29 SEPTEMBER 1923, Page 2

We greatly regret to record a mining disaster which occurred

on Tuesday morning at the Redding Colliery, near Falkirk. The collapse of a barrier which separated No. 23 pit from an old flooded pit admitted a torrent of water. The water rushed through the workings and imprisoned more than sixty men. By heroic efforts twenty-one men were rescued on Tuesday from a disused air-shaft where they had sought safety. Three bodies were recovered. There were some poignant incidents. A father was able to telephone to his imprisoned son who reported that the water was up to his waist. There is little hope of saving more lives.