Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-09
THE GREAT ENGLISH COILlERx
DISASTER.
1g the Imprisoned Wen.

LONDON, Sept g, 4a,m.-The accounts OF tho
nun9er nsa,a1 OF NTH In the Seaham coltery pit as
usual, vary. The pit consists OF five seams one
pi pSeioW another. The shalioweSt seam is 400 feet
ueioW tne surface. The total depth OF the col
tnn Is aoouI Goo yards Nineteen men In the
p eop Sedih merely felt rush OF air but on pro-
G1SeulDg 10 the shaft fCunG II blocked by debIis
ne Ine an coming up the shaft was exceedingly
nnate6 6SoIIinuhcaton at with the top seam was
oleheu az ocicck yesterday allernoon but he
cauce OF the damage TO the Shaft the men conid
enls es Ce holsted out sfEgiy by chains aud ropes
i ny M ait ol lhei therefore. elected TO remain
IN IN the PIT so IS not 10 delay the explorers In
clearlng away to the lower seams whene1
ain,gcklpgs ana shouts were audible. About :
Gglock the evening the upeast shaft was suf-
IceEtiy cleared TO allow the explorers to usa ft
also enabling the bringing up OF the victims To
proceed more rapidly. Several men near the
furnace at the bottom OF the upeast SHAFT wera
found to be shocEirgly burned.
Fifty y-pine ,Ten Eescued-Oue Hum
cred and Thirty Still i'm the Pit
which Is on Fire.
LONDON, Sept. 9, 5 a,m.-1t Is thought that the
explosion originated in the lower seams. and
tnat the gas was drawn over the furnace. The
explorers for time had TO suspend the work
Oh bringing up the survivors, In con sequence or
the stables being on fire. a woman dropped
DEAD 10 hea ring OF the death OF her brother In
the pit a store room has been cleared for the
ieCeptlOn or The corpSeS. The latest published
Telegram from the inspector OF mines data1
Iom seaman, at O'clock last evening saws.
"fIty, nine men have been rescued and $50 are
II
pten stopped. tn consequence OF fire Ia the two
mlddle seams. Great anxiety is felt for those
SUI SUI, Id The pit There is plenty or assistance
Win relays or workers every four hours It
WOULD appear from the above dispatch from the
inspector that there has been another Ou, brelk
OF IRE IN the mine.
18e 10 11G Dead.
LOfDON, Sept ., a NIT now seems thar tha
oead ln The Seaham mine number between l3Q
ahd I49. There are some corpSeS In the lower
stains, which are supposed TO be lying a mile
fom the Shalt The air there is so foul that IN
Is lhought TO be impossible that any can have
survived. -
Il he Num- Der Of Vi cti.nS (:rearer tl,sn
supposed.
LONDON, sept ., l:31 p. m.-The exploration
OF the st aham mine was continued throughout
itom seaman last night that 66 men had been
rescued alive Is now confirmed. The numbaror
men III the pit Is still uncertain, but 250 lamn9
were gwen out Oh Tuesday hight No hone is
entertained for those still in the mine Three
EreS were discovered in the mine during tha
nlght, ald eXtlngui5hei Every effort Is now
at work N7- -
The Relief Party Blocked.
LONDON. Sept. 8, ! p ni.-A dispatcb from
Seaham dated at los q. m., says:-A party or
Explorers has just aScended the shalt. They
report the IRE 10 be near the engine room In
No shan. This Will shortly be extipgulshed
al present the relief party can get no faruner.
Burned Bodies.
dispatch dated at Seaham at 11:30 SAYS: A
patty or mining engineers have Just aScended
they report that the bodies of the furnace men
at The bottom OF the shaft are quite shrfvelei
up The ether bodies they saw were fparfnIly
SeorcEed and all their clothes burned OF.