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13th June 1910
The Whitehaven Disaster
The first attempt to explore the Wellington Pit with a view to the recovery of the bodies was made yesterday, when a party numbering about 12, and including Mr. J. B. Atkinson and Mr. W. Leck, H.M. Inspectors, went down. They proceeded to the stopping at the intake, and from there, several of them, having put on patent breathing apparatus, were able to proceed for some distance and found the road full of firedamp. Two were obliged to return owing to the fact that their helmets were not working properly, but the remainder proceeded some 700 yards to a point about 40 yards beyond the brattice which was erected by the rescue party on the day following the accident, and here the thermometer was found to register 85deg. Two of the party went on for another 200 yards, or to within a point some 30 yards from the friction gear which was the seat of the fire. Here they came upon a heavy fall, and further progress was stopped. The opinion of all is that the fire is extinguished. Steps will be taken at once to make a clearance and rid the mine of gas.
The Mayor of the City of Westminster and the Mayor of Paddington have just forwarded to the Mayor of Whitehaven a cheque for £454 12s. 3d. towards the above fund. This is the result of the special appeal to those who let seats on the route of the late King's Funeral Procession ; the proceeds also of a box collection in the queue ; and from the public generally. For this fund the Mayor of the City of Westminster and the Mayor of Paddington served as trustees, the bankers being the National Provincial Bank of England (Limited), 50, Finsbury-pavement, E.C.
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| Vint, C. J. | Whos Who Page |
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