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No 2 mine explosion event

born: [1901-01-01,1902-01-01)died/dissolved: [1901-01-01,1902-01-01)id: e_no-2-mine-explosion_458e21

also known as: mine explosion, disastrous mine explosion

Probable 70%
Summary:  A deadly explosion caused by gas occurred in the No 2 mine of the Pittsburg Coal company at Port Royal, resulting in entombment and fatalities.
Completeness: 54/100 Grade D
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Port Royal1901-06-11
cited from Image 1 of Santa Fe new Mexican (Santa Fe, N.M.), June 11, 1901 (1901)
ANT A FE NEW ME VOL 38 SANTA FE N M TUESDAY JUNE 11 1901 NO 96 TWENTY MINERS ENTOMBED Explosions of Gas Cause Death and Destruction in a Pennsylvania Coal Mine BRAYE RESCUERS ARE LOST The Mouth of the Shaft Surronnded by a Weeping Frenzied Multitude All Wight The Names of the Men…

Mentioned by (3)

Fire Boss Keck witnessed No 2 mine explosion1901-06-11
Wm McCune witnessed No 2 mine explosion1901-06-11
W P Allison witnessed No 2 mine explosion1901-06-11

Sources (1)

Image 1 of Santa Fe new Mexican (Santa Fe, N.M.), June 11, 1901

Anonymous · 1901 · newspaper · public_domain · details

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