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1932 Moweaqua Coal Mine disaster
The Moweaqua Coal Mine Disaster happened on December 24, 1932, in Moweaqua, Illinois. The disaster was caused by a methane gas explosion killing 54 miners. The explosion occurred shortly after the day shift started, sometime between 7:30 and 8:00 Christmas Eve morning.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Moweaqua Coal Mine Museum )〕〔''Mining Memories: 54 men killed in the Moweaqua Coal Mine Disaster are remembered on 70th anniversary'', ''Decatur Herald and Review'', December 24, 2002〕
Less than three years later (1935), the dangerous mine closed permanently. The ''Moweaqua Coal Mine Museum'', founded in 1986, contains many mining artifacts that recall the disaster and the work of the miners.〔
== History of Moweaqua Coal Mining Industry ==
A large coal seam was first found in Moweaqua on October 3, 1889 after two months of drilling by the Samuel Warner and Son firm as reported in the Moweaqua Call-Mail, the local newspaper. Two years later in November the first mining shaft site was commissioned a few blocks from the railroad depot, but under a new drilling company called the Cochran Coal and Mining Company under James G. Cochran. Ground was broken for mine construction on December 21, 1891 on land bought from Mrs. M.K. Duncan and the Moweaqua Coal and Manufacturing Company was officially formed. The Moweaqua Call-Mail urged people living in the town to hold out for the coal they hoped to find because then they could buy the coal locally and it would be much cheaper for farmers and manufacturers. On August 30, 1892, three six-foot veins of coal were found in the mine 570 feet below the Earth’s surface and were sold in the market a few days later. The success of the mine increased over the coming months and by February 9, 1893, 25-30 tons of coal was being raised per day and sold at $1.25 for nut coal and $1.50 for lump coal. The mine also introduced plans to have steel fiber cables installed so they could lift eleven tons of coal at once. On August 8, 1894 the first mule was taken into the mine which allowed the mine to hire more workers to watch over the animals in the mine. By 1897, over 100 miners were working in the mine as cage men, motor men, mule drivers, shot firers, blacksmiths and miners. With the increasing number of workers in the mine, Catholic families began to express interest to build a church in Moweaqua and four lots were purchased from a man named Mr. Prescott to start a church. Many single men as well as families were drawn to Moweaqua over the years leading up to the 1932 Disaster because of the prosperous mine and the growing sense of community in the town, but the migrant workers ended up being disconnected from the community and everyone kept to themselves.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.miningmoreinmoweaqua.com/ )〕
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