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Show WISh sixtv-nine MINERS iK KILLED IN ENGLAND. '3H ' ondon, July 10. Sixty-nine miners y TscMj were killed In a double explosion in atflnl tne Cadeby colliery in Uie Conlsbo'- onil rough district yesterday Others aro anflK5 missing and the mining officers fear teMU tnat the death roll will reach at least ineijE,' - Araong the victims are three gov- ,af ernment mine Inspectors. Many of tho iyfi victims met death while attempting to jjer lescue thoir comrades who were al- Jl ready cut off from escape by the first -ST explosion. While they were being W1 searched for, a second and moro tir- FOJSS rlfIc explosion occurred which killed jgjf most of the rescuing party. Several 'uilftv minor explosions followed tho two 'fjg, bard ones. 'iiff An accunnilaliou of gas, ignited by rr thc flrIno of a 8nol ls supposed to n2S2ft ' avc caused tno explosion. fi?4iw5i- The Cadeby mine yesterday was rc- JSrft ported to King George as the "safest uuSa colliery in En?land" when the king eyrtr5' was inltlng a colliery adjacent to the prf- ono ,n wlch tho explosions occurred. n. v$ The presence of his majesty In tho rStjL mining district doubtless minimized 5 thc fatfllltieB- as half of tbc s"1 of ttlW miners were on holiday. Instead of ftf&ffl' o 130 usually at work in that part "&' tlie coNlerywhcre tho explosion Jtik c'dred, only 32 wore at work. , r |