Show MORE THAN THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY COAL MINERS ENTOMBED BERLIN nov 12 the greatest mining disaster in bears cars in germany occurred yesterday morning at the roadbed in e about three miles from this place there was a heavy explosion about 4 and almost immediately the mine took fire of three hundred and eighty miners working orling iv underground at the time only six escaped without injury thirty five rive men were ere taken out badly hurt and thirty seven were here dead when hen brought to th the mouth of the pit the remaining three hundred and two to have been given up for lost the explosion was as unusually violent io destroying one of the shafts which had to be partly repaired before the rescue work began in addition the names flames and smoke proved almost insurmountable obstacles in the early efforts cf of the rescuing parties A special corps composed of the men who rendered such alu able aid in the terrible mine disaster at Courrier es france in March 1900 arrived upon the scene shortly before noon but were unable to enter the mine being forced to wait the tile efforts of the firemen to keep the flames in check meantime heartrending scenes took place at the mine when the dead and wounded were ere brought to the surface and there were similar scenes in the town when the injured were transported through the streets to the hospitals at I 1 the fire had made great headway and later in the afternoon after a consultation sul tation of the engineers it was decided that any further attempts to rescue the entombed men would be in vain ain owing to the impossibility of entering the galleries at the same time an order was issued to hood flood the mine first reports indicated that the tile accident was the result of an explosion of coal dust but the statements of the injured men rendered this improbable and it is not clear just what caused it |