The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1859-04-19 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

COLLIERY ACCIDIRT.— At the Main Colliciy. near Bryneoch, Glainurganahire, some men unfortunately struck into workinp of an old mine, and the water began to flow api..l. The men laet no time in attempting to plug the hole, but their efforts proved fruitless. The water pined on them with a rapidity that completely hurled them back by its volume and pressure. The alarm WAS given, and there w.is a general voila to the mouth of the shaft, the only way of escape. Nut a moment was hist in bringing up the wen. Tram after tram was out down, with the greatest posaible speed, and in a *hurt time fifty-five men and boys and two hone. were rescued. But the water gained on the miners, and about twenty-five of thew peris:ied. As soon Cu it wee found that no more men could be saved, two pow. rful engines were set to pump, and the trains were converted into water-tuba. Time Were sent lap 1111Pli 41UWII by the engines with marvelloue speed, and brought up as many as 432 gallons per minute. In additiou to this another powerful engine was set in motion, which pumped out UOJ gallons per to ; but unfortunately the depth of water was little di ~, iuished. In two hours the water attained the height of misty-three feet. Some of the men and boys caved bad a very narrow c-,Aire. One boy bayed himself by clinging to a home'. tail. A horse, having reached the shaft in time, imtnictively jumped in as one of the tube reached the bottom. Another horse did the same, 101,1 by clinging to his tail, the led saved his life. The Government Imipector of Colkries arrived at the pit next morning and made a minute inspection. 81:8PECTICD WURDSI AT RAMSGATIL —Great excitement was occasioned on Monday morning at ltatusgate and the neighbourhood, by the discovery of the body (As 11111U2 below the Emit Cliff, near the residence of Sir , Moses Muntefiore, Bart., under eircuniatance, which , lead to the supposition that a murder has been cone nutted. The body was found uaked at the foot of the cliff, with • stab in the left breast reaching to the heart, one arm broken. Alld the left band iniasing, having been cut off from the socket. The bend and a small chopper were subseepiently found on the rocks at great distance from the body, and the coat, waistcoat, and trouser.i of the decease,' were also lying near the spot. The unfortunate man is believed to be a German, and ha. been identified by the porter of the Royal Oek Motel am having been at the honor on the previous Sunday morning Ile then asked the porter to brush his clothes, ' which was done, and lie anon afterwards went sway. The porter remembers that the left hand of the deceased was bandaged at the time, and froi:-. this circumstance an impression has ariaen in the minds of some persons that this was a case. not of murder but of suicide ; that the deceased in a fit of frenzy heat chopped off his hand and then stabbed himself to the heart. The fact of the arm being broken, however, favours the opinion that lie fell from the cliff; and • medical gentleman who visited the spot, being appealed to, said it was impossible for the deceased to hive stabbed himself to the heart and  thrown hiniielf over the cliff. No weapons have been discovered with which the wound in the left breast could ha.. been indicted. An inquest has been held on the body, and the inquiry adjourned tot a wink.