PERFECTLY SAFE:
THE PABST MINE DISASTER OF
1926
By Bruce K. Cox
A day-by-day
account of the famous PABST iron mine disaster and its
aftermath. On September 24, 2021 in Ironwood, Michigan, part of
the hanging wall of the PABST "G" shaft collapsed, sealing the
shaft, killing three men and trapping forty-three others for
five days. It made the national news. After eating their lunches
over the first day, the men had nothing to eat or drink for all
the remainder of the time except water that dripped down from
the ceiling. Some of them peeled pieces of birch bark off the
mining timbers and made some nasty "birch bark tea". Nobody up
on the surface knew whether they were dead or alive, and the
suspense played on people's nerves. Large funerals were held for
the three men who died; their bodies were recovered within a day
of the accident; but the men up above could not be reached until
September 29th. When the men were finally reached and came up
out of the mine, half of them accused the Oliver Iron Mining
Company of putting them in danger by having them work in a shaft
that the company allegedly knew was unsafe. Photographs and
biographies of the men are included, along with many
illustrations. The book also includes an index. Published 24
June 2006.
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