Charleston, W. Va., April 1. -- Four men were killed and two others seriously injured in an explosion in the Echo mine of the Henry Brothers Coal and Coke Company, at Henry, Fayette County, last evening.
Injured:
George D. Lynch and his son
The dead:
Sam Melhorn
Andy Melhorn
Charles Jones
John Broomfield
See official list of fatalities above.
Only from 12 to 15 men were in the mine at the time of the explosion which only affected a single entry, allowing those in other sections to escape unharmed.
The explosion is believed to have been caused by gas coming from an abandoned part.
