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Vancouver Coal Company

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I felt the rush I exclaimed “My God! Boys! What is raining on us now?” I  then ran or jumped out of the cabin. I have no memory of the explosion after that. I was a sinker and I worked principally about the shaft. I was once down the main shaft. I knew the deceased John Lim. I worked with him.  He was a sinker. At the time of the explosion J Lim, W Davis, W Craven and F Mathison were with me in the cabin – we were having supper – I do not remember when Lim went out of the cabin. At that time I was in the employ of the Vancouver Coal Company ten months – and all of that time I was working in the neighbourhood of the No 2 Shaft – My shift was 2 P.M. until 10 P.M. There was good air when we were working. Sometimes we could not keep our lights burning from the strong current of air in the upcast.  There was always plenty of air in the place in which I was working. About twice a week I was on top in the vicinity of where the fan was working – The fan was always kept running but slowed down occasionally when we were firing shots at the bottom of the shaft.  The “slow down” would last about ten or fifteen minutes. We had fired no shots that day – the morning shift had fired shots before we went there.
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I felt the rush I exclaimed “My God! Boys! What is raining on us now?” I  then ran or jumped out of the cabin. I have no memory of the explosion after that. I was a sinker and I worked principally about the shaft. I was once down the main shaft. I knew the deceased John Lim. I worked with him.  He was a sinker. At the time of the explosion J Lim, W Davis, W Craven and F Mathison were with me in the cabin – we were having supper – I do not remember when Lim went out of the cabin. At that time I was in the employ of the Vancouver Coal Company ten months – and all of that time I was working in the neighborhood of the No 2 Shaft – My shift was 2 P.M. until 10 P.M. There was good air when we were working. Sometimes we could not keep our lights burning from the strong current of air in the upcast.  There was always plenty of air in the place in which I was working. About twice a week I was on top in the vicinity of where the fan was working – The fan was always kept running but slowed down occasionally when we were firing shots at the bottom of the shaft.  The “slow down” would last about ten or fifteen minutes. We had fired no shots that day – the morning shift had fired shots before we went there.
  
 
Drake 2 C – The cabin is about fifteen yards from the fork of the shaft – We were sinking the shaft – below the level of the workings. The men who were with me and whose name I have given were all working on the sinking – there were about five chinamen there – I saw no fire about of any kind – I was knocked senseless. When I got outside of the cabin – I believe I was on the track when I was found – I did not come to my senses until nine o’clock in the evening – when I found I was in the old school house. The mine
 
Drake 2 C – The cabin is about fifteen yards from the fork of the shaft – We were sinking the shaft – below the level of the workings. The men who were with me and whose name I have given were all working on the sinking – there were about five chinamen there – I saw no fire about of any kind – I was knocked senseless. When I got outside of the cabin – I believe I was on the track when I was found – I did not come to my senses until nine o’clock in the evening – when I found I was in the old school house. The mine

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I felt the rush I exclaimed “My God! Boys! What is raining on us now?” I then ran or jumped out of the cabin. I have no memory of the explosion after that. I was a sinker and I worked principally about the shaft. I was once down the main shaft. I knew the deceased John Lim. I worked with him. He was a sinker. At the time of the explosion J Lim, W Davis, W Craven and F Mathison were with me in the cabin – we were having supper – I do not remember when Lim went out of the cabin. At that time I was in the employ of the Vancouver Coal Company ten months – and all of that time I was working in the neighborhood of the No 2 Shaft – My shift was 2 P.M. until 10 P.M. There was good air when we were working. Sometimes we could not keep our lights burning from the strong current of air in the upcast. There was always plenty of air in the place in which I was working. About twice a week I was on top in the vicinity of where the fan was working – The fan was always kept running but slowed down occasionally when we were firing shots at the bottom of the shaft. The “slow down” would last about ten or fifteen minutes. We had fired no shots that day – the morning shift had fired shots before we went there.

Drake 2 C – The cabin is about fifteen yards from the fork of the shaft – We were sinking the shaft – below the level of the workings. The men who were with me and whose name I have given were all working on the sinking – there were about five chinamen there – I saw no fire about of any kind – I was knocked senseless. When I got outside of the cabin – I believe I was on the track when I was found – I did not come to my senses until nine o’clock in the evening – when I found I was in the old school house. The mine