Mishap in a Mine.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 74, 31 March 1904, Page 3

Mishap in a Mine.

DEATH OF THREE MEN. (Per Press Association.) ItEEL'TON, March -'JO. Three miners, Eslick, Lindsay, ami Kennard, were killed in the Wealth of Nations mine last night. They were working on u scalTold in a rise in what was lormerly known as the Energetic mine, ami broke through into an old winze. Instantly there was a rush of water, charged with poisonous gas, which suffocated the two tirst-nanied. A chamber-man, Swumso-n, gave the alarm, and In-, Kemiard, ami another went, to the rescue. Swainson became insensible, and the others wen- also u\ercomo by tin.* fatn.-s. The ihird ivscner, Burns, iveowr.-d s:ii?iei« utly to signal for l !i<- i.iuv, a!i'.l i i-lici' was obtained. K.-nnard was removed to tile hospital, wh.-iv he divd. Some of the relief party w.re in «•. precarious condition, bm recovered. Kennard, who was thirty-two years of age, was a native of Koss. Eslick came from New South Wales, and Lindsay from Victoria, both having only arrived a few months ago.

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