at WaUsend Colliery, Jmie, 1835. 375 



The workings of the pits have, as yet, only been explored to a very inconsiderable ex- 

 tent, much additional information as to the cause of the accident will be obtained when all 

 the workings have been got into, we, therefore, think it advisable to postpone giving a deci- 

 ded answer to this query until that has been accomplished. 



Having, since the drawing up the annexed requisition met at the colliery, consulted, 

 agreed, and pointed out upon the plan the measures to be pursued for the recovery of the 

 dead bodies, it is, therefore, now unnecessar}' to go into further detail upon this head. 



(Signed) Geo. Johnson, 



Nich. Wood, 

 Matts. Dunn, 

 Thos. Morhis. 

 N. B. I concur in all the above, with the exception of the following passage marked 

 thus: — (The system that has been practised appears to us to have been to carry all the 

 air, &c.) ; instead of which, I beg to say distinctly that the system actually practised has 

 been to carry all the air from the pillar working into pipe drifts, &c. 



John A. Forsteh. 



No. II. 



Wallsend Colliery, \bth July, 1835. 

 To Messrs. Geo. Johnson, Nicholas Wood, Thos. Morriss, and Matts. Dunn. 

 Gentlemen, 



I have to request you, on the part of the owners of this Colliery, to 

 investigate the present state of the workings of the Bensham Seam, as they are now left 

 by the effects of the explosion on the 18th ultimo, as far as has yet been ascertained, and 

 to consider, 



1st. The practicability of restoring the Colliery to as safe a working state as it was be- 

 fore the accident, or the possibility of placing it in a safer state. 



2d. If you are of opinion that the Colliery can be restored to a safe working state, you 

 will please to point out the means by which you think that object can be best effected ; 

 and 



3d. You will please to estimate the probable expense which the restoring the Colliery 

 to a regular working state will cost. 



John Buddle. 



Wallsend Colliery, 18th July, 1835. 

 Sir, 



In compliance with your request hereunto annexed, we have examined the plan 



