Twin-Shaft Mine Squeeze, The

DESCRIPTION: "One Sunday morning early just before the break of day Pealed forth an awful warning of ninety brave souls passed away." Many above ground gather to mourn and pray at the Twin-Sister colliery, but no one survived. The singer hopes they will meet in heaven
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1938 (Korson-MinstrelsOfTheMinePatch)
KEYWORDS: mining disaster death
HISTORICAL REFERENCES:
June 28, 1896 - The Pittston cave-in
FOUND IN:
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Korson-MinstrelsOfTheMinePatch, p. 197-198, "The Twin-Shaft Disaster" (1 text)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "The Twin-Shaft Disaster" (subject)
cf. "The Miners' Fate" [Laws G10] (subject)
File: KMMP197

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