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November 16, 1897
The Scranton Tribune
Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
In the Von Storch mine, site of a recent deadly fire, 17-year-old Miles Boyd fainted from fright after a startling sound, recalling his providential escape from the blaze; he was rescued and taken home.
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FAINTED FROM FRIGHT.
Uncanny Experience in the Ill-Fated Von Storch Mine.
In the ill-fated Von Storch mine where six men recently met death, Miles Boyd, a 17-year-old driver boy yesterday had an experience which he will not soon forget. He fell unconscious from fright during the early evening and lay as one dead until he was found by a company hand several hours later.
Young Boyd on the night of the fire left the mine because of a providential occurrence, a loose shoe on his mule, a short time before the flames were discovered. The thought of his narrow escape and the excitement which attended the fire preyed upon him to such an extent that when work was resumed yesterday he returned to his employment with a great deal of misgiving
Exactly what happened the lad could not be learned in detail owing to his unnerved condition last night. It seems, however, he was startled by some unusual sound in a lonely part of the mine where he was working. It was sufficient to send him to the earth in a dead faint and he lay motionless until he was found and carried to the surface where he was revived. He was taken in an ambulance to his home on West Market street.
Uncanny Experience in the Ill-Fated Von Storch Mine.
In the ill-fated Von Storch mine where six men recently met death, Miles Boyd, a 17-year-old driver boy yesterday had an experience which he will not soon forget. He fell unconscious from fright during the early evening and lay as one dead until he was found by a company hand several hours later.
Young Boyd on the night of the fire left the mine because of a providential occurrence, a loose shoe on his mule, a short time before the flames were discovered. The thought of his narrow escape and the excitement which attended the fire preyed upon him to such an extent that when work was resumed yesterday he returned to his employment with a great deal of misgiving
Exactly what happened the lad could not be learned in detail owing to his unnerved condition last night. It seems, however, he was startled by some unusual sound in a lonely part of the mine where he was working. It was sufficient to send him to the earth in a dead faint and he lay motionless until he was found and carried to the surface where he was revived. He was taken in an ambulance to his home on West Market street.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Disaster
Survival
What themes does it cover?
Providence Divine
Misfortune
Survival
What keywords are associated?
Mine Fire
Faint From Fright
Narrow Escape
Von Storch Mine
Driver Boy
What entities or persons were involved?
Miles Boyd
Where did it happen?
Von Storch Mine, West Market Street
Story Details
Key Persons
Miles Boyd
Location
Von Storch Mine, West Market Street
Event Date
Yesterday
Story Details
Miles Boyd, a 17-year-old driver boy, escaped the recent fatal fire in the Von Storch mine due to a loose shoe on his mule. Yesterday, while working alone, he was startled by an unusual sound, fainted from fright, and lay unconscious until found and revived, then taken home.