The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-03-08
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n TIC worst disastor IN ina hiaf ~ 5of !.
coal mimi id W. yomi1p All nne Sthe u l.s
my horror ight yea ARA ago. q oourre Sat
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ty4dYe mon are believed to hsyo t,oriah.s 4
cd Id al ffiro viii iokl ST. Fed & 4 mine ii
Of tho Diam Snds wi 8 Coal lis and 81 (Jok a /
copip pany. IL 9s
B q he blaze was first disc oyered aliortiy
after the nightshift CONNIE need work.
1t is though5ito have originated from as
oaroless miner 3 lamp ii, the oil IA om .S
The flames made suoh prp gress that
only one man & escaped from the tVooS toI;
entries in which it was confined 3. HiaE
name is John Anderson and he; wsa
.frightfully burned in a rdnnirlg & tia
gauntlet Of tho flames. 4 Ho was al .ss
denly confronted by: q wall of 4 firo 8 and
smoke aud wrapping hia Read in 81 a I
:o'vercoat 'I no ran il the direction io tho /
main entrapoe. He fell uneonso louusS
and was carried to the mouth 81 the
mine. The alarm was sounded and I
hundreds of minera B AZ ork sin u { 81
r mines end on the outsido rus she'd to ths I
rescue of thaira i'm nrianma ID cnrn RI
( Tho fire had by this timo made I suoliffII
progross that IL was impossible; st6 Oh 81
ter the rooms Of flame
The 3ensire night was spent Id conf d
ing the fire to the two entries and this i
moraing 1t was neoessaryat to seal them
up to prevent the fames, 1 from spread
ing to- othor parts sof the mine. sSi This
step was only, decided upon @af tor ! all &
hope Of saving the lives of. the mon had
been abandoned. .5s Nothipg could live !;
five minutes in the flte, " hich was Ii ii1.i .sS
creasing in fieroeness every minute.
The plugging Of The two entties n Will $
smother tho fire, but lit rn aY bs Vi eYeral
days before the barricad dcB can5 be i re y
moved and the cham berS explored. u holH
exact total Of mon ontomb cd i6 not syyos
known 90 a aSnumbersare missing sona !.
g on e sick leave and Others ia tho hospital
suffering 9 from burns received Whilo5
snlgh htlng the fsme1 80 7 hat on ! ao aoollratof
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l.ho SCENES at the mouth Of the nines Il
during the night and today ssyero hort
,relndln 'fl elatiyea end friends Of tho
5entombed minors rtished into tho ;mine,sS
frAntical .s n " ssyir, their hand and |
crying TO the mine oaioial ID and minars &
ITO save their lear on 81 any of & THO y
ywomer mend ohild drera B ore 81 ightl vi MS
i l,lH!.rod 7. IN the clotyd aud by slling over
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scQai ialnet'
ago, PNt the contia Y,s,I
atfSng ,I g With serl Cup losa ot;
.Ihe mine ls q oTned e )eeg goIiS
Short Line g 8 ,railroad y US onepas
about its, WV to- tons of
upwarfdts q 1OO minors nj are employ
me ailre Was g. disc oyored N By oyssI
named A ames bet son q 70 braye!y ran
q ana toid . many men en- who were inside
hioharn fern, 10 years 3, OLD also s ran
SntIonga IS leyels Nos. 9 \ ana 2 9 and noti,@
through his courageous action. Seven
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