THE MINING FATALITY.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10526, 13 January 1912, Page 4

THE MINING FATALITY.

FURTHER .'DETAILS'.-:-. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) _ . THAMES. Last Night. , An connection with the May Queen fatality, when a party of miners wore ovortiakeii by gas, and two men, Thos." i Gag and Jas. Williams, lost their , Jives when the,.rescuers, Alexander and Herival. went into the level, they , saw the of Guy and Crawley. ' ' It was evident that-the latter "had made a gallant though unsuccessful attempt to rescue his mate. ,Guy was- s j almost spent, and Crawley was in a similar condition. He maintained a determined hold on Giiy, and was lying back holding the latter's head and' shoulders' up as though endeavouring to protect him from the deadly foe that held, both almost in a death-grip. Alexander secured Guy, arid Herival helped: Crawley. The latter recovered when brought to the surface, but the former was,iJoo'far spent.' _ The only one then missing was Williams. Herival and. Alexander again searched the level but could discover no (trace-of Williams until they went •into a short drive leading to the maga/<ine;\and here Williams was found ly~ dng.face dwvaiwiards. • -It was evident that'he had tripped over some obstacle and fallen. Had he gone onwards and kept to /the level proper Iris life would probably ■have been saved. ' ... Both the victims are married men. Guy leaves several children. . Adams was able to leave the hospital. Crawley, who nearly lost his life in trying to save Guy, may leave to-day. All the rescued men are in *«i weak condition.