GARSCUBE, Glasgow, Scotland. 13th. December, 1853.
The colliery was the property of James Barclay and Company and five lost their lives in an explosion of firedamp
Those who died were:
- Patrick McDade and 4 others
It was reported that five persons were killed by the smoke from an underground engine. The smoke passed through the waste and was expected to go up the upcast shaft but the pit had no ventilating power and a great deal of cooling water was falling down the shaft. The air reversed and the smoke went through a narrow slit into the workings. The five men who were suffocated were close to the shaft bottom.
REFERENCES
Mines Inspectors Report 1855.
Colliery Guardian, 30th October 1858.
Information supplied by Ian Winstanley and the Coal Mining History Resource Centre.
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