The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, November 08, 1922, Image 4
HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE
IN* MINK, EXPLOSION.
Spongier, Pa., Nov. 6.?More than
GO miners are believed to have lost
^ their lives in an explosion In Reilly
mine of the Reilly Coal company near
'j '* here this morning. Exuloratlon of the
* ' v workings by trainod rescuers was
being continued tonight. None of the
dead had been brought to the surface
r ? at 10:30 o'clock.
Thirty survivors of the explosion,
most of them young men, lay on a
double row of cotB in the miners' hospital
here tonight anxiously watching
the entrance to the big room. They
were the known survivors of the 94
miners who went into the mine this
morning a few minutes before a terrific
explosion . The exact number of
dead was stilt undetermined although
it was the opinion of trained rescue
itfuut*r? iiuii (itTiiaiia uv ur uv iiau &uai
their lives.
Their vigil began when the first
!." eight were brought to the hospital.
, The entrance of .the stretcher bearers
meant that another comrade had been
dragged from an underground sea of
gas.
At 7:20 o'clock this morning the
explosion occurred in the heart of
the mine. As soon as miners from
neighboring pits could reach the mine
preliminary work of rescue began and
It was supplemented later in the day
by trained engineers from the United
States bureau of mines in Pittsburgh
and the rescue crews of neighboring
mines.
The -rescue men all told the same
story as they came to the surface.
.3?'hey declared bodies were scattered
through the workings for more than
600 feet.
Many Near Sa*ty.
"The sad part of it," aald one sturdy
miner, is m?i ai leuai ?v or me victims
were within 100 feet of fresh air
when they were overcome by the gas.'-'
Every effort tonight was .? g
made to locate all of the living. As
soon as that has been done thf- work
of removing the dead will commence.
Men, women and children by the
. score crowded the police lines near
- the Shaft. Many of them had been
there since they heard of the explosion
early in the day and there was no
indication they would leave their post
until the last body had been brought
out. On the "cot of honor" at the
hospital rests a youth of 22. His
name is Abe Craig. His .coolness
saved at least a dozen lives.
"There is not much to tell," said
Craig. "We wttit down at 7 o'clock |
and. entered heading No. 16 on thel
1 left. A few minutes later there was:
a erash. , I told the boys that meant
a cave in, and we had better gel>out.
? ; T^ien there was a rush of gas ."Luckily
oilr door was open, or the qxplosion
would have knocked it down.
I slammed it and about 25 of us wait*'
ed to see what would happen!
"Outside there were yells, and one
ot our gang shouted to tell them there
was fresh air in our piace. I opened
the door and three or four men staggered
In, The boys rushed out and
? dragged In others. We revived them.
Nothing to bo But Walt.
"Then I looked out again. All I
could see was bodies. The after damp
was rolling through the heading. I
jumped inside and closed the door.
There was nothing to do but wait for
rescuers.
"From 7:30 until about 2 o'clock
we stayed In the chamber. Older men
"were getting* faint. Ypung felldws
were holding out pretty well. Nobody
had very much to say. Some of the
boys were praying.
"Finally the after damp worked its
way around and under ,the door.
There was only one thing to do. I told
them we would have to run for it.
We opened the door and ran down the
heading. It was a tc.ugh dash, stumbling
over bodies. * We began to'
choke. Some of the boys fell, but'
those of us who had any fight left \
kept on.
"We ran into fallen rock between
thp uavpn t h nnrl ninth rnu-.*
probably was where the explosion
took place.
"I had a hunch that if we got to
the sixth heading we would get fresh
air, but you can believe me that the
last hundred yards was something awful.
"Coughing apd strangling, we kept
on, and finally I ran slap*bang into
the.air. I was dizzy, lrtit I screamed
to the boys. Most of them who got
to the sixth heading kneeled over.
"Then I heard men coming, and I
know they were rescuers. They got
us out. Only the young men made it.
1 am afraid all the older men lost
thei rllves."
Three times Craig stoppedmls story.
Each time a silent, form was brought
,x in on a stretcher. Physicians said
Craig and .all others in, fhe hospital
would recover. A number, it was
added, owed their lives to prompt
treatment given by rescue parties un*
der ground.
Hope that some ol the missing men
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were still alive was reflected in re'
ports which came to the surface that
a brattice, built of old timbers b>
the miners after the explosion, cut
off a part of ^o. 8 heading to the lefl
'of the main entry- \
"f.ook behind this wall" had beer
burned in a smooth place on a timbei
'by an acetylene lamp. Knowing thai
experienced miners would take even
means to help their rescuers, this
startling sentence was taken to mear
that the men \\ere still alive.
REGULAR ARMY REDUCED.
Prior to 'January 1st, 1923. sixteen
hundred non-commissioned officers bl
the Regular Army will be reduced to
the grade of Private. Many of thest
r. -e men who have, through their own
eforts and in years of service, reached
their present grades. Aftejr these
many years of faithful service the
National Defenso Act of 1920 will, unless
amended, reduce tlieso non-commissioned
officers to ranks held by
them many years ago.
A large percentage of these reduced
I are now connected with the National
(Suard or acting as n?U>i;tora in Reserve
Officers training units in high
schools and colleges throughout the
Unite<\ States.
These men are entitled to . their
present rank and are justly entitled to
the increased pay of this rank . Unless
the National Defense Act of 1922 is
amended it will mean that these "old
timers" will be reduced to the Tanks.
Of course this demotion will carry
with it such a loss of pay and prestige
'as to make it impossible for many of
'them to continue on the work as now
nln nnpH
' -It is understood that the Secretary
of War will request Congress to amend
the National Defense Act. The!e men
can only retain their ratings by such
legislation.
PEOPLE'S PRESSING CLUB.
When in need of any Pressing,
Cleaning or Dyeing phone No. 137
and the boy will call. Behind Cou^t
House, in rear of Harman building.
| Lem Sox, Proprietor. Lexington. S. C.
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. CITATION NOTICE.
State of South Carolina, County of
Lexington.?By W. P. Hook, ca,
quire, Probate Judge.
Whereas, Jesse R. Lee made suit
to me, to grant him Letters of Administration
of the Estate of and effects
of Sallie A. Lee.
These are Therefore to cite and ad#
nionish all and singular the kindred
and Creditors of the said Sallie A.
Lee, deceased, that trfey bo knd ap>paar,
before me, in the Court; of Proborc,
to be held at Lexington, C. H.,
S. C., on November 14, 1922 next,
after publication hereof at 11 o'clock
in the forenoon, to show cause, if any
,tn^y have, Vvhy the said Administration
should not be. granted.
Given under my Hand, this 30th
day of Oct. Anno Domini 1022.
W. F. HOOK (L. S.)
Probate Judge Lexington County, S.
C.
Published on the 1st day of November,
1922, in the Lexington paper, 2
weeks.
CATARRHAL DEAFNESS
is often caused by an Inflamed condition
of the mucous lining of the Eustachian
Tube. When this tube is inflamed you
have a rumbling sound or Imperfect
hearing. Unless the' Inflammation can
be reduced, your hearing may be destroyed
forever.
HALL'S CATARRH MEpiCINE will
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federal land * bank now
ready to receive limited
Number of applications j
for loans.
The Federal Land Bank has
changed Its method of making loans
now so that every quarter they pro- >
pose to allot to the individual associations
a limited amount of funds.
The farmers desiring loans within
the territorial limits of Saxe-Gotha
National Farm I.oan Association,
which is the local assocaition. are requested
to make aonllcatlons at once
if it is absolutely necessary for them 1
to have the money within the next
ninety days. If they do not have to
have the money within that time, they
are requested to reserve their applications
until the next quarterly allotment,
and thereby save for the intervening
time the money which is re- >
quired of the applicant at the time of
filing his application, as loans will be
made now only to those who are in
urgent need*
From now on the Federal Lund
Bank has restricted its loans to persons
who are engaged exclusively in
farming and in the cultivation of their
own farms, either with the help of
their families, or with wages hands,
or with share croppers to whom they
furnish, besides the kinds, enough to
entitle them to at least one-half of toe
crops.
FINAL DISCHARGE:.
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
will apply to.W. F. Hook,
judge of probate, for final discharge
as executor of the estate of the late
M. W. Shull on Thursday. November
23. ?t 11 o'clock In the forenoon.
MRS-vU E. SHULU
Executor.
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