Feb. 18—Feb. 18, 1908

Train passengers injured in explosionMultiple passengers were injured when the Lackawanna Limited express passed by an exploding powder mill in Netcong, New Jersey.

The Buffalo-bound train was passing through Netcong when the General Explosive Co.'s powder mill located about a half mile from the tracks suddenly exploded.

The explosion showered the train in debris and dust and shattered most of its windows.

Doctors were waiting to treat the 39 injured passengers at the next station on the line. No one was seriously injured.

The train finally arrived in Scranton at 3:15 p.m., understandably an hour and 20 minutes late.

In Scranton, workmen immediately began installing new windows in the mail car, vestibule coaches, dining car and the two Pullman cars — the "Paragould" and "Andromeda."

Once the repairs were completed, the train continued on to Buffalo.

Miners rescued in Columbia County

Twenty-five of 26 miners were rescued after being entombed in a Columbia County mine for 11 hours on Feb. 17.

Jacob Ziloski was killed in the mining accident caused by a break in a reservoir that filled the Mount Carmel mine with water and debris.

The mine was located in one of the coldest spots of the state. As families and friends of the miners started to arrive, bonfires were built to keep the crowds and the rescuers warm.

The rescue crews finally broke through rockfall at 10 p.m.

Carnegie gives $100,000 to bride

Andrew Carnegie was a good friend to have.

The tycoon heard that Annie Wallace, the librarian at the Carnegie Library in Atlanta, was getting married to Max Howland, of Boston; he sent Wallace a congratulatory letter.

Inside the letter, Carnegie included a "little remembrance." The "remembrance" was $100,000 in United States Steel bonds placed with a trust company. Wallace would receive an annual $6,000 interest payment.

Brian Fulton, library manager, oversees The Times-Tribune's expansive digital and paper archives and is an authority on local history. Contact Brian at bfulton@timesshamrock.com or 570-348-9140.

Brian Fulton, library manager, oversees The Times-Tribune's expansive digital and paper archives and is an authority on local history. Contact Brian at bfulton@timesshamrock.com or 570-348-9140.