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| Date: | 19th April 1888 |
| Colliery: | St. Helen's, Workington |
| Cause: | Explosion, firedamp, ignition probably caused by shot firing |
| Lives Lost: | 30 |
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| Description | |
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The text of the report from the Mines Inspector into this disaster is available in the Disaster Reports section of this website.
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| Fatalities | |
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Ballantine, John, aged 54, Lampman, brought out alive on 19th April, died at the pit | |
Banton, William, aged 37, Hewer, brought out dead on 1st August | |
Beaty, Wiggan, aged 24, Shifter, brought out dead on 19th April | |
Davidson, John, aged 53, Under Manager, brought out dead on 31st July | |
Dixon, William, aged 23, Shiftman, brought out dead on 30th July | |
Gaskin, Isaac, aged 42, Shiftman, brought out dead 22nd July | |
Gowan, William, aged 28, Whipper-in, brought out alive on 19th April, died at the pit | |
Hannah, Thomas, aged 25, Shiftman, brought out dead 21st July | |
Hodgson, Robert, aged 39, Hewer, brought out alive on 19th April; died 20th April in Infirmary | |
Hogg, James, aged 31, Hewer, recovered by diver on 15th May | |
Holstead, William, aged 45, Shiftman, brought out dead on 2nd August | |
Iredale, Joseph, aged 44, Shiftman, brought out alive on 19th April; died at the pit | |
Jackson, Richard, aged 27, Shiftman, brought out dead on 19th April | |
Johnson, John, aged 26, Shiftman, brought out dead on 29th July | |
Laybourn, Launcelot, aged 48, Shiftman, brought out dead on 1st August | |
Laybourn, Robert, aged 22, Shiftman, brought out dead on 19th April | |
Marrs, Thomas, aged 32, Shiftman, recovered by diver on 15th May | |
Martin, John, aged 58, Shiftman, brought out dead on 19th April | |
Moffat, James, aged 53, Joiner, brought out dead on 19th April | |
Moore, Thompson, aged 25, Whipper In, brought out dead 22nd July | |
Nicholson, Henry, aged 22, Engineman, brought out dead on 30th April | |
Nicholson, John, aged 34, Hewer, brought out dead on 1st August | |
Peel, William, aged 47, Deputy, brought out dead on 30th April | |
Robinson, Joseph, aged 37, Onsetter, brought out alive on 19th April; died 20th April in Infirmary | |
Smith, J. P., aged 35, Joiner, brought out dead on 19th April | |
Stephenson, Joseph, aged 42, Deputy, brought out dead on 19th April | |
Townsley, Robert, aged 39, Hewer, brought out dead on 1st August | |
Tunstall, William, aged 41, Deputy, brought out dead on 2nd August | |
Williams, John, aged 31, Hewer, brought out dead 22nd July | |
Wright, George, aged 42, Shiftman, brought out dead on 19th April | |
All names found | |
Youngest: 22 years old ; Oldest: 58 ; Average: 37 |
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| Newspaper Articles | |
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| 20 Apr 1888 | Terrible Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 21 Apr 1888 | The Colliery Explosion In Cumberland (The Times) |
| 23 Apr 1888 | The Workington Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 24 Apr 1888 | Workington Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 30 Apr 1888 | Letters to the Editor, The Workington Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 01 May 1888 | The Workington Colliery Disaster (The Times) |
| 18 May 1888 | The Workington Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 25 May 1888 | The Workington Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 26 May 1888 | The Workington Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
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