up until October 1937 I worked in a coal mine.For many a year everything was fine and pretty much uneventful Until the mine started to collapse in the fall of 1937. Men were panicking, praying, some even crying until Big John took control of the situation. John measured about 6'6" and weighed about 245 lb. he but the brunt of his weight and mass against one of the collapsing pillars, and delayed the mine's collapse until we all got out. Unfortunately John never made it out alive.
A couple of days later, we put a sign in front of that pit that reads, "AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS MINE LIES ONE HELL OF A MAN"