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Newspaper

Fort Wayne Evening Post

Location

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1896

Page

3

Tragic Mine Fall Closes in Ninety in Pittston Shaft

In Wilkes Barre on June 29 a roof collapse at the Twin shaft Red Ash vein, Pittston, trapped about ninety miners. Most were English speaking. a large number of foreigners entombed, with total bodies likely near 100. Rescue delayed, early hopes dashed as air and gas dangers loom.

Wilkesbarre Pittston M. J. Langan T. H. Linott Alex McCormick Robert Haston Thomas Murphy Michael Costello J. H. Kelley Michael Gaudhan John Hart James Dailey Michael Connell Daniel Ward Frank Kehoe James Cleary Edward Buckley John Casey Edward Rogers James Kehoe James McDonald Edward Delaney Cornelius McGuire James Golden M. O'Brien Michael Hughes Edward Kilday James Burke Patrick Ruane Peter Martin Michael Ford Timothy Durbrick Thomas Dempsey Thomas Carlin Patrick Gibbons John O'Boyle Peter Joyce Langan J. H. Linott Law

Rescue Work At Scarcely Suited Pittston Mine Disaster

Rescue efforts began swiftly as crowds gathered at the mine mouth. John Sheridan, William Rechard, and Thomas Gill escaped the explosion. Sheridan was injured seeking water about 100 feet from the shaft. The concussion shook Pittston, houses, and alarms, while women prayed and begged for the lives of trapped miners.

John Sheridan William Rechard Thomas Gill Pittston

Fragmentary mining report notes risk and progress

Readable lines describe water intrusion and an attempted advance inside a mine. Workers faced squeeze dangers but expected to be cut off in about an hour as conditions and machinery were functioning.

Mine Rescue Fails. Officials Say Bodies Likely Ten Days

News from the ill fated Lehigh Valley Coal mine reports no survivors as of last night. Superintendent Lathrop warns it will take ten days to reach the trapped miners while rescuers press on with caution to avoid more deaths. A Wyoming valley conference of mine superintendents agrees the mine is essentially a tomb and favors careful rescue efforts.

Lathrop Lehigh Valley Coal Company Miller Wyoming Valley

Drowned trio and six missing after Shawano Lake squall

Shawano Wis June 29 report of nine aboard O A Risum yacht at Cecil for lake outing. A sudden squall capsized the boat about three miles from shore. Risum and Drackrey clung to the hull for nearly five hours and were rescued. six others, including Miss Mima Galbrecht and Miss Margaret Crowe, were not recovered due to high winds.

Shawano Wis Shawano Lake O. A. Risum Herman Drackrey Louis Gokey Pulciver O. A Risum Drackrey Cecil

Paris star Sarah Bernhardt ends banker’s stage career in China twist

An immigrant Paris banker M Geoffroy, who joined Sarah Bernhardt’s company last winter, fails to secure acting work after a staged deception by Bernhardt. She sends a Paris message canceling his return, replacing him with other actors, ending his romance with the stage despite his wealth and influence. He threat envisions moving to China if denied a chance to return.

M. Geoffroy Sarah Bernhardt Camille Mme. Bernhardt Boston Paris Sarah Thig America China Troy Times Daniel O’connell Ireland Erin O’connell Mr. O’connnell

Multiple Railways Reorganize Amid Continental Tensions

A garbled list of 19th century notices reports railways including St Louis lines absorbing others. It notes sentences by a Paris federal court, a fatal tornado near Owensboro, a bank robbery in Boston, a murder verdict in Philadelphia, a famed actress murder, a thief’s jailhouse escape, and capital punishment awaited on Sept. 4. Also covered are a Cleveland Stone strike, a Montana mine explosion, a Milwaukee Derby result, and weather forecasts across several states.

St. Louis Peoria and Northern Railway Peoris North and South Railways Tmuriderere Paris Tex Tarantula Cincinnati Frederick Book Cripple Creek Mining Company Boston la Plata James KR. Gentry Madge Yorke Philadelphia Nettie R. Craven Senator Fair John Phillips Jacob Whale Belt, Mont John Hoyt Prince Lief Milwaukee Muskalonge New National Party Prohibition Party Amalgamated Association Kansas John Foucher Sedalia Mar Hetty Green New York Texas J. C. Williams Bank of Blue Springs Neb

Evening-Post Letter List of Advertisers Uncalled

A list of advertisement responses not claimed at the office includes entries such as A. W. 3-B, %-Box 2, 5-CCarrie Heistein 2-D, 5-E F. C., 1-Furnished Rooms 1-H, 5-H. C. B., 6-H. L., 3-J., 3-Oon. Gustamus general delivery 1-M 2-Partner 3-R. J. B., 2-T. D. L., 1-W. F., 3B.

Evening - Post A. W Ccarrie Heistein H. L Gustamus W. F Evening Post E. Berry St Fort Wayne Ind

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