Show A pennsylvania mine explosion twelve men meet sudden death horrible result of the accidental discharge of sticks of giant powder II azelton pa july 17 A terrible explosion is said to have occurred in a mine near here this morning men are aid to have been blown to piece later two hundred ticks of giant powder exploded in the midst of a gang of minera at the stockton no 8 and not enough of the mena bodies jerelett elett fur identification on account of the distance of the colliery from the breaker it been customary to distribute dynamite and obber explosives to the workmen at the bottom of the necona shaft as they appear in the it was charles duty to distribute the dynamite and caps the first men to go into the shaft were the driven they went into the stables to harness their mules and while they were thus engaged the explosion boox place charles says he baw about a dozen miners standi about receiving the powder the mo bent before the explosion occurred all were killed the drivers were hurled about fearing an rion of ga had taken place and that a col kapee ot the enair mine was about tu follow they waited for death as if paralyzed in this position ahry were found by aluie miners no 3 who hurried the pasi yace by buaer in the corps of miners descended into the mine the work of recovering the bodies was at once begun but it was difficult of human tiesh ere lound some distance up the alope to tle rails and ties and sticking to the roof while everywhere were bonen and limbs the boxes containing the remains were hoisted to the surface women tore their hair and shrieks of agony lent the air the names of alie victiria vict ioia as far as known are charles oconnell andrew juneol john Prim bone john koebl anthony john Krin cock john john |