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The Ferndale Colhe

The adjourned inquest ou the sufferers by the
above disastrous explosion was r :smiled at the New
Inn, Denty,,ridd, yesterday. IV r. Brough, Govern-
:merit inspector of mines of the south-western dis-
trict, is present, in accor lance with instructions
from the Secretary of State, who despatched him to
the scene of th catastrophe as soon as he had re-
ceived ottLial terigonce of th t disaster. Mr. Wale 3,
the Government inspector of mines f9r the South
'Wales district, was also present to wa'ch the pro-
ceedings on behalf of Government. Two delegates
from the National Mining Association of the North
of :England were also in attendance to represent the
widows and orphans of the deceased rneo.
The first witness examined was 'William Walters,
the only overman employed in the pit, where he
had been for about three year 3. His duty was to
visit the pit the first thing in the morning, and to
remain there until the men arrived to work. He
had always a fireman with him in the pit. There
artre three day firemen, and one night fireman.
ri he firemen had to report to him the state of the
pit. He always saw the night firemen every morn-
ing in going down the pit about six o'clock. Ile
believed that Mr. Williams, the manager, kept
a register of the men who worked in the
pit. About 300 were generally employed.
Some 30, 40, or 53 were engaged at
work during the night. The witness proceeded
at great length to_ exPl spAgisabidiaLinatt_
gard to the pit. Some admissions made by the wit-
ness caused great surprise. In reply to the coroner
he admitted, after considerable hesitation, that he
did not know what a thermometer or barometer was.
He believed that the- deceased manager had an
anemometer, or at any rate something like a box.
The coroner endeavoured to explain to the wit-
ness the nature of these instruments. The over-
man admitted that he never saw anything like
a weatherglass in the pit. The witness explained
the reason why he had not been in the colliery on
the fatal day. He was unwell, some days confined
to his bed and under medical treatment. He lived
near the pit and heard the two explosions, and
rushed to thel,mouth of the pit immediately, and
ordered the engine man to work the carriage up and
down, so as to move the air. He ordered the fan
to be opened so as to facilitate the descent. The
explosions resembled the report of thunder. He
was so horrified at the time that he could not give
a minute account of what he did or said on the
occasion. On the Tuesday that he was ill one of the
firemen did report to him that there was an accumu-
lation of gas in some portions of the pit, and wit-
ness pointed out in the plans of the colliery the
headings to which he referred. He had found that
a " blower" or large escape of gas had occurred
about seven days previous to the accident on the
north side of the Rhondda district. Water had
accumulated in some portions of the pit to a depth
of 18in. He took measures to drain away the
water. Thomas James, one of the firemen, had
reported the presence of gas in the places
which the witness indicated on the map—No 8
beading, Duifryn branch of the workings. The gas
had accumulated in consequence of a fall in the air-
way, which caused the air to be partially obstructed.
The place was cleared in three or four days. He
had not observed any gas since. The defect was
remedied as soon as possible. He got rid of the gas
by " screening" the air. That was done by opening
one canvas door and shutting another.

The Coroner Isere remarked that he considered
experiments of that kind very risky.

The witness stated that he I.ad done so in other
pits with success. He felt assured that there was no
danger in doing so. Ile had seen gas in some of
the headings about four or five weeks before the
explosion. The witness proceeded to describe all
the " blowers" that he had seen in the pit. The
remainder of the evidence referred to the presence
of gas in the pit on various occasions. The witness
insisted that the ventilation was generally good,
and that no complaints bad been made of any
defects iu that respect.
The inquest will be resumed this day.