A FATAL EXPLOSION
Edmund Griffiths and Thomas Davis The Victims
BOTH MEN BADLY MUTILATED
A mistake in calculation or a premature
Another Death Results From The Howells Mine Explosion instantly kills Edmund Griffiths, and his partner fatally injured- The Story of The Terrible Accident
Edward Griffiths is dead and Thomas Davis will died as a result of a terrible accident that occured at Howell's Pigeon Run Mine, Tuesday evening at 4:45 o'clock. Griffiths and Davis were miners and worked together in the same room. Their room was so situated that they were the last men in the mine to fire their shots to loosen coal for the next day. After the rest of the miners had passed out, Mr. Griffiths and his "buddy" had prepared two shots, which they lighted and then retired from the room. It is in supposition that the two men heard the first shot and, thinking that both had exploded simultaneously, they returned to their room to see the result, and that while they were investigating the other shot had gone off with the foregoing result.
There is also another theory that the shot exploded prematurely. The miners who had passed out before them, called to them and upon receiving no answer, went to their room where Mr. Griffiths was found lying on his face dead, and his partner lying several feet distant in an unconscious condition. The news of the accident spread like wild fire and soon the miners came flocking back, all eager to do anything in their power. The coal was removed from the bodies of the two men and scores of willing hands conveyed them to the mouth of the shaft and Drs. Reed and Hardy, of this city, were summoned. The surgeons arrived as quickly as possible, and dressed the wounded man's injuries.
Poor Davis's skull was fractured from the forehead to the base of the skull, and his death is hourly expected. The dead man had without a doubt been killed instantly, as his skull was crush, both legs broken, and his hip badly mutilated. Both men were married and were held in the esteem by all. Edmund Griffiths was 54 years of age, and was the father of seven children. His home was at the "patch." The funeral will be held at his late residence Thursday at 1:30 o'clock, and at Myers's Church at 2 o'clock, the Rev. E.P. Wise officiating. The Sippo Lodge, I. O. O. F., of which he was a member, will attend in a body, and will perform their ritual services at the grave. He was also a member of the Ancient Order of Forresters, Niles. He is 32 years of age and is the only support of the family.
Thomas Davis resides at Pigeon Run with his family, which consist of a wife and several children. He is 32 years of age and is the only support of the family.
Coroner McQuate arrived at the scene of the accident late Tuesday evening and after taking the testimony of several persons, gave as his verdict that death resulted from purely accidental causes.
The testimony of Harvey Arthur and Mr. Jones, two fellow miners, develops the fact that the cause of the accident was a premature explosion. They said they had just gotten out of Griffiths' and and Davis's room when the explosion took place, and that the shock was so great that it extinguished their lights.
John P. Jones, district mine inspector, is at Pigeon Run today investigating the cause of the accident.
-Massillon Independent, Page 5 (June 20, 1895)-
THE SECOND VICTIM
Thomas Davis died at 4:20 Wednesday morning at Pigeon Run, and is survived by a wife and five children.
Eight Weeks ago, the dead man's skull was fractured in the explosion at the Howells Coal Company's Pigeon Run mine, in which Edmund Griffith was killed outright. His life has hung in the balance ever since.
He was a good miner and a good citizen, and the wife and little ones now left in sore need, have the sympathy of the entire valley.
-The Evening Independent, Page 5 (August 15, 1895)-
LAID TO REST
PIGEON RUN, Aug. 16, - The funeral of Thomas Davis took place this afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Pigeon Run mines where he had been employed ceased to work today to allow the men to attend the funeral. His pall bearers were all fellow miners.
-The Massillon Independent, Page 7 (August 22, 1895)-
Edmund Griffiths and Thomas Davis The Victims
BOTH MEN BADLY MUTILATED
A mistake in calculation or a premature
Another Death Results From The Howells Mine Explosion instantly kills Edmund Griffiths, and his partner fatally injured- The Story of The Terrible Accident
Edward Griffiths is dead and Thomas Davis will died as a result of a terrible accident that occured at Howell's Pigeon Run Mine, Tuesday evening at 4:45 o'clock. Griffiths and Davis were miners and worked together in the same room. Their room was so situated that they were the last men in the mine to fire their shots to loosen coal for the next day. After the rest of the miners had passed out, Mr. Griffiths and his "buddy" had prepared two shots, which they lighted and then retired from the room. It is in supposition that the two men heard the first shot and, thinking that both had exploded simultaneously, they returned to their room to see the result, and that while they were investigating the other shot had gone off with the foregoing result.
There is also another theory that the shot exploded prematurely. The miners who had passed out before them, called to them and upon receiving no answer, went to their room where Mr. Griffiths was found lying on his face dead, and his partner lying several feet distant in an unconscious condition. The news of the accident spread like wild fire and soon the miners came flocking back, all eager to do anything in their power. The coal was removed from the bodies of the two men and scores of willing hands conveyed them to the mouth of the shaft and Drs. Reed and Hardy, of this city, were summoned. The surgeons arrived as quickly as possible, and dressed the wounded man's injuries.
Poor Davis's skull was fractured from the forehead to the base of the skull, and his death is hourly expected. The dead man had without a doubt been killed instantly, as his skull was crush, both legs broken, and his hip badly mutilated. Both men were married and were held in the esteem by all. Edmund Griffiths was 54 years of age, and was the father of seven children. His home was at the "patch." The funeral will be held at his late residence Thursday at 1:30 o'clock, and at Myers's Church at 2 o'clock, the Rev. E.P. Wise officiating. The Sippo Lodge, I. O. O. F., of which he was a member, will attend in a body, and will perform their ritual services at the grave. He was also a member of the Ancient Order of Forresters, Niles. He is 32 years of age and is the only support of the family.
Thomas Davis resides at Pigeon Run with his family, which consist of a wife and several children. He is 32 years of age and is the only support of the family.
Coroner McQuate arrived at the scene of the accident late Tuesday evening and after taking the testimony of several persons, gave as his verdict that death resulted from purely accidental causes.
The testimony of Harvey Arthur and Mr. Jones, two fellow miners, develops the fact that the cause of the accident was a premature explosion. They said they had just gotten out of Griffiths' and and Davis's room when the explosion took place, and that the shock was so great that it extinguished their lights.
John P. Jones, district mine inspector, is at Pigeon Run today investigating the cause of the accident.
-Massillon Independent, Page 5 (June 20, 1895)-
THE SECOND VICTIM
Thomas Davis died at 4:20 Wednesday morning at Pigeon Run, and is survived by a wife and five children.
Eight Weeks ago, the dead man's skull was fractured in the explosion at the Howells Coal Company's Pigeon Run mine, in which Edmund Griffith was killed outright. His life has hung in the balance ever since.
He was a good miner and a good citizen, and the wife and little ones now left in sore need, have the sympathy of the entire valley.
-The Evening Independent, Page 5 (August 15, 1895)-
LAID TO REST
PIGEON RUN, Aug. 16, - The funeral of Thomas Davis took place this afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Pigeon Run mines where he had been employed ceased to work today to allow the men to attend the funeral. His pall bearers were all fellow miners.
-The Massillon Independent, Page 7 (August 22, 1895)-
A FATAL EXPLOSION
Edmund Griffiths and Thomas Davis The Victims
BOTH MEN BADLY MUTILATED
A mistake in calculation or a premature
Another Death Results From The Howells Mine Explosion instantly kills Edmund Griffiths, and his partner fatally injured- The Story of The Terrible Accident
Edward Griffiths is dead and Thomas Davis will died as a result of a terrible accident that occured at Howell's Pigeon Run Mine, Tuesday evening at 4:45 o'clock. Griffiths and Davis were miners and worked together in the same room. Their room was so situated that they were the last men in the mine to fire their shots to loosen coal for the next day. After the rest of the miners had passed out, Mr. Griffiths and his "buddy" had prepared two shots, which they lighted and then retired from the room. It is in supposition that the two men heard the first shot and, thinking that both had exploded simultaneously, they returned to their room to see the result, and that while they were investigating the other shot had gone off with the foregoing result.
There is also another theory that the shot exploded prematurely. The miners who had passed out before them, called to them and upon receiving no answer, went to their room where Mr. Griffiths was found lying on his face dead, and his partner lying several feet distant in an unconscious condition. The news of the accident spread like wild fire and soon the miners came flocking back, all eager to do anything in their power. The coal was removed from the bodies of the two men and scores of willing hands conveyed them to the mouth of the shaft and Drs. Reed and Hardy, of this city, were summoned. The surgeons arrived as quickly as possible, and dressed the wounded man's injuries.
Poor Davis's skull was fractured from the forehead to the base of the skull, and his death is hourly expected. The dead man had without a doubt been killed instantly, as his skull was crush, both legs broken, and his hip badly mutilated. Both men were married and were held in the esteem by all. Edmund Griffiths was 54 years of age, and was the father of seven children. His home was at the "patch." The funeral will be held at his late residence Thursday at 1:30 o'clock, and at Myers's Church at 2 o'clock, the Rev. E.P. Wise officiating. The Sippo Lodge, I. O. O. F., of which he was a member, will attend in a body, and will perform their ritual services at the grave. He was also a member of the Ancient Order of Forresters, Niles. He is 32 years of age and is the only support of the family.
Thomas Davis resides at Pigeon Run with his family, which consist of a wife and several children. He is 32 years of age and is the only support of the family.
Coroner McQuate arrived at the scene of the accident late Tuesday evening and after taking the testimony of several persons, gave as his verdict that death resulted from purely accidental causes.
The testimony of Harvey Arthur and Mr. Jones, two fellow miners, develops the fact that the cause of the accident was a premature explosion. They said they had just gotten out of Griffiths' and and Davis's room when the explosion took place, and that the shock was so great that it extinguished their lights.
John P. Jones, district mine inspector, is at Pigeon Run today investigating the cause of the accident.
-Massillon Independent, Page 5 (June 20, 1895)-
THE SECOND VICTIM
Thomas Davis died at 4:20 Wednesday morning at Pigeon Run, and is survived by a wife and five children.
Eight Weeks ago, the dead man's skull was fractured in the explosion at the Howells Coal Company's Pigeon Run mine, in which Edmund Griffith was killed outright. His life has hung in the balance ever since.
He was a good miner and a good citizen, and the wife and little ones now left in sore need, have the sympathy of the entire valley.
-The Evening Independent, Page 5 (August 15, 1895)-
LAID TO REST
PIGEON RUN, Aug. 16, - The funeral of Thomas Davis took place this afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Pigeon Run mines where he had been employed ceased to work today to allow the men to attend the funeral. His pall bearers were all fellow miners.
-The Massillon Independent, Page 7 (August 22, 1895)-
Edmund Griffiths and Thomas Davis The Victims
BOTH MEN BADLY MUTILATED
A mistake in calculation or a premature
Another Death Results From The Howells Mine Explosion instantly kills Edmund Griffiths, and his partner fatally injured- The Story of The Terrible Accident
Edward Griffiths is dead and Thomas Davis will died as a result of a terrible accident that occured at Howell's Pigeon Run Mine, Tuesday evening at 4:45 o'clock. Griffiths and Davis were miners and worked together in the same room. Their room was so situated that they were the last men in the mine to fire their shots to loosen coal for the next day. After the rest of the miners had passed out, Mr. Griffiths and his "buddy" had prepared two shots, which they lighted and then retired from the room. It is in supposition that the two men heard the first shot and, thinking that both had exploded simultaneously, they returned to their room to see the result, and that while they were investigating the other shot had gone off with the foregoing result.
There is also another theory that the shot exploded prematurely. The miners who had passed out before them, called to them and upon receiving no answer, went to their room where Mr. Griffiths was found lying on his face dead, and his partner lying several feet distant in an unconscious condition. The news of the accident spread like wild fire and soon the miners came flocking back, all eager to do anything in their power. The coal was removed from the bodies of the two men and scores of willing hands conveyed them to the mouth of the shaft and Drs. Reed and Hardy, of this city, were summoned. The surgeons arrived as quickly as possible, and dressed the wounded man's injuries.
Poor Davis's skull was fractured from the forehead to the base of the skull, and his death is hourly expected. The dead man had without a doubt been killed instantly, as his skull was crush, both legs broken, and his hip badly mutilated. Both men were married and were held in the esteem by all. Edmund Griffiths was 54 years of age, and was the father of seven children. His home was at the "patch." The funeral will be held at his late residence Thursday at 1:30 o'clock, and at Myers's Church at 2 o'clock, the Rev. E.P. Wise officiating. The Sippo Lodge, I. O. O. F., of which he was a member, will attend in a body, and will perform their ritual services at the grave. He was also a member of the Ancient Order of Forresters, Niles. He is 32 years of age and is the only support of the family.
Thomas Davis resides at Pigeon Run with his family, which consist of a wife and several children. He is 32 years of age and is the only support of the family.
Coroner McQuate arrived at the scene of the accident late Tuesday evening and after taking the testimony of several persons, gave as his verdict that death resulted from purely accidental causes.
The testimony of Harvey Arthur and Mr. Jones, two fellow miners, develops the fact that the cause of the accident was a premature explosion. They said they had just gotten out of Griffiths' and and Davis's room when the explosion took place, and that the shock was so great that it extinguished their lights.
John P. Jones, district mine inspector, is at Pigeon Run today investigating the cause of the accident.
-Massillon Independent, Page 5 (June 20, 1895)-
THE SECOND VICTIM
Thomas Davis died at 4:20 Wednesday morning at Pigeon Run, and is survived by a wife and five children.
Eight Weeks ago, the dead man's skull was fractured in the explosion at the Howells Coal Company's Pigeon Run mine, in which Edmund Griffith was killed outright. His life has hung in the balance ever since.
He was a good miner and a good citizen, and the wife and little ones now left in sore need, have the sympathy of the entire valley.
-The Evening Independent, Page 5 (August 15, 1895)-
LAID TO REST
PIGEON RUN, Aug. 16, - The funeral of Thomas Davis took place this afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Pigeon Run mines where he had been employed ceased to work today to allow the men to attend the funeral. His pall bearers were all fellow miners.
-The Massillon Independent, Page 7 (August 22, 1895)-
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