Show government records covering the first six months of 1924 show that 1302 1309 men lost their lives in accidents at coal mines during that period of this number 1049 men were killed at bituminous mines and at anthracite mines the 1302 fatalities indicate a death rate of per million tons which may be compared with for the first six si months of 1923 for bituminous mines alone the 1924 rate for six months was as compared with for the same period of 1923 for anthracite mines alone the rate for the first half hal f of 1924 was per million tons as compared pare d with 5 61 for 1923 I 1 |