Show GAS tAs I EXPLOSION IN A COAL MINE Seven Men Reported to Have Been Killed and Two Others Painfully Injured EIGHTEEN REMAIN J BELOW MOST MOST OF DF THE VICTIMS ARE FOR FOREIGNERS FOREIGNERS FOREIGNERS EIGNERS Johnstown Pa Oct 24 By an explosion explosIon sion sian in the mine of the Cambria Steel 1 company here today seven men are re reported reported reported ported to be dead and two painfully but not fatally hurt The explosion is thought to have been caused by the igniting of gas by the setting off of a blast Most of the victims are foreigners The ex cx explosion explosion occurred In a heading three miles from the mouth of the mine shaft Eighteen Eighteen Eighteen teen men are reported imprisoned in the heading leading but no mention is made of this in a statement to the Associated Press tonight The statement says sas By an explosion in the Rolling RoIling Mill mine of the Cambria Steel company compan this evening seven men are dead and two are painfully but not fatally injured Up to the present time only one of the dead has been identified He is an American born miner named Sampson Luther It Itis Itis Itis is believed the other dead are all for foreigners foreigners foreigners eigners as are the two injured The Tho explosion took place In heading No 29 a short distance from the ill fated Klondyke section where no men lost their lives about four years ears ago Tho exact cause is not known but it is sup supposed supposed supposed posed that the gas was fired by theT ut ting tin off of a blast All the men when found had their safety safet lamps In proper I trim showing that the accident could not have been by negligence In this di dl direction direction No damage was done to the workings and the mine will be running as usual tomorrow Many reports were spread as to the tho th large number of men imprisoned In the mine but these reports subsequently were found to be untrue The men killed were alone in the heading at the time of the explosion The dead men were taken out of the mine at about 9 tonight |