, 1869-04-22

in8 that The smoke and stl1lnH 4as cana ,1pop
them suddenly, and thai although they rushed al
once iof The s1sft. thsfs ware many WIN sank
70 crowded upon lhs caao thst u MAS tietaile,l
Fvs fhe eFnal y iloat wis 10 inanf mer, wsfv il,
chtt,e up " tat cahs tl1 ita Il was thu i,st frAr,
fst mgtt'ent vt big llfs tBe man. tlliale Il, nni
sG s ,.s Il ss tx as @ Sssw s;rssa, ny ys' s snt
lPRt, lr9Ees 10 lo slitwr'l ~ feitail llrft Ai,t
~ w. lts "aA allpnrd ~ 'rstlsln. Asui hl4 me-
% .sa as's ws,s ss T. ts s1se|s s*s tHt s
The hhHft, Rlul n.llte NsEn ttalt fains invK ,,Jl
tttr ns,.Fs. A,naart youax tas, ibid u tIas ia
hun lhhs lin might fal iato Il, wi,st i,t, gst o.
t., tsss o. XXX u tss asS ss.,s s s b. ,sa M
or lolr men cAlnh RUNNING lrn.n tehlMi, AMI
pitched hesilonR INTO the shaft. ~ obs tuner1ng
Of lhe cage = maI. ~ho went dnwn to Fescue tbs
sufferers, 1nittnG tat tAsFB Wefe mora perBohs tbe-
low than could ba brought up that tip, himself
got on into tho drift and put On ooari i Joiln,z
10 stand. We wers unable 70 learn tue natns of
this Man, hut were happy to hear that he Wad n1-
terwarl brought up safa and sound
This Ia strange country, and strange things
occur here, giving Tt1e to dtfAnGe Necessities hot
our teopie equal TO all the requirements Of the
- t'siiuation,' as vas we'll proven yesterday. We
8 ine
the heart to tackle DIRE 500 1000 feet below
the surface Of the catto and We now Wtsh 70 state
ing to be allowed to 60 below. It was comIcal Ia
see the shifts for they frequently chaaged-o
i've laddies with their big hats on going down or
the cage-a new way Of going 70 1Ee. 4 stream
kept In the s09feet IeTel ali dRy, and about
O'Clock 1t nixht-as It was found the fire. was
rising second stream was put on at the soo-feci
level The 1re WAS nna1iy so far suhlued, as we
learned about IL oc1ock last night, that the work
men were able to reach the bod}es Of some OF the
unlortunates who lost their lives By this terrible
accident VIC understand that number Of bodies
we're brought To the surface about II O'Clock. and
that nine others were lying at the station OF the
| s.e-fect level The are Was not yet our, though
| lamlty that has ever yet occurred On the Paciue
! coast, or in any mines In the United States.
I NlRGISA, April as rM
ny m o,Sp or haxns been ,sn up 'na
! burning minc could be alive, 1t II a. NJ to
dsy measures were taken 10 close the shafts witt
planls vet cloths, dirt, etc. and steam sent dnwt
! each shatt. This has been continued up to th'
latest adyces- EteEJ hope Is felt that this mean
viii be successful tn extinguishins the nre-
| 1t is well known that the fire has not extcudet
| northwarl towards the Yellow jacket shaft, no
below the soo-fees Level but has extended upwar'
to the 40 feet level No Que has been allie to ge
In south OF tho n1c, owing IL the iFslft carrying tn
smoke and gas IN that direction The exact ex
tent Of the burnt district IS set mystery. n
hodles hare been recovered since yesterday. Tn
! Coroner has commenced his inquest, but vii
probably not conclude it for few days
'IRGISA, AnEil lo-2:so p M
state Of aaIs s 1ad Gold Iii lii nfaa Tae 81 s'uoR *
has scnstoly decreased and some ssear
issuing from the, ctesices where q
shals were closed, lcllng to the belief that It.
eventually put the tlre out entirely. lnjectln
steam wllI be continued while any evidences ai
manifest that the are Is burning: IT Is thought or
or two days more viii certainly accomplish tt