Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 89, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 February 1910 — 20 MINERS ENTOMBED [ARTICLE]

20 MINERS ENTOMBED

Three Rescued Are Fatally In-jured-Loss, SIOO,OOO. One Hundred Pounds of Dynamite Caps Cause Explosion as Result of Careless Handling. Dunkleberger, Pa.. Feb. 18.—Twenty miners were entombed by an explosion of dynamite in the Treverton Coal company mine here. Three have been taken out alive. Hardly had the din of the explosion ceased when frantic men and women, as well as school children, dashed to the mouth of the mine and began removing fallen timbers. The entombed men signalled by tapping on the water pipes and the rescue parties signaled back that their appeals had been heard. A hundred pounds of dynamite caps went off. They were sent into the mine in a box and careless handling set oft the entire charge. Rescuing parties are hard at work trying to release the imprisoned men. The three taken out alive were fatally hurt. All were taken to the Ashland hospital. Officials of the company declare the property loss will amount to more than f 100,000.