Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-09-18
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
.ArERRIBI.E NINE EXPLOSION.

tTERRIBLE MINE EXPLOSION.
A special cablegram of the 18th says
England is nov passing tllrougFi>an era
OF accidentsof the most dreadful ma
ture. The excitemerit and anguish
caused by the sinking Of the excursion
boat Princess Alice on the Thames has
not subsidized to any appreciate degree,
when close upon it comes tonight the
news of a terrible colliery accident in
Wales. To the horrors of this new calam-
ity England will awake in few hours.
The disaster occurred yesterday after
noon at Ebbervale Colliery, Abercarn,
near Newport, in Monmouthshire. The
pit is still on fire, and the burning gas
occasionally bursts out from the mouth
OF the venti]ating shaft. Search-parties
have been able to penetrate only few
yards into the main entrance to the
mine, where they encountered eiph-
teen dead horses in the stables. Beyond
this point the fallen timbers and the
blazing woodwork and coal gas effectual-
ly bar the way.
This disaster is the most terrible that
has ever occurred in Wales. The
scenes at the mouth of the pit are in
describable. Frantic women who have
relatives in the mine are kneeling about
the shaftway, calling Historically for
the men who are known to have gone
into the mine. The dead body of
a boy lone of the drivers) has been re-
covered. There is hardly any hope en-
tertained that more of the miners are
vet alive, although it is asserted there
is distant part of the pit in which ref
uge may have been found from the
flames. The poisonous gases, however,
would soon penetrate even to the most
distant places Of refuge, and render
breathing impossible.
Reverting to the f, 1t of recent calam-
tiles, / was informed tonight that 62S
bodies had been recovered from the
Princess Alice, and from the river.
Cannon were fred over the Thames at
Woolwich yesterday afternoon to bring
up corpses. Several bodies were re-
covered in that way.
t IS MILES MAssAcRED?
st. Paul advices of the 10Th state
that the following special from Bis
marck has just been received
by the Pioneer Press the
story is not credited here though the
sender of the dispatch is leading citi-
zen of Bismark and generally trust
worthy. The brother of Senator Darsey
returned from Keogh by the Custer
trail to-day reports he reached
Keogh about the 9Th, that Gen.
Miles and an excursion party were sur
rounded by Bannocks on the Yellow
stone Park and q of the escort killed.
A lot of Cheyenne Indians and two
companies of mounted infantry were
sent from Keogh to his relief. Mrs.
Miles, a daughter Of Gen. Sandborn, of
st. Paul, and other ladies, are in Miles
party.
THE FAR WEST.
San Francisco advices of the 18th
state that Alex. Austin Of the
San Francisco stock exchange, and ex-
collector of taxes, died this morning.
About $500, 900 protested taxes remain
ed in his hands at the time of his death.
He has always expressed q readiness to
pay over the amount when pending
suits were decided, but has kept his own
counsel as to the whereabouts of the
funds. The public, therefore, is ignor-
ant as to the true condition of affairs
and whether any complications are
likely to arise from the death of Austin.
THE OREGON LEGISLATURE
convened the 9th inst. and effected Il
permanent organization yesterday. The
vote for governor was canvassed, show
ing Thayer's majority to be SO.
! MAINE ELECTION.
| Advices of Sept. 10Th state that the
republicans concede the election of
Murch, greenback. in the Fifth con-
gressional district by six hundred
plurality. The house now
stands, 6S republicans, 81 democrats,
As greenbacks, IA to hear from, being
one opposition majority. Fraud is al
legged in ward four, of Portland, making
a change Of four democratic votes to
republican, and that may change the
legislature. -
TERRIBLE EXPLOSION.
A London dispatch of September
10Th says frightful colliery
explosion occurred to-day at Aber-
carne, near Newport, Monmouthshlre.
There were 81 men in the pit, of whom
so have been rescued. The pit is on
fire.
RUSSIAN VESSELS BUILT By AMERICANS.
A Philadelphia special of the 10th
informs us that the Europe, one of the
Russian war vessels built at Cramps
yard in this city, is now about ready
for sea, and was to-day receiving her
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