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MIN Li EXPLOSIONAT FERN II-One Hundred and Sixty Miners Entombed.—Mine on FireA - O OSpecial ioTiik I*K«»spt«rroK.Perilie, May 28.—A terrible explosion of gas occurred in the Coal Creek mines at 7 - p.m. last evening. One hundred and fifty miners are killed lt;Sr wounded. The “mine, is said to be ou lire. All communication between thevmino and Furnie is cut off.Fernic, May 231—The explosion at the Coal Creek mines, which occurred at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday evening was'the worst fatality ••that has ever occurred in Southeast Kootenay; no detailed report of the disaster is obtainable. *:Latest report:—A terrible explosion occurred in the.mines of the Crow’s Nest Coal Co. at Coal-creek, last Thursday evouing at 7:30 p.m., entombing from 103 to 175 miners, and setting the mine on /fire. Several .were taken out from near the entrance dead, the remainder have all perished either by suffocation or being burnt to death. The Coal Company have shut off all communication between the mine and town and no further particulars are obtainable. No explanation has yet been made as to the cause of the explosion. • Ft stated that at least 1-10 are still, entombed in the mine. / *The explosiou occurred in No. . 2.‘mine, which carried death to 150 miners, only live bodies havt . so far been recovered. Not a man escaped from No. 2 mine, and only 21 from No. 3. Rescuing parties are hard at work, but gas makes operations slow. The town is grief stricken, the cries of widows and orphans are heard on all sides.The Crow's Nest Coal mines iu which the explosion occurred are situated on Coal creek some six miles from the town of Pernie. having immediate connection with the town by railand telephone.; •’ .There are three working seams at Coal Creek which have been exteusively developed, which gave employment to nearly 1,000-men. * Many, nationalities are represented by the working force at the mine, the Slav ele * ment being most prominent, though Scandanaviuns, Italians/ English and Welsh miners’ are freely represented. The mines arc worked from levels. There are no ascending or descending in cages. Thu ventilation of the mine and the removal of the in-llammable gas«s was carefully looked after by the management the most modern system of ventilating plants having been installed. Every precaution ' wasobserved for tins safety of the men employed.
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Fort Steele Prospector
Fort Steele, British Columbia, CA
Sat, May 24, 1902
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