A MINING DISASTER.
Sydney, June 24. The scene at the mouth of the A, A. Company’s pit, where the miners are entombed, presents a most painful and pathetic aspect. Crowds of women are waiting there full of anxiety for the fate of the men, and the distress of those most nearly related to the victims of the accident is pitiful. It is believed four men, named Pettit, Masson, Peate and son, were killed outright by tbe fail of the roof, After the first fad, a party of seven succeeded in escaping after terrible hardships. When brought to the surface they presented pitiable spectacles, some of them bleeding profusely. When the first mass of coal and earth fell, Pettit’s mates worked desperately to release him, but despite all endeavors they failed, and had at last to fly for their lives. - The following are th«* names of the men entombed :—Pettit, Beaumont, Garows, Grant, Hudsom Banfield, Peate and son, Masson, Proctor, and Roberts. Later, Another fall has taken place, which has driven the rescue party 100 yards 1 further back. The subsidence extends over a total area of 15 acres. All hopes of recovering the men alive are abandoned, and even the prospect of obtaining the bodies for Christian burial is small.
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Temuka Leader, Issue 1909, 27 June 1889, Page 1
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210A MINING DISASTER. Temuka Leader, Issue 1909, 27 June 1889, Page 1
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