The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-29 00:00:00

FATAL COLLIERY ACCIDENT.

Babrror., OCT. 27.—0 n Saturday night a fatal accident, which has
unfortunately been attended by the sacrifice of five lives, occurred
at the Upper Soundwell coal-pit at the Fishpond, about four miles
from Bristol. The report of the accident speedily spread through the
neighbourhood, and caused the utmost consternation among the
familiea of those persons engaged in the pits, who ran franticly to the
neighbourhood of the pit in order that they might learn the extent
of the calamity. It appears that on Saturday afternoon the work-
men employed at the Upper Soundwell pit, the property of Mr.
Samuel Whittuck, were leaving their work, and five of their number.
had entered the basket, or .• cart," as it is termed by the coal-miner,
for the purpose of being drawn up to the mouth of the pit, when the.
rope suddenly broke when they were upwards of half way up, and
they were precipitated to the bottom of the pit. In addition to, the
five who had entered the cart, a sixth man was getting into it, and
was also dragged down with it. Four of the unfortunate men were
killed instantly, and tke fifth expired, after lingering in great agony
for about three-quarters of an hour. The man who had not entered
the basket was dreadfully mangled, his arm being fractured in so bad
a manner as to require immediate amputation, which was skilfully
performed, but the poor sufferer now lies in a very dangerous state,
which almost precludes all hope of his recovery. The alarm having
been given, a rope was procured as soon as possible front
spectacle.fronianoth Theerpit,
and the bodies were drawn up, presenting a frightful
scene at this moment was truly heartrending, the month of the pit
being surrounded by children calling for their fathers, and wives for
their husbands. We have ascertained that the names of the five men
killed are William Mulls, GO years of age, leaving a wife and large
family, most of whom are, however, married ; Thomas Bird, aged
40, leaving a wife and five children ; William Bassett, aged between
60 and 70 ; Benjamin Wilshire, 33, leaving a wife and three children ;
and John Porter, 30, leaving a wife and six children. The man who
has been injured is named George Britten, and has also a wife and
large family.

The inquest on the bodies will beheld on Wednesday.

FIRE AT SUNNING-HILL VICARAGE, NEAR WINDSOR
GREAT PARR.—WINDSOR, ➢fONDAY EVENlNG.—Considerable alarm
was created in Windsor this afternoon by the arrival of a messenger,
on horseback, frosts the Rev. A. M. Wale, of Sunning-hill Vicarage,
with the news that the Vicarage-house was on fire, and that it was
feared the whole building would fall a prey to the flames. No time
was lost in having post-horses attached to the borough engine, and
sent off to the Vicarage. The Castle engine, and also the engine
belonging to the brewery of Nellie Reid and Co., were also forwarded
without the least delay. Fortunately, however, before their arrival
at Sunning-hill the fire, which was occasioned by the ignition of the
soot in a flue, and which had consumed some portion of the dwelling-
house, had been very considerably got under by the exertions of the
work-people in the neighbourhood. Had the fire extended, it was
feared that she safety of the church, which nearly adjoins the house
of the Rev. Mr. Wale, would have been placed in the most immi-
nent danger.

CHATIIANI, OCT. 26.- BURIALOF SERGEANT-MAJOR
HENRY PARKER, OF TILE PROVISIONAL BATTALION.—This non-com-
missioned officer, whose death caused considerable sensation through-
out this garrison, was interred with unusual military honours on
Sunday afternoon, the 26th inst. in the new. burial ground at Chat •
ham, in the presence of 2,000 speatators. The widow and several of
the non-commissioned officers' wives in deep mourning followed the
corpse, walking two abreast, then came upwards of 100 men of the
Provisional Battalion four abreast, the procession closing with about
200 sergeants and sergeant-majors of the Provisional Battalion, the
Royal Engineers, the Royal Marines, and the 65th Regiment; the
whole being in charge of Captain P. Smyley, 99th, and Adjutant
Robert Carey, 40th ; so marked a respect for a deceased comrade was
never before witnessed in this garrison.

[ADVERTISEM ENT.]—BOTANIC WATER AND BEAR'S
GREASE.—When the hair is becoming thin, and" falling off,
the only effectual remedy, besides shaving the head, is the use
of the two above-named articles, applied alternately—the bo-
tanic water to cleanse the roots from scurf and as a stimulant,
and the bear's grease as a nourisher. If any further evidence
was required of the virtues of bear's grease for renovating and
preserving the hair, Mr. Catlin's account of the quantity used,
and the length of hair obtained by some of the North Ame-
rican Indians, would be a sufficient answer. Ross and Sons,
119, and 120, Bishopsgate-street, who first introduced the use
of bear's grease in this country, and who fat and kill the ani-
mals, recommend the public to purchase none other but with
their names and address printed on the pot, or the chances are
their obtaining a spurious article. All vegetable oils applied to
the hair are worse than useless,