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Show TWENTY-ONE MINERS ARE DROWNED UNDERGROUND Flood Loosed When Shot Breaks Through Into Old Workings " Nnnalmo, II. C, Fob. 9. Twenty ono lives woro lost today at tho South Wellington inlno of tho Paclllo Coast Coal Company when David Nlllorst, in u boss, tired a shot which broko through Into tho old workings ot tho Southlleld mine of tho Vancouver Coal company, a mlno abandoned some twenty years ago. Tho old workings woro filled with wator, nnd whon tho shot broko through tho in-rushing in-rushing wnters drownod all tbo men In tho section affected with tho exception ex-ception ot Murdock "vho succoeded In making his escnpo. Among tho victims ot tho disaster nro osJeph Foy, managor of tho mlno, and David Nlllorst, firo boss. Foy was on thd surfaco at tbo tlmo, but on hearing that tho old workings woro bolng tapped ho wont below ground with tho Intention of gottlng all ot tho men to tho surfaco. Ho opened n trapdoor of tho old stopo nnd was Immediately met by n Hood of wator, which hurled him ngainst tho "timbers. His body lias not yet becn"FetoV6rc"d." " -- - |