Show awful colliery accident in iii wales 14 castle street merthyr fi fil I 1 may 1852 dear president richards I 1 am sorry to inforno you of a very dreadful occur occurrence ence which occurred in this neighborhood last monday mo 1 in in a at cumbach Cwm bach where there is a bratich branch of the church about five miles from here there were about one huldred men at work in the pit when the damp took fire and blew burnt and killed sixty nine of them and in the number killed were nineteen brethren their names are as follows elder ebenezer morris president of oe cumbach branch and two sons elder eider david jencina Jenki Jen kina wt elder thomas E evans vans and elder thomas phillips thomas pritchard edward davies and son members priest daniel ma matthews atthews priest thomas res deacon jenkin jenef n rose eose r res s i rees hopkin and son and charles marks members member teacher lewis and two sons and william samuel samuel member there were eight more saints working in the pit they got out alive but were very verv much bruised one I 1 brother said when thirty had given the themselves melves up to be smothered there was such a dust after the ex sion 1 I am not to die I 1 ranst must go to zion first so florion Flo am going out then hp he wetted his bag which he be bad to carry his victuals and ered it on his mouth to prevent the dust from smothering him and walked out well and be is now quite well many explosions and destructions like I 1 the be above but not so many killpa have occurred in the above a and rid surrounding pits in that vale these last eight since since a branch ot of VV the church has been org organized there e and hundreds or of people have been killed burnt and broken to atoms in them but this is the first time for the saints to have it I 1 have possessed feelings many times which caused me to give counsel to disorganize the above branch and to remove the saints to some safer places there is a little more of the golden god to be hid brid there than in any other pits I 1 believe they ca can earn ab about out xa 2 a month more there and the gentiles are gathering there from all quarters and there r get et killed by the dozens and scores I 1 had given a particular counsel to the above brethren not to go there at all to work some of those have been killed now and I 1 hope this will warn all others fo for f the future the brethren that came out alive say that chev had been praying much and one that had been a sint shouted out there are saints in the pit and I 1 reel feel the spirit af god bi bire hare re and there they were seeking for the saints and after they found them out now saints pray and after the saints had prayed 5 they called upon them again to pray ind and cabins upon one particularly who is is now alive aliv now daniel pi ay again 5 pram I 1 must again t conclude now because I 1 am just starting to visit some of 0 the conferences hoping you are all well with love to you all f r I 1 remain yours truly W S PHILLIPS P S another occurrence has just happened i i twenty seven drowned in in the there are some saints in in that number I 1 cannot s say ay I 1 how many at present 1 W S P SALT SAIT LAKE CITY CITI august and 2nd 1852 5 mr editor editon having made the trip from the states to this city the present season and having spent some few weeks at the different military posts on jon that route I 1 would like ahr through ou rh your journal to speak ol 01 of the wanner manner in which emigrants have bave been treated by the officers at those posts at fort kearny the courteous and obliging commander capt wharton has devoted rauch much of hs his time and attention to the emigrants giving them such information as was of service to them and administering to their wants and comforts as far as was in his powe to do he had a blacksmiths blacksmith forge and tools placed at their disposal to which he granted them the free use without charge without which many would of necessity have been abandoned and much suffering ensued D during bring my ma r sta stay vat at kear kearny bolera there was much sickness in in the vicinity from cholera and other diseases and doat hammond the surgeon of the post was bust busy night and day riding from camp to e camp IM I 1 prescribing ing for the sick furnishing them amzi medicines ines and administering to their comfort in various ways for which he is worthy of much credit 1 I regret that I 1 cannot say the same of all the oi officers at fort laramie there is a young man danl stationed at that post who I 1 believe has the honor of being assistant Su surgeon igeon to whom the emigrants such of them em as were so unfortunate as to become invalids frequently had occasion to apply for advice and irk io some ins instances once p for medicine being entirely destitute but they met with poor consolation the reply they received was waa that they cou could d not be accommodated commo dated and were assured that the post was not established for their benefit nor he be the assistant surgeon placed there to be annoyed by them he be was also often heard tc remark that it was a matter of no conse consequence quince to him whether they died or not he should give himself no trouble on their account he claims also to have a great dislike to the american pe people 0 p le and particularly such as traverse the plains a and nd has he says sent into the heads of the depart depari I 1 ment his resignation which wu will undoubtedly edly be accepted and I 1 trust his place supplied with one who has at feast least the common feelings of humanity the comman commander er of the post capt ketchum as near as I 1 could learn leam has it as been v very ery obliging 0 aligi ng and ever ready to do all he felt himself authorized to do to admi administer nistor to the wants of the ti tia veler I 1 cannot close without an allusion to the successor of capt K at present in command lacut R B I 1 garnett he possesses ever characteristic of a true gentleman rifleman he is open hearted and generous fo 0 o a fault a and nd it seems a pleasure rather than a duty for him to administer to the and comforts of all who may chance to be thrown in his way such a ina man n adorns his profession and is an honor to his country long ions may he serve in his of official fical capacity and i receive that re reward rard and gratitude which lie he so justly ustle merit W K N mr wro wm newell of new is now in our city at machal heywoods Hey woods his health ii i improving |