@AnthraciteHorrorStories I love these stories I know of alotnof these places. But generally only know about the "big disasters" like knox. And the tnt car explosion at Boston off the top of my head. So yea it's great to learn about other incidents. But crazy to think. Like name an underground mine from this time period that didn't ever have a fatality. I don't think one exists.
Thank you. Ya, I have all these postcards I've collected over the years. Figured I should do something different and creative. It's fun to bring it back to life. Appreciate you watching and commenting.
Nice video! You should’ve been a teacher. Enjoyed the explanation about natural gas and how it ends up underground. I learned a new term, too - coalification.
Thanks Frank. I have several certifications in teaching grades 7-12 in History, etc. I don't use my degree. I can't teach the new form of "history" they want taught. 😆 Teaching College would have been cool too and I started pursuing my Masters, but even look at the campuses today.....LOL! This is how I can at least showcase my degree to a certain amount on my terms. Appreciate the flattery 🫡! You would have made a great teacher yourself. Did you ever use your GI Bill btw? That was a good value. I read like 10% of troops only use it. That was when I was in though from 06-12.
@@AnthraciteHorrorStories Yeah, I never had a desire to teach in the public schools. And now today’s schools are even worse. I feel so bad for these teachers. Feel bad for the kids, too, because a lot of the problems they have really aren’t their personal fault. Phones are a big part of the problem. Now AI is stepping in, and it will probably be an even bigger problem than the phones ever were.
@@AbandonedMines11 oh ya, being a teacher was bad. I only subbed for 2 years, pure hell. You're just an enforcer of rules, so obnoxious. I don't wanna be a drill sergeant for kids. If I wanted that, I'd have stayed an infantry team leader. The quality of troops btw too...All becoming a 💩 show here in the U.S. my friend.
To a certain degree man! Thanks Lee. You're the best to receive comments from. Appreciate the REAL coal miners! I'm just an observer. Whitedamp is an interesting gas. I know a guy who lost his Dad to that in the Huber mine in Ashley, 1944.
I work at the Piper Aviation Museum in Lock Haven. We were draining 38 gallons of 100 low lead AVGAS from a plane a few days ago. No problem. We had the door up. I was thinking at the time of the guys that were using open flame lamps during the time you are referencing. My father was in a natural gas explosion in the early 80's. He was burned along with his friend. Gas leak in a building. Blew bricks into the city streets. Literally blew some of their clothes off. I was with him in the hospital as they cut the skin from his hands. Horrible.
@@AnthraciteHorrorStories Yes! They both recovered. My Dad's friend had a down vest on. Blew the vest apart. My Dad's leather jacket shrunk to a kids size! I'll never forget that night. I got the call on our home land line. My dad could hardly talk. The concussion damned near collapsed his lungs. Couldn't even recognize his voice. Old gas lines underground leaking. My Dad had just told his friend as he was being shown the building that he could smell gas. Rick, said "I used to smell something"? Rick hit the lights in a washroom. BOOM!
Look up Peter cibulsky who died 7 days later from a coal mine blast in 1929 in leight high valley coal breaker No2 in shenandoah pa.. I wonder if you can more details on that store? He was my great grand fathers Brother..
I'm sorry to hear. Unfortunately, this was a very common occurrence as over 37,000 people died violently underground. Google his name and see what comes up.
I have always wondered also how many events that were just treated as routine incidents of methane detonating ad burning off periodically in various parts of the tunnels and mines. Like if you were traveling underground on an electric tram and scare the newbie when they notice every few days the electric power line would spark off a minor flame of gas etc. Its kind of like that familiarity factor with the burn-off that doesnt get reported but isn't treated as mystical either with the miners who were working.
I never even thought of that. Good point. I still don't get the methane factor overall. Some veins of coal were very gassy, while others weren't at all pretty much I've been told. I've also been told that some cities and small regions were noted for gas while others weren't at all noted for the presence. Weird stuff! All geology I guess.
Loved the edits with the flames, lights and explosions. Definitely brought those old postcards back to life. It's incredible how dangerous this industry was. Not just below ground but above and in the breakers too. Gone but not forgotten. 🪨⛏️
Thanks man. Took a long FRIKEN time on this one to make. Worked on it on and off again for 3 weeks. Lol! Yup, breakers broke a lot of people man. You'd get black lung in there even though you never entered underground chambers, etc. Lots of postcards to bring back to life for sure. Stay tuned.
Be sure to never venture into an abandoned mine... especially with an open flame. Watch the video to see why.
methane, sulfur & other gases + flame = boom!
@@DC-Instrumentalz hell ya. Methane in a confined space is as bad as it gets....
Great editing. Fantastic video. Thanks for sharing the history. RIP to all the lost miners everywhere.
Thanks man. It's my pleasure to share it.
Ya, poor guys. They had it rough back then for sure.
@AnthraciteHorrorStories I love these stories I know of alotnof these places. But generally only know about the "big disasters" like knox. And the tnt car explosion at Boston off the top of my head. So yea it's great to learn about other incidents. But crazy to think. Like name an underground mine from this time period that didn't ever have a fatality. I don't think one exists.
Thankyou enjoyed the video!!! I enjoyed your animation and narration!!
Thank you. Ya, I have all these postcards I've collected over the years. Figured I should do something different and creative. It's fun to bring it back to life. Appreciate you watching and commenting.
@@AnthraciteHorrorStories Your Welcome!!!
@@ClarkWilliams-ws6nf your name is Clark I assume?
@@AnthraciteHorrorStories Yes it is :)
@@ClarkWilliams-ws6nf Hell ya Clark. Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase)! Hahaha. Love it. Great name.
Great video my friend! Thanks for sharing!
Appreciate it! Thanks for watching!
@@AnthraciteHorrorStories You're Welcome!
love all those old postcard images. amazing
@@WikkedEstate thank you. I have a lot. More videos will be made one day just showing old postcards. They're great items to document and look back on.
Nice video! You should’ve been a teacher. Enjoyed the explanation about natural gas and how it ends up underground. I learned a new term, too - coalification.
Thanks Frank. I have several certifications in teaching grades 7-12 in History, etc. I don't use my degree. I can't teach the new form of "history" they want taught. 😆 Teaching College would have been cool too and I started pursuing my Masters, but even look at the campuses today.....LOL! This is how I can at least showcase my degree to a certain amount on my terms. Appreciate the flattery 🫡! You would have made a great teacher yourself. Did you ever use your GI Bill btw? That was a good value. I read like 10% of troops only use it. That was when I was in though from 06-12.
@@AnthraciteHorrorStories Yeah, I never had a desire to teach in the public schools. And now today’s schools are even worse. I feel so bad for these teachers. Feel bad for the kids, too, because a lot of the problems they have really aren’t their personal fault. Phones are a big part of the problem. Now AI is stepping in, and it will probably be an even bigger problem than the phones ever were.
@@AbandonedMines11 So true. The deep fakes will be next level chaos. Lol!
@@AbandonedMines11 oh ya, being a teacher was bad. I only subbed for 2 years, pure hell. You're just an enforcer of rules, so obnoxious. I don't wanna be a drill sergeant for kids. If I wanted that, I'd have stayed an infantry team leader. The quality of troops btw too...All becoming a 💩 show here in the U.S. my friend.
I like hearing ur voice… Thanks for this
I can't stand my own voice, but thank you sir. 🫡
@@AnthraciteHorrorStories I sound like Mickey Mouse lol. Totally get it
@@bobwoww8384 most people don't like their own voices unless their narcissistic, lol.
Enjoyed the video, looking forward to seeing more..!
Thank you. I appreciate it!
very good video, you have studied about mine gasses!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
To a certain degree man! Thanks Lee. You're the best to receive comments from. Appreciate the REAL coal miners! I'm just an observer. Whitedamp is an interesting gas. I know a guy who lost his Dad to that in the Huber mine in Ashley, 1944.
I work at the Piper Aviation Museum in Lock Haven. We were draining 38 gallons of 100 low lead AVGAS from a plane a few days ago. No problem. We had the door up. I was thinking at the time of the guys that were using open flame lamps during the time you are referencing. My father was in a natural gas explosion in the early 80's. He was burned along with his friend. Gas leak in a building. Blew bricks into the city streets. Literally blew some of their clothes off. I was with him in the hospital as they cut the skin from his hands. Horrible.
Holy 💩 man! Did he make it? That's horrible stuff.
@@AnthraciteHorrorStories Yes! They both recovered. My Dad's friend had a down vest on. Blew the vest apart. My Dad's leather jacket shrunk to a kids size! I'll never forget that night. I got the call on our home land line. My dad could hardly talk. The concussion damned near collapsed his lungs. Couldn't even recognize his voice. Old gas lines underground leaking. My Dad had just told his friend as he was being shown the building that he could smell gas. Rick, said "I used to smell something"? Rick hit the lights in a washroom. BOOM!
Look up Peter cibulsky who died 7 days later from a coal mine blast in 1929 in leight high valley coal breaker No2 in shenandoah pa.. I wonder if you can more details on that store? He was my great grand fathers Brother..
I'm sorry to hear. Unfortunately, this was a very common occurrence as over 37,000 people died violently underground. Google his name and see what comes up.
I have always wondered also how many events that were just treated as routine incidents of methane detonating ad burning off periodically in various parts of the tunnels and mines. Like if you were traveling underground on an electric tram and scare the newbie when they notice every few days the electric power line would spark off a minor flame of gas etc. Its kind of like that familiarity factor with the burn-off that doesnt get reported but isn't treated as mystical either with the miners who were working.
I never even thought of that. Good point. I still don't get the methane factor overall. Some veins of coal were very gassy, while others weren't at all pretty much I've been told. I've also been told that some cities and small regions were noted for gas while others weren't at all noted for the presence. Weird stuff! All geology I guess.
Loved the edits with the flames, lights and explosions. Definitely brought those old postcards back to life. It's incredible how dangerous this industry was. Not just below ground but above and in the breakers too.
Gone but not forgotten. 🪨⛏️
Thanks man. Took a long FRIKEN time on this one to make. Worked on it on and off again for 3 weeks. Lol! Yup, breakers broke a lot of people man. You'd get black lung in there even though you never entered underground chambers, etc. Lots of postcards to bring back to life for sure. Stay tuned.