The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-06 00:00:00

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LUNDIELL, MAT 5:

Eight bodies have been exhumed to-day,
being
the largest ntunb.tr which has been recovered in.
01 e day, and increasiug the total number to 31.
Like those previously found none of the bodies were
in synth a state as to be personally recognisable, •
being very much decompo9ed, but six of them have
been identified by, eculiarities of dress. Four of
the b ,dies were brought out at 4 o'clock this morn-
ing, and were shortly identified as those of William
Thompson, of West Melton, aged 29 ; James Hunt,
of Lundhill, aged 27 ; and Joseph Harrison and
William Smith, both of Wombwell, and respec-
tively 18 and 17. The bodies of William Thou'P-
son and Harrison, who was his " trammer," were
found at the top of the fourth board-gate on the
south side of the pit, where they were at work at
the time of the explosion ; while those of Hunt
and Smith were discovered in a slit between the
third and fourth boardgates, having probably at-
tempted to escape on the occurrence of tie exploson
and been arrested by the noxious gas. 'the fifth
body was brought out at 8 o'clock this morning,
and has not been identified. It was found floating
in the water in the dip level to the south, and was
in a shockingly decomposed state. The remaining
throe bodies making up the eight were brought out
at noon to-day, by the men whose shift or turn
terminated at 'he time. They were found near the
face or end of the north level. Two of them weze
at once very• satisfactorily identified as those of
John Frost, of West Melton, a married man, 32
years of age, and of Charles elleit, a youth who
bad lived at, Wombwell. At 3 o'clock the third
body had not been identified, but was expected to
I be so, as there wars several peculiarities about the

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dies's.
A number of the bereaved were present when the
three last named bodies were brought out of the
pit, and followed them in mournful silence to the
rt ception shed where they were placed by the other
bodi s.
The body of George Dyson, recovered yesterday,
has been interred to-day in the churchyard at
Wath upon-Dearne.
The miners who have undertaken the task of, re-
st9ring the pit and rec wering the bodies are at
present engaged in removing the vast accumulation
Ipf debris at the bottom of the ventilating shift.

There is no doubt that at the time of the explosion
from 20 to 30 persons were congregated in the specs
covered by those falls of earth. It has always b:en
feared that the remains of those bodies would not
be found, as they were exposed to the full vehe-
mence of the terrific fire which broke out there.
The miners carefully examined the earth as they
removed it, but have not hitherto been able to dis-
cover any remains of a single body in that part of
the pit.
Ait.-r these large falls of earth shall have been re-
moved, it is expected that the t'odies will be reco-
vered with much greater rapidity.

Country Markets.

LIVERPOOL-MAY 5.

The corn exchange this morning was well attended, and
a good business was transacted in wheat, fair in flour, and
moderate in Indian corn. There was a general advance cn
Friday's rates, making the week's improvement 2d to 3d
per bushel on wheat., is to is Gd per barrel and sack upon
flour is Gd per qr on Indian corn, and gd to 9d per load
on estates], Barley, beans, and peas fully supported last
week's quotations.