Show FATAL MINE EXPLOSION four men killed and two injured at the parlette mine post surgeons io to scene of disaster every person in this section was hor gifted when the report of the disaster at tha Pa riette mine reach each r ed ve nal thursday morning there was also much anxiety as there was supposed to be several vernal boys at work there the first telephone message from fort duchesne was to the effect that there were six men killed and several wounded at the Pa riette mine aud that the two surgeons stationed at the fort had gone to the scene of the disaster later in the day it was learned that there was no one from vernal killed or injured yesterday morning it was def finitely learned that there were four men killed and two injured the cause of the explosion was undoubtedly doubt edl gas As aa the mire mine is ia very wet and dust accumulations impossible in fact the presence of gas in that mine has been known for several years I 1 the following additional particulars obtained just before going to press the explosion was caused by mine damp or gas ignited by a miners lamp it took place about five p in wednesday the foreman had started down the mine as the men were changing shift but stopped part way down to repair an electric wire ile he escaped uninjured all others in the mino mine were killed |