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MINE DISASTER.
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MANY KILLED IN HAIG PIT EXPLOSION,
London, Jan, 30. Two hundred men were working
the time of the explosion, which oc- curred as the night shift were pre- paring to descend. The workings were wrecked, and rescuers had to fight after-damp and also gas, which spread to the adjacent Wellington plt.
There were pathetic scenes all night long, women who were walt- S. Howard has resigned his ap-ing for news collapsing as the bodies pointment with this Company, as were brought up. from 31st January, 1931.
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CHURCH NOTICES.
Local Services for To-morrow.
SEPTUAGESIMA,
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The Haig pit runs two under the sea, and in described as П "plt of death" on account of the number of disasters in the past, ac- counting for 56 lives in eight years, while 136 were killed in an explo sion in the Wellington pit in 1910.
The Prince of Wales visited Whitehaven mines three years ago, and explored the undersen work ings.
Rescuers Fine Efforts,
By this morning, 11 bodies and 20 survivors had been brought to the surface.
Practically every miner above ground in the district has volun- Leered for rescue work, and a party
Including several doctors descend- ed the shaft and worked in relays throughout inst night, tearing aside the falls of rock between them and the entombed miners.
All the survivors are suffering from the effects of gua, and many have concussion and broken limbs. It is understood that other bodies have been recovered and are at the bottom of the shaft awalling re- moval to the surface,
The explosion occurred near a
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