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Show EIGHT M'NERS DIE t AN EXPLOSION HARRISBURG, Pa,, Oct. 23. Eight miners were killed and eight others woro overcome by au explosion of powder In the O'Gara mine No. 0, a mile from hero today. The dead and the miners who wero unconscious were removed from tho mino by rescuers, threo of whom were overcome by gas. They were resuscitated resus-citated at u hospital. Tho oxploslon occurred as rbe shifts were changing. Only sixteen men were In the north entry, where the explosion occurred. Three hundred hun-dred and sixty men had reported for work, but oil hud not gone into the workings. At tho local ofllco ot the mine it wus 6tated that it was not detinlteb known whnt caused the explosion, but that It was possible the insulation on an electric cable had become loosenod and. that the exposed wire touched sonio spilled powder. |