| Show MINE IN WEST gas explosion occurs in mine for fo second time in two weeks eighty being killed rescue party driven back B by y deadly fumes of tie after gas and corn com polled to leave men to their fate bluefield W va explosion ot of gas in the lick branch colliery on tuesday snuffed out eighty lives in these same mines two weeks ago to a d day fifty miners were killed by a SL similar explosion A sound like thunder reverberated along the miles of corridors and air lassales las sages crowded with those who work in the mine from the mine mouth belched forth a cloud of flame boot soot dust and debris heavy timber broken mine cars and even a mas sive five motor terrorized women and children rushed to the mine mouth and implored those there to allow them to aid in the effort to save their loved ones who might still be alive within mine foreman bowers who was near the entrance was blo blown WIL from his feet but managed ti crawl out safely as also did robert smith a miner A rescue party rushed into the smoking mines and tried to res cue a miner named halliday Halll day who was hurled back by yie he blast they N ere driven back by the deadly fumes of the after gas and were corn com belled to 1 lease him to his fate the explosion was in a different lart I 1 art of the mine from that of two weeks ago since that c catastrophe ata strophe the mine has been inspected by gov eminent officials and by the most ex perien perlen ced men in the region and all it Is said expressed the opinion that I 1 ia was safe |
