Vulcan Mine Explosions Copied by Donna L Drummond Garfield County, Colorado List of Vulcan Mine Explosion Victims: 1896, 1913, 1918. Names of the 49 Miners who lost their lives in the Vulcan Mine explosion February 18, 1896. Undertakers in charge were a Mr. Dougan, also Capt. J. C. JOHNSON, who was employed by Louis Schwartz. Newspaper list. Last body to be recovered, 15 March 1896. Vulcan Mine. Operated by Coryell Mine leasing Company, Charles Meerdink, Superintendent. List of miners killed December 16, 1913, in coal mine explosion. Vulcan Coal Mine explosion, New Castle. Three men killed in explosion of November 4, 1918. JOHNSON, Arvid. Mine explosion of February 18, 1896. ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/co/garfield/history/vulcan.txt **************************************************************************** ************* While searching on-line records for my Pratts who lived in Rifle, Garfield County, Colorado at one time I came across these Johnson's. Marie LC