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Show THE ALMY MLNE EXPLOSION. Caused by a Tremendous Accumulation Accumu-lation of Fire Damp-latest - Particulars of Jhe Shock-. Shock-. IngSAffair. J?he particulars respecting the terrible mine explosion at Almy, Wyoming, are gradually coming to hand, several parties in this city having received private letters on the subject. -From the latest of these, which arrived last evening, and a telegram tele-gram which came shortly afterwards to a gentleman who has relatives on the spot, it is learned that the disaster was even more shocking and terrible than was at first believed. It is now known that there were at least twelve lives lost, among them Henry Cuminuck, Frank Mason and a young man named Peterson ; also a man by the name of Hood. The town of Almy is completely upset and. the wildest excitement still exists. From another letter which came somewhat earlier, but which is more complete in details, we clip the following: Ad explosion occurred here last night at 11 :30 o'clock. It was most awful, and sickens me when I think of it. There were only thirteen men in the mine, two of whom were blown out of it. One man was thrown half a mile out of the mine. When he was found his body was burned to a crisp. - The other was blown to atoms. His head, one leg and the trunk of his body have been found. I picked up part of his skull. The other eleven were buried up in the mine, and we can't" get down decause of damp. - ."The fire and flames issuing from the mouth of the slope continued to come for three minutes, . and . during that time there was a hissing noise, deafening in the extreme. No one can realize the amount of gas that was in the mine. The flames were in the air, as near as I can estimate, COO or 800 feet. . They extended over half a mile from the mouth of the slope, and during that time the timber, rock, iron, wheels and cars, coal and all manner of debris were flying through the air. Rocks went clear through houses. Women were flying in their night clothes, almost crazy with fear. The whole earth was shaking. I could not stand on my feet, and was knocked from one place to another. My brother William's house was smashed. James Hendry and I slept in the room. The rock flew through the roof of the house, broke the cupboard and smashed a trunk, but we escaped without a scratch. Five or six persons have been hurt in the houses none seriously. "They are trying to take brattice down the slope to see if they cannot get down to the entries where the men are." Several parties have already gone to the scene of the explosion from this citv, and others will leave to-morrow for the purpose of assisting, if possible, and to arrange for the burial of their dead. A number of the unfortunate miners havs relatives here. Henry Cummock was well known hereabouts, and was highly respected by his acquaintances. |
