The fatal explosion at Coleford (General)

by admin , Forest of Dean, Tuesday, October 10, 2006, 01:26 (6620 days ago) @ Julie Hill

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"The fatal explosion at Coleford. G.J. Ball Esq., held an inquest yesterday (Friday) week, on the bodies of George Powell, aged 26, Herbert Powell, aged 1 year and 10 months, and William Powell, aged 31, the father of Herbert, who were killed by the explosion of a steam boiler at the Dark Hill Iron Furnace, near Parkend, the property of Messrs. Mushet, which unhappy occurrence we briefly reported last week. Powell's wife and another of his children and some other persons, were dreadfully injured but expected to recover."

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Forest of Dean History
http://www.fweb.org.uk/Dean/deanhist/marefold.htm