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Note: 2 Dec 1929 Seven Coal Miners Die In Explosion; Fifteen Others Escape Injury RescueWorkers Encounter Smoke, Gas Fumes; Recover Five Bodies. Safety DevicesLocalize Blast to One Drift, Reducing Casualty List. WEST FRANKFORT, Ill., Dec. 1(AP).-Seven coal miners were killed and 15others escaped injury in a localized explosion in a drift at Old Ben mineNo. 8 near here at 2:30 a.m., today. The bodies of five of the dead werebrought to the surface late today while rescue parties still sought theother two bodies. Rescue work was delayed because of smoke and gas fumes.The death list announced by officials of the mine follows: James TABOR,Thomas MCDERMOTT, Veo GERIDINO, Jewell and Dewey BAKER, brothers; EarlBEARDON and Henry ISAACS. All resided at West Frankfort except ISAACS,who was said to have lived at Johnston City, Ill. ISAACS was about 50 andMCDERMOTT about 60. The other victims were young men. Bodies of TwoVictims Still In Drift. The bodies of TABOR and MCDERMOTT had not beenrecovered tonight, but mine officials said it was certain the men hadbeen killed, as they were at work in the drift when, the blast came. Theother 15 miners were saved by safety devices which automatically releasedshale dust to localize the explosion, in the one drift, about one andone-fourth miles back from the bottom of the shaft. None were injured andall were brought to the surface soon after the explosion. Rescue TeamsWork All Day To Recover Bodies. Two rescue teams worked all day torecover the bodies. They brought out the five bodies at 5:10 p.m. Becausethe blast was localized, little damage was done to the mine. A. DennyLEWIS of Springfield, director of mines, arrived late today to begin anofficial investigation. The cause of the blast was not determined, butthe general opinion was that It was due to an accumulation of coal dustgas. [The Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake City, Utah, Monday morning, 2 December1929, Page 1] Name: Henry Isaacs Titles and Terms (original): Death Date: 01 Dec 1929 Death Place: West Frankfort, Franklin, Illinois Gender: Male Marital Status: Race or Color: Age: 25 Estimated Birth Year: 1904 Birth Date: 09 Oct 1904 Birthplace: Illinois Father: Lewis Isaacs Father's Titles and Terms (original): Father's Birth Place: Illinois Mother: Julia Carter Mother's Titles and Terms (original): Mother's Birth Place: Illinois Occupation: Coal Miner Residence: Street Address: Spouse: Flo Isaacs Spouse's Titles and Terms (original): Spouse's Birthplace: Burial Date: 03 Dec 1929 Burial Place: Cave, Franklin, Ill. Cemetery: Informant: Additional Relatives: Digital Folder Number: 4008251 Image Number: 2534 Film Number: 1643607 Volume/Page/Certificate Number: 47099 Collection: Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947
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