The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-10-05 00:00:00

TIIIC MUM Al' TlllO 1'A(114 IiANK PIT,

The auclety ethillite4 throughtil tho !hole of the
*luny or Menem with regard to fele of the CU pit
!in ironed In the Page heti Pit wee liitenee ell
rI The At Phonated any.
ling nil lied helm wilneeeed hi the north fur many
yecre,
A reporF plc Weal paper then disease the bringing
up Of 11111 Ail I-1
"At lia Teel , when the led of the living h been
brought hi dayllg it, s MOO eigtial wan tibeery In be
Elven by Moduli 11141 etalthfelliati, It WIWI well
trod, that 11l hopee whieli had up to that thne being
opt alive hi I le relative', of thime Ntill In the pit, that
hoes dear to I min might be eared, were ileetroyed, A
elisin end chute were given to the etailliesitont. With
thew lie deseended Into the dirk abyss on hie fearful
errend, The essitoment end ensisiy were now polo-
fully Intensified, After e longer Iniervel than usual,
the signet was given I one teed body heal hien Wooed
to Ilis. staltheionen, breast to Weald the rope wee
tabled it yard or two another liorpe WM clung to the
rape and now the dreadful loed Is being drawn up.
The women choler to the pit-mouth, and the WWI sr
-
vie. IN.. ay.* 0. oho at a Ana law, bloat Mammal u(
e.g.. There lee beautifui exiiniesioo on toe eountennnott
and nothing to Indicate that hie young life had been
taken by a violent death. The body iv unitrung, and
stalwart miner carries it with the tendernese and gentle-
ness of a Mother Mooing her ohild to the anxious crowd.
The child Is recognised by lea narente and aletere,
and cries of agony rend the air. The other
brought up is enveloped In a shroud It is taken
from the tepee, and the announcement thet It Is
poor Kellett Is made. Renewed wailings startle the
spectator' as he is borne to hie home. Thil fearful
mine in five times repeated. Each time the rope seconds
it brings with it two corpses, one of • boy, another of a
!um. They are placed on stretellyru and taken to the
crowd to be reeognised and claimed, and the repetition of
the same frightful scene produce the deepest feeling of
awe and horror."
The report of Mr. Atkinson, the Government Inspec-
tor, ii to the effect that at the time when the first fire
broke out there were 86 men and bop' in the various
workings. It is perfectly clear that the occident, he adds,
le due to the ohaft-brattice having, Iron! tome Gann, al
present unknown, caught fire. Those who have perished
have, he hi of opinion, been killed by the smoke, except,
however the overman and the onsetter. (The appear-
&nee of the latter was that of congestion.) The work-
ings have been examined, and notwithstanding the long
suspension of all ventilation, they had been found per-
fectly free from gas. In every respect the colliery is un-
injured, beyond the damage to the shaft itself. Imme-
diate measures were about to be taken for effectually
repairing the brattice and the injury done by the fire.
At the bottom of the shalt was &furnace constantly burn-
ing to secure ventilation. Around thisturnaee 17 of the
men collected on Thursday night for the purpose of pro-
curing air and warmth; but they became alarmed
lest the fire should draw the gat tram the working., and
ao cause an explosion. They therefore put out the fire
and during the remainder of the time that they were
imprisoned they were in utter darkness. The other men
and boys were in the other parts of the working.'; some
were congregated in groups and were engaged in prayer,
while other, were singing md joking and tolling tales,
in order to cheer their companions. One of them says
he lay down at 9 o'clock and quietly slept the time
away.

The Submarine Telegraph Company have issued pro-
proposals for £150,000 additional capital in paid up
shares of £lO each. The object is to lay down a cable.
from Hull to Bolden in Hanover, and another from Hull
to Tonning in Denmark, under coneessions which'
been obtained from the respeetive Governments.
The Suffolk has arrived from Australia with 79,992
ounoca of gold, and the Oeean Chief with 47,554. Tilt
estimated value of these supplies is £510.344. The West
India stoainer Parana has also brought £174,000 (Esomoo
In gold and £215,000 in silver,) and the Tamar, from Bra-
sil, 4:43,000. The arrivals on Sunday amounted to
£203,090, making a total in two days of L'928,344.

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