A Ghoulish Fight.
UNDERTAKERS AND CORPSES. Washington, April 10. The death-roll at the Throop mine, where an explosion occurred, was seventy-four. When the bodies were brought to the pit’s mouth a score of undertakers fought for possession of the corpses, in the hope of obtaining the burial fees. ■ There were some shocking scenes, some of the bodies being partially dism 9 mbered, until the police stopped the fighting.
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Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 22, Issue 28, 11 April 1911, Page 7
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68A Ghoulish Fight. Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 22, Issue 28, 11 April 1911, Page 7
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