182 Miners Entombed as Result Explosion.
DISASTER OVERWHELMS PENNSYLVANIAN PIT, WHERE RESCUERS WORK DESPERATELY; 9 SAVED. (United Brens Association. —By Klectric Telegraph.—Cipyright.' (Received May 21, 9.25 a.m.) NEW YORK, May 20. A COAL MINE explosion at Mather, Pennsylvania, entombed 182 men. Thirty-two bodies have been located, and nine rescued alive. The fate of the remainder in the fire-filled mine is uncertain. Rescuers are working desperately.—Australian Press Association.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18468, 21 May 1928, Page 1
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