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Show FIVE ME OFFICIALS BWI I8T0 ETERNITY Face Danger Instead of Miners and Encounter Terrific Explosion. P1TTSBURO. Oct. 29. Flvo minor officials offi-cials of tho Pittsburg & Westmoreland Coal company gave up their lives when they entered tho Hazelklrk mine No. 1 of the company at ITazclklrk, Pm, to ascertain If a portion of the mine was sLlll burning ns a result of an explosion two weeks ago. The dead nrc: Dead. JOHN HORNlCAIv. superintendent. DANIEL GRIFFITH, l'oroman. JOSEPH Ht'NTER. JOHN IAVEi. HENRY CLAYBORNE, lire boss. Officials Take the Kisk. All are married, with large families, and wero men of considerable menns. It whs decided that If any risk was to be taken those holding responsible positions should take It instead of tho miners. All Killed Instantly. The rive men, after having entered the mine, decided to tnnr down the bulkhead erected to confine tho fire to one entry of the mine. Just ns tho covering wne removed thero was a terrlnc explosion, and the five men were blown in different ways, all being Instantly killed. Gave Alarm and Died. Andrew Boder, who was somo distance behind the live men. escaped Instant death, but was so badly burned that ho died later. He reached the bottom of tho shaft, gave the alarm and, when rescued, all tho men wero found to be dead. An Original Owner. John Hornlcnl was one of tho original ownera of the Hazelkirk mine Nos. 1 and 2 and was reported to havo received nearly near-ly $10,000,000 for his holdings at tho time the corporation was formed. All of tho others were well known. Tho mine Is on lire Tho damage may reach thousands of dollars |