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Daniel Owens
| Age: | 45 |
| Died: | 20th Jul 1887 |
| Accident: | 19th Jul 1887 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1842 |
| Colliery: | Croxdale |
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| Notes: | explosion of gunpowder [not a mining related death] |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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Daniel Owens, 45, a miner at Croxdale Colliery, was seriously injured by an explosion of powder in his own house on Tuesday 19th July. He told neighbour John Nesbitt that after using his cobbling gear he threw the hammer and file, by mistake, into the powder kit, where three pounds of powder was stored. The resulting explosion wrecked the house; the kitchen door, part of the staircase and a window were blown across the street. Nesbitt has rushed in to rescue Owen's 12 year old son. Owens died from his injuries at 7 p.m. on 20th July.
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- Contributions by members of the Public
- Text kindly provided by Jim Grainger from his research into early newspapers (primarily the Durham Advertiser and Durham Chronicle).
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