The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-10
The Emperor Williams Condition
Favorable.
Vigorous Prosecution Of Socialists.
Details of the collisry Explosion.
Two Hundred Men Still In the Mines
-.-All Believed to bs Dead.
The bodies Recovered Horribly
MutiIated.
ENGLAND.
That Terrible Explosion In Eng.
land

That Terrible Explosion In Eng.
land.
LONDON, June s.-The explosion in
Evans coal mines at Hsydock yesterday,
occurred at II o'clock in the morning. The
Wood Pit Colliery consists Of two mines
Rayenhead and Florida. The explosion
was confined to the last named. The men
went to work at 8 A. N. The condition
Of the mine had been examined as usual,
and ten minutes before the disaster Ii
was 10 all appearances safe. There were
250 men ip The Wood Pit ColIiery, eighty
In the Rayenhead and the remainder in
the Florida mine. The menin the Raven.
head were got out Immediately. One
died and the Others were much Affected
By the after damp. The two mines are
connected by Z tunnel, and 1t was In the
working Of the Florida mine, beyond the
tunnel, that the explosion occurred. Il
iS the general opinion that every man in
that part Of the mine Is dead. Explor-
ers found the dead bodies. Of men and
horses on every side, feariully burnt and
mutilated, giving evidence Of the dread
fol force Of the eIplusion. Men are en-
gaged in exploring the mine day and night
trying TO reach the place where the most
Of the bodies are supposed to lie. Great
crowds Of men, women and children have
assembled in the vicinity Of the pitt, and
general grief prevails, nearly every family
In Haydock having suffered tho loss Of
one or more OF its members. No powder
was used In the mine. The manager Of
the mine went down In the shaft Eve min
utes after the explosion, and finding
number Of men at the bottom lying on
their faces. he opened the yentilating
doors and saved the lives Of l8 men. In
the Ravenhead mine the bodies already
found are all much dis6gured. Il will
probably be days before all the bodies are
recovered. The explorers suffered great
ly aud have had to be constantly relieved,
a large staff Of doctors being in attend
ance. Crowds OF women surround the pit
weeping and begging for news, but on the
whole people are very quiet and orderly.
CHANGE IN BANK ANNOUNCEMENTS.
LONDON, June s.-The Times says the
Bank Of England has resolved henceforth
to discontinue the use Of the word mini
mum in announcing dis.,unt rates. The
banks announcements, therefore, will be
understood 10 mean about the medium
value Of gold bills, but the bank Is free,
like other banks, to charge above or be-
low the announced rate according TO cir.
Tie ultimate result will be
that the open market rate, not the bank's,
will become standard for money con.
tracts.
IMPROVED OPINION OF coLuEBIA cREw's
sTYLE.
The Columbia College Crew, with many
changes in boats and rigging, have made
great improvement, and river men are loud
In praises Of their style. The only fault
found Ia that they are too light. The crew
expect 10 be In both Of the four cared races.
It Is stated that the Cambridge four will
consist Of men who were in the recent
University race. The Oxford Grew, il Is
believed, will be composed Of new men.
The Columbias are in vigorous health,
and much interest is manifested in them
at Henley.
oARrERs FOR BEAoossFIELD AND sALis-
BuRY.
It Is rumored that Lord Beaconsfsld is
to be made Duke after the Congress, but
It is more probable he and Lord sliisbu.
ry will receive the decoration Of the gar.