The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-15 00:00:00

AWFUL ACCIDENT AT EAST
WHEAL ROSE.
On Thursday afternoon last an accident of an almost
unprecedented character occurred at East Wheal Rose
Silver-lead Mine, situated in the parish of NewlYt
about eight miles north of Truro, Cornwall. At Wilk
one o'clock, dense thunder-clouds gathered over the
mine from the north-west, and in a few mieutes they
poured down, amidst vivid lightning and appalling
thunder, such a flood of rain as very shortly covered the
surface of the mine to a depth of some feet. The flood,
rushing onward through the mine, which descends
towards the north, on reaching a narrow gut between
the hills, attained a height of about eight feet ; and
such was its force, that it bore onward large pieces of
balk and of iron boiler plates, which were lodged at a
height of several feet above the ground. UnhapPil?
on being checked by the sudden narrowing of the
hind, the water rushed into one of the 'ewe:
or most northern shafts, and soon afterwards, more
or less, into the other shafts of the mine. The superia•
cum bent weight of water, about the same time, broke in
the " country," forming a large pit. The timbers to
the levels beneath, it is supposed, had been washes
down by the water which had rushed into the shatt, an
the" country," or soil being of an exceedingly loose, frir
ble nature, instantly gave way to the weight above, when
deprived of its artificial props. In the levels at the
time were upwards of two hundred men and lads"
The rush of wind, caused by the sudden influx of wSte''
and breaking in of the "country," instantly put ei,
all their candles. They groped on as well as they coal'
towards the shafts, where every effort was being inil4,l
from above to assist in bringing " to grass" all who cow
lay hold of the chains and kibbles let down for then
Clusters of the poor fellows were successively brought
11
up; but we regret to say, that after well-directed effolle"
had been sustained for a long time to get up men, it .-
d
found in the evening that 43 were still below. Of these
four came up the next morning early ; and two we:
taken up dead from the 50-fathom level, about the "
dle of the day. The remaining 37 are, alas ! still belo*
drowned, or buried beneath the fallen masses of esti'''
The mine was being worked to the depth of nearly 1
fathoms ; and was flooded by this dreadful accident
to some feet above the 50-fathom level ; this last-naniro
level, the principal one in the mine, being about a mile is
length. Great is the affliction in and about the neighbo!,
hood of the mine from the loss of so many lives, and fry
the fear that a large proportion of the labour must
..,""r
stopped. The mine now pays 2,5001. a month for labor
only. The adventurers and agents are using every er
ertion to procure for the bereaved families the sad oil
solation to be derived from the recovery of the bodiea,,
the men lost ; they are also kindly and consideratav
taking means to alleviate the distress which must necer,
s rely result to the survivors, deprived of their on;
means of support by this awful visitation. To untie',
stand why the water attained so suddenly such cofl
siderable depth and power, it should be known that t
he
workings of the mine run north and south through the
middle of a natural amphitheatre, with only one (Nide:
a narrow ravine at the north. The rain, which appesT,
to fall in almost solid masses, poured in on the basin-
which the mine is situate from the hills around, and, ;
we have already said, the outlet was insufficient for ve
rapidly aecumulatf d waters. The storm altogfi.l3,4
lasted but little more than an hour, and was so partial;l
scarcely to extend beyond the limits of the hills WbS
f,:a
encircle the site of the mine. An inquest was held at
Court-house of the mine, before Mr. J. Carlyon, coral
on Friday, on the two bodies found. The jury returfl;
a verdict of " Accidental Death ;" and expressed th(fl
selves satisfied that every effort was made in the , std
piece to prevent the water getting into the shafts, :6
next in preserving the lives of the men who were bel, 71'

A 41
GREAT LUXEMBOURG RAILWJ''
A special meeting of the shareholders of this Company t
place yesterday at the London Tavern, to receive the repot
the directors. The chair was taken by M. F. F. de Clossro
The SECRETARY having read the advertisement convex'
the meeting,
The report was then read, which stated that the prosP(eCt/
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of the Company were in the most satisfactory conditci
The report furt her stated that the company had been fortarei
in the month of July, 1845, and that the whole number,'
shares, 150,000, had been allotted at once, and without
serve. The objects of the company were, first, the C.so
struction of a great line of railway traversing the provi:
of Namur and Luxembourg and connecting the State
Belgium with France and Germany, thus serving as the'" f,
road to Strasburg, Prussia, Austria, Switzerland, and It Jo
The repot t was received and unanimously adopted, av'A iy
vote of thanks having been passed to the chairmen,
meeting separated.

RAILWAY SILARE MARKETS'
MANCHESTER, JULY 14. Or
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Ambergate, Nottinght,ll,
Eastern Janet,
_ _
1

...Eton, 1% dis.— Birkenhead, Lancashire,and Chi j/
Junction, % p.—Blackburn, Chorley, and Liverpool, l'4
ton, Stamford, and Birmingham, 16s. 6d. dis.—Derby and -40,
..t
4 p.—Eastern Counties, York Extension, 154 p. —Exeter andfmr-
mouth, 10s. 6d. dis.—Glasgow and Dumfries, 21s. dis.—s^
Grimsby and Dock Extension, 2J dis.—Huddersfleld, HalifiLl'
Bradford, 1 15-16 p.—Lancashire and North Yorkshire, IU di Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 14 p.—Manchester, Baxtorl, 6/
lock, and Midland, 1 3-16 P.—Manchester and Birmingham, ~,
tor
Ditto, Quarters (A), 9% p.—Ditto, Qaarters (B), 9% p.-2"21
ter and Hyde, 14 dis.—Northumberland and Lancashire, 14s. ud.
osiv
—North Staffordshire, 3% p.—Oldham Districts, 1% dls.-.01"Ai
16?
Birkenhead, &c., 16s. dls.—Preston and Wyre, Halves (8),,,,,3; pal
—Sheffield and Manchester, Quarters, No. 1,4% p.—Shre"/ )IPI
and Birmingham, par—South-Eastern and Dover, 43% IfOr
Halves, No. 4, % p.—West Lancashire Coast, 18s. 6d. WS:"
Riding Union, 2% p.

LEEDS, JULY 14.
• STOCK EXCEL/NC/E.—The sales are—Eastern Counties,„,„
57;
tension, 1% p. - East Lancashire, 434 p. cash—Great
Grlros Sheffield, Quarter Shares, 20s. dis.—Ditto, Extensions, il9gA7
Huddersfield and Sheffield, 61. 123, p.—Leeds and Bradtw-ei
p.—Leeds and Dewsbury, 21. 63. 6d. p.—Dit.t.. 14r
dis.—Leeds and Thirsk, 5% dis.—London and Croydon,
chester and Leeds Extensions, 21. 43. /J.—Newcastle and Darlinir
Junction Extensions, 1014 p.—North British, Carlisle Branch,
—Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, 5 dis.—Ambergate,f,
tingham, and Boston, 1% dig.—Clitheroe Junction, 18s. 6d. ,
_w_76,
Grand Union, 16s. dis.-- Glasgow and Dumfries, 1% dis.--1.,r-04
shire, Yorkshire, and North Eastern, 455. dis.—Leeds, Wakefielet,l,
Midland, 17s. 6d. dis.—Leicester and Bedford, 108. dis.—Live
Ormskirk, and Preston, 268. p.— London and York, 265. 6d. Der
Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, I6s. p.—Northino foi
land and Lancashire Junction, 14s. dis.— North Staffordshire, :Ask
P.—North Western. % dis.—Oxford, Witney, and Cheltenhatacto
dis.—Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole, 235. clis
1111111a123
6d. clis.—West Riding Union. 41. Bs.

HULL, JULY 14.
STOCK Excisarms.—The sales are—Eastern Counties,
York ~j
tension, IX —Hull and Selby, Half Shares, 39 —North British, —.goy
Ditto, Half Shares, 12% —Ditto, Carlisle, 475. —York and "iree,
Midland, East and West Riding, 13% —lpswich and Bury, 8N „„ItP:
castle and Berwick, 26 —Hull and Barnsley Junction, 134
and Driffield Junction, 48s. 6d.— Manchester, Buxton, and A)," 00'4
3—North Western, dis.—North Staffordshire, 51. 145.—.9",..;..20"
land, 7s. 9d. dis.—West Riding Union, 41.93.—Yorkshire and (ice
Union, 12s. 6d.—Direct Portsmouth, 41. 14s.
SHEFFIELD, l4.
STOCK Ercsramoz.—The sales -Lare—ondon and Croydon, 22t5
York and North Midland, East and West Riding, 131. 1154 3.00,
Grimsby and Sheffield Extension, 31s. dis.—Ditto, Quarter 0 ,ror
20s. dis.—Ditto, Railway and Dock, 2% dis.—Grand Union :Is.
tingham and Lynn), 16s. dis.—Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland :gy,
die.—Sheffield and Lincolnshire, 10s. dis.—Sheffield, Buxtonitet;iii
Potteries, and Crewe, 11s. 6d. dis.—South Yorkshire Coal R 1.
15s. dis.

YORK, JULY 14.
r
STOCK ExcaANoz.--The sales are--Eastern Counties, Yon.
sion, 1/. 16s. 6d.-Grand Union (Nottingham and Lynn), 113.- sv
ri and Dffleld Junction, 2%--Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, 4n"
ffto*
land, 2% -Newcastle and Berwick, 26-Newcastle and Darlioa-
New, 11/. Is. 3d.-North British, Carlisle Extension, 2t4''''',l4!)r.
6
Staffordshire, 5% -North Western, 195.-South
.Midland, 1/. 17,,
-West Riding Union, 4%-York and North Midland, Eft
West Riding Extension, 131. 11s. 3d.
GLASGOW, JULY 13. 41fr
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-British and Irish Unio-„ 'cif
6d.- Caledonian, New, 18s. 6d.-Caledonian Extension, 310.-
donian and Dumbartonshire Extension, 255.-Clydesdale June .1*
171.-Cornwall and Devon Central, 285.-Edinburgh and Batilf
51s. 61-Edinburgh and Peebles, 335.-Glasgow General Term nod
S 3 -Glasgow and Belfast Union, 465.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock' 6
Ayr, 74% -Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 365. 6d.-G1'14,01
Airdrie and Monkland Junction, 475. 6d.-Kilmarnock, and too,
Direct, 335. 6d.-Lesmahagew, 553.-Manchester and SontlisZPAO
30s. 6d.-North British, 30 hi -Scottish Central, 191.-sc°ios,
Southern, 38s. 6d.-Scottish Central and Caledonian Junctio7),
-South Midland, 335. 6d.-Stirlingshire and Midland Junettoll,
-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 355.

THE FATAL CALAMITY IN A CORNISH Ai/NE."'"TIP° bf
following additional particulars of the frightful calamittre
which forty persons were drowned in a lead mine in
wall, are given in the Plymouth Times On Friday after'
noon the county of Cornwall was visited with a
137 d, thunder-storm. Very dense clouds were seen ti°a— ot
along, darkening the locality and presenting a sconevet'
awful grandeur. One of these clouds burst when °Air.
Newlyn East, about five miles to the north of Truro, "44'
charging its contents in immense torrents of water, not to sue.
rain, on the hills which surround the East Wheal cross
Lead Mine, the numerous shafts of which extend
.ter
the valley. Into one of these shafts the accumulated v0,,,,be:
poured when the men were at their work beneath. 2'ery
first notice the men had was the extinguishing of filter
candle by the force of the wind, occasioned by the 7, the'
coming gown the shaft in such a body as to compress
0.
very'
contained air. Confusion which was thus begun Wt
Wog
creased by the noise of the rushing water driving e, the mine
before it. Even the props of the roof and sides of
cone;
were snapped asunder, and the walls immediately
together, entombing the poor fellows then atthte their vvvrk
Of course the history of such an event and s resale
were
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thebut
bottom
include
„in:ores t
miraculouslyheartrendin saved
g scenes.
whilst oth Some Wt
who had got up so near to the surface as to be recognis7t.
were driven down again by the force of the immense bore wt
water. Between forty and fifty are missing. It is said, thl4
upwards of one hundred children are left fatherless by t, lio
awful calamity. The managers of the mine are having
"of
water pumped out with all possible dispatch, and sixteen,
the bodies have been recovered. A stone bridge recen:3,-;
erected by the county, in the vicinity, has been entir
swept away by the torrent.

BIRTH'S. On the 11th inst., at Carlton-terrace, the Countess Of
Caledon, of a son.
On the 3d inst., at Courland-grove, Clapham, Mrs. Itr—idter "
Bentley, of a son.
ter,
On the Bth inst., in the Victoria-park, near Mancha-
the lady of Joseph St. John Yates, Esq., of a son. f• 1 '
On the 10th inst., at Heysham, Lancaster, the lady 0-
Tomlitlson, Esq., of a son.
On the 11th inst., at John's-place, Albany road, Camber
'
well, Mrs. Robert Cox, of a son.
la
On the 11th inst., at Regency-square, Brighton, the
of Jacob Montefiore, Esq., of a son.
,On the 11th inst.., at Wigginton Rectory, near Banbury
the wife of the, Rev. John V 1 illiams, of a son.
_..--•

MARRIED.
fiel
On the 14th inst., at Ospringe, Kent, by the Re•e. J. - to
Hamilton, Edward Jarman, Esq., of Brenley Ho:dse, Kent'
Lucy Sarah Manners Sutton, widow of the ',ate Rev. 2)111,te
ners Sutton, Subdean of Lincoln, and only P.:nild of the
Rev. 11. S. Mortimer, Vicar of Throwley, Kient.
On the 11th inst., at St. Pancras Churc:h, London, Free•-,,,,
William Coe, Esq., of Upper Clapton, -Middlesex, to Ceituto
rine Jane, the eldest daughter of St. Jahn Chiverton ChArit-
Esq., of Apley Castle, Shropshire.

DIED.
Little
On the 7th inst., in Scotland, Mr. W. Ramage, of
Portland street, Regent-street.
olfe'
On the 10th inst., James, the fourth son of John R
Esq., of Hensill, Hawkhurst, Kent.
oqe i
On the 11th inst., at Lower Tooting, Lydia Harriet, 151'
John Button, Esq., aged 74.
IQber
On the 11th inst., Isabella, third daughter of Mr. —°
Smith, of Belitba-villas, Barnsbury-park, aged 21. ter-
On the 13th inst., in Norfolk-str,ct, Strand, Joh* Ps
foster, Esq., aged 84.

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London: Printed and Published by ItUltDO YOUNG, of we.
Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Preejoji
of the Sam, In the County of Middlesex, Wednesdal'
15, 1846.