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Show j Tcriilir Kxploioii. J Cattle Gate, Uah, Dec li At 5 o'clock this evening, : terrible explosion ex-plosion shook the vicinity. The smoke pouring from the mouth cf one of the coal mines here told the ftory, and 111 a few moments the inoutli of the mine was throng- il with a crowd of eager, r.nxlou (icople. A rescuing tarty was al once organized, nud the work of ' rescuing thoe in-ide begau. The men had not proceeded far when they foaud a lot of miners who, though stunned and bleeding from the shock, were still co'Cious. These were at once removed to the open air, when it wax discovered dis-covered that three were missing. The jiarty returned, and after groping grop-ing around in the stilling smoke found the dead bodies of James McCarthy and John McGovern, who tnut have, been instantly killed, as their bodies w ere bruied beyond description. Jhn Dixnn, whowa working in the farther t end of the shaft, could not l;c found, J the tlrfarfc having cut oirtbc en-j en-j trauce. The w. k of eflecticg a tw-I tw-I sage was at once beirnn, nud was being kept up at a late hour tonight. I The explosion waseiued by lire dampiuluglcd with tlie iniiercept-ibledry iniiercept-ibledry du-t, which, when Ignited, i burns like powder. I At a late hour tlii morning Dlxon'n Imdy had not Iieen recovered. re-covered. His dentli L certain. Special to Uie Tnltunc. |
