Old Ben No. 11 Mine Disaster 1917

Date: 29 Nov 1917 [unknown]
Location: Christopher, Franklin County, Illinois
Surnames/tags: Mining_Disasters Illinois Disasters

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Contents 1 History and Circumstances 1.1 Rescue Efforts 1.2 Results and Findings 1.3 Victims 1.4 Sources

History and Circumstances

• Date: 29 Nov 1917
• Location: Christopher, Franklin County, Illinois
• Victims: 17
• Cause: Explosion

Rescue Efforts

Results and Findings

Victims

Miners Name Sourced Bio Connected Category Beamer, J. W. Beamer, Warren Clark, W. T. Davis, Warren Jones, D. J. Keller, Ed Kern, Philip Leigh, Cal Medders, D Naylor, Bert Roth, W. I. Short, O. Stanko, John Teffertillar, Alfred Thompson, Rep Turner, Harvey Webb, William

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