DREADFUL COLLIERY EXPLOSION
... NINETY-FIVE LIVES LOST. A dreadful explosion of fire-damp occurred on Saturday last at Haswell Colliery, which is situate in the very centre of the great Durham coal-field, about seven miles from the city of Durham, and nine from Sunderland. It is the pro- perty of Messrs Clark, Taylor, Plumer, and other wealthy coal-owners. It is 150 fathoms deep, and the workings are in the well-known Hutton ...