What's in a Name

A sadly familiar story:

'MELLVILLE, W.Va. - Two men trapped in a West Virginia coal mine made a “valiant effort” to escape, but were blocked by scorching heat and thick smoke from a conveyor belt fire that also prevented rescuers from finding their bodies for two days, the director of the state mining agency said.'

Hard to believe a town named Mellville could be the sight of a long, drawn-out American tragedy. Guess the extra L doesn't help.