Jackson-Franklin County IL Archives News.....Four Injured By Explosion In Local Mine October 11, 1920 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Mary Riseling riseling@insightbb.com July 13, 2006, 4:43 pm Murphysboro Daily Independent October 11, 1920 West Frankfort American: Four persons were injured, one of them seriously, in an explosion at Peabody mine 18 around 3:30 o'clock Friday afternoon. Shortly thereafter Mack ELDERS, superintendent of Mine 19, who went down to investigate before the rescue team came from Benton, was slightly burned and came out with a flesh blister as the only damage done to him. The explosion occurred in the northern part of the mine and the men, with the exception of those who worked in the immediate vicinity of where the accident occurred, did not know of it until they came out to go home. The worse injured is Frank RACKOCLE, 17, a trapper, who is in serious condition. The others burned and under treatment at the hospital are: Louis GHERAMBI, Jim YOUNG and Ed GOOD. The three last named are not thought to be in any danger. Additional Comments: Transcribed by Mary Riseling from grandfather C. E. RISELING's collection of old newspapers. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/jackson/newspapers/fourinju71nnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ilfiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb