THE MINING DISASTER
, Case of Entombed Men Hopeless--1 By cauls.-Press association.) Sydney, June 24. 1 The scenes at the mouth of tho pit aro of a most heartrending and pathetic nature the women bein/j in a state of most painful suspense, It is believed that Musson, Pettit, Peatc, and son, miner?, were killed by the falling roof, After ihe first fall a party of seven who were imprisoned, after suffering terrible hardships, succeeded in escaping, and presented a most pitiable spectacle, ..j'iny oi I hear bleeding profusely The following are the names of the ir.on j known to have been entombed : Potiit, Beaumont, Puilows, Grant, Hudson, 13antield. Pette and son, Masson, Proctor, and Roberts, Owing to subsequent falls, and the fact that tho subsidence covers an area of 15 acres, all hopes of recovering tho men alive have been abandoned. The prospects of recovering the bodies of the dead are veiy doubtful.
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Thames Advertiser, Volume XXII, Issue 6350, 25 June 1889, Page 2
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152THE MINING DISASTER Thames Advertiser, Volume XXII, Issue 6350, 25 June 1889, Page 2
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