TWO MORGAN COUNTY MINERS INJURED
IN CAVE-IN OF FORK MOUNTAIN MINE
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1 MINER STILL EMTOMBED
RESCUE WORK CONTINUES
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Three of the eight man crew, THURMAN CARROLL, BILL ROSE and GEO.E. ERWIN who with his father, RAYMOND ERWIN, operated the mine, escaped with only minor injuries, and two, CLAUDE WOODS and his son, ROBERT WOODS, were rescued.CLAUDE WOODS, 46 received a pelvic injury and his son ROBERT, age 19, could be rescued only after his right arm had been amputated.The bodies of Charles Kennedy, 28 and Herley Carroll, 18 were later recovered. The body of Charles Seiber was recovered about 8 days later.
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