A tub of dead and wounded brought to the surface after the catastrophe at the Jabin coal pit, Treuil, Saint-Etienne, France. In the background anxious relatives are waiting for news of the casualties. On 4 February 1876 and explosion of fire-damp, the inflammable gas Methane, cost the lives of 210 miners. From "Le Voleur", Paris, 18 February 1876. Engraving.

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