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Sibley Iron Mine Cave-in

Ely, St. Louis County, Minnesota
November 9, 1914
No. Killed - 5

In the News (news links open in a separate window in PDF format)
	The Duluth News Tribune, Nov. 11, 1914
	The Duluth News Tribune, Nov. 14, 1914
	Willmar Tribune, Nov. 18, 1914
	The Virginia Enterprise, Nov. 20, 1914

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Six men were entombed. One man was rescued after 112 hours by parties led by company officials. Source document

Deceased:

Frank Antonsich, 38
Fred Antonsich, 24
George Floridan, 30
John Homer, 28
Gideon Oinanen, 37

Injured:

Joe Skusek

Source: Minnesota Mine Accident Index

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