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THE VIENNA EXHIBITION. The Great Fair Building Seriously Damaged by Storm and Raia-Visitors Wounded? Street Floods and Mud?The Nam* bcr of Sightseers Decreasing. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK KERAUJ. Vienna, May 15, 1873. Ttie stormr weather which has prevailed here lor a week past, culminated yesterday m a gale of extraordinary violence. In the afternoon a gust or wind broke in the glass of the western iront of the Exhibition building. Some of tUo visitors were struck by the falling frag ments and lnjnrcd. Torrents ol rain poured through the openings and a large quantity of goods was damaged. The Prater Is drenched with water, and the grounds around the Exhibition are a morass of mud. DKORRASB IN THK NUMBER OP VISITORS. The number of visitors for the past few days baa been small and is decreasing. Those that come are mostly from foreigu countries. SPAIN. Car lift Official Report of the Battle of Puente de Eraul?Heavy Losses of the Re publicans?City Excitement in Barcelona. TELEGAAN TO THE HEW YORK HERALD. Madrid, May 15,1873. General Dorregary, the Carltst commander. In Ills official report of the battle which was fought at Puunte de Eraal, on the 5th of May, and which has been reported specially to the Herald, claims a decisive victory for his forces. He states that the republicans lost 112 men killed, 300 wounded and thirty-six taken prisoners, and that tho Carllsts had eighteen killed and thirty-seven wounded. JEXCITBMINT IN BARf'HLONA CONSEQUENT ON CAR LIST SUCCESS. A despatch from Barcelona, sent from there at midnight, says the city was in a state of great ex-, cltement. Information had been received by tho authorities that the Carllsts, under Saballs, had captured the maritime city of Mataro, fifteen and a half miles distant, and levied a contribution upon the Inhabitants and seized the Custom House. The rappel had been sounded in Barcelona, and troops were hurrying to Mataro. FBANCE. Political Rumor of Personal and Party Plots for the Presidency. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HEBALD. Paris, May 15, 1873. It is ramorcd that the Legitimists and Orleanlsts 'fiave combined in a movement for the overthrow of President Thiers, and that they have sent Rochefouoauld to Vienua to ask the Count do Chatnbord to authorize the Legitimists to nominate the Duke d'Aumale for President in place of M. Thiers. ENGLAND. 'The Court at Balmoral?Emigration to Canada Atlantic Ocean Travel. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERAL1 London, May 15, 1873. Her Majesty Queen Victoria has gone to Bal 'tnorai. EMIGRATION TO CANADA. The steamer Polynesian sailed with fifty chil dren, who are to be placed In homes in Canada. TBI ATLANTIC OCEAN HIUHWAT. The managers of the Cunard line line of steam ers have decided to adopt the Lane route across the Atlantic for their vessels, to avoid collisions. AUSTRIA. Marriage of an American Lady in the Capital. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALO. Vienna, May 15, 1873. Edward Pellew was married to-day to a sister of Mr. Jay, the Minister of the Unitea States. The ceremeny took place at the American Kmbassv in the presence of the German Ambassador and lady and other distinguished guests. THE HONEY CRISIS IN EUROPE. Vienna Disheartened by the Condition of the Bourse?The Financial Tremor Felt in Odessa. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALO. Vienna, May 15, 1873. The protracted panic on the Bourse disheartens the citizens, and few Viennese are to be seen within the Exhibition Fair balldtng. The Financial Tremor Felt on the Shores of the Black Sea. Odessa. May 15, 1873. The money panic has extended to the Bourse here. All business has stopped, and discounts have risen to nine per cent. BULLION IN MOVEMENT. Outflow of Specie from the Banla of England and France. TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HRALO. London, May 15,1ST3. The specie In the Bank of Fn^lnml has decreased ?499,000 since tho last week. Paris, May 15, 1873. The specie In the Bank of France has decreased 750,000 francs since the last report. OCEAN TELEGRAPHY. Cable Communication Between Asia and Aus tralia Interrupted?Messages Diverted to Another Boat*. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALO. London. May 15, 1878, The cable between Madras and Penang Is inter rupted. Telegraphic communication with Pe nang, Singapore and Australia must, for tbc pres ent. be made via Japan and China, through the Russian and Siberian route. CENTRAL ASIA. Xhivese Preparation for War Resistance to the Russians. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALO. St. Prersburo, May 15, 1873. Reports from Khiva represent that the Khan is greatly alarmed at the approach of the Busslan columns and has ordered a levy m mass? ef the able-bodied male population to resist the Invasion. 30E COMMITTED IN DEFAULT OF $40,000 BAIL. Boston, May 15,1873. James K. Coe, the forger, has been committed, (n default of t<o,300 ball. It Is thoagbt that his operations will exceed tioo.uoo, though only %'H,m u speciAuUlr eaaraoU huu. THE POPE. His Holiness' Health Improved aui Woria of Hope ?rom the Vatican. nifGHAi TO THE HEW YORK HERALD. May 15, 1873. His tloliuotto Tope I'uw FX. in much hotter in health to-day. TURKEY. Overflow of Si vers and Heavy Losses by Inun dation. TELEGRA1 TO THMEW YORK HERAUJ. Vienna, May 15, 1S73. Recent Tieavv rains have swollen the rivers and streams in the Turkish province or Bosnia, caus ing them to overflow their hanks and tuuudate a large portion or ttie country. A number of persons have been drowuel and the loss by fhe destruction of propeity and crops Is very Sieavy. CUBA. Press Attack on Government Contractors?A Hew Came for Insular Demoraliza tion?Republican Enterprise. TELEGRAM TO THE HEW YORK HERALO. Havana. Mav 14, 1873. The Trirmno continues Its attacks on "the dis tinguished patriotic contractors who traffic in the war and lose nothing; who are worse for the coun try than its open enemies," and whom It holds to account for "all the evils which afflict t:ic Island." JOUIINALISTIO BNTKUPKISH. The early appearance of two new republican Journals is announced. ? MEXICO. Executive Compliment to American Citizens. THEGBAM TO THE ff?W YORK 4E3ALD. Citt OK Mrxioo, May 13, 1873. President Lerdo de Tejada gave a banquet to the Hon. Thomas H. Nelson, the Americau Minister, and Porter C. Bliss, Secretary of Legation, on the eve or their departure for home. A number of distinguished Mexican and Ameri can gentlemen were present, and the utmost cor diality was manifested. THE SIOUX INDIANS. A Commission Appointed to Ask Thrm to Give Up Their Hunting Lands In Nebraska. Washington, May 15, 1873. It has heretofore been stated that a com mission has been appointed to the Sioux. The objects are stated in the letter of the Secretary of the Interior to the Com missioner of Indian Affairs, which has just been written. Keferrinir to the alleged violations of the sixteenth article of the tieaty concluded with the various bands of the Sioux Indians, April 29, 1868, he says"The progress of population westward has already rendered it desirable that the territory embraced in this article be no longer considered to be unceded lndiun territory, and that it be mir veyed according to our system of government sur veys and made accessible to homestead and i?re ?ettlen?eI?. as well as to sale to persons desiring to settle upon it. To continue much ion ger the exclustoii of white people irotn the settlement ol this country will necessarily occasion ;.C0,mPla'nt and provoke much feeling amonir J!1** 111? ?/t,le state of Nebraska. To prevent the difficulties here referred to and lo remove complaints already made upon this subject I have concluded to appoint commissioners charged with ??55? 1 treating with the various bands of n Indians?psrties to the treaty of lsex?for a relinquishment of all the privileges as reserved to said Indians by the sixteenth article of the treat* atoresala, and for the res'oratiou of the torrltorv therein embraced, without enc umbrance to the public domain." The Secretary says that, in consideration of the eleventh article, "I have to remark that white set tlements near to, if not within, this territory, and upon whilen there was reserved to the Indians t ie right to hunt, so long as the buffalo mav ranee thereon In such numbers as to justity the cliasc in renders it exceedingly hazardous' to permit this privilege to be longer exercised "l-arge herds of cat tie, owned by settlers on onr frontier, are now led, it aot upou. yet verv near to the territory assigned to the Indians as liuutlmr grounds. To permit this privilege or hunting on the part of the Indians is likely to cause difficulties and outrage between white settlers and those en gaged in the hunting expeditions. '' /leem (t. therefore, of very great importance to the peace of the country, to the security ol settlements on the iron tier and to the wehare of the Indians, that the latter should be Induced to relinquish these hunt ing privileges. The Commission will, there lore be charged with the duty of endeavoring to ?hTnrMlaSIreme,Dt of.tbe Ind,ana ^ relinquish the privilege here referred to. It Is probably im ?0^ta!? t'!at tHe .Pre"eat agency selected for Hed Cloud and his band should be located elsewhere. The Commission will, therefore Ph?n?r^hn!I rtMbe rtVty of ,n?l"lr,n>r Whether such changes should be made; and if sr>, when the uew location should be made. Specific ln?tructfoM have been given to carry the above pronramnie the?CYow Vand's a'S? W'th a Tlew t0 acquire part of MORE TROUBLES IN AMAN3A8. Littl* Rock, May 15, 1873. A rumor was prevalent on the streets to-night that an attempt would be made at midnight or shortly afterwards, by the adherents of Lieutenant (iovernor \. V. Smith to seize the records of the office of Governor Baxter, taking advantage of the absence of the Governor's private secretary There is but little discernible excitement, some flit.y citizens are now in the stale House, and thev will puss the night there. LITERAEY CHIT-CHAT. It Is Ki'moked that the work upon the life and times or the late Chief Justice chase, which was in progress with a view to speedy publication by Judge Robert B. Warden, of Ohio, will not appear, in cousequence of serious disagreement between the biographer and the surviving relatives of the Chief Justice. Thk kivuion er the New Testament, now in progress in Knglaml, will occupy seven years, and that or the Old Testament twelve years. Thkri is no tritii in the report that Henri Talne has accepted a professorship In an American University. Mas. Gborqi Croti, the widow or the best histo rian of Greece, Is eighty years or age, and has vet been latterly engaged In writing the life or her hua band. I TM 8BC0WD VoLnti of k. Guizot'B "Popular History or France" hu appeared simultaneously in French and JSagllsh. Unhappily it wUl end, like aU the really good histories of that country, with the outbreak of the revolution In 1789. The Hbavimt Hiuin on record was recently round in the skull or a Lontfon bricklayer, who could neither read nor write. Its weight was sixty-seven ounces. Mr. WiioHTvaif, a London barrister, has been sentenced to six months' imprisonment for steal ing a book iromtbe library or the inner Temple, whereupon it is widely published that "want or oo aad distress of mind" were the moving causes or the larceny, and that many more barristers than r T0* h aWare of "arring in London. -An F-nglish barrister," we are told, "cannot, like an newspapers. He Is for bidden *y etiquette t? bPleft,.? Bllt lt , queer kind or proiossiottal etiquette which requires bu?ln?si? "tWTe ?r *? ralher Ulan to "ollclt Grv; *v? r>0R*. the author or more book Blustm tlons hau any man living, except George cruik shank. wan* to take a voyage round the world in a sailing vessel, sketching as he goes, But he is so horribly the victim or -ea-slckness that he csnnct go. He w iu.s to see all that is graal in North A merle*, so 1 wonfl sal! ror New Yort to-morrow but ror the horrorc or the passage. Be has grown old In the pasr three years and suffers from de pression ot spirits, wkioh his income of too.ooo iraucs a ?oar 't-nov his does pot jm<auo. THE RICHMOND DUEL. Excitement Ow the Death of M>rdecai?The Other Principal Closely Gairdel, though Dangerously Wonnded?Flight of the Second*?An Unavoid able Fatality. Richmond, V*.. M vy f\ inn Since the death of Mr. J. M. Mordecai?one oi the principal* In the late duel?the excitement in re lation to the tragic termination of that evout baa increased. Both principals aud seconds belougeil to ttie?ieeof society here, aud wtien the matter, which at Ur8t was only an offence termed felonious shooting. became in reality a murder, under tlio lawn of the State, (or which all the parties con corned were equally held guilty, it assumed a more serious and terrible aspect. Before the death or Mr. Mordecai tins other parties engaged In the duel were arrested under the duelling aot, and bailed, Mr. McCarty in the sum of $6,000, and the accessories, aa charged, In tlio aum ot $2,000 each. They are now charged with murder, which is not a bailable ofleuce, aud iaat night, when the Chief of Police had procured a new warrant for the rearrest of all the partiea, none could be found but Mr. Pago McCarty. the other principal, who wan lying dangerously wouuded at the residence of his mother, on Upper Main street. All the seconds were either hid or they had absconded to avoid (going to jail, until arrangements could be perfected among their law yers for a concerted plan of defence. Mr. McCarty was CtOHKLT (irAKDKD BY A P08SR of special constables sworn In for that purpose, his condition not being such as to admit of his removal to jail. The seconds who could not be found were Messrs. W. L. Royal aud W. K. Trigg, ou the part of Mr. Mordecai.' deceased, and Messrs. Wm. B. Tabl? aud J. 8. Meredith on ihu part ot Mr. Mccarty. The two latter are supposed to be still in the city, while the two former are said to have taken a liv ing trip to Haltimore. It is aunounced by trlends, however, that all the seconds will be forthcoming to-inorrow morning aud will surrender themselves to the authorities, subject to any disposition that may lie made of them. To-day a coroner's inquest waa held upon the remaius of Mr. Mordecai, aud a rOST-MOHTKM KXAUlNATlON revealed the fact that the pistol ball had entered at a point about two and a half Inches trom the navel, passing under the muscles In a horozoutai direction till It reached the middle tine, where It wits deflected downward anil backward, entering the cavity of the abdomen, and passing through thelelt bone of the pelvis, ilium, and being found in the flesh of the left nip, about an inch trom the surface. There was Intense inflamatlon of all the abdominal organs. The iutestlnes were not ?crlorated, aud death is attributed to peritonitis. lie testimony of the Chief of Police went to show liow that, because of the lateness of the notice which he hail obtained?Ave minutes before the hour appointed for the duel?he did not arrive 011 the ground until it was over. When he reached the almost Inaccessible field, he at once said to those present WHAT THE CHIRK OP FOLICB SAID. "Gentlemen, you are all nir prisoners; but as these poor wounded men must first be taken care or, I will take your word to report to me In the morning." All pledged themselves and accepted the parole. The Chief then approached Mr. Mordecai, who appeared to be suffering most, and who ex cited his sympathy, when the following conversa tion ensued between them:? "I regret that, lor your sake, I did not arrive in time to stop this," said the chief. "It would have been useless, Major, and It Is better as It Is, lor now but one worthless man Is lost, whereas, hud this meeting not taken place, we would in all probability nave met In the street, and then some Innocent person might have suf fered irom our sh?ts. No, it is best as it Is; jou could not have prevented it." The testimony of one of the surgeons and an other witness gave the asserted points in relation to the duel, heretofore related in the Hekai.d, though differing somewhat ss to details. Tho inquest adjourned at eight o'clock P. M. to meet again at the call of the coroner. CONFERENCES AND CONVENTIONS. THE CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION. St. Louis, Mo., May 15, 1873. The Congressional Conference met in ireneral session at eleven o'clock A. M. Governor Walker, of Virginia, was chosen Chairman anil the reading clerk or the last House of Representatives acted as Secretary. Captain J. B. Kada presented the following reso lutions, wnich he said had been adopted l>y the Merchants' Exchange, aud desired to have them added to those of yesterday:? Resolved, That we regard the completion of the .rum'*!) River and Kanawha Cannl the cherished scheme of its author, Ueorge Washington, convection, as it will, the w aters of the Atlantic with the great Mississippi valley, a" worthy ol prompt and profound conslderation. Ri volvert, That we recomtacnd to Congress the con sideration ot the Atlantic. and <Jreat Western Cnual, be lieving it to lie an enterprise of nations! interest, and which, when completed, will be of value commensurate with its cost. Resolved. That the Vox and Wisconsin River Improve ment has already become it nationul work, aud is de serving the continued recognition 01 Congress. Governor Walkkr made a brief speech, in which he urged the necessity of cheap transportation and advocated the Improvement of the present water ronte; the construction of canals, especially the James River a nd Kanawha < anal, the building of which, he showed, was entirely feasible. Iu would contribute largely to effect the object so univer sally desired?cheap transit to the seaboard. Judge Lawkknck, of Ohio, offered the follow ing:? Resolved, That the cordial thanks of the members of Congress here assembled are hereby tendered to the of ficial authorities and citizens 01' St. Louis lor the gener ous hospitality which they have extended to us. Resolved. That we have listened with prol'onnd Inter eat to the able and Instructive addresses delivered before us, and that it is respectfully recommended thai said ad dresses and proceedings of this Convention and the reso lutions presented to it be published in pamphlet form, and that a copy be forwarded to cacn member of Con gress. Resolved. Thnt we feel deeply impressed with the creat importance of the interests presumed to us. and thai It is our deliberate judgment that they deserve the earnest, carelul consideration of Congress. Mr. Field, or Michigan, moved the adoption of the resolutions. Jndge Lawrence, of Ohio, said thorn was no doubt about tne first resolution, and It needed no debate. Witu regard to the second everybody must see that the proceedings of the Convention were valuable, aud should be placed In the hands of members of Congress. The third resolution, when it says that the proceedings desei ve the careful consideration of Congress, savs ail that is necessary to say. 1 am in favor of Congress taking charge of all matters of this kind. 1 am in favor of the James Kiver Canal and the si. Law rence Canal, and In favor ol Con^re-* taking steps to remove the obstructlens from the mouth ol tne Mississippi lllver. The resolutions were then adopted. Mr. Fiei,i>, of Michigan, offered a resolution in favor of a Niagara ship canal, which, with the other resolutions already passed, was ordered to bo printed with the proceedings of the Convention. A telegram was received Irom Governor Smith, of Georgia, inviting the Convention ty attend the Convention of Governors, to be held at Atlanta, on May 20, and auother Morn the Mayor ofDulhis, tendering the hospitalities of that cltv to the ex cursion partv whlcn will go to Galveston. ?on motion of Mr. Toung, the Convention then ad journed. THE EPI800PAL CONVENTION IN BOSTON. Dr. Paddock, of Brooklyn, Elected Bishop. Boston, May 15,1S73. The Episcopal Convention to-day, after prelim inary proceedings, commenced balloting for a BUhop of the Massachusetts diocese. On the first ballot the clergy cast vates; necossary for a choice 40. The vote stood:? Rev. Dr. Benry C. Potter, of New York He*. Dr. Jstnes lie Koven, Racine, Wis lit Rev. Dr. Heujainln H. i'adilock. Brooklyn, N. Y 13 Rev. Ur Alexander Burge.ts, Spriugtield, Mass 7 Kev. Or Oaorge Leeds. Baltimore. Mil 3 Kev. I)r. John C. Smith, New York S Rev. Dr. Morgan Dix, New York 3 After a long and warm discussion of the merits of Dr. De Koven. in the course of which the name of the Rev. Phillip lirooks was mentioned, the Convention, without taking another ballot, ad journed until four o'clook P. M. After noon Session. On the convention reassembling the merits of the two prominent candidates were warmly dis cussed, the only olfaction to Dr. De Koven being bis avowed belief in the personal presence of Christ in the elements of tne Holy Haerament. and the Convention proceeded to a third ballot, electing Dr. PaJdock by the following vote :? Clerical Vote, #7?Benjamin II. Paddock, of Brook lyn, N. Y., De Koven, 4u; Smith, 2; Leeds, l: K. A. Hoffman, or Penfisyivania, and C. H. Hall, of Brooklyn, l each. Lay rot'. SO.?Paddock. 46: DeKovcn, 12; Bur gess and Dix, 1 each; divided, 1. The vote would have been made unanimous but for one dissenting voice. A committee ol three clergymen and one layman was delegated to wait tipon the Bishop elect. Ow ing to decimations. Uic composition or the Diocesan committee was aomewhat changed. PIGEON SHOOTING MATCH. Chicago, May 16, 187J. fknohampionship shooting match was won by Captain Bogardua, wUo killed 97 tytOa W Mr. . liakc('| *> WWVIIM EXPLOSION, The Drummond Mines. (inverted into a Huge Furnace* Frightful Sounds Emanating from the Shafts. GENERAL MOURNING. Wives and Mothers Lamenting the. Terri ble Fate of Their Husbands and Sons. Gangs of Laborers Filling the Pits with Water. Probable Complete Dentrurtioii or the Hodies of the Dead Miner*. THE INVESTIGATION. Official Proceedings at the Coro ner's Inquest.. Gunpowder in Prohibited Wards the Cause of the Disaster. VERDICT OF THE JURY. Westvillk, N. S., Mav 15?7 I'. Iff. Another day has paused over thin sorrowful vil lage, the people or which are onljr now beginning to rcaHze tlie extent or the calamity. Before they were like so many stupefied mortals, not knowing whttner to go or what to do, ho Hiupen<lous had been the shock that turned so many happy homed into houses or mouruing. The grief or the women who lost their husbands would move the Btoutest heart. Those who remain In their houses near the mine sol* and cry incessantly, wringing their hands in wild despair as they turn their weeping eyes towards the burning pit, expecting to see those whom they loved In lite, but whose bodies are now burning in the fiery furnace below. Have the sob bing or the mourning ones all is still as death in the village. Most of thu liauses are closed, the inhabitants having (led when the great explosion occurred yesterday morning. FILI.INO TIIK MINK TO SUBDUE THE EIRE. A large lorco ol laborers worked last night filling up the burning slope with earth, and diicctlng streams of water into the air and pumping shaits. Notwithstanding their exertions the Are burned as fiercely as ever I his morning, although no appre hensions or another explosion were entertained. Large sulphurous dames continued to issue rrom the mouths or the slope ror a distance or thirty reet occasionally through the day. As the air sharts were filled up immense volumes of black smoke would issue Irom the slopes and hang like a heavy cloud over the scene. During one of these inter vals I approached to the edge of the slope. SAD REFLECTIONS ON TIIK LOST MEN. The roar Irom the burning mine was terrible to listen to, and to think that far down that slope the bodies or more than seventy men were lying, proba bly burned to a crisp ere this, was sickening; and I hurried from the scene with sad reflections. By hard work all of to-day the fire has been got well under, and to-night there is very little flame or smoke to be seen or noises to be heard. By to morrow it is thought tuat all the pits will be dampened up, and it is further expected there will then l>e sufllclent carbonic acid gas in the mine to dampen out all the lire. The loss or property by the burning or the mine will be enormous, all the wood work In it having been burned. Doubtless it is a mass of burning ruins below. TUK INQUEST?CAUSE OP THE DISASTER. At the inquest, which closed this aiternoon, It was oddnced In evidence that rrom the time the first alarm was given there was plenty or time ror all the men to have got out or the mine had they obeyed the order to leave. The direct cause of the disaster has proved, on inquiry, to have been the use ol powder for blasting in the level where it had been prohibited. Mr. Coxou, the mining engineer or the Albion mines, gave as his opinion on oath, after having heard all the testimony of other witnesses, that McLeod, the miner who fired the shot that set fire to the mine, had tapped a "blower" (the term used In the North of Kngland), and, not having ready appliauces at hand, was unable to put out the lire caused thereby. He also stated that, in the North of England, miners are not permitted In discriminately to Ore off shots; there are properly authorized persons lor tnis duty. A LACK OF DISCIPLINE SOMKWI1ERE, Other evidence was given to show that the level underneath the one where the lire occurred was of a dangerous character from the quantity of gas, and it was necessary to lorbid the use or powder. How these reguMitious came to be disregarded will, perhaps, never be known, as the manager, Mr. Dunn, and his loreman, Mr. Richardson, arc among the lost. ONE SHAFT FILLED IS. One of the shafts is now filled in, and only a small quantity of smoke and flame issuing irom the other. The surface works or the colliery re semble one grand ruin, nearly all the buildings having been more or less shattered by the ex plosion. ARRIVAL OF MR. PRUMMOND. Mr. Drnmmond, the President of the colliery, has Just arrived. Mr. Clendcnnln, or New Vork, Presi dent or the Acadia Company, and other gentlemen connected with mines in this district, have ac companied him to the scene of the disaster. The mine la still burning, though the fire is evidently subsiding. CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION. Important I'nrtlrulara Developed at the t'croaer') Inquest?The Official Proceed ings and Verdict. Halifax, N. f., May 15, 1H73. A gentleman returned irom the burning colliery says relays or men have been at work since yester ! day filling up slopes and air shafts with clay. Tlio fire still burns fierce us ever. Be went within a | lew lect of the mouth of the shaft from which Ulue | i-ulphurous flames were ascending twenty or | thirty leet. The roar from the burning j mine was something terrific. Dense volumes ; of smoke continue to ascend from several air shafts. No adequate Idea can be formed ef the ter rible disaster. The computed loss or property is enormoas, but Is nothing In comparison with the loss of lite. All tlie woodwork In the mine Is burned, and experienced miners say it is one mass ol burning ruins below. OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF TUK INQUEST. The causes that led to the disaster arc not, as stated, owing to the strike of the miners, but to powder having been permitted to tie used in one ol the beds worked by a miner named Hohert McLeod, who insisted upon using It unless he received higher rates for cutting without it. At the Inquest yesterday several im portant facts came out In evidence, which show recklessness or carelessness In the work of super vision of the miners iu dangerous parts of the Bine. Tne Inquest yesterday afternoon was on the rescued from the pit. but w*io died shortly after betng brought to the surface. Mr I'ooi, Itwpector 01 Mines, ami Mr. Carmichael, ??r N"w onuigow, assisted at the Inquiry, and all the gentlemen ">n nected with the Albion, Aea4ia and Nova Hcotia rompaule* wore present watchiug the proceed ing*. riwTiiioNr op a pnnmiAi*. The first witness, Thomma iiowfher, foretnao. tCDlifled thai fhe nuue waa cirnhilly attended lor tug Hie time the miners were out on a strike, so thai, there ('oulil have iieeu no acoUHiroUlai.ion oi ga? when ihe tniuera returned to the wotUs ou Tuenduf ONK WIIO VH IN TIIB MINK. The secoud witness, iatuea Dtwiston, who was in the nutie when the lire occurred, leatined that he lound nothing unusual iu the mine when he <le Hcended; wlien word win panned that the mine wan ou lire all hand* were requested to go put it out; those who reluaed to assist were ordered to leave, as by remaining they would only impede the progreaa of the others; had the uien obeyed the order wheu it was found possible to slop the lire there would have been plenty of time to get it out; the aaine level had been on lire before; a man was always stationed in the cabin to give the miners information aa to the condition 01 their placea and to warn them of dangers; these regu lations were attended to, as were also the fur nacea for ventilating the same levels; there was more gas in some levels than in others; In theae the use of powder was prohibited; the bed where the lire occurred was alred by latticework; wheu giving warning he went as far as the face or the bed, hot could do nothing. In consequence of the siuoke and lire, had he made for the mouth of the slope. OAS ItKfOltTKD IN M'I.HOD'S WAItO. Alexander Lorltuer was next called: His duty was to Inspect the mine before the miners go to work; he found the mine in the usual good ordor on the night of the 13th; there was gas in several wards, but this was not unusual; I10 found a tittle gas In thi! lower level, but none in McLeod's ward; went about iifteeii feet in McLeod's ward and re ported the presence of gas where it existed. ssoiue testimony was here given about strange workmen going to the mine and having lost their lives In consequence of dlsobeyiug the regulation warning theiu of danger; but the gist of Lorimer's evidence was In the statement that if powder had not been used by Mcl,eod the pit would have been all right to-day, and there would have been no lives to mourn for. When he heard the alarm given, he went to the pumping pit, having heard cries for help, and assisted Johu Uonuell to the surface. Mr. James Hunter went down with him and remained In the bottom; came up shortly iu a tub, bringing John Dunn, who was badly burned and much exhausted. Burns went down with three others after a violent explosion occurred and the men were blown out of the pit. I)r, Perriu testified that Jonn Dunn died shortly after he was taken out of the pit. now TUK KIKE COMMKNCRO. Andrew Mcleod, brother of Robert Mcl.eod, tes titled be was in the ward, cutting coal, where the fire took place; they always worked their place with sulphur; aan't say he found much gas in tne ward; always used powder alter the third shot; fired two shots, and was preparing to lire the third wheu he discovered that the ward was on fire; endeavored to put it out by the ordinary means?with wet bugs?but after working Tor over fifteen minutes, ami the lire gaining on them, called for assistance, and two men came; was exhausted, ami made for the slope; all of them went out to the landing, shutting the door behind thetn. Joe iUchardson then came down and directed the men to get at the fire, but he soon returned uml gave directions for all the men ami horses to come out. Witness then started for the opening, and had scarcely reached the moutn ol the slope when the mine exploded, throwing him out on the bauks. There were some men be hind and one belore him. Met Mr. Dunn, the manager, going down. INSPECTOR rOOLIka INTEKHOfl ATORIKS. At this Htagc Inspect or of Mines Poole questioned the witness Iu reference to the effect of having the door of the ward open. Witness was au inex perienced nnncr and could give no information. The Inspector paid the witness' testimony re lating to firing shots had a most important bearing on the cause of the disaster. It wits evident the flrst and second shots had a decided ' effect and blew down the coal there. Tne third shot, however, was only a "blow-out" shot. It opened a crack in the bench, which then became a reservoir or the accumulating gas. The latter Immediately ignited and set tire to the coal, which burned with great rapidity, engendering intense heat and smoke, making it impossible for the men to work. At eight o'clork last night the Inquest was ad journed to meet to-day at eleven o'clock. Kobert Mcl.eod, who fired the shot which evi dently caused the disaster, escaped, but is too ill to attend the Inquest. MONEY VIEWS OK THE MINERS. The miners appear to attribute the direct cause of the calamity to the rpiusal of the manager to give an extra price to Mr. McLeod for getting out the coal In his ward, thereby enabllig him to dis pense with the use of powder. If the use of powder, as stated, was prohibited In that ward, then il was the duty of some one to see that the regulations were strictly enforced. THE UNFORTUNATE VOI.UNTJCER8. The names of the men who voiunteered to go down the air shaft to explore the mine alter the flrst explosion, were Abraham Grey, Kdward | Burns, Thomas Glen wright and Timothy Ho watt, all of whom lost their lives. urey was above the surface when the flrst explosion occurred, and when his terrible fate was made known to his wife the uuiortun.itu woman rent the air with ! her screams. DREADI'tX FORCE OF THE EXPLOSION. To give some Idea or the extent of the explosion - from the several air shafts, it may be stated of an old one close to the miners' residences, and distant from the minus some six hundred or seven hundred yards, that huge pieces of timber were driven through it up into the air, soino fall ing on the roots of the bouses ana crashing through them. A SAI) SIGHT. It was truly heartrending to pass through the j square of buildings where the families of the io*t I miners reside. The window blinds are drawn, and the stillness of death Is over the place. So merry : tune is to be heard, the prattle of little ones is hushed and there is nothing but weeping and walling, l'oor widows of men. whoso charred re mains arc tar down in the burning sepulchre, mourn incessantly and plteously the loss of those who have been so suddenly snatched from them. As you pa-ss close to the saddened homes of these families you can hear them sobbing and crying. CONTINUATION OF THE INQUBST. ?The inquest was resumed at eleven o'clock. Tli" flrst witness called was Kobert McLeod, who testified?I was at work at the bottom of No. 1 level on the south side; wh"n I went into the ward I found ouly six inches or gas, and that on the high side; tae mine wan all clear as usual; I fired two shots, but neither oaught; at 11:46 1 tired the lower bench, but It did not blow well; tried to dislodge coal, but did not succeed; was obliged to re tire fliteen minutes after In consequence oi the coat catching lire; alter getting fresh aid I endeavored, to return, but could not get Into the ward: then me Joe Richardson, who said he could go in the lndg meat way; went after him and could see that the flre had caught the latticing; orders were given to start the pump, but the smoke was increasing ; Richardson then sent him out after Mr. Dunn, the manager, who came down; on return on a rake which cou toyed a number of boys Richardson told me to call ail the men who were Inside, but that was a lost cause; then went up the slope; when within 'joo feet of the opening the blast caught htm; when he felt It coming he threw himself down and held on to the rail and succeeded in getting out, with the assistance of a man whom he did not know ; on ? of the men ahead of him was his brother, WUo was lost. On being questioned by the Inspector, wttneas said he had always tried the face of the coa on his ward before firing asaot, he had ireq u atly seen the gas catch trom a f&ii shot, but never 1(9$ ft tWCUi VX?r aw MUVi kft UW ?an*e way a* the one irM h caused the lite dMJ llich.wdson had told lum on* morning Uiai, fllWONK J4HUUI.lt NOT IW DUD; 'wit wN>n witness told him that ti" worn t not work t'lctiarosan gave tint jwrmt.-wion to uho powder; ii* toe litt-1 btd two or three m<-u with hint wtieb th? lire occurred it could have (>.??? (nit oat; lie had been required to s<oj? the use of powder in his place iwo in no tun .tiro in consequence of ttirt low lore! having been flred the day before; In tins level the g.w would tccumulater so rapidly Uut if the vaii'ii.t'or w is disturbed it would till uie level tu a few mm utes; Mjtore lie tat't Uh ward the flrst time suioko ww b il king lo^n against the air, Which would interfere witii the ventilation. 8. Oaxin, mining engineer, one of the resident directors of the Albion laines, testified -1 was on the ground v.lieu the second expm-oon took, place, wtltch was the most tern ho I ever beheld; have had extenatv? ert*?rlence in nuriiug in tlie north of Rutland wheutteaaw the smoke laming in anoh vOlnm-a from the slope*, knew it wiw hopelMa to expect to nave the Uvea of the inen below; there w?re no resident managers of the conipanr on tim ground; he, along with other gentlemen connected with the mines in the vicinity, ileemed it necessary to adopt meana for the purpose of smothering the tire and ilowiug the niino. Adam Lorimer, miner testified?Was In the mine when the lire took place; went with others to put f out., but only got as tar as the month of the land log of the slope; thirty men wpre standing there who said it was no use going down, as the pit was on Are; immediately turned back into tin* ward to get his clothes, hut did not succeed in vetting all when the explosion occurred; made las way out as fast as poa sible; when ho trot to tho slope found it obstructed with boxes ami rubbish; there were over thirty men lying down at. the point, all evidently Injured, as they were groaning; some were as if they could neither move nor apeak; Lorimer was obliged to step and crawl over their bodies in order to make lus way on' of the slope; on the way up he passed several men who were lytnir down crying and groaning, but unable to hei|> them selves: was the last lnau alive out of the pit, and was helped out by his brother; passed a man lead ou the top lauding. Four 1*. M.?Two or three witnesses were e* anuned at the inquest this alter noon, whose evi dence went to show that most of the men w?re m the slope endeavoring to get out when the explo sion look place, i'his fact was further corroborated by a number of powder cans, which the miners carry, coming out ol the mouth of the slope with the second blast. John Lorimer, who formerly worked in the mine In tho level below tho one worked by McLeod, tes tifies as to tho dangerous character of the room from the constant accumulation of gas, and was obliged to quit work because powder could not be used it It. This ended the testimony. VKRDICT OK Til K CORONER'S JURY. The Jury, after hearing all tite evidence, re turned the following verdict That John Dunn, the miner who died after being brought to the surface, came to his death by the explosion of gas in the Drutnmond Colliery, caused by derangement of the ventilation of the mine, arising Irom a lire in Robert McLeOd'S chord. We consider that care was exercised In the manage ment of the inlne, but express regret that powder waa permitted to be used in the < hord worked by McLeod. A fund for the relief of distressed widows and orphans, rendered so by the oxplosion, has been opened. Relief meetings will be held tins evcniug In New Glasgow and Weslvllle. THE LATEST REPORT. Wkstvii.lk, May 15?10 P. M. Considerable Are la still Issuing from the slopos, although workmen arc luUoring stromi. ously to smother It. During the 'ore noon Immense , columns of black smoke iMHuctl from the air shaft at Intervals, accordiuit aa the slope* became choked up. The mine is rapidly tilling up Willi water, which leads to the hope that the conflagration has spent lid lury, unless soma change takes plane. William lilackie, of the Acadia works, defervet especial mention In taking personal charge of Mie plan decided upon for checking the progress or tho lire, in whlcli he was ably assisted by Messrs. Wil liams, of the Albion mines, and Taylor, of the lllack Diamond colliery. Mr. Clendlning, President, And Mr. Hoyt, man ager of the Acadia Works: Mr. Hudson, local man ager, and Mr. Coxin, mining engineer of the Albion mines; Mr. White, of the UlacK Diamond colliery; Mr. Rutherford, general manager of the Mining Association, and Mr. Poole, Inspector of Mines, are here and evince great in terest in the means taken to check the Are and the evidence adduced on the Inquest. The remains of Dunn and Burns were Interred this afternoon In the village cemetery, and, both being Odd Fellows, there was a large turnout of the brethren. TWO MEN KILLED IN A RHODE ISLAND MINE. Newport, R. I, May 15, 1873. An accident occurred at the coal mlne9 In Port? mouth, altout six miles from this place, this after noon. Two men, names unknown, were walking np the track from the coal mine, when they were struck by a swiftly descending car, which had broken loose from Its fastening, killing them instantly. 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