The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-12

SECOND east entries was spiintered
by the force Of the explosion. ne
air for the miners approaches
down the First east shaft and out
of the Second east, to supply the
Fourteenth room. At eight o'clock
last night, preparations for COM
nencing Operations were sta rted.
Canvas provided improVised trap
doors for the air passages.
On the surface, the force Of the
explosion was not felt. BY sew
era who were connected with the
mine it was said that the Fourteen
North is almost directly below
the Wheeling Steel and Iron COM
pany works in South BenWood,
which is about a mile and one-haIf
from the main entrance.
Many Touching Scenes.
News of the explosion spread
rapidly in Wheeling, 8enwood and
McMechen, and it was only short
time until hundreds of anxious sis
ters, mothers, fathers and BROTH
ers had gathered at the entrance,
awaiting tne appearance OF their
loved ones who were. as reports
had it, either been maneed or
killed. Neiehbors fell upon one
another's shoulders, weeping In
mutual grief. Upon the safe arri-
val of their friends and relatives
the scenes were repeated only be-
cause Of Joy.
The entire. day force Of the Ben
wood police department and Mar
shall Chester Rardesty and an Off
Ger from McMechen were at the
mine keeping order from the time
the explosion occurred until long
after the last of the injured had
been taken from the mine. Their
work received the highest conmen-
daton from the officials OF the
company.
Chief Rose Of the Wheeling fire
department, Immediately after the
news of the explosion had reached
. Wheeling, took his first aid ap-
paratus but this was not needed.
Physicians on Job.
Or. p. D. Barlow. the mine ply
sician. was upon the scene few
minutes before the arrival Of the
first of the injured. Other physI-
clans were there. but owing to the
small number that were hurt. their
services were not needed. First
aid treatment was given to the
injured as soon as they were
brought to the surface. and they
were then rushed to the hospital.
The mine had been inspected
by Samuel Mcmahon. deputy mine
Inspector, Of Wellsburg, accord
inc to a notice found on a bulie-
tin board Just inside Of the wash
room Of the office. The report,
which was made Of an inspection.
on June g. 1916. stated that the
condition Of the mine was favor.
able.
Concidental Rescue Work.
Just TWO years ago to a day. II
Panama mine at Moundsville was ii
Gene of an explosion in which a fe
zen were killed and a number |
ured. Yesterdays explosion brougf
orth remininscenes of that exploslo
be most marked being the rescr
work of Charley McCabe.
To followers Of mining work, Charlie
IcCabe formerly of the Panama min
stands out as hero. In that accidel
le was the first to go into the mir
md bring forth the unln1ured: yeSte
lay he was among the first to entt
he shaft.
He was nobly aided yesterday /
"harles Bell. Mike Freeman. Ea
Freeman. John Hull. Samuel Vincel
md StineS Yinetski. 1t was a sa
sight to sec the father and brothe
7reemans. carrying out their son ar
brother.
After bringing the injured to ii
surface where they were turned owe
o the doctors. these men examine
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