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SERIOUS DISASTER AT GOWERTON. Seven Colliers Killed in the Elba Pit. rhree Bodies Buried Under a Fall. Fifteen Severely Injured: Inex- plicable Catastrophe. 000 of those fearful misfortunes that ap- pear to be inseparable trcm colliery woru threw busy little Gowertcn into gnef and fright in the small hours ot Saturday morn- ing. About one o'clock a terrific explosion, which woke the slumberers of the wcole c ntrvsids, cccured at Elba Colliery, situ ated just euls'de Gowerton. and belonging to Messrs. Baldwin's Ltd. (formerly Wright, Butler and Co.), who also own the Elba Steei Works At. "nce the litti- town was alive with eager and dl6 tressed crowds all converging to one com men centre, Tbe grimy pit whence bad re verberated the ominous boom that per t-ended so macu ill. First information does not reveal more than the e.rm] certainty that six men were kiJ! ed outright, that thirteen were injured. and that one of these died ot bis injuries before medical assiMACoe could do any- thing. All ot the injured appear to bavo bee badly maimed. Th.> n<*mes of the six men who were killed outright are: Alec Ogilvie, Gowerton, single. Wm. Bowen, Three Crosses, single. Wm. Davies, Penclawdd, married, with children. Thos. Pratt. Penclawdd, boy. Edward Rees, t -lawd< married Dan Davies, Penclawdd, married. Tb", collier wb< died while being removed Is George Williams. AFTER-FALL XJUR,«S THREE OF THE BODIES. As a result of the explosion a fall occmred and at present me bodies of three of the me1.—Edward i.J.ees, Daa. Davies, and T. Pratt—are entombed in the pit and there is no hope ei tertainecl wlu. ever but that they are really dead. Focr of the bodies thus lio on the surface, and three lie below .net cannot yet be got at.. WHERE THE EXPLOSION OCCJEE^. The explosion occurred in the six-foot seam, which aa been won in the last two years by a cross- measure drift, but the co liery had been working tne three- oot a five-foot seams ívr SOT j years. 1 The number or men usually employed at bel°" time »' 'appalling. S"S^an; th°' car-T of the catastrophe is at present un- £ own Mr. Herbert Griffiths r> the unaer- grouud manager, but he was not m the pi, nf the A GRIM COINCIDENCE. It is rather a strange, ut grim coincidence f a. Elba Pit is barely a mile away trom the scene cf the Loughor railway disaster. ALL HOPE GIVEN UP OF THE ENTOMLED MEN. Our special reporter on the SP0^.wr, on Saturday morning: Further P^rticu1*™ go to show tbau seven men are dem and eleven injured, three seriously. The slant I 700 yids long, and the ^plosion *>ak plac in the lowest beading to the There were about 50 men dow m time, and at one o'clock the i • red UGrSffitteinmaSiS?ra, was at once sent for and also D*. A. 0. Gowerton, The at onre went down and the ventilation cot bemp: seriously interrupted, was able to go through the working except one spot where the all had taken place. This was at the top hole, between two levels, and the fall could be approached coming from No. 6 level down to the face or from No. 7 up to the face. It was tben expected that several men might be beneath ttis fait and el three o'clock two of the deaa men, Walliam Da vies, of Penclawdd, CO years f age, who leaves a larg- family, anc Alec Ogilvey, single, of Gowerton, were brought to the bank. Efforts were resumed to get at the extent of the disaster, and to remove the bodias likely to be there ard at a.m. William Bowen, a boy, of laree Crosses, was also bright up dead. These were the only -odies brought to the sunace a. tne time of writing, and they have been placed a one of the col- liery out-buildings. Meanwhile the medical men, attended bj District Nurse Aitken, had been most assiduous in their efforts to the injured, who were afterwards conveyed to their homes. Later on, John Williams, a boy, of Pen- clawdd, died at has home from burns, which, as in tfco other cases, were chiefly the na- ture of the injur, ^s. It was known at this time there were thro- other men under the fall, their names being Thomas Pratt, bo Penclawdd Ed- ward Rees, married, Penclawdd; and Dan Davies, married, Penclawdd. No bope is entertained that any of these men were alive, and -t was expected that it would be from 15 to 20 hours before the faU could be cleared away, it being about 10 yards in extent. The cause oi the exp losio-i is not yet known, but ;t is assumed that the fall was brought down by it. Thero is a prevalent impression that the explosion is doe to coal gas.. The men who had come up were for the most part in other parts of the workings. Tbcsd who were in the mine say that they saw a sheet flame, and that the noise of the explosion was very great. Mines Inspectors ttobson and White ar- rived by the ten o'clock tram on Saturday morning, and at once went down the mine, where they remained for a. long time, while efforts were being continued to remove the fall. It is considered fortunate, and not a little strange, "hat the ventilation was not seri- ously interrupted, otherwise the death roll would have een even more serious. From an eari- hour the manager and his men got able assistance from Mr. Evans, of Glasbrook's Colliery, and Mr. Knoyle, manager of Broad Oak. We understand that the mine was in- spected by the night ureman just before the night shift went ''own, and that every- thing was then in order. The damage underground is not very grjat. Most of the colliers at the Elba hail from Penclawdd and Three Crosses, where the news'of the disaster has caused widespread sympathy witn the relatives and familic Colonel J. Wright, managing director of Messrs. Baldwins, Ltd., has also expressed his deepest sympathy with the widows and families in the dir<j5te^ the first of which has ever occurred in connection with the collieries of Messrs. Baldwins, Ltd., who, it will be remembered, took over the local business of the firm of Messrs. Wright, But- ler and Co., including this particular colliery. it is anticipated that the total death-roll win reach ten, 1.'[00 of those injured being in a serious condition. The following is the official list of the in- jured :— Thomas Bevan, Cefn^telle, slightly burnt. John Long, Three Crosses, dislocated hip. W. J. Morgan, Penclawdd, serious burns. David Edwards, Three Crosses, slightly burnt. D. J. Rees, Three Crosses, slightly burnt. D. Ogilvie, Gowerton, slight burns. Robert Dawes Penclawdd, dislocated ikouider. J. Davies, Pendawdd, slight burns. George Rees, Penclawdd, slightly burnt. Three others are very slightly burnt. PITIFUL SCENESAT THE uCILVIES. One of our representatives visited the house of the Ogilvieis and found the parents pros- trate with grief. Alec Ogilvie (21) waa amongst the killed, but had not then been brought norre. David, another son, was '.n bed suffering from the effects of the explo- sion, being badly hurt. On recovering sum ciently to speak, his first enquiry was for his chums He naturally became ranch up- 8&t OIl learning that his brother was killed. Young Aiec Ogilvie's body bad not been brought home at the time of writing- was apparently suffocated by the damp, as there was not a mark 011 SEVERAL THEORIES—BUT STILL A MYSTERY. j. At two o'clock no more of the been brought to bank, and it pected at this hour that they wou covered in til Ute in the f^fficultv rescue party had expenencwi c with a lot of loose debns' -ground. tors and managers were stul = The victims of the ardent, u seem* were nearly all working in No. m wideU. time of the exp osum were ? ing the top-hole betwee^ q{ the men levels. Singularly ? W a escaped practically unhurt, named Morse, escaped a1etWtSheab^ men, working s. ,what nearer the main deep, were all killed. Several theories are given to account for the disaster. Some think that it must have been caused by a.collier's lamp opening^ n_„ +heorv is that it may have been caused by a fall breaking a lamp. Respecting this, it is interesting to note that a colliery lamp, even when ;t fal to the ground will imme- diately become extinguished. But until the mine inspectors make their report, it is im- possible to state what is the cause of the ex. plosion^ WRIGirrs EMOTION. Col. Wright, when he visited the scene, broke down completely.. The nois.e of + he explosion was very great, being heard even at the Police Station. The man Ogilvie is a brother of the widow of the late Stationmaster of Gowerton. Had the bodies b^n all ^brought tjban* on Saturday, Mr. Glynn Price had opening the inquest in the afte da will now probably be opened on y SURVIVOR TELLS A THRILLING STORY. VJ H Rees, a trammer employed at the colliery^ gave another of jep^nta- tivo3 a graphic account of th. accident t»o"uSaECe= WM'»«oed f~m danger by th2 •'v.•, -i engaged at the present col- were about sixty in the shift, and went down the slant at live o'clock. iSoth- jna unusual happened during the mght and no" gas was detected. Ju.st before finishing tb?> shift, there was loud report, without any warning. The noise was deafening, and at once realised that an explosion of gas had taken place. 1 did not see the flash from where 1 was standing. There were then dense volumes of dust and suffocating after-damp. I had been struck on the leg by the splinter of a tram, but had suf- ficient presence of mind to struggle to-' wards the surface against the deadly after- damp. The distance would piobably be 150 ya.rds, and it was with difficulty that I coulu get out, having to feel my way and fight against the after-damp. I do not think I could have gone many yards fur- ther. "My first concern was naturally for my friends, but I was so overcome on seeing the mangled remains of one of my poor companions, and hearing the heart-breaking cries of the wounded that I could do r.oth- ing. "Making my way to the surface, I sent for a medical man and Dr. A. C. Davies quickly put in an appearance. "It is impossible to describe the scene below as the place quickly became filled with dense volumes of dust. "Some of the men had their clothes stripped off them, and portions of c.othing were lying < bout, and the force of the ex- plosion may be imagined from tbe fact that trams 250 yards away were smashed. 1 A man close by was killed, uut another in apparently a more dangerous position es- caped unhurt, having thj presence oi mind to lie fiat on the line. "Very many other instances could be given of miraculous escapes. HAIR BLOWN OFF A MAN'S HEAD. "I am told that one o. the killed had -.11 his hair blown off his head. "It is impossible to account for the ac- cident, because there had been no trace of gas. and the explosion occurred just as we were about to finish the turn." ONE FATALITY FOUR YEARS AGO. The colliery is fairly free from gas, and one of the men who had been engaged there for some years, stated that he only remem- bered one previous explosion, which occurred four years ago, and resulted in the death of a fireman named Davy. DOCTOR'S TERSE DESCRIPTION OF THE SCENE. Dr. A C. Davies and Dr. Hughes, Pen- clawdd, aTe doing all they possibly can for the injured. Dr. Davies, on ascertaining the serious condition of some of the men, immediately sent for two trained nurses, who are now in attendance. The doctor described the scene as "worse than the Loughor disas- ter." WAS IT A FOREWARNING? A man named Leyshon had a lucky escape A few minutes before the explosion he filled a tram and walked away, saying:- "This is the last tram I am going to fill. He then walked to the top and just got out of danger in time. WALKED TO HIS DEATH. Amongst the killed is a lad named Wil- liams, who was very popular with the men. A few minutes prior to the accident it was necessary for him to proceed in the direction of the West drift. At the time of the explo- sion he was walking to his death, making I straight for the scene of the accident. ARMY OF WILLING HELPERS. Immediately the accident became known • 7vl ,^ininine collieries all the men oeaaed come necessary.
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DEATH-ROLL RAISED TO TEN. Three More Elba Victims Succumb to Their Burns. The Elba Colliery explosion near Gower- ton has up to the present claimed ten vic- tims. Six were killed outright, and a boy died shortly afterwards at bis home from the terrible burns he had received. This was the death-roll up to Saturday evening, but it was then anticipated that at least three of the most seriously injured could not possibly recover, so fearful were the d-I fects of the explosion. Two of these- David John Rees, single, of Three Cross36, and George Rees, married, Penclawdd—suc- cumbed on Saturday night, and the third, W. H. Morgan, single, Penclawdd, died on Sunday morning. All the other injured are ooing well, though David Ogilvie, whose bi other Alec was among the killed outright, is reported to be in a precarious condition. He, poor fellow, had heard of his brother's death, and amid his sufferings on Saturday made constant inquiries after his comrades who were working with him at the time of the disaster. Later on he had the painful shock of seeing the dead body of Alec brought into the humble iittle home, that is situate within a stone's throw of the ill- fated colliery. Sinca than he has not pro- gressed so well as had been hoped for, de- spite the assiduous efforts of Dr. A. C. Davies and two trained nurses who have been imported into the district for the pur- pose of attending to the whole of the in- jured men. Up to Sunday night the throe bodies known to be beneath the heavy fall that was brought down by the explosion had ret been recovered. The rescue gang were at work throughout Sunday, but great diffi- culty was experienced in timbering the r->of consequence of so much loese debris. Very little rubbish came up on Sunday, and this showed that the men were principally fn- gaged in the work of timbering with a view of Ultimate! y clearing the fail awav. CROWDS VISIT THE SCENE. On Sunday crowds of people visited the scene of the disaster, and general sympathy was expressed with the families of the poor fellows who had lost their Jives in their en- deavour to earn daily bread for themselves aad those either totally or partially depen- dent upon them. Inspector Davies, of Gowerton, had a special staff of constables on duty at the mouth of the slant, and these were no disorderly scenes of any kind. Special references were made to the disaster in the various churches and chapels on Sun day, and at Penclawdd, which is almost a village in mourning, some pathetic scenes were witnessed. CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION. The fact that Mines Inspector Lobson and his assistant inspector (Mr. White) did not return to the colliery after 2.30 tn Satur- day afternoon is thought to be proof that they had satisfied themselves as to the cause of the disaster. It is of importance to note that not enly are safety lamps used at the Elba Colliery, but that no shot-iinng was done, so that the explosion must have oc- curred, it is thought, by some infringement of the colliery regulations. In all probability it will be found to have been an unlockeu lamp—an ret done by one or thj other of the deceased men. If this were thcase, the force of the explosion in the gaseous six- foot seam can be readily imagined. The scene below, even when Dr. Davies arrived some half an hour later, is described as awful, and 111 the darkness the doctor him- self had some difficulty in alleviating the sufferings -A the injured. SYMPATHY FROM COAL-OWNERS. There was a joint sitting of the coal- owners and men's representatives at Cardiff o i Saturday morning, when the news of the disaster was received, and immediately a vote of condolenoe with the widows ani families was passed. At the same time Mr. John Williams, the agent for the Western District Miners' Association, left, for Gower- ton. Among other condolences received has been a telegram from Mr. Butler, of Messrs. Baldwin's, Ltd., the owners of the colliery. QUESTION OF COMPENSATION. In the four cases where there was total dependence the amount payable to the widow and families, is B260 each In the at her six partially dependent cases the amount is £80 each, making together nearlv £ i,300. In addition to this the injured cases ) will fall heavily upon, we believe, the Pro- vident Jerks' Insurance Society. In serious cases of burns by a colliery explosion t takes a considerable time before the injured person is able to resume work again. TEN DEAD AWAIT CORONER'S INQUEST. Our representative, who visited the scene of the disaster on Monday morning, wires that the bodies of Thomas Pratt, boy Ed ward Rces, married, and Dan Davies, mar- ried, all of Penclawdd, were recovered dot six o'clock on Monday morning, but up to the time of wiring had not been brought to the bank. Rescue gang- had been at work practically since midnight on Friday, and had ex- perienced difficulties in removing the heavy fall. It will be some days before ordinary work at the colliery can be resumed. YOUTH OF THE VICTIMS. With the exception of William Davies of Penclawdd, wh: was 60 years of age, none of the victims were over 26 years'3of arre. Edward Rees, David Davies and George Rees were 26; Alec Ogilvey and David John -é-0ei) were 21; W. H. Morgan was 20; Willi a Bowen and Thomas Pratt were 18, and Geo. Williams was a lad of 14. TWO MEN STILL IN A SERIOUS CONDITION. David Ogilvey was reported to be much better on Monday morning, but at least two of the injured men are still in a precarious The inquest has been fixed for 3.3D tins afternoon at the Gowerton Police Station. TERRIBLE. TORTURES OF EXPLOSION VICTIMS. At one o'clock on Saturday there was little at Gowerton to indicate to a casual visitor that anything unusual had occurred in tbe neighbourhood. The condition of the village was quite normal. Nor WB) there at the grimy little Elba Colliery, a mile away. The spot had to be inquired for! Less than twenty men were at the pit's rncuth, and some of these police, pressmen, and persons with camera tripods snapping melancholy photographs. Desolation and grime and apparent indif- ference were the outstanding features of the situation. The injured had hours before been taken far away to their homes at Pen- clawdd and Three Crosses. A roughly tim- bered bole slanted down into a more dismal Inferno than that on the surface. Down that hole a quarter of a mile away, under the swamp, a gang of men, they said, were clearing the tons of muck that had fallen, and under which somewhere, lay the dead bodies of two married men and a boy. Through th9 window of a rough shed near by you could see heaps of somathing covered with coarse sacking, on a joiner's bench. That smudgy black and red rod which the sack didn't quite cover was what had once been a man's arm! Practically all the men working at this colliery live at Pcnclawdd or Three Crosses, each about three miles away. There was no reason why anyone should remain at the pit. The extent of the disaster was known there were two men and a boy below, and they were dead. The ventilation was perfect, and the rescuers at work below ran no more than the ordinary risk of their lives which the bla-ck collier runs every day and every night in order that the clang of manufacture and locomotion may proceed, and the pros- perous have comfortably warmed and lighted homes. Gowerton was scarcely agitated, but over little cockle shell strewn Penclawdd lay a great, black shadow. Nearly all the dead and the injured belonged to Penclawdd. In every street blasted and broken men writhed in agony; their features in some instances unrecognisable, and all plastered with lint and bandages. It was pitiful to see the tor- ture under which the poor men suffered. They were in no condition to tell any story. Among these two trained nurses were work- ing, doing what was possible to bring some alleviation of torture. Relatives and friends could only gather around, and dumbly sym- pathise. The difficulty of securing house accommodation and consequent over-crowd- ing was suggested, not orly by the distance 3t which these poor colliers live from their work. but also by the fact that the beds would often be found downstairs in the ordi- nary living room. Poor Robert Davies, of Station-terrace, nad a fractured^ collar-bone, and other in- ternal injuries, in addition to burns on the forehead. All he could say was he remem- bered hearing the sound of the explosion which stunned him. "How did you get out?" he was asked. "Oh, some of our fellows got me out," he replied, his face lighting up for a moment with gratitude from under the coal dust. That was all he knew. Some others could not be seen at all. The worst cases were those of W. H. Morgan, Station-road, Penclawdd, a single young fel- low, whose legs are fractured, and Get, Rfjes, married, whose injuries had not on Saturday been properly ascertained by the doctors. Of these th« least hopeless was Morgan. The brother of Rees came to the door when a representative of the "Post" ^a"ed. Asked how his brother was, he replied, He s just alive, that's all," and added that his poor body was all black and swollen. Ho did not invite the pressman in. The latter was not sorry he had seen enough of hornole sights. With a word of sympathy for the brother, who seemed much cut up, he humeo away. INTERVIEW WTTH DPS. DAVIES AND HUGHES. >t "All of the cases are serious ones, said Dr. A. C. Davies. of Gowerton. Dr. Davies was one of the first at the pit after the ex- plosion—half an hour before anyone came up. "It was a sad sight to see," he remOTk^ci, "everything so weird and black, and the poor fellows calling for water, and there were no "everything so weird and black, and the poor fellows calling for water, and there were no utensils to give it them in. It was the most I fearful night I ever spent." He and Dr. Hughes, of Penclawdd, who arrived later, performed such hasty surgical work as they could under the circumstances, and as soon as possible, sent the injured home. It needed no doctor to pronounce on the dead. The injured in Dr. Davies' district were Dd. Edwards and D. J. Rocs, of Three Crosses, and P. Ogilvie, li«»rthllwyn (all burned). and .ohn Long, Three Crosses (dislocated hip and burns). Thos. Bevan, Ccfnstelle, was the least injured of all. Dr. Hughes, of Penclawdd. who w;.s hastily called up. reached the pit's mouth about two o'clock. He kindly gave our representative particulars of the injuries to the Penclawdd men. Robert Davies has a fractured collar bone., and probably fractured pelvic. W. H. Mor-
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ATTEMPT ON THE CZAR. Astounding Revelations from St, Petersburg, Field-Gun Loaded with Case-shot Discharged, "Crack" Battery Under Arrest, Further details of the sensational affair at St. Petersburg ehovv that it was really an attempt on the Czar's life, with mo6t extra- ordinary features. The St. Petersburg correspondaat of tor "Daily Express" telegraphs: — One of the gravest t.Ld most sensational things that have happened in St. Petersburg for many years occurred this morning. I While the Czar was assisting at th" < ceremony of the Blessing of the Waters of I the Neva—wmle, indeed, lie was still wat I with the holy water spnnuied by the Priest -a caunoa loaded with case-silot was ured at him. "Luckily, the shots missed their mark. A policeman was wounded and several win- dows of the Winter Palace were broken. "It is now admitted that the occurrence was the result of a conspiracy among the men of a battery of horse artillery who were charged with the iiring cf a salute to signal- ise the sacred ceremony of the morning. "Instead of a blank charge, the third gun oi the battery was loaded with case-shot, and this gun was pointed directly at ths pavilion where the Czar was standing, its elevation being much lower than that of the rest of the guns. "The whole battery is under arrest, 3000 an inquiry is proceeding. The Court officials are horrified to think that so dastardly an outrage could have been attempted by one of the finest batteries in the army—a battery wherein all the officers are noblemen of the highest rank, whose at- tachment to th-? Throne was believed to have been sufficient to ensure equal loya'ty throughout all ranks." OFFICIAL REPORT: "INQUIRY CONTINUES.' (Reuter's Agency.) St. Petersburg, Thursday.—The follow- I ing' official account ot the firing on the palace during to-day's oeremony vas issuer this evening "Durdng :he ceremony of the blessing :;f t..e waters of the Neva to-day in the pre- sence of the Emperor, as the usual salute was being :ired, an accident happened. "A charge 01 shrapnel instead ot a saiu tmg charge was nred from a gun belong- log to one oi the batteries stationed ne;ir the Bourse. Some c L tne bullets strucii tt-e facade ct the Winter Palace, near the Quay Gardens, breaking four windows. "A policeman belonging to the St. Peters- burg loroe waet wo .nded. According to in- icmation to nand at present, no other ac- cident occurred. Tie inquiry continues." FIVE BULLET HOLES IN A REGI MENTAL STANDARD. Mr. Chas. E. Hands, of the "Daily Mail," telegraphs from St. Petersburg a two-column account of the occurrence, and emphasises the sensation caused by the knowledge th-it th3 attack came from the Army—and from the Guards Corps--which is charged with the special duty of guarding the Czar. "One fact is clear (he continues^, that a gun fired from a distance of 400 yards was discharged with so close an aim that five builet holes were pierced m the regimental standard carried in the procession just above his Majesty's head." A small kiosk chapel has been erected on the ice of the riverside, and opposite the grand entrance to the Winter Palace. Through a hole cut in the ice, the Metropoli- tan thrice immersed in the waters of tne tan thrice immersed in the waters of tne Neva his gold cross, then handed the chalics to the Csar. At the moment the Emperor raised the chalice to his lips, the first of the cannons boomed from the Bourse Battery across the river. Another follower, and another, and with the third one of the Gendermarie guard- ing the pavement on the palace quay was seen to fall hea, ilv on his face. It was at first thought he had had a coid-stroke, but when turned over it was seen that he had been shot through the forehead. One priest was wounded in the arm, ar.d several windows were smashed in the palace, and inside in the Nicholas saloon, where the Diplomatic Corps were gathered a chandelier was smashed. "It was not until later," remarks Mr. Hands, "when the matter was fully investi- gated that it was realised that one of the guns had been charged with case-shot and deliberately aimed at the kiosk." The Czar's demeanour on his return to the palace was quite cool and unperturbed, but it is stated that he had been implored the same morning at Tsarskoe Srk'(' not to invite danger that was believed to be threatening his visit to the city. but no one suspected in what quarter the danger lay. RUSSIAN BELIRF IN A PLOT. (Reuter's Foreign Special). Paris, Friday.—The St. Petersburg corres- pondent of the "Echo de Paris" < t-es that many people believe in the existence of plot in connection with yesterday's affair. Two gunners are suspected of having had relations with revolutionaries.
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INFLUENZA INCREASING. The influenza epidemic is again spreadin" over the country. Ths visitation is of a very prostrating nature, and the disease is certainly on the increase. The orig'n of tHe disease, or rather the circumstances which bring it about, is as much a mystery ah ev?r. \ou cannot trifln with influenza. It undermines the nervous system to a greater extent than almost anv other dis- euse,, and it is Pneumonia that kills, and Pneumonia strikes the man who imagines lie has only a mild form of Iniluenza, and can go about the street as usual. It can hardly be doubted that the prevalence of Che-st and Lung Complaints mnst be as- cribed to the baneful influence cf ln3uenz: whose after-effects so frequently take this form. Now the Best Remedy is without doubt Gwilym Evans' Quinine Bitters. Sold in bottles 2s. 9d. and 4s. 6d.
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Girls' Strike at Morriston. Dnring the last couple of weeks the girls I employed in the assorting-rooms of the Mor riston Tinplate Works as reckoners have been on strike. It seems that the manager suggests a re- ¡ duction in the number of hands to do a cer- tain number of sets, but to such an arrange- ment the reckoners would not agree. Since the girls left the work of reckoning, it has been done by weighers, hauliers, la- bourers, etc. 1 The works are going on as usual-
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Swansea Police Court. MONDAY. ,-r- i i c fimn hftrcr T Before Messrs. tt. wax Rosser and K^ THE DRINK LIST. These were dealt with for dxunkeuness Sarah Ann Rumph, ^r%d' ,0r s?ven days Mary Ann Arnold, Strapd, eleven pre- vious convictions, 14 days hard labour Her- bert Nicnolls, boiler Ve-0n^treet, cautioned and discharged John Burns, la- bourer, Strand, 5s. or five days; Simon Casey, seaman, 7s. 6d. cr seven days; the case of Catherine Cuilen, Elangyfe]acf,_str was remanded for a weck 5 ^a.rah McVeigh, Dyfatty-street, was cautioiied and dis- charged. jXjCKY LURWELL. Thomas Lurwell, labourer, Neptune-court, was charged with assaulting and wounding Catherine Collins, by striking her on the head with a stone m Neptune-court on Satur- day. No prosecutor appearing, the case was dismissed. SHEAN MU^P MAKE PEACE. Willi»rn 8hean, labourer, Caepistyll-street, was sampled for assaulting Rose Willis on January lb, and hound over to kaep the P,Yaee. MARRIED-NOT MATED. William Morris, 35, Old-road, was sum- moned for deserting his wife Margaret- Com- plainant said they had been married two years next August, and had one child 17 months old. They lived together for three weeks only, and since his leaving he had I sent nothing towards her '.maintenance.— Separation o-der was made, defendant to ray 8s. a week.
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WORKERS ARISE. Huge Unemployed Demonstration in Russia. 300,000 Petition the Czar for "Leave to Live,' St. Petersburg, Friday.—A rumour was circulated to-day that Captain Davidoff, one of the officers of the battery from which a charge of case shot was tired at the Czar yesterday, had committed suicide. Another report added that several other officers bad followed his example. The Army authorities deny in general terms the suicides of the officers, but it is admitted that Davidoff, the captain of the battery, has been arrested. I am informed that the Grand Duke Yladi- mir was slightly wounded in the hand. One rnamKci. 4-U r' _r. r» __j u 1 ^urps oi rages ana oue ni^u civilian official were also injured. A strict order was issued yesterday that A strict order was issued yesterday that the saluting battery was to face up the river, but three guns were trained upon the pavilion. The case of yesterday's loaded cartridge has been found cn the Neva ice. It is of an old type, holding about 150 bullets. There are indications that through some fault in the charging of the case many of the bullets struck the ice. The gun was fired bv the 1st Battery of the Guards' Artillery Brigade, known as his Majesty's Own Yevo Veli- chcs.va. The brigade is newly officered, held name the firing captain is with- It is ) cmjouc; coincidence that the wounded policeman's familv name is Roman o2, tiie same as that of the" Emperor.-C. E. Hands, in, the "Daily Mail." OFFICIAL INQUIRY .NTO THE INCIDENT. Sf: Petersburg, Friday.—Hie inquiry con- cerning yesterday's incident at tl* blessing of the waters is being conducted by the Bri gaaier-General of the Artillery Corps, but so far as ^an be ascertained no arrests have yet been made. The theory, which appears to have been spread broadcast throughcut Europe, that I Russia is face to face with an army plot, is t discounted by the trivial nature of the dan-age done.—(Reuter). ST. PETERSUBURG PREFECT'S TACTLESS ORDER. S:. Petersburg, Saturday.—By yesterday evening the strike had spread to 173 in- dustrial concerns, including a number ot siii;ill businesses. The Prefect his published a notice warn- ing the people that neither gatherings nor processions will bo allowed and that in order to prevent disturbances resort will be had to legally prescribco energetic measures. Tho notice requests workmen to abstain from all participation in the mass meetings. -Re-titer. WORKERS' PETITION TO THE CZAR. St. Petersburg, Friday.—The petition for presentation to the Czar dhich is at present going the round of the workmen's me?vnys for signature, contains n, bitter complaint about the desperate condition of the work- men, and their deprivation of human rights. men, and their deprivation of human rights. It ends with an expression of devotion to Czar, and its concluding words are: "Be merciful to us. Let us live. li thou leavest us in this position, we prefer to die."—Reu- ter. ENORMOUS CROWDS OF UNANIMOUS STRIKERS. St. Petersburg, Friday.—Something akin to a revolutionary movement prevails here. A general strike has been declared, all the newspaper cfrices are closed, enormous crowds are parading the streets, and on Sun- day a vast meeting, headed by the priest ov_ Gapon, who is directing the movement, will assemble in the palace square, where a petition (given elsewhere) will be presented to the Czar. Practically all industry is at a standstill. So overwhelming is the unanimity of the people that the police and military are leav- ing them alone. Threats of violence, and arson are being freely uttered by the strikers. The Czar has ordered large forces of I cavalry and infantry to be despatched to St. Petersburg, and the city on Saturday is Petersburg, and the city on Saturday is practically under martial law.—("Daily I Mail.") FATHER CAPON SPEAKS HIS MIND. ¡ Father Gapon, the leader of thp new move- ment. interviewed by the "Daily Telegraph" St. Petersburg correspondent, said "Only political concessions can pave the way for economic reforms. Before the strke I tola the Prefect that we intended to strike if'our demands (of which I handed him a copy) were not conecded. "Next day he informed me the demands would not be granted, and then only did the strike begin. 'I "I intend to gather thirty or forty thou- sand workmen i.i Sunday, and march them to the Palace, where I hope to present our petition to his Majesty, as simpiy loyal citi- zens, to obtain a hearing of him, who has been deceived hy the bureaucracy. "Me they shall not arrest: effective mea- sures have been taken against any such sur- prise. "If the po'; ,e or Cossacks bar our way to the Palace and disperse us, as they dispersed "If the pol,(, or Cossacks bar our way to the Palace and disperse us, as they dispersed the crowd in Moscow, they can employ force and spill blood and I will stand in the front, as behoves a leader who is responsible for the fateful action of his "trusting comrades, and if the authorities shoot us down, I shall be the first to fall." PICKED BODYGUARD TO KEEP HIM SAFE St. Petersburg, Saturday (later). — The strikers are parading the main streets, tt have been instructed by their leaders to offer no personal violence to -the police. The opinion is freely expressed that the Government will be forced to concede the demands of the men. Father Gapon's organisation has appoint- ed a picked guard of four hundred men to prevent any attempt on the Czar's life should he receive a deputation of the men s leaders.—Reuter. leaders.—Reuter.
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Ammanford Houses Burned Down A fire occurred at Bettws, Ammanford, on Sunday morning, resulting in ihe de- struction of two houses, occupied by David Thomas, hauuer, his wife, and three chil- dren, and Mrs. Miles, widow, and the rendering of *he people homeless. They bad narrow escapes, but succeeded in getting < ut in time and sa', im; some of the furniture. POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE MISHAP. Further particulars go to show that- Mrs. Thomas sat up rather late, while her hus- band went to bed, taking with hiiiiyi caudle tJut no candlestick. This be laid on the table and retired tc bed, read a newspaper, and then dropped to sleep. At 2.S0 Mrs. Thomas noticeJ smoke escaping from the bedroom. She went up and found the room in flames. She snatched up the two children, and woke her husband. By t-his 11¡" both cottages were furiously burning. :U:a:1 tlie occupants I of both houses were now out on th- road, ar rayed only in 11at! ire. Several neigh- hours made a strvnuous attempt to extic- guish the nre, but of no avail. Within sfl h°ur the cottages were totally destroyed, and both the occupants are in a destitute position, their furniture and cloth- ing having been burned. Mrs. Miles had some money in the house, and this is 'so lost, unless t1. is found in the debris. She is a Up la_id nD with shock. j
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-4_ Fatal Blaze at Margate. fire broke out at cbout- half-past one on Monday morning on the premises of Smith's Odsnop, 17 and 18, Market-place, Margate. Five people were sleeping on the premise anu after Mr. Haddon, the manager, had given the alarm, and Mrs. Haddon had called her son, daughter and servant, they made their escape from a passage window on to a bad roof sixteen feel below. in jumping, Mrs. Haudon broke several ribs and sustained severe internal injuries. Mics Dorothy Haddon, aged 16, was bad'y injured about the head, rid is suffering from concussion of the brain, and Mr. Had- don broke his left arm. They were rescued by the police and neighbours by means of a ladder, and were taken to a neighbour's house, where doc- tors were soon in attendance. The flames were well under control when Constable Rolf was missed. An immediate search resulted in his body being found at tho top ot the house, death being due to suffocation. The shop was completely gutted, but tho rest of he building was saved. Whilst the fire was at its height, an- other broke out at a hairdresser's shop not a hundred yards away, the pper part being gutted. Ilrs. and Haddon are in a critical condition.
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Swansea Conservatism. A meeting of the Executive Committee of the Swansea Conservative Association held on Friday evening for the purpose of receiving a letter from Mr. Waddington re- signing his position as agent. The Chairman (Mr. J. R. Davies) explain- ed that Mr. Waddington had not found Swansea beneficial to his health, and was not resigning for any other cause. The Chairman moved that Mr. Wadding- ton's resignation be accepted under the cir- cumstances. He was personally \ery sorry to lose Mi. Waddington it would also be a big loss to the party, and he was sure the committee would accept the resignation with the keenest possible regret. Mr. J. R. Leaver (president of the Cham- ber of Commerce) said the cnairman's propo- sition hardly needed seconding, but he agreed with all that he had said. Mr. Wad- dington had always done his duty in a trust- worthy and fearless manner. Mr. J. P. Jones said it came as a great blow to him and, he was sure, to the rest of the committee. Mr. W. Walters expressed a hope that Mr. Waddington would eventually return to Swansea, as no agent had ever worked so hard, served them so well, or been so -uc- c-essful. Mr. Waddington, m reply, thanked 'he committee for tneir kindness, and said he regretted very mucii that he had to leave them. It was decided to advertise for a snc- and to hold an early meeting to make the appointment. Reports submitted showed that (he asso- ciation was in a good financial position, and that the Salisbury Club was rapidly regain- ing its old position of influence and useful- ness. ness. 1_
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Scottish Major's Mixed Marriage. In the Edinburgh Court of Session on Monday, further evidence was given before Lord Kincairney in the action by Jane Macdonald, or Parkinson, and Emily Grace Gethin, or Elliott, or Parkinson, against Major Hope Parkinson, formerly of the Highland Light Infantry Militia, and 80th Regiment, for declaration of marriage. Mr. James Reid tWrIter to the Signet), Edin- burgh. agent to Mrs. hliott in the proceed- ings said that. on May 7th or 9th lastMajor Parkinson told witness that be was to iJ6 Parkinson told witness that be was to ^e married to Mrs. Elldot and aeked him to act 1".1 connection with the settlement. This was prepared and within a few days of Mav 18th the major told witness he had ^one through a form of marriage with Mrs. .1 Elliott, and th8y declared themselves man ijid wife- June witness learned from the 'a, or that Jane Macdonald was raising a cestion about the chtilJ. Witness saw Maodonald and she said she was quite willing to agree to an arrangement aoout the child provided the major did not marry MTS. Elliott. C.ona inuir.g, witness cai(i the arrange- ments were n ade for a religious ceremony, but Jane Macdonald's claim to be the ma- jor's wife prevented the ceremony taking place, as arranged. In the presence of a writness the major informed Jane Macdon- aid that he wasmarried to Mrs. Elliott on August 29 ■■•j ma3 caTed on witneiss imd said he aid not wish to go on with the religK""5 ceremony. The evidence of Mrs. Dyce, of Chorley fT anc.), t3kfn, commission, was read. It was st3^ a+* Swansea Streets Commit- tee, on Tuesday, .aat the final apportionment for street worKs m Khondda-street was £ 101 18s. Id.
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School Inspectorships Criticised. At the annual meeting of the Rhondda branch of the N.UT.. on Saturday, Mr. J. W. John (president), referring to t,h, Swansea schools inspectorship had nothing to say against a.r inspector as such, but opposed it on account of the fric- tio- likely to arise from the dual control of inspector anci clerk. Concerning Aid. Martin s statement upon the bad classifica- 0 Mr. John said that il the government inspector had made such a b to Mr- Marti., and if the grant been paid, that inspector had not done '"S duty. That was a mo-jt important paint [ trom the educational view, and Mr. John d¡J not believe that the subjection of tea- fhex-s to such form of inspection would be conducive to the educational benefit ot the child.
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-öI A La Comic Papers Mr Justice Jelf on Monday heard an action brought by a clerk against a Mr. George Stephenson for assault. Plaintiff made the acquaintance of defendant's daughter, I ut the father objected to the friendship aud forbade plaintiff to have any communication W2!l tb" y°unS lady. Plaintiff saw the ladv home after tennis ia«t June, and was just saying "Good bye," when the father appeared and twice knocked him down.
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I gan has both legs fractured; tho nature of Geo. Pvees' injuries had not been^ precisely ascertained. The others were turned about the arms and faoe, and all ie mjyrec{ were badly bruised. The serious urns \ycn mostly of the forehead and facia cavity The most critical cases were those of V,. H. Morgan and Geo Rees. ANOTHER FALL FURTHER ENTOMBSj REMAINING Telephoning at noon our rePr^C"Uve says that the three bodies buried i-Ti pit had not yet been brought ace. but it wae expected they w° moment. It seems that dircctly eccue ga came across then, anotnex curred, completely burying the ^°dies again. Subsequent jou.neys r--dg t Up tram after tram oi rubbish. e .rce of the explosion cou^d be eoeQ lte fact t 1. the debrns had been sunPV reduced to powder.. A pathetic incident in joon^ctaon with the deceased men is related. ^\° °* the bodies now in the fall ar^ cia.psea In each others arms. „ Mr. Robson, H.M. Ir.spcct°r 0 Klines, and his assistant, Mr. White, '7::re again at the colliery, but did the sIan. durdng the morning.. The Penclawdd district is deecnbed as in a terrible .«tate of mourning;50 rnany of the colliers being related to the dseeasod col- liers through inter-marriage- i The deceased married rren le^ e chiJdrGn as follows Wm. Davies, 6ix °"r nf them married; Edward Roes, three; Daniel aiKj George Rees, one each. Gowerton, 2 p.m.—The three bodi^ are still underground, and the ridero, as they como up from their hazardous jonrneys could only shake their heads >lespairinSly when! asked if their hard task of .resc^e v*~ould soon be over. Further timbering Had k,) be done after noon, and so loose was th0 fQp that the work of rescue could 0IVy be car- ried out with a great amouat of rusk. Mr. Griffiths, the manager, was down all the morning, and when he came up for a short respite he could give n,° UK'^ation when the fall would be cleared away, .,ud some old colliers thought it 1, e days before the bodies could be recovered, so loose was the roof. Dr. Davies was at the mouth of the slant for some time during the morning- an<J at 1Q o'clock Mr. Gordon, M.E., Swansea, Weni down for the purpose of making an ^amina- The injured men were doinl; well except T. Bevan and P. J. Edwards, who paas^ a very bad night.. During the morning the jury over in brakes and viewed the ° the vic- tims at Penclawdd and Three Crosse^ liTC- paratory to the opening of th.1 be- fore Mr. F. H. Glynn Price. under stood that only evidence of iclentlficati in would be taken, this being necessary ill (ion. crdcr that buriai certificates might I granted. TWO OF THE 3URIEP VICTIMS REACHED. Gowerton, Z.OJ p.m.—Shortly after two j'dock two of the men were reached, but at the time of wiring the codues had ll", yet been brought to the surface. Their names are Daniel Da vies aid Ihos. Pratt, and it seems that it was these two men who were found close to each other. The fact that both were without burns, but considerably crushed, goes to show that pro- bably they vere injured by the explosion and subsequently killed by the 'wavy fall. We understand that the clamps and cloth- ing of some of the victims b; ve been taken possession A by the mines inspector. THROWN INTO A FIELD: CON- STABLE'S MISHAP. News reached Gowerton on Monday after- noon that an accident had occurred to une of the brakes containing t! jurymen, at Penclawdd. It seems that when in a nar- row lane the jurymen had got out of this particular brake to walk, leaving the driver and P.C. Evans (Gowerton) in the vehicle. Suddenly the hor-a became frightened, (u.d dashed off. The brake came heavily in contact with the hedge and the two occu- pants were thrown into an adjoining /ie;d. Fortunately they sustained no injuries and the brake was not much damaged. DISTRESSING OCCURRENCE AT SKETTY. Mrs. Griffiths, aged 45, the wife of a su- pc-rannuated police officc:, had one or two relatives in the mine and was at Sketty, at the house of her son-in-law, when she heard the news. A trap had been sent from Penclawdd to f<*tch Mrs. Griffiths, and as she was ^resting t1 go to see her brother, the news was con- veyed to her, and so great was the eilect upon her that she fell dead. SECOND STAGE IN THE SAD TRAGEDY. The second stage in the sad tragedy was readied on Monday afternoon, when the county coroner, Mr. F. H. Glynn Price, opened the inquest at Gowerton Polioe Sta- tion. Mr. D. R. Thomas was choeen as foreman of the jury. Others present were Col. Wright, manag- ing director of Baldwin's, Ltd., the owners of the Elba Pit, also Mr. Thomas Richards, xvi.P., and Mr. John Williams, miners' agents, and Mr. David Randall. The Coroner expressed deep sympathy with the families of the victims. Colonel Wright, Messrs. Randell, and Thomas Richards endorsed the remans of the coroner. Colonel Wright expressed the hope that the investigation woul<jv awi nn L. prevanting a recurrence of i-rrh a disaster. The inquest was on the bodies of the fol- lowmg ;Alec Ogilvie, W. Bowen, D. J. a-- Uees, W. Davies, G. Rees, W. H. Morgan, ■:nd David Williams. Formal evidence of identification having been taken, The Coroner intimated that the inquiry would be adjourned till next Friday fort- night, and wouid then be conducted at the Rechabite Hall, Gowurton.