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COLLIERY MEMORANDA , ACCIDENT [and Incident,] Bud-30 st th 31 . Dec 1814 to 19 . May 1825 A . [iii] Accidents, 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,23,29,30,34,36,37, Air, weight of &c,18, Arch Dukes of Austria, 31, Accidents,38,39,40,43,44,46,51,52,67,68,70, B . Banks – Stop of, 15,43, Baloon, 19, Blast, Harraton, 52, Burnt, 69, [Bud-30] C . E . [iv] Coak, quality of made from Coal, 24, Cooke’s Bank Stopped, 43, Coal, consumption of in England, 90, D . F . Drowned, 37, Flood, 37, r Davy S . H., 45, Fire, 68,79, Davy Lamp, Fire art, 86, [Bud-30] G . I . [v] Gunpowder, 1, Banks – Stop of, 15,43, Gas Lights, 73, Baloon, 19, Grand Duke Michael of Russia, 84, Blast, Harraton, 52, Ditto – – – Maximilian Ditto , 91, Burnt, 69, H . K . Harraton Blast, 52, Killed, 3,4,5,6,7,9,10,15,16,23,29,30,34,36,38,39,40,43,44,46 Ditto, 51,60,63,67,70,71,72,79, Keel Wear Water, Dimensions of, 75, [Bud-30] L . N . [vi] Liege Colliery – Accident by Water, 25, Northumberland the Duke of died, 68, M . O . [Bud-30] P . R . [vii] Pitmen, Stop of, 41, Russell, Wm. Esqr., died, 68, Rainton Colly, Accident, 79, Q . S . Harraton Blast, 52, Seamen reduced to Subordination, 30, Spots on the Sun discovered, 45, Sp[ecic]gravity, 77, [Bud-30] T . W . [viii] Thermometrical observations, 47, Waggons, drawing of, Experiment, 76, V . X . Harraton Blast, 52, [Bud-30] Y. [viii] 1. 3. GUNPOWDER. ACCIDENTS. By M. Amenton’s experiments and those of December 31: 1814. Mr. Manningham it appears that any deter- 3 Men and 2 Boys killed at Mount mined quantity of Gunpowder being inflamed Moor Colliery. augments it’s Space, or bulk 4000 times; They were riding after the Pit provided it have opportunity^of> dilating the air was done, when the Rope broke at the Hooking Z. with which it is mixed. That is for in- and they fell, together with the Chain from stance, a Cubic Foot of Gunpowder being about meetings. fired, diffuses a Flame, and rather more. The same day – Jeffrey the Overman – his Government Proof of Gunpowder Son, and other two Men were suffocated at 3 oz. of Gunpowder put into an 8 In. Shilbottle Colliery Morter, elivated at 45o is so thrown a The Engine had been standing for some Globe of 60 lbs. weight to the distance of repairs, and the Water had risen and stopped 60 Toises – It will however pass if the the Air Course, when the above Persons went Globe does not fall short of 55 Toises. down the Pit, and were suffocated with A Toise = 1.06575 English Fathoms the Styth of the Lamp. They were near to the Shaft [page 2 is Blank] but the Horses in the Stables about 40 yds. from the Shaft escaped without injury. [Bud-30] 4. 5. 6. Jany. 1815 back into the Pit. Three Men were in the escaped, except the two Men, and a Boy who s Tho . Bell, Hewer, killed at Jarrow Bottom at the time, but two escaped with little were working in the Drift at the time, and the Colliery in going down the deep Pit, by being injury. Rolly Drivers, Rolly-way men, Onsetter &c. who thrown out of the Loop at the ingate of the Jany. 1815 were in the direct Road to the Shaft – about 20 Seam 17 Fa. from the Bottom. A Sinker killed at Rainton – the in all. s Jany. 12: 1815 Will. Hall and Ja . Greenwell Men were sitting round the Fire ‘till a shot Names &c. of Sufferers Hewers, killed in the A Pit, Hebburn by the was fired, – a Stone was thrown up the Pit m Flat Rope breaking at a Splice when they were which fractured this man’s Scull as he sat 1. W . Miller Under Viewer going down upon it. This accident was oc- at the Fire. 2. John Thew Deputy Overman asioned by the mal construction of the Splice Jany. 1815 3. Shipley Mitchinson y Jany. 1815 A Boy killed at Fawdon Two Men killed at Fatfield 4. Hen . Dixon Wastemen n Colliery, by a Coal falling down the Pit – off Colliery by a Fall of Stone – in a Goaf where 5. A[wr]th . Dixon t a Corf. they were working the Pillars. 6. Rob . Richardson rd A Man killed in the Sinking Pit May 3 . 1815 7. John Bainbridge t at Collingwood-main, by the Sledge Horse with The Water from Heaton old Waste 8. Lan . Nicholson Borers the Corf and, Sledge falling down the Pit burst into, one of the exploring Drifts this 9. Geo. Laws They were Sinking the Pit from the high- Morning, so suddenly, and with such rapidi- 10. Ra: Widderington Jr. main to the Bensham Seam, and stowing ty, that the Workmen had not time to escape 11. Geo: Robinson Kecker m the Stones in the former – after the Corf and 75 Men, and Boys were unfortunately 12. W . Stott Furnacekeeper was struck, the Horse turned restive, and ran drowned, or shut up in the Workings. None 13. Walter Stobs d 14. Edw . Gibson Rolly way Men r 15. Ra. Widderington Sn . y 16. Hen . Do. Shifters 17. John Gibson [Bud-30] over 7 8 9 s th 18.John Gordon 49. Tho . Thompson May 6 . 1815 – Gibson, Waggon Driver d 19. Rich . Gibson 50. Auth. Southern Jr. killed at the Drummond Staple – E Pit new o 20. Will: Southern 51. Robert D . Washington – he was setting on the bottom 21. John Redhead 52. John Frames of the Stap: when a Stone fell out of the Shaft s 22. Ja . Dodds 53. Will Hall Wall, near the low-main Coal Thill, and fractur- o 23. Will: Scott 54. Ra. D . ed his Scull. d t 24. Edw . Robson 55. Rob . Steel June 2: 1815 w r 25. And . Brayson 56. Walter Stabo Jun . The Pit Newbottle Colliery fired s 26. Geo: Dawson 57. Tho . Lumsden Putters, Rolly Drivers in the Hutton Seam, when 57 Men and Boys r 27. Auth. Dixon Jr. Hewers 58. Christ . Gray and Trappers. were killed by Fire, or died by Suffocation o 28. Will: Dixon 59. Th. D . s 29. David Urwin 60. Tho . Todd 30. Geo: Steel 61. Geo: Gordon 31. John Reay 62. John Watson 32. Will: Thompson 63. James Dodds s 33. Will. Renwicks 64. Tho . Miller o 34. John Ditto 65. Nich. D . w m 35. M . Johnson 66. W . King 36. John Mesbit 67. Mich. Wilson m 37. Will: Graham 68. W . Graham 38. S. Dodds 69. Th. Watson s o 39. Ja . Gardner 70. John D . w 40. M . Gibson 71. John Pratt t 41. Rob . English 72. Will: Elliott d t o 42. Edw . Gibson 73. Rob . D . 43. Nich. Gibson 74. John Thompson s l 44. Tho . Gardner 75. Jack . C[wi]tis m 45. W . Garner Putters s o 46. Cha . D . 47. Geo. Thew o 48. Will: D . [Bud-30] 10 11 12 June 13th. 1815 – Brown a Trapper killed They were working the Pillars in the So. E. [Plan of Accident Location] ex- at Willington – two Hewers brought him up the tremity of the Colliery, and a Goaf having fallen th Pit upon their Knees, and in the act of landing during the night of the 26 . Which brought a him at the top, by some means or other the quantity of Water down, out of the Workings of Bankmen and them let him fall down the Pit. the Five quarter Seam. The Water came down Same Day Brown a Rolly Driver so rapidly as to stop the Air Course in the killed at Willington by the full Rollies run- E. Mothergate. ning over him. On going down the Pit at calling th th June 26 . 1815 William Comby, Hewer, course of the 27 . John Scott the Overman killed by a fall of Stone in Collingwood-main discovered the Air Course to be stopped, and Colliery. Went inby with a Steel Mill to discover the June 27: 1815 – The following People were Cause – stopping the Men at the Shaft. killed by Fire in the Isabella Pit Sheriff-hill He soon found out what had happened Colliery – Low-main Seam. and sesed a stenting a, in the N. wall of the m 1. W . Foggett – Viewer East mothergate. He then ordered all the t r 2. Rob . Foggett – under Viewer men to go to bank again, and sent for M . 3. Geo: Foggett – Deputy Overman Foggett. r 4. John Scott – Overman When M . Foggett arrived he went inby with 5. Nich. Codling – Deputy the Parties above named, and Geo: Ledger, o 6. Geo: Richardson – D . a Boy, about 16 year’s old. They went nearly o r 7. James Young – D . to the Stenting a, with the Candles, when M . 8. Will. Wind – Wasteman 9. Geo. Wind – Hewer 10. Hew. Barker – Wood-leader [Bud-30] 13 14 15 Foggett returned, and eased the Stopping in the was over, he crept up the Mothergate to the June 30th. 1815 – Ch. Charlton, Hewer, killed Stenting b, and sent John Scott to trace the tail Stentg, where Mr. Foggett had eased the at Willington by fall of a side Wafer of of the Water inby – Scott went with a Steel Stopping, and throught that he felt a little fresh Coal and Stone. Mill, and took W.