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Long, Seghill Holy Trinity Northumberland UK, 4/2005
In affectionate remembrance of William Long who lost his life through accident at Seaton Delaval Colliery August 19th 1883 aged 21 years "_______________--"
Also of Louis* L. Long mother of the above who died December 4th 1893 aged ** years
(FreeBMD internet Louisa Lydia Long death Dec Qtr 1893 69 yrs Tynemouth 10b 174)
No. 40. The shaft in which this accident happened is an upcast, and ordinarily for other purposes out of use. The fittings are kept in order, and engine, ropes, cages, it had also been run up and down more than once previously to get the engine (a condenser) into proper order. On the two men descending on the top of the cage and being stopped opposite their work, the rope suddenly snapped, causing the cage and one of the men to fall to the bottom; the other man fell across a bunton at some distance from the bottom. At the fracture the rope was found to be very much corroded and totally unfit to be used for any purpose whatever where life was depending upon it. Whether this condition could be discovered by such an examination as was made it is difficult to say, but I am of opinion the engineer was somewhat to blame for not examining the fittings himself. The rope had done very little work, but had been on this engine for two years, frequently hanging in the shaft where smoke and steam were ascending, and consequently in greater need of very careful examination.
I was afterwards informed that liberal compensation was paid to the relatives of both deceased men, but I was not informed to what amount.
Long, Seghill Holy Trinity Northumberland UK, 4/2005
In affectionate remembrance of William Long who lost his life through accident at Seaton Delaval Colliery August 19th 1883 aged 21 years "_______________--"
Also of Louis* L. Long mother of the above who died December 4th 1893 aged ** years
(FreeBMD internet Louisa Lydia Long death Dec Qtr 1893 69 yrs Tynemouth 10b 174)
No. 40. The shaft in which this accident happened is an upcast, and ordinarily for other purposes out of use. The fittings are kept in order, and engine, ropes, cages, it had also been run up and down more than once previously to get the engine (a condenser) into proper order. On the two men descending on the top of the cage and being stopped opposite their work, the rope suddenly snapped, causing the cage and one of the men to fall to the bottom; the other man fell across a bunton at some distance from the bottom. At the fracture the rope was found to be very much corroded and totally unfit to be used for any purpose whatever where life was depending upon it. Whether this condition could be discovered by such an examination as was made it is difficult to say, but I am of opinion the engineer was somewhat to blame for not examining the fittings himself. The rope had done very little work, but had been on this engine for two years, frequently hanging in the shaft where smoke and steam were ascending, and consequently in greater need of very careful examination.
I was afterwards informed that liberal compensation was paid to the relatives of both deceased men, but I was not informed to what amount.