Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 June 1917 — Mine Cage Drops 400 Feet. [ARTICLE]

Mine Cage Drops 400 Feet.

Vincennes, June 8-* —When the cable hoisting the cage in the American coal mine broke, the cage dropped 400 feet to the bottom of the shaft. The cage was empty at the time. The mine engineer at the bottom heard the noise of the falling cable and arose from his ciiair just in time to avoid being struck by the cable ends.