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John Weston Holm
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| Died: | 9th Dec 1873 |
| Accident: | 9th Dec 1873 |
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| Colliery: | Dunston |
| Company: | Sheepbridge Co. |
| Occupation: | Deputy? |
| Notes: | Suffocated by firedamp whilst exploring in old works |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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Dunston Colliery, No. 71 in Schedule.
At this colliery, on the 12th of December, "Charles Hunt," the underviewer, and "John Weston Holm," his deputy, were suffocated under the following extraordinary circumstances.
It appeared in evidence, that the workings on the one side of the Dunston Pits had not been worked for some considerable time, and that gas had accumulated in some of the headings. The ventilation of this colliery has of late been very much improved, by the erection of a Guibal Fan, so much so, that it was decided to open out these old workings.
Charles Hunt had given instructions to his deputies to examine the works, and report their condition, but as these men did not return to the shaft bottom, Hunt and another went in search of them ; they went to the extreme end of the level, but not finding the deputies they returned, and just as they were getting to the entrance of a rise heading, their lamps were instantly put out. Hunt desired his deputy to go to the shaft and re-light his lamp ; he did so, and when he got back he heard Hunt moaning, having crept up into the old heading. Every exertion was made to get at Hunt and the two men, who had, it appeared, gone into this same place. After much exertion one of the deputies was dragged out and restored to sensibility; Hunt and the other man had inhaled so much of the gas, that every effort failed to restore life.
It is much to be regretted that gas had been allowed to accumulate in these workings, for but a small amount of air would have been sufficient to keep all the places safe. Hunt and all the men with him were officials and persons in authority, men of great experience, and constantly in the habit of dealing with gases.
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- 1873 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1056), Midland District by Thomas Evans, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 59 Where to find this report
- 1873 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1056), Midland District by Thomas Evans, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 69, Accident Number: 71 Where to find this report
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