The Nation : Miners’ Bodies Recovered

The remains of five of 27 coal miners who died in a shaft fire last year were recovered from the sealed-off Wilberg Mine near Orangeville, Utah, after four months of digging. Work crews using a tunneling machine broke through a wall of coal to reach the bodies, said Bob Henrie of Emery Mining Corp., which runs the mine for Utah Power & Light Co. A woman and 26 men were trapped while working in the mine last Dec. 19. Federal inspectors directing the recovery effort said the dead would be removed promptly, although it might take weeks to reach all the bodies.