Frightful Colliery Explosion. — 162 Lives Lost. London, September 8.
An explosion occurred this morning at the Scab am collieiy, near Durham. Both shafts of the mine are blocked, though they are half a mile apart. It is believed that thei'e were 180 men in the Seaham. coalpit when the explosion occurred, and it is feared that most of them have perished. The explosion occurred at halfpast 2 this morning. Mr Stratton, the resident viewer, was soon on the spot, and it was. ascertained that all the three shafts of the mine were blocked, the ciges being fastened in them. Mr .Stratton, with a rope around his body, descended to the main seam and heard men talking ; he thought about 20. They are considered safe. Thirty corpses had been recovered irom the pit up to 9> | o'clock this evening, when the search was suspended for the night in consequence of the accumulation of gas. At 2 o'clock this morning the first of the victims were taken out ot the mine. The bodies taken, out aiv horribly disfigured. The latest; official statement places the number of killed at 147. It is estimated that there were 409 horses and ponies in the mine.
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Waikato Times, Volume XV, Issue 1296, 19 October 1880, Page 2
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200Frightful Colliery Explosion. —162 Lives Lost. London, September 8. Waikato Times, Volume XV, Issue 1296, 19 October 1880, Page 2
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