As the newspapers reported itThe 1926 Pabst Mine cave-in at Ironwood

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Saturday, September 25, 1926

The 1926 Pabst Mine cave-in at Ironwood · three bodies recovered, 43 men still below

As printed: FIND THREE BODIES IN MINE DISASTER; 43 STILL TRAPPED

ContextA cage plunged to the bottom of a 2,600-foot shaft at the Oliver Iron Mining Company's Pabst mine at Ironwood, in Michigan's iron country, when rock and earth gave way on Friday. Three bodies were cut free today with acetylene torches, and rescuers say there is no danger from water or gas for the 43 men cut off on the eighth level.

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