The Archive · 1934

NEW EXPLOSION AT THE GRESFORD MINE

London, Sept. 25.

The Grestord colliery in North Wales, the scene on Saturday of the third "biggest mine disaster in the present century, claimed another ite to-day.

All the work of sealing will have to be done again, Directly and indirectly 2,500 men will be thrown out of employment for one to three months as the result of the disaster on Saturday, when 260 miners were killed as the result of an explosion in the colliery, One of the most poignant features of the tragedy is that over 700 chile ren have been rendered fatherless, Meanwhile subscriptions to the relief fund opened by the Lord Mayor of London are pouring in from all parts of the country, some of the donations running into hundreds of pounds.

The frst, subscriptions were £200 from the King, £50 from the Queen. and £25 from Prince George and Princess Marina, Many large donations, amounting in some cases to several hundred pounds, have been received from banks, business houses and_ private persons—Wireless through Rent

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