151 Trapped in German Mine Blast
According to the latest figures, 151 miners lost their lives in mine explosions one thousand feet underground at Neurode, Germany. Of this number eighty-two died in the chamber where the blast occurred, fifty-five in the next tunnel and the remainder in nearby tunnels and shafts. In an attempt to save the lives of 130 men in the next sections, it was necessary to slam the air doors shut after the explosion, leaving eighty-one to their fate.
救援rs report that they found bodies with hammers and drills still clutched in the hands, the engineer of the little electric locomotive with his hand still on the throttle, a carloader slumped beside the dump car and one man sprawled across the alarm telephone.
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