The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-12-14
ENGLAND.
A Series of Fatal COllIery Explosions In
YOrkshire-Over Three Hundred Per-
sons Killed at the Oaks Pit, Barnslcy
Ir.-naaL....

A Series of Fatal COlliery Explosions In
YOrkshire-Over Three Hundred Per-
sons Killed at the Oaks Pit, Barnsley
Melancholy and Exciting Scenes.
BARNsLEY (ST. NARY, YORK COUNTY, WEST
RIDING, December II, p. M.-One OF the most
has ever taken place in the coal districts of
England occurred at the Oaks Coliery, near this
town, at o'clock in the afternoon OF to-day.
The scene OF the fatal casualty is the most eX-
tensive coal pit in the dis rlct, the shaft running
to depth Gf twG hundred and seventy yards,
The works extend fully two miles under gfound,
and are at all times during labor hours filled
with the number of hands requisite to keep up
their great production, aud fitted up with every
necessary tackle, instruments and tools.
This morning about four hundred persons,
men ana boys, commenced work in the,pit at the
usual hour, and went on until near the hour of
o'clock, when terrific explosion, supposed Of
fire damp, took place, and il is at presentacon-
sidered that ali OF them have perlshed. The
persons employed above ground, with almost all
the hands working in the glass factories,
toundries, needle9 and iron rolling works, with
the citizens and shopkeepers OF the town, rushed
to the mouth of the pit Immediately after they
heard OF the disaster Exploring parties were
formed, and number of men descended the
shaft.
BARNsLEY, o'clock P. M.-Every aid possible
under the circumstances is being rendered at
the scene OF the explosion. The exploring party
report that they have counted as many as
LuIbJ 'ciBut uCdu UOuISS lying WlJulu u space OF
fifty yards. Some few persons have been
brought out alive, notwithstanding the first fear
that all had perished. Among them are few "
of the engineers, who are terribly mutilated.
They indicate that the catastrophe happened
from the usual cause of oul air explosion.
The men add that there are no more persons
alive IN the workings. 1t this be so, over three
hundred persons lie dead in the recesses of the
pit. Very great excitement exists. The fami-
lies and friends OF the deceased, coming from
the town and suburbs, have been waiting all
day at the scene OF the fatality, and refuse to
leave An accident almost similar in it's cause
and consequences occurred in the same pit
about twenty years ago,iwhen seventy three per-
SONS pershed.
A Second Eek plOsIOn-M Many of the VOIun-
teers Supposed TO be Killed.
BARNsLEY, December l3.-Another explosion
has taken place in the same Oaks collery pit.
1t happened at nine o'clock this morning. and
while the men were employed in drawing up
the dead bodies of those killed Yesterday.
Eighty bodies had been taken out when the
second disaster to k place. At this time there
were several officials and volunteers down the
shaft, engaged in the humane work, and it is
feared very much that they have perished also.
The melancholy scenes of yesterday are in con-
sequence renewed.
LATER.-Some of the volunteers referred to
above have been taken out alive; but about
thirty persons have been killed by the second
calamity. About three hundred dead bodies
have been taken up, .-
An Explosion In stafford.
LONDON, Decemb Der 13-Evening.-A Another
terrible 2plosion has taken place in colliery
in Stafford, attended with great loss of lie. -