Miner killed in the Red Jacket Coal Company, Keen Mountain explosion, the first in Buchanan County. It covered the entire portion of the mine which was connected to the entries in which the explosion originated, an area about 2000ft long by 1500ft wide. It destroyed all the stoppings in this area, damaged 7 drift mouths, destroyed 2 fans, badly damaged 2 mine locomotives and a sand house on the outside. Origin was as a result of the simultaneous firing of 3 adobe shots, fired with live electric current obtained from the trolley wire. They were blasting a piece of slate that had fallen, blocking the coal. Rescue squads worked in 30 minute relays until all 45 bodies were recovered and every avenue explored.
Miner killed in the Red Jacket Coal Company, Keen Mountain explosion, the first in Buchanan County. It covered the entire portion of the mine which was connected to the entries in which the explosion originated, an area about 2000ft long by 1500ft wide. It destroyed all the stoppings in this area, damaged 7 drift mouths, destroyed 2 fans, badly damaged 2 mine locomotives and a sand house on the outside. Origin was as a result of the simultaneous firing of 3 adobe shots, fired with live electric current obtained from the trolley wire. They were blasting a piece of slate that had fallen, blocking the coal. Rescue squads worked in 30 minute relays until all 45 bodies were recovered and every avenue explored.
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