COLLIERY DISASTERS.
, : v , RELATION TO EARTHQUAKES. ty Telecraph—Vrets Association—OopyrleM (Rec.'February 19; 5.5 p.m.) ' : Ottawa; February 18. Mr. Napier Denison, of the British Columbia Meteorological Department, announces that as tho'result of investigations made by him in relation to colliery disasters and earthquakes, ho has discovered that 48 per centum of the' disasters investigated occurred a' few hours before or after earthquakes. THE WHITEHAVEN CATASTROPHE?. London, February 17. A Bltie Soot reports regarding the Whitehaven mine disaster of May. 11 last, in which 110 lives were lost, that thero. is no causo 'for criminal proceedings, though thore was some laxity in regard to organisation, an absence of strict discipline, and broaches of tho statutory; regulations. ■ . r ■ FLOOD IN A COLLIERY. • London, February 18. A large volume of water invaded the Ben well pit, ivt Newcastle while. 400 men were underground.'. Though thero were many narrow escapes and exciting scenes, .nil were res; cued. .
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1056, 20 February 1911, Page 5
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151COLLIERY DISASTERS. Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1056, 20 February 1911, Page 5
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