Show MANY as LOST IN COAL MINE explosion of gas causes fatalities in illinois colliery owned by joseph leiter italian youth Is lone survivor 0 of disaster former explosion in same mine caused death of fifty one workmen duquoin oln III A disastrous gas explosion pl oslon in which twenty five men lost their lives occurred at in an early hour sunday gunday morning in joseph Lei deiters leiters coi colliery llory at zeigler Zol gler A spark from a trolley pole of an electric motor coming into contact with a pocket of xu gas 13 ls assigned as the cause of tho the explosion the americans killed in the explosion included thirteen whose bodies have been recovered and eight bodies remain in tho the mine mr leiter personally conducted the first relief party into the mine the lone survivor of the explosion was waa an italian youth who escaped harm an expert who had been experimenting with tha gaser in the mines at zeigler said lie ho had bad placed the mine in a safe position to tio bo be operated ed the men man were engaged in dealing clearing away the debris caused by tho the recent fires ires in the mine and it was expected that operations actions would be resumed this week after two months suspension the millo was put lit in operation in and soon after labor troubles lea began in april 1905 an explosion in the mine killed fifty one men |