On 21st December 1877, the Inquiry report into the Blantyre Pit Disaster was published. Within it is over 8,170 lines of inquiry and testimony and evidence from many Blantyre miners about what happened that terrible day on 22nd October 1877 at High Blantyre. It’s a remarkable insight in itself into the friend and work relationships […]
Talk of Blantyre on Saturday 5th January 1895 was a huge explosive noise heard throughout the district, causing much concern, alarm and curiosity. The explosive noise turned out to be of much more serious nature than first thought. At Dixon’s Rows in Stonefield, the residents were in great fear as many were confident that there […]
Here’s an interesting little story taken from a small book I’m writing about the Livingstone Memorial Church, Blantyre. During the evening of Thursday 10th January 1895 sometime between 9pm and 10pm, an explosion took place in the Livingstone Memorial Church, Glasgow Road, Blantyre. The minister Rev Mr Hugh and the church officer Mr Walter Ewing, being […]
Incredibly, there had been warning signs about the October 1877 Pit Explosion, which workers and mangers should certainly have taken much more notice of. Just 63 days before firedamp ignited at the same pit killing one miner and injuring another! I wonder if more notice about this accident had been taken or corrective actions made, […]
Part of the summary from the official Inquiry Report for “Blantyre Colliery Explosion” of 1877. Transcribed by myself word for word for the first time appearing online, this particular detailed section summarises the cross witnessing of the Pit Firemen: FIREMEN’S EXAMINATION “The day firemen of No. 2 pit went down the shaft on the morning […]
Part of the summary from the official Inquiry Report for “Blantyre Colliery Explosion” of 1877. Transcribed by myself word for word for the first time appearing online, this particular detailed section of the findings, summarises the explosion itself. A warning, this entry contains some descriptions of what the rescue parties found. THE EXPLOSION “The explosion […]
The following is an extract [Page A3/A4] from the Blantyre Colliery Explosion Inquiry Report, dated 21st December 1877. In particular a sub report by Messrs Ralph Moore, TE Wales, and James Willis, Inspectors of Mines. Transcribed word for word by P. Veverka this extract has the pit inspectors speculating as to how and where the […]