taylor is the engineer for the Allie
gheny Coal company and laid out the
mine in which he has probably lost his
life As soon as word was received of
took charge OF the preparations for res
FOUND ENGINEER.
Pittsburg, Jan. 26.-Thomas Wood,
one OF the intrepid rescuers, was hauled
to tho surface Of Hardwick mine at
1880 and announced that Selwyn M.
Taylor, the engineer. had been found
unconscious in wing Of the mine,
200 feet from the shaft. He was living
and physician was needed. DR.. w. c.
Mccullough, Of Cheswick, volunteered
to 60 down in the mine to attend Mr..
Taylor George Horvach, miner ac-
companying Taylor, was brought to the
surface unconscious and taken to the
,schoolhouse which has been turned into
hospital. Wood said that about 60
miners have been found in a wing
burned and bruised but still living
Stretohers are being made to bring the
miners to the surface. A large crowd
OF people surrounds the mine.
cue work. Just as soon as 1t was
possible for any one to enter tie mine
he went down in basket, and with
James McOann and another miner,
pushed his way into the innermost
parts. He WIS nearly overcome by the
deadly black damp after the party had
caught sight of another living miner,
and the party was compelled to go
back to the surface.
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