Tank's Poetry
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united states mine rescue association
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Mine Explosion at Madisonville; Five Known Dead Linton Daily Citizen, Linton, Indiana November 20, 1925 Mine officials expressed the opinion that a "windy or delayed shot," believed to have been set off by two negroes, caused the explosion. Fire Followed Explosion Fire broke out immediately following the explosion and burned fiercely most of the day. Rescue workers today said, however, that they had succeeded in sealing the blaze in and had it under control. The known dead, all of Madisonville, are: Rolla Vaugh, 32 years old, Harold Vaugh, 16; Charles Vick, 26, negro, and Allen Day, 20. Hope of rescuing Antonio Chortina, 35 years old, of Kansas, an Italian, has been abandoned because the mine is still ablaze near where his body is believed to be. Editor's Note: The date of this accident is uncertain. According to the CDC/NIOSH list, it's November 13; the news articles indicate it should be November 19; and the Kentucky Mining Accidents, 1864-2006 list these fatalities on November 18. The MSHA Fatality Archive Database also indicates November 18. |
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