https://haylibrary.cvlcollections.org/files/original/848fa545d038cbbf489ba56d8f53a6f0.pdf 716b273a364d1e076b45b7ad23d4877b PDF Text Text ., IJ.hkon froI:1 "tanoa and W.nornla," *1• 1908 .. .., THB HAmA1 ffIOlll.NG, lIII:iB DISASTER An Ao~ount of the Twa EXplosions, tho ~obo.blo Co.usoa and the Conditiom ding Up to 'ibm • (\'l"ittm tor " ?.U.n and !.!inoral.s, n by n.L, Herrick) lluma,- th& soon& ot a doublo mno tragedy on SAturday, t!tu-ch 28, in situated, aa eh0\121 in Fig. 3, 134 nllas wost of Cheyanno, on the main line o1 tho Union Pacit:la Railroad. It is ono of tho ooat iq)oriant ot ' 1 ~ c coal CBI:lP& $J1ll 1s said to ~ve an mmu.al output of about 4$01 000 tozw. 1ho Union Pacitia Coa.l Gcr.:ipany hero op at thrco mines, about l.8 YGnl"S • • No. 2 in 1904. and no. 3 1D ljo6 . Ho. 1 mine haa baen the aceno or tb.ree cap&l'ftt~ d1 fir , a mnOI" o.ne, occurring the year it ~· opo 30. 1903, llhen 169 llvos 'ftre lost,. md t.-ha l b II tors, tho d, tho eooond on Jum the ono described No.•• 2 and 3 m.&.>e boe th11• tar bad m dis oter • ow. 'lbe Hanna coal aa::.oo ram a bauin or oynclinrll treugh.. 'lbo coal outcropping on tbe urtace •1 be llkonod to the rim. at on at'alahaped bOlll, w:s it dip• at angl Teeying from l4 to 22 dogeos t ow-~d ::. ce%l'tr41 ulo-. rwm.mg opprcx!astal.7 nortbi:roGt to 11outhet1ct. All throe openod. on the ~ctorn aide of tb.t.a oval outcrop; mine Ho .. a !.·~tbs utrcxno • cm p ltion, mine No. l l ocatod c cUo euat or tt, vhUo mlno :tb . 3 1a mar]¥ 3 mlos oe.et ~r no. 1 . buin -t I The ocnl is rougbly e=o 6 r:dl.on alona ita l Ol'lgeat dimomion (in eut to nat) extent and about. 2 clles w1d• troa outcrop 'to outcrap. U1ne Ro. 1 • • first opouod on tae wost aide bJ a al.ope from tho outcrop in the at an 1ncl..lnir'i.ion of e?,out 14 dogrooa. In the tv-st 1.4 7 s �1/ of operat1m an menmivo ten-itory wao opened ap troo tbia oide reaob1ng to tbo bo·ttom of· the basin and ate.rting to eso-onci the auatorn Bide, which na found to l"in q,proximately 22 dogt'oea. To taoilltate tbe mrking ot the o08l on thio aide• the east aide al.ope we atartod to carmoot in n atraight lino with the wost alQJ,h'3• t1t0 A't tho tima of tho 1903 di aster, tho opo boadingo woro ~ parated by an intervening ~oo feet or oaal. 1'hie ea.i .elope '7na provided on the aurtaoe with ceroly a hoict nnd ·tan. as no coal uus pulled to tho ourtaco oxoopt c:nougb to 011pply tho boUort:1. 'lbe mino output WllG. pullod up the 11eat elope to tbe tipple located at t.h1e place on aoc awxt. ot .tr wdm.ty to tho railroad. The coal m.ned in t.be en-trios dri.•ven on the east al.opo of the ·baain weo lau;.red to th& bottcc 1fhero the tripo wore ma.de up and pulled to the wost sldo tipplo. 'ibe coal eecu::i vorkoo. bf mm No. l vo.riaa frOtl l2 to J5 foet 1n tbiclmess and avorages about 12 feet of \iDrkablo coal.. The coal ia c:am::ilODJJ kuovm aa a llgolto, al thauJb closood by the Un1.ted stataa Geo- lo al SurTay as a seaibituminouo. raiher triablo. It .ia high in volatile 1he t.ollo ing onaqats ot tbiu coal. ia atven: iter u.nd oisturo, 6.38; Vol til.e Comb'I.USlible, 48.43; Fixed Ct\r'bon, 3'.37; Am, 8.82; Tote.a. 100.00. Coking Pl"·llfHIIPt.i..ea, Sli@ltly; 'lotal SUlphur. o.66 pei" cent.; Aab Slillpbur, o. 33 per cent .. ; Volat.ilo &llpaur, o. 33 per oent.; B. T. u• a, 11399.4. ?.tine, lb. 1 baa &1.IID,JII been PNow.,, fQedera being ~ontly traken J.ato. Aa ios ot l mne firoa roaulti.ng ob!.atl.J from apoma- nooua ~Cllllbuation of gab consiltut a an -on 'MNl"J• Coal dust, it is olaJ.x!od• lid uot. 'be• r o.■ tbe m1no 1a cleoidedl.7 4 :t pal"'t of this mina'e hia■lblo tor tho fires, in all seotiona md all the emriea have �pipe 11 B in thaa for etting d0m1. For GQmo yoors ~e_oeding the dia.utor of 1903 ~ tho nim, h action ot -said to bavo amdldered bohind o.:lr-tigbt bulkbendc. Tho e.xplonon rooulting i.n the loss of 16?- Diner.a ia said to havo b_een onused by ·:.;~ eaking out of gaa and itn ignition by n bl ll"'Oat shot., ooilo aoal dust raised by tho gaa. explosion, l:Utwioo rosultod 1n a .oerloa o! local explosions. and op Tho ml.no llllS opened up ahortly attor thia diatlst ted continuously up to the prooon-t time. Recently bat throe coq>are.Uvel.y limited aoctiom of the rd.no have bem operated, one ou No. 9 entry wost de, ono da'Livering ita coal throu No. 23 rock cut, and lut the eaat aido. ing to the mlne map. Fi envies & • 8 and Iio~ 10 ext of about 1.o00 ton. d 4, i i will bo noted th.~t uth tron tba ean slope t«- a dis.tones llo rocx:is bnd us y- been tertod frori th .se lltri .- wben on Friday, uarob 20, tbe lnoe ot the upper entry ot lb. 10 (tho haulage \Jl:,) wao aet on tire, pro ly by n obot.. 1be true ca:.ao ot thle th•e -.:U.l probably never b, k1'101m, as llO 111.tnesaes ero now left. Fir ot th.is aon. had bGooos sucb a b-oqu,ol'lt. oocurranao 'Ulat no Qpeo-ial appr aion 1186 felt, ho11DTer, and en-try !b. 10 waa prQIPtJ.¥ walled up with atopp1.11ge pl.a~ed Just inside ot the first el.ant at (a) cd (b), Fis. 4. en Tburodaf, the 26th, tho :baulage-wl\V top- pl-s (a) • • adYonoed 200 feet to a point (c) Just beyoat th" .first or-oaa-out. '!be m1De force ot 200 odd minors -.is idlo on tha follow.1rlg 1\luday• the 24th: 11wreday iba 26th; llZUl Slt.urduy, the afith, the d&J of tbe d.uaator. 11:le demand tOI' coal. this wiater hu bem ~ and aa a nault tbo mines ba:re uaualq been idlo 011 ~ - • • and 'lhtlradaya �1 I tar t.lOftr'al months past. The reports of tba v£rioua irmJst1gating cm.i,.. ce of td.x m.tt-eoa tdU doubtless .oholi ubat J?l"oportion at tbG iotal t f1ro. bo!UlGS IIB8 or..ployed. on thoeo idle &lya. ibldng advantage of the idlooeaa an SaUl"day-,. tho 28th, su.por- lnt.emont Brigga with a p1oltod l orca of 17 !!lOn proceeded. 'to attack tho fire aaol.dering behind tllo topPines in the No. lO try. This toroa eaapriaed beuides Joaepb. Burton. Alfred Dodda" end J'amos Knox, f.cri.'GQn of L:2. jr:: Na. 1. lb. a, and No.. 3. r-oopectively. tivo gas wtomon nnd nine nb.an, notod tor tbcdr ak.Ul. norva, am e.xparience 1n firo figtiting. It 'tbua connt:ltuted tho no er ot the aoq, ot nanrii contribut od by all thl'so at the cs mr,'a m.noo . Just what not.hod ot attack on tho fire "- • adoptod •U l probably ~er be knorm. •of the disavtor through a fortunet.e cireuaatS11ce, baa supplied the writer with the datniled •P• ~ 4. The roturn a!r-courao t1rmin&t.es in an ul)CU't ahaf't loe.ding to a 20-toot ! l ~ tan on the Tb" east elq,511 from Which , face .. ry Bo.. 10 was turnet11 111 'thlUI a douo- out. i'lle mum airway ot o.nv:, No. 10 cozmaeta Id.th the o.ir-cour'ae io ttie tan llhial'l puaee un:ler the baul.age my ot oniry Ji). 10 by ,m ~ . era1;rJ lo. 10 blld the croas-cuta and elm• a.a anon IJPa.aod at 200-taol imOl"'f'ale tor the first 800 feet in froo the alope. Beyond. tbat point oroao-cuts woro ,paced at 100-focn interYalB for tho ra,aini:ag 800 teat ot the mtry. Ur-. Cb.riatianaen tnlnko tbe tollowlng mthod wu ad. .04. lMa:hg b1e ap:Jn:SoWl on tbe d1acuaa1on of plana tho mg :t l>efore tho di.. -... llllen JIH.n. Drigga1 Dotldaa .and Bunon were pl"NODi. �'.l'ho otopping (c) 1n the haulage wuy waa p-obably tiret taken om and advanced to {d) Ju.at ooyond the aocond alant • . thon ths olant nq;,p1rig ( o) o.:i.s r-emovod and_the air-coiree stopping (b) reooved to L - point (r) bo:,ond the slant, ol.10\ling tbe trcah cur to elear out the ~c.w,!J botoocm (~) mid (f) nnd t.ha alop0. In this wey it is probable that tho fire fighters. bad ad.Vmlood :to Just boyo?J1 tho uoond slmlt, 800 fM in froa the Dl~o. wh&n the catastrapbe, ~tever it vu. oCGU.rrad. Po 1.bly in the .PNCSSS of Q ~ the atoppih~ (d) fonsrd tbo mJor'l.ty of" th.e po.rty tvere owrcone with witedaql ~lowing the air to coaa in cents.ct. uit!l the gn:s in t-co great a qasnt1ty and tb.ua f~m.ng -en ox- ploaift m.xtve.. It aca:1s probable, bo'lfOVor, tbnt at loaGt tour ot touzn at poim (g) on the No. 10 entry- puotin3- tmy 1181"0 juat. going in w Joi.a tbe oth aocoq,azwblg t)la explosion. thqy tbr th l t aoms P"ObAblG that s. llhon leolin,g tho air blast ol.voa ta.co domnrd. Lew J'tlnbl1"3 aound.a au~od by a Jaz-.ring or tho that. abook the town announoed tbe oxplo ion at 3;0S .P.n- t!1 Im,estip:tion ko:l a:ncl bopelea-oly aavad in. w'hil• the 11:)odon fiap ol the air-ab.aft '1ae- blom otf. the tan itsalf wau llld.llJl1l"Oei -.d tho- aft cs quiokly rapdred witti --attico oloth. . ~ \. del&OG 880LlS to ahOII that the f 611 w.a •ioppod, llOV\'#81:"1 &md mt ¢artod until Wi,PPed liJ' Inepeotor Elia, upon~• .-rinl.11 $(D(l 1c1ea of the f crae of the OJrplo:alo.n on thG 'lfeat al.do :1s pilLed fNr:l the tiDding of tll_e al.ope tlmva blom out of tho pit muth toard the tipple. Sneral 12-f~t t.lmbera, a foot in diamter, �wero blown aga1nat the t1ppl& at di taneea of' fl-on 300 to 400 tGet, and ono 15 ~choo 1n dirmotor fall oloao to the boile pl it.. attar- o. flight ot noro than SO!>: to 'l1le Met al.090 gus Utt.le ujurocl by this • • firat o~ocion, although tho mouth or tho oo?tcr.i wost lcpo ia 6,200 bile tho. noutn or tb.e- eut alope ls but feet dlstar.xt from en y No. 10, 2 . 000 teet d atnnt.. Doubtleos -tb.o rsparts ot tho invo igoting com- will tundoh data in &lrplanation ot tbis poim. m.it 1 In the 0>an tiae Id.th wr,ry co111>etent uitn e either dead, er in l'lO condition to olearly reaao:n. it aoems idlo to theodze-. the :alne vontilation are not At this ting clata on aUtt>l.e. bat will be a 'lbe root ot the Aflt ed laial". ir-sbatt aloping to the tan houoe wna· blo11:n otf in a •nner dmilar to tba't at tbe wen ai.d • but nld.thar the fan ncr the al.ope 1lllB :m:n::,mo:1ally a.:q,a. 11118 .U.f#lt. A8 SOOD as th ve :t.od about tho ock telt on tbia side tacts booomo known to tho rooeaoro con..: ockod •art el.op ,. tb. th& ea.st al.ope, 1¼ ml.es d 'lbe tant. rushed across the bU1 to Gl"e their f'irst eftorta flt'G upended 1n r&plllring t.he ran. Iru.qteotor Spri.:~ rid. 11. Elia WO on Vain )b. 3 going to Bock a'\ th9 tiz:le ot the e:zploaion am waa handed a telo amoanoins it. abortly aft« it oocurrod. Ha arr1Ted at Ur.m.a aborlly ctt 4 P.U. lurclq till !lour after tbe firri diearier. Dt.-y person ot authorit.-7 1n tbe • ,, bad been wip out by the fJrst. uploaion and. up to ths tlzia ot tu arrival. at lnaponor ~as. thar'e aoocm to ma been m lead8r • .Prerioua tr> bis •rlnl, bownv, i~ sea.:is that. Jo e.pb 1ioo48,, ia• sale nrrtv1n& tire oou out of ab, attcpted aor.io _. ml.on of tile llilliag �but GXClted rascuero... l.iOaviug a ~ nt tho fu,Gt 04try to ~ °'hero- fron fallo~ behint'l till eollil~ions woro aaear atf- nod, i1oocls riod out. ib.o d lett by t:-oods at the first entry, bo avai:-, ovid ]a ~a not oqual to the ooo.aaion. for b.o· bilrcolf •ant bmlw 0nd 'ila& k1U ~Y t-b.e socond upl.oeiQn.. \:.'hsn ho arri'fe c.t the ~ut.b ot t~• east elope sveey ono looked to I.n eater Zliaa aa the l.ondar at t~ resouarn. Hitt task 'J!lD 1 ditfic1llt b1 tae los1 ot all p sons ot eutho ty know to Brigg • the foremen of tho , flhilo t be sixth bad Jut bee ..-riod out l's.Ting !roe tho ettGCt;s ot the sae onoouut;rGcl Mlo. ord lluspoctOl" Elioo wldentlJ n.aoded n mmi Who would enforce bu s 111th a club it meoaz E'fl'Y., but the mn be pickod no~ ~ :fa.Uoct him. 'but lost bi.a own Ufe through di1obodiellCo ot (rdora... Aftel" atartb& the r o4 wet alopai f•• ~o oast clop& f .an bav11l3 beat run eai.lm q, tu:,e=or mJ.aa wl-tb • party ot ta »A •wted da-n ~he -.at al.01>0 pra.ul.y a.boat 5 ;JO P. U. 'DL$ rat rnd to ta. . ~-·- of th• al.ope, m.th strict s.n.tnJqtiona b-Olll ~ .:Uiaa to allow m oaa olN ~ go bolo • '?lae pariy oool.cl m~ b:lv~ ~n gcme laag. boar r , ?Jefore the ~ d ybldect to tho pree..-o of exoit.;Jd. ~i.lld-be fl'fery on. pauecl at willt up uJ down the al.op~~ the Jld.u. If. 1• now �- 8&l1'1tGl"•CU that .more thon ;o mon mst- have follo :od the :imapect.or•t1 PIS°'ty into tho mine atl"eaming along dow the _lope in groupo. ot 'lhroe or m.ora, without n leader. m.thau:t o: c,,, • _,....Uon aud \lithout a plan.of con- cer-tc •• action. In tho anouing o-ontuaion each zroup aeocs -to have taken euch pr-ecaut ionn ar1 done by at.hare. oOtled Qoot to it, \7ithout- kllCkling whd nns bai113 Fl"OCl m at- hna b.oon thus fQr an1d 1 it gill bo soon that it ls natural to expoct conflicting . uta:ient.o from tho t ow who went c.town the op-e and a.arr 'Ibe. .ta~ ~ o OCl)ad do.ath nt or an cgi. in tbo an uing oooond ojjpl oeion .. r. trained io obsorvo Qnd tslk acctll"ately is • t.hefffore of eepod.el vul.ue at, tbls t In tho first . - y of t.a mn with Im:pectox- li!l~& wao E.. O. ~ •1~~.-. Chr1.at~e._ the c:~ , = ~•s who furnished 'tho Wliet' with the t ollom.nz stai e.mit.: "As 1-hia party went down tho slo. , it brattica:1 up the ontrieo an b!>th oidos u.d vaa en by ~ :i about 6 .P.. ll. d. 1n this wm.-k on tho tll1rd enti,- wbon Joined Xnapoaor m1!l here was afraid t.oo m= air \JUB oo1dng in and sent rJO to -tb\l weat olope fan t o alo'.!I 11. do;:m to about 20 rffolutiOAe pE!I" m.nute abo-n half ita t1.aual eed. !J,etumi.J\1 to tbe alop I joimd tho lnopoattr' a pvt, ot t.bo 8th im.tr.r about 8:~ P.?;. ud FOOHdod wi~h it to tb.il U>th entry• ,... ore tho bodia's of the tbroo mn and t he rope rumiort W.i'e found in the pcu"tbg at (g). 0!:11.ng to the JlteG1Paes• of tho al.ope each body raqdrad at least six w,m to Otll"r'J it o•• ao tba'l from 24 t.o 30 mn imn taw ataried back from th:la palm 11ltl1 the ~dle1. 11th Iupeator SU.as WB · - back t o 'tho 8th ent.l'J and hero renod a few mlmrtoa u i ilun wont tu.rt.her up t o elll,ry lo. 5 aa the air &'l 'lu 10th aD4 8th bad bee bad anit w-.k•ixlg. �"Br. llOi" n llriffitbe,, genm"al foreoa,n of tho company, wao ed to .arrivo ti'om Rock Springe, at nbout 8:30 P.u. llnd tako charge of the It. lnspootor El.ins therefore aitocl his arrival. at the 5th Up to thiQ ..,- f cr aoce t.imo. comantari.:11 OJCPeoting to bo relloved. time all. the antr-les ~jte()pt No. 8 bud been lrattiaod up. 5 '::_ . te.s\ becoming • 1bo air u:t •rb . rse !111d .feal.!nu its affect.a. I triad to purauade the 'Izi119octor to acc01?1pafV me to the aurfe.ca. Failing in 't hia, I started In p __,r RU.aa. was hat m~n at tho point., mm-ked (a). Old. "General. Tier 2:30 :.... M., after tb.e Gri.tfiths did not trrive at muina till about oond uplo ion ortq after lO P.JI. GQZ'rying the body ot the rope rurm~ , ~ the first envy llb.en I P-..u- it. , wae r •lf41.,._ turnod buck. in at a point. near Jun abova ttrl.s point I uu. Sibtola coming down the Glops, and uae ih:.! party, W!lS mst by autod out by ~ 11hen hG Ho could bordly have reached tbs first entry 400 te• . down When tho torritlc 89COl1d .xplo ion OCClrrGd Id 10:25 p .. u•• blowing hie body up to a poiBt op aaito tho knuckle . .. Hwitala cust have boen following close behind Tezmmxt, tor tho 'boq ot the latter wns pi~Gc:l up at (1) near th~ mouth ot t~o slope tho nm _.t mDPning . Theoo two ball.es 1n addition to those or ·the t!reo gas Al'rlod out Just beforo the second exploai.on were tne only anos rNOnred up to tbie c;ri .. 1:Dg (Aprll 2)ened 117 tbe 1aat dlanater, entoA' 'lbo east al.ope was bop&leaalJ all 'Who were below. A howso-to-bouae canYoas by 1be ooq,any official.a next a1q edUliab.ed tbe tac\ tbo.t. 41 aen wro mlaaing in addition to the 18 loat ill the tirat uploalon, miking a total of 5'J tatal.itiaa. Altboash the bo4iea bad not been. l"NO.,..ed at. the Ume tho. �-10 date wsro secured it 1a probable that in addition to the tour bodies al.ready found at (g) and tbo two at (1), tbo 14 bodioQ or tho cr1ginal party will be foU?ld be~\lOon (g) antl stopping (d) nnd that 48 mre are ca-ttersd along the elope. Ubilo tb~ cruao of the aocond explosion cnnnot be dotorminod until M elln'!:li.nation oan bo made of the rki»gs l0',11, nnd prob ly •not. ~hon, it scoca probable t.hat the atata:iGnt o! a oinGr, wbo oacaped. up the pe just before the e.xpl.onion, and bnediately after Cbriatintwen• wUl be found ~rNOt. He tatoa that· throe oon tsSro just. atart1ng to lra.t.t1oa up try llo., 8 ao be otartod tor tho a.irtnae. A3 Christians 1.eft Imp crtcr fill.ia at -the ,5th 8llU'7, it w~ remain tor evidence oaretul.ly coll.octed frora tnes o to show other tbis done by his crdara or not. Xn any went it now seeps llkeq that tbo bra~ticin of entry No. 8 Md the efteot ot for~d.ztg an inm-mu,ed aircurrent into entry llo. 10 driving u 'body of gns on to the tiro there :ragl.ng. with outt:lci~ air~- pro,,1.d an e~losive m.xtura. It uould take sox:io JS minutoo for a E2li!l to wol.k fl'OC entry Ho. 8 to tho rurfo.ce. AllOlriztg 10 minutes for tho placing of the brattice aftel" the witn3SO ataa-'I tcr tbe mrtaoe nnd 5 mimtes tor the inareaaod air-cur1·ent 1n Bo. 10 to pGDO'h'a"t ~e flre acme, aa,y 1,000 teet 111. it is. soen whJ it la ,Pl"O ble that the uploa1on troa this ~au,e toot plaoe Ji.a altal"' the wltnea11 gs out .or the mins. 'lb.la point wUl probably be 4efild:t.ol.J detertd.nod and reported upon b7 tbe varioua oommiaaiona no.1 ill'reatipt111g. 1'tleir rtpcrta wUl be ptl.)liped at o. later date. Jll a'\tempta at rescma ..-k wore aba.ladoned ahorUy after 'the �.... / -11- nd co ozploalon, \tdeb orockad and cavod the east alopo. I:l6.n llorgan Griffiths tmd Genaral Superintendent. o. L. Blac!t arrivad a-t Hannn from Rook Springn at 2:30 Sunday mrning. paz,y of'fialala soon on hand 1.1ero tbo !ollodng: and gen Oonoral Foro- other p.raxdnmt c;oo- o. o. Clnrlt, vioe"1)1"eaidant el mnna.gor. mid J. J .. BArt, asaist.mit t.o tbo vico-preaiden:t, frou Omaha; Aseiato.nt Oon al anager A. E. Brndbtry, from Cheyenne i SUperin'tendont J'~ Uoedbo.o and Foreosn Jolln llatcs, fl"vo Gumborlnnd, tyo. , and David G. Joaoo, li-lt . Uadlll, tUld Jobn Dykes, formen at Rock 3irings1 W.,o.• GeDGl"al U:,n:in.y.., ager D. o. Cl.ark arrived at Hruim f:ron <nahn on Uith thooo ot tioiol.a was o. piekod fcrce of n _ly 30 non, noted f'or their ekil.l, nervo. and oxperl azsoe 1n coal mine disaotero. Undor tho ltdon of these otf ic.isl • the om attaokod the debria at tbo muth aup of the ck011 eut al.ope and dmvo a twmol thl"DlltPl tho cave-in fer a . d1otuneo of 20 toot. At thie point aftord p drova them baok; teelins suro that nll within bad met tholr deaih._ the o;ening was eol.ed ath timbers overlaid with din. Not till irednead~, Apr-U 1,. ne another attmi,t •de to reopen tho east. alope. Afterdaq;, pravented pODQVaHon t.o c p ~ more .than 3,. toai 1n, •~al men boing overcome in tbe 11tteqrt. 'lo ~ furl.h..-, A nopping wus t.herotore put. up ,3() feet in .and t.he mi again aealod. 'Dia debris in front or the at.op-ping wns ibon UCaYa'led. Ii 1a propoae4 to slowly ad'fanoe atoppi.Daa clom the a1ope in thin Damlel"• .clewrlng up u progress i ■ •de. Every pr-ecmat1cu1 ia belng tokon to pNWOU a furiber loss ot lite. C a ~ to \be cx,urae aonotimee 1)111'mad at ahlUar diea.atel"B �ti -12 - I- 1t7 other .Ocmpaniea•. tho Union I'a.cii'ic Cool Co . officiola havo ulloued ttle triter ovoey privilegG ot inapection and grcat ]J easiatod in the col• labQration ot this article. At tb.e the dieaater to at.tompt oqum.e d esa1t writ. orlptions and it ls too JY.>on attar , t °' accurate data. lmmedio.toly after the disaster. Ol>v~nor ·Brooks 1.!ppoint.ed Inap~or !{Ollh Y ~ or the northan Di.atr-lct, · meted by u. FilmB». miJ1e forancw o.t tho Sharl d~ C.,:u ~o. . ~i.et:, t)'o. , tmd J'oeoph ~'thgo, o.saistmm t~· Gm1n of al.cm-oek, ::yo. , to iweatige.1 o ui l r oport on th<:> 1 diosoter. Thia r ort, toge~h3r with 'thoee o! ttio T ioua ath iarm. will be pu."oll (id at a lat-Or de.to. aoo:-Jis- � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Union Pacific Collection Description An account of the resource This collection is made possible in part by a generous grant from Wyoming Humanities. All materials are the property of Union Pacific Coal Company, on long-term loan at Western Wyoming Community College. For usage inquiries, contact the <a href="https://www.uprrmuseum.org">Union Pacific Museum</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1-0116 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource R. L. Herrick Title A name given to the resource An Account of the Two Explosions, the Probable Causes and the Conditions Leading Up to Them Subject The topic of the resource An account of the Hanna explosions intended to be used for "Mines and Minerals." The Hanna, Wyoming, Mine Disaster Description An account of the resource Several 10.5" x 8" papers held together with clip. Pages are in good condition with minimal damage. Some pages are faded may be hard to read. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Union Pacific Coal Co. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-ND Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1908-05 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Mines and Minerals