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Onlookers at the tragic scene after the Fairmont Coal Company Monongah Mine disaster.

37. Crowd Gathered Near the the Monongah, W. Va. Mine Entrances After the Explosion

Tracks and trestle leading into mine no. 6 after the Monongah disaster.  People gathered on the hillside above.

38. No. 6 Coal Mine after the Explosion at Monongah, W. Va.

Tracks and trestle leading into mine no. 6 after the Monongah disaster.  People gathered below houses on hill.

39. No. 6 Coal Mine after the Explosion at Monongah, W. Va.

Large group of people in the streets trying to identify the dead after the Monongah Mine disaster.

40. Trying to Identify the Dead After the Monongah, W. Va. Mine Disaster

Large group of people trying to identify the dead after the Monongah Mine disaster.

41. Trying to Identify the Dead After the Monongah, W. Va. Mine Disaster

Rubble left over after the explosion at Monongah Mine.

42. Explosion at Mine No. 8

Rubble left over after the explosion at Monongah Mine.

43. Explosion at Mine No. 8

People standing on hill overlooking what used to be the fan and fan house at Mine No. 8.

44. Wreck of Fan and Fan House at Monongah Mine No. 8

People standing amongst the wreckage of the fan and boiler houses at the entrance to Monongah Mine.

45. Fan and Boiler House at Monongah Mine No. 8

People standing above and around the entrance to the Monongah Mine No. 8 after the disaster.

46. Monongah Mine Disaster

Men helping shovel dirt after the Mine No. 8 disaster.

47. Monongah Mine Disaster

Shows the scene about the mouth of No. 8 Monongah Mine, Marion County, W. Va., where the fan house and other buildings were completely demolished by the force of the explosion and where Engineer Byce was killed. The photograph was taken just as bodies of the victims were being brought out of the mine.

48. Monongah Mine Disaster