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Ten Lives Lost (1)

Id

483

Idno

G1149

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Documents

Title

Ten Lives Lost (1)

Description

News of accident in the El Triunfo mines in the newspaper.

Authorship

Manhattan Mercury, San Francisco

Language

English

Transcription

The steamer Allesandro, from La Paz, brings intelligence that ten men were asphyxiated in the Big Triumfo mine, forty miles from La Paz, Lower California. A fire broke out early in July, and, it being discovered that eight Mexicans were below an likely to perish, two of the American managers went down to rescue them, but all lost their lives.

Broadcast date

17/08/1889

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