The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-04-18
A HOLE OF DEATH.
Hundreds of Men Entombed in q WEIGH
Mine Great Loss of Life.

Hundreds of Men EntOmbed in WEIGH
Mine Great Loss of Life.
London, April II "A spark from an en-
CINE ignitcd L gas coal pit near Pont-y-
Prdd, Wales, and caused the gas to eX-
plode. \ large number of miners We're
ut work at the time, and the explosion
caused terrible havoc.
Three hundred miners are entombed IN
the mine. The engine house Is IN flames
and there is the greatest fear that hun
dreds may have persisted. The rescuers
who went down were driven back without
being able TO bring more than five OF the
dead and the fate of the other miners is
in doubt. The most agonizing scenes are
witnessed and throngs of men, women and
children-relatives of those beloW-iire
crowded about the mouth of the coal pit.
All Supposed 10 30 Dead.
There are numerous volunteers to I'M
dertake the work of rescue as soon as 1t
becomes possible. AT present the flames
ing vain, if not fatal to the party making
the descent. There is little doubt. more
over. that most, if not all, of the men left
below have been suffocated or burned to
death.
Hand grerades, barrels of water and
face are being used 20 eXtingulsh the
flames in the mine. IL two sections of
the mine the fire was put out. The eX-
tinction of the flames has been followed In
each case however, by the accumulation of
gas and it is feared that explosions may
follow shortly.
Another attempt to enter the seam on
which the fire started has proved result
less. Although the rescuing party saw SIX
dead bodies they were prevented by smoke
and heat Asom reaching them Where the
fire had been eXtinguished they were also
unable 10 make any progress, as they could
not remain in the foul atmosphere. The
number of men still in the mines cannot be
ascertancd. although it is known TO be well
above fifty. There is n little hope that
some of them found refuge st such n dis
lance from the burning section that they
are still alive
Latest from The Mine Horror.
London. April 1.-THE latest news from,
Port-y-Pridd. where the fearful mine ex-
plosion occurred yesterday, is to the effect
that the fire in the mine was virtually
auenched at 10 o'clock today. The fumes
u gas, however, are SUI SO nOxious as To
drive out those who undertake to explore
the mine in search of the dead and for
the rescue Of those whO might be living.
blanv of the explorers are suffering Sc
ve.eiv from the effects of the smoke and
deadly gasses which they encountered.
Further search will be necessary to ascer-
tain the full extent of the calamity.
EiTty-lhree Gorpses.
AT II o'clock this evening, the pit had
become so cool that three exploring parties
INTO the seam. They found three dead
men. but discovered 10 trace of the main
body of miners, whe were cut off from es-
cane by the flames yesterday.
in 10 2 O'Clock this. Thursday, morning,
ffty-three corpses had been taken from
the Dit. Searching parties bad found no
signs that any of the missing miners We're
still alive. The bodies of eleven men were
hudded behind door, as if they sought
shelter there from hurricane, Of fiery
SHARKS sweeping By. Other bodies were
f6und in the return airways where the vic
Tins were caught while probably trying to
escape A doctor has examined the bodies
and reports THAI all of the victims died of
suffocation. There are no internal inJu-
searching parties are of the opinion that 9th
pr bodies will be found under the piles of
debris lying everywhere in the mine,