TRAGEDY IS CAUSED BY EXPLOSION
Rescue Workers Recover Bodies From Destroyed Shaft
BLAST IS TERRIFIC
Relatives of Unfortunate Men Gather at Mine Shaft for Details
Nine men working together in the George vein were killed instantly by a gas explosion that swept the tunnel, and within two hours rescue workers had brought them to the surface while the search for further casualties went on. The blast brought down the brattice work and timbers inside the tunnel, black damp accumulated as the work proceeded, and one man, Michael Driscoll, who had left the tunnel a moment before for a keg of powder, was the only survivor of the crew.
WILKESBARRE, Pa., Oct. 30. - Nine men met instant death today in a mine explosion at Nanikoke near here.
Two hours after the blast rescue workers reported they had brought the last of the workers to the surface but the search was being continued for more casualties.
The accident occurred in No. 7, colliery of the Susquehanna Collieries company.
The nine men were working together in the George vein when a terrific explosion swept the tunnel. They were scattered about like duck pins.
Several thousand people including hundreds of relatives of men at work in the colliery, gathered at the gates of the mine during the morning.
Joseph P. Walsh, head of the state bureau of mines, went from his home in this city and assumed charge of the rescue work and was assisted by Mine Inspector Frank Kittle. All of the company officials were at the head of the shaft assisting the rescue crews who were searching for more bodies.
It was definitely announced that the tragedy was due to an explosion of gas. The force of the blast was so terrific that all brattice work and timbers inside of the fatal tunnel were blown down. Black damp accumulated and the work was proceeding with great peril.
Ordinarily 13 men work in the section torn by the blast, but today only 11 reported at their posts. Michael Driscoll, married, Nanticoke had left the tunnel only a moment before for a keg of powder and is the only survivor of the crew.
Reproduced unchanged from Imperial Valley Press, October 30, 1926, page 1.
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TRAGEDY IS CAUSED BY EXPLOSION
Rescue Workers Recover Bodies From Destroyed Shaft
BLAST IS TERRIFIC
Relatives of Unfortunate Men Gather at Mine Shaft for Details
Nine men working together in the George vein were killed instantly by a gas explosion that swept the tunnel, and within two hours rescue workers had brought them to the surface while the search for further casualties went on. The blast brought down the brattice work and timbers inside the tunnel, black damp accumulated as the work proceeded, and one man, Michael Driscoll, who had left the tunnel a moment before for a keg of powder, was the only survivor of the crew.
WILKESBARRE, Pa., Oct. 30. - Nine men met instant death today in a mine explosion at Nanikoke near here.
Two hours after the blast rescue workers reported they had brought the last of the workers to the surface but the search was being continued for more casualties.
The accident occurred in No. 7, colliery of the Susquehanna Collieries company.
The nine men were working together in the George vein when a terrific explosion swept the tunnel. They were scattered about like duck pins.
Several thousand people including hundreds of relatives of men at work in the colliery, gathered at the gates of the mine during the morning.
Joseph P. Walsh, head of the state bureau of mines, went from his home in this city and assumed charge of the rescue work and was assisted by Mine Inspector Frank Kittle. All of the company officials were at the head of the shaft assisting the rescue crews who were searching for more bodies.
It was definitely announced that the tragedy was due to an explosion of gas. The force of the blast was so terrific that all brattice work and timbers inside of the fatal tunnel were blown down. Black damp accumulated and the work was proceeding with great peril.
Ordinarily 13 men work in the section torn by the blast, but today only 11 reported at their posts. Michael Driscoll, married, Nanticoke had left the tunnel only a moment before for a keg of powder and is the only survivor of the crew.
Reproduced unchanged from Imperial Valley Press, October 30, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Imperial Valley Press, October 30, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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TRAGEDY IS CAUSED BY EXPLOSION
Rescue Workers Recover Bodies From Destroyed Shaft
BLAST IS TERRIFIC
Relatives of Unfortunate Men Gather at Mine Shaft for Details
Nine men working together in the George vein were killed instantly by a gas explosion that swept the tunnel, and within two hours rescue workers had brought them to the surface while the search for further casualties went on. The blast brought down the brattice work and timbers inside the tunnel, black damp accumulated as the work proceeded, and one man, Michael Driscoll, who had left the tunnel a moment before for a keg of powder, was the only survivor of the crew.
WILKESBARRE, Pa., Oct. 30. - Nine men met instant death today in a mine explosion at Nanikoke near here.
Two hours after the blast rescue workers reported they had brought the last of the workers to the surface but the search was being continued for more casualties.
The accident occurred in No. 7, colliery of the Susquehanna Collieries company.
The nine men were working together in the George vein when a terrific explosion swept the tunnel. They were scattered about like duck pins.
Several thousand people including hundreds of relatives of men at work in the colliery, gathered at the gates of the mine during the morning.
Joseph P. Walsh, head of the state bureau of mines, went from his home in this city and assumed charge of the rescue work and was assisted by Mine Inspector Frank Kittle. All of the company officials were at the head of the shaft assisting the rescue crews who were searching for more bodies.
It was definitely announced that the tragedy was due to an explosion of gas. The force of the blast was so terrific that all brattice work and timbers inside of the fatal tunnel were blown down. Black damp accumulated and the work was proceeding with great peril.
Ordinarily 13 men work in the section torn by the blast, but today only 11 reported at their posts. Michael Driscoll, married, Nanticoke had left the tunnel only a moment before for a keg of powder and is the only survivor of the crew.
Reproduced unchanged from Imperial Valley Press, October 30, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Imperial Valley Press, October 30, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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TRAGEDY IS CAUSED BY EXPLOSION
Rescue Workers Recover Bodies From Destroyed Shaft
BLAST IS TERRIFIC
Relatives of Unfortunate Men Gather at Mine Shaft for Details
Nine men working together in the George vein were killed instantly by a gas explosion that swept the tunnel, and within two hours rescue workers had brought them to the surface while the search for further casualties went on. The blast brought down the brattice work and timbers inside the tunnel, black damp accumulated as the work proceeded, and one man, Michael Driscoll, who had left the tunnel a moment before for a keg of powder, was the only survivor of the crew.
WILKESBARRE, Pa., Oct. 30. - Nine men met instant death today in a mine explosion at Nanikoke near here.
Two hours after the blast rescue workers reported they had brought the last of the workers to the surface but the search was being continued for more casualties.
The accident occurred in No. 7, colliery of the Susquehanna Collieries company.
The nine men were working together in the George vein when a terrific explosion swept the tunnel. They were scattered about like duck pins.
Several thousand people including hundreds of relatives of men at work in the colliery, gathered at the gates of the mine during the morning.
Joseph P. Walsh, head of the state bureau of mines, went from his home in this city and assumed charge of the rescue work and was assisted by Mine Inspector Frank Kittle. All of the company officials were at the head of the shaft assisting the rescue crews who were searching for more bodies.
It was definitely announced that the tragedy was due to an explosion of gas. The force of the blast was so terrific that all brattice work and timbers inside of the fatal tunnel were blown down. Black damp accumulated and the work was proceeding with great peril.
Ordinarily 13 men work in the section torn by the blast, but today only 11 reported at their posts. Michael Driscoll, married, Nanticoke had left the tunnel only a moment before for a keg of powder and is the only survivor of the crew.
Reproduced unchanged from Imperial Valley Press, October 30, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Imperial Valley Press, October 30, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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TRAGEDY IS CAUSED BY EXPLOSION
Rescue Workers Recover Bodies From Destroyed Shaft
BLAST IS TERRIFIC
Relatives of Unfortunate Men Gather at Mine Shaft for Details
Nine men working together in the George vein were killed instantly by a gas explosion that swept the tunnel, and within two hours rescue workers had brought them to the surface while the search for further casualties went on. The blast brought down the brattice work and timbers inside the tunnel, black damp accumulated as the work proceeded, and one man, Michael Driscoll, who had left the tunnel a moment before for a keg of powder, was the only survivor of the crew.
WILKESBARRE, Pa., Oct. 30. - Nine men met instant death today in a mine explosion at Nanikoke near here.
Two hours after the blast rescue workers reported they had brought the last of the workers to the surface but the search was being continued for more casualties.
The accident occurred in No. 7, colliery of the Susquehanna Collieries company.
The nine men were working together in the George vein when a terrific explosion swept the tunnel. They were scattered about like duck pins.
Several thousand people including hundreds of relatives of men at work in the colliery, gathered at the gates of the mine during the morning.
Joseph P. Walsh, head of the state bureau of mines, went from his home in this city and assumed charge of the rescue work and was assisted by Mine Inspector Frank Kittle. All of the company officials were at the head of the shaft assisting the rescue crews who were searching for more bodies.
It was definitely announced that the tragedy was due to an explosion of gas. The force of the blast was so terrific that all brattice work and timbers inside of the fatal tunnel were blown down. Black damp accumulated and the work was proceeding with great peril.
Ordinarily 13 men work in the section torn by the blast, but today only 11 reported at their posts. Michael Driscoll, married, Nanticoke had left the tunnel only a moment before for a keg of powder and is the only survivor of the crew.
Reproduced unchanged from Imperial Valley Press, October 30, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Imperial Valley Press, October 30, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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October 29, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Douglas Daily Dispatch, Evening Star, Imperial Valley Press, The Alaskan, Putnam Patriot, Daily Kennebec Journal, Montgomery County Sentinel, and The Washington Times.
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