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The body of David Taylor, of Vale View, St. Bees, One of the four men, who lost their lives at the Southam Mining Company's pit, on July 7th, was recovered on Sunday night, about 10.30. On Monday afternoon, Mr. Webster, coroner for the Lordship of Egremont, opened an inquest at Pallaflat House, on the body of David Taylor. The same jury sat as in the case of Richard Nichol. Edwin Taylor, quarryman, identified the body as that of his son, whose age was 19 years 7 months. Witness last saw him alive at five o'clock on the morning of July 7th, when he was in bed. He knew deceased intended to go to work on the afternoon shift. — Upon this evidence, the inquiry was adjourned until Wednesday, August 9th, as was also the inquest relative to the death of Nichol. It is expected by that date the whole of the bodies will have been recovered.

Newspaper transcript kindly provided by
West Cumbria Mines Research.

 

Name	Age	Occupation	Notes
Nichol, Richard	18	Miner	Deceased, Individual Page
Taylor, David	19	Miner	Deceased, Individual Page
Taylor, Edwin		Quarryman	Father
Webster, John		Coroner

 

Southam (Iron Ore)

Pub. Date	Article (Newspaper)
13 Jul 1899	Pit On Fire At Bigrigg, Narrow Escape Of Ten Others (Whitehaven News)
20 Jul 1899	The Southam Mine Disaster, Inquest Further Adjourned (Whitehaven News)
03 Aug 1899	The Bigrigg Fatality, Another Body Discovered (Whitehaven News)
10 Aug 1899	News (Whitehaven News)
10 Aug 1899	The Southam Pit Fire, The Inquest, Yesterday (Whitehaven News)
17 Aug 1899	The Southam Pit Fire, Finished Inquest, Important Intimation To Miners (Whitehaven News)
31 Aug 1899	The Bigrigg Mining Disaster (Whitehaven News)

 

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