Kimball, WV Mine Explosion, Mar 1916
Posted August 5th, 2008 by Stu Beitler
MINE EXPLOSION FATAL TO THREE.
TWENTY OTHERS INJURED IN DISASTER IN THE WEST VIRGINIA COAL FIELDS.
Bluefield, W. Va., March 28. — Three men were killed and twenty or more seriously injured by an explosion in the mine of the King Coal & Coke company at Kimball, W. Va., at 9 o’clock today. It was stated that a number of the injured could not recover.
The explosion, which shattered a section in the eastern part of the mine, blew down mases of coal and slate and cut off from escape a large number of men. Rescue crews worked throughout the morning to reach them and shortly after noon they were released. At 2 p.m. it was stated that all the men who had entered the mine had been accounted for.
The Lincoln Daily Star Nebraska 1916-03-28
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Researched and Transcribed by Stu Beitler. Thank you, Stu!
KIMBALL
July 18, 1919
“All Bodies Recovered From Mine Explosion,” Charleston Daily Mail, 7-19-1919
Wolford Family in the Ohio Region of the Northwest Territory 