The San Francisco call., 1908-03-29
SCORES IN
/ COAL Mine
ARE SLAIN
Second Explosion at Hanna,
Wyo., Kills Large Force
of Rescue Men
First Disaster Claims Twenty
Victims and Others Perish
in Heroic Work
Union Pacific Coal Company
Colliery Blazes Fiercely on
Tenth Level
Miners Go to Death in a Des-
perate Effort to Check
the Fire

CHEYENNE, Wyo, March 2s.-A
special from Hanna, Wyo-- says a See
ord explosions occurred at the Hanna
mine at 1880 this evening, when 40
or SO rescue men were In the mine,
and IL IL feared that all were killed,
including state Mine Inspector Elias
OF Rock Springs, who was engaged with
the rescue parties
BUTTE. Mont, March 2s.-Advices
from Hanna. Wye. tonight tell OF an
explosion of gas in the workings OF
mine No of the Unisn Pacific coal
company. killing 20 men the entire
force OF a IRE lighting squad Up to
o'clock this evening four blackened
and horribly dishgured bodies had
been brought to the surface. Alexander
Briggs. superintendent OF the mine. II
among the victims. His body Is stiIi
in the mine.
The mine is. afire. and a week ago
the flames broke out with great nerce-
ness on the tenth level. This IRE is
believed TO have permeated old work
ings. where gas accumulated. and 10
have resulted in the explosion
TWENTY MEN PERISH
A special to the Miner from hanna.
wye. says: This camp was visited BY
another big holocaust this afternoon
and the lives OF 90 men were snured
out by an explosion OF gas in mine No.
of the Union Pacific coal company.
The known dead:
curDrn TA--rL-Nrr,r EMIT kTrrx &NrflrrR
BRIGGS
JOSEPH BURTON
JAMES KNOX
ALT DODDS.
GUS RANEY (colored).
P A BOYD (coIored)-
JOHN EVANS.
ROBERT HEBRON
HARRY LYONS.
JOHN RIAIMER
WILLIAM PASCO.
ROBERT wARBURToN
BENJAMIN PERRY
THOMAS FLINT.
CAPPA LAHTI
EMIL SOLFvAST-
JOHN YAKNEN.
Three unknown men
All were married and all leave wid-
ows with large families
Special trains are coming from
the neighboring mining towns OF Rock
Springs. Almy, Sunderland and KEN
merer. with gangs OF workmen. min
ers and experienced fire lighters to as
sist in the work OF rescue.
-
A IRE has been raging below the
tenth level since last Saturday and
the force OF zoo miners had been laid
OF for the day, fearing trouble might
occur
| superintendent Alexander Briggs and
Foremen- Joseph Burton, Alt Dodds and
James Knox OF mines /. ? and 3. with
crew of 15 or II men. all expe-
rienced miners, with gas men and frs
fighters. went down into the workings
early this morning to fight the conia-
grafton, which was rapidly eating its
way through the workings.
| At o'clock several gas men and
fire bosses changed watches and the
fire lighters rested and lunched-
AT O'CLOCK (n4E1eS f1dETlSs gas
man. came out. being relieved by P. A.
Boyd. Harris was the last man to leave
the colliery.
/ At D. m the men above the work
tings. the idle men in the homes and
the townspeopls were startld by an
! awful roar followed by heavy boom
and the shaking Of the earth and
| trembling OF buildings
/ ENTRANCE CAVES IN
/ All knew what had happened and
there was a rush to the mine Both
| entrances had caved in and mine tim
bers had been blown great distances
about the outside workings
/ Relief parties at once went to work.
but there Is not the slightest chance
/ that the entmobed men have escaped
Their bodies can not be reached for
many days
/ Early tonight the bodies OF James
/ Burton. Peter Muns0n. Robert War
/ burton and James Knox were recovered
l from the mine
/ June so. 1908, an explosion OF gas
i snuffed out the lives OF $50 miners In
I this same nine A few bodies were re-
1 moved at the time, but the majority
were NOT recovered for six monthR.