Evening journal., 1890-02-07
ONE CENT.
ENGLAND'S MINE HORROR
One Hundred and Fifty Men
Are Dead.
BoDIEs HORRIBLY MuTILATEn

Fatal Work Of an Explosion In an Aber-
sychan Colllery- Frantic wives and
Children Throng the Mouth Of tho Psss
Two Hundred Were Rescued.
LONDON, Feb. THE details Of one of
those terrible mine explosions which are only
too common in England have reached here.
Sixty bodies OF unfortunate miners have
been recovered, and 200 miners are known Ia
have escaped. II is said that there are stiA
between fifty and seventy-ave miners ear
tombed, and but little hope is entertained
that they will escape from the shaft The
latest reports obtainable say that many oa
the rescued men will die OF their wounds,
which win bring the death list up to 150, IA
the buried men are not saved, and no hopaa
are now entertained of their rescue.
Frantic Appeals of Relatives.
III The explosion took place yesterday in .,
colliery at Absrsychan. in Monmoushshi,
en- miles northwest OF Newport. Soon attn
the explosion the mouth OF the pit was sur.
rounded BY the wives and children and rean-
tives OF the buried miners. Their appeals
to the bystanders to save their relstives wsrgsl
pitiful and arescuing party was soon fornnetA
1t was at 0rst feared that 6rc woaAd lie
added 70 the horrors OF the explosion, tm
which case 1t would have been impoasibas
to rescue any OF the men. The dreaded fire.
however, did not break out and the rescueEs
went about their work rapidly. They socm
succeeded In bringing nearly 300 miners "a
the surface, many Of whom were severely
injured.
A Hazardous Task.
The exploration of the wrecked mine was
| attended with much danger and progressed
but slowly, as many OF the supports had
been carried away by the explosion. Aftes
time the rescuers began to bring to tha
| surface the bodies OF the miners who wers
/ killed near the entrance TO the mine Th@
cries of the women and children when tha
mutilnted bodies of their friends were car
ried out moved the stoutest hearts. Many
families lost fathers and brothers in the ex-
plosion, and are entirely destitute The
miners who were rescued from the pit unin,
jured in many cases joined the rescuing par
ty in searching for the bodies of their com
rades.
Their Fate a Mystery.
Nothing has yet been heard Of the buried
miners and it is thought they are all dead.
The owners Of the colliery estimate that 100
persons have lost their lives by the explo-
sion. Many tons Of rubbish must be removed
before the rescuers can reach the imprisoned
men, and this labor, together with the foul
air and the shattered condition Of the sup
ports of the mine, renders the work very
difficult and dangerous. Aid has been sum-
moned from other towns, and il il hoped
that the fate Of the unfortunate men will
soon be learned
The Cause OF the Explosion.
The cause Of the explosion has not been
ascertained, but it is thought that the fall.
ing Of the shnle rock in one Of the tunnels
forced out the gas into the main corridor
and an explosion ensued
The mine has been in dangerous condi
tion for some time and not long ago an ex.
plosion occurred in an adjoining pit, by
which five miners lost their lives. The pit
: was flooded and it is said by some that the
water gradually forced the gas into the pil
which was tho scene Of the disaster.
Abersyehan is a town Of about 10, 900 pop
! nlation, and its inhabitants are employed in
its numerous manufactures IL has exten-
! sive iron works, and in the district about
nre many coal mines. The nearest city OF
Importance is Newport, ton miles away, to
which the railway extends
Bodies Horribly MutiIated.
! Although some fifty bodies have been taken
/ out, the CHASTITY work is only at its begin.
4 ming, and a vast amount of labor will be re-
quired TO clear away the debris and recover
I the bodies that remain in tho pit, The bodies
taken out are 50 horribly mutlated that
4 except in two OF three cases, Identification is
impossible, recognition being rendered doub
! ly doubtful by the fact that the men, owing
I. TO the close and heated atmosphere OF tbs
mine, wore no clothing whatsoever excepl
: heavy boots to protect their feet from this
! Hinty bottom.
How They Died.
The noise OF the explosion was heard q
mile away The gearing Of the SHIFT was
I thrown high into the air amid volume oi
! fame and a dense column of smoke The
4 physicians in attendance pronounce half oi
! the number Of dead TO have been killed by
fire and concussion and the other half bJ
= suffocation. Several Of those rescued alive
= have since died
4 Many Burned af a Hotel Fire.
! GLEEs FALLS, N. ", Feb. THE Man
sion hotel and a small building adjoining
{ were burned yesterday. A. G. Stone, land
Z lord; his wife, and three children escaped il
+ their night clothes. Stephen Cote, French
I doctor, was badly burned and jumped from