The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-11-09
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Spangler, PA terrific explosion
somewhere in the workings in the
Reilly mine of the Reilly Coal com
pany here at 1880 this morning en-
tombed between 80 and 95 miners who
had gone to their work scarcely half
ar hour before. Supt. O'Flanagan at
once organized rescue party from en-
ployees in the vicinity and entered the
mine. The extent of the explosion has
not yet been determined but at the
office of the company it was said il
had been pretty bad"
Wives Wait at Mouth of Mine.
Most of the men who went to work
this morning were married. The news
of the explosion brought their wives
and children to the shaft mouth where
they gathered in dumb horror.
The shaft, which is about 200 feet
deep, was not damaged and the cage
continued to operate. 1t was said by
mine authorities that one of the main
entries was blocked by falling debris
about 500 feet from the foot of the
shaft. There is "man-way" which
makes another entrance to the mine
but whether the men had been cut off
from it had not been determined.
Find Three Bodies.
The first rescue party to enter the
Reilly coal mine after the explosion
this morning reported at noon today
that they had found three bodies and
feared that some, if not all of the
other ninety men entombed, are dead
The rescue party entered the mine
under the direction of Supt. o. J
Flanagan and had proceeded to the
third entry on the right of the main
entry when they came upon the bodies
The dead miners were brought to the
foot of the shaft and the party went
back for further exploration.
Volunteers Enter Mine.
The rescuers came to the surface
after their second trip into the mine
but declined to give out any further
information. A second rescue party
Immediately went into the workings
The rescuers were composed of volun-
teers chosen from hundreds of men
who had gathered at the shaft. Shortly
before the second crew went under
ground word was received that the
rescue car from Pittsburgh would ar.
rive early this afternoon.
Silent groups of wet-eyed women and
children huddled together close to the
mouth of the shaft mutely awaiting 8
CLEAN of hope from the miners who
went down to search for their husbands
and fathers. A steady rain was falling
but the women, many of them bare
headed, paid little attention to the
weather.
After the first rescuers came up some
of the groups moved towards the com
pany Offices, expecting that an an
nouncement would be made. The res
cue party Immediately conferred with
company officials regarding the mass
of debris which had halted their prog
ress. One of the rescuers said he
thought fourth body had been found
Identify Two Bodies.
The first two bodies removed from
the shaft were identified as Thomas
Logue and Joseph Fritz. Shortly after
these bodies were removed. two living
miners, fearfully burned, were brought
up and rushed to a hospital. They
were unconscious and their recovery is
regarded as doubtful.
The fan house was destroyed by fire
which flashed from the explosion and
this fact caused miners to feapthat the
entombed men quickly were smothered
Owing to the volume of gas in the
mine, the rescuers worked in relays
and requirements were necessary al
brief intervals. Mine officials said the
number of men in the workings was
less than usual because Monday is q
light working day.
Bring Out More Bodies.
The rescuers brought two more bod
les and two more unconscious and bad
" burned miners to the surface a few
minutes after the first victims hac
been removed. The dead are: John P
Lanto and Michael Surick.
The Reilly mine was regarded as
ron-gaseous and the miners worked
with open lamps. The explosion was
so terrific that the machinery in the
fan house was blown from its founda.
ton. Foul air quickly filled the mine
and rescuers reported great difficulty
in making progress toward the section
where the main body of miners were
trapped.
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