The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-07
ENGLAND.
Details OF the second wigan COllisry
Explosion.
From he London Standard. Dec. 20.

extent of which are unknown at the time OF
writing, occurred this morning at the Morley
collery situated Ia the to wushlp of Pemberton,
about mile ard half from the borough OF
Wigan.
The pits at which the casualty occurred are
Nos. 2 and of the Morley Coal aud Canal Com
pany. At one the yard coal Is wound, and at
the other 0frel five feet aud four feet, which
latter seam is synonymous with the niue knoWn
as the Arley in other parts of the Wigan coal
field. Tee downcast shaft has been sunk to the
Orrel four feet seam, distance OF about 42O
yards from the surface; the downcast only de-
scel de 40 the yard coal, and thence there is
connection by small or bye shaft to the Arley
Near the bottom of the downcast shaft there
occuts fault in the Arley, which thro ws up
the seam for some distance, and ia order that IL
may be the more conveniently worked a tunnel
has been run up out OF the shaft TO strike the
throw up about twenty y-eight yards from the
bottom. 1t is believed that at this point the
accident occurred this morning which has
caused the loss OF a number of lives, how many
we are at present unable to state.
Shortly before nine o'clock party Of men
ascended the downcast shaft, conveyiug with
them pony, which 1t was intended should
work in the tunnel e'erred to. Mr.. Joscoh
Peet, one Of the managers OF the colllery, left
the cage at the five loot mounting, and just as
the other two men who occnpied the cage with
the pony reached the tunnel an explosion
occurred, the effects of which were quickly
visible on the pit bank by acloud of SCOT ascend
ing the upcast, and the customary indications
in the doWncast.
The ventilation quickly returned to its ordi-
nary course, and Mr.. Thompson, the manager,
and other persons descended the pit. They
were however, able TO learn but little, for the
cage had been wedged fast in the shaft aud the
replies that were given 10 the shouts from the
mouthipgs were not satisfactory; AS promptly
as possibly capstan was rigeed over the pit,
and when our reporter lett the bottom had not
been reached, nor was there any knowledge OF
the fate OF those below, but 1T was believed
certain that the men in the cage had perished.
Fortunately to day is reckoning Monday,"
that is TO say, the Monday after the for,nightly
pay, and no GOLFERS are at work ia the pit.
There are, however, a number OF detalers, or
day laborers, the tate of whom is at present
matter of the profoundest interest to the crowd
that is clustered around the pit bank. tits feared
that the explosion has occurred ill tunnel, and
If 60, the workers there are probably all dead.
The men in the cage, when 1t was TUNED over
by the force of the explosion, were not likely to
have survived fall of twentY-eight yards, and
how far the effects of the casualty may have
extended to the lower seam can only at present
A later account says that the gas, it is now
believed, was fred at the extremity of the
workings, where a number of men were cutting
across STEP The number OF those killed has
not vet been ascertained, but it is thought that
six at least have perished. Five others are
severely burned, and one of them fatally. Oaly
two bodies have as yet been brousht to the
said to be below. The exploring party continue
at work, and are doing their utmost to assist
the wounded.
Ehe London Press ON the PresIOenGS
Message.
The London papers print the full text of the
Presidents Message, and discuss it in leading
articles. The Times says:-The arrival of the
text of the Presidents Message and an account
of the incidents OF its reception explain the
mysterious statements which have been sent us
| by the Atlantic telegraph.
! The exit tlaordinary announcement that the
! Senate had refused to allow the Presidents
Message to be read assumes a different charac-
ter when the real circumstances OF the case are
explained; and the resolution affirmed by the
House Of Representatives, protesting against
Reputation In any form, far from being an idle
assertion of the honesty which men of honor
could not suppose would be impugued, was,
though vague in expression, yet iustidable,
we may almost say a necessary reply on the
part of the Legislature to the sentiments which
had been addressed to them.
The truth is that Mr. JOhuson's message
exhibited the faults of his character in their
worst forms The fact that the end of his term
was at hand seems to have intensified his
stubbornpess, and to have provoked him to
fresh assaults upon the Legislature. More than
this, he took occasion, though perfectly aware
that no word he could say would recommend
any proposal, even The wisest, to those whom he
addressed, 10 plunge into the most abstruse
questions of financial legislation aud to propose
a course OF dealing with the public creditor
which would scarcely diHer from undisgulsed
reputation.
The star says:-"It is so easy to retire with
dignity that no excuse can be accepted for a
public man whose last deliyerance Is incohe~
rent, indecorous, and ludicrous. Mr.. Andrew
Johnsou's message will go far o justify the nos
tihty of Congress towards him even in the
opinion OF those who have hitherto considered
that it was pushed to an extreme. We hear
much of personal government in France, where
the selection of member of the legislative body
for ministerial office has Just been welcomed as
o most gratifying step towards constitutional
| system but even in the United States govern.
ment must be admitted to be much too per-
| sonal, so long as the nominal head OF the State
| has the opportunity of issuing as a nations al
document what is simply an attack on the Con-
| gress which renders him powerless and the
people who have condemned his policy"
SPAIN.
| EsparterO on the Future Government.
The SarPgossa papers publish the tolIo wing
| letter, addressed by the Dake de la Victoria
| lEspartero) to the Liberals tMonarchiaD OF