Deseret Evening News | 1907-12-13 | Page 1 | Naomi Mine Disaster

NAOMI MINE DISASTER Coroner Jury ls 1111 Mille to III trout from Implosion J of JHK OK a Pa P Dec Deo coroners Jury Investigating the explosion Ion sion at the Naomi Naom mine of the Ihl United Coil Coal eo company at t Fayette Faette City Pa Ia I which resulted In III the death of 34 U min miners in in inera ers era today returned the following ver vel verdict diet dict We too find that the men came to their deaths as a a result It of an explosion ot gas and anti dust in the UN Naomi of ot the tie United Coal con C cosam The pea gas to have VI accumulated front from C v ventilation and was waa we from tram sparks of ot the electric wires wIre or an open op n light at some me point not net definitely located We e condemn the Ihl use u of ot electric wires wi on return air currents nod and wo W further condemn the use of open lights lIP lIPIn In all 11 gaseous mines We e would recommend that thaI thereafter er or an air all su rt be opened up whore the workings reach reah a point feet from the main openings Further that Ut the mining commission lon appointed by b the state governor recommend n such lIuch amendments to 10 the mining laws la that human hui an life bite will be bf better protected and nd that Ihal the law laws be more rigidly enforced