New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-19
FOREIGN NEWS.
Continued from First Ppre,

below there a sudden blast from tho other shaft
with loud report and then great column OF SCOT and
smoke poured out from the upcast shaft The men NJ tho
surface the mouth escaped, without injury tho
other with bruies AZ the gear could ho
got in order, tho hoppcs which still hung in the ehaft
was wound up. 1t came up empty. Then, amid awful
suspense. three went d0wn. They brought up Il o
others with the that to explosion hal been con-
fined to the Nine Feet seam, and at,the ca mol party
WIS all right The downcast shaft was then tried there
bcng no other means OF reaching the Nine Feet. The
pprty that went down first f1Hd thrco men alive I'm
rppcr scan in the lower several wero alive and calling
for wat"r, AMI raaTy w'rc dead all about them Tho
living were sent and tho exploration went on IL
soon found that the coal fire. and before long
second poson was heard by those above, and then
third From hot OF tnrsc tho exploring party escaped
some OF them very narrowly. They reported that thcro
could hc no doubt the death OF all those who had boon
a work in the shaft. and there was the greatest Jan
ccr In further examinations, it resolved TO brick
the shalt 1t sounds horrible but suppose they judged
rightly. The number of dead IL gyon at 3d.
The IcSait Of the inquiry into tho Sl0wnarEct ghcdt-
ton explosion is most extraordinary The manufacture
OF a1n cotton was carried under tpatcnt process Ivy
which tie company believed they were guaranteed
against all liability to explosion Thorc was as appears
from tho evidence, an "expres' understanding WIN
P.Of Abel the pa cncc that if the e1,ncoton took iro
il would merely burn, AMI not explode But the evil
dcncc showed or at any there ev ionce enough
TO satisfy the Cororcrs jury that that there on the
premises at the time Of the explosion quan'ly Oh I'm
pure cotton great Of sulphrc mid was pres
in this impure article, and tho effect OF THIS cxSs
must have been tie decomposition Of the gnn-cCttoh
the decomposition would lead to Ignition and ignition 10
explosion SO the scientific testimony carried tho
Jury without doubt But then the question when
gives such extraordinary aspect to the whole
b.si .c>3. How cGuIc this excess OF snlphufic
aid In tho gu..-cOtton Tlcro could DO but
two answers Its presence due either to ncgli-
gcnce in the manufacture to wifu and criminal in
tent On the pant OF somebody ocase an explosion l"c
Jury rejected theory Of negligence and found that
The deaths were eau ed by person or persons M
known adding eulpuric acid to the gun-cotton sbso-
o,cntly to It's passing the tests required by the Govern
ment. AMI the most singular fact OF all Is that hcre ~
absolutely evidence tending to Tx tie act upon any
body. No theory. even, is broachcd TO account ior INC
surrcptous addition Of so enn nous quah'lty dS
cwt of sulphurc ucid MI. Prentice, the manager OF
tie Gonna believes tho motive OF the crime was 10
shake tho credit of The Company to put an emu 10 us
Government elton AMI patronage an to give COM
pcting manufacturers opportunity. Yet huSIcloh
seems TO fall nobody in particular The jury cmhody
in their verdict their belief that there is no danger In
the m; nuacu.c OF gmcot ion b. the wet process which
WAS that adopted in tins case, but they prucnty recon-
mend that the drying and .Orns Of Ii sh 'ud not DO al
lowed near town.
There is a marked irproy in the weeks health
rcvOrt in London and other large towns. Tho Asatic
c.olcra although are continually reported among
tin shipping at Graycsrnd and elsewhere. has not yet
reached London The deaths from English cholera ahd
clocrc aarrhca have declined from 20 and % in the Two
previous weeks to 20 last week, ID Of which were OF III
fnts and Young children The fatal cases Of diarrhea
which exhibit ed alarming increase In the hrce pre-
vous weeks 800 TO 425 and 1857 declined last week 10
$50; OF which 232 infants under two years In II
large towns including London they had risen in tho SIX
pr weeks from 1875 to 2lJ last week the dcche
began aud the number reduced TO LOIS. Consider
able c ,rts have ccn made to anticipate the approach
Of cholera and there Is marked Improvement
in the sanitary silto OF important POI IONS Oh
the metropolis Bdt 1t seems to be donbttil
whether Government docs not leave too much to tho
local authorities who by means Distinguished as
rulc for either intelligence energy in such matters
Probably the best safeguard against any formhane
epidemic this year to be found in the aioncsS or tho
season and the approach of cool weather. was not IN
London during August 1t is said to have been cxccp
tlomally dry and hot Since September came In inc
weather moderate enough, and the west end Mt
least is by inocrablc place 0resiencc MI
Bayard Tavlor's delightful letters from the Northwest
published in TIE TRIBUNE, have attracted no little attc
ton in Encand Portions OF them have boon copied ut
different times by The IaU Mail Gdste. me i0rning
IOrt and other papers, and thcS deal neither wn
steamboat explosions nor Tauulany frauds the c0mpl
ncnt Is a UNUSUAL one. u W. 5.