The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-12-27
"A Min HORROR.
Over Two hundred Men Sent to
Their Doom.
s0NL ONE ESCAPED.

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4 ~ htS pes "a e a. sing ono of tiiei3
/ 2 9, ta zen roin the mines d aljva
\ sagg glsl W I'll buildings in 81 In
= oltstle y. mine and the condi.
~ =, oll Ll. :. the lew bodies found early
~ ~ Sthe rescue work indicate an explo,
sion oH such terrific force that n
Seenis impossible that any one could
nave survived 1t.
is 10 the third mine disaster
since tne iirst of the month in tho
ene VI Che oituminous coal under
y'ns western pennsylvania and
es' VrBihla Tor the Naomi mine.
liear fayette CITY, and the two mines
at Monongah, West Virginia, in
al 'no earller explosion happen
:" 'he same belt as the local
W. Nihss. Ihursday's catastrophe
Ihe number Of victims of
uoduiy mine gas for the nineteen
cnos VI december to between $50 to
ooo.
naC thls disaster does not equal
even surpass iii loss OF life and
attendant horrors the one IN Wet
virginia is due to the devotion to
Inulch dutles or considerable mum
per or the miners. In observance Of
.he church festival many Of the -four,
gu or more men regularly en-
V'oyeu ae the mine did not go to
WIN tnal morning. Those who es
n"peu through this reason are mem
pois Oh the Greek church and they
Suepehded work to celebrate ST
t>'o'ioias Day'
was INC case at Monongah, the
ioiio"ed brief shut down
,ne ~ Durr mlne having been closed
uIeuay ana wednesday before the
~ piooion' lo was 1l.3O o'clock when
ne tenth trip of loaded cars had
- D'o"ehe OUT 10 the tipple and
=, oaiiie an aWfutarumbling sound
,,,t i'i'hiedia'eiy oy a loud re-
~ ana conclusion that shook
i'o'' oS ouIiolngs and was felt with
"oiuS o, several miles. At the
,,,. 'i"ic 'nore came out OF the
oIo,, 'ne mine an immense
o Gao " uei'se smoke and dust that
"0i'sS lhe foughiogheny
N'Tei.
~, ,,na o'ery one IN the vicin-
n1" "ha' haa happened and all
nf ~ -, 'he one pace the mouth
-, -, 'no iiilhe. me river separates
~ i.ine ana me homes Of many Of
o. 80 that only portion
VII S'arted ror the scene
"nio ~ rehch IT, there being
'',r'''ics -, ior crossing the
-, ~ lhose VINO could moi
oas nc wafer the smoke and dust
pouilus III from the mines mouth
.o'u story or seething flames back
III inc workings and from this source
"anie reports that were persistent
"l'ii iate IN the day that the mine
WIS ourf'lhg'
ne Veh'ilatlng rams were kept in
ope'"tihs almost without Interrupt
,ioh' however the power plant hav-
nS "ilhslood lhe force OF the ex-
p'oS'o"' ana the rescurers have
no nre al any place In the
liihc. AS lar as is known only one
"H VINO went TO work Thursday
"'ne cSc"peo. Joseph Mapleton,
h"'"lci' emerged from one of the
'n '"t.ieS Shor'.y aiter the eXplo-
re nau leil the part or the
""oio most or the men were
a,,,.;,, "nu was Oh ms way TO the
s.Y io' OIL
"whon We , ao"' eh.ry ~ said he,
,, ~ "c"ro an awtul rumbling.
no,,. VIC entry but the
ii,to ", t,' was piihued ana Tor
Then Wv no' hlo" anything.
worl,od ~ W 'lo Slae entry and
was somewhat ~ Mnpie ton
at,,,, -, "h" "r"'sotr b"t'
the rescuine nortios 'o'''o''
William KeIyinoaton .
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