Western Mail Wednesday May 19th 1926. Tradgedy of Two Brothers. While engaged in cutting coal in a disused working at Pantygog on Tuesday on behalf of the Canteen Committee, who are catering for necessitous children, two brothers were buried under a fall and were ultimately brought up dead. The men were Herbert JONES, 26, married with one child, of 30, Pant-street, Pantygog, and Cyril JONES, 19, living with his parents at 8, Cuckoo-street, Pantygog. Both men were the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred JONES, of 8, Cuckoo-street, Pantygog. With about ten other men, Herbert, who is a haulier, and Cyril, a collier, had descended what is known as the Old Level a disused working situated on the mountain side, and were busy cutting coal when about 90 tons of rock fell and buried them under it. One of the men who escaped, Mr. Arthur JONES, of Pantygog, related to a Western Mail reporter how they were all working together, and how the rest of party had come out and loaded their coal, while the two brothers remained in to get their coal cut. "Later I went back to see how they were getting on," he added,"when I discovered there had been a fall. Hardly realising that they were under it, I went to look round the other part of the workings to see if I could see them, but, failing to do so, I sent a message to their homes to ascertain whether they had arrived there. On learning that they had not arrived I sent for assistance. A large body of willing helpers quickly arrived, including Major Herbert JOHNSON and the manager, Mr. John PROSSER, who took charge of the rescue operations. They obtained timber from the Ffaldau Collieries and timbered as they got into the fall, thus making rescue operations comparitively safe." Mr. JONES went on to say it was a considerable time before they found any trace of the men, and ultimately they were discovered in the middle of the debris. One was brought up over three hours after the fall must have occurred; the other was not reached until late in the evening, over six hours after the accident happened. The men were brought to the surface, and Dr. NEWTON and Dr. MILLS, who had arrived on the scene, pronounced life extinct. Herbert JONES, when he was employed, worked at the Ballarat Colliery, Blaenavon; Cyril worked with his father at the Ffaldau Colliery. Mr. Ted WILLIAMS, miner's agent, has issued an appeal on behalf of the family of the two men, as in the circumstances they are not entitled to any compensation. The body of a young woman was found below high water mark at Laugharne, on Monday afternoon. She was later identified by a former employer as being his late servant, Ray BOWDEN, a native of Port Talbot. At the inquest held by Dr. R.L. THOMAS on Tuesday a verdict of "Suicide by drowning during a fit of temporary insanity" was recorded. The girl left her employer's house at Llanstephan about 6.30 a.m., and a man who saw her walking along the Llanstephan side of the Laugharne River two hours later rowed towards her in a boat, but by the time he reached the bank, which was 1.1/4 miles away, she had disappeared. Later he found her hat,coat, scarf, and gloves on the bank. Subsequently the body was discovered on the beach. The Coroner said it was clear that the girl went out on Monday morning with the intention of drowning herself. She had probably some private trouble which she would not divulge. After the inquest had closed relatives of the victim informed the coroner that the girl, who was fifteen years of age last October, was married five months ago. Mr. Isaac EDWARDS, J.P., Merthyr, has undergone an operation at a Cardiff nursing home. It was performed by Dr. Cornelius GRIFFITHS (who assisted by Dr. Cyril LEWIS). Mr. EDWARDS, who also underwent an operation in December last, is proressing as well as can be expected. The Loyal Order of the Moose (U.S.A) is presenting to the town of Tredegar a life-size painting of the Hon. James J. DAVIS, Labour Minister to the United States, who is a native of Tredegar, and who, prior to taking government office was head of the order. The Tredegar Council on Tuesday evening consented to take charge of the painting when it arrived and to hang it in the council chamber. James TILEY 67, a greengrocer, of Church-road, Newport, was knocked down by a motor-cyclist whilst crossing the road with his wife. He sustained a fractured collar-bone and a number of deep cuts on the forehead. The motor-cyclist escaped injury. An extraordinary mishap to the bicycle he was riding has led to the death at the Cardiff Royal Infirmary of Rufus JONES, 11, Bassett-street, Coedpenmaen, Pontypridd. He was riding home on Monday, when, at Upper Boat, the frame of his bicycle broke and he was thrown violently into the roadway. He was hastily removed to Cardiff Royal Infirmary, where he later succumbed to a fractured skull. Small Holdings, 4 acres, £200; another, 5 acres, £385; Two others. 6-11 acres; freehold; vacant; viewed. HILLMAN, Newport. Capable General Wanted, Plain Cooking; references.- GUY, 77, Redlands-road, Penarth. Accompanied by his wife in a motor-car, driven by his daughter. Charles Bagnell ROE, aged about 60. of Cleveland House, Penarth, had a seizure when passing through St. Nicholas village on Monday and expired shortly afterwards. It is understood that Mr. ROE had been medically attended for heart trouble, and as the doctor has issued a certificate of death there will be no inquest. Robert TAYLOR 6, son of Samuel TAYLOR, Steam Bakery, Glyn-Neath was knocked down by an Aberdare lorry, and at the inquest on Tuesday a verdict of "Accidental death" was returned by the coroner (Mr.B. Edward HOWE) and a jury. John Patrick