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Madrid, NM Coal Mine Explosion, Dec 1932

Posted March 31st, 2008 by Stu Beitler

DISASTER IS TAKEN AS MATTER OF FORM.

Madrid, N. M., Dec. 8 -- (AP) -- This coal mining town, one of the oldest in the state, accepted philosophically today the explosion which killed 14 miners.
"It is a fate that stalks every miner," said one of the 64 who escaped yesterday's underground blast at the Morgan-Jones mine. "Why not accept it?"
Federal and state officials began an investigation. Mine owners although not certain of the cause, said gas may have ignited.
Four of the bodies were found yesterday soon after the explosion in a drift tunnel. The other 10 were discovered late in the afternoon about a mile underground.
The dead were all of Mexican descent and all but one were married.
In 1922 there were 14 men killed in an explosion here and in 1896 a similar accident took 24 lives and scores were injured. Those disasters occurred in mines other than the scene of yesterday's explosion.

Evening Huronite Huron South Dakota 1932-12-08

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Researched and Transcribed by Stu Beitler. Thank you, Stu!

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