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there, and his shoes had been found near the door. This body was not 

 found till the 11th of August; it was in the place where it had been sup- 

 posed, and was lying under a thickness of five feet of stone, which had 

 fallen upon it. This made the total number of dead bodies found in the 

 pit one hundred and one. As under, — * 



The body of Matthew Soulsby, the on-setter at the G. Pit South Shaft' 

 was not found till this day, it was found, together with the body of Ralph 

 Wagget, a driver boy, under a heavy fall of stone and the wreck of th e 

 brattice, at the bottom of the South Shaft. 



People were employed all this day and night in clearing out the bottom 

 of the G Pit, and securing the bain stone and roof, to enable us to get the 

 carcases of the horses out, which, although the chloride of lime had been 

 used, were so offensive, that the people were much annoyed by the stench, 

 and could hardly continue their work. 



Friday and Saturday, June 26tk and 27th. — These two days were chiefly 

 occupied in seeking for the dead body of Hepple's boy, but without suc- 

 cesss ; and his parents being satisfied that no pains had been spared in en- 

 deavouring to find it, they gave up the idea of further search for the pre- 

 sent. 



Sunday, June 28. — All operations were suspended. 



Monday, June 29. — The coroner finished his inquest, and the jury re- 

 turned a verdict of accidental death. — See Appendix, No. IV. 



Tuesday and Wednesday, June 30 and July 1. — All the official and ope- 

 rative persons belonging the colliery being almost worn out, by incessant 

 exertion and fatigue, took holyday. 



Thursday, July 2. — Resumed operations in the G Pit, — clearing out the 



*2 Overmen, 



2 Deputy ditto, 



1 Onsetter, 

 6 Hewers, 



2 Shifters, 



3 Trappers, old men, 

 12 Ditto, boys. 



28 



28 Brought forward, 



8 Cranemen, 

 44 Putters, young men and boys, 

 13 Drivers, boys, 



4 Helpers-up, ditto, 



4 Stone leaders, ditto, 



5 Tramway-clearers, ditto. 



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