Tank's Poetry
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united states mine rescue association
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Tank's Poetry |
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Successful Rescue Four miners were either rescued or otherwise made their way to the surface after more than twelve hours following the explosion in the Greeno mine which killed eight. The four included John Swede, James Rosenburg, John Ritsky, and G. E. Lehman. Rosenburg was badly burned on his head, face and hands. The others were reported to be in good condition. Note: corrected name spellings are taken from the Final Investigation Report. Explosion of Gas in Workings at Greeno, Va. Coshocton Daily Tribune. Ohio December 16, 1910 The Greeno mine is owned by the Bend and Bruce Coal Company and is in Wise County, 100 miles from here on the Norfolk and Western Railroad. Relief parties with oxygen helmets and surgeons' supplies are on their way to the scene of the disaster. Superintendent James Bearyman, who entered the shaft just a few minutes before the explosion, is among the dead. Wives and children of the entombed men surround the entrance begging the rescuers to bring their loved ones out. The known dead are:
The explosion is said to have been caused by an accumulation of gas in the lower levels, being set fire to by an open lamp belonging to one of the miners, but this cannot be confirmed. The same mine had a similar explosion three years ago, in which six men were killed. |
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