Show FOUR KNOWN DEAD Explosion In Coal Mine Number of Men Below Unknown Bluefield W Va Dec Dee 23 Four men are known to be dead and probably more were entombed as ns the re ra result suIt sult of or an explosion which occurred In Inthe inthe Inthe the Lick Branch colliery owned by b the Pocahontas Coal company compan the largest argest coal mining concern In southwestern Vir Vie Virginia Virginia Vieginia ginia this afternoon It is not known exactly how many men were In the mine at the time The men leave leae the mine after what Is known ap at the running and many of the at work today were ere not In Inthe Inthe Inthe the mine when the explosion occurred o curr d At 11 tonight eighteen of or the en entombed entombed entombed men had been taken out of or the collier colliery alive allye The management of ot this property It Is 13 i said had provided every device delce known to I mining experts and to science to Insure safety It Is thought the trouble originated origInated mated In an abandoned but connected working in the western division nor of the mine |