Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-09-12
E'SreIgls News.

A f.ightful colcry explosion occurred ST
Atcrcorne, near Newport, in Monmouthshlfe,
England, yesterday. There were S7l men in
the pit, eighty Of whom have been rescued. 1t
is feared that DO others have survived, al the
pit is on firc
A later dispatch says Ten more men have
been taken out alive from the collIC7y at At2r-
corne, but they were much burned. Ihc Gnad
body of one boy has boon recovered. Tho tate
of tho remainder may DO judged from the TACT
that tho explorers found fourteen hoTacs dead
oplv few yards from tho foot of the Shalt.
The air in tho miuo was found to be very IN
pure. go, =.
A still later dispatch says The loss OF lie
bv the cclIiary disaster at Abcrcornc is uuprc,
csdepted in South Wales. The Iunbor Of
the dead is estimated at $50. Two OF these
rescued have since died iroTn Their brrns.
Others arc in precar,OuS CONDITION. lhcrc
"a not the slightest hopes OF rcsouing any more
alive, as the workings are very Intricate and
extend over three milc:. Sn iar oDy seven
corpses have been rcc6T ,rcd. TIC explosion
occurred soon in the attcr0onn. Those on the
bank knew it by rumbling nolac and The as.
cent of dense volume CT smoke. Nj the
people 10 the district rushed 10 the p'l ) mouth
| 10 CONSERVATION. The scenes 0! distress "ca
| indscribablc.
According to the latest adyices The pt IL s'I!
burning, and the managers "re dlScuasln:, thG
| nroprcty Of flooding it, rs II seems certain I'll
the men arc either burned to dealt! or Snii1'
Gated. The flooding will ir0hah'y b. briefly
DELAYED Until tho last hope that any are HlI9H
is eXtiDeulshed.
This disaster is the most tar bic th"t has
ever occurred inWalcs The scenes =! III" Elon'h
| of the pit arc indie ribab'e. Frantic women
who have relatives 10 the mines ere kncc!iag
about the shaftWay lliog hySterlc2i Tor the
men who arc known to have gone 'atO tne M!ac,
but who answer not to their Names Tho last
Dinc men rescued from the pit ct about eight
oclock were badly burned, somc CT LhGsn, 10
deed, terribly disGgurcA. The dad body Of g
boy, one OF tho drivers. has b9ea re- 1pcrcd.
There is hardly asy hone entertained that more
Of the miners are yet alive, although ii IL as
serted that there ia distant part CT The pit Ill
which refuge may have been ihnnd ir1a the
| flames. The poisonous gasscs, however, Whu!'!
soon penetrate even to tho mes: distant place
Of refuge and render breathing irnposSit'n.
| LONDON, Sept. l3.--Th1 fail cJ:Llct I'll the
| terrible disaster 10 the Goa! mine At AhcrnGr0c
Yesterday is now known st hall past :, % clock
this morning the flooding OF tho pit WAS CON
menccd. At that hour the fire wa1 within q
short distance Of tho hottnGi OF the shalt, :.nt
all hopo Of further rcsauo had to hc abandoned.
| When this disaster YES announced 30 tho rcia
tives of 81 men ia the pit Tic 5c-rc was
!! terrible beyond description. Thi-toon ad'l
tionsl bodies Of the victims O! The explosion
were recovered before flooding the pit began.
LONDON, Sept. 12.--Tfc Abcrcornc CO 'crg
| is tho property of the e. 3. &. Y. Vale, Steel.
Iron and Coal Co., one Of the large. iron anu
coal propretors 10 Stub Wales. Ii il situated
few hundred yards from tho Ab2rcarno rail-
way station in the western valley section o! the
Nomenclature railway. The valley Is n7o OF
| the most charming in the district, AID lies
within sight Of tic CtuslIin vi2duc', 20 vel
known TO travellers. Tic PIT. which IS three
hundred aud thirty yards i -cp, and one Of tho
largest and best worked in tho district, W.:
Welding one thousand tons Of steam coal daily.
The machinery for winding, pumping aod ven
ti!a!ine was Of the best kind and The U.s. Of SAFE
| ty lamps in the mine vas rgldly cr"racd. thc
csuse Of the explosion caGnnt be even Hul'niscI.
| Thrcc ltton2lions were successfully herd on tit
surface. The franc work ard caaiigs O! t.:i: i'it
were thrown to height OF three aundlad icet
| abo7o The mouth Of the sna;:, Tie Culll2T9
| employees, upwards OF q thousiId hSGd%, oi
whom 37S, taking their turn or ''8h!it, went
down at eleven O'clock ID TAG 1a2rEi;1 g.
Twenty one Of this number e2iiisia UP g. moor,
up to which Tina -1ot.ht.ssag had occurred 10
create Suspicion OF danger. At 1910 y. r., 2
did rumb!inc noise was heard quickly followed
| By fash of fame from tic rlt,a mouth
and column Of smoke, Gt:s: and daE.is ga
ceuding high into the air. The explosion dam
aged the winding gear, thus destroying the only
means Of communication with the inen IL the inlt.
! AS soon ast the gearing could bcrtpGiIci WORKING
parties were sent dyEn the shaft, and eighty
| two men and boys working within q lev; hundred
yards Of the shaft were rescued, bat i5 bc2i'i!c
evident as attempts we're made TO adVanca Into
the workings, that but little hope could be ca
! tcrtsined Of any life surviving. A50u: foul
| hundred yards from the bottom ii tho Shalt
are stables, aad here fourteen horses were found
all dead. Beyond this point the explorers c1uo
not 90 Oh account OF the lnputltv OF the 2!f enc
| the prevalence OF choke damp. Volunteer cX
plorers succeeded in bringing out tea eli lively:
men very much burned and also seven Gcac
bodies, but it is feared that no others can D.
for the present got at III consequence 0. lae nTt
extending, and there remains 30 Reasonable
hone that any further lives will bc saved. Ihc
whole district of Monmouthshira IL much cX
cited, and it seemed last night rs If the cntTt
female population Of tie district had gathered!
abou! the mouth OF The shaft.
LONDON, Sept. IA Colstaniiropa dis,
patch to Reuteur's Telegram Company says
Tho convention between Austria aud Iurko!
relative to tho Austrian cccn7aion oil
the provinces has not set been Elgned: -
The Grand Vizier, Satvet Pasha is cutoavorn2
to secure the conclusions of the convention. liii
bakers Of Constanincpie discontinued tx
sale of bread because Ct tho high price o
wheat and the depreciation Of the currency
The Sultan thcreupon rcmittcd the gram lax
and he has appointed e commission 10 devise
means for retiring the paper currency.
The elections to the provincial COUNCILS IL
Spaio indicate large government majority =
conspiracy has been discovered in Seville ic
establish fedora! republic. Several arrests
have been made and soma important rapar:
seized.
| a Vienna dispatch says tic .A>;StfIala lost
twenty officers aud Geo to 100 u'cn. killed and
wounded, of Bihacs.
| A Belgrade dispatch says The Turkish troops