Clinton, IN Coal Mine Fire, Jun 1897
Posted August 24th, 2008 by Linda Horton
SIXTEEN MEN ENTOMBED.
Fire Raging in the Norton Creek Co Mine in Indiana---Loss of Life Probable.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind., June 13.---News has been received here that a terrific fire is raging in the Norton Creek coal mine.
Details concerning the disaster are lacking, but it is thought that sixteen men are cut off from escape, and have probably perished in one of the lower shafts.
The origin of the fire cannot be ascertained. Hundreds of the relatives and friends of the imprisoned miners have gone to the scene of the disaster, and every effort is being made to check the ravages of the flames.
The loss to the company will aggregate an immense sum, even if the entire mine is not destroyed.
The New York Times, New York, NY 14 Jun 1897
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FIRE IN A MINE.
Terre Haute, Ind., June 13.---The bituminous coal mine of the Torrey company of Chicago, near Clinton, was burned this afternoon. Fifteen men were in the mine at the time but all escaped. The loss is estimated at $50,000.
Idaho Daily Statesman, Boise, ID 14 Jun 1897
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Transcribed by Linda Horton. Thank you, Linda!
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