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**best** · 01-03-2006, 11:18 PM

Updated: 1:14 a.m. ET Jan. 4, 2006 AP wire

TALLMANSVILLE, W.Va. - Twelve miners caught in an explosion in a coal mine were found alive late Tuesday, more than 41 hours after the blast, family members said.

Dan · 01-04-2006, 12:35 AM

Having spent 15 years in a mining town up north, that's nothing but good news all around for the entire community where this happened.

minnie · 01-04-2006, 01:40 AM

Tragically, I'm afraid that was false hope. Only one has survived.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4579754.stm

My thoughts go out to all involved.

***indigo*** · 01-04-2006, 03:25 AM

I am so very very sorry.

**historyteach** · 01-04-2006, 03:42 AM

The original tragedy made worse by this miscommunication.
My dad's uncle died in a mine. What a horrible end...
My thoughts and prayers go out to those involved.... So sad...

Shalom!

cwohio · 01-04-2006, 04:31 AM

prayers to those that did not survive and their familes!

CAPTAINZING2000 · 01-04-2006, 05:46 AM

From what I was hearing, they've had many an accident etc. there at that mine. People's lives are at risk safety should be top priority. So sad.

01-04-2006, 06:17 AM

It's so sad and unfortunate, in this day and age, that lives must still be risked going into the mines. There should be a better way!!!

**BigSis** · 01-04-2006, 06:41 AM

I watched the faces of those relatives this morning on the news... grief is so horrible, but to combine it with false hope, I cannot imagine the depth of those feelings.

I am so sorry they lost those loved ones, and send prayers of comfort.....

Gabe · 01-04-2006, 07:46 AM

I was sad to hear that those miners did not survive.
I was doubly sad to hear that the families had been given false hope, only to have that hope crushed with the true news.
Prayers out for all who lost a loved one in this tragic accident.

Dan · 01-04-2006, 08:11 AM

These guys are an institution in Canada.
Men of the Deeps.
If you can somehow listen to this choir, their voices and songs will not leave you indifferent.
'specially today.
(...)

janeeyre · 01-04-2006, 09:12 AM

To go to sleep last night, believing the good news being trumpeted all over TV & radio--then to awake this morning to learn the worst. . . so, so sad.

And my sadness is NOTHING compared to what the families & friends of the miners are going through. It is too cruel.

EndOfRoadWife · 01-04-2006, 09:15 AM

Did they find out what they died from yet? They said there were no traces of carbon monoxide in the surviving miner...I was afraid they wouldn't be as lucky as those other miners were...

janeeyre · 01-04-2006, 09:27 AM

Dan,

I've just listened to these guys--"Now The Fields Are Green"

Very, very moving. Thank you for posting it.

Jane

Dan · 01-04-2006, 09:31 AM

I lived in a mining town in Northern Canada for fifteen years.
Deep rock mining men and women feel the loss of their own in a way that is impossible for me to describe.
Glad you enjoyed the link, Jane

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historyteach To Life! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 8,261	The original tragedy made worse by this miscommunication. My dad's uncle died in a mine. What a horrible end... My thoughts and prayers go out to those involved.... So sad... Shalom! __________________ IMAGINE

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cwohio Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Litterbox City Posts: 6,141	prayers to those that did not survive and their familes! __________________ *Learn to write your hurts in sand. Learn to carve your blessings in stone! - Unknown*

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CAPTAINZING2000 ZING Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: ILLINOIS Posts: 5,571	From what I was hearing, they've had many an accident etc. there at that mine. People's lives are at risk safety should be top priority. So sad. __________________ LIFE IS GOD'S GIFT TO YOU WHAT YOU DO WITH YOUR LIFE IS YOUR GIFT TO GOD

01-04-2006, 12:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
Dan Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,753	Having spent 15 years in a mining town up north, that's nothing but good news all around for the entire community where this happened.

01-04-2006, 01:40 AM	#3 (permalink)
minnie Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: England Posts: 3,416	Tragically, I'm afraid that was false hope. Only one has survived. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4579754.stm My thoughts go out to all involved.

01-04-2006, 06:17 AM	#8 (permalink)
raerob Guest Posts: n/a	It's so sad and unfortunate, in this day and age, that lives must still be risked going into the mines. There should be a better way!!!

01-04-2006, 06:41 AM	#9 (permalink)
BigSis On a tear Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Volcano Country! Posts: 3,157	I watched the faces of those relatives this morning on the news... grief is so horrible, but to combine it with false hope, I cannot imagine the depth of those feelings. I am so sorry they lost those loved ones, and send prayers of comfort..... __________________ No matter how spoiled the past may be, our future is spotless.... BigSis

01-04-2006, 07:46 AM	#10 (permalink)
Gabe Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,959	I was sad to hear that those miners did not survive. I was doubly sad to hear that the families had been given false hope, only to have that hope crushed with the true news. Prayers out for all who lost a loved one in this tragic accident.

01-04-2006, 08:11 AM	#11 (permalink)
Dan Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,753	These guys are an institution in Canada. Men of the Deeps. If you can somehow listen to this choir, their voices and songs will not leave you indifferent. 'specially today. (...)

01-04-2006, 09:12 AM	#12 (permalink)
janeeyre Guest Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,526	To go to sleep last night, believing the good news being trumpeted all over TV & radio--then to awake this morning to learn the worst. . . so, so sad. And my sadness is NOTHING compared to what the families & friends of the miners are going through. It is too cruel.

01-04-2006, 09:15 AM	#13 (permalink)
EndOfRoadWife Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 264	Did they find out what they died from yet? They said there were no traces of carbon monoxide in the surviving miner...I was afraid they wouldn't be as lucky as those other miners were...

01-04-2006, 09:27 AM	#14 (permalink)
janeeyre Guest Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,526	Men of the Deeps Dan, I've just listened to these guys--"Now The Fields Are Green" Very, very moving. Thank you for posting it. Jane

01-04-2006, 09:31 AM	#15 (permalink)
Dan Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,753	I lived in a mining town in Northern Canada for fifteen years. Deep rock mining men and women feel the loss of their own in a way that is impossible for me to describe. Glad you enjoyed the link, Jane

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