Show SEVEN MINERS DIE IN BLAST I 0 Br fly UniteS PITTSBURGH Sept 11 Seven ll Seven miners Were vere killed today when coal dust ignited in the Oakmont mine of the Hillman Coal and Coke company i at Barking Station io More than thana a score of other miners tIed lIed three miles niles through the drift shaft to the surface an and i escaped when the blast occurred fred shortly after the days day's work began Hillman officials sent emergency calls to to the Pittsburgh office of the federal bureau of min mines s for or rescue crews they refused to give in informatIon information information in- in formation minimizing the accident State were called to halt automobiles approaching the mine on highways The last of the seven bodies was brought to the surface by rescue crews headed by J. J J. J Forbes chief engineer of the local bureau of mines safety division Six of ot them were Identified as Mike 35 Springdale a loader load load- er Joseph Franconi 25 Springdale a driver Charles Solomon 47 New Kensington a loader Greely Valley Heights Heigh Jack Miller Acmetonia Acme Acme- tonia and a man described only as Mike The seventh was carried to the improvised improvised improvised im im- im- im morgue in a nearby to await identification There was one other casualty Jo- Jo on Pace Pue Two 1910 SEVEN MINERS DIE IN BLAST I F Continued from Paste Page One Ont seph Payer 23 of ot Springdale who was taken to Citizens general hospital hospital hos- hos pital New Kensington suffering burns on the hands and face Rescuers ers believed no one was trapped rapped and that only the nine caught in the apex of the explosion were casualties That report lessened the anxiety of the he scores of ot women children and miners off at duty who had gathered at athe atthe atthe the he first word of the explosion fearful fear fear- ful ul for tor the safety of relatives and friends |