Welsh Newspapers - "Mining Disaster at Cinderford" (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Sunday, April 14, 2013, 01:56 (4024 days ago) @ slowhands

Hi Richards,
a belated but heartfelt thanks to you for highlighting this excellent resource which I've found most usefull & enjoyable, plus it's completely free to use which is an unusual pleasure these days.
Just one other example is this one, from the Evening Express of October 17th 1892

"MINING DISASTER IN DEAN FOREST.
Thomas Evans was instantly killed and Joseph Taylor was seriously injured whilst working together on Friday evening in the Brickshaft Iron Mine at Ruspidge, near Cinderford, the property of Messrs. Henry Crawshay and Co. Deceased is a married man, 56 years of age, with a grown-up family, and his comrade is a young married man. They were working together getting mine when, without any warning, an immense stone slipped from a joint and fell upon the back of Evans's neck, doubling him up, and killing him instantly. The earth following the stone covered Taylor up to his neck almost, but, when extricated, he was still alive. The case of Taylor is painful, inasmuch as only a few months previously he was working with his father, who was killed in his presence on almost the same spot, whilst another brother was injured."

http://welshnewspapers.llgc.org.uk/en/page/view/3233302/ART17/cinderford

This report was presumably compiled from the official report of the Inquest that can be found within this FoD site.
http://www.forest-of-dean.net/inquests/php/popup.htm?../images/D157.png

Record_ID: 5555
Entry_Number: 157
Year: 1892
Month: Oct
Day: 18
Surname: EVANS
Forenames: Thomas
Residence: Soudley Cinderford
Age_at_death: 59 years
Officiating_Minister: J. H. N. Barton Curate
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P85/1 IN 1/14
Page_No: 20
Parish_Chapel: Cinderford St John
Soundex: E152

Record_ID: 5481
Entry_Number: 86
Year: 1892
Month: Feb
Day: 23
Surname: TAYLOR
Forenames: William
Residence: Soudley Cinderford
Age_at_death: 62 years
Officiating_Minister: J. H. N. Barton Curate
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P85/1 IN 1/14
Page_No: 11
Parish_Chapel: Cinderford St John
Soundex: T460

Record_ID: 3281
Entry_Number: 417
Year: 1887
Month: Apr
Day: 1
Grooms_Surname: TAYLOR
Grooms_Forenames: Joseph
Grooms_Age: 23
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: Miner
Grooms_Residence: Soudley Cinderford
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Taylor
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: William
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Miner
Brides_Surname: EVANS
Brides_Forenames: Elizabeth
Brides_Age: 23
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation: [not stated]
Brides_Residence: Charlton Kings
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Evans
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: John
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Miner
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: Both sign
Witness_1: Harriet Knight
Witness_2: John Evans
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: W[illia]m Lynes Vicar
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P85/1 IN 1/5
Page_Number: 209
Parish_Chapel: Cinderford St John
Soundex_Groom: T460
Soundex_Bride: E152

Thanks again kind Sir !