PURSGLOVE NO. 2 MINE MEMORIAL
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20 coal miners were killed in an explosion at the Pursglove No. 2 mine between 4:30 and 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The blast occurred less than two months after an explosion at the nearby Christopher No. 3 mine in which 56 men were killed on May 12, 1942. Generally regarded as one of the safest mines in the State, the Pursglove mine last year was awarded a certificate for its good safety record after 3 million tons of coal had been produced without a fatal accident.
Echoes of Courage:
Remembering the Pursglove No. 2 Miners
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In Pursglove's mine, where echoes dwell,
Twenty brave souls their tales did tell.
In silence now, they rest as one,
Their sacrifice, our duty spun.
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Their names we hold, in memories deep,
In Pursglove's heart, their dreams still sleep.
Though darkness claimed them, light remains,
In every heart, their courage reigns.
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In Loving Memory
Charles Andy - 58
Gasper Boken - 29
Mike Borbus - 53
Richard Carr - 28
Andy Malish - 52
Edward Wilson - 41
Russell Saffron - 22
J. P. Dusenberry - 45
R. H. Barnett - 37
Vernon Hilling - 27
Albert McDonald - 22
Leslie Stanton - 32
John Lewis - 42
Charles Lawson - 45
Glenn Taylor - 26
Wesley Rickman - 27
Ernest Lambert - 29
James Ponceroff - 25
John Wilson - 34
Joe Olivario - 49
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