William Wilson
| Age: | 24 |
| Died: | 25th Nov 1846 |
| Accident: | 25th Nov 1846 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1822 |
| Colliery: | Trimdon |
| Company: | |
| Occupation: | |
| Notes: | rope broke, fell down shaft |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: | |
The three men had got into the cage to descend at the same time that the engine was drawing a cage with tubs of coal up the shaft. After the coals were drawn up about 15 fathoms, the men' s cage was lowered a similar distance. Then, the rope attached to the coal cage broke and a section of it fell off the drum and struck the engineman, stunning him. Now, because there was no counterbalance, the men's cage ran at a fearful rate down the shaft, and they fell out into the sump and were killed. It took several hours to recover their bodies. The rope had been in use for only nine months.
Pub.
Date | Article (Newspaper) |
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| 28 Nov 1846 | Fatal Accident At Trimdon Colliery (Newcastle Guardian and Tyne Mercury) |
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- Text kindly provided by Jim Grainger from his research into early newspapers (primarily the Durham Advertiser and Durham Chronicle).
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