Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-05-06
NO HOPE FOR
men CAUGHT
IN THE MINE
Two Hundred Miners En-
tOmbed by Explosion In
PaIOs Mine in Alabama.
OXYGEN HELMETS WORN
BY THE RESCUE PARTY
sgeotol b. Un,ted Prsss wsre.

Special by UHifod Press Wire.
Birmingham, Ala, May 6-Ex-
perts who explored a portion of the
mine In which 200 miners were en-
tombed following an explosion yes
terday, drew a number of the bodies
to the surface today. They reported
the gas suffocating, and declared
there is no hope of any of the min
ers being found alive.
The explosion is believed to have
been caused by gas and dust. 1t hap
pened at time when employees were
not supposed to be blasting in the
mines.
The explosion was of such terrific
force that Samuel Goolsby, justice
of the peace and rural free delivery
carrier, walking on q railroad track
200 yards from the mouth Of the mine,
was instantly killed, his body being
burned almost to q crisp. The coun-
try for miles around was shaken by
the explosion.
Messages to Birmingham and other
towns in the region soon started rescu-
ing parties TO the scene. A. ID. Light
ner, general agent of the Frisco road,
got a special train together and with
number of physicians, mine oper-
ators and others went to Palos.
The rescue work was slow. The
oxygen helmets were brought into use,
but caye-in a few hundred feet In
from the mine mouth closed the pas
sage of fresh air.
Among the whites known 10 be in
the mine are J. s. Pennington, his
twenty -four-xeaE-old son Cliff, a six
teen-year-old son Albert and fifteen
year-old son Clarence. Pennington
dren. Others in the mine are ]. L.
Mccain, Knox Mccain, his sons Elbert
and Melvin, aged fifteen and thirteen
respectively; Bob Bray Ralph Sezzer
aged fourteen years; John McArdle
Jim Clarke, Bob White. Dave VIII
| liams, Dave Gwillim, DugSl Guthrie
James Curley. Lee Broslein, aged six
teen; John Milligan, seventeen; Burgan
Brasfeld, Ransom Brasheld, Martin
Black, Martin Burrell, Fred Stansburl
and Hem Stansbury
The Palos Coal and Coke company Ii
made up of the Messrs. Drennen ol
Birmingham. NJ. b. Drennen is gen
eral superintendent and James Bairt
superintendent. According to the gen
eraI superintendent there is no telling
what caused the explosion.
The first aid to the injured societies
from all parts Of the mining district
reached the scene within few hours
after the accident, and every device
known to the mining profession was
| brought into action. %. H. Cox, gen
eral superintendent of coal mines Of
| the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
company, was one of the leaders in the
rescue work There was not the least
hope that any could be alive.
The mine Is slope in the side OF
! the mountain. Assistant State Mine
Inspector Bob Neal, who was on the
scene within a few hours after the ex
/ plosion, said that the mines had been
inspected a short time ago. He would
not give any opinion as to what caused
the explosion but he expressed a seri
GUS doubt as to any of the men being
alive.
The Red Cross society, through Jelki
Cabaniss and a number of members
from Birmingham, are on the scene
offering such succor as possible t.
those In distress.
The rescuing parties passed three
bodies, but no effort was made to picl
them up. Two members of the rescu
ing parties were overcome by after
damp, and three others In getting theil
buddles away from the foul air came
near succumbing The work will b'
kept up until the men in the mines ar'
reached dead or alive.