[SCA-AE] OT:West Virginia

[Ruth Morrisson]

Greetings from Myfanwy!
Yes, unfortunately I heard the news reports *after* logging in this 
morning.  Unfortunately, the reports at midnight got it wrong, and the 
updated reports were after I had gone to bed.
On Wednesday, January 4, 2006, at 08:58  AM, WindSingerBard04 at aol.com 
wrote:

>> In a message dated 1/4/2006 8:48:36 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> myfanwy at nauticom.net >writes:
>
>> Greetings from Myfanwy!
>
> Hi Myfanwy,
>
> Please reference the article below.  Sadly, just three hours after 
> this "good
> news", it was proved to be just a hopeful rumor:
>
> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060104/ap_on_re_us/mine_explosion
>
> What happened was that cell-phones had been provided to the families 
> by the
> rescuers. When the team finally broke through to the victims, a family 
> member
> heard something to the effect "we've found them and are checking for 
> vital
> signs."
>
> After hours of anxiety, said family member cannot be blamed for 
> letting out a
> victory yell, and failing to wait for the follow-up of "there aren't 
> any
> (vital signs)."  11 of the 12 men had already succumbed to CO 
> poisoning.
>
> One miner did escape with his life.  He's not in great condition.
>
> The remaining families are devastated, drained, angry and devastated.
>
>
> ~Lady Fionnghuala na Lamh-Bann, a.k.a. “Fánach”
> www.geocities.com/children_of_lir
>
> Coming soon: "Until The Greening," my new CD of Celtic and Renaissance 
> music.
> (Sound samples available via the above link.)
>
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>
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Lady Myfanwy ferch Rhiannon
Ruth Morrisson
myfanwy at nauticom.net