Show FIFTY PERISH IN MINI MINE FIRE imprisoned in tunnel escape being completely by fire smoke and the generated gases scranton pa without a moments wax warning nIng fifty men and boys are believed to have perished in a mine ore fire in the pancoast colliery at throop abreo rolles miles from here on friday some estimates place the number at sixty orty three bodies have been recovered john evans head bead ot of the united states rescue car died at 9 molay night A detective defective rescue hel met caused him to suffocate A majority ot of the missing men and boys are foreigners but two americans americana foreman walter knight and fire boss alfred dawe are thought to have perished the fire started in an engine house bouse at the opening of a slope leading from the diamond vein feet from the sur surface faco there were men men in the nine about allty of them being at work in a blind tunnel at the end of the slope escape was completely blocked by fire are smoke and the generated gases alo th e other men amen scattered indifferent workings got out by various exits |