Peabody No. 18 Mine Disaster 1928

Date: 9 Jan 1928 [unknown]
Location: West Frankfort, 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: 9 Jan 1928
• Location: West Frankfort, Franklin County, Illinois
• Victims: 21
• Cause: Gas explosion

Rescue Efforts

Results and Findings

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Victims

Miners Name Sourced Bio Connected Category Bradley, Lloyd Caraway, C. P. Carter, George Day, Gerald Dodd, Ed Duger, C. M. Farrell, Ray Graves, Walter Hall, Neely Jones, Albert Jones, Carl Keys, Paul Lawrence, Kelly Mahler, George McPhail, David Mitchell, john Simons, Orval Smith, Leonard Stone, Aubura Tanner, B. White, Andy

Sources

• https://usminedisasters.miningquiz.com/saxsewell/peabody_18_news_only.htm
• Peabody No. 8 Mine Disaster