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Alexander Short
| Age: | 38 |
| Died: | 8th Jan 1898 |
| Accident: | 8th Jan 1898 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1860 |
| Colliery: | South Hetton |
| Company: | South Hetton Coal Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Deputy |
| Notes: | They were drawing a jud, when a large stone 20 feet long by feet wide by 18 inches thick fell away at a slip in the roof, and killed them both. The slip was not visible before the stone fell [Sunderland Daily Echo reports: accident - 10 Jan 1898 pg 3; inquest - 11 Jan 1898 pg 2] |
| Buried: | Holy Trinity Churchyard, South Hetton |
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No. 10 on the list occurred at South Hetton Colliery, belonging to the South Hetton Coal Co., Ltd., on January 8th, and caused the death of two deputies.
The two deceased men were engaged drawing the timber out of a jud in the Low Main Seam, when a large stone suddenly fell away from the roof, owing to the presence of a slip in the stone which could not be seen before the fall, and caught and killed them both. The size of the stone was 20 ft. long by 5 ft. wide by 18 in. thick.
The men were both well experienced workmen, and appeared to have been doing the work properly and to have neglected no precautions, but I mention the case particularly to draw the attention of officials and men to the dangerous nature of these slips or natural joints, and to say how necessary it is to use every care to find them, and having done so, to either take the stone down or support it properly with timber.
I always regret to have to report the death of a deputy from an accident when drawing timber ; it is a very hazardous occupation, requiring great skill and care, and, as a rule, in this district, is well performed.
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1881 Census
Address: 31 Chapel Row, Haswell, Co. Durham
(Ref: RG11 / 4965 / 96 / 31)
| Name | Age | Rel | Mar | Occupation | Where Born | Born |
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| SHORT, John | 49 | Head | Mar | House Agent | DUR: East Rainton | 1832 |
| SHORT, Elizabeth | 48 | Wife | Mar | DUR: Easington Lane | 1833 | |
| SHORT, Alexander | 21 | Son | Unn | Coal Miner | DUR: Haswell | 1860 |
| SHORT, Robert | 15 | Son | Post Boy (Errand) | DUR: Haswell | 1866 | |
| SHORT, William | 14 | Son | Scholar | DUR: Haswell | 1867 |
Please note: the census extracts shown here are our 'best guess match' to the person shown on this page and is not intended to be definitive — only knowledge of the family would allow this.
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South Hetton — Holy Trinity Churchyard
Location: OS Map 88, Grid Ref NZ384451
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| Name | Died | Age | Born |
| Alexander SHORT | 8th Jan 1898 | 38 | 1860 |
| Martha Elizabeth SHORT | |||
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- 1881 Census — taken 3rd April, 1881
- 1898 Mines Inspectors Report (C 9264), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 14 Where to find this report
- 1898 Mines Inspectors Report (C 9264), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 38, Accident Number: 10 Where to find this report
- Church/Cemetery photograph (T-00972-01-0002) © Kev Duncan
- Headstone(s) in Holy Trinity Churchyard, South Hetton
- Tombstone photograph (T-00978-01-0002) © Kev Duncan
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