SOME DETAILS.

Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 491, 1 August 1902, Page 2

SOME DETAILS.

TERRIFIC REPORT HEARD TEN MILES AWAY. THOUSAND TONS DEBRIS. NINETY MEN RESCUED; ’By Telograph—Press Association—Copyrigh t Roceivod 0.12 a.m., Aug. 1. Sydney, July 31. The forco of the explosion destroyed telophonic communication between Wollongong and tho mine, hence the difficulty of getting information. The explosion occurred on No. 1 fiat. The report caused by tho explosion was terrific, and was distinctly heard at Wollongong and surrounding country, some ten miles distance. Thousands of tons of debris lio about the pit mouth. A lad named Nelson was killed. Weston, a fireman on the engine, was pinioned to the earth by wrockago. Gommol, a wheeler, struggled from tho mine.

Ho declares ho passd four dead men inside. Relief parties were formed, and ninety of those entombed were rescued. Most of those rescued were suffering from the effects of after-damp. HEARTRENDING SCENES. AGONISED WOMEN FAINT. OTHERS DISTRACTEDLY SEARCH FOR THEIR HUSBANDS.

GHASTLY SIGHTS.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Received Aug. 1, 12.32 a.m. Sydnoy, July 31. Tho sceno along tho road to and at tho mine is heartrending. Women fainted, and many are rushing about distractedly calling tho names of their husbands. Immediately after tho explosion men began to come out of tho tunnel in batches of half a dozen, but one hundred and fifty still remained entombed. The greater portion of the buildings and entrance to the mine came tumbling down through tho force of tho explosion. A log separated from a body was found in the debris. Two bodies were discovered on the surface.

GRIEF-STRICKEN WOMEN.

THEIR AWFUL SUSPENSE AT THE TUNNEL’S MOUTH. SIX MEMBERS OF ONE FAMILY ENTOMBED. FIVE BODIES RECOVERED.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyrighi

Received 12.32 a.m., August I. Sydney, July 31. As each coal-begrimed man issued from tho tunnel women, with' babies in their arms, scrutinized the men in the hope of finding their own relatives.

Rescue parties were quickly organised, but their efforts were hampored by inability to locate the scene of the disaster. Amongst those entombed are six members of one family. The cause of the disaster is believed to be due to an accumulation of gas in the old workings. The mine is a well ventilated one. Five bodies have been recovered.