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Show DISASTER IN COAL MINE Twenty Men Entombed as Result of Three Gas Explosions Pittsburg, Jan. 26. Two men are dead and twenty others supposed to be dead as the result of three gas explosions ex-plosions in tho Boswell mine of the : United Coal Company, Somerset county coun-ty last night and early today. The men were members of an investigating investigat-ing party that had entered the mine to make an Inspection of suspicious gas I graces before allowing tho miners to go to VoiTi." The dead: Supt. G. K. Logan. Andrew Stonckl. Among the supposed dead are: Assistant Supt. Geo. Morris. John Cole. Wm. Hay. Seventeen other men. Until today, signals wero heard from tne Imprisoned men. At daylight, however, the signals ceased and It Is believed that all the men had come under un-der tho 'influence of the deadly afterdamp. after-damp. About 4:30 o'clock, yesterday afternoon, after-noon, an explosion occurred In the mine, and as a result of this and other conditions that needed inspection, it was decided to make a thorough inspection in-spection of the underground workings. This was in charge of Superintendent Logan, and twenty-one men volunteered volunteer-ed for the dangerous work. They entered en-tered the mine shortly after the explosion ex-plosion and," while they were in the-mine, the-mine, a second explosion (occurred. These explosions had the effect of tearing tear-ing down great quantities of coal, slate and rock in the Interior, completely preventing the men from reaching tho outside. State Mine Inspector Lowther of Somerset was soon at the scene, and from the miners who had not been al-: al-: lowed to go to work until the investigation investi-gation party returned, rescuing shifts were quickly formed. |