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The Hartley Colliery Disaster 16Th January 1862 Over 150 Years Ago The Hartley Colliery Disaster 16th January 1862 over 150 Years Ago Presentation to the Midland Institute of Mining Engineers on behalf of The North of England Institute Of Mining and Mechanical Engineers Eur Ing Norman W Jackson CEng FIMMM FNEIMME Past President 1 My Approach Historic Setting Hartley Colliery The Accident The Recovery The Funeral The Inquiry Change to Legislation 150 Years Later 2 History of Coal Mining Hester Shaft 3 Seaton Sluice Actual Workings From Single Shaft Bedlington River Blyth Bebside Old Bord and Pillar From Single Shaft Spine Road Richards House 4 Typical Bord and Pillar Pillars Pillars Pillars Roadways/Bords 5 Hartley Mine Shafts Hester Shaft 800m Seaton Delaval Hall Shafts 6 Hester Pit, Hartley Colliery Shaft Details. Sinking Commenced January 1st 1845 Low Main Seam Reached May 29th 1846 Sinking Rate 8.35 Ft per week Seam Depth In Depth in Depth in Thickness Fathoms Feet Metres High Main 37 223 68 4ft 6in Yard 69 418 127 3ft 0in Low Main 97 583 178 3ft 4in Sump 100 601 183 7 Plan View of Shaft and Staple Ventilation Partition Hester Shaft 12 Foot Diameter Yard Seam Pump Cage Staple to High Main Signal Ropes Cage High Main Pump Low Main Pump Intake Return 8 1852 Inrush In the period following the Shaft sinking working was difficult with water proving a major problem 14th February 1852 an immense feeder of water inundated the mine. Similar to the recent incident in Wales the mine had intersected some old waterlogged workings. The existing pumping system was overcome. Men and horses were managed to be rescued. A very close shave . 9 The New Pumping System Main Pumping Beam Counterweight Pumping Spears Main Shaft Staple to High Main Pumping Column 10 Pump Mechanism Spears/Pump Rods Transfer Point Non Return Valves Low Main – Yard Pump 11 16th January 1862 The Broken Beam 12 Pictorial View of Hester Shaft Shaft Plan High Main High Main Staple Furnace Drift Yard Seam Low Main Pump Sump 13 The Cage Before After 14 Descending the Shaft 15 Mr. Coulson, Superintendent Of The Exploring Party 16 Rescue Team 17 Waiting for News 18 Section Depicting the Accident 19 Shaft on Monday 20th Surface Ventilation began to reverse High Main Not Working 4ft 6in Thick Furnace Men Working Here Drift when gas began to appear Yard Seam Furnace Yard Seam Not Working 3Ft Thick Staple Low Main to Yard with ladder Low Main Seam Working 3ft 4in Thick Sump 20 View Of Hartley Pit Pump House Winder Boilers 21 The Accident Plan Hartley Colliery Yard Seam Furnace 2 2 25 2 117 40 11 Men Killed in Shaft 5 Men Killed in Pit 199 Total 204 22 Thursday and Friday Unstable Shaft and Pumps Staple that victims climbed 23 Recovery of the bodies 24 The Funeral Procession 25 The Burial at Earsdon 26 The Shaft Victims Inquest •Monday 20th January Hastings Arms •Stephen Reed Coroner •Mathias Dunn HMI Northumberland •Breaking of engine beam falling into Shaft 27 The Main Inquest / Inquiry 3rd February – 6th February 1862 United Methodist Chapel Seaton Delaval Stephen Reed Coroner J Kenyon Blackman – Home Office Mathias Dunn – HMI T E Forster Mining Engineer/Viewer G B Forster Mining Engineer/Viewer 28 Verdict and Comments Cause of death – Inhalation of Gas Jury Opinion – imperative that all mines should have at least a second shaft or out let All beams should be made of malleable not cast metal The heroism of the rescuers should be acknowledged 29 The Heroes Tom Watson James Amour The Men and Boys William Coulson The Medics Volunteers The Viewers 30 The Medics at the scene were Dr Anthony Davison Hartley Colliery Surgeon Mr. T. Dawson and Mr. White of Newcastle, Dr. Pyle and his son of Earsdon, Mr. Ambrose, surgeon of the Discovery ship Endeavour, Mr. Nichol, Mr. McAllister, and Mr. H. Ward, the last four men volunteered to go into the furnace drift if their services were required 31 The Aftermath The Press and Public The Campaign of Miners Mines Inspectors Reports The Debate of The Mining Engineers 32 An Act to Amend the Law Relating to Coal Mines passed 7th August 1862 It is unlawful for the mine owner to employ persons in such mine unless there are at least two shafts or outlets separated by natural strata not less than 10 feet in breadth. After 1st January 1865 no mine could operate without satisfying the criteria Shaft Shaft 10feet Minimum 33 150 Years Later Walk Down Memory Lane Seaton Sluice Seaton Delaval Hall New Harley Memorial Garden St Albans Church Earsdon Visit the Monument Look at the Grave Site Visit the Institute 34 Seaton Sluice 35 Seaton Delaval Hall 36 The Memorial Garden, New Hartley 37 The Memorial Garden, New Hartley 38 St. Albans Church Earsdon 39 The monument to those who lost their lives in the Hartley Disaster. 40 The Liddle Family 7 From one home 2 Cousins 41 The North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers 42.
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