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Show 8A Sun Advocate, Price, Utah Tuesday, October 6, 1987 Miners killed in disaster remembered (Continued from Page 1A) teers went a short distance into the mine soon after the ex- plosion. They were trying to turn off a valve. Harvey talked about the experiences he had as the man in charge of one of the rescue teams. The rescuers worked with outstanding dedication over a period of several days, he said. Marianne City, said Fraser, Salt Lake odds in rearing their families, she said. her grandfather, Alma Hardy and greatgrandfather, Edward Jones, Prazen said that it was a real honor to be selected to work on the monument. were both killed in the explosion. While the event was sad, it brought people together causing them to be more aware of their I think monuments show respect for the past and are a way of helping us remeniber what those in the past have accomplished, he said. Dr. J. Eldon Dorman said, heritage, she said. The widows of the miners had to overcome tremendous Carbon County is Utahs melting pot. The polyglot mixture of religions and ethnic groups helps us have a broader and more cosmopolitan culture than the rest of Utah. He said that he has been told that in the early days the life of a miner was worth about the same amount as a prize mule. Carbon County is the Appalachia of Utah, its bastard child, but without Carbon Countys coal, the rest of Utah would be cold and dark, he said. The Hellenic Cultural Association assisted with funding for the monument, along with other organizations. A large number of Greek immigrants were among those killed in the explosion. Donations are still being accepted for the monument and another one that will be dedicated on Oct. 31 at 10:30 a.m. ' The second monument, also the work of Liapis and Prazen, will be placed in the Scofield cemetery in memory of the 200 miners who were killed May 1, 1900 in an explosion in the Winter Quarters mine. Photos by Brian Heckert A Ginns, Bac C," ns, S V rH, A'exander, Proce A"nMT's,S. Jo Ar.Vosa, NtfV Ge-- d Anderson. David R. Anderson, JoFn R Arwbeadakis, Ins Arj'..s!a, Nick Apry, Kenneth Retk, Levi fWr-j- , Cyry! Ha-- Hanve Head, Er-- es Henderson, H.-n- Jr Inoyye, Fuk- - r Jacoby, Se-- , James, Char es Johnson, Id I . Jones, f ran' s Kanakak. f se' Kappas, Gee JL Campertcies, Mike Cappele'ti, J' Cappeletti, Marion Cavselh, Joe Grbarn, Bert Cos. Ed B Crow, Robert Dallas, Jm Danatikia, M ke Davts, John D'Ldy, f merit D kinns, M.ke Dodd, Harry !Xid, Robt D r.di I.f 1 vans, Du I Dans 'dvi'ti f rank I 'ds'rd, George IVD', George i'i, I mer, KaS'incuas, M k. K.rrba!. MiV-'- i K r,vy. Josrp' K'hy.Uen Ko:a J Kaa" ' ,...s fVvr ' m ca a :an s ( A i i.ar M S 1 m s e s, hc.a-Ko- .' iA An K'.ncarai-Kor i a. U rr a J K'jiaka 'ti' K ." F'ni s in s s J bn 8 v, be ir log - Mir F Cons'-V- oas a- n a te f Cba'es ;& I - iki ta' K I bn s Koi Mis. 'i'"vh . irn - ()', KarnlS, D"" a f A lr.3ra.T I. tonak-s- , ArtoKis Bu.is, John Kavaitnakis, Gus v J A nf J'An Bertogio. Dorn Bertogho, M.ke f JD-H- Huff, W Rey, W A icily. ) Nor-- " Harsni Tc.s FV"g, IV Ge' HaW'rs, ' a A n. rv " G .s' T .. k i , v s s. |