Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 March 1903 — THREE IN A FIERY TOMB [ARTICLE]

THREE IN A FIERY TOMB

Deadly Explosions in the Cardiff Kline Where Three Lives Were Lost Last Week. Pontiac, Ills., March 17. Three more terrific explosions occurred at the Cardiff mines Sunday night and yesterday, following that of last Saturday, the nature of the explosions remaining a mystery. Six miners were in the mine Sunday night cleaning up the wreckage of Thursday’s explosion, when the first of the last series occurred. Men were sent belonv at once to their aid and recovered William Humphrey alive, blit terribly injured. The dead bodies of the two Bohemian miners were also recovered, but three of the party are still burled in the mines; namely, Ulysses Aldersou, Hutchinson, and Wilson. At a. m. yesterday the most violent explosion of all occurred, blowing out the top of the sliilft and wrecking the top works. Chief Mechanic Michenls was at the mouth of the pit. nml was so seriously injured that he died three hours later. Another explosion took pluee at 3 p. rm, hut with no fatalities. The state mine Inspector Is at the mine, but Is unable to give an explanation of the disaster. The mine will be flooded. 0