Show LIVES OF NINE MEN ARE ENDED IN MINE Gas Collected in Shaft and Explodes When Miners p Descend in Cages Cage Trinidad ad Colo Cob July jul p G. G G. Nine Nino men lIen eight of whom were eon coal 1 miners millers and the tho other oilIer a cage pilot ilot at the the 1 mine ne 22 2 miles Juiles northwest of ot here liei-e were instantly killed there shortly after 7 0 o'clock clock this morning when the cage on which they were descending struck a a pocket locket of gas gus which became ignited from their lamps and alid exploded The Tue cage age Was a torn from Its Us fastenings fasten fasten- Ings and dropped to the bottom of ot the tho sha shaft rt The Tho men mei In the cage eRgo were either r killed by bv the explosion or oi- h by being precipitated pre nrc- to the tho bottom of ot tho the shaft shalL The dead deall AI Albert Noah eager coger n aged e 26 26 aD antI and un un- m married inn rn od John unmarried Tom rom married Jul t unmarried Clement unmarried ng Angelo Angolo lo married Venture Venturo Motion MOllor Joseph 1 Fon u unmarried Tho rho shaft abaft In which i the he catastrophe occurred Is la feet eel deep ann and aorl tho e ex took place about halt half hn way down Gas GalS hail had accumulated In tho tin nine mine during Sunday ant and Monday when wilen th the 3 employee were taking a 1 hour 48 layoff lay Jay off to celebrate Independence day 8 The Tho explosion was so terrific that lint the cage cago was torn from its fastenings and ancl dropped to the bottom bollom a distance of oC- oC ITS feet The shaft hiatt In Is also SO for tor at least tUt fIfty feet het either way ui up nut and down and the broken timbers an ant rock clashe down upon on tho lie cage cago anti l th tho dead d and d dying men In It t News of tho lit accident did not t teach reach hero until noon when Del Deputy Uty Coroner Durney ordel jl nine coffins anti and started haste pout for lOI to conduct an investigation and an hold an alt inquest S I |