HUNDRED FEARED DEAD
EXPLOSION IN U.S.A. MINE SURVIVORS GRAVELY HURT 160 WORKMEN ENTOMBED . DOCTORS TREAT 20 IN MINE By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Rec. 10.55 p.m. New York, Nov. 6. Millfield physicians late on Wednesday night were rushed into Number. 6 mine of the Sunday Creek Coal Company to treat 20 survivors of a blast which is thought to have taken more than 100 lives. Most of the rescued are reported to be in a bad condition from gas and the doctors feared pneumonia if the men were brought to the surface. Twenty bodies have been recovered already.
The explosion, which was followed by fire, entombed 160 men. News from Columbus (Ohio) stated officials of the company last night announced that 26 men had been rescued alive, but later reports do not verify the news. The president and vice-president of the company were on tour at the time (of the explosion and are thought to be dead.
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Taranaki Daily News, 7 November 1930, Page 7
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