A second edition of the _Datil Herald, publi6hed out Friday
night, contains an account of a terrible tie:Ade:It at the Radstucli NI-ell-way pit. by which six men and six boys lost their lives. They were " booked on to the rope " by whielt they were to be let down to the pit. " Their weight was just fully on the cord, when it snapped, precipitat- ing the whole twelve to the bottont—a depth of ;an feet, aad literally dashrag them to pieces. So terrible was the shod:, that only one body could be identified, the rein:dm:ler being, literally smashed and dissevered limb from limb. The seven men who were waiting at the 'bottom of the shaft to be relieved by the sufferers were s i horror- stricken by the ghastly spectacle as to lose their speech. It appears that souse fiend in human form had, during the preceding night, in- jured the rope, which was nearly new, and had chi:fped it nearly in two. It was quite clear, frma the appearance of the rope, that the fibres had been cut, their ends being smooth in those parts tampereil with, and jagged in the part which had given way. Oa the previous night, this same rope had safely borne :32 cwt. As soon as the rope could he adjusted, three men were let down into the pit. We lament to say that no elite has yet been found to the detection of the perpetra- tors of this horrible act, and that several of the sufferers have left families. The inquest took place on Friday morning ; whets Kingston, the Wiliff of the pit, deposed, that on the night before, the rope was qoite perfect. seven nom having gone down safely. Immediately after the calamity liad happened, three men Went down the pit. and on their return reported to him wita bad happened. lie was ocadelly of opinion that the rope had been purposely injured. Althonalt be elept on the works, he heard no noise daring the night. He knew of no ill- feeling among the men." The Coroner's Jar found a verdict of "wilful murder against some person or persons unknown." [This accident was mentioned in our second edition last week, but more briefly.]
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