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Marianna Coal Mine Disaster
The Marianna mine was built to be the safest in the world, toured by presidents and mining experts. That meant nothing when gas exploded on November 28, 1908, killing 154 men in minutes.
One survivor, Fred Elinger, woke up unconscious with his clothes torn off and coal peppered through his skin…