The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-08
Gas in Jamison No. Z Was
Common knowledge
Says Wolfe.
WANTED THE BODIES OUT.
1nquisition Will Probably.
Last Ten Days-Of
Till Monday.
IN nc ee0ehnony given bafoSs Cor.

In me Testimony given bsfoss Cor.
oner Frank Lloyd and the jury en-,
panelGd to investigate into the cause
OF the destruction OF Jamison mine No.
at Barrackvillc, it was brought ont.
that the explosion was positively due.
70 gas. The cause for the ignition Of
the gas was not determined. It was
also brought out that the second explo.
sion and the third would not nave hap.
pened had 1t not been for the desire
on The part Of the management to get
the bodies Of Matt Addison, ]. Pagan
and Jimmy Yanero out OF the north
side OF the mine. These bodies have
hot been recovered.
Those forming the jury are T. l.,
Brett. Harry Robinson, r. L. Mus
grove, J. W. Polling, c. S. Holt and SAM
lseman.
Prosecuting Attorney Walter Hag,
gerty an" State Mine Inspector Earl
Henry Intercepted for the coroner
the members of the jury also being
invited to ask those on the stand ques,
lions. Frank Raymond represented
the Jamison Coal and Coke company
AT the opening OF the inquest, Pros
ocuting Attorney Walter Haggerty tn
formed the jury at 2:40 p. m. that II
was his intention to first prove the
ownership of the mine, the status ol
various employees and the duties OF
said employees. To do this General
superintendent John NJ. Wolfe, Of the
Jamison Coal and Coke company, West
Virginia district, was called. He stat.
ed that at the time OF the explosion
lie was in The Union Protestant Infirn.i
airy undergoing an operation for aft
rendicitis. He told the jury that the
JamiSon plant No. z had been in opera.
ton for the past seven years; that
the equipment was the best possible
obtainabIe and that the fans at the
mine were OF the best make and had
been purchased without regard Ia.
cost. i
He replied TO question put by Earl
Henry mat lie was Ut liberty to pur.
chase all supplies for the mine for the
safety and "elldr" OF the workers with.
out having 10 make application to his
home Office at GreenSDurg, Pa.
i'rIOr to The explosion he had been
away from the West Virginia district
three weeks according to his testi.
moMy. He III answer 70 question put
~ Attorney Fra * Raymond, stated
that, while away his duties concern.
!ng 40. mLac we're beng handled by
Superintendent y. Il. PGerboWer aa
pei The general superintendent in.
$trucu!UNs. Before leaving this dis.
triGt, IL was necessary To get permits;
sion from his home Office This he
tGst!!!Ga he lid. He informed the jury
that No. plant consists of $4,000
acres vi coal with three openings.
General superintendent Wolfe tes
tilted that upon various occasions he
ana The Stale district inspector hat
discussed conditions at the mine and
that The matter OF gas in tue mine was
OF common knowledge.
Assistant Engineer L. w. Cooper
was next called Mr.. Cooper stated
that he has been in the employ Of the
Jamison Coal and Coke company as
civil and mining engineer for the past
| years Mf. COOpcrs testimony con.
corning the fans was limited TO tueir.
0uaIit" and proportions. One Is six
feet by 10 and the other eight feet by
10. They are capable os increasing
their suction with the increase OF.
pGed of the fan. They are of the
suction style, drawing the air from