The Awful Peril Of The Miner's Daily Life

The reports of the mine inspectors' bureau of the state of Pennsylvania show that during the past decade the average yearly fatalities in the anthracite coal mines were 437 and that for the year 1901 there were 484 fatal and 1,256 nonfatal accidents.

THIS MEANS THAT FOR EVERY 119,000 TONS OF COAL BROUGHT TO THE SURFACE ONE PERSON IS KILLED AND MORE THAN TWO ARE SERIOUSLY INJURED. IT MEANS THAT FOR EACH DAY THE MINES ARE IN OPERATION MORE THAN TWO PERSONS' LIVES ARE SACRIFICED AND MORE THAN FIVE PERSONS ARE INJURED.

Indeed, it is a matter of record that EIGHT TIMES AS MANY MEN AND BOYS ARE KILLED AND INJURED ANNUALLY IN THE ANTHRACITE COAL MINES OF PENNSYLVANIA AS WERE KILLED AND WOUNDED EROM THE AMERICAN RANKS IN THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR IN CUBA.