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Wilburton, OK Explosion Rips Coal Mine, May 1905

Posted March 31st, 2008 by Stu Beitler

MINERS KILLED.

THIRTEEN ENTOMBED IN A MINE.

AIR PIPE PROBABLY BURST OPEN BY THE FORCE OF THE EXPLOSION.

Wilburton, Okla., May 1. -- Thirteen miners were entombed and probably killed by an explosion early yesterday in the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Coal company's mine near Wilburton. Their bodies may not be recovered for several days. The entombed men are:
B. F. STEINER.
MIKE WINN.
RALPH FISHER.
BEN SMITH.
WILLIAM ATKINSON.
O. GOLDEN.
JOE MORENO.
GUS PHILLIPS.
KNOX LYNCH.
J. D. BYRD.
MIKE DUVALL.
R. F. CALLES.
WILLIAM EDWARDS.
The men went into the shaft at midnight. Foreman WILLIAM RAY, of the shift that left the mine at that hour, says that the mine was in good condition and a gas explosion was hardly probable. His shift left a shot hanging and this new shift may have fired.
The shaft is 350 feet deep. The men were supplied with air fanned from the shaft and by means of compressed air tubes. It is thought that the air pipe was burst by the explosion, but air has been steadily pumped all day with the remote hope that some of the entombed men may have escaped, the force of the explosion and the after-damp.
Rescuers began work within a few minutes after the explosion. At dark last night the workers were still thirty feet from the bottom of the shaft.

The Lowell Sun Massachusetts 1905-05-01

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

Ok Mine Explosion 1905 Wilburton

On August 2nd, 2009 Anonymous (not verified) says:

My ggrandfather was one of the 13 miners killed in the 1905 Wilburton mine explosion. He is listed as O. Golden. His name was Owen (Oney)J. Golden. I have found a few newspaper articles that list my ggrandmother as the surviving widow along with her two children. I have seen the monument in Wilburton and he is listed as Orville Golden, which is incorrect. My ggrandmother told me the story about 35 years ago. I would be very interested in any more information if at all possible.

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