Show MINERS PERISH PERIS IN MINE HE EXPLOSION ALBERTA BITUMINOUS MINE IS SCENE OF OP DISASTER RES RES- RESCUERS RESCUERS CUERS ARE KEPT OUT Twenty eight Men Were In Mine When O Gas aa and Dust Dutt Exploded Eighteen Made Mad Way to Safety There Ther la Is LIU Litte Hope Hop for the Rests Reat Ten Lethbridge-Ten Ten miners aro are believed bellev ed d to have had been killed by deadly gas as following an explosion In the Mc Me- i Creek mine near here Fire 1 was sweeping the workings s preventing prevent prevent- ing rescue work Recurring explosions explosions lions prevented a search for bodies after two had been removed The theory that the men met death from the deadly afterdamp was advanced advanced ad ad- when rescue workers reported that the three bodies were found In positions which Indicated that the men had been making frantic efforts to reach the surface when overcome me by gas jus Recurring explosions which lasted until early Tuesday night an sn extended search by rescue squads Dense clouds of gas the workings and the mine took fire following fol foll lowing a particularly heavy explosion Tuesday afternoon Mine Inspector Johnson Immediately ordered rescue teams to remain at the surface Crowds ot of rell relatives and ancl friends of ot the missing men remained at the head of ot the shaft Tuesday |