The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-09
ENGLAND.

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Particulars Of the Wisan Coglicry Explosion.
ON the morning OF the 26th November about nine
O'Clock, terrible explosion OF Are damp occurred
in the Arey mine OF the Hindieygr en- colIieries,
about two and a half miles from Leigh and about
fourteen from Manchester. The works belong to
John Scowcroft Co. (limtcdl, and at the time OF
| the accident upwards OF 300 men were in the pit
The mine is about $40 yards deep, and is worked
| with an up and down shaft. Tie works are under
| the superintendent Of Mr.. Southworth, managing
director. Mr.. Ellis Freeman the underground man.
ager, at the works at the time of the explosion,
which occurred just after the men had breakfased.
In the immediate vicinity Of the explosion itself the
whole OF the men and boys were killed or seriously
injured. There was at once rush Of those uniniurcd
| to the piteyes, and large numbers were rescued,
suffering only from fright. The injured about
twenty In number were brought away and at once
attended to by Drs. Brayton and 0rmerod. The
task OF removing the bodies OF the killed neces
sarily very slow and painful one, as the workings
took fire. BY two O'Clock IN the afternoon thirty
eight bodies were brought to the surface, and a
large number, yariousiy estimated at from forty
eighty, were missing The origin or the accident Is
unknown, as the ventilation said to be excellent
1t is supposed that some workman must have re-
moved the top from his lamp and that u sudden rush
OF gas caused the explosion. The atmosphere
very heavy at the time. The bodies were in many
cases fearully uisngured, rendering Identification
very dinicult.
the following Is list OF the killed so far as has
been asccrtained:-William Hasiam, Thomas KAYE,
BENJAMIN Rhodes, William kirkpatrick, John Ken
drick. Thomas Longton, Thomas Ashnrst, Abraham
Grundy, william Grundy, Jacob Greenhagh, Thomas
Grecnhalgh william Tiidesley. Joseph TIdesley
George southern, Thomas Bromow, Thomas
heSas, THOMAS Ramaae Samuel 'a Farm ton
James Houyhton, William Dearden, James SOUTH
sron, William Pins Thomas %i. Evans John
| Thomas Starkey, william johnson, James Nor.
| rls, William Haliwell John Kirkpatrick, VII
| Sergeant, George Booth, Joseph Highton William
Asphalt, John Hall and William Sherwood.
II Is remarkable that all the brought out were
young men, the eldest not being apparently over
thirty years OF age.
portion or the workings were on fire, rendering
of 10 hndia Tho
number Of those left in the pit this afternoon was
| unknown: Fity.seven persons, it is thought, were
killed and ten others seriously burned by the explo-
sion. At six O'Clock in the afternoon the firemen
made an inspection and reported that all was safe.
tend east and west. On the east side $50 men
worked and on the west sixty or seventy. All on
Killed several escaped with Surns R M few penee
trated the choke damp and one was restored by
tincial respirauon; but ty-sx were suocated and
has died from his burns. The extremity OF the
workings not reached until six hours after the
explosion Fifty -four Of the bodies lie In the
workings near the pit. MI. Hgs0n, the government
inspector, has been down the PIT since noon.
jeff Davis sBsried Jcrusalcui-,
The London Erening star OF the 37th Of November
says:-Mr Jefferson Davis made speech at Lean
ington on wednesday on rising To second vote OF
thanks TO gentleman who had ectured on Buried
Jerusalem" before the mombers OF the Local Pnilo-
sophical Society Mr.. Davis made various illusions
TO the Holy Land as the cradle, humanity speaking,
OF civilization as well as Of the Christian religion
Helerrlng 10 the uclnOilL1On Oh Iemple ne OBJ
served That although all must regret the ruin OF
structure SO much connected with the early history
OF religion yet we might be consoled by the belief
that 10 necessary that the temple should fall In
order that the star of Bethlehem might be OF all
men. He expressed his qualification ut hearing rom
the lecturer he Rev. Dr. Tristan) that the Palestine
explorations had been inaugurated under the
patronage OF English women and executed by
Englishmen. II was becoming q woman--for she was
the last at the and the st at the sepulchre-o
commence the explorations IN confirmation Of the
great truths OF Christianity. And 1t was well for
for their blood was mingled with that OF the Morse
men, with the Saxons the teachers Of the harmon-
and INDEPENDENCE, individuality and seifwllI: and
with the troubadour, the knightly soldier, repre-
sented In the Norman. These three elements COM
bined In Englishmen led to adventure TO love OF
truth and gave the heart TO do whatever the will
migla desire The divine truths upon which eur
happiness here and hereafter was engraftcd had
been more and established as science had trod-
den In the path OF revelation. Such explorations as
those which Dr. Tristan had narrated had revealed
things not before fully comprehended, and shown
that rs they progressed truth would be more ana
more established. 'ior her years are etcrnsLn
The Entbronemcnt Of tho New prirnnte.
From the London Globe Nov. 2dJ
The enlargement OF the new PriInatc Archbishop
OF Canterbury Is looked forward 10 with some m
terest In the church. IL will be held Ia the metro
politan church OF his diocese but no day yet fixed
Tor the ceremony. Or. TAFT Will be installed by the
stone the Archdcacon OF Canterbury being pre-
vented by age from attending The Archbishop
Will he accompanied by Dr. Jackson twhO VIII bv That
time have become Bishop OF London and Provincial
Dean OF Canterbury the Bishop OF oxford las proxy
for the Bishop OF Winchester, Provisional Sub
DEAN the Bishop OF Rochester provincial Chap
lain or Cross Bearer and Dr. Wordsworth twho
will by that time have become Bishop OF Lincoln and
Provincial Chancelor the canonsresldentiary ofthe
cathedral the six preachers, Thu cathedral clergy,
NC. After morning service the Archbishop will be
conducted To the archiepiscopal throne sir rravcrs
Twss will then produce the Queens mandate, In
virtue OF which the Archbishop Will be cnthroned.
Afterwards the Archbishop will be conducted by the
Dean OF Canterbury and the Bishops present TO the
patriarchal chair in the south trasepi between the
placing OF the newly elected primate IN this
able chair consists the principal soennity, or the
reinforcement as II puts the occupant In formal pos
session OF the metropolitan dignity authority and
cmolulncDts
FRANCE.