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Date:	4th June 1852
Colliery:	Spital Tongues
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Cause:	Boiler Explosion
Lives Lost:	2
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Spital Tongues. — Boilers blowing up, 2 lives lost. The boilers in question were fed with cold water. They had each two safety valves, and each one float working through a stuffing box in the ordinary way. The engineman was remarkable for steadiness of conduct ; and, as the evidence is clear that the cold water feed had just before been introduced, the presumption is, that the float had ceased to act. It is remarkable that w whistle for sounding the alarm, in case of the boiler water getting too low has been upon the premises for years, and never put to use ; and the accident does but show the necessity of having duplicate indices to the state of the water in the boiler. This boiler, 5 tons weight, was riven into six pieces, one portion being thrown 140 yards north and another a similar distance south.

Source:

1853 Mines Inspectors Report

See also: a1852-01

	Burrell, John Campbell, Engineman, boiler explosion
	Moody, Edward, Fireman, boiler explosion
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