Sinnemahoning, PA powder company explosion, Jun 1907

MANY KILLED BY EXPLOSION

None Left to Tell the Story of a Wrecked Powder Mill.

SEVEN KILLED IN COAL MINE

Mine Gas Lets Go in a Pennsylvania Colliery With Fatal Results.

Five men were killed and the plant demolished by an explosion in the mixing room of the Sinnemahoning Powder Company's plant, near Sinnemahoning, Pa. The mixing room was blown to atoms. The dead:

Edward Nelson of Emporium, foreman of the plant.
Edward Cole, married, leaves several small children.
Harry Cole, brother of above, single.
Philip Summers, married, leaves small family.
William Chadman, Sinnemahoning, married.

The bodies of the victims were horribly mangled, and it was with difficulty that sufficient of the remains could be found for identification. The shock of the explosion was felt for several miles around.

As these five men were the only ones in the mixing room at the time the cause of the explosion is a mystery.

Seven men were killed and two others injured in two explosions of mine gas in the Johnson No. 1 mine at Priceburg, Pa. The first explosion was caused by the carelessness of a doortender, who, by leaving a door open, allowed gas to accumulate in the workings. The second explosion, which resulted in the deaths, resulted from the ignition of fire damp, which accumulated after the first explosion.

The Indiana Democrat, Indiana, PA 26 Jun 1907
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Transcribed by Tim Taugher. Thanks, Tim!