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THE MINE DISASTER AT PENZANCE

DETAILS OP THE ACCIDENT. London, October 21. Tho whole of the workings of the Levant tin mino extend under the At- ; lantic. The accident was duo to tho breaking of tho iron couplings support- • ing tho vertical beam down tho shaft of i nn antiquated form of elevator known ns a "man-engine?' Small platforms ' project from tho beam at intorvals of 12ft., and corresponding platforms ore j placed iu tho eide of the shaft. The upward and downward movement of the beam enables tho miners to ascend or ; descend by stepping on and off the mov«. in? platforms and tho stationary ones. The collapse occurred when tho minors : had finished their shift and were return- : ing to the surface. Many men were thrown headlong to th 9 bottom of the shaft, a depth of over 1200 feet A mum- • bar are still entombed. Tho moans of the.injured can be heard ct the surface* ,: Nine bodies have been recovered—Aus.' \ N.Z. Cablo Assn.

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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 25, 24 October 1919, Page 7

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THE MINE DISASTER AT PENZANCE Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 25, 24 October 1919, Page 7

THE MINE DISASTER AT PENZANCE Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 25, 24 October 1919, Page 7

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