Show explosion in german mine causes greatest loss of life in mining history of the country fire followed on and men are caught in veritable death trap M ne flooded and all attempt at rescue abandoned iiams westphalia germany one of the most horrible disasters in the 1 astory of mining in germany red morning at the rada ed itne about three miles from this aiace riace there was a heavy explosion abo it 4 a ro and almost immediately the mine took fire 0 miners at the time only six escaped without injury thirty ave men a ere tal en out badly hurt and thirty seven were dead when brought to the ith of the pit chef remaining lema ining have been given up lor lost the explosion was unusually 1 lent destroying destio ying one of the shafts velch had to be partly lep alred be fore the rescue work began in adal t on the flames and smoke proved al roost insurmountable obstacles in the early efforts of the rebelling parties A special chips composed of the men who lend pred such valuable aid in the terrible mine d at co irr leres if ranee in march 1906 arrived upon ahe scene shortly before noon but were i to enter the mine being forced to wait the efforts of the firemen to keep the flames in check meantime heartrending scenes took liace at the mine when the dead and v bounded were brought to the s ireace and there were scenes in the lown when the injured were transport ed agh the streets to the hospit als at 1 clock the fire had made great headway and later in the after i oon after a consultation of the engi it was decided that any fur ther attempts to rescue the entombed men would be in vain owing to the impossibility of entering the galleries at the same time an order was issued to flood the mine |