Show TERRIBLE MINE ACCIDENT fifteen men lose their live lives as at re alt sult of explosion A special from burnett Bura ett wash brings the news of one of the most terrible calamities that has ever blighted the mining wining industry in tho the state of washington occurring in the burnett coal mine without a moments warning at learn lea eleven lives were snuffed out anil antl it la Is believed that tho the death lt will total fifteen of theo hea unfortunate fortunato un victims eight are men of families while the rest were unmarried the cause of tho the explosion has not been definitely ascertained and low ion vary by anine the theory la Is advanced that fire damp Is 13 responsible for tho the disaster but this will not bo be until an investigation has been held the burnett tolio ml la Is owned by the south douth prairie coal company at tho the time of the accident there acre rubout forty men at work just prior to tho the fatal explosion some of the miners had ascended to tho the surface and others more fortunate than the victims were able to make male their way to safety after the terrible blast which shook tho the neighboring territory like ille aa an earthquake |