The Express.
London, England, 1858-10-15 00:00:00

DREADFUL COLLIERY ACCIDENT.-TOURTIER

LIVES LOST.

A dreadful colliery accident occurred on Wednes-
day at the Primrose Colliery, worked by a oompany of which
Messrs. Morgan and Lewis are the pelndpd owner., sad
situate near Pontardawa, nine miles from Swansea. Two
hundred men were in the pit when the accident occurred.
The men went to work at iii o'clock on Wednesday morn-
ing, end about half-past eight one of the men came running
up from the pit awing that " the whole place was full of
sulphur and that all the men were killed." Ibis intelligence
created the greatest alarm, and spread rapidly through the
small surrounding villages.
Within a very short time after the accident there were
found some colliers heroic enough to risk their lives in their
endeavours to save those of their fellow-workmen. Two
brave fellows (one named William Lewis, 60 years of age,
married men with several children, and Griffith Gibbs, seed
18 yeare),who were thus engaged, fell a sacrifice, being suffo-
cated by the fatal choke-damp. David Thomas, the over-
man, also descended within a very short time atter the acci-
deat. He was rendered insensible, and was of con-
oat of the pit.
When the fend air had ruflHently cleared off for a descent,
several of the *others volunteered their services, and within
a few minutes the lifeless bodies of fourteen workmen were
brought up and lard aide by ode near the pit's mouth.
The names and ogee of the deceased are as follows :
David Evans, aged 38, married, with 6ve children.
John Gibbs, aged 36, married, with two children.
David HoggiegrEed 32, married, with one Child.
Griffith Jones., a 19, single.
John Llewellyn a aged 25, single.
Thomas Griffiths, aged 18, atingle.
Henry Wilbert:is, aged 16. single.
Eopkin Evans, s 15, single.
Willem Thomas, aged 18. aunts.
John Davies, aged 19, single.
Isaac Evans (door boy). aged 11 or 12.
William Lewis, aged 60, wife end children (the latter of
whom are all married).
Morgan Gibbs, aged 18, single.
Griffith Gibbs, aged 20, brottprr of John Gibbs, end who
also lost his life in going to the rescue of others.
There are also seven dead hones now lying in the tit.

Mr. Thomas Beans, the government. inspector 'of coal
mines for the South Wales district, wee on the spot within
a few hours of the socident, and made an inspection of the
pit in order to acquaint himself with the various air•eouewy
a, and other scientific detail+ necessary for the inquest,
which wee opened yesterday (Thursday) before Alexander
Cuthberteon, Req., coroner for the Meath District. No further
particulars. however. than those already given, transpired.

SERIOUS ACClDENTS.—Yesterday morning a lad
named biDosald +am driving • heavily ladenwwn down
Tooley-street, Borough, when, in consequence of thou being
no skid to be &Seabed to the wheel, it desomded the Incline
with causiderable velocity. The boy having lost all power
over the borers wee thrown from his seat. and the wheels of
the waggon pared over him. He was conveyed to Guy's
Hospital, where he now lies in • dangerous state. An re-
sident also occurred yesterday to • man named Limsley, who
was engaged with others in the removal of • large boiler,
weighing upwsrda of 26 tone, from the makers in Southwark-
road, to some works near Baling; when near the latter plats
from some cense the poor fellow slipped, and the ponderous
mass weed over his legs. He was conveyed to Bt. Cleorgefe
Hospital, when he remains without the slightest hopes ohs-
oovery.
buiCIDE FROM A PARAPET.—Yestarday
after-
noon Mr. Wskley held an inquest at Middlesex Hospital, aa
the body of a young man named David Thomas Bowden, the
head porter in the establishment of Mr. Edwards, silk-
maser, of 8 and 9, Bohu•equare, who, on the morning of
Banday last threw himself from • parapet on the top of hie
employer's house into the yard beneath, • distance of sixty
feet. A fellow servant of the deceased and his sister proved
that the unfortunate man bed been for a long time very sad
and desponding, end had been from his earliest youth a
person of taciturn habits. The sister said that two of her
father's sisters had been confined as lunatics, and that her
brother frequently complained of pains in his heed. A young
man named Martell, also • porter in Mr. Edwards's estab-
lishment, said, that during the previous week the deceased
had been particularly sad, and that on being recommended to
call on the irllo Monday on the Rev. William Brock,
the minister of the church in Bloonisbury-street, he
said he should not be with them on Monday, as be was tired
of himself, and a trouble to every one—a complete deiced's, es
he was highly respected by all who knew him. The jary
found that the deceased committed suicide while in an un-
sound state of mind.

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