| Show BLOWN TO PIECES MINERS MEET DEATH INVWEST VIRGINIA MINE Thirteen Are Killed and Twenty Are Unaccounted ForFour Others Fatally Fa-tally Injured Phllippl W Vnt Nov 3ThIrtccn miners mi-ners were killed by an explosion that occurred oc-curred this morning at 10 oclock at time mines of tho Southern Coal and Transportation Trans-portation company at llerrjsburg six miles from this place DEAD > Olllo Marks pit boss Andrew Blnckwcll Albert Brown Lawrence Duncan Pack Adams Seven others whoso names are not obtainable ob-tainable FATALLY INJURED William Marks and James Jackson were I fatally injured The explosion was so great that mules were killed at time month of tho mine and cars were blown forty foot from tho truck One man wnM blown In two at the trce loins and his body thrown against a pile of lumber at tho mouth of time mine o Tho night shift went on duly at 7 oclock Everything went smoothly until un-til about midnight when tho explosion occurred I The dead were mutilated beyond recognition recog-nition and the scene was calculated to malt tho strongest heart Cal MAN BLOWN TO PIECES The force of tho explosion was so great that two men wero found sixty teet from the mouth of tho mine An hour after tho I explosion hundreds had visited the mine Tho sight was L most horrIble one Strewn I along tho main channel and about the opening were tho arms legs hands anj other portions of the bodies of the dead miners Tho miners Insist that the explosion ex-plosion was caused by lire damp REMOVING THE DEAD As the work ol removing tho dead goes on things look worse Four men Imo been brought out during tho last hour and the searchers report that dozen are yet In time mine Most of lho o brought out aio mutilated beyond description A messenger Just returned from the mines slates that tho bodies of twelve men have been brought out eight ot broulht whom were recognized Four men are In I the hospital and not expected to live until morning Twenty men arc unaccounted I Slavs icr Tho men are mostly negiocs and |
