Show HUNDREDS KILLED BY GAS EXPLOSION TERRIFIC EXPLOSION IN COAL MINE IN ALBERTA BRINGS BORROW TO MANY HOMES of the men who were at work in mine minos only fourteen have boon rescued alive despite effort efforts of rescuer rescuers lethbridge alberta A terrific ex pl plo elon oslon coming without warning ou on friday entombed miners employed in mine no 20 of the HUl creet creat coller lee lea ltd iad of the fifty rescued only fourteen were living despote efforts ot of the tvr two core score mine experts laboring amid the poisonous cases gases and debris hope of rescuing alive dive the 00 men yet in the mine hope has been abandoned the explosion which occurred about 9 friday morning shook the country side tor for miles lined lifted the roofs roots from many miners cabins and demolished numerous small buU buildings dIngs A moment after the explosion a score of paulc panic stricken surface workers rushed from the mine followed by a dense loud cloud of smoke and polson oui fumes appeals for help were dispatched to many towns and in the tte meantime antime re albenta organized ui zu emergency crew and turned teme and ineffective hands towa rethe the work of rescue when rescue crew ow irr tved rived a large force of men set about to clear the shaft abaft thousands or of ions tons of rock have fallen into the mine and it is feared that the men even had they escaped death from the poisonous poleo nou fumes probably were crushed to death by the falling debris no information as to what cai caused ased the explosion has been obtained but it le la Is believed it was due to the fort forming ning of gases |