THE HUNTLY DISASTER.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume IV, Issue 239, 23 September 1914, Page 6

THE HUNTLY DISASTER.

! ANOTHER body found. [per press association.] Hnntiy. Sept. 23. The body of Thomas Berry, ■engine-driver, aged zf). was recovered from Huntly ina e this morning, bo far as is known only one body remains to be foiir.d. that of Vui.kun binith. deputy-manager, aged GO. a married man. John Jaekson, ag-d 20 years, a clipper, and a single man, one oi the three injured men taken to Waikato Hospital, died this morning. Tire other injured man. Allied Peckham, jnnr-. is making a slow recovery. ! Young Jackson's death makes the •third victim of the Jaekson family, 'the father and two sons. 1 Altogether forty bodies have been recovered. There Lave been two deaths in the hospital am! one man is still entombed. i INQUEST OPENED. i The inquest on the victims opened at midday to-day, before Air. Kaw- • son, S.M. Air. Maccussey, Crown : Prosecutor. reoresents the Crown.

; Mr. Tanks was present on behalf ;of the Company. Prof. Dixon is ex ipeeted to arrive at noon. .TROUBLE AT THE EXTENDED I MINE. j The Extruded mine in which about , 250 men are usually impioved sliouht (have started work ibis morning, but ‘the miners refused ,<> rt commence operations unless granted an in- * crease from 2 i to 3, - per ton, as they idee are the comptdsory use oi salevy I lamps will leditce ih.-ir output, owning io toe jeduced volume of iliumi iuation compared with naked light.-. I ’lh? Company offer d an increase

• of one penny, but this, the men re‘fused. (The shift men also demanded a rise fiom il I to 12 G a day ami truckers 9-5 to IPG. A deadlock 1 therefore ext.-is. The Miners’ Union held a meeting this morning and decided that a deputation should approach the directors on the matter. The meeting I also decided not to recommence | work until all the bodies were i ’cot cred.