Show MINERS KILLED IN EXPLOSION terrible disaster in west virginian mine as result of gas explosion charleston V va at least awen 1 ty eight men are supposed to have met death in a terrible mine explosion in the barrall mine of the stewart 4 collieries company near oakhill thirty nine men were employ 1 in the mine and only twelve have escaped alive the explosion was caused by a pocket of gaa which was struck in a fault iche mine the explosion was terrific and it is thought that most of the miners were killed out right by it the system of fans was completely wrecked and all air was shut off leaving the men to to death the mine la a shaft mine about feet deep and the nate miners had little chance of es cape |