Logan Republican | 1904-06-08 | Page 2 | Superstitions of Miners

Superstitions of Miners. Morfa colliery, in South Wales, 1j notorious for Its uncanny traditions. Tho "sovon whistlers" woro hoard "" thero boforo a great explosion In th '60's, and beforo nuothcr In 1890, when nearly a hundred miners wore entombed. en-tombed. In December, 1805, It wn snld that thoy had beon heard yel again, whereupon tho men struck work and could not bo Induced to resume re-sume It until tho government Inspect or had mado a close examination ol tho workings and reported all safo. lo July, 1002, another instnnco of a colliery col-liery strlko, founded upon tho sam superstitiou, occurred in England.