Show GAS EXPLOSION IN 1 I 1 INK N 1 FIVE MEN KILLED AND SEVERAL INJURED IN pennsylvania COAL MINE three relief I 1 rols sent to lo the omen of lelek i are re overcome by anti nl were co bellel to at on don attempt an explosion in tile the Cats burg mine of tile the river consolidated coal an and I 1 coke cot company aa ui hela eta aw 1 thu thursday raday resulted in the death of five men and serious injury of several others two fatally on monday a premature explosion of dynamite caused gas to ignite and since that aime mme the mine lifts has been burning all the air ch cliftn annals nel were closed and it was hoped th that at the flames co uld be smothered thursday day twenty men entered tile the mine to Investigate i and it is thought that the turning on of the air which had been shut off by the fan caused the gas which had accumulated to ignite A terrible explosion followed soon boon after the men entered A relief party headed by superintendent seddon und and mine inspector loutitt made nn an ellort and nearly sue uc ceetta in reaching tile the imprisoned men but aare ere compelled to return to air all were overcome and are in ill a serious condition A second relief patty headed 1 by y coulter entered the mine ba b another any but a second Dl oslon occurred aud and they were foiled forted to retreat A third relief party made a futile attempt |