Show THE INQUEST AND VERDICT Dttilled Report of the Etldtnc lathe la-the Coil Hloe Horror Until Tiitlmanr I ii I r < MII Ieloc lbs Jiey lie 111 1101 I edaI 11 IInIOn Illp1 bly I nn1 rwW tWLnaedaa0 oNo r 05w I Alloy Uliitt Wjo Mairli II IBM A coronmi Inquest tin Unu hU in the Tcmp kat llouor lull ovur oho tic toms of Ilia U 1 No 5 iiilnf fliilatui uIOb Tlia Jury liu > au < l < > d by Mr WillUm CatliDD oorourr werr Joma blown fjrunn Jones V1Lery anil Doctor Uttnblo Tue auttiorltlN of Ilio mint and a lord nuiulwr cf uilu ri wri menu loeld Tuttouu goTeruinent lunpic toiWM luUirovatcU kjr Mr blown M lollowi Cm you Ih Ibo ouutt auy nhiruiaUiiii IH to the O UM of his 01 iloiloa wliloh ooouiraJ lu Ilia C r So5 mine ou lliu iOU day ol tbl uionti T Mr riiitnu Voi mutt rrmaiulitr lial 1 hUD no url otIOtl4n un n uilu hatiiiiiiilojrilM tluli ton le min ln II I Moina tom oboe tha Nu t > nina ai abut down and wlimi ivHiijrDid It only employed about Mtau ur tl < ht loon until rectal I worn Ibti mine nai put uu lu till work Difot Iho xloI1I oo puiitil lha Ycnillitlon WOO In n goud a1uulllmlloll Ibe 1r0U01l11lY8luJ 10U100SiIr i I mluuta for tailiman I employed lu Ilia mluv and I ojnilj ii > 4 liuui tuu Kuniral o ludiuoa i > r lit ulna II Wu sat null taUduoturyHlno loti i < XK > lim I Un Iwo I luti Un iilnr OOOumIOnlOJ by Mr A K lliailiurui iliit iJoi > iMr BUIlD Mfllilini Mr 1111 Mr lludinl olliiriraellol inliirif I and rxamlneJ till wh1t file 1I0nn 5100 WotklOle chlohup 1 eered loo w IIelnancod ale roudilloo A fall ha I occurred lu 11101ast rouiu uu lha ulKliHi lovel but It illu uol Kill 01 the uouUltljnol any uf the other wutUugt lliu ulriurimit was OIOO and Heady lu IU I paulinc through the wuikluRt From tlia aBalance of the hmae material which had lieeu Ihrjwu about tnirl I ant ol lu n nplulon that tliu oxpluluii rouutd III low rUhtti entry trom a i I lowti out tbut which > Uuiled Ihe Hue dull that wa Heel up and let In mo I Huu by the alto ut tho uipaudtd Ihatge if Hie I powder wuloh would 1Ilu treuglii at It Wont with tlu uu uIIUIII till II ouluilimied la Ihumluv n iilotlon exdalwnlu Tntn jour oplulou h Hint It WM H dot eu pl tlou oiuioJ ly the till of a blown out u5t7 Mr rtiomi Vm ela 1 Mr IIUWDIIIn think a fall ol I thotmitraluie woull i Imva miyihlnu to do wllh Ihe cauneof IbaexplMiuitt Mr I Ihoiuan Well It would OIIIM tliu YOe1151171 to HnnU and mlKhl brlnit It coo the lUjr uf Hie mint but In ui Hi aupfaiaiicu uf I tliu uilne I mil ul the npliiiun Hiat It Wit a aol not it tin oipiilou A E lluiibury > u > erlntondent of I lie ni be wi > tiXl iiiv ttou d by Mr llwiin Jin you ult lliu uoun any Infoimtluii in t > tnioauio ul the ox I I Ualu11 el lourMort Mr Hradbury rrum my own on perleniw ol Iho niliin uud tow gnu idol 1 rIwtlO 04uh dly from f MrJIruie I caniu t itmuuiit far tho txplumuii uu soy oilier primlplu Him It w it catiMd by n blown out eiiot file eoiimiun UI t tl I o wIll WAS ou un nvorJto truiii UoutM 1 tu 130IKKI oublo fuel of air pi r 1 cO II miuulv I Ihodutt I soul waorud luiii uulu runJi to leueu 1 lit luiduuoy tile Nouoniplaliilt boon tnsI tu I me ul I iiaa In Iho moue loud I uiuk II ditto liuj tieen liny KM 1 III iia I Hulk IIIK ll ould h ivu Leiu rOHto i Mr llriKu Imd aullionlvt eiuil y extra 111010 lu Ilo 111100wkc111cnyIJ iboimidundl Ililuk if htiili Ill nyulfO1 lclnwuro tJ I nrp me Ins u 010 110 w nbu hRU Kul all thlll IICJJ 10010 lieu HI Ibo wn Sob Ibe lUFptotor 004 oilier esntrleuo I l Ii I Kentltmm I aud from nil HeliaveMtn lu I the Moraine the nine It lu a god 1 oniltllon Joeiph Bin flrtmtnt lly Mr NWUeI I have Iteu du 1I11001r 1 II tat t about lore teen nt the mine and under < the In truelloniof Mr JHHII Hruoe wiim I rnotldtiei a Iotouglily cnn > t > toet tvrion fat tin i fll a UK tilled at mlim foreman The t Iiolh I nib level and last t room It I luce the expUtlou in rurrrJ The bIn oho exhtiitt troll tile nvmlb lothr eighth level It Slur foot by ten foot aud It I near up lo the height of tbe rout 1 dont think any gas could lodge In the elliautt tam abive Ihe hole Tbtio It no KM In the working plaett where any gt It It n nil It It I written en Ihe dancer beard keep outgas by this the men know Clay ale not allowed 1 to eater I euon a plaee I The working Mam I ono examined Jelly sod 1 the i Id I abandoned plipcn ocmtlonally I non Ihe only fireman No 6 sad I leave Ihnlniiidiifir r Mirfare work M inn a m eve y morning Iho ruifaie work I > ui u M tilling powder aud M lUlnig 11 wq In 1 low eiulllit hop I rtieie n I no tinman In I Ike solo mm are In the nioruinK Tim inlnri have lo tei I thiir roll and < He from ol J loom lint I are Unfilled If them lie ta > ID any inch room 11 reulhn board 10 tut up to invmt any one from eiiltrinic them 11 m I 11 my plutomeke eu71 complaint In Mr llradbiiry MrHtuceUti eriieiiibe one and II hepeiaoulomniiiiiinlcaleti i Mr llradbiiry 1 by Dr Ihllllo1 I wrnli gut oil me oullon wnatd lo rt > lent 507u one floor go ng Into iho riliautt room lo lake uul gals at HIM 1 laei l not Mnnhrd 1 didnt iiilnn in wit In thurotm too word gat MM only tiled there for Ibo purpotr uamd H y iir Vlokery No orknnn Isb lowd to KO Into his bulling I100 l If gad be found In I IL If H laiK iianUly of Koa be In a rinm Uln I 0r1 taken 111 In Ihe work hour U In In tan lakru out of ronnit durliiK work huur bul the < U olliy wai mull If tueiuaull ly ol IB WM large thero woul be a probability if II pnwlleg lull hoe other woikiiiua wllh lliealruurrnl Wlnalm 1I11loy 1M a llowm 1 have leeii lonnecltd wlib tbe inlnm duce 1WI1 and am llMinnu of No 0 mine Tim veotllalluu oouit Jeled gad prior to the eiploaloii JIII Clamblel uinnot my what hat ouid HIV explo > lon 1 do not know whelhrrlt I woos dud explotlou t III rl I oinird by a 11 > H n out ciao or a gat exploilun 1 haw ntvir > eeu dull 1 Mm lu a uilut I Now hI ol 1 a amt oxplotlotint No 4 U 1 mine Aliuy i have Men many blow tut holt bul I have Hewer lieu auy ot them tire toe dlll Th miner baa b > tctbl ° roll cud linuut of lbs old wurklUMlt Ile 00u0ut gel Hum vliiowlitrr W ate not lu the lublt of xtniiuluiroon iiul wolkiiiKtdurlux WIK lmut < We elwuja MHI that the loonu are fitv Irooi 111 Uelota the men aionlluweJ to euttr Iheui Wllllani Oraliam mluo foronitu So U C 1 in 11111 I AIIby Mr llruwru Can you glre timoouitany Infollmtlou M 10 the coos of the ex ploilou at Hie No 3 HlUo ou Iho Wilt diy of Miruii Mr Orahitm The oiuio of Iliurx I plutlou the iniua It I In I uontiipieuce of the gas of the mine oomlnKlu contact con-tact wllh the niktd lUhlt ol Iho wok nieu 1 kuor thriu was goo In the mine I btceiiM l I hue eauII 7 ttoiuie In TO heard of It from utnert wbo have iron If slid In ailillllon I kuuw for my > clf that Ihre Italwayt I KM Hi IIMII ktl if It 1 behind the ttolilu II I wat lint a dull rxplonloil It 1 was an explo lon 0111 < There ate uu dust txiiloilona In llaulle wool mltui the coal dos Out pviteH the roiMlta I that will oauie II to oxplnde Jly Mrltowa Vlb flat 0 duel exploilou lu No 4f lii tlr 1 II canuot bo railed an cotta 101j u it Hue that by a runaway tIn I a quantity ot Hue duit woo jut I lu motion wlilch WM lunlltd ut n buys lamp nod how tar did It gAY With all lha tojrt that were ou the ipit ouly LIU toy livl hit hand burned lip Mr llownt Did you inter HO an rxploilou In a grist mlllf It U I No S mlLo wo ato UlUlug about lly Mr Ilowni DIJ you utvor > n a tawduil txplonluu Nuelr Illi No6 win Mr Irahani conlluuod It mutt be uudonluod that the lluuito cool It alloatthor iilflmtbt from the bltuniln out uoal Jho oointituent element or Ihv iMlur tilnglt ullhlu iin iur > blodltlaiicetor II lust expliiluii nod eviiiithUulaHOl oial bat been letted 0 lor oe 1 loproTebeoud a rtatonublu doubt lint II will HIM xpludo at a diil In and ti boll alone lu exptrl I iiiuu 100 la I with bltuuilnout coal by lrof uor Fivborii ol Iruwiit ha tub I Iccttd the iltunilnoui cool tu a bald I I mt In Hilt r < Ioul vlt lie bad n larite I ilolio un Ibe grouud and oiTttedll wltli flnodiy dun uoal lj hu then pluctd Ihrteoannuuf fixed uue above tho itlmi tho low I oiuiiou wit fired off lo lift Iho ruuo uud put thr Ono duo In iiiullin llio tvouud wa > fired oil into the noII dust ttud Ihe third wai llrndollluu It aud Ml titled to Ignite Ibe duit ricouJ ri < orluieui Kixlui loll OY111100aa berol liedltluuJI I wr r > nt ol ttro JUUp15r dylio dydride Inlu the dun and tliu I oil his IOWMI caiiiiou which luiilted Ihu duttrUbd rxrrltu < ui llvdilluttd S per Cent nl nrrduiuu into lliu ut mil I llrcd uir hUoauuoii uud tjoli wi am free produced pro-duced that u throw 11tUAc7111lord l mtu tnaair Vh > tlhoii nbout tho uxplotlou of 1au 4017 Uut will aciiolvriile tin ex pi 1 ilju 1 i llitJatup but it I will never nxplodti ill ami < < lltelf ulue luriii win tullUltut air gold Into Hie mine II it nat properly luiiduclnd Ihrwiili the Wolk lull plain U not ijutiuu it lo the O1 IlL ul mr iulieui In I and out ul thu mliu hoc wlllIr the nuirvut In laHlut thiiiuirli Iho fall wulkliiiii irrltiull tuiiiaitnit It I brluji gen ur Id l from UK lonmUM with II II Hue dun will rxikdolu a defy mini whrthuull U lout blob o luainUu Lat Ujvt ul xetirMia lliruuuiiii t It our YolktlUnu Lu KHII 1 uri Iewrd I ur-i ill uuh un ouoiinuioelt It I wol u o know HJI I ut 1 am uihuU lu ni wumli nuiuuliixiitlon I evi inurndimdlaui uii utiiilltj the 1600 unOxpluduuUI 1 tludanlll500 lot of dint IbUtl M ilcr by Mr Uonni L went into Ihe I No 5m i llhlhe I ei pnrlDj iiariy We worn In 111 Tth A OHih liTel laN w A > Bate litn I St t anliy l t ilvTen i lee l i l Oep till foci WIn bud fill loot in I Itnetn wnloi wit lull ill r < M to in Utiili nsnlml l II by ID y 49 efu > l lo 4400 cublo INluf i nuII1 tue turn tt room lu Ihe 8lheuliy Ilia kuon Hint h Hi had been cltaiieil 1 out Hi working plant prtvlout In Ihe nclctlou Htuwtrd lIutohlnoiihrMr Ilowni 1 nuMknowu XiIlium a long lime an eunldtred him a cool bulnwt man III the mine lull 1 hare heard blur uuioro thin 008 they hud mill work on llielr i n im than her could do I bavetvri get 1 In the I inlr i and in more than o r r j tu wrote lbs explo ton ooeurroil UrtJUM rrlob 1 MrlUwrn1 hay knuwu M 1 llniev fur msuy yarian I coutlderrd him a ooui nt man Inv IheortlioliefllleJ In I Ir 1keo ll lil iwkxljuit preTloMI the < > potl < n hat our r out wet net Jti a tfe ouu M lion an 11 e0lloNA Iluceash 1 tald 1 > 1 he Imo I ail fonl 00 bit had Ueing n < IUII II a oh0r ruin 1 he eTI tetlve uf tun > llvwlni porn r p-orn IT at to tt u M be r 1 i ii Jtaf tit 1 Uroulk H in I IUf l Hillom A Hr w 11 air I HoSo J fiaik I Hiitu > i 111 lljvd 1 Crawford Jowl 111 I r Mr I lliwiHl linvowullitdl tiU J tii NuG mine i An ul810 p ul at 111011 ujlouim > Ibo slghlh level J two Kluuiandvr wee Kolus Into tbe Mtuufi rnul lor r iaii fill wen I ten lIdl i j I tolls u 1 Mr lllrd I Whu taU tUcio Wets lulu iirmitot rul 01 KM 10 that taro 1 liavetrrii natNot out of reomt when men have Ueu wulklui In tuulJr r orui Jaiuen Hell saI I John M 1 ClOD vi gloom t1 No 5 miiir 0014bloeothe uryvlil tue VMitllailin I I fan il tbe tll5Wehoplrcng at uolaly11 l ur Iron II M W rivolutluni Jr minute Dr Harkir Hiterined lu Jury tal hi hid kU n iiit tie Inlurrd mtu Mr iliby i Vr Mo who hi J tin to Jlr Ito 11 lit lij J int lloiildiullt a muniTclll 10 r Ir INw00Wtl trill the ml 4K to the turnco were haul liumed and otbeii died from tuBvea Hon Home of Ihe Iplutetl men who were ItijurMl at Ibo eunoi Joeoph F Hell Jamn Mtkolt IIIOIUM Itutte Juhu Hannah Joliu Mirttn and John Crawfurdaie pre renloii lowly but = ittlto1111duf ate Oct danitmou M JOIutKHyN Tin vmtuior Spmal lo the New ALinSVro I March S8 The Ter diet in lUe Jury r lu the Rod tauyou exilMlou It I Hint the nxnlotltli WM iauied ty fat M0l bly ao lerated by duit K It lluixjaux |