Tank's Poetry
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united states mine rescue association
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Tank's Poetry |
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The accident was caused by the ignition of gas in "Raccoon Pit," near Clover Hill, in which about eighty hands were at work. Fifteen of the hands killed were negroes, as also were the three fatally injured, and were mostly the property of the mining company. The body of the overseer, Mr. Bertram, was taken out, and for a time showed signs of life. All the other bodies were recovered. The ignition of the gas was followed by a great explosion, the flames ascending in a shaft of fire to the height of several hundred feet above the mouth of the pit, but it is not supposed to be so great as to delay operations long. |
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Terrible Colliery Catastrophe