Out of the Depths: The West Virginia Mining Disaster
by Robert Morrison
April 6, 2010
The tragic news of great loss of life among the coal miners of West Virginia goes straight to my heart. It is one of the most dangerous occupations on earth. Or in the earth. All Americans should pray for those stricken families. Latest reports have 25 miners killed in the blast and four miners remaining trapped far below the earth.
This terrible news brought back many indelible memories. My grandfather, uncles, and cousins were all coal miners.
Shortly after I first began working at Family Research Council, I took a long-scheduled vacation with my family to Nova Scotia. On Cape Breton Island, we came upon the town of Sydney, where they had a coal-mining museum that featured a walk down into an inactive mine. Continue reading »
