Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-06
ri ARE PROBABLY KILLED
,,... Two Explosions in Two
Mines Both Of Them oc-
curing simultaneously.
T.. rnerplalncd--Dust said to nave
Been Cause--All Confusion
AZ scene of Horror.

.-- hoo "a terrific and dis
.,rios,on occurred today IN
IA and S. OF the Consolidation
n'- rompsny at Monogah' W. va
s,,t Malone says at the least
A". =, are entombed. It is believed
,,, of the eutombed men were
. -''.. The bodies Of three miners have
covered near the mouth of mine
Mine No. is located on the
-. s5s of the Mongahala river ana
H., an the west side. How the
-,..o,s occurred simultaneously In
,.., -,oes cannot be explained at this
tine -.
a...ar am definite Information is mea-
m. EXPLOSION was heard for eight
miles
.rmastey after the receipt Of the
..,. musicians and special cars were
|.,.t-b.I Gou. Falrmout 20 the scene.
,t' mime .as too full of gas and smoke
III leea-rs tO enter
E .,II ths explosion started in
yi c ana spread 90 no , mllle' lile
ul br.Ag connected. Anolher ret
ssr, ne Or. explosion was iolloW1d
4, ,fr hlyinr up of the boiler hoest
n &c. The RraVest ears are t7iI
4, me safety of the great number
Of men Do Che workings
qBe earth seemed 90 be rent at the
,rsra1i Of the shock. Some idea of the
,.,. 5i the explosion may be gained
irsa ths .sot that props from the mine
v.rs re. only blow out of the entry,
HI ,.fra hurled by the force OF it., clear
s.oss tHp West Fork river. Wires are
down
3. is said to have been a dust expo
s.on
ALI SEEM DOOMED
R,rimne nd. Dec. 6.--Advices to
~ Consolidation Coal company state
Il MI ths number in the mine was
hfght 20 be about 400 and IL was not
ssi az the time that any would
man alive.
feared that the accident win
I'm 90. 10 be- the worst In the his
ry Of mining IN this country.
Slot Malone telephOned that Of the
D men who were iu the mine at the
fre he does not think any could es-
sDe gih their lives from the force
he explosion The fans were start
10 clear out the foul air. and the
rsluers we're expected TO reach the
rsn by o'clock this afternoon. The
engagement declares that II must have
Zen dust
SCENE OF DISASTER.
The town OF Monongah has a popu-
ula OF about 5000, and while for the
o,t part the miners are OF foreign
nth there are stiu many American
'rkmen. Possibly the largest steel
Dpe IN the state Is located at Monon-
sh The mines are both shaft and
1ir mines, being worked by the rope
ad haulago systems. They lie on both
1ie Of the West Fork river and arc
rnnecied by a steel pier bridge ON ned
ID operated 10y the coal company. I'M
about ID years ago only American
anon were employed. Al that time
miners of Pennsylvania. Indiana.
lnos and Ohio We're on strike.
The coal company Is one Of the larg-
o eomplnies Of the kind in the coun-
and is capitalized az about $4,000
They have upwards OF 100 producing
mpefies Clarence W. Watson Is the
PRESIDENT with headquarters In Baltl-
ge. supt Malone is said TO be one
The most competent and practical
lleriHiendents In the mining industry.
THE RELIEF PARTY.
Later it was said the relief party
suQ MOI reach the imprisoned men
~" 3 o'clock The rescuers include
carpenters and superintendents,
laael by supt. Gasklll
slegia trains are ready to bring the
'1naed DO the miners hospitals here
ias as possible. 4 hospital was ar
ns.a az The opening OF the mine
e NE wounded win receive atten-
on several men were practically
"n out of mine No, 6 through an air
Intlf escape WAS miraculous.
l'eNll physicians from Fairmont are
oN 'nr grounds ana every attention
'ns given the men, The mines did
WIZ Yesterday From best esti.
l'f 80 men were in each mine today.