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| Date: | 17th January 1826 |
| Colliery: | Jarrow |
| Cause: | Explosion |
| Lives Lost: | 34 |
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On the morning a terrible explosion of fire-damp, took place in Jarrow colliery, near South Shields, Durham, belonging to Thomas and Robert Brown, esqrs., of London, by which thirty-four men and boys were killed; and some others much burnt. Forty-five horses and two asses were also killed in the mine. The explosion took place in the Bensham pit, which had been recently sunk to the lowest seam. The cause could not be ascertained, as none who were in the place where the blast originated, were saved. It appeared on the coroner's inquest, on the body of Richard Bell, one of the sufferers, that the overmen and deputies had inspected all the workings on the morning of the day on which the accident occurred, and the wastemen had gone through the waste. There was no appearance of danger, but on the contrary, the pit seemed well ventilated, and in a perfectly safe state. The number down the pit at the time was forty-eight.
| Source: | Local Historian's Table Book of Remarkable Occurrences Connected with the Counties of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Northumberland and Durham by M.A. Richardson. Published in five volumes in 1844. |
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 | Arnott, William |
| | Bell, John, brother of Richard |
Bell, Richard, brother of John | |
| | Bloomer, James |
| | Bloomer, Joseph (jnr) |
| | Bloomer, Joseph (snr) |
| | Brown, John |
| | Brown, Snowdon |
| | Casper, Robert |
| | Clark, John |
Clark, Thomas | |
| | Fletcher, Robert |
| | Fletcher, William |
| | Gibson, John |
| | Holland, Thomas |
| | Johnson, John |
| | Ledger, George |
| | Lowton, John |
| | Miller, Thomas |
| | Norman, John |
| | Norman, Robert |
| | Scott, Andrew |
| | Scott, Isaac |
| | Scott, Stephen |
| | Smith, William |
| | Stewart, John |
| | Summerside, Thomas |
| | Summerson, George |
| | Tate, William |
| | Thompson, John |
| | Watson, John |
| | Willis, - (jnr) |
| | Willis, - (snr) |
| | Willis, John |
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Some of the names of mining fatalities on this page have been kindly provided by Ian Winstanley of the
Coal Mining History Resource Centre
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| Newspaper Articles | |
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| 12 Jan 1826 | News (The Times) |
| 24 Jan 1826 | Distressing Accident (The Times) |
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