The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-24


tinguished. All about him was piled /
slate and coal. He started TO crawl :
On hands and knees. Working his ]
way along painfully and slowly. the /
man literally tore his way out through !
small openings in the debris at times |
worming his body through holes so
small he could scarcely progress. He
Travelled for a mile and half in this |
manner finally reaching the Finley
vile entrance OF the mine where he
found one OF his sons who had pre-
coded him. The other son had been
killed outright
Many English speaking miners were
/ employed I'm this mine and among he
missing are men well known. Among
the first rescued AT the Courtney Sn-
/ trance were Joseph Green and Joseph
| Carter. the latter the 22-year- old son
| OF William carter. superintendent o.
the mine. who IL In charge OF the res
I cue work. As he made his way our.
/ Green passed the body Of his brother.
: John Green. who had been Killed by
! the explosion. Carter on reaching tho
entrance ran TO his father and told
/ him that another son. Thomas Carter.
was among the dead below. The elder
| Carter turned TO ask "A physician 20
attend e. the injuries Of his surviving
l son and then went hack 10 his WORK
| ot directing rescue parties.
Mine Is In Flames.
The mine is ailame. Roscr" work Is
/ being carried on with difficulty owiG<
4 {, tho ire and deadly fumes. The cos.
J company maintains rescu" corps
| patterned after the mine force OF he
J United states government. Aid from
! the federal minnie experts IL is sad.
! was declined 10y the coal company.
! But a few ~ tho miners who reach
/ the surface were in condition 20 TAX.
$3.50. -. -. H.nN
f, foring from burns 81 fright. the miners
I only know that an explosion had rc-
/ CURED and that = large number OF
men were either killed hy the cNplp-
sion or asphNNIatcd 10y the after
/ damp"
Aid From Pittsburgh.
Soon att,r the word al the explosion
/ had got abroad officials OF the Pi't--
| hurgh coal company were on the
scene. coming from Pittsburgh by
! special train and bringing with them
J ply si"iauS. undert1Ners and hospital
! equipment. rs soon as the rescue
I work was well started these officials
J heron an official inquiry to determine
| II possible the cause of the disaster.
! Just what was the cause has not vet
been determined. but the general view
! is hat the explosion came from GAS
| The Cincinnati mine has long le"n
| known a. n gaseous mine. Miners
| working in ~ have always been equip
! PED with safety lamps FOR this very
| reason. and Il was believed that ~ cry
| preCautinn had been taken 10 prevent
4 Just such "a disaster as that which
! came today This was rot IN" first
! explosion I'm this same mine. Thirty
J years ago an explosion occurred al Il
I time when the miners were no: ~
. work. 80 violent vas that explosion
that mine ears were hurled clear
, through the tippl" and hall WAY acr'-s
J the Htonongahe,a RIVER. which fows
4 past the Cnurtnc- entrance. The mine
, was hUt recently purchased hv 'rr
/ PITTSBURGH coal company from TIC
Nonongah-la Consolidated coal "
Coke company.
Pitiful Scenes.
The scenes about the mine entrance
tonight beggar description. Men. wo-
men and children. relatives and
friends OF the imprisoned or dead
miners in the workings. crowd about
the mine mouth weeping and waiting
and demanding word OF those within.
When a rescue party worn and weary
comes ont there H. general rush
forward for news Aad when It IL
seen that the rescuers bear with
them neither dead nor living me
crowds fail back with great sigh
rising from many lips. The officials
and those in charge o. the rescue
work Lave had their hands fun hard
linz the crowds of friends and r"lI-
tNes.
physicians have found plenty q
work TO do in these crowds
Business Is Suspended.
Business in Finleyyille was ~us
p"aded The greatest excitement pre-
walls and practically the entire com
munity rushed - the Inflated mine
Relatives and friends o. the men he.
rrath the surface were frantic. MANY
o. them had 20 De- restrained. Afte-
, 2 time a quad was ri led. CoVpi'to-
g.: surrounding the entrances o., th"
mine. and all persons except re~cuers
land mine officials wrrn LeId a. " dis.
t,rce. A gas explrsIo- IL Thought 10
lhfyc caused the d.-.S'tr. al'n1lrh
inis tact has not been exactly Ic'er-
mined Fire damp. IL is sail. may
Rave been r-spOusIDir
All Known Dead AnericaS5
or the known dead all are Amcri.
, cans They are. Jonn Green. Thorn.
as Carter. son Of William Carter. su-
perintendent of the mine, Robert An
der-On. machine boss. Charles Hager
ana John Lake
The explosion occurred between 80.
! and No. right entries. 1900 feet
from the mouth o. the mine
\. y. Brown. assistant mine fore
man. stated that 119 men went 70
work IN the mine This morning
Accurate Estirnats Of Dead Impossibis-
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