| Show MINE HORROR IN COLORADO thirteen miren mir ere killed bythe by the explosion of a powder house A most d sa explosion occurred at no 3 mine at bowen colo a mail small camp about ten miles north of trinidad in which t tl irleen lires lives are known to I 1 ave been lost the exact number of men working on the night shift end and in the mine at the time of the explosion is unknown the mine Is worked by the union coal company of denver and is a stops store mine situated on the mountainside and about yards from the tipple below the explosion occurred about boo feet from the mouth of the store and was caused by firedamp immediately after the night shift bad started into the tope a terrific terri fio fia explosion occurred entirely filling the mouth of the slope and shaking buildings and breaking windows for a mile distant owing to the mouth of the store being filled the rescuers were delayed for some time but succeeded in reach ing part of the men through an old store and eight dead bodies were quickly brought to the surface the powder house in the mine ns us bally containing 1 pounds of powder blew up and it is this which caused such great it d the gen eral oral belief is that the anti e mine has been mined ruined and if f not it will take months to get it in working order again |
