Evening journal., 1892-12-14
rom FOREIGN SHORES.
Budget of the Days Events
in Old World Centres.
AN ENGLISH oOLLIERY DISASTER.

WAl AcAhl EnNl UAcn Aoh6 AntlI LlNeb |
by the Explosion of the Bamfurlong
& Mine-Pederewski Leaves for America.
n Austria's Heir Presumptive Start s
\ Around the World-Other Old World
& News.
I LoEDoy, Dec. 14.-A fearful explosion
occurred to-day at the Bamfurlong Col
8 liery, Wigan, and net less than fifty
y lives have been lost.
4 The men went to their work as usual
& this morning, after the colliery had been
inspected in the usual way. They had
4 not been at work long when a terrible
explosion shook the earth for great dis
4 tance and a cloud of smoke shot up
through the shaft into the air.
A multitude of people rushed toward |
3 the mine, and the greatest excitement |
prevailed. 1t was soon ascertained that |
: large number had perished, and the |
< wailing and weeping of women and chill
( dren made an indescribable scene. Steps
were Immediately taken to ascertain the
4 full extent of the disaster and crowd of
volunteers promptly offered to explore
4 the pit.
It is believed that the explosion was
caused by accumulated coal gas which
had escaped the notice of the official
charged with the inspection of the mine:
Gwyneth Maude Pleads Guilty.
Gwyneth Maude, the young woman ac-
cused of swindling Messrs. Sphinx &
Sons, silyersmiths. Picadilly pleaded
guilty to-day when arraigned at the Old
Baily Assizes.
The case has excited deep interest in
England on account of the suicide of
Mrs. Maude, mother of the prisoner, after
the arrest of her daughter. The mother
was the daughter of Persian princess,
who was married to an English physician
named Campbell in India. She was after
wards married to Mr.. Maude who con-
ducts fashionable tailoring establish
ment in the West End, but who separated
from her a number of years ago.
Mrs. Maude maintained a costly estab-
lishment with a number of servants, at
16 HYDE Park Gate She appears to have
supported herself, in part at least, by
obtaining costly articles from tradesmen
and subsequently pawning or disposing
of them.
The daughter was used as a messenger
to order the goods, and also to aid in get
ting rid of them. The articles obtained
from Sphinx and Sons were two silver
salvers and candelebrum. When
Sphinx and Sons became convinced that
they had been defrauded, they brought a
criminal charge against Miss Gwyneth
Maude.
The girl when arraigned, said that she
had onlycarried out what her mother told
her. Within a few days after the arrest Of
Gwyneth, the mother went to the Great
Western Hotel and engaged room. She
soon after threw herself out of the
window to the pavement and was in
stantly killed.
The fate of the mother caused deep
sympathy for Miss Maude, and when she
pleaded guilty in court to-day sentence
was postponed.
Anniversary of the Prince COnsort's
Death.
Today is the thirty-frst anniversary OF
the death of the Prince Consort, and il
accordance with her annual custom the
Queen attend services in his memory al
Frogmore. where his remains are in
TERED. TheP rince and Princess OF
Wales the Duke and Duchess of Edin
burgh and a number of other members oi
the royal family we're also present.
PaderewsIki Leaves for America.
M. Paderewski left London to-day Ell
route for the United States. A larg
number of his friends, including Maio
J. c. Post, military attache of tn
l.. d.
companied him TO EustOn station, wher
they bade him farewell He will sail 70
New York on the steamer TeutoniC
which leaves Liverpool to day. He vii
give concerts on the voyage.
Buried Under Tons of Grain.
The body of Patrick Macurdy, Q
Brooklyn, N. Y, was found to-day in th
hold of the Anchor Line steamshi
Bolivia, at Glasgow, from New Yorl
embedded among the grain. This show
that the mother and friends of Macurd
were correct in their belief that he ha
been smothered in grain when the steam
ship was being loaded.
Reduced British Garrison for Egyp
A dispatch to the Exchange Telegrsl
Company from Cairo states that I'll
British garrison in Egypt is about to
reduced owing to the present effectiN
condition Of the army Of the Khedive.
Spanish Music at the Fair.
MADRID, Dec. IA. The committ'
having in charge the preparations +,
the Spanish representation at the Chical
Columbian Exhibition is organizing
military band comprising 100 perforr
ers. who will give concerts during q
entire period Of the fair.
Austria's Heir Starts Round the World
VIENNA, Dec. 14-The archdul
Franz Ferdinand, heir presumptive
the thrones of Austria and Hungary h