The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-07-23
A MINE rNrL0SlON.
OVER A HUNDRED LIVES SACRIFICED TER
RIFLE ACCIDENT IN A SOUTH WALES
CoLLIERY.

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The purnose of limiting his nine The re-
suit of his tecklcs. violation Of the rpl,
was an exniosion which caused the death
of l42 of the miners Rlsca is six miles
from Newport, town Of county Monmouth.
Newport ia place of upwards of 30 200 in
babitants and Is the outlet for the coal
mined nj Ri,ca and other cnllieries. and has
magnificent docks aud wharves and an i'm.
mense export trade OF coal, iron and tin
The explosion in the Bllck Vein pit occur
ed at twenty minutes past ono O'Clock yes
terday morning. AT that time there were,
according to various estimates, from 1O7 to
l2S miners at work la The nit. Immediate
ly all was excitement and confusion. The
explosion was very heavy and shook the
eaTll around Tor q long distance. Inc SUI |
en- roar far beneath told the story of disas
ter. II does not appear as vet that there was |
anything new in the character of this great
disaster nor in the cause which produced it.
The gas in the bit. which is very deep and
winding. became ignited. and the explosiou
occurred, The plain fact is all that is vet
known.
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circumstance that no signs of fire have a.
vet anneared After an examination Of the
i;sts tho oversosrs of tho nina exrress faars
that the ,ovs of lice ia mucb greater than \,
6rst s,,nosed and tha, nrohahlv 1os p,ipe,s
have nar;shod No,h;ro %, bo surelv tro,n
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tba ex,,o,;,c Marty ola miners at the
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.or,;rr. n,,,ar;os ond nasoocos sov that
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who wora M. L;i,ad ortrirht have rroh-
oh,v hoo, ;rnr;sonoa hono,asslv hv tho nass
NJ fallen rock and coal and snfIocated bv the
fan, ar Tho excitement in tho nei,bbo,-
hood 10 inte,se and the optbor;tia; and con.
stahr,orv ora + hand to nrovent apv violant
,,,hre.L II tho orecn,ot;ons os IN the num-
b,r who have nerishcd aboll move only an
nrorimatelv true the R,ack vein disaster mpst
h, act down ga among the worst that have
rocsnt,v da tenad tbe annals of coal mining
In ENGLAND
Az abopt o'clock the bodies of three nm.
f,rtunate minors we're found near tbe bo,tom
of the shaft and the exnlorinq marty discov-
ered that the force of tho exnIosion was ter.
rife, blowing to atoms thin ventilating fan
in the upcast ar-hlast When this news
came to the surface the grief of the women
aud children gathered around the pit be-
came even more intense. Old miners said
that there was now no hope that any of the
men could exist. Many denounced the
owners of the mine for not providing better
ventilation and for all manner of real or
presumed offenses; but it is probable that
the Black Vein pit was as-safe as the ma
Jorty OF mines. Meanwhile the crowd grew
larger and It was piteous to look upon the
were very violent and the grief was express
ed in shrieks and wild outcries; others soob'
ed mourtully and others stared hxedly at the
black pit and only their white cheeks told
or their agony. lheir suspense was some
thing aw1ui. Ihey were hoping against
nope ana a"i'ing the repofeo Oh 'he exploring
party.
A careful examination of the company's
books shows that one hundred and twenty
men descended into the pit for the night
shift.
A Cardiff correspondent telegraphs as fol.
Iows.