A Dreadful Tragedy.
New York, April 12. Futther details are available regarding the disaster in the Banner mine, at Littleton, a colliery town in Jefferson County, Alabama. Of the 200 men entombed by the explosion over 100 are dead. The victims were mostlynegro convict labourers, and at present only a few bodies can be recovered, owing to the presence of black damp in the workings. Forty-five of the workers, notici-g the black damp, dashed in the direction of the shaft, and were rescued in the nick of time.
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Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 22, Issue 29, 14 April 1911, Page 4
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88A Dreadful Tragedy. Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 22, Issue 29, 14 April 1911, Page 4
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