GERMAN MINE DISASTER

Evening Star, Issue 18866, 14 February 1925, Page 4

GERMAN MINE DISASTER

RESCUERS HANDICAPPED. 810 CASUALTY LIST, BODIES TERRIBLY BURNED. Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright BERLIN, February 12. Adjacent to one of the apertures of th« Dortmund mine, in which an explosion oo otirrcd, the rescuers found chalked th« message: “Midnight; all well so far; we are nine.” Rater cries emanated from another gallery, but soon ceased, it is believed, because the fire had extended to that quarter. There was chaos amid the galleries, which handicapped the rescuers, some of whom are reported to have succumbed to the gas poison. Others successfully penetrated 1,250 ft. Tho latest reports show that 13* were killed, and seven have been rescued. One hundred and ten bodies have been recovered. The bodies were terribly burned, and only identifiable by their tags on thei* lamps. The explosion hurled others 60ft. Dr Luther (Chancellor) was an early visitor to the scene, and expressed the G<h vemment’e condolence. —Reuter. VICTIMS ALL MARRIED. MINE REGARDED AS SAFE. BERLIN, Februarr 13. (Received February 14, at 8".50 a.m.) All the victims of the Dortmund explosion were married. One family lust the father and five brothers. Tho cause of the explosion is reported to bo fire-damp. The mine was regarded as the most efficient and safest in the Ruhr district. It) employed 3,000 men, and the yearly output was 1,000,000 to mi. —A. and N.Z. Gable,