The Scranton tribune. (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, July 01, 1896, Page 3, Image 3
TOT SCn ANTON TBIB DUE-WEDNESDAY MOKNINGr, JULY 1. 1896. OUR OATS Alvajs in the past the Best in Scranton ! Will be in the future 89 good is oats that can be I- 1 . L . . I 1UJUC II) IUC BEST GLEANING MACHINERY Whicli removes the foul seeds and disU Try our rCLEAN oflis; Tuc wncmw mi i rn I lib KL0IU11 IMbu bUi JCRMTON, OLYPrUflT, MRB0NDM.E. OF THE GENUINE He the Initial a., B. & CO. imprint ed in etch cigar. OARNEY, BROWN &CO., RBNUFACTURERS. COURT HOUSE SQ. DR. C. D. SHUMWAY, ' Diseases of the Lower Bowel a Specialty. 308 Washington Ave., Opp. Tribune Building. OFFICE HOURS 9 TO 12, 2 TO 5. MSHSONAL. August Koblnson Bulled yesterday for ';iinbad, Ciermany. William Jamison, of Washburn street, has returned from Strouilsburg State Normal school to spend Ills vacation at home. WILL NOT ABANDON IT. Fourth ot July Celebration to Be Held, Notwithstanding the Disaster. Letter from Col. Ripple. At the meeting of the Fourth of July celebration committee held last evening In the board of trade rooms Secretary A. B. Dunning read a communication from Colonel E. H. Ripple, suggesting In View of the disaster at Plttston, that the demonstration be abandoned. It was decided that the arrangements had gone too far to abandon tho celebra tion. The letter is as follows: Mr. A. B. Dunning, Secretary of Fourth of July Celebration, Scranton, Pa. Pear Sir: I had Intended to be present at the meeting of the executive commit tee this evening In the cupaclty of a citi seri to make the following suERestlon: Since the terrible disaster ut Plttston lias occurred there hus been quite a gen eral feeling in our community agulnst a celebration such as we have contemplated ut this time and I have been asked to bring this matter to the attention of the executive committee. Our nearest neigh boring city has been visited by an awful calamity, a large number of her citizens liave probably been swept Into eternity and many widow? and orphans are left to mourn their toss. It seems that at this time when narrow nnd gloom are spread ing over their heads that we can show our feeling to them In no better way thqn by abandoning our arrangements for the celebration and turning Into the treas ury for the needs of these widows and orphans the surplus funds which we may have raised or may raise for this cele bration. 1 confess thut I cannot entfr Into these preparations with the heart and spirit that I would otherwise have when I know that our neighbors are passing throush such a terrible trial. It Is to me as if I were preparing for a festival In my house while my next door neighbor is bowed in grief over the dead bodies of members of his family. It may be that we have in curred some expense that must be met and this is unavoidable, but we can eaSlar raise the money to pay this when It is known why we have abandoned the cele bration than to (continue to the end. 1 respectfully submit this for the consider ation of the executive committee, know ing that their sympathy and goodness of heart will lead them to do what Is right and proper as far us they are able und.r the circumstances. Yours very truly, Ezra H. Ripple. Kelly's Ice cream dally, Nay Aug park. Ask Your Dealer. for McGarrah's Insect Powder. 5 and 10-cent boxes. Never sold In bulk. Take no other. JUST A FLYER FOR THIS WEEK. a rine itussia ait Bals, Needle Toe, all sizes and widths, Goodyear T A welt, up-to-date, Cannot get any more to Bell at that price. & 410 SPRUCE STREET. KB 'included from Page I. distance they cannot help but strike the river, as they are In close proximity to the bank of the Susquehanna now. A Tribune reporter yesterday made a tour of the entire Coxton farm, where the fissures have appeared. No oth ers than those already reported could be found, although every part of the large farm was carefully surveyed. The farm Is on the opposite side f the Lackawanna river from the shaft and lies between the Lehigh Valley tracks and the Susquehanna. The fissures are Just on the edge of the farm, where the slope of the Susquehanna river begins. They are few in number and only one of them is of any appreciable size, the others being the merest cracks. The large fissure has, however, opened up the top of the river bank only about twenty yards from the hlghwater mark. It would have to extend a distance of about fully 100 yards to reach the present level of the water. It has not opened or lengthened any since first discovered and all in all is not causing any great alarm. The shifts are being worked the same as on the previous days. Harry Mc Millan again had charge of the morning shift, which went In at 7 o'clock, David W. Evans the 3 o'clock p. m. shift, and Daniel Owens the 11 o'clock p. m. shift. Men are so plentiful now that only the very best are selected and many are turned away. Superintendent Law is first in charge, and his assistants number many of the best mine operators in- the valley. Mine Inspectors McDonald. Roderick and Blewitt, particularly the first named, continue to lend their valuable aid. Su perintendent Mostier, of the Lehigh Valley, doe the supervising at night. THE CLEAR SPRING SCHEME. Xo Hope of Good ItcMilts train That Quarter. Not much attention Is being paid to the Clear Spring operations, as it is generully admitted that little Is to be hoped for from that source. The drill had penetrated twenty-five feet at 3 o'clock yesterday morning, when it was discovered that the bore hole was pointing into the rock at the foot of the pillar and would not strike the Twin shaft workings. At 4 o'clock another hole was started ut a different angle, which will, It is quite sure, strike the opening on the other side, as the maps ot both mines were carefully studied before the angle was deter mined upon. H. P. Simpson Is direct ing the work of the drill and Foreman Thomas has charge of the men. It will take the drill at least thirty six hours to go through the 80-foot pil lar. Then, If no water or gas Is tapped, the manhole will be commenced, and this will require three days at least to complete. From the point where the manhole will strike the Twin workings to where the Imprisoned men are sup posed to be Is 2,000 feet. The condition of the intervening workings is not known and the chances are that they are quite as bad as the other portions of the mine. As the present route is the shorter by several hundred feet, it would be absurd to timber a way through It, now that the present route Is more than half timbered. HAS ENCOURAGING HOPES. Interview with One Who Was to the Front. Michael Murphy, fire boss at the Phoenix colliery, formerly a resident of Jackson street and well known to Scrantonians wus one of the men who came mi from the morning shift. He spoke more encouragingly than any who were seen and as he Is an intelli gent, conservative man and one of the most experienced miners In the valley his opinion carries considerable weight. He says there Is a strong possibility of some of the entombed men being alive and furthermore that their res cue Is not altogether an Improbability. He was directing one of the advance squads which penetrates the slope for about one-fourth of its length and was In every way qualified to study the situation. "No rove-In," said he, "completely (Ills u roadway and it stands to reason that some of those men escaped being crushed. The air Is undoubtedly cours ing through the workings where the men are and If we can reach them be lore they starve to death I have strong hopes of finding some of them alive. In the Sugar Notch disaster which Is a somewhat similar case the men were taken out after seven days digging. There is every possibility of our reach ing them Inside of thnt time and why shouldn't we hope for the best?" NO SECOND OPENING. Main Shaft and Air Shaft the Only Exit. Mention has been made frequently In newspaper reports of an opening on Scovllle's Island and vague reference has been made to an opening some place or another not definitely men tioned. There has been much conjec ture In this city as to the reason why these openings had not been taken ad vantage of and to discover the cause a Tribune reporter yesterday investigat ed the matter. The result was as had been surmised. These openings existed only on tne maps, if they ever were there. Only two openings reach the Twin mine, and these are the main shaft and air shaft. There is no mule way or man way or opening Into any adjoining mine. NEW HOPE-GIVING THEORY. It Does Not Seem Probable, but It I Nevertheless Possible. John Lynott, tracklayer at the Old Forge who has been working about the shaft where his brotherMlchael Is en tombed ever since the calamity oc curred, has advanced a new but high ly Improbable theory. It is that the imprisoned men, or a number of them are now In the fifth vein safe and sound awaiting help from without. The fifth vein has but the one en trance and that Is from the lower vein, the sixth, of which it Is a "split." The entrance is 100 feet long and Is a gradual Incline from the foot of No. 3 slope. The coal Is taken out of this vein down the short slope and through the sixth vein to the shaft. The last place Langan was seen was at the foot of No. 3 slope. Why, Lynott asks, would not Langan with all his knowl edge of the mine make for the fifth vein at the first sign of danger. Ac cording to one story afloat Langan was running towards the short Incline when last seen by the driver boy, Rlcker. Lynott's theory Is that he gained this slope and took all the men working nearby with him. A man could cover this distance of ISO feet easily In the time elapsing between the first blast of the rushing wind, and the cave-la of which it was the forerunner. From this Lynott figures that Uuig-an and some of the men who were within a short distance of the foot of the slope, rushed u; the Incline and when the dividing strata fell they were on top of It or possibly In a chamber that did not give away.. Lynott has not left the shaft or slept a wink since the accident occurred and the worry and strain are telling: on his constitution. lie looks as pule as a ghost and goes about In a half-dazed condition, refusing to listen to the en treaties of the officers to go 'home and take a rest. Despite the hardships ha is enduring he is one of the most un defatlgable workers about the place. He looks after the work of assigning the men to the shifts doing duty on the outside and assists in directing the work of lowering the timber. Occasionally he goes down the shaft, and whenever an exploring party Is or ganized he Is the first to demand a place. Yesterday morning he and Foreman McMillan climbed over and through the fall a distance of about GOO feet, which Is nearly half way down the slope. He wanted to push on far ther, but as the dangers and dllDcul ties Increased at every step, he was disuaded and returned to the protected tunnel. They found the fall to be lighter In some places than in others and for several yards, at times, the road was practically clear. Their ex planation Is responsible for the opinion quoted elsewhere that there is a possi bility that quicker progress will be made as the rescuers proceed down the slope. They found the air to be good and the settling almost completely sub sided. Lynott was so encouraged by these dlcoverles that he wanted to organize a party to push to the bottom of the slope, where the workings begin and where the brunt of the fall is. He be lieved that by rapping at that point the entombed men could hear them, if they are still alive. The more calm heads, however, refused to entertain this proposition Just yet, as the undertaking is most hazardous, and the first thought now is to avoid any further casualties. As long as the slower but surer method Is progressing so encouragingly they do not believe In assuming risks that are almost suicidal. STATEMENT FROM OFFICIALS. President Patterson and Superin tendent Law Interviewed. A Tribune reporter yesterday had an interview with Frank Patterson, of Philadelphia, president of the Newton Coal company, and John B. Law, the general manager. Both were seated to-' gethW.ln the office and the Interview was Jointly with them. They greatly deprecated the sensa tional reports that have gone forth through the metropolitan papers, be cause it has a tendency to discourage the men engaged in the work of rescue and keeps many away who would swell the shifts of the rescuers. Many of the gangs were short-handed yesterday be cause of these scare stories about the condition of the mine. It is true they say that the work of rescue is danger ous, but not as dangerous as some of the newspapers would make out. Yes terday, they claim, the mine was In such an excellent condition that they felt no great apprehension for the res cuers. They want to reach the en tombed men, but do not intend to per mit another calamity If It can be avoid ed. The first thought must always be fur the safety of the rescuers. The company is not considering ex pense or trouble In pushing the work of rescue. Neither Mr. Patterson nor Mr. Law had any Idea of what It was cost ing per day to carry on the work, and each said It had never occurred fo him to Inquire. Expense does not enter into the question. It is only a matter of getting at the men without consult ing trouble or expense. Both men are greatly depressed over the sad affair. CAUSE OF THE CAVE-IN. Manner in Winch the Colliery Has Hern Operated for Some Time. The Twin shaft has worked out both Ms first, second and third veins, known respectively as the small vln, the Plttston vein and the Marcy vein. Those three veins have caved In and settled In their turn. The distance from the Marcy vein to the sixth vein is about 2?J feet. The shaft was sunk to this vein about eleven years ago and M. J. Langan has been the superin tendent from that time. During the past ten years all the coal that was mined In the Twin shaft came from the sixth vein. Seven hundred cars of coal, each car holding about two and a half tuns, came up the shaft daily. This number of cars was expected each day. Some days as many as 800 cars would be hoisted. About eight months ago all the solid coal In the sixth vein with the exception of one airway was worked out. Mr. Langan decided to open up the fifth vein, which Is above the sixth vein separated by seven feet of rock. According as the miners worked out their chambers they were put to work in the fifth Vein. There were about 198 men working in the Twin shaft. The l.fth vein was opened about 800 feet down No. 3 slope and coal from both veins came up the slope. Mr. Langan met with many difficulties In the fifth vein and could not find room for all the miners, so he turned many men upon the pillars of the sixth, cutting through them until such time as he could find places for them in the fifth. The fifth did not turn out as well as expected and sooner than discharge the miners he kept them at work on the pillars of the sixth. Things went on this way for the past eight months. Many were robbing the pillars in the sixth vein and comparatively few working overhead f BEATTY . . . MEARS, BUILDING, COR. WASHINGTON AVENUE AND SPRUCE. Are now selling their Tan and Sum mer Weight Shoes at a Casta Cut Price Sale. Men' Regular $5.00 and $5.50 Tan Bill., now $3.90. Men's Kegular $4.00 Tan Bui., now $2.90. Men's Kegular $3.50 Tan Bal now $2.uO. Men's Regular $2.60 Tan Bals., now $1.90. Ladies' Regular $3.50 Tan Bals, now $2.60. Ladies' Regular $2.50 Tan Ox fords, now $1.90. Misses' and Children's, Boys' and Youths' Tan Shoes at a very low pries. in the fifth. Under these circumstances the mining of TOO cars of coal each day for eight months must have made great havoc. This state of affairs reached a climax last week. In the fifth vein the blasting of the bottom rock to allow the cars to be loaded with a topping r coal caused a caving of six places last Tuesday, and after last Tuesday the whole place around the foot of No. 3 slope was on the move. Vain efforts were made during ail last week to secure both veins, but the pillars continued to work until last Saturday evening, when the men Oio were propping and tim bering refused to work and came from the mines. This was at 10 o'clock Sat urday evening. Mr. Lynott, the mine foreman, was sent for. He sent for Mr. McCormack and M. J. Langan and all determined to save the mines If pos sible. After entering the workings and taking a careful survey, they evidently saw that the mine was lost, and Robert Haston the master mechanic of the company was sent for to remove all the pumps and other machinery that were in the mines. Tills was what the liken were doing when the dreadful fall came. The Plttston Item of last evening. Mine Inspector McDonald says that he examined the mine a month ago and found no indications of a cave-in. He also says that if he had been no tified last Thursday or Friday of what was happening there would be no cal amity to record, presumably meaning that he would not have allowed the men to go into the distant parts ot the mine. CITIZENS IN MASS MEETINC. Liberal Subscriptions from the Be reaved Families' Townsmen. The call for a mass meeting at Music Hall, Plttston, last night, issued yester day morning, by the board of trade, did not attract as large a throng as was expected, but those who responded came prepared to respond liberally as Is attested by the fact that S3,06S was subscribed within a short time . Another meeting will be held tomorrow night and In the meantime notice of it will be generally circulated. The Joint meeting of councils which was called for last night did not take place, the members being in attendance at the mass meeting. NOTES OF THE DISASTER. The Vitascope company which is now entertaining in Wllkes-Barre gives a per formance tonight for the benefit of the relief fund. Both plcnles which the Pittston Catholic congregation had arranged for the Fourth of July have been abandoned. There will be no rejoicing In Plttston Saturday. A young son of one of the victims, Al exander T. McCormack, the fire boss, fell down on the street near his home last evening at o'clock and broke his col lar bone. Thomas O'Brien, who quit 'the mine and then returned with Superintendent Lan gun, was to have worked his last shift that night, he having b'een promoted to the position of fireman, which he Intended to assume Sunday night. It Is said that a man named Hannigan was on his way to the Ill-fated mine Sat. urduy night in the early shift, but met some friends on the way and started drinking, became Intoxicated and was locked up In the station house until Sun day morning. The Philadelphia newspaper man who sent his dispatches from the foot at the shaft "by a specially constructed wire and wrote them by the light ot a miner's lamp had better not do it again as the company Is very strict about letting peo ple other than the rescuers down the mine and will not permit even a lighted pipe about the head of the shaft, let alone a miner's lamp at the foot. The mother of Michael Hughes, one of the entoombed men, arrived from Kansas City, where she had been visiting, at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Her first Intimation of the terrible calamity wa gained when she stepped from the train and saw the crowds about the shaft. She was not told of the full extent of the dls oster, but it- was easy to be seen that she apprehended the worst. She received a letter from her unfortunate son last week, telling her to come as he Intended to pur- Baby Carriages at Surprise Prices. The Best Value for the Least Money in this valley. See them. AT NORTON'S, 322 Lackawanna Avenus. 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II i, C'onnell l'eeoaiiifced la the tnolagraph luu pioture vt uls baofaer, wno Is now anion the nutemuea men, Una of the iiuimuie companies has posted a r.eiiea in the mine otnue that tne families ef Ine eatoemlted miners tioldins polioies in that company can have the claims ta:d at enee by presenting their policies at the offiee. The general otticers luivo ttutaui':ied the local agent to take this course without waiting for the usual proofs of death and Identification. Whether or not this is cheap and grue some advertising or whether it la a most rcpimn!abl charily depsnds ew the number if any ef the victims who were In sured In this comtiany, alt of which will come o'..t' in due time and receive the credit or censure It deserves. Ire the Honey Saiers Won't bother about "bar- Our trade Is most ly women. It If their attention we wish to call to the Imported china cups and saucers we are selling at ioc. They are nicely decorated and worth at least 25c. See them In the window. 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