The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1861-01-14 00:00:00

THE HETTON COLLIERY EXPLOSION.

On Thursday the coroner's inquiry into the cause of
the terrible explosion at Hetton Colliery, by which 22
lives were lost, was brought to a close before T. C. May-
nard, Esq.

The Coroner remarked that he did not intend to ex-
amine Mr. Wood, as he was an interested party ; but he
would like to ask Mr.. Wood to state what was the plan
he suggested for the •prevention of a similar explosion
in future.

Mr. Wood said, after all the evidence they had heard
here, he thought it was practicable to make these flues
safe in future; but it could only be done by sending
into them a large quantity of air. It would be seen
from the *evidence that there was something like 70
square inches of opening into these flues, and Mr.
Matthews had stated that the flues at South Hetton bad
only 25 square inches. He proposed to obviate future
danger by opening a door from the side flue into the
engine flue, and have it so constructed that you could
not shut the damper without opening the door.
The Coroner having briefly submitted the points they
had to consider, the jury were left alone, and shortly
after returned their verdict as follows :
"We find that the'said John Greaves, and 21 other
persons, who, on the 20th of December last, came by
their death in the East and West Minor Pits of Hetton
Colliery, had been killed by an explosion of inflammable
gas, which had accumulated in the flue leading from the
boiler of Davison's engine to the up-cast shaft—which
gas .was not generated in the workings of the said pit."

TUE Naw BISHOP.• 01' WoucEsrEu.—The Very Rev.
Dr. Peel, Dean of Wordester, has issued a mandate to
the Canons Residentiary to appear in the Cathedral on
Thursday•next, in order to proceed to the election of a
Bishop, in the room of the Right Rev. Dr. Henry Pepys,'
deceased,. under a corgi d'aire granted to the Dean and
Chapter fox that purpose oand also to consider a recom-
mendation
,made by Her Majesty that the Dean and
Chapter' `should elect as Bishop of the vacant see the
Rev.: Dr: Henry Philpott, Master of St. Catherine's
College, Cambridge, and' Residentiary Canon of Norwich
Cathedral. The Bishop nominate has not yet formally
resigned his collegiate 11IastershiP, but he will do so in
the course of a day or two, in order that the appoint-
ment may be .filled up in the course of the forthcoming
term. The gentleman elected to the Mastership of St.
Catherine's College will succeed of right to the canonry
at Norwich, the one being held with the other by Act
of tParliament. :By Dr. Philpott's elevation a chap-
laincy to his Royal Highness the Prince Consort becomes
vacant.

GREAT MALvEns.—Dr. Stummes having just left Dr. Wilson's
Hydropathic Establishment, where he has been resident phy-
sician since 1848, is continuing the hydropathic practice at
his private residence, Abbey Villa, Malvern, until his new
establishment is completed. His patients have the privilege
of using
the public douches and other baths newly erected
by Dx: Gully.

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