, 1870-07-22

48h0lHCF I01AfGf3 Horror IN England
Nineteen Mitaers Killed by tisc s*x-
p1osion-Thartcen Bodies lSrcvs.
crtd.
From the L*Edoa Timss. July 8 ani3.
About II yesterday an explosion OF gas
occurred il the Sheriff Pit, belonging to
Messta. Stanier, SilSerdale, StafIordshize.
There we're about eighty men st work in the
pit, como thirty Of them IN one part called tho
e1ghi-toot working, in which the cxslosion oc-
CURED. On hearing the uoiss body of e1-
plorers went down, and four men wers soon
sent up, two Of them being dead. aud another
lyinG shortly aftcrwanl. 1t 81; tho explorers
we're silll working their way to the scene of
the explosion, tho roadway having been
bizh. several men bad very narrow
escapes. The pit had good
deal Of eae in it. Lamps were used, mud every
precaution taken to prevent III Accident. The
cause of the terribla explosion lae uot been
ascesta!nsd, but it is seneralls. supposed to
have originated III N &C, Of carelessuess or >
want Of caution on the part Of the mcu. /
scientific ,nSe- igation may enable tho Cor
oher y Jury 10 arrive 4, tc.dict. hut at nEea-
ent there Il absolutely 10 evidence whatever
a. 70 the caueo vf the accident. The cual 50.
rtrrte=t precautions appear 10 have teen taken
in the working Of the mine. The ventilation
is generally admitted 10 l,a az good as It tan
be. 1Een bring employed expressly 10 pgc=erye
the aiiwase, lamps are only used III Tho pit,
ard the regulations for:id..ins smoking and
azc EiSldly enforced Tie pit ou
less than three times py bu.ties
il charge, and 40 gas was detected CT either
OCCASION: lle seeue Of the explosion was
Rev working III the Eight foot seam, 5o3 yards
below the surface, and $40 yards fran the PIT
/ shaft. In this seam atout thirty men were
working, Of whtm twenty were in the vi.initr
OF the epnt where the gaa tirei. anl nineteen
wese killed. Tho zest Of The suen, vso were
| with the horses. In other pa1tn Of the phi
there were come titsy other naa,, In. they
were 500 yards Oh. and weru not Affected by
the occurrence, The explosion kappenea
employed at the foo; Of the SHAFT. who a:
once ascended the pit and reported what hal
occurred. 4Ir. Lucas, the gron,.t9 bailifY,
Nho-e hesoissn, psose than one ahuTn during
the painful task he had uadertaxen, deserves
mention, derct1ded tic pit with I,ody OF men
tor tic purpose u sa;ing ,ise living, il
any. aud recovering the dead They f1unl tho
| ARRAYS. roads. ant orkihIs blocked Ut, will
rutlisL dielodsed BY ih.. esplosiuu, aud III
many pllces it VAS necessary to excarate n
| storing tho ventilation, the explorers we.,t en-,
| iEuinE tive bs,Iies. Ty that time tfey veEe *
hauEred and Lad to return, Que lua1l having to
| be carried ont. overcome E'y the after-Lanll
After brief interval, the exr1o.cra again r1-
turned to work. and re1naisri in the pit al
night. until late i'll tle mo. uing, working til it
WY through The distractions, and rearcAiag
tur ttle bodies Of tue uead. IAes sucyee,leA
in opening the whole Of the roads,, and reccv-
! cred tE1rteen toJies. They also a>eertaiuel
The IoAiaon Of so,nc Of tho rc1ualusns six,
| who were must Of tLcm buried beueatl, ruius
di-lotiEcd frpn the root aud walls. Two Of
| the laeu were working II, row when the ex-
| picstt'n came, aits thcy haa 10 chance
tn escape, while others, hearing tLo re-
port, ran aMaE I" get ont OF the way. and weEe
NIT in their tight re af.si damp. aud kllic4l.
Oily two Ut tll: tslre-fn lie It: 'h,.l!e= ecoyered
t M TO notwithstanding were 1nut,iatttI, the
rrHt having flight h,rns. and exlliai:eG evil
des'ct~ Of death by r,:ifotatiun. The rearrI,
ana. i il tNiee'vl, the tcmIindez Ut tho uli,c-
teci IL dic- would Le recovered this morning.
AMoEs the dead arc ! uau and \ boy, whosn
duty il was to keep the ss,os ais-way CLEAR.
a,nl VIII, Ut the time, "ere | u: way from the
place II the explosion. i toss=is!ega. le aaloant
cn'eit- Tie foIlu~ing arc t.lt killed: Thomas
Wainwright, II: tieasEe Wainwright. 70, u,ar-
| ned alt family: 1lsmas Foole, Is; married
ana fan.lly; Ids!n l.oekett, ~; Will
lam Ian .isa .inasgsa'f&E, & s.; married na and FAM
%, single; JOHN Washington, ~, riaEIe
James Wagstait. ..o, married and family
| ma:rie.f and family; Eh=ha Luvatt, Is: DO
seEh Galls, Ii; Richard Tom. .'kiuson. II;
G't;ige 1'obs3r. ~; George Elore, y, mar
r!c,f aE1 fa17itv. 31u+t Of the d4ccascd wl,p
acre married.. leave their wi,luv.s AMI families
wit tl,out rrrsi- iun. except the allowance FROM
| clnb connected With the works, IL which all
the men l." "st.,:;ctl. tr'sd= II people gath
cred on tic lit hank all llr:lrsisr astrrnoun
aid fse:.ne. umi ,essr, day. anl soal d.
Of saritem' ut had 1,een cteased in tie lie,S,!-
brIa,oA Ut tl.i=. the Grst sesiot,s accident
Nh4ch haA occurred il tLe sils.lt,a1u ccilies-.
Tit ,n'ilcsi was OPENED Yesterday before aIc.
ias't!!, tt:Iuncrt lat "as aiiuuIuo4 after e,i-
,,:eHte. Of ilc..titt of tie huliva MA,eh lad
| tecu lreuoht VI had beru g;vru-