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Gainesville Daily Sun
Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida
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The body of Joseph Poney, a Black miner, was recovered from the Virginia City mines on Monday, marking the 110th victim of a dust explosion that entombed and killed 115 to 120 miners. Water levels have been reduced, allowing retrieval of remaining bodies soon; Poney's body decomposed rapidly upon exposure to air.
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Birmingham, Ala., March 9.—The body of Joseph Poney, negro, was brought from the Virginia City mines Monday, making the 110th brought from its depths since the catastrophe in which 115 to 120 miners were entombed and lost their lives by a dust explosion. The water has been reduced and all the remaining bodies will be brought to the surface in the next day or so. The body of Poney was not apparently decomposed, but as soon as it struck fresh air it went rapidly into decomposition.
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Virginia City Mines
Event Date
Monday
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110th body recovered; total 115 to 120 miners killed by dust explosion; remaining bodies to be retrieved soon
Event Details
Body of Joseph Poney brought from Virginia City mines, making the 110th since the dust explosion catastrophe that entombed 115 to 120 miners. Water reduced for further recoveries. Poney's body decomposed rapidly in fresh air.