There was also an explosion in mine # 7 on the Covington lease Sept. 27 , 1929 at Tahona that killed eight men .
Summary of fatalities:
Bill Cates, age 40, shot firer, residence Jenny Lind, AR, single, buried Jenny Lind
Jack Shelton (or Jeff Sheldon ), shot firer, residence Shady Point, OK, married, 4 children, buried Shady Point
James Howard, age 27, loader, residence Cameron, OK, married, 5 children, buried Jenny Lind
Herman Curetan, age 25, rope rider, residence Panama, OK, married, 2 children, buried Howe
Huston Smith, age 28, machine man, residence Shady Point, OK, married, 2 children, buried Shady Point
Robert Hanson, age 37, loader, residence Jenny Point, AR, married, buried Jenny Lind
Willowby Wells, age 35, driller, residence Shady Point, OK, married, 1 child, buried Shady Point
Joe Eudoc, age 43, loader, residence Shady Point, OK, single, buried Frontonac, Kansas
(Willowby Wells was my husband's great uncle )