As the newspapers reported itThe Tahona mine explosion
3 days of original coverage, September 3, 1926 to September 5, 1926, one clipping a day from the papers of 1926. Newest last, the way readers lived it.
Tahona mine explosion · first word, men still below
As printed: 16 OR 17 TRAPPED IN OKLAHOMA COAL MINE
ContextA gas explosion this morning trapped 16 or 17 men in West mine No. 29 of the Superior Smokeless Coal Company at Tahona, in eastern Oklahoma's coal country. The last miner carried out alive, Lee Carter, was himself nearly overcome by fumes and holds out little hope for those still underground.
As printed: Little Hope Held Out for Nine Miners Imprisoned
ContextA gas explosion tore through West mine No. 29 of the Superior Smokeless Coal Company at Tahona, in eastern Oklahoma's coal country, yesterday morning, shortly after more than 130 men had gone down on the day shift. Seven bodies have been brought up overnight and nine men are still shut in a blocked entry filled with gas and flame, with rescue squads cutting toward them.
As printed: BODIES OF 16 MINERS TAKEN FROM WORKINGS
ContextA gas explosion tore through West mine No. 29 of the Superior Smokeless Coal Company at Tahona, in eastern Oklahoma's coal country, on Friday morning, shortly after the day shift went down. Rescue crews have worked without a break since; the last man still missing, M. K. Hise, was dug from under fallen timbers this afternoon, closing the count at sixteen dead.
