Wellington Coal Mine
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No. 3 - so as to permit the air to | No. 3 - so as to permit the air to | ||
go on to the fire. all the men that were | go on to the fire. all the men that were | ||
| − | + | helping[?] were then put on to pump | |
| − | water on the fire. Seeing that | + | water on the fire. Seeing that we |
had control of the fire we | had control of the fire we | ||
went up to the surface, this | went up to the surface, this | ||
was about 3 P.M. I went down | was about 3 P.M. I went down | ||
again about 5 O.Clock & the | again about 5 O.Clock & the | ||
| − | place was pretty | + | place was pretty warm from the stream but all |
| − | + | flame extinguished. On Thursday | |
morning at about 20 minutes to | morning at about 20 minutes to | ||
7.O.Clock I was in bed & heard | 7.O.Clock I was in bed & heard | ||
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I hurried over & went down | I hurried over & went down | ||
the slope & when I got down to | the slope & when I got down to | ||
| − | the 8th level I saw | + | the 8th level I saw Benny |
lying dead. I got some of the men | lying dead. I got some of the men | ||
| − | to put | + | to put brattice across the upper |
back so as to carry the full force | back so as to carry the full force | ||
of air down to No. 10 level, the | of air down to No. 10 level, the | ||
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tinued search was made for | tinued search was made for | ||
the remaining bodies during the | the remaining bodies during the | ||
| − | day & several bodies of | + | day & several bodies of white men |
& Chinamen were found & brought | & Chinamen were found & brought | ||
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When we got the water ready we closed No. 4 Curtain & opened No. 3 - so as to permit the air to go on to the fire. all the men that were helping[?] were then put on to pump water on the fire. Seeing that we had control of the fire we went up to the surface, this was about 3 P.M. I went down again about 5 O.Clock & the place was pretty warm from the stream but all flame extinguished. On Thursday morning at about 20 minutes to 7.O.Clock I was in bed & heard the whistle blowing, I jumped up & on opening the window & looking out I saw some person who told me that there had been an explosion in the mine. I hurried over & went down the slope & when I got down to the 8th level I saw Benny lying dead. I got some of the men to put brattice across the upper back so as to carry the full force of air down to No. 10 level, the men then in the mine made a search and discovered several bodies which were con- veyed to the surface. A con- tinued search was made for the remaining bodies during the day & several bodies of white men & Chinamen were found & brought
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BC Archives GR-0431 Box 2 File 6
BRITISH COLUMBIA. ATTORNEY GENERAL. Inquisitions/inquests conducted by coroners in British Columbia.