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| Date: | 21st August 1845 |
| Colliery: | Jarrow |
| Cause: | Explosion |
| Lives Lost: | 39 |
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| Description | |
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An awful explosion of gas occurred this afternoon, in Jarrow colliery, the property of D. Brown, Esq. About seventy-five men and boys were at work at the time, thirty-six of whom were employed in the Low Main seam, where the explosion took place, and of these only one man was saved. The other men were working in the Bensham seam (120 feet above the other), and, owing to the air courses being partially destroyed, they suffered severely from after-damp, and three men and one boy died. Another man, named Defty, an overman, lost his life in endeavouring to rescue others. The accident was supposed to have originated from a quantity of gas having suddenly found its way into the mine. A subscription was commenced for the benefit of the sufferers, and nearly £1,700 was eventually raised.
| Source: | Local Records or Historical Register of Remarkable Events by John Latimer, Published in 1857 |
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Arrowsmith, Ralph, aged 24, married | |
Atkinson, George, aged 11 | |
Bainbridge, James, aged 41, wife and family | |
Baird, Robert, aged 12 | |
Bamburgh, Joseph, young boy | |
Bates, William, aged 33, wife and three children | |
Bell, Cuthbert, aged 25, married only three weeks | |
Burdis, John, aged 59, five orphan children | |
Burdis, Thomas, aged 13, son of John Burdis | |
Charlton, John, aged 18, son of William Charlton | |
Charlton, William, aged 46, Deputy, wife and several children | |
Cockburn, James, aged 27 | |
Cockburn, John, aged 32, wife and 4 children | |
Cram, George, aged 29, wife and two or three children | |
Defty, Jacob, aged 47, Deputy, wife and several children, died during the recovery effort | |
Elliot, John, aged 20, brother of William Elliot | |
Elliot, William, aged 14, brother of John Elliot | |
Fairgrieve, Robert, aged 13 | |
Forster, John, aged 20, orphan, brother of Robert Forster | |
Forster, Robert, orphan, brother of John Forster | |
Hall, James, aged 23, wife and one child | |
Hills, John, aged 44, wife and family | |
Liddell, Thomas, aged 44, wife and 6 children | |
Love, Thomas, aged 48, wife and family | |
MacLeod, John, aged 40, Deputy, wife and family | |
Musgrave, John, aged 50, wife and family | |
Musgrave, John, aged 18, son of John Musgrave | |
Peel, Peter, aged 50, wife and family | |
Ramshaw, Robert, aged 18 | |
Robinson, Benjamin, aged 19, married | |
Scrafton, Joseph, aged 21 | |
Stewart, James, aged 60, wife and family | |
Wailes, Thomas, aged 20, son of Thomas Wailes | |
Wailes, Thomas, aged 44, wife and family | |
Walker, William, aged 39, married | |
Wanless, Joseph, aged 41, wife and family | |
Weddle, William, aged 33, wife and family | |
Willis, George, aged 20, wife and several children | |
Willis, Mark, aged 34, wife and 6 children, one an infant of three weeks | |
All names found | |
Youngest: 11 years old ; Oldest: 60 ; Average: 31 |
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| Newspaper Articles | |
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| 23 Aug 1845 | Frightful Colliery Accident (The Times) |
| 23 Aug 1845 | Fatal Colliery Explosion, Extensive Loss of Life at Jarrow, near South Shields (Gateshead Observer) |
| 25 Aug 1845 | Explosion At Jarrow Colliery (The Times) |
| 26 Aug 1845 | The Explosion At Jarrow Colliery (The Times) |
| 27 Aug 1845 | The Explosion At Jarrow Colliery, Coroner's Inquest (The Times) |
| 30 Aug 1845 | Letters to the Editor, Jarrow Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 30 Aug 1845 | Letters to the Editor, Jarrow Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 03 Sep 1845 | The Explosion At Jarrow Colliery (The Times) |
| 06 Sep 1845 | Jarrow Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 12 Sep 1845 | Jarrow Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 22 Sep 1845 | Jarrow Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
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