Show V VV 4 r I How a n Brave Miner Died Napoleon de Montague a miner w was was s killed I in 10 the tho Lanco colliery at Ply mouth Pennsylvania while endeavoring to save his fellow workmen from front a terrible death He had fired fred a shot and ran ran behind I a I pillar piar When It tt exploded th the flash fash set fire firo fro to some gas Kas near the roof of the cham chain ber her communicating with the main nain aIn gang i way vay Realizing that the tho fire tre might spread jang in ina in j moment through tho tie whole mine De Do I Montague drow off on hi his coat and smothered I ibe the fire fre Just JustS as the tho fire was extinguished the tho tie roof of the chamber loosened by the I blast blast fell fel upon hun him hi He lIe was extricated as a soon as possible but only to t dIe dio in the arms of his rescuers rescuer rescuer Had the tho fire fre spread a terrible eXI explosion would have followed endangering the tho lives of over a men |