8. Cable-reel locomotive. Controller cover damaged. Debris in cab. 9. Body of motorman who acted as examiner for night shift in car next to loco motive. Another body on floor just in by car. 10. Two bodies. 11. Seven bodies. 12. Explosives-storage box for section. One part box of explosives burned and several rolls of burned and charred fuse. Some undamaged explosives in box. 13, Cable-reel shuttle car. 14. One body. 15. Body of section boss. 16. Body of shot firer. 17. Face of No. 39 room shot down. Four shots in crosscut, three bottom holes and top hole along right rib not fired. Ends of fuses charred. Center top hole and top hole along left rib fired, apparently lit by flame of explosion. 18. Loading machine in crosscut to left. Nips disconnected from power wires. 19. Drill truck turned over, wheel broken off. Drill and other tools scattered about truck. Nips disconnected from power wires. 20. Mining machine sumped in and more than half way across face. Nips dis connected from power wires. 21. Sixteen bodies in or at man-trip cars on 1 west. Man-trip consisted of loco motive and two cars. Six empty cars in cross-over inby man-trip. Fire cars were off track. Two empty cars off track on 2 west inby cross-over. 22. Loading machine at face. Nips disconnected from power wires. 23. Place cut. Mining machine loaded on truck and moved back from face. Nips disconnected from power wires. 24. Loading machine. 25. Locomotive on 20 north on track. Controller in off position. Two bodies at locomotive. 26. Man-trip consisting of locomotive and two cars. Locomotive and cars off track. Fourteen bodies in and around man-trip. 27. Loading machine on entry. Nips disconnected from power wires. 28. Trackman's truck blown off track. 29. Drill truck 70 feet from face of room. Nips disconnected from power wires. 30. Mining machine blown off track. 31. Explosives container destroyed and loose explosives strewn about floor. 32. Door blown open, but not destroyed. 33. Locomotive-controller cover blown off. 34. Man-trip consisting of locomotive and two cars. Ten bodies in and alongside man-trip. 35. Five empty cars twisted and overturned. 36. Three empty cars twisted and overturned. Axle broken on one car. 37. Loading machine. Nips disconnected from power wires. 38. One body found at face rolled up in ball along left rib. 39. Four bodies near face of room. 40. One body along rib rib in crosscut. 41. Body of mining machine operator. 42. One body. Sand box on entry destroyed. 43. Mining machine controller at neutral. Nips disconnected from power wires. Drill truck outby mining machine. Drill, tools, and loose explosires scattered outby truck. 44. Limit of rock dust on entries. 45. Limit of rock dust on 1 west entry. 46. Concrete block seals blown in. 47. Approximate extent of rock dusting on 20, 21, and 22 north entries off 4 west. 48. Approximate extent of rock dusting on 23 and 24 south entries off 4 west. 49. Bodies of 16 workmen from 13 and 14 north section found grouped near 1 west junction. 50. Four men from face walked out to junction with 1 west where they were rescued along with pumper from along 1 west. Pumper died later on surface. 51. Fourteen bodies huddled at face, most of whom left notes. Latest time dated in notes was 7 p. m. 52. Thirteen bodies grouped along entry. 53. Body of substation attendant. 54. Body of motorman found along 4 west haulage road. APPENDIX D.-List of men killed in mine explosion, No. 5 mine, Centralia Coal Co., Mar. 25, 1947 Name Age Occupation Address 1403 South Hickory St., Centralia, III. 813 North Hickory St., Centralis, mi. Sandoval, nii. 1137 Dover St., Centralia, mi. 1325 Weston Ave., Centralia, Dl. 516 West Rexford St., Centralis, Tii. 515 South Maple St., Centralia, 11. Dubois, III. 623 South Hickory St., Centralia, ni. Rickview, III. Sandoval, mi. 636 Wabash Ave., Centralia, ni. Rural Route No. 2, Centralia, nl. 2404 Le Mar Street, Mount Vernon, Ill. 1413 Case St., Centralia, Ill. Rural Route No. 1, Centralia, ni. 425 South Walnut St., Centralia, Ill. Machineman Joy operator. Machineman... Driller Clean-up. ..do 740 South Cherry St., Centralia, Ill. 302 West 18th St., Centralia, Ill. 612 North Poplar St., Centralis, III. 31849 East Broadway, Centralia, 68 62 Track layer. Edward Hofstetter. 36 Trip rider. Timberman do Joy helper 48 Motorman. Joe Bryant. Machine No. 4: Straight 1 west: Miles McCollum. Charles Oestreich. H. W. Sundermeyer Machine No. 5: 20 and 21 north 1 west: Henry Hoeinghaus. Ill. 1427 Marion Ave., Centralia, ni. 1100 North Elm St., Centralis, NI. 1207 South Hickory St., Centralia, Ul. III. Do. tralia, Ill. Sandoval, II. Ill. 515 North Maple St., Centralia, INI. Rural Route No. 5, Centralia, III. 556 North Hickory St., Centralia, III. 112 North Walnut St., Cenatralia, III. 910 East Broadway, Centrali,a II. 522 West Rexford St., Centralis, 11. 427 West 6th St., Centralia, Ill. 1021 South Hickory St., Centralia, NI. Rural Route No. 5, Centralis, II. 1224 East Rexford, St., Centraliz, NII. II). do Driller. do.. Rural Route No. 1, Woodlawn, m. Do. APPENDIX D.-List of men killed in mine explosion, No. 5 mine, Centralia Coal Co., Mar. 25, 1947-Continued Sandoval, III. Beckemeyer, Ill. 128 West Kell, Centralia, ni. 1000 South Locust St., Centralia, nu. Irvington, III. Rural Route No. 1, Sandoval, Ill. 1003 North Poplar St., Centralia, ni. 512 North College, Centralia, ni. Irvington, Ii. Beckemeyer, Ill. Rural Route No.5, Centralia, ni. 737 South Cherry St., Centralia, ni. 339 South Broadway, Centralia, ni. 1111 South Marion St., Centralia, Ill. 710 North Poplar St., Centralia, ni. Sandoval, Il. Daniel C. Sanders. Philip Knight... Anthony Tickus.. Martin Freeman, Jr. Repairman on No.8 territory: 20, 21, and 22 north 4 west: Forrest Rhodes.. Edward Bude. Bratticemen working along first west: Od Lee Francis. Frank Copple.. Pumper: 1 west: Mark Watson... Motor-generator set operator: 4 west: Alva Petrea.. Foremen: Alvin M. Barnes.... 45 54 Repairman... .do. 70 38 Bratticeman. do. 71 Pumper... 56 Motor-generator operator.... 46 Martin Basola.. Foreman, No. 1 machine, 18 and 19 north off 1 west. Foreman, No. 3 machine, 23 Do. 1011 Hester Ave., Centralis, II . Ill. 150 Washington Blvd., Centralia, Ill. 608 Wabash Ave., Centralia, III. Sandoval, ni. and 24 south, 4 west. 49 APPENDIX D. - List of men killed in mine explosion, No. 5. mine, Centralia Coal Co., Mar. 25, 1947–Continued Manzie Gregory.. Walnut Hill, Ill. August Holzhauer. Rural Route No. 3, Centralia, Iul. Fred Bright.. William Rowekamp. Joe Vancil, Jr... George Cruse.. William Oestreich. Ted Keil... 49 Swing motorman, 18 and 19 North off 1 west. 52 Swing motorman, 23 and 24 south 4 west. 41 Swing triprider, straight 1 west. 58 Swing motorman, 20 and 21 north 1 west. 20 Triprider, 13 and 14 north 1 west. 53 Swing triprider, 13 and 14 north 1 west. 66 Driller, 13 and 14 north 1 west. 44 Machineman, 13 and 14 north 1 west. 30 Triprider, 23 and 24 south 4 west. 41 Triprider, 20, 21, and 22 north 4 west. 63 Motorman, main line 55 ..do.. John E. Pick. John Lorenzini.. Henry Ziegler.. 69 56 Trapper, 1 west. 723 Wilson, Centralia, Ill. Rural Route No. 5, Centralia, TIL Rural Route No. 2, Centralia, III. 201 West Belleville, Nashville, III. 111 East 11th St., Centralia, nii. Du Bois, III. 516 West Rexford St., Centralia, Ill. 340 West 14th St., Centralia, ni. Rural Route No. 2, Centralia, Ill. 706 South Cherry St., Centralia, III. 435 South Hickory St., Centralia, 50 63 George Reid. 55 48 24 24 48 41 41 70 43 Pumper, 1 west.. do. do. Repairman, helper, motor room. Repairman, wire, motor room Repairman, motor room..... Track layer, 13 and 14 north 44 44 59 William H. Brown Fred Hellmeyer COAL MINE INSPECTION REPORT, NO. 5 MINE, CENTRALIA COAL CO., CENTRALIA, MARION COUNTY, ILL., SEPTEMBER 1-3, 1942 (By L. W. Kelly and T. H. O'Neal) ni. 702 North Beech St., Centralia, Ill. 1405 South Locust St., Centralia, IN. III. Do. Ili. Rural Route No. 2, Centralia, Il. 131 South Elm St., Centralia, Ill. 917 South Walnut St., Centralia, In. 1 west. 51 INTRODUCTION This is a report of an inspection made in accordance with the Federal Coal Mine Inspection and Investigation Act of 1941 (H. R. 2082) for the purpose of |