Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-18
ExpLoa1oN I'M A coA1. M1Nr.

focated. Flooding will probably b,
briefly delayed until the last hope il
abandoned.
ExPLosIoN IN A COAL MINE.
LONDON, Sept. 1.-THE full exten,
of the terrible disaster in the coal
mine at Abercorne, yesterday, is nov
known. At half past 2 this .. m. the
flooding of the pit was commenced
At that hour the fire was within q
short distance Of the bottom shaft and
oil hope of further rescue had to be
abandoned. Whom this decision wal
announced to the relatives of the 25l
men still in the pit, the scene was
TERRIBLE BEYOND DESCRIPTION.
Thirteen additional bodies of vic.
Tins were recovered before the flood.
ing of the pit began.
The Abercorne colliery is the prop
erty of Ebben Vale Steel, Iron & Coal
Co., one of the largest iron and coal
proprietors in South Wales. 1t 10 sit-
uated few hundred yards from the
Abercorne railroad station, on the
western valley section Of Monmouth.
shire railroad. The pit, which 10 33O
yards deep was one of the largest and
best worked in the district and was
yielding 1000 tons Of steam coal daily.
The machinery for winding, pump
ing and ventillating was Of the best
kind and the use Of safety lamps in
the mine was rigidly enforced.
THE CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION.
cannot even be surmised. Three de-
donations were successfully heard Oh
the surface and the frame works and
castings Of the pit were thrown to a
hight of 300 feet above the mouth of
the shaft.
The colliery employed upwards Of
LOCO hands, Of whom 81 were taking
their turn, or shift, and went down
at III o'clock In the morning. Twen-
ty-one Of this number came up ct
noon, up to which time nothing had
occurred to create suspicion OF dam
ger.
At II noon, . loud rumbling noise
was heard, quickly followed by q
blast Of flame from the pits mouth
and . column of smoke, dust and de-
bris ascending high in the air. The
explosion damaged the winding gear,
thus destroying the only means of
communication with the men in the
pit. As soon as the gearing could be
repaired, working parties were sent
down the shaft and 50 men and boys
working within few hundred yards
Of the shaft, were rescued, but It be-
csme evident, as attempts were made
to advance into the workings that lit
tie hope could be entertained Of any
life surviving. About 400 yards
from the bottom of the shaft are the
stables, and.A horses were found, all
dead. Beyond this point the explor-
ers could not 60 ON account Of the
impurity Of the air and the preva-
lence of choke damp.
Volunteer explorers succeeded in
bringing out 10 or IL men, very much
burnt, also Z dead bodies; but it is
feared that no others can be, for the
present, got at in consequence of the
fire extending, and there remains no
reasonable hope that any further
lives will be saved. The whole dis
trict of Monmouthshire is much ex-
cited and it seemed last night as if the
entire female population of the dis
trict had gathered about the mouth
Of the shaft.
LONDON, Sept. 1l.-Later advices
from Constantinople give further de-
tails Of circumstances attending the
death Of Mehemet Ali Pasha. It
seems that at Gussinge, Plevna, and
Kolasin, even before the arrival of
Mehemet Ali, complete anarchy had
gained the upper hand and upon his
arrival in Jakovo he found the great
est excitement prevailing among the
inhabitants. He was violently up
braided with having come to Alban-
10 to hand over the country to the
Servians. Agitation went on in
creasing, finding vent especially In
vehement abuse of AbdulAh Pasha,
Mehemet's Ali's adjutant. The house
selected by Mehemet Ali for his
lodging WAS fired by Albanians of
Jokavo and Ipek. Then . fight began
between the incendiaries and Me-
hemet Ali's escort in which twenty
men of the latter fell. Toward eve-
ming through the Intervention of
Ulemas the conflict was appeased, the
insurgents promising to observe q
peaceful attitude. About 6 o'clock
in the evening, however, in Jakovo,
where Mehemct Ali still remained,
the struggle broke out afresh, result.
ing in the death Of Abdulah Pasha,
with several Of the escort, and the
house in which they took refuge waa
fred. Mehemet Ali succeeded in es-
Gaping from the burning building
and in concealing himself In Q shed
close by, but his hiding place wal
soon discovered and he was merci.
lessly put 10 death. 4
The Albanian league is said q
number Al, 900 we'll armed and equip.
ped men, determined to resist the oc
cupation Of their territory by any
Christian power. There 10 mucf
talk Of Servia and Montenegro Co
operating with Austria.
1t 10 thought possible at Vienn,
that the anarchy In Albania may com
pei Austria to occupy that provinc'
also. There are $4,000 insurgent
with forty cannon in Old BOsnia
They have An advanced guard 8,OC
strong between Gracauyea and Hou
karenorac. They have fortified b
lena, Zwornick, Tuszla and TolniI
After the defeat Of the Austrians
Bihacs the insurgents invaded Au
trian territory 1t Teskovatz but We
driven back.
LONDON, Sept. l3.-A Berlin a
patch says Conservative Journ,
, show great vexation ct the results
, tho elections fof officers Of Reichstl
, which signally expresses the helple
ness Of their party. The elsctiS
!. demons4rate that the united conso
atiyes cannot carry the House agai
| the united liberals, except with 9
i help Of the Ultrsmontanes, bnsss but - Z
onciliation with the latfssJf erals 40
far Oh - ever. If re fhe ani-sos.
togethef they can sdseilieeyed thss solii g; nj
2 cialist bill, bntM be- ss made wl.ta wn,t6a Ish.
= Phn snpporaa The passage s0K the
: eAln IND .sIsd sseIss - expected
,ml 1Gasstein, on Tuesday.
5 here fTrienna frn Dispatch says although
II ..snt announcements - TO intention
/of Cen. Phillippovich to send back
his cavalry, in consequences OF tht
scarcity Of fodder, had somewhA
prepared the public for . retrograd'
movement, yet the news that head
quarters 10 about TO retire to Brot
has produced An almost bewilderinl
effect. The newspapers for obviou
reasons refrain from . criticism Of tn
q ~nvamont The Fren Den Biakt sug