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Carnegie Hero Fund - Honorary Certificate | |||
| Date: | 29 May 1936 | ||
| Colliery: | Eppleton Colliery | ||
| Occupation: | Hewer | ||
For gallantry in the rescue of a coal hewer on 29th May, in Eppleton Colliery, Durham, His Majesty the King was graciously pleased to award the Edward Medal to Mr. R. Stoker, an overman. You were also pleased to address letters of commendation to Messrs. G. Storey, overman; A. Simpson and J. M. Tubby, deputies; J. Brown, M. Summers, D. Wood and T. Whitfield, hewers.
Three hewers, Brown, Summers and Moffat were working in a brokens jud in a seam four feet thick when the blue shale roof collapsed in the goaf and in part of the working place. Brown and Summers escaped but Moffat’s right hand was pinned by a large stone to the top of a tub at the inbye end. Brown and Summers at once returned to commence rescue operations and were followed shortly afterwards by Wood and Whitfield. Ten minutes later, Stoker, Storey, Tubby and Simpson arrived. The roof was still falling heavily and supports set by the rescuers were breaking as soon as they were set. Stoker crawled through a space between the tub and the coal side — a space originally 20 inches wide but reduced to half the width by the setting of necessary supports — and succeeded in removing some stones off Moffat and in erecting supports on top of and adjacent to the tub in order to secure some large stones which were gradually lowering on top of the imprisoned man. After a time, Storey took Stoker’s place while the others attempted, without success, to approach the injured man from the other side of the tub. By this time the roof in the jud had lowered in height from four to two feet; the place was "alive" and there was imminent danger of a still larger fall occurring. The two overmen persevered and after two-and-ahalf hours’ succeeded in levering the stone off Moffat’s fingers and dragging him out, not very seriously injured, through the space between the tub and the coal side. The persistent and courageous efforts of all the rescuers, so ably led by Stoker, were recognized also by the Trustees of the Carnegie Hero Fund, who presented to each the Honorary Certificate and a sum of money.
Source: Mines Inspectors Report for 1936
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| paul dobson | 21 Dec 2010 |
I have a Mark Summers b 1908 in Monkwearmouth, son of Marshall and Florence in my family tree. If the age of this Mark summers is known I could establish if it's the person in my tree. Thanks and regards, Paul |
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