| Show A DISASTER j IN WALES AN EXPLOSION IN A COAL MINE II III I f l' l lI I Ono 00 aJ BI Fifty Man l Jn Probably Los 01 heir Lives II A fearful occurred Friday morning at the Patt Blip coal coat pit near End a n mining In I Wales The he day shift shi of miners had bad not been long In the mine be before ore a n most moat terrific explosion sloe sion was bra rd y shift comprised hAl hAlmen men and their e's es s and friends rushed to t the pit mouth to t lea lea the extent of the tho dl- dl aster Th The Tho explosion h b d fi caused the the earth and rock to fall fal and he mouth month of the pit was closed Not a I slug man juan an of the In Jn the tho bad made hi escape and It Is feared that there has bas ben baen g eat g-eat eat los of life le Hundreds hundreds Hun Hun- of miners In In be bo vicinity have hae volunteered volunteered volun volun- their l the work of clearing mouth Is being pushed a as rapidly a as circumstances ces will p permit All Al around the pit MO gathered women and nOI children hoping for the be best t but expecting lg the wor worst t The mine officials hold loM out al the hope hpe possible bul but it can easily be bo seen that they hey fall fail fal to w make mak the tho mothers and wives believe beleve that Is much Lope hope At C G o'clock in the evening a n rescuing part par- par to t ascended to the surface bearing two t o men whom they found bound pear near the tho bottom of the pit pit Both oth the I lilen iden en enCIe were CIe badly burned burnce and Ind unconscious The physicians lold hold little I hope bope of their recovery Shortly after these I men were brought up the flames fames from the burning pit ascended and set fire fre to the tc tlc structures at the pit h head ad When hen the flames flames' J issued su d from om the pit all al hope It was a abandoned Those who ho escaped death In the explosion explosion- explosIon have bave certainly been suffocated or burnt Th Tha disaster ter Isone is isone isone one of the thc worst that has his his' occurred in the mining district dIstrct fo for foy Da many mapy y years A large number of arc workIng in Park Slip pit Marty Maily Iy have been hoisted up exhausted Seven Selen miners found dead eal have hwe not been brought rought to t The ceplo- ceplo felt over an nn are area of ten miles Jt It I caused tremendous of earth which completely completely com corn blocked tJ 8 j As the the work- work In J O yards ar it Is iT that ho who lio were forking at a good flit dis- the shaft w re the explosion occurred occurred occurred oc oc- oc- oc I will wI be bo les i alv I |
