Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-11-06
95 MEN ENTOMBED IN PA. Mine:
ALL Are BELIEVED TO BE DEAD:
BODIES OF THREE RECOVERED
Explosion at Workings, Long Idle, Imprsons Men Early
This Morning; Groups of Mourning Wives and Weep
ing Children Wait to Know Fate of Husbands and
Fathers; Rescuers Rushing to Scene; Two Men Feay-
fully Burned Brought Out by Rescuers.
BY Assocla,sa prsss to Every rvenlnn.

BY Associated Press N Every Evening.
Spa ngler. PA, Nov G.--Tne Hrs
roe 70 party % enter the Reilly coal
mine after tho explosion This morning
reported a. noon today that they hsf
found three bodies and feared that
Soma. II not all ~ the other 90 men
entombod ara dead
The rescue party entered the nrins
under the direction of supt. o. J
Flanagan and had proceeded 70 ms
third entry on The right 0f he main
entry when they came upon the bodies
The dead miners we're brought % ne
foot of the shaf. and the party vent
1ack for further exploration
Tho explosion occurred Sornewhs~r
in the workings ~ 30 O'Clock thz
morning superintendent .. !. F7ana-
gan a. ones organized rescue party
from employees in tho vicinity and en-
tered tho mine.
Tho cxtant ~ tho explosion hss No.
get been determined, hut A. ths of7ce
Df fhe co7npany II vas Taid = vas
pretty bad"
Mine rescue cars were NJ or~s
ordered from Pittstnrg and CONS
tho sxploeion. spreading "a ptdly
throughout th1 region. brought
scores n miners. eager and anxious 70
heIp In The work of rescue. They were
being organized by trained leaders,
and were ready in two hours 20 take
the places of the first shift when II
came out of the mine
Most ~ the man who went 20 work
this morning we're naa-isd and re-
sided In this vicinity The news Of
tho explosion brought their wives and
children 70 the shaft mouth wbsrs
they gathered in dumb horror. hoping
against hope.
The sheft, which - Asout 200 fse-
deep wax not dsmsg ged by he sr-
piosion and the cage continued "A
operate. Il was said by mine au-
tboritjes that one Of the main en-
frances wss blocked by falling d.br.s
about 500 feet from tho foot OF th4
shaft.
There ia a Tman-yay" whiuh rnal,as
another entrance TO the rndns. out
whether the entonbed mon had b.~u
cut off from II had not bern dstar>
mined
The rescusrs came 20 the s,rrraca
after their second trip into the mine
but declined TO give out any further
Information.
4 second rescue party irnn ne,iiately
went into the workings The rescuers
we're composed of volunteers chossn
from hundreds Of men who had
gathered a the shaft. Shortly before
/ The second crew went under ground.
word was received that the rescue car
from Plttsburg would arrive early
this afternoon.
Silent groups of wst-eyed women
and children huddled together close
20 The mouth Of the shaft. rnutely
awaiting gleam Of hope from ,h.
miners who went down TO search for
their husbands and fathers. A steady
rain was falling hut the women. many
/ of them bareheaded. paid little stten-
/ t.on 70 the weather.
! After the first rescuers cam. IN.
some Of the groups moved toward the
company's office. expecting that an
announcement would be made. The
rescue party Immediately conferred
with company officials regarding the
mass Of debris which had halted their
/ progress. one OF the rescuers said
he thought a fourth body had been
found.
: The first two bodies removed from
( the shaft were Identified as Thomas
/ LoSue and Joseph Fritz.
/ Shortly after these bodies were re-
moved, two living miners. fearfullv
( burned. were brought up and rushed
/ tc hospital. The men were m
/ conscious and their recovery = re-
garded AS extremely doubtful.
The fan house vac DESTROYED bv
fire which flashed from the explosion
and this fac caused miners 70 faar
that the entombed men quickly we're
/ smOthered
Owing TO che volume Of gas in Tho
mine, the rescuers worked IN relays
and replacements We're necessary a
brief intervals.
Nine officials said the number ~
men IN the workings was less than
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