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6th November 1879
Fire at Crossfield
On Sunday morning the engine house and head gear of the Crossfield Company's No.2 iron ore pit had a very narrow escape from being burnt down. About half-past four o'clock the company's watchman, Patrick Alpin, who was on duty at one of the pits, observed one of the sides of the pumping engine and general boiler, composed of tarred boards, in a blaze. He immediately proceeded to Crossfield houses, and aroused Mr. James Davidson (overman), and Samuel Robertson (miner), with some other people. Robertson managed to get to the pit first, and succeeded in extinguishing the flames before any damage of any note had been done. Had the wind been in an easterly direction nothing of a combustible nature would have been saved, and about 50 men would have been thrown out of work. The fire originated on account of some defect in the flues connected with the dampers, the latter having been left down as usual by the engineman on the previous night ready for the Sunday morning.
Newspaper transcript kindly provided by
West Cumbria Mines Research.
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| Name | Age | Occupation | Notes |
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| Alpin, Patrick | Watchman | ||
| Davidson, James | Overman | ||
| Robertson, Samuel | Miner |
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