Show 9 Meet Death in Mine Explosion Rescue Crews Work All Night to Bring Out Bodies YOLANDE Ala May 28 AP AP- AP Nine men were killed and two others severely burned in an ex explosion explosion ex- ex 1000 feet below the surface in the Connersville mine last night Officials of the Yolande Coal and Coke company operators of the mine said their inspectors ors reported the blast was waa caused by an overcharge over over- overcharge charge of dynamite Tho The explosion occurred at 7 J ocl o'clock k last night ar ald d several bundred bun liun- dred drell persons miners and their families families fam tam crowded cro about the mouth of or orthe the horizontal shaft shaU awaiting word from returning rescue crows crews who held hope that the men were only trapped by the flames and could be rescued The mine officials said examination examination examination examina examina- tion of ot the bodies Indicated all men were killed instantly The bodies were recovered early today b by rescue crews who worked throughout the night fighting flames that enveloped the workings after the explosion The Th twelfth member of ot the nl night ht crew climbed from the shaft uninjured The dead including seven senn white men and two negroes are arc Grover Herring Herring- I Eugene Herring son of or Grover Herring Bill Kimbrel Charley Chancy Patterson Mitchell Turner Will Kelly and and Harry Kelt Kelly brothers Phil Grecs Grees and Allen lIen Pearson negroes The injured Mark ark Hulsey severe ere burns re recovers recovers' recovery re- re cove covers covery doubtful O. O E. E Chastaine badly Lurn burned 1 but butwill butwill will recover George Byron Dron a emerged from the flaming workings un un- un harmed 1 |