The Express.
London, England, 1857-02-21 00:00:00

THE DREADFUL COLLIERY EXPLO-

MN NEAR BARNSLEY.

FURTHER PARTICULAII.S.
(num nun OWN IMPORTER.)
LL-ND HILL, FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
Later inquiries confirm and amplify the horrible details
already given. I append a Bet of flume fn the pit, to the
number of led. But this is not a complete fiat of the killed.
Several were there whose names have not been mwertained,
and the total number of lives destroyed will be swollen to the
number of 170 or 180. In some instances the whale of the
ale member. of a family have been swept away—fether
and two or three sone. That is scarcely a household in the
neighbourhood which bee not hero ado destolate.
The heave WO who risked their lives to resew those
who had secoped death in tle pit, were Mr. Coe (under-
Frund steward in the pit), John Warhund (foreman), Wm.
lievorn, Mr. Webster ( r of the Hovland and Elsecar
Colliery), Mr. Meddienn, John lie, land (firenian of Raw-
',lanai Colliery), Benjamin Hoyt:will (foreman of Harley
Main Collie?), John and Janie. Wilcock, William
Duckworth of Wombwell), James Cookson (of 'Leyland Cs sl-
Bevy), and Danes WarrickAlthough the explosion orcurred
soon after noon, the descent was not possible till four. The
gearing used for the descent had been destroy od by the ex-
plosion ; and though the moat strenuous exertions were made
to put it right, they did not succeed till the time mentioned,
when Mr. Goe,Werhurat, and Bevore, got into • core- and
proceeded on their perilous journey into the pit. lichee
they had gone far they head the noire of a alight explosion
in the pit; but they preceded till they found that the lining
of the shaft had been so diecomposed by the exploeion that
further progress was impossible. They returned to the month
of the pd, and the efforts of all were now directed to getting
the lining in order. In about 20 minutes everything was
ready to descend, and they vent down again, and arrived in
safety at the bottom, followed by the other men. Three
brave fellows spent nearly an boar in exploring the pit ; and
they did use quit their task tie they PAW endicatiens of luta&
next danger. They explored the pit to within about forty
yards of the extremity of the northern level—n distance of
about 400 yards. They also traversed stoat 20 or 30 yards
of the southern level; 'bat at thin point they were Mopped by
the tire which had broken out as one of the results of the
eapilaion. They went ter enough, however, to uncertain
Om! abed of coed, comprising au area of fifty or silty yuds,
INS la flames.
They discovered, however, that nineteen human beings
new still alive, all near the working shaft. These were
Immediately
.tai the mouth of the pit, and conveyed to
*le homes ls
elieved that none of them are fatally
Viexplorere found ten corpse* on the northern side of
the p~iile Three were blackened by the explosion, and fearfully
pleated, evidently having been driven with great violence
against the displaced mouser of cell. Seven of these bodies
were brought to the bottom of the working shaft, but the
explorers had not time to MURAT any of the others before
they found it necessary to quit the pit.
The decision which was come to by the preprieters to stop
up the pit while so many persons remained in it woe net
arrived at without the host anxious and prolonged delibera-
tion. Had it been delayed longer, there was danger of the
fire weeding and burning with such intensity as to cause
the WI of the bed of coal and auperinennibent earth, and the
consequent falling in of the shafts. lied this been allowed
prubebly none of the beities would ever have hoes re-
covered, but as it is, the Bre having been checked in tilne, a
large number of the belies will be got out unkunt. It is
hardly necessary le add that there wars not the slightest pm-
sibility of any of those in the pit being alive when the stop-
ping up was decided on.
In the meantime the fire is still raging in the intake of
the pit. The stepping it up and peeve ntosg the necerw of air
will decant cheek and probably in time extinguish, the con-
flagration. For the present nothing can be done but to
wait the result of the experiment.
At a meeting of predictl men connected with mine.. held
this, those present expresses:4 their unanimous
opinion that the stopping up of the pit lout night wan the
moist judicious course under the cireumstmices.
The following are the names of those left dead in the pit
W. Thompson. John Rowell and Stewart
Gemorge &holey. Remelt (brothers).
Joseph and John Gremolew Charles Edward and James
(brothers). Walker (brothers).
Thomas and George Gee Josh.. John, end Jess Smith
(brother.). (father and seas).
George Shepherd. Israel and John liobeen
John Livessey. (father and eon).
David Hewitt. Henry and Charles Barn-
Thos. Wilkinsms dough (brothers).
John Pettifield. Winne,. and Gee. Man/ham
Stephen Turner. (brushers).
WM. Wilkiemo John and Josh. Grineeltow
Samuel Parkinson. (brothers).
Win. Monis. Charles and James Coates
Elijah and Baluiliga Bevan (brothers).
(brethere). Thos. and Wm. Yolked (fa-
Robert Burlend. thee and son).
Thomas Naylor. John, Win., Ceo., and John
James Hunt. Cute, (father and sans).
Barnett Bailey and Son. Geo. Meson.
John Frost. Beal. Johnson.
Ezra Illingworth. Jos. Centel.
John Wilkinson. John Smith.
Thomas Fawkes. John Halliday.
Josh. Goodall. Rd. Corbridge.
Samuel, Sampson, and Thee. John Hodgson.
Law Melton (brothers). Wlll.
John Carr. Geo. Dawson.
John Thompson. Benj. Bidl.
Josh. Child. Chas. Ludriek.
John Bellamy. John Reasell.
Thompson. Chas. Walker.
2= Coulee. Josh., Joe., and John Smith
John Pollard. (father and eons).
FAward, William and John Joseph Crossland.
Garbutt (father and two
Am James.
sous). eo. Townsend.
Edward Trainer. Thos. Hilton.
Michael Barnes. Michael Hebron.
John Thompson. Then. Farmer.
James, Charles, end Edward Josh. Witney.
Walker ((brothers). Alfred Wardle.
William Wigiteld. Dennis Ilmh.
John Devon,. Wm. Maughou.
William and John 'Mug- George Tattershall.
worth (father and son). Josh. Bolden.
Samul Hunt. Thos. Beeler.
Thomas Drury. John Dinlkin.
John Ilobson. Alan. White.
John Scott. Daniel Chisholm.
ThOMIS Naylor. Robert Fletcher.
John and Richard Dunstan Thos. Logan.:
(brothers). Jas. Barlow.
George Gill. Abm. Nettleton.
George and Robert Moore John and Thos.
(father and son). father and eon.)
George Pollard. Josh. Lumb.
William, Arthur, and James 'John Mitchell.
Litchfield (brothers). John Stevenson.
Thomas and James Drury Jae. Barlow.
(father and son). Hy. Haweroft.
John Cooper. Jobn Marghien.
John Dawson. Joseph Simmends.
George Blackburn, Wm. Pickles.
Samuel Abbott. Broadhead.
Chaska, Richard, Thomas, —Fawcett.
dndJoeh.Kellett (brothers). Peter M•Allieter.
Thos and Richard Kellett Robert Howell.
(sons of the above Richard Alex. Miler.
Kellett).Jes.'Stothart.
Thos. Kellett (son of the Robert Pulleme.
above Thos. Kellett). Russell.
James end Samuel Hunt John }Bedell.
(brothers). Cowan.
Hy. Mellor.
It is announced that a subscription will at once be torn-
mewed for the benefit of the widows and orphans of the
sufferers by the calamity, and that the subeeriptien is
headed by a donation of 500% from the members of the
Lund-hill Coal Company. It has been rumoured that
several of the men who were taken out of the pit alive died
lad evening, but no information to that effect hied reselexi
the manager of the colliery.

WHERE DOEB TIIE 1/AT BEGIN?—At whalever
period use may have determined the monscat of a day's co-
mencement, w hether from sunset or sunrise, from twelves at
midnight or twelve at noon, the week day (Sunday, Monday,
gc.) commenced earliest in tbe cast, where the sun rises, and
latest in the west, in the direction of his setting. Sunday at
London begins, in any such conventional mode of reekonmg,
always one hour earlier than, for instance, ou the east coast
of Iceland, on a meridian fifteen degrees west of London ;
whereas Sunday begins at Burnholiu, in the Baltic, Eileen
degrees east of London, one hour earlier than at London.
So, Mao, when it is noon in London, it is six o'clock in the
evening at Calcutta, and six in the morning of the some day
at New Orleans, because these places are NW dega; apart: and
London is intermediate, being ninety degrees distant from
bath. The result then is that Monday at Bornholm begins
whilst it is still Sunday M London, and this diecrepancy busts
or hour. At Calcutta Monday begins six hours earlier than
in London, and has already advanced twelve hours at CM-
oats before that day has commenced at New Orleans. The
centismomsent of the day is, therefore, on no fixed spot, like
the wo of longitude or latitude, hut varies with every
meridian . Were the diurnal motion of the earth suspended,
indednitely, tha day would bo of indefinite duration, and
would be as to fixed points of the earth's surface, as
would the night also.—T. J. BuCEPoLo.—Pfortrard Lorrion
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