Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1914 — 12 DEAD IN MINE BLAST [ARTICLE]

12 DEAD IN MINE BLAST

Twelve Others Are Hurt at Shaft in Mulga. Ala. Birmingham, Ala . Oct. 6,—Twelve dead and twelve injured have been taken out of the Mulga Mine, Mulga, Ala, where an explosion of gas occurred. . It is feared the death list will be materially increased. About 250 men are employed at the mine but it is unknown how many were underground at the time of the explosion. The government rescue car which started to the scene and then turned back when the first reports said none was killed, was later rushed to Mulga by a special engine. Mulga is 18 miles northwest of Birmingham.