The colliery was the property of Mr. G.B. blackdamp and coaldust have been the major hazards. associated with great and sudden misfortunes which carry off many lives at firedamp, which have cost the lives of tens and even hundreds of men and REFERENCES Mr. Baker. The Mines Inspectors Report 1862. Feedback Mr. Baker thought that there was a case to prosecute Harvey for a breach of the 15th. boys. Information supplied by Ian Winstanley and the Coal Mining History Resource Centre. Mr. Baker went down the pit and at the pit bottom found a search going on for the missing men. This stated: That sufficient boreholes shall be kept in advance, and if necessary, on both sides, to prevent inundations in every working place likely to contain a dangerous accumulation of water. May, 1862. A summons was issued and the case was heard before William Partridge, stipendiary magistrate, on the 24th September. There are many disasters that might happen in a coal mine but they can generally be classified into 3 types: explosion, flood and roof-falls. If in this case they had been used, the lamentable accident would not have happened. 30th. After a long hearing the magistrate said: This was most important case, and if it had been proved to his satisfaction, it was one in which he should have inflicted the very highest penalty, namely £20. It was found too dangerous to proceed below the level at which the accident occurred since the sides of the shaft walling had almost been totally destroyed by he influx of water. The colliery was the property of Mr. G.B. As with all other coal mining areas, North Staffordshire has suffered its share of tragedy from colliery disasters. For historians of coal mining the disaster label has OLD BRADLEY. Bilston, Staffordshire. tended to be reserved for spectacular incidents, such as an explosion of Mr. Thomas Bolton, solicitor of Wolverhampton appeared for the prosecution and James Motteram of the Oxford circuit for the defence. Methane gas, water, Bilston, Staffordshire. He told the doggy not to drive the level any further but to start bricking the part that already been excavated and the boring rods were to be used. At the inquiry, Mr. Harvey stated that he had been trying to get into the thick coal workings for some time but he could not on account of the damp. The Colliery Guardian, 26th April 1862. p.329. The last body was found in the sump of the engine pit. General Rule, the disaster might have been avoided and the jury returned the following verdict: The deaths of the seven deceased persons were caused by a rush of water into the pit in which they were working, occasioned by the neglect of John Harvey, senior but the jury do not consider the evidence sufficient to incriminate him. “The Brades Coal and Steel Works, Oldbury, Staffordshire”, British Mining No.75 (2004), pp.47-57; Deakin, P. Collieries in the North Staffordshire Coalfield (Ashbourne: Landmark Publishing Co., 2004) Various: The Cannock Chase Coalfield and its Coal Mines (Cannock Chase: Cannock Chase Mining Historical Society, 2005) Edwards, K. A loud rush of water was heard at the surface, the scaffold at the entrance to the level was swept away and the shaft filled with gas which was swept before the water from the workings. Methane gas, water, blackdamp and coaldust have been the major hazards. May, 1862. The Inspector returned to the surface and went to the No.7 shaft and gave orders for the band chains to be lengthened so that the bottom could be reached with the hope of finding the other bodies. On the day of the disaster Mr. Harvey went down the pit with the chain-master and the doggy, who was killed. Links. An official investigation never established what caused the ignition of flammable gases in the pit. On the day before the accident the younger Harvey had latched, (surveyed) the workings and entered his latchings on a plan of the thick coal workings. The workings had been carried on by way of the No.23 shaft but to try to drain them, a headway had been driven from another shaft, the No.7 in the Gubbin Ironstone Measure which lay below the Thick Coal. Thornycroft and seven men lost their lives by an inundation from the Thick Coal workings. As with all other coal mining areas, North Staffordshire has Thornycroft and seven men lost their lives by an inundation from the Thick Coal workings. specific section. The butty did not hear this as he was out of earshot. The level was intended to intersect the headways and the “Thick Coal” to drain the water away. a single stroke. The pump had a 16 inch cylinder with a stroke of six feet and was working at 10 strokes per minute and there was a 10 inch pump with a five and half foot stroke working at 14 strokes per minute.

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