Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 March 1905 — Fifteen Miners Killed. [ARTICLE]

Fifteen Miners Killed.

Welch, W. Va., Feb. 28.—Flfteeu men are known to be dead as the result of the explosion in shaft No. 1 of the United States Coal and Coke company. The number of dead may be even greater, but It Is Impossible now to explore the mine because of the fire, which is still burning.