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STOCK EXCHANGE.—Our share market is still buoyant;
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ADJOURNED INQUEST ON THE
COLLIERS KILLED NEAR BARNSLEY.
WORSBRO' DALE, SATURDA.T NIGHT.--The ad-
journed inquest commenced at eleven o'clock this
(Saturday) morning. The first witness called was
Mr. Charles Locke, colliery agent (brother to Mr.
Locke, M.P. for Honiton), who said—On the 10th of
January instant I, along with Mr. T. D. Jeffcoek, of
andS he fra
examinede ld, a c o
thellie r y-
Darleyvi w m
e r anda
Main
engineer, went into
Colliery.
We ex
*mined the workings as we went along, and found them,
in my opinion, perfectly safe. The ventilation was
very good indeed. I went down into the pit again
on Thursday morning last, the morning after the
explosion, about three o'clock, accompanied by
George Porter Maddison, a colliery-engineer, and a
number of miners. I observed that several of the
stoppings and doors had been blown down. In the
explosion 75 persons, whose bodies had been identi-
fied, were killed. I considered the pit was well
ventilated. It was considered so safe that the men
worked with naked candles. In search of the bodies
we used a Davy lamp. There may have been some
accumulations of gas in the old workings. In my
opinion, the recent high winds have checked the
ventilation of the mine, and thus caused the explo-
sion. I cannot blame any one. I consider it was
purely an accident, arising from circumstances un-
known. lam not aware that there has been the least
unpleasantness between the owner of the colliery, or
their superintendents, and the men.
James Beaumont, colliery agent to Messrs. Field,
Cooper, and Co, of Woodthorpe Colliery, detailed the
exertions made to rescue the sufferers,
_ and the finding
of many alive or dead. He thought the explosion
had been partly caused by the late preValent high
winds. Had not heard any one blamed. Witness
made some suggestions as to the mode of improving
the ventilation of the pit. If this had been done
before, and the explosion had occurred, there would
not have been so many killed.
George Porter Maddison, coal agent for Messrs.
Field, Cooper, and Co.—From what I have seen, I
think the explosion took place in the extreme east or
dip work, near to the throw. I think it has not been
a sudden explosion. The men are so severely burnt
along the whole workings that it must have been
more a hanging or slow spreading fire than a sudden
blast. It has not occurred in one portion of the pit
only, but in three distinct portions of the workings.
It has done extremely little damage to the pit, com-
pared with the severity of the burning on the men
and boys. I should say that the primary cause was
the prevalent high winds ; for I find in this district
that the thick bed coal generates a more highly car-
buretted hydrogen than in other mines in the north
which I am acquainted with. The carbon being
much heavier than hydrogen, I have no doubt that
the carbon is in a measure separated from the hydro-
gen, thereby causing the carbon to be more in the
current of the air than the hydrogen. So soon as
the carbon leaves, the hydrogen will lodge in the
old breaks of the superincumbent strata. I cannot
say that the explosion was caused by any neglect. I
consider it has occurred from accidental circum-
stances. I could not blame any one.
James Hammond, of Logwood, Worsbro' Dale, a
collier employed at Darley Main Colliery —I was
working in the pit at the bottom of the dip board-
gate, on Wednesday, when the explosion took place.
Thompson, the underground steward, went round
that morning into all the workings, to see that all
was right. When I got to my place to work that
(Wednesday) morning, there was a shovel put in the
hurry road. The shovel being put there was a sign
for us to keep our candles low. It was the duty of
Thompson to put the shovel there as a caution to us.
The sulphur had been lodging in some of the old
breaks for some time. Thompson knew as well as
the men that the sulphur bad collected in the old
breaks and in the holes. Thompson was in power to
see that the places were right. I considered him a
competent man for his situation. He had been round
once that morning to examine the workings, and was
in our board-gate, going round a second time, when
it happened. I think he could not have apprehended
that there was any danger.
By the CORONER—Whom do you blame for the
explosion ? Witness—l blame both Thompson and
George Addey, the underground managers.
'What for ?—For letting the men work in places
which were not fit to work in. They were put in
power to see that the men did not work in places
which were not fit.
Do not you think that the fact of their both going
in these places themselves shows that they thought
they were fit for the men to work in ?—Yes, but it
has got so bad that it could not be fit fur us to work.
Some of the men would have spoke about it, but
they were afraid of losing their work.
Why did you not stop out of the pit if it was in this
state ?—Well, I have heard the men talk about it.
I cannot take as evidence anything that you
have heard. Did you ever apprehend any danger ?--
I did.

It does appear to me very odd that if you thought
there was danger to be apprehended, you should still
go to your work in the pit. What do you think was
the cause of the explosion?—lt has been done through
taking away all the coal before them, and throwing
it all dead behind, so that the wind could not get
down behind them.
Do you mean to say that the late high winds have
not had to do with the accident ?—lt may have had
something to do with it, but it has been through sul-
phur lying in the works.
What has made it lie there ?—Because no current
of air could get to it to carry it away.
Who do you think is to blame with regard to the
explosion ?—I blame no one in regard to it.
It seems very odd to me that you should first say
one thing and then another. Alight not the explosion
have happened if there had been the greatest care,
and without anybody being to blame ?--Yes, it
might.
Do you think it had been wilfully or negligently
done ? —No.
Do you say it has been accident?—Yes.
The witness, in answer to a juryman, said that the
men were getting pillars out of the old workings
with naked candles, when the explosion took place.
The CORONER then read a letter which had been
received from Sir George Grey, the Home Secretary,
in answer to a communication from the magistrates
at Barnsley, in which Sir George Grey stated that
if it was their opinion that the presence of some
person on the part of the Government to watch the
proceedings was necessary, the Government would
send one.

After some conversation between the coroner and
the jury, the conclusion was that the coroner should
apply to the Government to send down an inspector.
John Harper, collier—l was working down the
dip-board on Wednesday last, when the explosion
took place. I was not hurt. None of the men are
to blame for the explosion. I was working when the
explosion took place. We were all working with
naked candles. We considered it safe where we
were. 1 think it was an accident. No man set it
on fire wilfully. Nutwithbtanding I have lost a son,