The Express.
London, England, 1856-07-29 00:00:00

THE LATE FATAL COLLIERY EXPLOSION IN'

GLAMORGANSHLRA

PONTYPRIDD, NoirDAT, JULY 25.

The *east op= the bodies of ths p;rooas killed
la the resent mimics at the colliery of Moms. losele sad
Co., at Dimmer, eaustremed this awning before Mr.
Overtea, the wrens: fee the Merthyr Tydvil diet, kt. The
greatest lowest was suited (*the litquiry. ♦ trove dis-
astrous implosisa had sever before ~warred la the distrist,
sad the streets of Pontypridd, whisk is a few miles hem
the Cyan', ',Wiry, were crowded with sollkal mudeas
to be promo at the inquest.
Mr. Themes Rama, the local inspector of adzes, wes
patent daring the promsdiap, so also were Kr. Mack-
worth, the late loud imparter, sad Mr. Dsckeasoo, who
were seat dews spetrally by the geverameat ; Mr. Huddle-
tram, of the Oohed Cl ve% attesded ea the part of the
swain sad gammen of the Dyson*? colliery; sad Ml.
J. G. Owes, of Newport, &treaded an behalf of the am-
Wrists agars sad the Meade of the deceased.

Thii invest was hold at the Beakers' Arms, the prin-
apt Ma is the awe, but se there use so to.. in the inn
esitedeady large to seeessaodate the jury a shed wee
•reeled la the yard. The ponies devoted to the public
watterowded is every fart immediately th• preetedins were
spend, sad every available spot from whin the proceed.
lap meld be viewed was speedily occupied.
The jury Wain bees sworn,
The Conan addressed them at ease Ins*, sallies at.
testi= to the satire of the saddest, sad stating net at
his request the goverment bad meat down Mr. Boiler,
a legal gentleman, to weak the proceedings, sad
set la injustice with the govornmeat inspeetors.
The resent mann had bees the sun disistross
which had over oceurred I. Broth Wales, or in-
deed la the whole of the kiagdom. Then had bees
numerate colliery amides% is the dietriet la former tines,
but es so esesa•a bed there bees so large a nail's of
human Ulu He eatrested the jury to discard from their
Wade say rumours whisk they might base bead out of
doors. TM imeetigetioa would be of the sad searching
cheesed►, sad all no strides*, that mild be brought epos
the son Maths" 'cicalae or otherwies, would be laid
before them. If they found that the esplosioa arose frost
the culpable earelesuiess or ameligtace of the persons is
sharp of the she, er is coespeens of a breech of the
est tot regulating sollimin it would be their duty to rears
nob s veal* as would man a further inquiry Is
nether mat It was safeassately the ens that
la moms mime Impertaat rule for securing the
safety of the sea bad ben neglected, sad elate the as'
ease late operation all the academe whin had warred la
this distrist bad marred la these collieries la which the
rules were lax sad Is whin the natilatioa had sot bees
properly sanded to.
Mr. Jams H. lassie, the skier proprietor of the (Imam
Cellisein we ilea milled to peen the ewaseship of the
alas Is which the .*,Neat marred. Ts• collieries in-
sisted of two pits, sailed the old sad sew, la tb• Mum of
whin the uplesios took plies oa the 16th of July. He
produced the rule by whin the pits wen regulated. They
were printed la Welsh and Bailin, sad he had moaned
the noel letter hem the goverment approval/ them. Per-
many be teak so part to t►e maassemest of the solliery,
bat be had gives diremices for plans a copy of the roles
is the heads of every osalin. The panes responsible for
the mensgemest of t►e gallery were Mr. Jibes Thanes.
the gonna manager; Mr. Mined Hay, colliery agent;
Mr. David Oray, seinen ages; fns February nal within
a few days of the saddest ; It/salsa Rewinds, overman ;
end three Brew aimed William Themes, Merges Row-
laad, sad David Jens. Mr. Jabes Themes was ',plausible
meaner as dolled by the act, sad bad the nth, antra of
the seldery. Whams bad as somatuaintioa whatever
with say of the *thee 1111110/11, ►at it wee Moira & to state
that he had sena oarialled or impeded the eapeaditme el
mosey is order to snare the safety of the line of the mut.
Oa the notary, he had always ezpromed a rmadhe• to
adopt say ouggestine askrelnal to stale that open
Hy Mr. Owes—ls 11164 rinses dies►eeged two Memos as
the repressatation a Mr. Themes. The maim area la
amapmenee, but the sew arena were an sew la hie em-
ployment. The strike lasted for 22 weeks. and the law was
bresgla spot the men far riot. The generally ex-
pressed a want of aseildesee Is t►e new sea, sad stood out
for the reappelememt of the old men. Considerable repos-
ability snaked to the Mks of trews, it being their duty
tease that the miss was properly ventilated.
By Mr. Haddlestome—Mr. Jelin Thomas, the moral

saaassas. la a =as el ism 'sp■tiss's. MS Ms isms 20
pars soder say tabor sad smell is the issaairemest of
esilkarks, sad I bays tbs grest.st madams is Na. Hs is
sot a pumas.
BF Mr.lisas—l bays reesised as eosuataleatias from

fita imposter of the diaarict as to the working of Use aloe.
By Ms. ifineworth•—• sedan exp'o•loa wound at the

Midis paw*" Colliery saws yearsage. I hare a. recol-
lee** of hostas neelved a letter Ma you, shortly disc
that assidest, ulnae my aunties to the aessecity of
guard*. against the esemease of soh sa *eldest la ay
*Merles. I heresies ae mallet** et lasts( meived
copy at the bweeetees plated report soca the Middle
Daffodil esplalea. I have aci reimilwasas of aver lariat
nerived a letter boa yea la referee* to ay oollieriaa. I
ha* 6es is the habit of .titter, the Macs omaloaally,
hat I waver aw say plea showing the maser la which I
resseasseaded the veatilatioa to be denied oat. Ms. Ray
was usdergresad maw, la 11134 whoa aa **dm
essureed. Thera were rules L eahtease at that Mae, bat
they were set distributed aerates Oa ma se they are at
pressat

Mr. Meirkwortit hers said that he proposed to show by
Mr. heels that la the MISS adopted at the Cpaawr Col-
lieries the previsions alb. set of parliamet bad sot boor
filly tarried out. Mr. Insole seat • espy of a set of rates
to the Rena-odes I. Ncvsaber loot. la whkh the
Was with regard to mdety Isar were withal, omitted.
The Omeurr said it wee set asesseary to eater late say
aeaalletloao that bad him plass with 'inset to the rules.
TM ieir duskW Ur het Wort this that the rules
had boos maws by lib, gersianast.
TM pdassedlar were thou adjoersed for ea host.