WELSH COLLIERY DISASTER.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1883, 17 October 1913, Page 7

WELSH COLLIERY DISASTER.

0 ALL HOPE m RESCUE

ABANDONED.

323 MEN MISSING.

PITIFUL SCENES AT THE

PIT-HEAD.

By Telegraph—Prosa Association—Copyright

London, Octobor 15. Further details of tho rescue work at the Universal Mino, Senghonydd, Cardiff, whore over nine hundred men were entombed as the result of an explosion, followed by iiro, show that Moore, tho first man rescued yesterday, was; 1200 yards from the shaft. The rescuers burst into cheers on the first realisation of their hopes of any living persons being found. Moore recovered after a long period of artificial respiration. Proceeding, tho rescuers found a dozen dead and living, also living horses, huddled together. . Another party in tho west pit discovered Bert Williams, a footballer and local boxer, unconscious amidst a group of sixteen dead, including a mnn and boy clasping hands. Of the 935 men who descended into tho mino, 532 have been rescued, 80 bodies have been found, and 323 are still entombed.

Tho rescuers got into touch with 29 men, who are alive, but there is no further news of them at present. Tho firo was extinguished ; but has since restarted, and is burning badly. Hopes of further rescues have been abandoned. PATHETIC SCENES AT THE PIT-HEAD. (Rec. Octobor 16. 11.15 p.m.) London, October 16. Many of the bodies recovered from the mine had died from the; effects of tho gas. Others, again, met with violent deaths from tho blast of tho oxplosion.'

■ Poignantly pathetic scenes, wero witnessed all day as processions from the pit's head to the village marked tho last home-going from tho mines. A crowd still surrounds tho, pit-mouth, hoping against Hope. Rescuo parties descend at frequent intervals, gradually pushing towards the section where the bulk of the missing men worked. The fire is still burning, but is within control.

One of the rescuers was killed by a fall of coal from tho roofing of tho workings.

MESSAGE FROM PRINCE ARTHUR AND HIS BRIDE. . (Rec. October 16, 11.5 p.m.) London, October 18. Princo Arthur and his brido, after their wedding ceremony, sont the following message to Senghanydd: —"In tho moment of our great happiness our thoughts go out to you in your sorrow and distress." By the King's orders, the wedding gifts were displayed to public view, and a small cliargo fixed, tho receipts to bo devoted to tho Welsh Relief Fund,

AUSTRALIA'S SYMPATHY.

(R«o. October 16, 11.5 p.m.) Melbourno, Ootober 16. Tho Foderal Government, through tho Governor-Geiieral, Lord Denman, has cabled its regret and sympathy with tho relatives of the victims -of tho Welsh colliery disaster.

Previous Disasters. , The following shows the death roll in the principal colliery disasters of the past:—

Lives Year. Colliery. County. lost. 857 Lund Hill Yorkshire 189 860 Hisca Monmouthshlro ... 145 862 Hartley Northumberland... 20/ 866 Oate, Soyfle Mill Yorkshire 388 861 ycrndalo Glamorganshirel7B 875 Swaitho Yorkshire MO 877 High Blantyrc.. Lanarkshire 208 878 Florida Lancashire iBO 878 Ebbw V4le Monmouthshlro... 268 880 Hlsoa Monmouthshire... 120 IW &" Durham . 164 880 Ven-v-Taiff Glamorganshire... 101 885 Clifton Hall ... Lancashire.... 178 890 I/lancrch ; Monmouthshire ... 176 392 Park Slln Glamorganshire... 116 893 Ooombs Yorkshire 139 !94 Albion Glamorganshire... 286 901 Universal , Olamorzanshi'ro... 81

(Caerphilly)'... 1905 Olydacli Yalo......Glamori:anshire... 32 1505 Wattstown ....... Glamorganshire... 120 1906 Winsate Durham 23 1908 IJamstead Warwickshire- 25 1908 Maypolo Lancashire 76 1909 Darran (Bar- Monmouthshire... 25 coed) Durham 160 1909 West Stanley .... 1910 Wellington Whitehaven), (May 11) Cumberland 136 1910 Hulton Colliery Lancashire 344 (Dec. 21) '