The Oklahoman
04-14-1903
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FIVE WERE KILLED

DISASTROUS EXPLOSION IN A TERRITORY MINE

Of Seven Working in the Chamber, But Two Are Alive, and
They Are Badly Burned

Kansas City, April 13- A special to the Journal from South McAlester, I.T.,
says:

Five men were killed and two severely burned today by a gas explosion
in Mine 77, of the Kansas & Texas Coal company at Carbon, I.T.

The dead:
FLOYD ODER
GEORGE TEER
FRANK McMULLEN
JERRY KINCAID
O.A. FIELDS

The injured: Robert McCrany and Ben Hamilton.

The cause of the explosion is unknown. Sevnty-five men were in the
mine, but all escaped injury except the seven who were working in
the chamber where the explosion occurred. All of the dead miners
except McMULLEN had families.



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