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| Date: | 5th April 1843 |
| Colliery: | Stormont Main, Wreckington |
| Cause: | Explosion |
| Lives Lost: | 27 |
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An explosion occurred at Stormont Main colliery, near Gateshead, the property of J. Grace, Esq., and Partners. At the time of the accident, upwards of fifty men were at work, and the most praiseworthy exertions were made to rescue the survivors. Twenty-six men were brought out alive, but four of them died soon after of their injuries, and twenty-four persons were brought up in whom life was quite extinct. It appeared that there had been much foul air in the pit for some days previous, and the men had been advised to use extreme care. A subscription was entered into for the fourteen widows and twenty-three children left destitute by the calamity, and a considerable sum was raised for their support.
| Source: | Local Records or Historical Register of Remarkable Events by John Latimer, Published in 1857 |
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Charlton, Thomas, aged 25, Overman, wife and two children | |
Cleghorn, Michael, aged 30, Hewer, wife and two children | |
Cleghorn, Thomas, aged 20, Hewer, brother of Michael | |
Ditchburn, George, aged 21, Hewer, son of Humphrey Ditchburn, left a wife | |
Ditchburn, Humphrey, aged 52, Hewer, left a wife | |
Dixon, John, aged 12, Driver or Putter | |
Dixon, Thomas, aged 16, Driver or Putter | |
Doxford, Matthew, aged 19, Driver or Putter | |
Felton, George, aged 13, Driver or Putter | |
Field, Abraham, aged 12, Driver or Putter, alive when brought out of the pit | |
Gray, Matthias, aged 40, Under-Viewer | |
Hedley, Thomas, aged 32, Hewer, wife and three children | |
Hughes, Hugh, aged 11, Driver or Putter, alive when brought out of the pit | |
Jacques, John, aged 21, Hewer, first day in the pit | |
Kidman, David, aged 14, Driver or Putter | |
Kidman, John, aged 10, Driver or Putter | |
Morris, Thomas, aged 16, Driver or Putter | |
Moulter, Thomas, aged 31, Shifter, wife and two children | |
Richardson, John, aged 26, Hewer, left a wife | |
Robson, Edward, aged 23, Hewer, brother of John | |
Robson, John, aged 27, Hewer, wife and three children | |
Smith, John, aged 14, Driver or Putter | |
Spence, Robert, aged 34, Deputy Overman, wife and four children | |
Tulip, John, aged 15, Driver or Putter, alive when brought out of the pit | |
Waters, James, aged 20, Hewer, left a wife | |
Young, James, aged 29, Hewer, wife and four children, first day in the pit | |
Young, John, aged 12, Driver or Putter | |
All names found | |
Youngest: 10 years old ; Oldest: 52 ; Average: 22 |
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| Newspaper Articles | |
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| 08 Apr 1843 | Colliery Calamity, Seven and Twenty lives sacrificed by an explosion (Gateshead Observer) |
| 10 Apr 1843 | Dreadful Colliery Explosion, Twenty-Seven Lives Lost (The Times) |
| 15 Apr 1843 | Letter to the Editor, The King Pit Calamity (Gateshead Observer) |
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