The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1879-09-26 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

ANOTHER COLLIERY EXPLOSION IN SOUTH WALES-SAD LOSS OF LIFE.  An explosion of gas occurred on Monday morning, at 'Wennllwyd Colliery, Ebbw Vale. At twelve o'clock on Sunday night two firemen went down to examine the workings. Nothing was heard and all proceeded as usual until five o'clock on Monday morning. Two others, Wm. Griffith and his son William, 19 years of age, went down, and in a short time an alarming explosion of gas was hoard. The manager of the colliery, Mr. Joseph Kelsal, was sent for and measures were taken to go down. About 200 colliers. were waiting at the down cast to resume work. A current of air was sent down, and an exploring party, under the direction of Mr. Kelsal, descended, and found the colliery on fire near the stables. Water was also sent down and the flames extinguished, and then the bodies of Griffith and his son as well as the fireman, John Jones, who had been down some hours, were found burnt to cinders. Griffith and his son were found by the side of the horses, and Jones by the flue. The bones of 16 horses were found, the flesh having been burnt off them. The pit was much damaged, near where the explosion occurred, but two night overmen, some distance off, and a boy did not feel the shock. It is generally believed that, although nothing definite can be ascertained at present, Use accumulation of gas arose from some one leaving a door open on Saturday night, and so altering the current of air. This ;pis was in some way suddenly driven in the direction of the stables, where it came in contact with the naked lights. Had the explosion occurred an hour later many lives would have been lost, as the colliers were waiting to descend the pit The colliery is one of the finest in the district, and belongs to the Ebbw Vale Company. It has been opened three years. All workings are confined to a small area.  The International Exhibition at Sydney was opened on the 17th of this month by Lord Augustus Loftus, the newly-appointed Governor of the colony. Burnout% of impending trouble between China and dapaa are gaining ground. It is reported that both countries are making warlike preparations, A Daily News Berlin telegram says that in, Russian 'rat, Prince Bisitiarok's visit to %IMO& ii considered a direct hit to Russia.  Mr. Vivian, late ner Majesty's agent and ConsulGeneral at Cairo, has been appointed British Minister at Berne, where he will proceed in November. The German Medical Congress at Eisenbach has declared vivirection necessary in the interests of science in general and of medicine in particular. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge has left Nissingen qq his return hqrne by the way of lit* IA 10411 capita i HigWiese will 094014 n a few days, Ms, Walter Wren, wbo is announoed to contest Wallingford at the general, election as a Liberal candidate, it may be interesting to state, is the well-known " crammer " for the Indian Civil Service.  singular discovery of a body was made in the Thames the other day, at Whitehall Stairs, Londqn, A dog swimming in the river would not c..opae 001 but kept diving until kebo,i the body 41  l'he Paris .Pigaro dates that the Empreae Eugenia has informed the Vatican of her intention to undertake it pit image to Loretto, to say masses for the soul of Napoleon 111. and of the Prince Imperial.  A unanimous vote, expreesive of sympathy with Sir F. W. Truscott, under the eireuiestances of the charge of libel which had been brought against him, has ben passed by the London Court of Common Council.  The Thames rose to an unusual height in the neighbourhood of Richmond, the °thee, dey, The towing-1)14h wits 60merg§d #or wanymile alld most ;be !Kerns. en he tkanica ottllo Ivor were Ando; water,  The Aptrittp, Anlbassador and the oountees rolyi are still diving at illack Mount, the shooting quarters belonging to the Earl of lludleyin Scotland, which Count Laolyi, as has already been announced, has taken for the season. Thomas Walker, landldrd of theßricklayers' Arnie. Peterborough, has committed suicide by cutting his throat. Be was suffering from delirium ;ragout,. Prior to his own self-destruction 1.1,9 nttempted murder hie wife, bt she, igtld'sd-liin. . - .• A corooses jury haye{eturnad a verdict of manslaughteragainst,TaMee Smith, of Burnley, tb kiver of a wagonnette which taal.oyer three boys in sottomte, Blackburn, an the 10th inst., killing one and seriously injuring two others, ic tug steamer Flying Foam has collided, off Greenock, with the small steamer Blair Athol, belonging to Messrs. Harland and Arollf, shipbuilders, Belfast. The Blair Athol sank in the Channel, oppsit site Greenock, but the ore, ,ere ttttyscl, • '  As a proof cr,f centinnanee of depression isi the frill' and Stpel trde it i tated that fee notica,, 'difen'iSeal have jest been served in the cisnaerick iron arid Steel AVorks, and 130 in the HeTniann;a Casting-steel Works at Horde.  A farewell complementary dinner has been 'given in London, to Mears. Peter, and Monteith, the workmenlw delegates who are about to visit he West ledian colonies, to report upon the cane sugar-producing advantaree of thou colonies,