MINING ACCIDENT.

Grey River Argus, 25 November 1910, Page 6

MINING ACCIDENT.

A PLUCKY RESCUE

(By Electric Telegraph — Copyright. }

(Reed. 9.30 p.m.)

PERTH, Nov. 24

Two men, named Brown and Young, were firing shotn at the three hundred feet level in the Senate mine . ■ - ;

One went off, and before Brown reached the ladder a piece of rock struck and > injured him. He was assisting his wounded companion to climb, when a second shot exploded. . ' ■

Flying stone injured Young's hip, and in spite of his own injuries he persevered till he placed Brown in safety.

No task could have been more perilous owing to a running fusilade. thirteen other shots exploding beneath them.