| Show J i iB B BY AN EXPLOSION m J JL f L I Hundred 1 ul red and anti Fifty Fity Men Iet arc are Shut Sliu I Ilp lp a i t Coal Mine lne Near t NOT HOT OKE OUE HAS BEEN RESCUED i Man MalY or All MI Al May Ia Have Dun DWI Killed Outright or o Suffocated II I Gas Gas I Ii i RESCUERS TRYING TO SAVE THEM 1 t 1 of or Wives Im and Children Around time the Mouth toll of time the Shaft Shaf The Thc Worst Is Feared Pitsburg lurl Jan Tn anti ami t tHO Ito HO men lel entombed clay toay by an aim In explosion In iii 11 he the shaft of ot the hue Harwick Coal oal company company near None Nona i ir of r them hem had been b en rescued at lt noon and i It tt Is II believed that many amany of or them were wor killed outright by tho the explosion or have been b rn suffocated by tho the gas KOI Kil Severn bundled men are aro at al work try trying Ir trying ing to liberate the tho men amen olad la tnt F fide cuR About houtO men immen en are aro employed at al atthe atthe J the mine mint It working and the time re me remainder l on ott the time tipple Time The men mUl on time tho tipple were ore badly burned by tIme the I 1 I short Ion With a u loud loath report rind and an aim ni up Ul i hal like an on tho Iho wool wood woodwork 1 work worl of or tho Iha Ito tipple was WM destroyed Thu hu t walla SIl of ot the shaft store tilled filled led with wih de dc debrie brie rocks and earth completely shut j 1 ting tho the mine off or all al means of or escape escale for tor those hose in lit I j i I r Whether time the explosion occurred at tIm tha i far tal extremity of oC the tho mine minI and killed the men immen 01 by hy time the concussion or whether I It I occurred nearer time the shaft hal and Im hot Imprisoned time the men IH is not nol known Theme Theio have been bel no means us ua yet et of ot finding I t the tho exact nature ot of the tIme disaster and ald thu tb t w number of men mOi killed leleI If 1 tho timo t o mine on en el entrance trance cannot bo be cleaned out nut so that this the men inca can get Jet fresh tresh air all all ni will ivill wil have havo perished In time th course of ot a u few tew hours hour i With Wih the tho knon knowledge ledge tint scores of 0 S I lives Iw depended on cit 01 tho time prompt action of ot t laborers nt nl this the mouth of or the lime lie mute mine tle an atm excited gang gan of ot men was working with wih 1 i might and und main Help was isas summoned from rein nil ni sources available and In ns as many 1 men are arc assisting In the work vork ot or needle as ns enn can conveniently work thor there Half lul a R dozen oten men working near tIN the I mouth of or time the pit on time the Ih tipple wera we In him II the wreckage and anla a 1 were wore seriously Injured One nina man m n It ItIs itIs i j i Is 11 thought cannot recover re Ocr Time Tho he other men len employed on the lie tipple were svere work I 1 j 1 1 1 lug Ing III further away 11 front from the shaft and j I uninjured t J T I Bupt BUill George Sheet as ns soon Mon ns as R ho lie v 11 4 d heard her of ot tho time accident telephoned to d i 3 i t and for tor or assistance u l Gangs of or workmen were sent gent In him re me rl f I stones and nd physicians have rushed to In tolie X i the lie scene Icene to In take care caro of the tho Injured i The rhe mine min H Is I about abolt a u mile mails mil from Ones CUes r j wick tind ssan UI opened about two iao yell r i I Il In The Th company Is he allied with tho time t t Allegheny company COl and It Is lii II said sahl i s sas stas as by Cleveland capitalists I f The rime mine unitie It Il is b i stated slated has hns been Ji Jia a n gaseous one but there hero has linus been v y yany any nn nil notions trouble there here before he tore today T r Supt Hupt telephoned to J It I Mor 01 II 1 I rl of ot time the th Tool c I f Drop Forgo Forge l company cOlpany at 1 for tor i y assistance Time The works there thero w wele ie closed close j and time force torcA of ot men meu numbering 76 71 were sent cent to tho time scene n i 4 i Hupt Supt Sheets stated that he lie fennel feared 1 4 the time worst but ml there thero was ivan 18 a n possibility I d tint that some Iole of ot the tho lie miners might In fO hUN 1 s ought bought refuge In one omie ole of ot time the ti mInts mine chant cham i ibers hers bers herll away awny wn from froni the fire fre amid ami In this his thi way vay n escaped death The rime scene Cene about tho tIm mouth of ot the time pit was Indeed 1 pitiful i Hundreds of ot wives W 01 amid nd children chiden sur cur surrounded i d rounded the time mouths mouth of ot tho this shafts crazed craze 1 with nithi wih grief and mint anxiously awaiting any tin news ness from remit tha Iho entombed men amen aments 3 As ts 8 quickly as ns possible n a rescuing par party party X ty t was isas 11 organized but bUlno no one inns has as ns yet ben able to II Into the time mine 4 Three of ot the tho Injured were were brought to i this thU city elt one Henry dying upon arrival The Time two to others d 1 and P F I N Ole were re me 11 i J moved to 10 tho time Allegheny AU hospital Walt Wait V mIlan man 10 will shii wi die T TUp Up UI to 10 13 title this afternoon no noone 1 j jono ono one had hind entered time the milo Anti nn nothing Is II t 1 of ot time the condition of ot the lie entombed J men 7 1 mOi Before tho time tubers went treat to work this U l f morning mor II J Vito Bosl lordon went Into tho this flub and made modI his imI usual Inspection II Ho lie 10 reported hint everything was all ni 3 5 might light Ight One hundred and fifty 11 safety lamps WI taken out oll this morning ro fO It 1111 In ii known that thai there are arc 10 that aunt num her h r of miners In lit the he mine tube Tin The he fin fn losses and tumid mine Ihlo foremen ore are also In lit Inthe II the Ihl mine Gordon having returned Into mine after time the had t Limo tho men mal working In Itt the 1011 at ol tim th mouth of ot Ito thu I l tt were relle time the el tr mid aim thu e en n Novell cars cors of ot coal conI und had hll I been Usen oUGht brought out omit and work was pro f coolIng coed In ns as 11 Elal when time the signal aM given Ihen from toni the time bottom of ot time the Ihl shaft hat list thA i another mum car I was ready rend Time Tho he cage with witha i it 0 a t motile mills nn ott 01 board wn WItS I sent enl down Juit IH RH ni this tho cn Cage o r the tho bottom b tom of ot tho titu Ihl shaft hn there thero wits vim a t terrible explosion 1111 the time cage enge was sas blown out of or th the and amid the tOil op of ot the roof root t i of ot time the tipple wreckIng th he am damaging other portion of ho tim structure The ho mulo WI blown 0 20 oo foot feet from the tipple The rime cue cuo if me 1 11 I nOlI In II the wrecked tipple All 1 tho thomen th Ih e men on tipple were ucro moro 1010 or Di leu le 0 Injun U 0 After A time the Injured men 11 hind bad hiI heen caret carM tot for Mine Inspector Cunningham was wat 0 notified of ot he the disaster timid and preparation 0 were re to go o to tin the relief rolet of ot the thu 0 Tho rho air shaft nice 0 hud html leon been by time the explosion omit and It I two to hours before nil Dh could ba his b 0 pumped Into tha tue Ih mine mile 0 0 This hll afternoon Hump HII Sheets said Moll that ho un hl believed lime Hie was waR caused by b lire Iro Mr I Sheets call i that bo time th timework work of ot rescuing would ouM begin OA mum soon 01 as ns the its mine Inspector arrived fine 0 charred of ot lie tho dead mule and amid dm limit force of 01 time thc explosion however 0 led the time mine mile to fear for tor the lie Worst 0 It 1 IH Is thought hought that Hut this the force tOI of or time tha ex cc explosion c 0 J was sync no so o great that hut every evor mini minila la ha II ho time limited spore space under tinder unter ground unmet must 1 be hlen been n Instantly killed by b time tha con Ion concussion emissIon and It I Is 18 likely Ilk ls that thai tho time Inter I lou lor of ot the mine IH Is II badly bail wrecked d Any of the time who 0 inv In M nion might po io have hate escaped the lime shook shock of the th ax ox have probably b on by iy time nail mining im amen amenI n 0 think I It In iii likely that hint any flit would 0 l bs omit oui alive The beIng c cn n ii new one nile aini I time lie timid mid lm l loins limn b liiK driven only a short tIme tho chances of ot the men tom for f e 0 cap capt 0 0 |
