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united states mine rescue association
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Official list of the deceased
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Successful Rescues Sixteen of the miners who were preparing to come to the surface at the time of the explosion were rescued after an undisclosed period. They were 10 white men and six Negroes. None of them was seriously injured. The explosion wrecked the cages used to lift the miners and coal from the pit and those saved had to be carried through a mine hole used to circulate air. Seven Killed, Nine Reported Missing in Kentucky Blast Charleston Daily Mail, West Virginia August 4, 1927 Positive identification has been made on the bodies of:
The explosion yesterday occurred in the 10th entry of the mine and the four bodies were found on the seventh level. Rescue workers were hampered as all the brattices of the pit shaft were destroyed. They were forced to construct new brattices as they went down into the pit and had progressed as far as the eighth level. The nine men missing were believed to be on the tenth level. Little hope is held they are alive. The air in the mine was reported bad and one rescue worker was overcome by after-damp. No fire has been discovered thus far. Twenty nurses and doctors were ready for emergency cases at the entrance and ambulances were drawn up to transport any survivors who may be found. Sixteen of the miners who were preparing to come to the surface at the time of the explosion were rescued last night. They were 10 white men and six Negroes. None of them was seriously injured. The explosion wrecked the cages used to lift the miners and coal from the pit and those saved had to be carried through a mine hole used to circulate air. Miners and officials believe the explosion was the result of a "windy shot." About 240 men are employed at the mine but only about 40 of them were at work when the explosion occurred. The company is mining a 90-inch seam at full time in an effort to fill heavy demands for western Kentucky coal. |
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