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Surname
SMITH
Forename
Joseph
Day
11
Month
05
Year
1903
Age
40
Occupation
Sinker
Mine/Quarry Name
Howmuir
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Auchinlea Coal Co.
Location
Cleland
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
Three shots were about to be fired at the bottom of a sinking pit and deceased was sent to warn some men who were driving a lodgement and to prevent them from coming outbye. Two shots were fired but owing to a damp fuse some delay took place with the other and a second messenger was sent to warn the men in the lodgement. Owing to a misunderstanding as to his message deceased left the lodgement prematurely and was struck by a piece of rock thrown by the shot.