Show MINERS MINER PERISH IN MINE EXPLOSION ALBERTA BITUMINOUS MINE IS SCENE OF DISASTER RESCUERS RESCUERS RES RES- CUERS ARE KEPT EPT OUT Twenty eight Men Were in Mine When Gas and Dust Exploded Eighteen Made Way to Safety There Is Litte Litle Hope fo for the Rest Lethbridge Lethbridge Ten miners are believed bellev- bellev ed to ha have had been killed by deadly gas following an explosion In the McGillivray Mc- Mc Creek mine near here Fire was sweeping the workings preventing prevent prevent- ing rescue work Recurring explosions explosions explosions prevented a search for tor bodies after two had been removed The theory that the men met death from the deadly afterdamp was advanced advanced advanced ad ad- when rescue workers reported that the tIme three bodies were were round found in positions which indicated that the men had been making frantic efforts to reach the surface when overcome by gas I Recurring explosions which lasted I until early Tuesday ni night ht an nn extended search by hy rescue squads Dense clouds of oC gas the I workings and the mine took fire fol following foP lowing a particularly particular heavy explosion Tuesday afternoon Mine Inspector Johnson immediately ordered rescue fescue teams to remain at the surface Crowds of relatives es and friends of or orthe the missing men remained at the head of ot the time shaft Tuesday I |