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October 5, 1888
Fort Worth Daily Gazette
Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas
What is this article about?
On Oct. 1 in Plains near Wilkesbarre, PA, a cave-in at the Millcreek mine caused five acres of earth to collapse with a crash, wrecking houses, injuring sleeping residents, dropping well bottoms, and creating large holes 300 feet to the mine below.
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THE EARTH COLLAPSES.
An Area Covering Five Acres Goes Down With a Crash.
Enquirer.
WILKESBARRE, PA., Oct. 1—A big cave in took place at Plains this morning. The pillars in the Millcreek mine gave way and the earth, covering an area of five acres, fell down with a terrific crash. Many houses on the surface were wrecked. The people were asleep, and they were thrown out of their beds. Many were injured. Bottoms of all the wells dropped out. In some places there were holes big enough for a horse and a cart to drop through to the mine below, a distance of 300 feet.
An Area Covering Five Acres Goes Down With a Crash.
Enquirer.
WILKESBARRE, PA., Oct. 1—A big cave in took place at Plains this morning. The pillars in the Millcreek mine gave way and the earth, covering an area of five acres, fell down with a terrific crash. Many houses on the surface were wrecked. The people were asleep, and they were thrown out of their beds. Many were injured. Bottoms of all the wells dropped out. In some places there were holes big enough for a horse and a cart to drop through to the mine below, a distance of 300 feet.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
What themes does it cover?
Catastrophe
What keywords are associated?
Mine Cave In
Earth Collapse
Houses Wrecked
Injuries
Wells Dropped
Where did it happen?
Plains, Near Wilkesbarre, Pa., Millcreek Mine
Story Details
Location
Plains, Near Wilkesbarre, Pa., Millcreek Mine
Event Date
Oct. 1
Story Details
A big cave-in occurred at the Millcreek mine when pillars gave way, causing five acres of earth to fall with a terrific crash. Many surface houses were wrecked, people asleep were thrown from beds and injured, well bottoms dropped out, and large holes formed reaching 300 feet to the mine below.