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Acton No. 2 Mine Explosion

Acton, Alabama
November 18, 1913
No. Killed - 24

USBM Final Investigation Report  (13.2 Mb) PDF Format
Includes correspondence, field notes, maps, telegrams, and news articles
An explosion occurred at this mine as a result of two or more blown out shots from very badly placed holes, probably charged with black powder.  Of the 29 men in the mine, 24 were killed, 13 by injury or burns, and 11 by asphyxiation.
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News icon Boston Evening Transcript, Nov. 19, 1913
News icon The Montreal Gazette, Nov. 19, 1913
News icon St. Petersburg Daily Times, Nov. 19, 1913
News icon The Birmingham News, Nov. 19, 1913
News icon The Tampa Tribune, Nov. 19, 1913
News icon The Virginian-Pilot, Nov. 19, 1913
News icon Pensacola News Journal, Nov. 20, 1913
News icon The Times and Democrat, Nov. 20, 1913
News icon The North Wilkesboro Hustler, Nov. 21, 1913
Image icon The Western Sentinel, Nov. 21, 1913
Image icon Birmingham Post-Herald, Nov. 21, 1913
News icon The Montgomery Advertiser, Nov. 21, 1913
News icon The Birmingham News, Nov. 21, 1913
News icon The Birmingham News, Nov. 22, 1913
News icon The Agra Sentinel, Nov. 26, 1913
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