The Newcastle Disaster.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7976, 13 November 1905, Page 2

The Newcastle Disaster.

(IKAPIIIC ACCOE.NT < *K THE CATASTROPHE. Wiiliu- . n Oct oh' r -iu, Ihe Ni-w----e.isile coiic.pon.'leli! ot the Sxducy liei'ahl supplies a graphic .i-.'coiiii! oi llu- wining disaster ;'.i Stanford Merlhjr, which was reported ai ihe time in our cable news. IE s.ys :-

"So'iar, Ihe description has I are:y i-oiivcyeil an aih-(|Ualc iilui lo the extern o the conflagration. I'rcsh ..•videitce ot the extraoidiuaty (ien-e----ncss of ill.- Il.unes, lanncd as lhey xvei'e by hig draughts of pure air thioiigh the Mutilating -halts, was ohM-rVfil as Ihe lire progrt'S-f.l. When daylight bioke jcsfcr.'hiy luoinlng ihe spict.ich- xxas a luiid' on-. The llllliHh oi the infill tlllllill liil'. like I hit M'.er' .".mi high ami clouds of dense hiach suioi.e lolled ;I way. As the inoniiiig breeze spuing up. -It .ntolic was ilrivin through h'xvi.ii.s ii'inding and Mill'ocaling hiaxe men.

../no \\. re v;> ,-iiy IV.trll llii- pil's clilrilllf. Tins', ];i,\<.•ver, Was impossible dwiii;; In 111? intense h,al, and ih'spile repeated ef,'or:>, llrnien were driven hack. As If iii"i-|iiii--\\cpif i 11 Hi.. 1,-iv wniknl m-!!..('!- I'H i the iihiisv Tli.. Ihiins kssrmd. but ill.' smoke :,vivas-,| in 2U.it v,,limics. The olnVers of ibe ''•sin-. Mivinisini; ih.it !].,• Ilamrs w,tv ;cuiiii!iiiic I , ~.U ill.mi- vvav in to im".■rliilit wnrkiiir.s, ( I, t id. I In liv In Slllnlll r liii-ln by si.llihe; Ihr mini-, ! ',lllisl 111,- lilt- Was simolln;; ol'i ol ill.' mam nr \' () . | tunnel. "i( was hen-, fed by llii' n, 0 ., t ,,[ >ir which was ru.skihjj, ,|.,wu ' .\n. 2 »»'«'! and along llu- n,i:i;rn-,M'j; "ads. ISrieklayers were -suiiiti;oiU'<r, and a pally en tend \n. 2 umni'l in ali "li. a! I Ins inn.. Mi,.iv was ii.i ,i;s[..ici( n <.:' lav. in build a>; ; vrIK'.lil barr.er. N„ „„.. suspected ||,,u : li.t.' was ||,,. l,a : .| danger, bill a l , -iil-s. (~'iciii events pnivui i;,. ,-,,,! ''■si'lnd in a tragic 'd,:.,,Mer' m vhit-li ali,in,l all Hi,, 'bravo men who 'K'.d willin K lv vnliin:,., nd in .i.-ss-'"sl 'l'.'''- Mv. m. „„<; s;.ur,l ' ,v,.|,. IlifliiM-ly limlilalnl. '.Mills" !lll'|i:i'h '' v, ' rr !n ""' t'lnin-l, Inw, d:Sl.iii! wire li-anl it v V , s •hoti K !il lli.il !li,-s,. were ,!,„. ,„ ,i; ( . liiiiimi.; luinarc in Iho main shin !hr sllp|ll,sil.ioi; PlOVld jllCfll i-f.-i [,,, Willi mi any other wainin- a t'i-rri- !'■ and d/aienm- explosion occurred in. all was chaos. Tli, pai'lv-buil; wall m Inieks and w,„;,| \v a s "blown '»" "I 'ln' pil as from th,. mn -i(b ~f ' f.iiiii"ii. Pricks in iv i,i„|,.| !,,.[, ;n'o lh» air, and eoal, sand, u ni| .i,'"'s slim up more ill. n 211(111. Km■mil, wh„ were in iti<- innnel „l the '," ,! ''. ,"><;< «-ii!i a sl,,ck,i u fa,,.. •linr bodies belli!! violeiillv hurled K (Jie lore, of the c,',ie,r, su - a-aiiist ll.e smiae,.. On; hull |,„. s .„,',', ')'.« r obstructions , V civ ball, red elmost 10y,,,,,j <i,e man "'•I l»s head blow,, oil, ~n,| rnvivid 'tiler injuries of n dread ml eh.iiaet- •'■■ "I .lumber ll„. beads and I-s md .inns Were misv.ua/. \ ,],,',■■[ was fearfullv -.vs',., ,1 ' : , m l ;., , liM ,a ■'■-"'II the |„,(1, by 1,,,,,. 5 p1„,,,. ~, •voml. All tli,. „„ii ,bn, ii,;,,,-,;! UVIV alsn-m,,!,. ,„- ],,, s i|lln|l . lh()!|| , (i body

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l,ccii jm-iilully iifl'irli-il, .ii.ill„- Wlls fur ;i iinii- wildly cxcik'il. lie, knwi ivcr, sunn iirnvcii'il, mM is i|iiiii' unhurt. 'l'lio ircnoul in.iii.ijMT i;f Hie company, Mr "A. Thomas, aUo ha.l a J narrow escape lie Was im- | mpiliali'ly in I'miil) nf lliu pit's I moutli talking In Mr Adams, wlm was fatally in.jmi<i. wlivn lip Was struck ilnwn, but unhurt, crept for n bruise nil tin- ri«;lit It':: Caused ' Huuiigli a liH'ifk blushing pas! him.