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81 P, W. T, LEWIS ON THE I SCENE. »>w "IE INSPECTOR OF MINES MAKES I A STATEMENT. t -n illiam Thomas Lewis arrived on the ? ?? of the disaster about half-past three, ? ?'?g cha.rtered a special train from Ar. for the purpose. After a lengthy (")"S'Ultati-on with ?r. W. W. Hood ?na?mg director of the Glamorgan ?ry Company), Mr. L. Llewelyn ?*?t to the company), Mr. F. A. g'?y. chk? inspeot?r of mineg, engineers, a 411(l oth?r officials of the company, Mr. ?)? ?cly? kindly invited the representaÜves ? 0f tl',4e pr?gg to come into the consulting- 111, and upon their entrance Sir William "?? OF THE WORKINGS CHIEFLY AFFECTED. T?L?-—————————————————————-————————— ).?OatS Ij?wis. with oara.oterLSUc courtesy, ?a?ked to Inspector Gray, The people ?? ?tensely anxious all over the country, tow. ou had better explain the present ?tioH. T^^Plyiog with Sir William's request, In E'DIl-'Otor Gray said: "Great progress has c?? ?<?de towards extinguishing the several '1()118 fLre, which bad occurred at t?s col- bty'' as the result of the explosion, and the bf?).??t condition ha? very greatly improved lirit hat it was twelve hours ago, and we <??.iu a Fhort time to have the main ??aiti? fire thoroughly under control." th?'?g to a query, Mr. Cray stated that the fire bad been prevcuted from getting into ijj/iirn a'rways. 1 ?'?lyn here interposed that they ??d ) '?en gucceesfut in ?3<=o'utely preventing ? ?s from gebting into the returns. ? "ii'iam T. Lewi?: Yes, effectually. Hector (irav, coDtiuuing, eaid that all ?a e °?Hte was being made to recover the ? ?OK' bodies, and parenthetwaJly made s?y ?.?BiB<'?nt, remark, "We had better not ti'Djp lT^. erything possible had been :;Wil1ia.m cordially endorsed this remark, ?ih he emphatically reiterated—"Every ???tx?f..i?ip h?g been done," This, he said, inion of the work which had been Aft' ?d. turning- to Mr. Cray, he. added: ttt Pr thoroughly dimussing with you and ^Jf^^Sineer. I have nothing to suggest O'?t from what has been done." then inquired as to the Mt ??y ?? any of those remaining in the bit l)eiT)g rescued alive. Inspector Gray ?,%it"tled to give any answer, whereupon Sir Wiiil.a-ra remarked, "I think we had better not txd,13 an opinion." And here Sir William, th f)llgtl ?ot so much in words, gave one the ?!i). 8lon that this was highly improbable, O? ??rse." he added, encouragingly, after ? ?a?   emphasising the word "possible. "it emphasising the word "possible," "it ? ? ?'?c—if you can get through the flamea; ?'4t Whlen you get through that fire no (me ta 'll L" ?li C?asmen in withdrawing thanked Sir  for his kindness to them, and the t4l-I baronet oourtedu^iy ackHowledged Expression of gratitude to him. FEOM.Sm W. T. LEWIS. I -1 ?4 ist ,g T-ho? who rendered valua?Ote '?si- ?<e. ia addition to the names pr?Tiou?y M?"??'?- W. MercdJUi. S. Price, (Stia'i'f'r> Penygraig; T. Falcon. Abergorchy y i J l i ? ?y: H. HiU, YniFfpio. Treh?.r?rt; and rSa.n, manager 6f the Blacnclydach ??y. ???'L'UK meffages of eympatby were ,,¡lfJ"' ? from other colliery own ere, and the T ? telegram was forwarded by Sir Lewis: — ??? exceeding?y Eorry to hear of your *°oi!i Qt, and deeply sympathise with you ?) the sufF?rers. I have instructed our tellh '211 manager at LewiB'-Merthyr to ?d'"? you every assistance. f. rELIEE OF THE SUFFERERS. .?t?turday afternoon Mr. W. Abraham b'i n"), M.P., visited the scene, Mco-m-  ??- W. Brace and Mr. D. Watts rtan In a brief conversation the hon. 4,L'rA, o" '?aid he had nothing to say beyond h?? "? ? deep gympathy and that ,f ??? c'?)"?.STjea with the bereaved families. The  ?Tt?patatives of the Federation had  ??''ructod to make arrangements at f:tnancial a,,?d to any members in ?' Qtf it, and a sPpcial meeting of the S?/? committee was convened f?r the ?. ? of making any arraDgemelt ne.ces. 1):¡j'e quai-terly meeting of colliery ??ti"?*'? ? he? at, the Park Ho?l. Ponty- ?? if011 on the proposition of Mr. \111:'a  (A berdare), a resolution of ?s --t^.i y with the relatives of the TiC?iUlE ??'??d. •^K FROM THE HOME ?a h SECRETARY. ??. -? ?cretajry has forwarded to Mr. )¡..8tl'ict lef inspector of mines f?r the ?)?'ct a ??ssage expressing his svm?a,thv Ith t af m^ies of the killed and injured, ask; Dg for ?? information as soon as t??b? ) ^as regards the cause of ? di?P??lly as regards the cause of d(\nrI"EíWIEW WITH A DOCTOR. r* in an interview, wadd the bodies I). 11) I) t,rrible condition, some had frac- ?? ?d. Ie ?' ??? others were shockingly \? ?? hors? were found dead in cm? ?,.  t¡ \s a.tta4Ies in the ?x-?t Seam. One pony }. tb. re. '? ?? both eyes destroyed fic.L blast. ??eu dMOOTered it Wae ^Uy ea-t, mg out ite raa-B?r

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