BOTHWELL CASTLE No.2. Bothwell, Lanarkshire. 28th. June, 1889.

The colliery was the property of William Baird and Company and the man were killed while descending the shaft. The engineman failed to shut off the steam in time and the cage struck the cage seat.

Those who died were all miners:

  • Thomas Watson,
  • James Cinnamond,
  • James Crofield,
  • Michael Allan,
  • George Grant.

 

REFERENCES
Mines Inspectors Report 1889. Mr. Ronaldson.

Information supplied by Ian Winstanley and the Coal Mining History Resource Centre.

 

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