The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-20
Foreigners in Drunken Condi-
ton Make Night iidecus
and State Officers Arrive.
TWO HUNDRED PERISH
In the DaT Mine and Number
May Be Much Larger-On-
Iy One Miner Escapes.
~ Ranocfntoa prann.1


JACOBS CREEK. Pa. Dec. 90
Up to II o'clock today but six bodies
had been recovered from tho Darr
coal mine. Many more had been To-
Gated and as the work OF the ros-
cuers is progressing well ana the
fans working and with no fire in the
mine, it is thought the recovery OF
all the bodies Is merely a matter OF
hours.
The exact number Of men entomb-
ed is stilI uncertain. but there is no
reason to change the earlier esti-
mates of at least two hundred.
Foreign miners who escaped the
disaster made the night hideous In
the little village. They had suspend
ed work because OF a holiday ana
most OF them followed the usual
holiday custom OF drinking to excess.
All night long there was carousIng
and disorder at the mines bordering
upon rioting.
six members OF the state consta-
bulary arrived here this morning
from Greensburg to assist in pre-
serving order.
The cause of the explosion II is be-
AAGNC0 was OuG " EsRl5s
AS was the case at Monongah, the
explosion followed brief shut down,
the mine having been closed Tuesday
and Wednesday. It was Just 1850
o'clock when the tenth trip OF loaded
cars had been brought out to the
tipple and there came an awful
rumbling sound, followed immediate-
~ by a loud report and "a concussion
that shook nearby buildings and
that was felt within radius OF sey-
eral miles.
BcIched Forth smoke
At the same time there came out
OF the mouth Of the mine an iln-
mense cloud of dense smoke and
dust that hoated across the Youghi-
ogheny river.
Intuitively every one in the vicin-
ity knew what had happened and all
started for the one pIace-the mouth
of the mine.
The stream separates the mines
and the homes of many OF the mi-
ners, so that only portion of those
who started for the scene were able
to reach 1t, there being scant facil-
tiles for crossing the river. To
those who could not cross the stream,
the smoke and dust pouring from tho
mines mouth told a story of seething
flames back In the workings, and
from this source came reports that
were persistent until late in the day
that the mine was burning
The ventilating fans were kept in
operation almost without interrupts
ion, however, the power plant having
withstood the force of the explosion.
and the rescuers found no fire any
place in the mine. So far only one
man who went into the mine yester-
day morning escaped. Joseph Ma
pleton, pumper, emerged from one
of the side entries shortly after tim
explosion. He had left the part of
the mine where most of the men
were working and was on his way
to the engine room for oil.
Survivor Tells Story.
Il was near entry 21." he said,
when I heard an awful rumbling.
started toward the entry, but the
next instant 7 was blinded and for a
little time did not know any thing.
Then got to the side entry and
worked my way out"
Mapleton was somewhat cut and
bruised, but after going home and
having his injuries dressed, he re-
turned to the mine and Joined tho
rescuing party.
DR.. william H. Holden. of wal