Matthew Robinson
| Age: | |
| Died: | 30th May 1849 |
| Accident: | 30th May 1849 |
| Born: | |
| Colliery: | Witton Park |
| Company: | |
| Occupation: | Furnaceman |
| Notes: | he was accidentally suffocated |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: | |
He was accidentally suffocated. He had been set on by the overman, James Anderson, who gave evidence at the inquest. Anderson said that on the day of the unfortunate accident ventilation in the mine "had taken a bad turn", so he shouted down the shaft for Robinson "to stir the fire and put her away." Later, he was informed by one of the deputies, William Martin, that the "air still came away the wrong way." At this point, he decided to visit Robinson under ground, and called once again but got no answer. Having reached the boring pit, he found three other men trying to reach the furnace; he went on and discovered Robinson sitting with his back against a beam. The fire was nearly out and this had caused a build up of bad air and smoke from which the unfortunate man had suffocated.
Pub.
Date | Article (Newspaper) |
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| 09 Jun 1849 | Death In A Coal Pit (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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