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Home>> Issues and Challenges>> Disasters>> Major Disasters>> Bellevue Explosion |
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Bellevue Explosion—December 9, 1910 | |||
Heroic work was performed by relief crews who came from Fernie through, to, and including Passburg. Pit bosses, fire bosses, engineers and miners hastened to render any assistance they could. Many men from the rescue crews were dragged from the mine unconscious as they endeavored to penetrate to search for the trapped miners. Fred Alderson of Hosmer lost his life when he removed the mask he was wearing and gave it to a miner who was suffering from gas inhalation. Inspector Bob Strachan of Fernie was near death, but his life was saved by the most heroic methods of resuscitation. Dr. McKenzie of Bellevue took chances with his life in attempting to save victims.
The bodies of seven men were interred in the Passburg
cemetery, 15 in the Union and six in the Catholic
cemeteries at Blairmore. |
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