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PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1869.
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FIRST EDITION
THE BOAT RACE.
Letter from Charlen Iteade.
(J. W. Smallcy writes to the Tribune from
London:
I have more than once referred to the intercut
taken In this match by Mr. Charles Ilcude. His
frequent visits to the crew familiarized him with
their habits and condition, and ho watched the
race keenly from the umpire's poat. I asked him
to put down his Impressions, and he finally gave
)ue liberty to use the few notes he sent me, on
condition that they should not appear to have
been volunteered, nor be treated as having been
first written for publication. His wish must be
my excuse for Including his letter in my own,
instead of giving it a place of honor by Itself.
Mr. Kendo writes: ,
"It could hardly be believed in the United
States to what an extent I, an Oxford man, sym
pathl.e with your gallant fellows. But I send
you my observations.
'The Harvard boat goes down a little by the
head. As she faced the tide, coming to start,
the water nearly ran over her.
"The crew were not in high condition, gene
rally. I have long seen this with regret. But
it is a point on which they were touchy, and
could not approach it without olTen-e. Proof :
boil on Loring's neck, bloodless lips, especially
of Simmons, and a general want of that spright
liness that results from high condition. They
were, however, hard In muscle harder than the
Ox lord crew. Yet Simmons had diai-rlm-a, on
the dav and for forty-eight hours previously.
"In the raco, Oxford did not wait for them as
they sometimes do for the Cambridge, but pulled
all they kuew from the first. A little above
Hammersmith bridge they were distressed, but
got second wind afterwards.
"Their beautiful finish, as shown In practice,
disappeared in the race, and little remained of
their form but their true time, the quick ad
vance of the arm, aud the keen uatch at first of
the stroke, which have won them ttie day so
often. Harvard pulled the handsomer stroke of
the two. N. B. In practicing, just the reverse.
"The ridiculous theory of the London press
is answered by this, that Harvard kept the same
form In practice and in the struggle. Oxford
did not.
"These remarks are at your service. I think
you may rely upon their accuracy. As to the
dip forward of boat, my opinion was shared to
the full by a distinguished oarsman, with whom
I compared notes, with the craft and her beha
vior in sight. Yours, very sincerely,
"Chaklks Reade.
"London, Aug. 28."
I nm none the the less glad to have this brief
comment from Mr. Kendo, with his leave to
print it, because on several points his opinion
is hostile to mine. It would not become mu to
discuss a letter written in such a spirit, nor need
I say anything about the weight of his judg
ment in rowing matters. The author of the
boating chapters in "Hard Cash" is sure to be
listened to with deference, and what he urges
on one or two controverted points will be read
by Harvard meu with peculiar pleasure; though
. 1 don't know why I say Harvard men only. For
the purposes of this race, every American is a
IJarvard man, since, spite of their modest dis
claimer, they were anil will always be thought
an American four of whom Americans have a
right to be proud.
A Word lor II urn limn.
Says another correspondent: Before speaking
of Mr. Buruham's steering further, I must do
him the justice to quote hero a paragraph from
this morning's Standard, which 1 happen to
know was written by a sporting critic of ability.
He says:
We expect to hear to-day that the defeat of
Harvard is due to bad steering; in fact, we heard
this repeated frequently by Americans on their
return homo yesterday. But something must
be blamed, and if the crew cannot honestly be
the culprits the poor coxswain is the scape
goat. If we consider that he has never steered
before he came over here; that lie has never
steered in a race, and that the coaching of the
crew was deputed to him on a strange river
with strange surroundings, we must declare
that he has acquitted himself well, and that till
lie lost by his wide detour at the Soap Works
was amply balanced by his admirable course
from the start to that point. It is hard to steer
a four correctly over the course, aud that few
can do so may be easily proved by a visit to any
one of our metropolitan regattas. It is eveu
harder to keep nerve and still a correct eye and
hand on the yolk lines in the presence of thou
sands. The stecntg of Hall was the best wo
Lave ever seen ou the Putney course.
THE WARRANT FORGERIES.
DWchorKC of T.clnnd in New York by .In dure
ll-( iiiiii, ou Habeas Corona How It win
Effected.
We yesterday published the particulars of the
arrest in New York of Martin I.tndenborn, alias
Leland. alias Gray, on the charge of forging Philadel
phia city warrauts. Day before yesterday the ac
cused was discharged by the notorious Judge
McCunn, for "waul of sulllcient evidence." The
New York Sim of this morning gives the following
particulars of Leland's discharge:
"Leland was arrested last Friday on Broadway. lie
was taken to the Police Central Oillce, and after
giving the name of Martin Leland was locked up. A
telegram was sent to Philadelphia, and an answer
was received to "hold on to the prisoner at all
hazardB." Next morning the prison r was taken to
the Tombs, ami remanded to the Central Depart
ment of the police.
"Meanwhile, lawyer Howe hud sued out Fa writ of
habeas corpus, which was made returnable at 11
o'clock on Monday. The police authorities having
been advised of the writ, sent to Philadelphia, aud
Kldgways clerk (Carlisle K. Wlllet) camo ou to this
city, and on Momlav morning madu an artldavlt of
the facts with which he was acquainted. This aitl
davlt was put in as answer to the writ, aud Judge
McCnnn was to announce his 'decision yesterday
morning Meanwhile the police authorities were
busy getting the requisition which was to take
Leland to Philadelphia for trial, and yesterday
morning the onicer arrived with the necessary docu
ments. "Howe was not idle.and early yesterday morning he
applied to .ludge McCuuii.whu granted the discharge
on the ground that there was not evidence etiongli
to hold the prisoner for trial. The struggle there
fore was between Howe on the one slue to get his
prisoner discharged, and Farley to take him away
on a requisition. Howe lirst presented himself at the
Tombs, and applied for the prisoner. The necessary
delays to prove the authenticity of the discharge,
etc., were like thorns to the lawyer, for he dreaded
the appearance of the detective with the requisition.
But he succeeded In getting the prisoner released,
and three minutes later the requisition was pre
sented. The prisoner was, however, gone, and both
the New York and Philadelphia olllcers were disap
pointed, Indeed, disgusted. 'Well,' said the Phila
delphia onicer, 'this beats anything I have ever had
to do with.' Truly, the law in New York Is myste
rious aud past finding out "
From a priviito source wo obtain an edifying In
side view of this transaction. The requisition from
Governor Geary arrived In New York on Monday
night, and yesterday morning the representatives of
the Philadelphia lirniB that hail been swindled went
to sec Judge McCuun and explained matters to him.
McCunn slated that the evident of IMr. Wlllet. the
clerk of Kidgway, Gllbbs A Co., was insumciout to
hold, and. on looking at the requisition, he also
thought that It was not sulllcient and advised consul
tation with the District Attorney. That oillcial seemed
to be favorably disposed, and thought the requisition
sufficient. The District Attorney then consulted with
McCunn, anil, to the HMtoniHtimmit. i.f ihu pmi,ii-
phlans, he Informed them that the prisoner had been
discharged about five minutes before. On visiting
i n an uisuuvereu mat Leland had been
discharged by McCunn In Chambers, and that he
had never been brought Into the court. The prisoner
had plenty of friend, and plenty of money,
end the gentlemen who wr .n,ugn.i.. ,,J.l
the capture of the forger are of the opinion that
the whole lob was "nut un" (mm n, - .
that no amount of evidence, however positive, would
have altered the case la the least. As one of the
Tew York detectives remarked, "Judge McCuun
itun elected by thieves, ami h. ,. .....r"
protect them." 1 he whole atlalr u a delightful colli-
AVONDALEMIN'E.
Accurate Description mf lh Scene of the Pl-nnlrr-Tho
Miners' Wnfetjr Lamp In the La -byrlntheof
larknr-The UrcUmnp.
The Avondale mine has been worked for two
years. Three months ago the miners struck. They
resumed work on Thursday last. The mine Is en
tered by a shaft on the hillside. This is the only
entrance. Wooded buildings, K0 feet high and 200
feet long, covered the mouth of the shaft. The mine
was tilled with narrow passages from four to ten
feet high, which occasionally opened Into Immense
pockets or caves, A railroad track was laid on the
bottom of each of these passages The cars were
filled with coal, three-quarters of a mile from the
shaft, by the miners at work. The coal cars were
then run through the various wooden-supported
passages to the shaft. They were then ruu upon a
platform, which was raised to the top of the shaft,
the same as a common elevator ora vertical railway.
When the cars reached the earth s surface they were
runout over a trestle railway through the wooden
buildings and dumped. The coal would fall in huge
screens, where, In some cases, It was properly as
sorted, and then dumped into the cars of t he lllooms
burg and Lackawanna Kailroad, by which means It
was taken to market,
ENTERING THE MINE.
A person wishing to enter the mine would get Into
an empty coal car, which, was then run upon tho
elevator at the top of the shaft. At a given sig
nal the empty car would drop, and at the same time
a loaded car would ascend the double shaft. As the
bottom was struck, the empty car would glide oil'
into a dark ptissnge, aud a loaded car would take Its
place. In an instant a mnle would be hitched to the
empty car, which would be drawn at a rapid rate to
the foot of an Inclined plane. Here a train of light
cars would be formed, which were then drawn up
the plane by the simultaneous descent of a train of
loaded cars.
THE LAMP AND PAKK TUNNELS.
The various veins of coal In the Avondale mine
are some niue feet thick, and have a gentle upward
slope. A passage way is cut along each vein. These
tunnels are fearfully dark. Their only light Is that
from the miners' lamps. These safety lamps are
worn on the miners' hats.
THE BKEAST8 AND THE POCKETS.
The "breasts" In which the mining Is carried on
sometimes resemble huge halls and rooms. One
vein in the Avondale mine Is thirty feet thick, and
the gallery along this vein Is correspondingly large.
The mine Is simply a vast network of black laby
rinths, expanding occasionally into immense pockets
or "breasts," where larger blasts than usual are
made. The coal is cracked by these blasts, and
loosened by the pick and shovel, after which the cars
are lilled. The miners work In these dark galleries
in groups of from five to a dozen men. The cars
hold about two tons apiece. In brisk times the
mine will turn out about live hundred tons a day.
The miners proper work by the carload, aud easily
make live dollars per day. The mule boys generally
get five dollars per week. The meu who handle the
cars and attend to the hoisting are also paid by the
week.
THE DEADLY flUE AND CHOKE DA Ml'.
As there was but one main shaft to the Avondale
mine, its ventilation was diillcult. It had not been
worked for some time, and much foul air had col
lected in the damp places. Beside the bad air gene
rated by the men and horses, and by the burning of
lamps and gunpowder, intlummable gases issue from
crevices in the coal. These gases mingle with the
foul air of the mine, and will explode on the ap
proach of a lighted candle. This ga Is the fire
damp so much dreaded by the miners. To breathe
It thirty seconds is sure death.
The fire-damp Is composed of carburetted hydro
gen, and the choke-damp of carbonic. When blast
lug for coal It will frequently issue In Jets called
blowers. At times, when the cavities are broken
Into the coal by picks or crowoars, these blowers
will burst nut, creating a singing noise by the force
current. The great danger is from opening pent-up
reservoirs holding under great pressure Immense
bodies of gas disseminated through large areas of
coal, or collected in abandoned workings.
AN EXPLOSION.
When such bodies are Intlamed, the whole atmo
sphere of that portion of the mine explodes, and the
coal dust floating through the passages is Ignited.
The mine Is like the Interior of a fiery furnace. The
flames rush through the long corridors, causing re
peated explosions. In some cases they spring up the
shafts as If Issuing from the crater of the volcano.
The subterranean walls are frequently shaken as if
by an earthquake. The miners in their workings,
their lights blown out by the force of the explosion,
hasten through the dark passages, stumbling over
heaps cf rubbish.
THE FATAL FURNACE.
It Is possible that the accident at the Avondale
mine was caused by one of these explosions Per
sons entering the mine complain of the sulphurous
fumes choking up the corridors. The mine was
ventilated by a furnace at the bottom of the shaft.
By this rurmice tne air was mane to circulate
through tho complicated passages of the mine. The
air for feeding the furnace was of course drawn
lrom the lower part or the mine.
DEADLY VENTILATION.
Avondale mine has but one shaft. That was divi
ded by a air-tight partition into an upcast and a
downcast. The fresh air across the passages below
uused the air to pass to any aim an desired points
before it reached the passage leading to the fur
nace. Ingenious expedients were adopted to regu
lnte the currents of air, and to cause only the air
which had passed through the purer portions of the
mine to feed the lire, lest the most impure currents
should become Intlamed, and the explosions fellow
back Into the most remove workings. The partitions
across the great gangways along which tho coal was
run to the shaft, was furnished with doors, which
were opened and shut as the coal cars passed
through. Thus the furnace was the sole means of
ventilation.
THE PIT OF TnE DEAD.
The cause of the disaster will never be known.
At early morn a stream of tire shot up the shaft with
frightful rapidity, and the buildings above were
wrapped In flames so quickly that the engineers and
of hers barely had time to escape. The wood of the
shaft either caught Are from the furnace or the
rushing blaze came from the lighting of a fire-damp
within the mine. The dryness of the mine favors
the former supposition, but the sulphurous gases
choking the explorers, ami tne neetness oi tne nre,
would indicate an Ignition of a fire-damp. In either
case every soul In the initio has perished. The tele
graph has failed to tell us who attended to the fur
nace, or wneiner any ueau uouicb nuic iuuuu at mo
bottom oi tne saaiu
RAWLIMS.
A Fund lor ihe Widow of the Late Secretary.
Yesterdav. In New ork, at a meeting of bankers
and merchants to take appropriate action on the
death of Secretary Kawllus, Mr. Greeley said:
Mr. Chairman ana uenuenieu: ine man wno
died yesterday at Washington, of disease contracted
by exposure in the war for the Union, was not gene
rally known to his countrymen, because of the sub
ordinate sphere in which his great services were
mainly rendered. Born In obscurity, rearm! in pov
erty, he only quitted private life at the urgent call
of his lmperiheu country, to which his best eil'ortj were
thencefortn given to me ciose oi ms career. Duty
required of him this devotion, but did not require
him to enrich himself at the publlo cost; aud he did
not. Still In the early prime of lite, he had a right
to count on being spared to make that provision for
his family which his untimely ileum mis precluded.
Poor us lie was born, he dies still poorer, leaving a
whlow and two voung children to the generosity of
those he has served so zealously and so nobly. This
Is all that occurs to me us needing to ue said, i am
sure your response will utone for uny Imperfection
in the statement.
On motion, the following committee was appointed
to solicit subscriptions In aid of Gen. Kawllus' widow
and children: ,, ,,
(icn. IHn'lHutterheld, Hon. Moses H. CJrinnell,
O f). F. Grant, Jesse Kei.iom an,
GEOROE OPDVKE, llOKAin nnnivi.il.
On motion, (ien. Daniel llutterileld was requested
to act as Treasurer of the fund. (His address Is I'.
S. Sub-Treasury, New York city.)
The following subscriptions were announced that
of General Grant having been received by telegraph :
The President H'hh) Jay Cooke A Co $1000
Alex T. Stewart.... vm W-. Vcrmllye louo
li ij ciatltu 1 Fish & Hatch lmto
Moses Tavlor 1mh Henry Clews loon
SI J i i iimhi Paul N. Sport'ord. . . . Woo
Jesse Seligniun.;.... WO K A. Merritt....
J. M. Forbes 1W0 M. H. Grtuuell..
1001)
looo
lllcliara scneu, tow.
FROM EUROPE.
Thin Afternoon' Quotation.
By the Anglo-American Caob.
London, Sept, 8-1 P. MConsolfl, J1
money and account United States Ten-forties 75.
Liverpool, Sept. 8-1 P. M.-Cotton idu I r, middMiw
uplands, la'd. ; middling Orleans, ),d. KeJ
Western Wheat, 9s. lOd.WBs. lid. .,i0nn
London. Sepu 8-1-80 t.M.-Krie, 83V. Atlantic
and Great Western, U8.
Liverpool, Sept. 8-1-80 P. M.-The cottoa Bales
to-day will not exceed suou bales. Lard, ItW.
SECOND EDITION
THE MINING HOLOCAUST.
The Chambers of the Avondale Mine
Penetrated Appalling Discovery
The Miners all Found Dead
200 Ghastly Bodies Piled
Together in the Heated
Sepulchre 103 Bodies
Drawn to the
Surface.
How the Discovery was Made Har
rowing Scenes and Incidents at the
Month of the Pit The Lamen
tations of Wives, Mothers,
and Orphans The Latest
Inttlliffence from
the Mine.
FROM THE COAL REGIONS.
The Trrillile Avondale Dinaiitpr-The Kflorr
to Penetrate the Clintnbcr of the I'lt-The
I'onl In tho (JaiiRwayi found Blazing.
ScitANTOK, Sept. 8. The Jlrpnblican is in re
ceipt of the following additional bulletins from
the eccne of the .great colliery accident at Avon
dale: Sept. 7 3-30, P. M. Another relav of four
men next wenWdown the shaft. They pro
ceeded along thc;angway through tho first door
and about seventy-live feet further, when thev
opened the door leading to tho furnace, found
it lull of burning coal and that the lire had com
municated with the heave of coal near by,
which was also a blazing mass.
A IliiHtv iletrent.
One party becoming overcome with gas, the
rest retired quickly, and barely reached the
platform in time to succor three of their num
ber, tin reaching tho mouth of the shaft, one
was carried out bodily by four men, aud the
other two were assisted out to tho open air.
where they were resuscitated with great dilli
eulty. The Fruit leu Emlenvor.
fept. 74 P. M. A consultation was now
hclil, and the deliberations were serious All
efforts so far to relieve the men or get at them
to-day have been worse than fruitless. Air has
been forced into the mine all day, through the
gangway in which stands the furnace.
The Current of Hot Air.
It has been understood since last night that
the coal in this furnace hud been drawn out and
extinguished upon the first alarm of fire. 8ucli
was the report of those who fir.-t entered the
mine on Monday night, but it now seems not, and
that tho volume of air sent into the mine swept
over the burning furnace, and carried all the
gases and smoke therefrom into the recesses of
the mine. This alone, continued as it has been
all day, would bo enough to cause the death of
every inmate in the mine, even if any hud been
fortunate enough to have been alive this morn
ing. Trying to Put Out the Flames.
I lose is being let down tho shaft, as the fire
must be extinguished before any further pro
gress can be made.
8-25 P. M John Williams, John Hopkins, II.
W. Evans, and D. W. Evans went dowu and
Btayed twenty-five minutes, causing considera
ble anxiety among those above. The hose was
carried forward to tho furnace thirty feet. They
reported no fire except in tho grate, which
seemed to be dving out.
i)-05 P. M. William J. Price, Lewis Davis, O.
Davis, and William McGregor went down, but
al ter remaining twenty minutes reported no new
developments.
!H0 P. M Thomas M. Price, Mark Evans,
William Bray, and D. W. Reese went down, aud
after a lapse of fifteen minutes returned and re
ported the hoso placed in position for water; tho
idea being to throw water against the roof at a
pressure of titK) feet, and let it fall on tho fur
nace. While these men were down those who
anxiously awaited the result of their descent
were considerably frightened by the cracking of
the roof of the tunnel und the falling of a part
of it, caused by the cooling of the rock. For
tunately no one was hurt. Water was turned ou
at 10.
No further attempt will be made to go down
for an hour. The water is going dowu.
Operations at a Htimd-ntill at Two thin iflorninK
At this time, 3-05 o'clock A. M., things are at
a stand-still, except as regards the water goiug
In upon the furnaces aud the rising of blue
dump. No one has been down since the gang
last reported, and although an effort is making
to get another gang to go, and although those
who have not yet been down are ready, those in
authority are afraid to run the risk unless some
one who has been down goes along.
Jleyond all Hope.
Observation thus far convinces us, as it also
does all who express an opinion, that tho 202
men are beyond all hope of rescue, and some
time must elapse before another gang will be
ready to venture down, as they are all worn out.
Afrnid to Venture Down.
The air in tho mine is gradually becoming
more foul and dangerous; and some considerable
time, probably days, will elapse before there
will be a chance to get at the men, and the bravo
men who venture will bo able to withstand the
fumes of the gas long enough to learn anything
definite.
Two Hodlen Recovered.
Later Two bodies have been brought up by
the gang that weut down since the last telegram.
The excitement is great. The bodies are in a
bad condition aud not recognizable.
A Horrible Mtflit.
2-55 A. M The air is getting better in tho
mine. Two bodies badly bloated were found in
the stable; one a young man, probably eighteen
years of age, the other middle-aged, not recog
nizable at present. There is blood in clots about
their mouths, and they are terrible objects to
look upon. A gaug of strangers, supposed to
be from Hyde Park, camo down thirty minutes
before the discovery of the bodies.
The itunH at Work Agalu.
At 11-15 D. W. Morgan, R. II. Williams, A.
Phillips, audWilllam J. Bruce weut down and
stayed fifteen minutes; tho bad air coining up
tho shaft they went no further. At 12 o'cloiii
David 8. Jones, Henry Wetherell, Samuel Mor
gan, and John Williams went down, and after
twenty-five minntes came up in very bad condi
tion, the blue damp that now commenced rising
making them quite sick, but not insensible, as
the others were affected. They threw water upon
the fire, and now think it is out. At about the
time this gang asked to be hoisted (ieorgo Mor
gan, who was watching at tho opeulng of the
shaft, had to be removed, and all except four or
five were driven from tho tunnel, the blue damp
that was coming up the shaft making Morgan
sick aud placing all who might be in the tunnel
in a very perilous situation.
The Wornt Fear Ileallzed-Tke Imprisoned
itllner. All Iea-Two Hundred Ulelem
llouleN Huddled Together In the Chamber of
the Avondale Jtline-A (inanity HUht.
Special Despatch to The Evening Telajraph,
Wn.KEsuAitKE, 8ept. 8 9 A.M. A gentleman
has just arrived here from the Avondale mine,
and reports that a successful entrance to tho
chamberg was effected this morning, shortly
after daybreak. All the men found were dead.
There were bo eigne of life anywhere In the dis
mal sepulchro. Bodies were being brought to
the surface as fast as possible. The scene at the
mouth of the shaft as the basket containing the
bodies comes up is appalling.
UMore particulars will be ascertained as soon as
special messengers arrive from tho mines.
The Terrible New Confirmed.
Special Despatch to J'he Evening 1'elegraph,
Schanton, Sept. 811 A. M. It is reliably
reported thnt several persons have just arrived
from Plymouth and bring tho intelligence that
tho Avondalo miners have been found huddled
together In a heap, all dead; not tho slightest
Indication of life anywhere to he found.
The Scene or the Jreat Catojttroiihe.
Special Despatch to The Evening Telegraph.
ScitANTON, Sept. 8. The scene of this catas
trophe, unparalleled in tho history of American
mining, Is on tho Lackawanna and Bloomsburg
Railroad, twenty-two miles from Scranton, about
six from Wilkesbarre, and about one-and-a-half
below the hamlet of Plymouth. The shaft is
sunk in the sido of a steep mountain, is 2:57
feet deep and 40 below tho mountain;
has a tunnel opening into which it
is dug through the mountain. The main gang
ways of the mines nre nearly east and west from
the shaft, the first being about 1200 feet In
length and the latter about 800. Both cast and
west tho inclines are upwards, and tho gang
ways about ten feet in the clear. The sides
of the shaft arc lumbered with wooden fix
tures. Tho great wooden building in which
was the breaking machinery was Immediately
upon the mouth, and all of this inflammable
material was dry as tinder. If a spark of fire
touched any of this wood anywhere, even
outside the mine, a great conflagration wns in
evitable, and its communication to tho interior
of the shaft and mine almost certain. To these
facts must be ndded that tho miue had no air
hole distinct from the shaft. The miners, work
ing far down in the bowels of the earth, had
but that one aperture by which to secure egress
to the surface; that cut off, tho wholesale de
struction of human life which has occurred was
sure to happen.
I am informed that very few of the mines have
been designed to prove, like Avondale, a horri
ble sepulchre from a trivial cause, but are gene
rally provided with nir holes, separate from the
shaft, so that the miners, cut off by any disaster
from the one, can have recourse to the other as
a means of escape.
The I.uxt Rav of Hope Fled.
Special Despatch to The Evening Telegraph.
Plymouth, Sept. 83 A. M. The truth is at
last known, and the last faint ray of hope has
been wrung from the sorrow-stricken families
of those who. since Monday morning, have been
buried beneath tho earth, their fate being until
this time uncertain.
Where the RodicM Wero Found.
At about half-past 2 o'clock this morning,
after several ineffectual attempts had been made,
a successful descent was at last effected, aud
four or five men penetrated the mine. The first
body found was that of Steele.
Further on, and in the lost chamber, where
they had lied for safety from the fatal choke
damp, they found the bodies of the 203 miners
dead. They laid piled upon each other, in all
conceivable positions. Their features were con
tracted in the agonies of death.
The WailM ofthe Living.
When the dreadful intelligence reached the
surface, and passed with lightning rapidity from
lip to lip, a wail of woe was sent forth like the
parting strain of a dying hope. Notwithstand
ing that all were assured there could bo no one
alive in tho mine, there still lingered a belief
that some ten, twenty, or thirty would bo found
alive, and among this small number a fond wife,
child, or parent imagined those most dear to
them.
Heartrending Fccnes.
All is now confusion about the shaft, aud as
each car or basket conies up freighted with its
lifeless cargo there is always some ono to dis
cover that he is "My husband! Oh, God!" "Oh,
God! He is my brother, he is my father!"
etc., and after witnessing with their own
eyes what experienced wisdom failed to make
tbem believe they fell prostrate to tho ground,
worn out and distractod at the culmination of
tho mo6t agonizing calamity that ever occurred
in this country.
Cargoes of Ice
are being sent to the scene, and as fast as tho
bodies are being taken out they are placed in it.
FROM THE PACIFIC COAST.
Recounting the Election Returns.
Sv Khanc-ibco. ScDt. 7 The recount of tho
election returns of the Second ward of this city
reveals a greater aiscrepancy man at urst re
ported. Freeman (Independent) gains 148, and
McCoppen 1. It will probably require tho
balance of the week to complete the recount.
Vlce-Prenldcnt Colfax
reached Portland, Oregon, yesterday, and was
greeted with enthusiasm. He will have a public
reception to-night.
Rich Disco verli'M.
I.nto Arizona advices report the discovery of
rich placer miues by a party of emigrants from
White Pine.
NunierouM Outrage
by Indians are mentioned in tho news from
Arizona.
Alining ProMpeets.
Idaho advices reprcseut that miulug prospects
are encouraging. Grasshoppers are devastating
the country. Flour dull at 5-25a5-50. Wheat,
1-67J.
FROM THE STA TE.
Republican Maw meeting at Bedford.
Beufokd, Ph., Sept. 8. A largo and enthusi
astic meeting was held in the Court House last
night, which was addressed by William Hall,
Esq., Wilbur 8. Lyttlo of Huntingdon, Hons. J.
H. Longenecker and John Cessna. The earnest,
eloquent, and convincing argumonts of the
speakers were frequently applauded by tho assem
blage. Bedford county promises to give a larger
vote for Geary than she did three years ago.
FROM NEW ENGLAND.
Death of Henntor Femtenden.
Despatch to The livening Telegraph
Portland, Sept. 8. Senator Fessenden ex
pired at 6 o'clock this merning.
Dedication of a Cathedral.
The mngnlflcent Catholic Cathedral of the
Immaculate Conception here was dedicated
this morning with imposing ceremonies. Its
cost is two hundred thousand dollars.
FROM NEW 1 ORK.
Hulclde of Hotel Proprietor.
New Yokk, Sept. 8. Mr. Moore, proprietor
of the Rutherford Park Hotel in New Jersey,
suicided last night by shooting himself with, a
pistol.
FMA1VCI2 AWP 'COMMERCE.
Omc or rnm Tkjmraph,!
The annonncement has been mde t,ot tha Trea
sory Department will purchase nurlu th9 present
month ten millions of (Government boix. k
amount three millions will lie purchao(lurnff the
current week. This can hardly fall to a.vftr th9
matKH uoin oi oonas ana gold to some extent tub
European demand is represented asaulte actlvw h.
capitalists of Germany being foremost In thlrf re.
spoct, and the withdrawal of these amounts on t,.fl
part of tho Treasury must keep.up the present price,
even ii u iiws uiivit'uu in a sun iiiruitT meaiiy ad
vance In prices, wtfh a correxpondlng fall In gold.
i ne currency marKci is wen suppuoa witu money,
but it Is not very accessible, save to such as have
special claims for bank favors, but In the streets it is
obtainable on good business paper of Oo.n 90 days at
about KKia per cent. Call loans are current at 7
per cent, and on short time at about 8 per cent.
Gold Is weak, opening with sales at ISftJi and
closing at noon ut i;ib.
I'lilted states securities are very dull and prices
this morning are a little oil'.
The stock market is devoid of animation, and
ptlccs are weak. Pennsylvania Cs, second series,
sold at ln6)tf. City 6s are without essential change.
The new Issues sold at lOUtf. with 97 bid for the old.
Heading Uallroad was dull and ',' lower, selling
at 4s ; Pennsylvania Kullroad was unchanged,
closing at f7 ' ; I.ehlgh Valley Kailroad at Brt, with
49 bid for Northern Central Kailroad; 30,v for Phila
delphia and Eric Kailroad ; 8s for Catawlssa Kail
road preferred ; 3d for North Pennsylvania Kailroad ;
M) for Jlinehlll Railroad; ami 42 for Little Schuyl
kill Kailroad.
Canal shares were quiet Lehigh Navigation sold
at siT1, ; and Morris preferred at rtu'v.
In Coal, liank, and Passenger Kail way shares no
sales were reported.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES.
Keported by De Haven & Bro., No. 40 8. Third street.
F1KST ISOAKI).
tMO City 6s, New.. 101
to0 do ...Mun.101
162 ah Penna RR..
67 V
57 V
67''
60 do...b5wn.
18 do
200 sll Read R..1S.C.
fioo do ....Old. 97s?
2IMH Pa 6s 2 se lUGX
f 1000 Leh V new bs.
Cp.. 94
fjlOOOPhlla A E 7s. MX
4S'.'
10 sh Leh Val lUs. 5tf
6 do s5. 60
10 do 6rt
2Ssh Leh NSt,..l. H7
loo do boo. 37
B sll Mectl JinilK.. 82
5 Hit JlorCl 1'f.ls. 60VC
BETWEEN HOARDS.
110000 Pa R 2 m 6s
U sii Cam A Am b5.12l y,
bftwn.. 9s;;
f'2000 Phil A E 6s.. bO
tlooo City 6s,New.ls.loi
$1200 do. 101
200 sh Leh N SUrtV). 87i
i no C.121V
loo sh Reading .C.4S 1-ltl
300 do.....ls.c 4S'
200 sh Leh N Stk. . . 3ti;f
SECOND HOARD,
soo City 6s,New. . .101 v
9 uU Read RR.... 4SV
100 do 48 V
36 sh O C A A IUs.
S.'UVU.. 41
10 do Sil. 60
148 sh Fenna K..ls. 67
Jay Cookb A Co. quote Government securities as
follows: U. 8.6s of lssi, 12-212 ; 6-VOs of 1SC2,
12tJ.,m; do., 1S64, 121V121X; ,l0- Nov-i ls,15i
121,,(1 121 j;: do., July, 1S05, H,"tf(l20; do. 1S07,
11'-'4C120M ; do., 1SCS, 119120; HMOs, UO.' .U 1 ;
l'aclllcs, loV$110. Gold, 13.V. Market heavv.
Nakk A Ladnbk, Hankers, report this morning's
Gold quotations as follows:
XV 1IU A. OI . 1D,J i , II .W) i. .Tl. loOM
10-30 " 136 11-6'J " 18t'i
10- 35 " 3iii '121)0 M 134
11- 32 " 136,'t; 12-01 P. M 134i
Pennsylvania Canal Company The following
are the receipts for the week ending September 4,
1S09 119,608-OS
Previous In 1S69 393,029-09
Total in 1869 ; 1413,137-77
To same period in 1S0S. 35i,S04-10
Increase in 1SC9. $60,333-01
Wtock Quotations by
Glendlnnlng, Davis A Co,
York house the following:.
N. Y. Central It. 20ft v
N. Y. and Erie R . . . . 83
Ph. and Rea. R. 90 V
Mich. 8. and N. L R..WIU
Cle. and Pitt. R. ms;,?
Chi. and N. W. com.. 79
Chi. and N. W. pref.. 88
Ctd. and R. I. Ii. llix
Pitt., Ft. Way. A Ch. 87
Telegraph-1 P. ai.
, report through tnelr New
PaclfloM.8 79
Western Union Tele. 30 K
Mil. and St. Paul R.0 70
Mil. and St. Paul It p 8.v'
Adams Express. 65 'i
Wells, Fargo. My.
United State 02
Gold 135
I Market steady.
l'liiladclphla Trade Report.
Wednesday, Sept. 8. The demand for Flour Is
quite limited for shipment, but the home customers
are operating a little more freely. Sales of 1000 bar
rels, Including superfine at $5-25cA8-60; extras at
15-60(36; Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota extra
family at $0-60(t7-76; Pennsylvania do. do. at $0-250$
7-26; Ohio do. do. at g0-75(f7-75, and fancy brands at
s(na0 according to quality, ltye Flour sells at
$0-26a 0-87tf bbl.
There is less activity In the Wheat market, and
prices favor buyers. Sales of new Red at $1-45 for
damp up to $1-53 for prime, and Whlte.at (1-00(4
1-70. Rye Is quiet at (l -151 -18 V bushel for West
ern and Pennsylvania. Corn Is dull at yesterday's
quotations. Sales of Yellow at 11-19, aud Western
mixed at (1 -12(rt,l -16. Oats are unchanged. Sales of
new Delaware and Pennsylvania at 6st:62c, and old
Western at 63ia05c. Nothing doing in Barley or
Malt.
Lark. In the absence of sales we quote No. 1
Quercitron at (.IB $ ton.
tieedn. Cloverseed Is selling In a small way at
$si8-60 V 64 llis. 200 bushels Timothy sold at fl-50.
Flaxseed is wanted by the crushers at $2-55.
Whisky is dull and nominal.
LATESTSHIPPINO INTELLIGENCE.
For additional Marine Xew see Iiuuie Pages.
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA. SEPTEMBER S.
STATE OF THEBMOMETER AT THE EVF.NINO TEUEOHAPH
OFFICE.
7 A. M 77 1 11 A. M ...81 1 2 P. M H
CLEARED THIS MORNING.
Steamship Juuiata. Hone. New Orloans, Philadelphia
and Southern Mail Steamship (Jo.
N. G. banine Malvine Detcoer, Syreaoges, Gibraltar for
orders. L. WeaterRaard A (Jo.
Buhr Kaluh Sunder, Crosby, Barbados, E. A. Soucler A Co.
Schr K. liuiiiUt, llazlett, East Dennis, Sinnickaon 4 (Jo.
Scbr J. U. Page, Dennira, Wilmington, do.
Sulir 8. A. Falconer, Wilson. Pawtucket, do.
Hcur h, B. Ives, liowiiitob, Newport, do.
Schr D. Davidson, Smith, Newport, do.
Schr A lexander, linker, Mystio river, do.
Schr John H. Perry, Kelley, New Kod.'ard, do.
Schr J. W. Hall, Powell, CamhridKe, Day, Huddell A Oo.
Schr E. (J. Irwin, Atkins, Portsmouth, do.
Schr J. A. Grittin, Foster, Portsmouth, do.
Schr KesdinK Hit. No. 4J, Kodao, lianlord, do.
Schr F. St. Clair Edwards, Ireland, Salem, do.
Sloop Edwin, Bacon, Salem, Sinnickson A Co.
Bancs Young America, Van Patten, Albany, do.
ARRIVED THI8 MORNING.
Steamer F. Franklin, Pierson, 13 hours from Baltimore,
with mdse. to A. Groves, Jr.
Schr J. V. Wellington, Snow, 6 days from Boston, with
mdse. to Knight A Sons.
Schr Cornelia, Noyns, 8 days from Suffolk, Va with rail
road ties to Lennox A Burgess.
Schr P. Merwin, Carver, 8 days from James river, Va
with lumber to Lennox A bureaus.
Schr M. Dunnock, Dunnock, 3 days from Dorchester,
with wood to Lennox A Buriress.
Schr li. N. Hawkins, McNey, 13 days from Charleston.
8. O., with phosphate to li. It. Smith.
Sohr Village Belle, Tillotson, trom Providence.
Schr R. Seaman, Seaman, lrom Providence.
Schr S. Clark, Grirhtn, from Providence.
Scbr A. Burton, Frobock, from Providence.
Scnr Harry Lee, Barrett, from Salem.
Schr Pennsylvania, Smith, from Derby, (Jt.
Schr I., lioflowav, Bryan, from New York.
Schr Wapolla, Curry, lrom New York,
Schr Flyaway, Kelly, from New York.
Schr A, MaKe, t ounit. from Boston.
Schr W. B. Thomas, Winsmore, trom Boston.
Scbr 8. Castner, Hobeson, from Boston,
Schr Josephine, Brown, from Boston.
SchrM. S. Lewis, Lewis, from Boston.
Schr M. A. Louhery, Taylor, frorulNow London.
Corresponttenre The Evrntnq TflmjrnvK
E ASTON A MoMa.UON'8 BULLETIN.
New Yoke Okpick, Sept. 7. Five barges leave la
tow to-DiRht for Baltimore, light.
A. V. Mekeel. with Hour, for Philadelphia.
Baltimouk Bhancu Office, Sept. 7. The following
barues leave in tow to-night, eastward :
Charles;,). H. Davis: Security; L. Itoyer; R.J. Chard;
American Boy; and Owen Brady, all with coal, for New
Vork. t, 8. o.
MEMORANDA.
Bbip Alfred, Bent, for Philadelphia, entered out at
Liverpool &th ult.
Barque ldolique, Durkee, for Philadelphia via Fal
mouth, cleared at Condon 27tb ult.
Barque (Oovannino, Louis!, henoe, at AnoonaSlst nlL
Barque Sjliilnde, Thompson, henoe, at Elsinore 'Hid ult.
Barque Abbie N. Franklin, Hollirook, from Antwerp for
Genoa, was spoken lKth ult. 85 miles west of Cape de Gait.
Brigs Ambrose Bight, Digging, and Princeton, Wells,
hence, at Boston 6th Inst.
Brig Isaac Carver, Shuts, henoe, at Boston yesterday.
Brig Evelyn Schroder, Prueta, for Philadelphia, cleared
at Uverpool 2&th ult. ,
Brig Kutelle, Delap, henoe, at Qunenstown 28th ult.
Brigs Eudurua, Fan, and M. A. Berry, Chase, henoe, at
Portland 6th Inst
Suhrs W.st Wind, Lawsoo. and John Lancaster, Wil.
bains, for Philadelphia, sailed from Providence oth lust.
Scbr 8. H. Uandy, Wood, henoe, at Salem 4th lost.
Schr Sedona, Uolhrook, faenue, at Newburyport 5lh Inst.
fa..h. V.,a-... ij,ii;.4 Imiii Proviflttnu lup Pli,l..lul.
pbla, paused lleU Oat via but.
THIRD EDITION
AVONDALE.
120 Bodies Recovered This Morning
The Remain Being Claimed by
Widows and Children
4 f Heartrending Scenes.
WASHINGTON.
Doings of the National Union League
Payments on the Virginia
Etate Debt.
FROM THE COAL REGIONS.
The Avondnle mine DlMnntrr One Hundred
mid Twenty itodien Keeovered.
Special Despatch to The Evening Telegraph.
Plymouth, Sept. 811 A. M They have now
brought tip one hundred uud twentr bodies. All of
them have a natural tippcm-iince, and are not de
composed in the least. Frleudd mid relatives find no
diillculty In recognizing them. Provisions are biting
nuide for taking care of the bodies until they are
properly Interred. Many arc being carried away by
their friends, whilst others nre allowed to remain
until they can all he removed together.
The Terrible Heenes nt the Month of the Pit.
Sjwcial Despatch to The Evening Telegraph.
Schanton, Sept, 8 Tlio scene at the mines this
morning, when the bodies of the miners were
brought out, were most heart-rending. I'p to the
last ipoment the wives, children, and relatives hoped
ngainst hope that the doomed men might be found
alive, but as one blackened corpse after another was
brought out, the low sobs of the women broke out
Into shrieks and walls of agony as they recognized
the remains of their friends. Even the men were
not unmoved by the piteous spectacle, and many an
eve was dimmed with tears as the bodies of com
rades, relatives, and friend 4 weie laid side by side
upon the grass. The men who were engaged in
forcing thur way Into the mine worked with uutiring
energy, and, If any .spur was needed, the agonized
entreaties of the women encoutaged them to super
human exertions.
It was sad to see the little children clinging to their
mothers, and walling in sympathy with them,
although they were unable to understand the full
meaning of the fearful disaster. Some shrank back
In allright from the almost unrecognizable corpse of
a father or a brother, unable to comprehend that this
could be the Htrong, active body so full of life aud
health a few days ago.
The spectacle of these pour creatures walling over
the tuiirglt d remains ol tlieir loved ones would suf
fice to till even the most hardened with harrowing
memories for a lifetime, and I sincerely hope that
I may never be called upon to witness anything of
the kind again. The sensation caused by this fear
ful disaster Is most profound, and much Indignation
Is expressed that there was no means of outlet, an4
the ell'ect will probably be that measures will bo
taken in ull the mines to prevent, 11s far as It Is pos
sible, any such horrible accidents in tho future.
FROM WASHINGTON.
The National I'nioa League.
Despatch to the Asuvciated 1'restt.
Washington, Sept. 8 The National Executive
Committee of tho I'nlon League of America will
meet at Philadelphia ou Saturday next.
The Virginia State Debt.
Accounts from Htchmond, Va., represent that the
amount of Interest paid thus far on the State debt
amounts to about f 1110,000, including the amount
Said for Interest due abroad. There is now in the
tate Treasury upwards of 1200,000.
Large numbers of persons are to-day visiting the
War Department to view the remains of Secretary
liawlins.
FROM BALTIMORE.
The New City Hall fommli-dnnrr Ashed to
HeflKii-Thc Why and Wherefore.
Special Despatch to The Evening Telegraph.
llAf.Ti.MOME, Sept. 8. The report of tho select
committee of the City Council to investigate the
nilairs appertaining to the contracts for the building
of the new City Hall has been published and causes
some excitement. The committee recommends the
lluildlng Committee to resign, they having been
found guilty of indiscretions and incompetency, but
no intentional design of fraud. Mayor iianks was,
by virtue of his office, rx-otticin president of said com
mittee, but seldom attended Its meetings, and there
fore is not responsible.
Some pretty hard bargains have been shown up,
but the most of the witnesses were persons them
selves either disappointed in getting the contracts
or the oillce. Upon the whole.Jit does not exhibit
much beyond what Is justified in partisan politics.
Two of those Injured at the fall of the building
yesterday cannot survive.
The steamer Berlin, of tho Bremen line, sails at
two o'clock to-day with full freight and a fair com
plement of passengers.
FROM NEW ENGLAND.
The Death of Senator Fessenden.
Portland, Maine, Sept. 8 Senator Fessenden
died at 6-ao this morning. He was sensible until
within an hour or his death. lie had passed a com
fortable night until 3 o'clock. Doctors Ward ami
l'erley were in attendance, and did everything to
alleviate bis sufferings, which otherwise would have
been very great at the close,
FROM NE W FORK.
Tour of Philadelphia Firemen.
Albany, Sept. 8. The Northern Liberty nose
Company, of 1'hiladelphla, arrived here from Buffalo
to-day, and are now in the hands of Steamer Com
pany, Mo. 4, 01 this city.
The New York Stock market.
Nbw York, Sept. a Stocks unsettled. Money
easier at T per eent. Uold, 134. 6-208, 1862,
coupon. 122; do. ls4, do., 121 vj do. 1866, do., 121 li ;
do. do. new, 11'4' ; do. 1861, list ; 10-408, HOJi ; Mis
souri 63,87 Canton Co.,M)'4' ; Cumberland preferred,
MX; New ork Central, 204 .'4 ; Erie, 333; Reading,
Pi')',; Hudson Kiver, 183V Michigan Central, 12U;
Michigan Southern, 102; Illinois Central, 13T; Cleve
land and Pltthburg, l(iy; : Chicago and Rock Island,
ill,'; Pitthburg and Fort Wayne, 187; Western
Union Telegraph, 3i,,.
New York Produce Market.
NewYokk. Sept. 8. Cotton lower; 800 bales sold
at i!4;c. Flour dull aud declined SflOc. ; sales of
fiNK) bbls. State at J.vs(.i)7: Western at $V65T20.
Wheat dull, and declined lw,3o. ; sales of 28,000
bushels No. 2 at f 1-4,; winter red at l-60(i,l-65. Corn
eattier; sales of 3i,ihhi bushels mixed Western at $1-20
in 1 -21. O.its dull ; sales of 21, "00 bushels Western at
r-NniiS cents. Beef quiet. Pork dull; new mess,
t:i bo. Lard dull at ii19 cents. Whisky dull
at jriu.
The Itaiflniore Produce Market.
Bai.timokb, Sept. 8. Cotton dull, nominally
84oH4Xc. Flour steady aud In fair demand; Howard
street superfine, foA6-lr&; do. do. extra, f 0-60(47-75;
do. family, S9; City Mills guperuue, SMti'M); do.
extra, 6-&0(ti.7 -75; do. family, sianjiu-&0: Western
superfine, tKi6-25; do. extra, ttl-60si-25; do. family,
7-60(j8-26. Wheat steady; prime to choice red, f 1-63
l-67. Cora firm at l-isa-22 for yellow, and 11-20
for white. Oats firm at SSiSjooc. Rye 1-104
t-l. Mess Pork dull at r.ltio. Bacon firm; rib
sides, 19v'c. ; clear do., Soc. : shoulders, ltfjtfe. Hams,
24(ri26c. Lard quiet at 2(k321c Whisky bettor at
$1-121-I3.
Coal Mining Abroad. The Staata Anzeiger con
tains some Interesting comparative statistics of coal
mining In Great Britain and Prussia. The number
of coalmines In Great Britain in 1888 was 5291 ; in
Prussia 426. The former employed 846,820 workmen,,
and produced 104,500,000 tons of coal ; the latter,.
106,348 men, giving 82,388,600 tons. Average pro
duction per mine in the first country, 81,728 tons',
and per workman, 801 -3 tons; or the second, 62,653
tons, and per man 810-6 tons. During 1867, 907 acci
dent oocurred In Great Britain, oauslng 1190 deaths ;
in Prussia 260 accidents killed 293. In the Urst case,
886 died by explosion in the mine, 449 by cavlngs in,
811 from other causes, 88 above ground, 166 in
Bliaft. Explosions killed 89 In Prussia, 106 were
burled, 74perUihed from various causes, 8 died above;
ground, and 66 in shafts.