Show HAS GAS EXPLOSION m r KillS RIN IH MEN Fearful Accident in Coal Mine on Santa Fe Road in New Mexico CAUSE GAS AND COAL C AL DUST AT NOON HOUR WHEN MAJOR MAJORITY ITY WERE AT DINNER Albuquerque Dec 31 least nine miners were killed and three fatally and two seriously Injured In an explosion explosion explosion sion of gas and coal dust at noon today in the Bernal mine at Carthage Soc Soccoro Soccoro Soccoro coro county New Mexico one of three large coal mines owned by the Car Carthage Carthage Carthage thage Fuel Fue Fu company Nine dead bodies have been taken out and although the mine Is still filled with gas It is be believed that no more victims remain in inthe Inthe inthe the workings The Dead C L Wilcox VII cox an American mine boss Juan Archuleta a miner native of Socorro county Ignacio Archuleta miner Socorro county C T American miner Thomas Archuleta Socorro county Angelo Italian miner Three natives of Old Mexico whose names have not been learned I The Injured probably fa fatally fatally a tally Benito E probably fa fatally fatally fatally tally Max Walker Valker probably fatally Matt Brooks and George Jocko Jockovich Jockovich vich seriously injured All of the men had apparently been killed Instantly and some of the bo bodies bodies bodies dies were mangled beyond recognition Good Work of Rescue Party Superintendent C F Weber with ith a party of rescuers numbering several dozen have been busy bus working all the afternoon In spite of the gasses Wo Women Women Women men and children are with difficulty I kept from the mouth of the mines and the scenes when the bodies of the dead Svere k ere vere brought up were most harrowing Carthage is a small town on a branch line twenty miles mites from San Antonio N NM NM NM M on the Santa Fe railroad and com corn communication communication Is difficult Save the fact tact that the explosion occurred during the noon hour the death list would be larger The explosion shook the coun country country country try for miles around and several of the bodies were thrown clear out of the main entrance to the mine Two men were blown OO yards away awayA A force of about fifty men is em employed In the mine and all but those who were killed or injured had gone 1 one to dinner No cause for tor the explosion is as assigned assigned assigned signed |