THE HUNTLY DISASTER.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 96, 18 September 1914, Page 4

THE HUNTLY DISASTER.

' mas EXTINGUISHED: VEX- , TiLATIO.N" HES'iXJRKD. i By Telegraph.— l'<-v i'ress Association ' th. Auckland, lost Nigfct,' iha small recurrent Arcs in the Huntly mine Were completely mastered grf - extinguished last night at 10.3d f&a ventilating fans are in. fvjj working eraer, eo a continuous strain pi fresh air is beW sent,below. Pumps m* ? teo working order, and throw"if ar ? j° a "!' conUtt uoua stream. Aa-, other body, -th&t of Wm. Blenkißgoap. a shooter, married has been ideotifit liie death-roll! is now 35, md there kt noJWjpe whatever far the eight men still WORK TO ■'] Auckland last INUbUv ' It was reported from Iluntlr t»mght that the body of J. W. Joni (bad been recovered, making the daath-ioH thirty-flix. The mine is now said to b« clear of gases, and the work of axplore■tioJi i« proceeding actively. Work wiU bfc resumed in tne Extended, the other Huntlv (mine, immediately, and tm r«ilphw, the ecene of the disaster wiUii* two week*.

A NATIONAL FUND OiPENHD, INAUGURATED BY LABOR UHIOMSL Wellington, Last Kight. A meeting of representative Labor mem was held in the Trades Ball to take stwps to relieve tihe distress in Huntly consequent mpoa» tihe disaster which occurred there laStt week. A cental ' mittee was set up, and it wag dtddeA to establish a national fund, to be administered by the committee. The fallowing executive tos appointed man, Mr. A. H. Qooper; secretaries Messrs J. Read arid L. M. A. Rqardon; treasurer, Mr. F. Con well; trustees, MetSßifc S. Gordon and H. E. Holland; commrttec, Messrs G. BlatherwicJc, A. >W. Oroskery, M. Laracy, I'. fli. W. Noot, and W. Watcrworth. It wag resolved to appeal immediately to each centre in New Zealand,! orgjig that a similar conjniifctee be sdt op to co-operate with the executive in ttte centre. An appeal is to he made-to u* Press throughout the Dominion to opts < sutacriiption lists -on behalf of tbe fund. A l !} labor organisations are afeo to fee- ' approached wifih a request for donfctiona. Steps have ibeen taken to vide tenuporary relief at once and tt«< following committee has been appointed in Huatly to disburse tilie fund* ifor «Oi urgent cases-—Rev. Evans, Mean F. Kappcr and J. Milling. Tww coltedtoraL Mr. Wiek and Mr. J. Hutcheson; bin been appointed as the authorized agettt* to collect funds in the city. Ministers ' of fill churches also be approaeiKfl • for the purpose of taking up * special 1 collection. ■

The central committee expregg« tte' hope that tihe .public of New Zbatanl will respond generously to tliis appeal, as tllie distress is very acute at tka scene of the disaster. The committee passed a vote of sympathy with the relations of the victims of the explosion.