The Porter Tunnel mine disaster occurred on March 1, 1977, near Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Related photos appeared in editions of the Evening Herald, Pottsville, on subsequent dates.
Dr. Mark Holland of Mahanoy City (trench coat), who is Schuylkill County coroner, stands over the body of Philip Sabatino which was the second dead miner removed from the Porter Tunnel near Tower City yesterday. (UPI)
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From Newspapers.com.
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