Killed in the Pocahontas Colliery's Baby Mine. Baby Mine and West Mine are at Pocahontas, VA. These 2 are part of a group of 5, known as the East Mines No 1 & No 2, Silver Ridge Mine, Baby Mine and West Mine. The group is 2000 acres while the whole workings are about 8500. Baby and West connected through working and on November 14, fire was discovered in the Baby exhaust fan. The fan was stopped and it was found that the air carried considerable smoke and heat and upon examination was found that there were 4 different fire points just off the main entry and fan entry of Baby, all fairly under way, separate and distinct from each other. While a part was examining one fire, a roof fall occurred, causing a disturbance of gas that didn't injure anyone, but did damage brattices which permitted smoke and gas to pass through the old workings to West. Before the miners in West could be notified, they were overtaken by the smoke and suffocated. The bodies of the men who suffocated on the 14th were all recovered a day or two afterwards. The West was able to operate with the fire in Baby so brattices were put in place. A part of 8 went into West, unaware that the brattices were not sufficient and were suffocated. They were recovered November 24.
Killed in the Pocahontas Colliery's Baby Mine. Baby Mine and West Mine are at Pocahontas, VA. These 2 are part of a group of 5, known as the East Mines No 1 & No 2, Silver Ridge Mine, Baby Mine and West Mine. The group is 2000 acres while the whole workings are about 8500. Baby and West connected through working and on November 14, fire was discovered in the Baby exhaust fan. The fan was stopped and it was found that the air carried considerable smoke and heat and upon examination was found that there were 4 different fire points just off the main entry and fan entry of Baby, all fairly under way, separate and distinct from each other. While a part was examining one fire, a roof fall occurred, causing a disturbance of gas that didn't injure anyone, but did damage brattices which permitted smoke and gas to pass through the old workings to West. Before the miners in West could be notified, they were overtaken by the smoke and suffocated. The bodies of the men who suffocated on the 14th were all recovered a day or two afterwards. The West was able to operate with the fire in Baby so brattices were put in place. A part of 8 went into West, unaware that the brattices were not sufficient and were suffocated. They were recovered November 24.
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