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Layman Galloway Mining Company
Layman Galloway Mine Explosion

Pineville, Bell County, Kentucky
January 30, 1922
No. Killed - 6

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News icon The Billings Gazette, Jan. 31, 1922 PDF Format
News icon Lincoln Nebraska State Journal, Jan. 31, 1922 PDF Format
News icon The Greensboro Patriot, Feb. 2, 1922 PDF Format
News icon The Plain Dealer, Feb. 28, 1922 PDF Format
News icon Evening Star, Jan. 31, 1922 PDF Format
Six men were killed and two injured in an explosion.
The deceased:
  • Ben Rapier
  • Earl Hampton
  • A. G. Buswell
  • Willie May
  • John Martin
  • James Martin
The injured:
  • George Hampton
  • Joe Dell
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