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The Daily Dispatch
Richmond, Virginia
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A fire in a 300-foot-deep coal shaft in Pittsburg, PA, on May 27 traps 33 men, who face suffocation or drowning; carriage occupants killed when timbers broke during hoist. Fire-engines assist, but water rise threatens.
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PITTSBURG, PA., May 27.—The coal shaft (300 feet deep) of the mine here is burning, supposed to have been caused by the friction of the hoisting apparatus. There are from 30 to 40 men still in the pit. The engineer stood at his post, hoisting away until the timbers supporting the rope broke while the carriage was ascending. All in the carriage are certainly killed.
[SECOND DISPATCH.]
PITTSBURG, May 27—P. M.—There is no hope for the 40 men still in the pit. They must either suffocate or drown.
[THIRD DISPATCH.]
PITTSBURG, PA., May 27.—A dog has just been sent down the shaft and brought up alive, which fact encourages the belief that the men in the pit may still be alive. The scene around the shaft is full of anguish. A steam fire-engine from Scranton and another from Wilkesbarre are on the ground, and are playing on the ruins at the mouth of the shaft. It is feared now that the water may rise in the pit in twenty-four hours, so that the men within will be drowned. There are thirty-three men in the pit.
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Pittsburg, Pa
Event Date
May 27
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all in the carriage killed; 33 men trapped in the pit, likely to suffocate or drown
Event Details
A coal shaft 300 feet deep in Pittsburg, PA, is burning due to friction from the hoisting apparatus. 30 to 40 men are trapped inside. The engineer hoisted until timbers broke, killing those in the carriage. No hope for the trapped men; they may suffocate or drown. A dog was sent down and returned alive, offering some hope. Fire-engines from Scranton and Wilkesbarre are playing water on the shaft mouth. Water may rise in 24 hours, drowning the men.