Star.
London, England, 1830-02-09 00:00:00

MOST MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.
NINE PERSONS KILLED!

About nine o'clock in the morning of Wednesday last,
the engine boiler at United Hills Mine, in the parish of Saint
Agnes. Cornwall, burst with a tremendo:as miosion. It appears
that nine men, a boy, and a girl. were in the boiler-house at the
time, and one man in the engine-house. Of that, nine were so
dreadfully injured by the concussions of the steam, scalding water,
and blows from the stones and bricks which were scattered in every
direction, that they died within a few hours after the accident, and
of the other three it is feared that one or two are hopeless. The
following is a list of the sufferers—
Wan. &dey, of Illogan, aged about 32. He has left a wife and
five children.

Wm. White, of lUogan, aged 50, leaving a wife far advanced in
pregnancy, and one child.
James Sampson, of St. Agnes, the Engine-man, about 60 years
of age.
Richard Treglown, of Mogan, aged 32, leaving a wlfe.and three
children.

James Champion, of St. Agnes, aged 27, who has left a wife
and three cbilrden.
James Peters, of St. Agnes, a young man, aged about 22.
James Whitta, of St. Agnes, ditto, aged 20.
A lad, named Wills, of Illogan, aged IS,
Elizabeth Goyne, a young woman, of St. Agnes, about 110 years
of age.
A man, named Tyrrel, of Bedrutb, and two others, of Blom,
named Willoughby and Haughton, are so much injured that their
recovery is considered very doubtful.
INQUEST ON THE BODIES.
Oa Thursday an Inquest was held before J. H. James, Esq.
Coroner, at the Account House' on the bodies of the unfortunate
sufFeren, whose remains, when viewed by the Jury, presented a
spectacle too painful to the feelings to be described. On the return
of the Jury the following evidence was given :
lane Goyne, a dresser of ore at the mine, said she went with se.
veral other persons into the boller.bouseto warm herself about sigh
o'clock qn Wednesday morning; after remaining there about five
minutes, the engine-man, James Sampson, requested ber to go for
a pitcher of water. She bad not left the barer-boom half a mi-
nute, when she heard a great noise, and, looking back, she saw the
steam ascending to a great height, accompanied by a load rushing
noise; being terrified, she ran of as fast as she could ; when she
left, Elizabeth Goyne and other persons were standing near the
fire-place; while she was In the house she saw the engine-man put
coals upon the fire, and turn the gage cocks to see that all was right ;
after turning the cocks he made no remark, but remained where
he was.
James Hocking, a miner, was In the engine-house, near the door
leading to the boiler-house when the boiler burst; when he heard
the explosion he supposed what had happened, and instantly pulled
some clothes that were near him over his brad ; be was almost
smothered by the steam and the rubbish ; when the rush of steam
had subsided he looked about and saw two persons come from a
large cupboard near him ; one was butt, but is still alive; the other
escaped ; witness assisted in extricating the persons injured as soon
as be could.

Richard Jones, one of the captains of the mine, was in the ac-
gaunt house when the accident happened, and immediately pro-
ceeded to the boiler house to render what assistance he could. He
saw all the persons who had been injured taken out ; all the de-
ceased were dreadfully burnt and bruised; their persons could
scarcely be recognised; some were so scorched that the skin of
their bands fell off, and when picked up was not unlike dry leather
gloves. The boiler had not been in use more than two or three
days, after having undergone a thorough repair at Redruth Ham-
mer ; it burst in the bottom put of the tube, In a place appa-
rently as strung as any part of it; WitDeSl cannot account for the
bursting of the boiler; it was the duty ef -the engine man to regu-
late the feed of steam, and it appeared he had done so not long be-
fore the explosion took place ; witness believes the engine•man to
have been fully competent to his duty. Verdict—Accidental
Death.

Five of the bodies were Interred yesterday at &. Agnes, the
others at Redruth and Blow.
With reference to the bursting of the boiler, which occasioned
so melancholy a loss of human life, an intelligent correspondent
observes—" The accident appears to have been occasioned by the
tube placed in the boiler, in which the fire is made, being of an
oval, instead of a round shape. In a round tube, the pressure is
equal in every part; but In a tube that is oval the pressure must
be unequal, acting more upon one part than upon another, both in-
ternally anJ exterually. The oval tube, from its construction, is
in part pressed in, while a round one is equally strong in all parts.
From this you will perceive that it was the inside oval tube into
which the Are ,is put that burst, and not the case of the boiler."
Another correspondent mentions the providential escape of one
of the two young women (sisters) who were in the boiler-house
just before the accident. The engine man (James Sampson) asked
the elder of the two to bring some water for his byeakfast ; this she
declined. when her, more fortunate sister took up the pitcher, and
had not hone many yards from the place when the "el° ion took
place. -.Carrara Gamete.

BIRTH.
In Fitsseilliam-square, Dublin, the lady of George Hume Ma.
canner, Bag. Biempoure Castle, county of Antrim, of a son
and heir. •