Wellington Coal Mine
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Altho I did not go down the mine | Altho I did not go down the mine | ||
myself I constantly received reports | myself I constantly received reports | ||
| − | both from Little & | + | both from Little & Dixion & knew |
how things were going on. I had | how things were going on. I had | ||
been sick since January & had | been sick since January & had | ||
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before the acciedent happened, I had | before the acciedent happened, I had | ||
returned on the night of the | returned on the night of the | ||
| − | fire my [?] had | + | fire my i[?]ss[?]ty had |
always been reprted to me. The | always been reprted to me. The | ||
fireman is suposed to go round | fireman is suposed to go round | ||
evey face in the mine to see if there | evey face in the mine to see if there | ||
| − | is any | + | is any gass, before the men go down |
& it is his duty to prevent the men | & it is his duty to prevent the men | ||
going down in the event of there being | going down in the event of there being | ||
any danger. On the 15h inst. there was | any danger. On the 15h inst. there was | ||
| − | no | + | no gass in No. 10 level. A Chinaman |
was appointed at the Bell for the | was appointed at the Bell for the | ||
purpose of signalling. he under- | purpose of signalling. he under- | ||
-stood English. After the Curtain | -stood English. After the Curtain | ||
was put up Dixon went in to tell | was put up Dixon went in to tell | ||
| − | whether there was | + | whether there was gass in the back, but |
made no report to me which it would | made no report to me which it would | ||
have been his duty to have done | have been his duty to have done | ||
| − | in the event of his finding | + | in the event of his finding gass |
written on the Curtain in large letter were | written on the Curtain in large letter were | ||
the words 'don't pass this fire" | the words 'don't pass this fire" | ||
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Altho I did not go down the mine myself I constantly received reports both from Little & Dixion & knew how things were going on. I had been sick since January & had gone to San Francisco three weeks. before the acciedent happened, I had returned on the night of the fire my i[?]ss[?]ty had always been reprted to me. The fireman is suposed to go round evey face in the mine to see if there is any gass, before the men go down & it is his duty to prevent the men going down in the event of there being any danger. On the 15h inst. there was no gass in No. 10 level. A Chinaman was appointed at the Bell for the purpose of signalling. he under- -stood English. After the Curtain was put up Dixon went in to tell whether there was gass in the back, but made no report to me which it would have been his duty to have done in the event of his finding gass written on the Curtain in large letter were the words 'don't pass this fire" I am of opinion that the steps that were taken for the purpose of extinguishing the fire were proper right, with due regard to the safety of the men & the preservation of the property. Dixon had been fireman for a considerable period
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BC Archives GR-0431 BRITISH COLUMBIA. ATTORNEY GENERAL. Box 2 File 6 Inquisitions/inquests conducted by coroners in British Columbia