THE WHEAL LOVELL MINE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 113, 31 August 1876, Page 2

THE WHEAL LOVELL MINE.

At the Great Wheal Lovell Mine, Helstan, there occurred one of those alties which specially attend niininj fortunately for Cornwall, are unto; in metal mines. For some time thffl been "bad air" at the forty-four fa level; but three men, named Johns, John Jenkins, and Edward m went to work there about two o'clock' morning. As they did not return E ordinary course, a man named P Treloar, his son, and six others, down, and at the bottom the atmos began to affect the candles theytf carefully, as in the dimness they? their way through the levei, and' 200 ft. from the main shaft John* found. Already the rescuing party beginning to feel overpowered, but took off their jackets and swung about in the limited space to clear it by which they and the senseless » their feet were surrounded. Xot r.ir where the first victim was picked flf kins and Rodgers were found. The? all insensible. William Tonkin, "'- the first to go after the missing on* by this time so overcome that he f stupefied. Daniel Treloar and l' iS who had actively exerted themselves, also exhausted, and the latter, | father had been up and down three', was lashed to the ladder fourteen » ; up, or he would have fallen a»* dashed to pieces in the depths '< After hours of toiling, the shaftsnif" those who had gone to their relief brought up.

The Queen, on the advice of the ij Minister, has conferred a Civil List, sion of £IOO per annum upon the n of the late Shirley Brooks, the n<"| for some time editor of Punch, •!», sideration of the literary services <\ deceased husband.