THE COLLIERY DISASTER.
DISTRESSING RCKNKB. HEROIC RESCUE WORK. • Australian-N'.Z. Cable Association. Received Jan. 14, 5.5 p.m. « London, Jan. It. Distressing scenes were witnessed at tlie pithead at Honlmer End. Parents, wives and children of the imprisoned men were anxiously awaiting news The rescue parties brought up eleven suffering slightly from gas poisoning; also six dead. Hopes of recovering the 130 still entombed began to disappear at midnight, but the rescuers did not slacken their efforts. There was no shortage of volun* teers.
RESCUE WORK CONTINUED TWENTY-FIVE BODIES RECOVERED, NO HOPES OF SAVING OTHEB> Received Jan. 14, 8.60 p,m. London, Jan. 13. Fruitless rescue work continues all &i and all night at Halmerend. Twent3 five dead bodies were recovered.
The roads leading to the workings where the remainder are entombed are all blocked. Experts declare it k unlike. ly that any of the men are alive.
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Taranaki Daily News, 15 January 1918, Page 4
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145THE COLLIERY DISASTER. Taranaki Daily News, 15 January 1918, Page 4
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