| Show Mine I Destructive Iirc in a Coall1liuC SVmKESBAiuiE Pa June 15 ThoDarrance Coal Company Valley the Lehigh shaft of accident Saturday night I with a serious met though destructive to property was which attended with loss of life A workmans not in the slope a of a blower gas lamp ignited bottom of the shaft tho distance from short that the men did it burn and so furiously the flames and combat were unable to safely Fortunate flight were compelled to take of escape one by there were two ways shaft and the outer means of the air When it was SirSfgh the second opening through extinguished could not bo found that the fire at cpuldnotbe fire depart i tho appliances The de bv v AA midnight S oJ out at m1UlUIU called meat was 41 and began promptly partment responded water tnkenfrom the flooding the mine with hundred feet few Susquehanna River a however did not from the mine This extinguisher proved to bo a very prompt all night and kept up had to be Pumping it must be continued yesterday and how long at present Exploring tinued nobody knows the pit last even parties were lowered into fierce that nothing mg but the fire was so Present indications could be done by them days before the are that it will be several The accident will extinguished for be employment fire can of throw about 200 men damage out to the mine will bo some time The heavy I |
