COAL MINE DISASTER
HEAD OF PROPRIETARY KILLED
[United Press Association-rßy Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.)
NEW YORK, November 5
News from Columbus states that the officials of the Sunday Creek Coal Company on Wednesday night announced that twenty-six men have "been rescued alive from their Number Six Mine, near Millfield, where an explosion entombed one hundred and sixty men. ' Six of those rescued are in a serious condition from gas. Twenty others who are alive in the workings are to be brought out later. Seventeen bodies have been recovered. The President and Vice-President of the Company were on a tour in the mine at the time of the explosion, and they are thought to be dead. RESCURES NOT CONFIRMED. NEW YORK, November 5. Later news from Columbus states that the rescue of twenty-six from the mine is not verified. MINE DISASTER. NEW YORK. Nov. G. A Millfield (Ohio) report states:— The complete mine death roll is sev-enty-six and possibly further deaths from injuries. The dead included all members of the official inspection party among whom was William Titus, President of the Sunday Creek Company. ■
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Hokitika Guardian, 7 November 1930, Page 5
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