Durham Mining Museum - Newspaper Articles (original) (raw)
4th August 1885, Page: 3, Column: 3
The Disaster At The Margaret Pit
Official Report
There has just been issued the report by Mr. Alexander Young, who was instructed by the Solicitor of the Treasury to watch, on behalf of the Crown, the proceedings at the inquest held on the bodies of the 13 men who were killed at the Margaret Pit, Newbottle, Durham, on June 3rd. After giving due consideration to all the circumstances of the case, Mr. Young states his opinion that no negligence can be attributed to the officials of the Margaret Pit, thus endorsing the verdict of the coroner's jury, who laid the whole blame on the inaccuracy of the old working plan of the Elizabeth Pit.
| Name | Age | Occupation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Young, Alexander | Barrister |
| Pub.Date | Article (Newspaper) |
|---|---|
| 04 Jun 1885 | Colliery Accident (The Times) |
| 04 Jun 1885 | Flooding Of A Durham Colliery, Loss Of Fourteen Lives (The Middlesbrough Daily Gazette) |
| 05 Jun 1885 | The Colliery Disaster Near Penshaw, Twelve Men Entombed (Sunderland Daily Echo) |
| 06 Jun 1885 | The Colliery Accident in Durham (The Times) |
| 08 Jun 1885 | The Colliery Disaster In Durham, All The Bodies Recovered (The Middlesbrough Daily Gazette) |
| 08 Jun 1885 | The Colliery Accident At Bunker Hill, All The Bodies Recovered, A Singular Custom. — A Sad Case (Sunderland Daily Echo) |
| 09 Jun 1885 | The Margaret Pit Accident, Coroner's Inquiry (Sunderland Daily Echo) |
| 10 Jun 1885 | The Disaster at Philadelphia, Appeal for Aid (Sunderland Daily Echo) |
| 12 Jun 1885 | The Accident At The Margaret Pit, Official Inspection (Sunderland Daily Echo) |
| 17 Jun 1885 | The Accident At The Margaret Pit (Sunderland Daily Echo) |
| 24 Jun 1885 | The Accident At The Margaret Pit, Inquest This Day (Sunderland Daily Echo) |
| 25 Jun 1885 | The Accident At The Margaret Pit, The Inquest (Sunderland Daily Echo) |
| 04 Aug 1885 | The Disaster At The Margaret Pit, Official Report (Sunderland Daily Echo) |
| 05 Jun 1886 | The Colliery Accident In Durham (The Times) |