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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1896
Page
3
An office advertises specialized care for bowel diseases at 308 Washington Ave opposite the Tribune Building. Office hours are 8 to 12 and 2 to 5.
Mrs H W Kingsbury visits Warwick parents. Dr Joseph M McDowell returns from Philadelphia. Miss Helene Hull and Miss M B Jones of Scranton travel on the steamship Umbria which grounded near Sandy Hook. Ex Sheriff and Mrs Charles Robinson welcome a baby boy. Umbria passengers include Samuel Wyatt and Mrs T Owen Charles and Mrs Robinson of Olyphant. Sab Williams named general superintendent for J N Rice Co including Blue Ridge Peckville Marian Pottsville Nelson Llewellyn Melville and Wyoming operations. Williams brings mine foreman experience in local and Mexican mines.
London reports Crete turmoil blocking a united assembly as Christian deputies face arrest while Muslim deputies attend. Greece speeds weapon orders valued in millions of pounds, with shipments reaching port in Crete prompting French accusations of British insurrection. British envoy aids relief to all communities in Crete.
A major mine collapse traps eighty miners in two shafts as rescue teams led by General Manager John B. Law and expert miners race to reach them. A new pillar tunnel planned from the Clear Spring side, plus front extraction, aims to breach the 60 foot barrier within days. Officials report gas dangers, shifting air, and hopeful signs from pillar construction as crowds gather and testimonies detail perilous escape attempts.
John Ricker, 19, driver boy at the mine, recounts his marrow escape from death in the shaft. He spoke with difficulty due to dust-laden air that filled his lungs for minutes and left him hoarse. He is seriously bruised and recovering at home in Oregon after the incident.
Work starts on a gangway to bore through a 80 foot pillar at Clear Spring mine west of the Susquehanna to Twin shaft, aiming to reach trapped miners within 48 hours. McDonald warns against expecting survivors and pledges thorough investigation and safe relief operations.
Mine Inspector Hugh McDonald outlines rescue steps as workers brace the shaft foot for safety and begin advancing to the fall edge. Two new collapses have reduced the distance to 700 feet, and roof instability will slow progress.
Frank Sheridan the water boy recounts seeing a group of about eighty miners in the shaft before the collapse. He estimates a last gang of twenty six foreigners reached work just prior to the fall, was knocked down by the blast, and later volunteered to guide rescuers after escaping to the surface.
Mine workers from across the region join a broad relief effort directed by I R Molaler of the Lehigh Valley Railroad with Inspector McDonald supervising. Three 70-man shifts operate timbering and shaft work, while surface crews prepare timbers and transport them down the shaft. Roughly 300 men are on site, with many rail and coal company supervisors present. A large delegation of officials and foremen from multiple companies coordinate the response and support teams.
Miners from the Lackawanna and Wyoming valleys joined experienced rescuers last night to assist the relief work. Officials including Mr Fuller and Mr Law guided plans in a lengthy consultation. This morning Mayor Bailey will telegram Pittston authorities offering Scranton's support.
The Twin shaft in Pittston underwent several transfers from Pitts ton and Elmira Coal to Butler Coal to F C Dimming of Elmira and finally to the Newton Coal Company. It sits 426 feet deep with 1100 workers and outputs about 1500 tons daily from the sixth vein, after a 17 year entombment of miners and a 4 year-ago headhouse fire with no injuries.
Men's Regular Tan Balances drop from 5.00 5.50 to 3.90 3.90, 4.00 Bal to 2.90, 3.50 Bal to 2.60, 2.50 Bal to 1.90. Ladies' 3.50 Tan Bal to 2.60, 2.50 Tan Oxfords to 1.00. Misses and Children Boys Youth Tan Shoes offered at very low prices.
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