| Show E Work H 1 Blocked By Byi i Gas lias Debris ri I j While Toilers Try to Open Up Entries Of I Burning Mine Poisonous Fumes Seep Through From Interior WHEELING w WHEELING HEELING W V Va April 28 MOle 28 Moie than I 00 minert miners were entombed by an explosion in the Benwood mil milmine ml milmine mine of the Wheeling Steel corporation at Benwood rear pear here a few minutes after they went to work this morning All entries to the mine were blocked by falls of rock and dirt Four hours after the blast came carne vol- vol volunteer volunteer vol volunteer rescuers hurriedly assembled had been unable to gain entrance to the underground passageways litle I-litle tie hope was as as u Ined for forthe the tho to flipped minus miners foi oi the tILa minevia sai on anti anil chok with aUy adly fUMes which seeped ou h the thc debI At AI the mine It was reported men welt veil to wor work ad 1 that none had E Tho The stale bureau of at Charleston ho however ever an- an announced an announced thit Its leport shoed only men mn entombed IU RESCIE CAR Rt I ITne Toe combined rescue nine tU- tU lescue cue ies-cue cue car of o tho the States gov- gov gov and the state ot of Vet lr Ir ir-ginia ir was rushed to the aid of o the en community in th the thes hpe that some ot or the mInus miners would noulI ouM IJ bi out alive The 1 tAts bureau of o mines sent th car from anI 1101 al Prep red to order In Jn a car ar from rom romI I J and nU another south south- I Vest West TLC TLe stat st te s re rue car stationed at also aso was wai sent to the cene I 1 liLIES Ij 11 n The explosion occurred 1 about three miles back thi th tin mouth Scores 01 ot men omen soron and children soon noon on a aslope o facing the entry They tood Sn In a drizzle oC ot rain spurring on the rescuers who ho ho wore were at the mass or of rock rok blocked the way ay Into th mIne FOUR rou BODIES RECOVERED Two men found it t t the foot toot of the n died before the thea co lid be blought to the surface Two bodies badly charred were wre round found In hn a mine motor 2500 2300 fet from the nil ent the noah noah- nom nom-bei be of kno n dead den 10 to tour four rhe rho rescue crew rew of I the tho ho L States bureau of or DInes made a hasty Inspection of or the and ond pre d the opinion that fe few It If an any of or the miners J be brought out alive alle those e eho ho ho escaped the explosion and tire fire I tell felt victims of the ly Iy I gases gaes they declared 00 |
