Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1900-02-23 | Page 3 | Explosion in a Mine. One Man Entombed in Pocket of Terrible Coal Gas

EXPLOSION IN A IL E EOne One Man Entombed in Pocket Pocket of Ter Terrible Terrible Terrible Coal Gas Seattle Wash Vask Fe Feb K One man is entombed in a pocket of terrible coal I gas gaa and doubtless dead and two are seriously l burned fumed as u the result of bf an explosion in one Of the Black ack Diamond mines at lit 10 Wednesday morn morning mornIng ing lug The man men believed to be dead is L A ADavis A ADavis Davis one of or the oldest employees of or orthe the company oy The injured are Maurice Roccia and a miner named Kline I I The explosion was caused by b the Ig is Igniting igniting I of the gas that suddenly burst out of or a seam between the coal vein rein and I rock at the end of a breast bre be being belag lag ing sunk gunk frOm r m the east gangway in I mine No 4 4 in the center of or the town I of Black Diamond