The catastrophic fire at the St. Paul Coal Company’s Cherry Mine in Bureau County, Illinois, on November 13, 1909, claimed the lives of 259 miners and rescuers. Trapped below ground by a... Read more »
The catastrophic event at the St. Paul Coal Company’s Cherry Mine in Bureau County, Illinois, on November 13, 1909, claimed the lives of 259 men and boys. A fire, ignited by a... Read more »
