Eureka Reporter | 1903-07-24 | Page 2 | Death to Chinks

DEATH TO CHINKS 4 twelve are killed by explosion in a mine V T ord has been received that by an explosion exp I 1 ision of firedamp in no 6 mine cumberland D C where fifty china men and four white men were em aloyed twelve chinese were killed and eight injured little property damage was done since the striker strike the mine has been worked entirely by mongolians with a few white over seers the mine was gaseous A rescue party headed by manager matthews went down to the scena scene to get got out the injured but the deadly lack black damp made this a slow and dan berous process this Is the mine where an exp ision occurred two years ag age in which fifty men lost their lives ives