Five Men Killed In A Mine Explosion

A party of engineers started to make a survey of a portioD of the cld abanoned workings of the Dorrance mine vhich underlie Wilkesbarre, Pa. The arty, vvhich was in charge of Fire ioss Da-vid .1. Davis, consisted of Wm. iones, Wm. Cahilland Lewelyn Owens. riit-v had been iiihide only 12 minutes when an explosión of gas occurred. The eng-ineers were shut ofE from escape by fallen walls and tirabers and :hey were buraed beyond recognition. A number of workmen who were nearer the opening werebadly burned. Michael Morris died soon after, and two more cannot recover.