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SMITH John - 1897 - 16/10/1897 – Age 55 – Miner. Merryton, Merryton Coal Co., Lanarkshire. Deceased were driving a place alongside a stoop when a large stone fell on them. 2 killed.

SMITH John - 1898 - 07/12/1898 – Age 35 – Trimmer. Pentre, Cory Bros. and Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Crushed between loaded wagons, one of which he was moving from under the screens during the night shift. The place was lighted by electric light.

SMITH John - 1898 - 30/08/1898 – Age 30 - Pusher on. Billinge Lane, Winstanley Collieries Co. Ltd., Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. A fall of side had taken place in the endless rope haulage downbrow knocking out some props from under the girders and when the two deceased, with others, had nearly completed removing the dirt that had fallen from the roof and side, a large stone gave way from the roof which fell upon them. 2 killed.

SMITH John - 1898 - 30/11/1898 – Age 46 – Labourer. Gardener’s Farm Gravel Quarry, Henry Carter, Essex. Fall of gravel from quarry face caused by undercutting. Another man was seriously injured.

SMITH John Francis - 1890 - 18/06/1890 – Age 13 - Colliers’ boy. Colebrook Vale Deep, Colebrook Vale Colliery Co. J and T Barnes, Nantyglo, Monmouth. Fall of stone near the face. It was apparently a very small fall of following stone. The place was, it seems, fairly well secured and sprags were set against the coal.

SMITH John Thomas - 1890 - 09/06/1890 – Age 31 – Stallman. Blackwell, B Winning, Blackwell Colliery Co., Alfreton, Derbyshire. Fall of roof. He stood next to the coal face to allow a tub to pass and the roof fell upon him.

SMITH John Thomas - 1891 - 10/06/1891 – Age 15 – Drawer. Yard, Westhoughton Coal and Cannel Co. Ltd., Westhoughton, Lancashire. By roof from an unseen slip in a shunt. Inspection and inquest attended. 2 killed, 1 injured.

SMITH John Thomas - 1899 - 06/11/1899 – Age 39 – Fitter. Woodside Shipley, EM Mundy, Derbyshire. A steam boiler had been lifted with a screw jack and deceased was taking a part of the packing, from underneath, when the boiler rolled over and fatally crushed him. He died the next day.

SMITH John W. - 1894 - 03/01/1894 – Age 48 – Dataler. Pilsley No. 3, Pilsley Volliery Co., Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Fall of roof. Deceased was engaged in taking timber out of a roadway when a bar suddenly broke and liberated a quantity of stone which fell on the deceased.

SMITH John William - 1893 - 04/07/1893 – Age 42 – Coombs, ET Ingham, Dewsbury, Yorkshire. Explosion of gas. 139 killed.

SMITH Joseph (injured) - 1890 - 20/08/1890 – Age 15 - Pulley minder. Victoria 7 Foot, Fletcher Burrows and Co., Atherton, Lancashire. Three fingers cut off by a guiding pulley on the endless rope road having put his band on the rope.

SMITH Joseph (injured) - 1890 - 26/06/1890 – Age 38 – Miner. Bradley Fold No. 2 Trencherbone, Thomas Fletcher and Sons, Little Lever, Lancashire. Leg broken by roof falling after a shot had been fired.

SMITH Joseph - 1893 - 15/12/1893 – Age 30 – Collier. Alvercote, Tamworth Colliery Co., Tamworth, Warwick. Deceased was pulling down coal, with a crowbar, when he slipped and fell down, and before he could recover himself the coal fell upon him.

SMITH Joseph - 1894 - 20/07/1894 – Age 36 – Collier. Rose Hill, S Scowcroft and Sons, Bolton, Lancashire. Fall of roof in working place from slips pronounced and seen. Insufficient props.

SMITH Joseph - 1895 - 05/08/1895 – Age 41 - Stoneman. Littletown, Earl of Durham, Littletown, Co.Durham. Broken arm and ribs by fall of stone after a shot. Died 21st.

SMITH Joseph - 1895 - 31/01/1895 – Age 54 – Pikeman. Wednesbury Oak, P Williams and Sons, Staffordshire. Fall of coal from roof. Died 16th Mar.

SMITH Joseph - 1897 - 17/07/1897 – Age 26 – Screenman. Bedford, John Speakman and Sons, Lancashire. Run over by waggons, being pushed by locomotive engine, along sidings near screens. Deceased had finished work and was crossing sidings to go home.

SMITH Joseph - 1899 - 30/10/1899 – Age 25 – Hewer. South Moor, Louisa South Moor Colliery Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. He was working in a gateway that had a hitch leader in it, running near the loose side, and was told by the deputy not to work beyond it as the stone was bad but be did so and a fall of stone took place and killed him.

SMITH Lewis Edward - 1898 - 19/04/1898 – Age 24 – Holer. Whitwick No. 5, Whitwick Colliery Co., Leicester. A fire broke out on the main airway of the mine and developed so rapidly that only six men, including the deputy, out of a total of 41 who were at work beyond the fire were able to escape. The bodies of the first nine mentioned in the list were shortly afterwards got out but 25 bodies had not been recovered by the end of the year. 35 killed.

SMITH Lindsay - 1894 - 06/02/1894 – Age 21 – Roadsman. Drumpeller Nos.3 & 4, Summerlee and Mossend Iron & Steel Co., Coatbridge, Lanarkshire. Run over by a runaway hutch on a dook.

SMITH Mark - 1893 - 04/07/1893 – Age 29. Coombs, ET Ingham, Dewsbury, Yorkshire. Explosion of gas. 139 killed.

SMITH Matthew (non-fatal) - 1892 - 05/08/1892 – Brusher. Cadder No. 15, Carron Co., Bishopbriggs, Lanarkshire. Fall of debris from top of timbering. 2 injured.

SMITH Matthew - 1890 - 06/02/1890 – Age 29 – Collier. Llanerch, Partridge Jones and Co. Ltd., Pontypool, Monmouth. Explosion of firedamp at naked lights in the No. 4 heading, off Cooke's slope, about 8.30 a.m. after the men had been at work in their places two to two and a half hours. 176 killed.

SMITH Matthew Hurst - 1899 - 06/10/1899 – Age 21 – Screeman. Whitburn, Harton Coal Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. Inspected and inquest attended. He was lowering down two empty waggons, under the screens, and according to his own statement he was crushed between them whilst attempting to go between them while they were in motion.

SMITH Maynard Manley - 1895 - 06/02/1895 – Age 17 - Hod-boy. Trafalgar, Trafalgar Colliery Co. Ltd., Gloucester. While bringing out a load of coal a stone from the roof, weighing about 1.5 cwt., fell on him causing injuries from which he died that evening.

SMITH Moses jnr. - 1890 - 30/12/1890 – Age 32 – Holer. Bailey Brook, Butterley Iron and Coal Co., Heanor, Derbyshire. Fall of roof. Both men sat holing coal when a large fall of roof occurred and killed both of them. The coals had been worked up to a fault.

SMITH Moses snr. - 1890 - 30/12/1890 – Age 59 – Stallman. Bailey Brook, Butterley Iron and Coal Co., Heanor, Derbyshire. Fall of roof. Both men sat holing coal when a large fall of roof occurred and killed both of them. The coals had been worked up to a fault.

SMITH Paul - 1899 - 25/08/1899 – Age 77 – Greaser. Ryhope, Ryhope Coal Co. Ltd., Co. Durham. Died today and the doctor thought death was partly attributable to an accident he received when oiling a return wheel down the pit, 23rd Mar. 1886.

SMITH Peter (non-fatal) - 1893 - 26/10/1893 – Age 17 – Miner. Auchlochan, WCS Cunningham, Lanarkshire. Fall of fireclay.

SMITH Peter - 1894 - 23/06/1894 – Age 19 - Door boy. Albion, Albion Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. By an explosion. 290 killed.

SMITH R. - 1890 - 12/05/1890 – Age 41 – Collier. Thorncliffe Green, Lodge and Hall, Huddersfield, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

SMITH Ralph - 1892 - 10/03/1892 – Age 34 – Hewer. New Brancepeth, Cochrane and Co. Ltd., Durham, Co.Durham. His foot injured and severe shock by falling down the pit from the surface, a distance of 300 feet. On leaving the cage it was started by mistake, without a signal, and it pulled him into the shaft. Died on the 27th March.

SMITH Richard (non-fatal) - 1892 - 28/10/1892 – Miner. Eastfield, JR Gray Buchanan, Cambuslang, Lanarkshire. Explosion of firedamp. 2 injured.

SMITH Richard - 1890 - 29/07/1890 – Age 16 – Brusher. Balbardie, Henry Walker and Cameron, Linlithgow. Breakage of dook rope. 2.30 pm.

SMITH Richard - 1891 - 19/06/1891 – Age 21 – Driver. Hall End, Morris and Shaw, Tamworth, Staffordshire. Crushed by a train of full tubs. Horse drawing by loose gears, having no control over the stopping of the trains. Deceased was found in front of the full tubs, supposed to have slipped off the gears. Died 20th June, 8.50 am.

SMITH Robert - 1892 - 30/07/1892 – Age 15 - Incline lad. East Holywell, East Holywell Coal Co. Ltd., East Holywell, Northumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. He was employed at foot of incline and thinking that a full tub had run amain he crossed over to the empty road and was crushed against a sett of tubs standing there by the descending empty tub. The boys are now dispensed with at this point.

SMITH Robert - 1893 - 06/07/1893 – Age 23 – Brusher. Brownlee, Archibald Russell, Lanarkshire. Fall of stone.

SMITH Robert - 1894 - 23/06/1894 – Age 23 – Haulier. Albion, Albion Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. By an explosion. 290 killed.

SMITH Robert - 1895 - 01/03/1895 – Age 37 – Joiner. Gilmilscroft No. 2, Gauchalland Coal Co., Ayrshire. While repairing the shaft he stepped on a bunton, which gave way, and he fell to the bottom.

SMITH Roger - 1899 - 17/02/1899 – Age 34 – Hewer. Walbottle, Walbottle Coal and Firebrick Co., Walbottle, Northumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. Explosion of firedamp.

SMITH Samuel - 1895 - 07/11/1895 – Age 55 – Banksman. Plumptree, Butterley Co. Ltd., Nottinghamshire. Crushed between the side of a railway wagon and the wall of a bridge. He stood on the pit bank and was attempting to move a piece of dirt from the wagon when it moved forward.

SMITH Samuel - 1895 - 11/06/1895 – Age 55 – Collier. Coalbrookvale, Coalbrookvale Colliery Co., J and W Barnes, Monmouth. He had just finished getting down coal, off a face slip, when a piece of roof fell from between two slips upon him, causing fatal injuries.

SMITH Silas - 1892 - 11/02/1892 – Age 56 – Banksman. Redmoor (metalliferous), Callington United Mines Ltd., Callington, Cornwall. Deceased was standing on the capstan engine pillar, watching that the rope lapped properly on the drum while the pump rods were being drawn up the shaft. Something seems to have caught the rods in the shaft and they slipping away, causing a jerk or sway in the capstan rope and in stepping back he fell to the ground, about nine feet, striking his head against a stone, which resulted in death within an hour.

SMITH Thomas (non-fatal) - 1890 - 11/08/1890 – Miner. Bartonshill No. 7, William Baird and Co., Baillieston, Lanarkshire. Fall of coal.

SMITH Thomas - 1890 - 08/05/1890 – Age 40 – Fireman. Sutton Heath, Mrs FP Radley, St. Helens, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased told the underlooker that he was going to pull some loose stones from the side and immediately after there was a fall and on going to the spot the underlooker found the deceased under a large stone, which had come from between three slips, one of which had evidently been bared by the man himself.

SMITH Thomas - 1892 – 19/07/1892 – Age 31 – Dataler. Cottam, Appelby and Co., Eckington, Derbyshire. Deceased was pushing a tub along the iron plates, on the pit bank, when he slipped and fell with his ribs on the edge of the tub and consequent due to his injuries he died on the 8th Dec.

SMITH Thomas - 1892 – 26/08/1892 – Age 17 – Jigger. Park Slip, North’s Navigation Collieries (1889) Ltd., Tondu, Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 112 killed.

SMITH Thomas - 1893 - 18/05/1893 – Age 17 – Staple boy. St. Hilda, Harton Coal Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased, who was engaged at the bottom of a staple, as assistant hooker, was caught by the cage, it carried him to the top and crushed him to death. His duties were simply to lift the slot on the empty side so that the empty tubs could run out. Beyond that he had nothing whatever to do with the cage and why he should have been near the cage at the time it is impossible to say.

SMITH Thomas - 1894 – 23/06/1894 – Age 31 – Engineman. Albion, Albion Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. By an explosion. 290 killed.

SMITH Thomas - 1894 – 23/11/1894 – Age 60 – Holer. Old Birchwood, Butterley Co., Alfreton, Derbyshire. Fall of coal. He was holing coal on a fault side when the holing sprags gave way and the coal fell upon the deceased.

SMITH Thomas - 1894 - 26/02/1894 – Age 22 – Collier. Risca, United National Collieries Ltd., Risca, Monmouth. Fall of roof at the face of their working place in the 5 foot seam. It appears that at the end of their shift they considered it necessary, in order to leave the place safe, to set additional timber as it showed signs of weighting. It was while engaged setting this timber the fall occurred which caused their deaths. They appear to have worked 4 months at this Colliery and previously in Rhondda Valley and Co.Durham. Colliers, 2 killed.

SMITH Thomas - 1896 - 29/10/1896 – Age 30 - Rubble breaker. Shap Granite (quarry), Shap Granite and Patent Concrete Co. Ltd., Westmoreland. A charge of dynamite exploded in a hole, while he was attempting to draw a wooden stemmer, which had become fast in the hole.

SMITH W. - 1893 - 25/05/1893 – Age 42 – Stallman. Pelsall, Walsall Wood Colliery Co., Walsall, Staffordshire. Fall of roof from three converging slips.

SMITH W. - 1894 - 23/01/1894 – Age 36 – Collier. Newmarket, J and J Charlesworth, Wakefield, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

SMITH W. - 1899 - 25/08/1899 – Age 19 – Engineman. Savile, H Briggs Sons and Co., Yorkshire. Found between cylinder and drum of hauling engine. Not known how or why he got there. Machinery properly fenced.

SMITH Walter - 1897 - 02/08/1898 – Age 40 – Rolleywayman. Broomhill, Broomhill Coal Co. Ltd., Broomhill, Co.Durham. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased and four other waste men were travelling outbye on the engine plane. On the approach of a full set they endeavoured to get into a refuge hole, but the deceased was caught by the set. There was room by the side of the road.

SMITH Walter - 1898 - 02/08/1898 – Age 40 – Rolleywayman. Prudhoe, Mickley Coal Co., Prudhoe, Northumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. He had placed his gear on the last tub of the full set, and after sending the landing boy inbye, with a message rapped it away, and in attempting to get it on to the first tub he fell and was run over. He had no permission to ride on the sets.

SMITH William (non-fatal) - 1891 - 07/08/1891 – Age 36 – Pitheadman. Couston, James Wood, Linlithgow. Hand bruised by bell crank of pump. 86 days off.

SMITH William (non-fatal) - 1891 - 31/08/1891 – Labourer. Gartshore No. 11, William Baird and Co., Kilsyth, Ayrshire. Fell off a plank while wheeling bricks.

SMITH William (non-fatal) - 1893 - 20/01/1893 – Age 50 – Brusher. Lumphinnans, Cowdenbeath Coal Co. Ltd., Fife. Fall of roof. 152 days off.

SMITH William - 1891 - 10/09/1891 – Age 27 – Hewer. Houghton, Earl of Co.Durham, Fence Houses, Co.Durham. Fall of stone and coal which came off at a fault slip without warning. 8.45 am.

SMITH William - 1894 - 01/12/1894 – Age 40 – Labourer. Brancepeth, Strakers and Love, Willington, Co.Durham. While assisting to load timber in the yard he fell off a quay wall receiving such injuries as resulted in his death on the 17th instant.

SMITH William - 1895 - 01/07/1895 – Age 29 – Brusher. Riddochhill, Gavin Paul and Sons, Linlithgow. Fall of stone.

SMITH William - 1896 - 08/01/1896 - Clay getter. Greengate Clay (quarry), Greengate Brisk and Tile Co., St Helens, Lancashire. The deceased was pulling some stone down, on a bench in the quarry, when he lost his footing and fell 14 feet to the bottom of the quarry. It was not a specially dangerous place he was working on.

SMITH William - 1896 - 29/01/1896 – Age 17 – Labourer. Minera Lead, Minera Mining Co. Ltd., Denbigh. He stepped backwards and placed his foot between the projecting bars and the hopper, above some crushed stone. His foot and leg were very badly crushed and he died the same day.

SMITH William - 1897 - 05/04/1897 – Age 31-  Dataller. St. George’s, Astley and Tyldesley Coal & Salt Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Crushed by tubs on main level. Probably riding. Died 30th April.

SMITH William - 1897 - 28/01/1897 – Age 56 – Quarrier. Saltwells Marl Quarry, H Doulton and Co., Worcestershire. Fall from face, 12 feet high.

SMITH William Gare - 1898 - 24/11/1898 – Age 17 – Putter. Bedlington Coal Co. Ltd., Bedlington, Northumberland. Inquest attended. He was putting a tub when it got off the rails at the face of a longwall gateway, knocking out some timber and thereby causing a fall of roof.

SMITH William Henry - 1891 - 19/06/1891 – Age 22 - Pump tenter. Llandbrach, Cardiff Steam Coal Collieries Co. Ltd., Caerphilly, Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp in shaft.

SMITHSON J. - 1897 - 23/10/1897 – Age 17 – Driver. Allerton Byewater, Silkstone and Haigh Moor Coal Co., Yorkshire. Riding on full Corves when they turned over and crushed his head against a prop.

SNAPE William - 1896 - 02/03/1896 – Age 28 – Loader. Brownhills, William Harrison, Staffordshire. Fall from working face while pulling a rate.

SNEDDON Charles (non-fatal) - 1891 - 19/06/1891 – Miner. Nethercoy No. 3, Carron Co., Kilsyth, Ayrshire. Ignition of a shot which hung fire.

SNEDDON Charles - 1898 - 31/03/1898 – Age 43 – Miner. Kinneil, Kinneil Coal and Coke Co. Ltd., Linlithgow. This accident occurred in a dry dusty section giving off gas. Detector Marsaut lamps were used, when blasting with permitted explosives. Only four persons were employed in the section and the fireman was the only person authorised to fire shots. Sneddon, it was alleged by the Hamiltons, fired a shot at the face, in contravention of General Rule 12f. A violent explosion resulted causing the immediate death to Sneddon and injuries to the Hamiltons to which Hamilton jun. succumbed on the same evening and Hamilton snr. eleven days afterwards. 3 killed.

SNEDDON Enoch (non-fatal) - 1894 - 29/11/1894 – Age 14 – Drawer. Cowdenbeath & Foulford, Cowdenbeath Coal Co. Ltd., Fife. Crushed by tub. Still off.

SNEDDON George (non-fatal) - 1893 - 16/01/1893 – Age 45 – Shaftsman. Newbattle, Lothian Coal Co. Ltd., Edinburgh. Crushed in cage seat. 21 days off.

SNEDDON George - 1894 - 07/08/1894 – Age 66 – Foreman. Murieston (metalliferous), William Cunningham and Sons, Edinburgh. Fell over bench.

SNEDDON George - 1897 - 30/12/1897 – Age 30 – Contractor. Bridgeness, Bridgeness Coal Co., Linlithgow. A brushing shot was prepared, the pavement and charged with gunpowder. Deceased inadvertently lighted the gunpowder train of the squib instead of the wick and the shot exploded on him before he got out of harm's way.

SNEDDON James (non-fatal) - 1890 - 09/08/1890 – Age 35 – Miner. Bridgeness, Bridgeness Coal Co., Linlithgow. Fall of coal at face. 35 days off.

SNEDDON John (non-fatal) - 1891 - 28/09/1891 – Miner. Thankerton No. 6, John McAndrew and Co., Holytown, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof at working face.

SNEDDON John (non-fatal) - 1892 - 21/12/1892 – Age 18 – Collier. Shieldhill, Carron Co., Stirling. Fall of roof. Still off.

SNEDDON John (non-fatal) - 1894 - 07/02/1894 – Age 25 – Bencher. Arniston, Arniston Coal Co. Ltd., Edinburgh. Caught in safety gate. 137 days off.

SNEDDON John - 1895 - 07/08/1895 – Age 14 – Wheeler. Kelty, Fife Coal Co. Ltd., Fife. Chain broke.

SNEDDON John - 1895 - 23/12/1895 – Age 34 – Miner. Bridgeness, Bridgeness Coal Co., Linlithgow. Fall of stone.

SNEDDON Peter (non-fatal) - 1892 - 07/06/1892 – Age 35 – Brusher. Benhar, Niddrie & Benhar Coal Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. Fall of roof. 23 days off.

SNEDDON Richard (non-fatal) - 1892 - 01/09/1892 – Age 29 – Collier. Donibristle, Donibristle Colliery Co., Fife. Fall of coal. 46 days off.

SNEDDON Robert (non-fatal) - 1892 - 02/09/1892 – Miner. Auchinrath No. 2, Merry and Cuninghame, Blantyre, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof on road.

SNEDDON Robert (non-fatal) - 1892 - 17/06/1892 – Age 50 – Miner. Newliston, Youngs Paraffin Light & Mineral Oil Co. Ltd., Linlithgow. Explosion of gas. 26 days off.

SNEDDON William (non-fatal) - 1891 - 26/01/1891 – Age 15 – Drawer. Addiwell, Youngs Paraffin Light & Mineral Oil Co. Ltd., Edinburgh. Crushed by tub. 116 days off.

SNOOK Amos - 1896 - 10/09/1896 – Age 36 – Overman. Shelton No. 3 Racecourse, Shelton Coal Iron and Steel Co. Ltd., Staffordshire. Crushed by tub running loose down a dip owing to stop block at the top not being in.

SNOWBALL J. - 1898 - 06/09/1898 – Age 25 – Filler. Greasborough, Greasborough Coal Co., Yorkshire. Explosion of gas. 2 killed. Died 18th Sept.

SNOWDEN John (injured) - 1890 - 09/01/1890 – Age 22 – Shaftman. Dolcoath (metalliferous), Dolcoath Mining Co., Camborne, Cornwall. A large fire was found to have broken out just below the 264 fathom level, near the main engine shaft, rendering the pumping engine unmanageable. The four shaftmen mentioned went underground with a view to ascertain what had occurred but several hours elapsed without any alteration in the working of the engine or the reappearance of the men and it was then feared that they had been suffocated by the volumes of smoke that were issuing from the shaft. Tom Eva, another shaftman, gallantly volunteered to descend in the skip to search for the men if someone would accompany him. He found a ready helper and worthy comrade in John Rule, and both these men were quickly on their way to the 80 plat, where it was believed the men were to be found. The rescuers had not been long gone when a signal was given to draw them to surface with the almost lifeless body of Weeks. The two men again descended this time accompanied by another miner named Williams, and shortly returned with Trevarthen who was not quite so much overpowered. The rescuers made a third descent and ultimately discovered Sowden and Wake in the 80 level, so weak and exhausted that they were unable to signal to stop the skip. Under the treatment of the mine doctor the men soon recovered however, and the fire was prevented from spreading to other parts of the mine, as it was feared, at first it might and subsequently extinguished by the pouring of water down the shaft. As it happened comparatively little damage was done but it was only by the narrowest chance that a serious disaster to the mine, from a financial point of view was prevented. 4 injured.

SOLAN Barney (non-fatal) - 1894 - 18/01/1894 – Age 26 – Miner. Camelon, John Dunn, Stirling. Fall of head coal. 90 days off.

SOLAN John - 1891 - 06/08/1891 – Age 32 – Hewer. Framwellgate, Framwellgate Coal Co. Ltd., Durham, Co.Durham. Fall of a large stone in broken jud. 12 noon.

SOMERVILLE Matthew - 1897 - 16/06/1897 – Age 21 – Labourer. Westrigg, James Wood Ltd., Lanarkshire. Deceased was engaged running tubs, filled with ashes from the boiler furnaces to the shaft, and putting them on the cage at bottom scaffold from which they were raised to the top scaffold and emptied on the dirt bing; he inadvertently opened the gate and push the tub into the shaft when the cage was not there and was precipitated to the bottom.

SOMERVILLE Thomas - 1899 - 28/02/1899 – Age 41 – Miner. Glespin, Robert Swann, Lanarkshire. Deceased was holing the last portion of a cut coal, 6 foot 6 inches in length, while his son was drilling a machine hole to blast it off. The coal appeared to be hard and was not gibed. It came away suddenly, from an end crack, and fell upon the deceased, and killed him instantly.

SOMERVILLE William (non-fatal) - 1892 - 06/12/1892 – Overman. Gartshore No. 2, William Baird and Co., Kilsyth, Ayrshire. His foot caught between the picking table and the screen.

SOMMERVILLE Archibald - 1896 - 05/09/1896 – Age 19 – Miner. Clelland No. 10, Ravenshall Coal Co., Lanarkshire. Fall of coal through want of sprags.

SOMMERVILLE George - 1898 - 03/11/1898 – Age 41 – Miner. Earnock, John Watson Ltd., Lanarkshire. Deceased and a miner, who employed him, had arrived at the face and before the miner examined the place the deceased commenced to work at the coal with a pick, when a quantity of coal fell from the upper part of the seam and crushed him. A stooping place in the Ell Coal.

SOMMERVILLE James - 1894 - 03/09/1894 – Age 27 – Oversman. Hill, A and F Danks, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof.

SOMMERVILLE John - 1891 - 02/05/1891 – Age 21 – Pitheadman. Crofthead, Peter Thornton, Lilithgow. Fell down shaft.

SOMMERVILLE Thomas (non-fatal) - 1892 - 10/10/1892 – Age 30 – Collier. Armadale, Armadale Coal Co., Linlithgow. Fall of coal. 72 days off.

SOUDEN G. - 1890 - 11/10/1890 – Age 18 – Shunter. Morley Main, W Ackroyd & Bros., Leeds, Yorkshire. Injured by iron hook. Died 13th.

SOULSBY Samuel (injured) - 1894 - 17/04/1894 – Age 50 – Fitter. Shelton Rowhurst, Shelton Iron Steel and Coal Co. Ltd., Hanley, Staffordshire. Three fingers of right hand cut off by eccentric sheave balance weight of screening machinery, while going to oil it in dark confined space.

SOUSBY George - 1893 - 24/07/1893 – Age 36 - Master sinker. Caroline, William Benson and Sons, Northumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. He had gone to the pit for a charge of explosive and was descending again when by some means he fell from the kibble. According to the evidence he was riding with one leg in and one out of the kibble and he either fell through carelessness or in consequence of a sudden faintness.

SOUTHERN James - 1898 - 14/06/1898 – Age 23 – Drawer. Cleworth, Tyldesley Coal Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Fall of roof on drawing road.

SOUTHERN John (injured) - 1891 - 29/05/1891 – Age 18 – Miner. Brackley Yard, Bridgewater Trustees, Middle Hulton, Lancashire. Skull fractured by roof stone which he was taking down. Inspection and inquiry.

SOUTHERN John - 1891 - 08/01/1891 – Age 22 – Miner. Scot Lane No. 7, William Woods and Sons, Westhoughton, Lancashire. Died three hours afterwards from injury by coal coming over his sprags. Inspection and inquiry.

SOUTHERN William - 1896 - 28/04/1896 – Age 23 – Hewer. Hunter, Consett Iron Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. He was undermining a large piece of stone, with a pick, when it fell suddenly and killed him.

SOUTHWORTH Thomas (injured) - 1890 - 03/11/1890 – Age 25 – Miner. Peacock, Limehurst Coal Co., Limehurst, Lancashire. Injured by roof dirt falling between props.

SOWARD John - 1891 - 22/04/1891 – Age 30 – Timberman. Prince of Wales, Abercarn Coal Co. Ltd., Abercarn, Monmouth. Fall of roof on engine plane where he was engaged raising timbers and securing it.

SOWDEN James (non-fatal) - 1891 - 18/05/1891 – Age 32 – Miner. Dolcoath (metalliferous), Dolcoath Mining Co., Camborne, Cornwall. After blasting he was pinching out some loose rocks when one of them fell on the iron bar and caused it to strike his leg breaking it.

SOWDEN Reginald (injured) - 1890 - 04/03/1890 – Age 20 – Miner. Dolcoath (metalliferous), Dolcoath Camborne, Cornwall. A hole had been blasted and while Sowden was pinching down some ground, that loosened by the shot, a portion of it struck the ladder on which he was standing and he fell a distance of 3 fathoms down the stope receiving injuries to his arm and foot.

SOWERBY S. - 1897 - 03/09/1897 – Horsekeeper. Carlton Main, Yorkshire & Derbyshire Coal and Iron Co. Ltd., Yorkshire. Alleged to have strained himself in some way. Died 13th Sept.

SPACEY William J - 1893 - 15/05/1893 – Age 14 – Labourer. Dowlais Tunnel, Dowlais Iron Co., Gelligaer, Glamorgan. Fell down shaft from surface. He was wheeling a barrow across the shaft top, on a plank stage 5 foot wide, which was not fenced at the sides.

SPALDING Frederick - 1895 - 07/03/1895 – Age 19 - Waggon lowerer. Park Lane, Garswood Coal and Iron Co. Ltd., Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire. Inspection made. The deceased was crushed between the upright post and wagon under the screen, there not being sufficient clearance for him to manipulate the break in safety.

SPALDING James (non-fatal) - 1893 - 29/09/1893 – Age 38 - Miner. Barbaldie H Walker and Cameron, Linlithgow. Fall of coal. 28 days off.

SPARROW Arthur - 1897 - 26/07/1897 – Age 31 – Rider. Llwynypia No. 2, Glamorgan Coal Co., Glamorgan. Fall of roof on road, the tram he was pushing having got off the rails knocked out a prop, bringing down a fall upon him. Five feet seam.

SPAYDEN William M. (non-fatal) - 1891 - 30/07/1891 – Age 27 – Roadsman. Linridge, Linridge Coal Co., Lanarkshire. Explosion of gas. 50 days off.

SPEAKMAN James - 1891 - 26/11/1891 – Age 63 – Labourer. Elms, Executors of late Enoch Moss, Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased was asked, by the loco. Driver, to assist him to move some waggons, by holding a prop between the loco. and the waggons but in doing so the prop slipped and he was crushed to death. There is great danger in moving waggons with a prop between the engine and the waggons and the practice ought to be stopped. 3.0 pm.

SPEAR George - 1890 - 22/01/1890 – Age 41 – Labourer. Glyn, Ebbw Vale Steel Iron and Coal Co. Ltd., Pontypool, Monmouth. Where two timbermen were engaged repairing in the engine plane (the main intake air road) they ignited some firedamp, with their naked lights, being an issue through broken ground, it continued burning and set the timbers on fire resulting in the suffocation of these men. 5 killed.

SPEDDING Thomas - 1891 - 28/10/1891 – Age 48 – Hewer. South Durham, South Durham Coal Co. Ltd., Auckland, Co.Durham. Broken ribs and other injuries by fall of stone while turning away a jud. Died 13th November. 2.0 pm.

SPEDDING William - 1893 - 19/09/1893 – Age 17 – Putter. Sherburn House, Earl of Durham, Durham, Co.Durham. He was sent to hew coal in a broken jud. He neglected to set necessary sprags and the coal fell from a break and killed him.

SPEED Charles - 1891 - 30/05/1891 – Age 50 – Screenman. Markham No. 1, Staveley Coal and Iron Co., Staveley, Derbyshire. Crushed between the buffer of two railway waggons under the coal screens. 10:10am.

SPEEDIE Thomas (non-fatal) - 1894 - 29/10/1894 – Age 41 – Miner. Bellfield, William Barr and Sons, Lanarkshire. Fall of coal at face. Not yet returned.

SPEIGHT Herbert - 1893 - 04/07/1893 – Age 28. Coombs, ET Ingham, Dewsbury, Yorkshire. Explosion of gas. 139 killed.

SPEIRS David (non-fatal) - 1891 - 08/05/1891 – Age 20 – Chainer. Ochiltree, Linlithgow Oil Co. Ltd., Linlithgow. Run over by tubs. 23 days off.

SPELLS Christopher Charles - 1898 - 16/03/1898 – Age 14 – Driver. Cowpen Mill, Cowpen Coal Co. Ltd., Cowpen, Northumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. He was found lying dead under the first of two full tubs which he was taking out. He had probably slipped and been run over but there was evidence to show how the accident happened.

SPENCE Henry (injured) - 1890 - 14/06/1890 – Age 39 – Sinker. Great Lever No. 1, Earl of Bradford, Great Lever, Lancashire. Injured by a charge of powder going off whilst they were wrongfully undrilling it in a sinking pit, the electric battery having failed to explode the shot. 2 injured.

SPENCE James (non-fatal) - 1892 - 01/04/1892 – Age 56 – Collier. Tranent, James Waldie and Sons, Haddington. Fall of coal.

SPENCE James - 1895 - 10/12/1895 – Age 58 – Foreman. Witton Park Slag Heap (quarry), Auckland District Highway Board, Witton Park, Co.Durham. Head and bowels crushed and legs bruised by fall of slag. Died 24th.

SPENCE John (non-fatal) - 1891 - 20/04/1891 – Age 45 – Collier. Stand, Stand Coal Co., Lanarkshire. Fall of stone. 48 days off.

SPENCE Tristam - 1896 - 13/04/1896 – Age 31 – Stoneman. Brancepeth, Strakers and Love, Willington, Co.Durham. An explosion occurred on a main haulage road. 7 killed.

SPENCE Wilson - 1891 - 13/07/1891 – Age 52 – Deputy. Brancepeth, Strakers and Love, Willington, Co.Durham. Severe injuries to head by fall of stone while drawing a jud from which he died the following day. 6.0 pm.

SPENCER B. - 1896 - 10/07/1896 – Age 43 – Collier. Thrybergh Hall, J and J Charlesworth, Yorkshire. Fall of side.

SPENCER Charles - 1894 - 23/06/1894 – Age 25 - Asst. timberman. Albion, Albion Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. By an explosion. 290 killed.

SPENCER James - 1891 - 10/10/1891 – Age 31 – Labourer. Bold, Collins Green Colliery Co. Ltd., Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire. Inspection made. Deceased and another man were lowering one of three waggons of bricks. The deceased was told to fasten the brakes of the waggons they were leaving but does not appear to have done so, one of these waggons followed him down unawares and crushed him against the buffers of the one they were bringing down. 7.15 pm.

SPENCER John - 1897 - 29/07/1897 – Age 30 – Quarryman. Hopton Wood Limestone (quarry), Killer Bros., Derbyshire. Fall of stone. Deceased was working at the foot of the quarry, when a large stone fell and broke his leg. He died the same day.

SPENCER Joseph - 1892 - 29/11/1892 – Age 50 – Dataler. Tunnel Pye Hill Soft, J Oakes and Co., Riddings, Alfreton, Derbyshire. Fall of roof. Deceased was withdrawing timber from under a heavy roof and was knocking it out with a hammer instead of using a "ringer and chain," in accordance with the rules of the mine.

SPENCER Joseph - 1898 - 08/11/1898 – Age 15 - Horse driver. Clifton, Clifton Colliery Co., Nottinghamshire. Deceased was found dead under a tub, the first tub of a set of full tubs drawn by a horse. He appears to have been attempting to ride contrary to the rules.

SPENCER Thomas - 1893 - 18/10/1893 – Age 50 – Sinker. Granville, Granville Colliery Co., Burton-on-Trent, Derbyshire. Deceased was sinking a water shaft, to supply the colliery, and whilst a tub of dirt was being brought to the surface the hemp rope broke and the tub fell upon the deceased.

SPERRING George - 1895 - 06/02/1895 – Age 73 – Miner. Timsbury, Samborne Smith and Co., Timsbury, Somerset. A shot which proved to be over charged with powder ignited coal dust and thus caused an extensive explosion. The overcharge resulted from an unseen joint, lessening the work which it was intended to do. 7 killed. Widower with a grown up family.

SPIDDELL John (injured) - 1890 - 05/02/1890 – Age 21 – Miner. East Pool (metalliferous), East Pool Mining Co., Carn Brea, Cornwall. Was engaged in taking down a stage, preparatory to blasting, when a plank slung in chains, on which he was standing, commenced to swing and the man losing his balance fell a distance of 15 feet, sustaining injury to his nose and left side, besides being a good deal shaken.

SPIERS Andrew - 1892 - 27/08/1892 – Age 72 - Horse overseer. Goat foot, Brand and Co., Galston, Ayrshire. While placing hay on the cage the engineman lowered it causing the deceased to fall down the shaft.

SPIERS Archibald (non-fatal) - 1890 - 21/11/1890 – Miner. Blackston, Blackston Mineral Co., Paisley, Lanarkshire. Explosion of firedamp.

SPIERS David (non-fatal) - 1894 - 10/03/1894 – Age 21 – Miner. Linlithgow, Linlithgow Oil Co. Ltd., Linlithgow. Scalded by overflow of hot water. 3 injured. 37 days off.

SPIERS James (non-fatal) - 1890 - 24/05/1890 – Age 46 – Miner. Champfleuire, Linlithgow Oil Co. Ltd., Linlithgow. Fall of shale 34 days off.

SPIERS James (non-fatal) - 1892 - 11/10/1892 – Brusher. Gartshore No. 9, William Baird and Co., Kilsyth, Ayrshire. Explosion of firedamp while firing a shot. 2 injured (Another man killed).

SPIERS James (non-fatal) - 1894 - 10/03/1894 – Age 18 – Drawer. Linlithgow, Linlithgow Oil Co. Ltd., Linlithgow. Scalded by overflow of hot water. 3 injured.

SPIERS John - 1890 - 28/02/1890 – Age 45 – Miner. Corby Craigs No. 6, Dalmellington Iron Co., Dalmellington, Ayrshire. Struck by a stone from a shot while looking round a corner at it.

SPIERS Thomas (non-fatal) - 1890 - 19/02/1890 - Pony driver. Holmes No. 3, John Horne and Sons, Galston, Ayrshire. Fell in front of a hutch while in motion.

SPIERS Thomas (non-fatal) - 1891 - 13/04/1891 – Age 40 – Collier. Roughcraig, Stand Coal Co. Lanarkshire. Fall of stone 38 days off.

SPILBURY W. - 1890 - 16/07/1890 – Age 27 – Collier. Nunnery, Nunnery Coal Co., Sheffield, Yorkshire. Fall of coal. Died 18th Sept.

SPILLER Henry - 1897 - 22/12/1897 – Age 21 – Collier. Aberaman, Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall of side at coal face, 4 feet 6 inches thick. Seven feet seam.

SPILLMAN Thomas - 1895 - 21/04/1895 – Age 40 – Ostler. Sneyd, Sneyd Colliery and Brickworks Co. Ltd., Sneyd, Staffordshire. Lowered into water while being let down pit on a new rope which was too long. Spillman died 29th Apr. 2 killed.

SPITTAL Robert - 1891 - 17/12/1891 – Age 32 – Collier. Benarty, Lochore and Capledrae Cannel Coal Co. Ltd., Fife. Fall of roof.

SPITTLE Thomas - 1894 - 26/04/1894 – Age 48 – Pikeman. Netherton, Old Grazebrook and Co., Netherton, Worcestershire. Fall of roof when enlarging an airway.

SPODE David - 1895 - 14/01/1895 – Age 61 – Collier. Audley, W Rigby and Co., Audley, Staffordshire. Irruption of water from old working. 77 killed.

SPODE George - 1895 - 14/01/1895 – Age 26 – Loader. Audley, W Rigby and Co., Audley, Staffordshire. Irruption of water from old working. 77 killed.

SPODE W.J.L. - 1896 - 17/04/1896 – Age 15 - Washer attdnt., Apedale, Burley Midland Coal Coke and Iron Co. Ltd., Staffordshire. Crushed by revolving shaft of washing machinery, on to which he fell over hand-rail of a flight of steps, probably while sliding down the hand rail.

SPOONER Daniel - 1893 - 11/04/1893 – Age 35 – Haulier. Great Western, Great Western Colliery Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. By an underground fire. 63 killed.

SPOONER James - 1893 - 25/11/1893 – Age 32 – Hewer. Haswell, Haswell Coal Co. Ltd., Sunderland, Co.Durham. Sudden fall of roof while he was at work.

SPOONER Thomas - 1895 - 11/07/1895 – Age 14 – Driver. Haswell, Haswell Coal Co., Haswell, Co.Durham. Coming outbye his pony drew a prop by slipping, which caused a large fall of stone.

SPOTTSWOOD George Henry - 1898 - 02/08/1898 – Age 22 – Stallman. Birley, West Sheffield Coal Co., Derbyshire. Fall of roof. Deceased and a loader were the only men working in the stall, during the afternoon shift, when a small quantity of roof fell and fatally injured the deceased. He died on the 10th.

SPOWAIT George jnr. - 1898 - 05/11/1898 – Age 23 – Hewer. Widdrington, Widdrington Coal Co., Widdrington, Northumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. He was engaged filling coals from a shot in the bottom part of the seam, without taking the precaution of setting timber, when a large piece of the intervening hand stone fell. There was plenty of loose timber close at hand.

SPOWART David (non-fatal) - 1892 - 26/01/1892 – Age 57 – Collier. Townhill, Townhill Coal Co., Fife. Fall of coal.

SPOWART Stephen - 1892 - 16/07/1892 – Age 40 – Carpenter. Montague Caroline, W Benson and Sons, Northumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was superintending the erection of a headgear and after getting the first pair of legs into position, and raising the second pair, he went on the latter to adjust the cross pieces when through some misunderstanding the legs were pulled over and he fell to the ground. Deceased gave all the signals to the man at the guide ropes.

SPRAGUE John (non-fatal) - 1894 - 16/04/1894 – Age 20 – Shaftsman. Carn Brea (metalliferous), Carn Brea Mine Adventurers, Illogan, Cornwall. Hand crushed while oiling the bearing of a balance bob.

SPRINGTHORPE Henry - 1898 - 19/04/1898 – Age 45 – Dataller. Whitwick No. 5, Whitwick Colliery Co., Leicester. A fire broke out on the main airway of the mine and developed so rapidly that only six men, including the deputy, out of a total of 41 who were at work beyond the fire were able to escape. The bodies of the first nine mentioned in the list were shortly afterwards got out but 25 bodies had not been recovered by the end of the year. 35 killed.

SPRINGTHORPE Joseph - 1897 - 14/06/1897 – Age 27 – Stallman. Coleorton, Coleorton Colliery Co., Leicestershire. Fall of roof. Deceased was using a bar to pull coal from the face, and when the coal fell a portion of the roof came down and killed him instantly.

SPRINTHALL Frederick - 1890 - 02/01/1890 – Age 15 – Driver. St. John’s Staveley, Silkstone Colliery Co., Staveley, Derbyshire. Fall of roof on the main road caused by his horse shafts catching behind a prop and knocking it out.

SPROSSON Samuel (injured) - 1894 02/08/1894 – Age 30 – Collier. Moss, Bidder and Elliot, Harecastle, Staffordshire. Fall of top coal from corner of pillar he was preparing to remove in Bullhurst seam. Thigh broken.

SPROSTON Enoch - 1895 - 14/01/1895 – Age 32 – Loader. Audley, W Rigby and Co., Audley, Staffordshire. Irruption of water from old working. 77 killed.

SPROSTON F Thomas - 1895 - 14/01/1895 – Age 14 – Enginedriver. Audley, W Rigby and Co., Audley, Staffordshire. Irruption of water from old working. 77 killed.

SPROSTON Thomas - 1895 – 14/01/1895 – Age 45 – Contractor. Audley, W Rigby and Co., Audley, Staffordshire. Irruption of water from old working. 77 killed.

SPROSTON William - 1895 – 14/01/1895 – Age 43 – Fireman. Audley, W Rigby and Co., Audley, Staffordshire. Irruption of water from old working. 77 killed.

SPROULL John - 1895 – 22/05/1895 – Age 17 – Drawer. Auchenharvie No. 1, Glengarnock Iron and Steel Co. Ltd., Ayrshire. Run over by a hutch on a heading. Supposed to have been drawing in front of it.

SPRY Joseph (non-fatal) - 1891 – 20/01/1891 – Age 28 – Labourer. Gawton (metalliferous), Gawton Mining Co., Tavistock, Devon. One of the Cog-wheels, driving the crushers, broke and a piece struck him on the back injuring him slightly.

STABLER John - 1894 – 30/11/1894 – Age 30 – Driver. Rosedale (metalliferous), Carlton Iron Co. Ltd., Rosedale. Fall of stone which knocked out a prop close to where he was standing and which struck him on the breast and killed him.

STACEY A. - 1898 – 01/07/1898 – Collier. Manvers Main, Manvers Main Coal Co., Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

STACEY Richard - 1892 – 10/08/1892 – Age 22 – Hewer. South Moor, South Moor Coal Co. Ltd., Chester-le-Street, Co.Durham. Fall of top coal while taking off a side lift.

STACEY Samuel - 1898 – 19/04/1898 – Age 22 – Holer. Whitwick No. 5, Whitwick Colliery Co., Leicestershire. A fire broke out on the main airway of the mine and developed so rapidly that only six men, including the deputy, out of a total of 41 who were at work beyond the fire were able to escape. The bodies of the first nine mentioned in the list were shortly afterwards got out but 25 bodies had not been recovered by the end of the year. 35 killed.