11 SEPTEMBER 1869, Page 2

A frightful mining catastrophe has taken place in Pennslyvania. A

colliery, disused for some time in consequence of a strike, was entered again by the miners-202 in number—last Monday. A shaft more than 300 feet deep caught fire at the bottom, from the ven- tilating furnace timbers being dry. Rubbish fell down and choked the shaft. When, after three days' terrible work and more terrible suspense, communication was at length restored from above, it was found that every one of the 202 miners had been suffocated by the carbonic acid gas. We know too well from our own similar experiences in England the scene of despair and agony which ensued, when at last the 202 dead bodies were brought up and identified by their relatives.