Show Miners Miner In Peril At 5 o'clock Thursday afternoon a afire afire fire which is is' is still burning broke out in the mine operated l by y the Chicago and Minonk l Coal and Mining Company at Minonk l Illinois and held miners miners min mm- ers era in deadly peril of i heir lives All made the their r escape and but few were injured injure The man man mot most seriously in injured injured in- in is George Erbland nu nl who caused the disaster He is des desperately burned and his chance of of- recovery is very slight I Erbland started the tho fire by attempting attempting attempt attempt- attempting ing to light to-light light his tor torch h while st standing ne near neara ra a large can of kerosene The gas from the oil flamed up p as Erbland lit his torch and in n his efforts to extinguish extinguish extin extin- extinguish the flames he upset the can of kerosene which at once gave the flames great impetus The IThe can was upset close to the dry timber lining the tho walls of the tho main shaft and this was 1119 ablaze in an instant The fire fira spread with great rapidity but the themen themen themen I men escaped d by the tile air ir shafts |