David Edmunds
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- Nov 19, 1893Explosion at the Kangley MineA dangerous methane gas buildup leads to a narrow escape for miners in Kangley.Kangley, WA
- Apr 10, 1895Fire Damp and Twenty-Three Dead at Blue CanyonA gas explosion in a new coal working near Lake Whatcom kills twenty-three miners and forces a state inspection into what the company knew about the mine’s ventilation.Bellingham, WA
- Apr 11, 1895A Town Buries Its MinersFuneral services for the Blue Canyon mine disaster dead fill Bay View cemetery as a coroner's jury begins asking whether enough air—and enough regulation—reached the men underground.Bellingham, WA
- Apr 25, 1895The Gas Tester and the Widow: A Franklin Mine Death Goes to TrialElizabeth Pugh sued the Oregon Improvement Company for damages after her husband died in the Franklin mine. The defense spent a full day examining witnesses, including the mine's gas tester and a district inspector.Seattle, WA