The Potteries Examiner : — 1879-09-27 (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England)

EXPLOSION IN SOUTH WALES—SID LOSS OF LIFE.  ATI explosion of gas occurred on Monday morning, at Wannllwyd Colliery, Ebbw Vale. At twelve o'clock on Sunday night two firemen went down to examine the workings. Nothing was heard and all prove, dist as usual mail five o'clock on Monday morning. Two others, Wm. Griffith and his son William, to years of age. went down, and ma short time MI alarmiag explosion of gas was heaid. The manager ef the colliery. Mr. Joseph Ks-least, was sent for and measur. s were taken to go down. About 200 colliers \NOV waiting at the down east to resume work. A current of air was sent down, and an exploring party. ' mai, the direction of Mr. Kelsal, descended, and leond the colliery on fire near the stables. Water was ;11$0 sent down and the flames extinguished, and then the bodies of Griffith and bison as well as the tie man. John Jones. who had Lein dewu some hours. I,IV found burnt to cinders. Grath and his son found by the aid, of the horses. and Jones by the fine 'll,, Isines of 16 horses were found, the 'flesh bovino 1 s Itot olt them. The pit was much damcg. the explosion occurred, but two • `. distance off, and a boy did not of :he committee appointed to In , :s nenillv believed that. although 1:a Or a bit lilt and testimon at t , a be asc'ertained at present. the , r 3 held at Exeter a tea days dm e arose from sn,m, one leaving a ,1-sr. It was rel' rte hatS hs''ll. . ,:s non S • lav night, :Ind so ahering the curpromised. The test mon al. by 1 •,t tor. r gcs was in some way suddenly is 1 Ilul ir, aho was consulted 011 ,• ,si the she-ti-n of the stables where it came ,oasiat of plate, probably a hand,nn •• .. t with the naked lights. Rash the explosion ~11 1,, ur liter many lives would have been 1.1,, case of suicide has occurred at Le.,1,. !:, were waiting to descend the pit. I Geo ne ood, who was i nipis" : • : of the finest in the district, and - :• Ellerby Lsne, having commit! :1 :ont, Zr Ebbw Vale Company. It has beers boXed his ears, and told 1 , OUCU three years. All workings axe waned to a e nwood r, plie 1 that i:, , but would drown himself, and to the river, jumped in ws  ..„. psrly of men belonging to the Royal r let: the Se oel of Ntirtary Engineering, ft• tl y+ taw:, and pro niel to Ports,tin tor convryalicr to Otbrtilt,lr ~tooql two the garrisons there. 11, , e ono ir,Te inspect. a by Colohr s' • C.B. Thvy will be taken out in  T•i nt the nonrhed Y 1313. T. tisi wril, the 11U01. lent lit3.•llsed to tell in. nots M:1 • t.,er 2.507,  c,ll 2,1,14 in th y-,r Is.c. rhe increase lc l'h ,11 th ho de s i ont-d r leer lieen,, vletual.ers Ott re ,re tit,. fewer lb r,  ----The international Exhibition at Sydney was en. u oi. the 11th at this month by 1...0r4 Augustus. Cour, London, • few 1 v I...ntus. the iiewly.•: p Anted tios error i.f tl.te colooy. N Indy applied foi assistance, co. Rimniurs of iinpst.ding trcuble between Cairo ad vicar and churc wardens f .Islis • ore airing ground. It di repo, ..ed that both tri fused to &anti ll i l ter the SA. ra • viiiintr es are making sat like ',rep iration,. w hi r neat in chu eh, sot:lt tele run vaya that in Raeeial been ieri-teni d. She was willing to Iv 1 , l't r iio."'s visit to \ lotus a co.:Wens at that il t seem to satisfy the is •t- ...olitgan advise her Ito apply to the court ttf A biopsies discovery of a body was wale tn the Thorne. the other day, at Whitehall Stairs. London. 'Ale War office having decided to carry out thi4 A dog an lowing in the river w,n1.1 not Come olds pet., n the tslie. of two %oval, V regimen a in India. but kept diving until he brought nit the body of t.tte..t mid 15th Llussais, there is a priposal not • man. ns one acy cavalry .r the next two years. re-:in:vat for r, t tho lOth Hussars The Suryeyor•Genersl of Ordnance approves sLL left Lenic to :et:: 1, -I euid will, it th retention liy the volunteer corps of the ad ii 1d . rem ,ain out until fgg2, whas d_itional ountbei of 51141 tlitis floury rifles supplic:ds ~"' trtbslly be replaced by' the Ifbadalkilti. on loan fer the 157:1 competition for the Queen