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Surname
BROWN
Forename
James
Day
06
Month
01
Year
1937
Age
49
Occupation
Fireman
Mine/Quarry Name
Blantyreferme, No.3 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
A.G. Moore & Co. Ltd
Location
Uddingston
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
6 January 1937: Miner Suffocated - Companion Reaches Safety - Cambuslang Colliery - A fireman was found suffocated in Blantyreferme colliery No.3, Newton, Cambuslang , yesterday morning. He was James Brown, 49 years of age, who resided at 583 Coatbridge Road, Bargeddie, and he leaves a wife and one child. It appears that Brown, who was employed on the back shift, was engaged with one of the foremen erecting a screen in the virgin coal section, when the foreman felt himself being overcome. Both men made a rush for safety. The foreman managed, although nearly overcome, to reach fresher air, but his companion must have collapsed immediately. Rescue Brigade Recover Body - Desperate efforts were made, as the dayshift men arrived to rescue Brown, but these were frustrated, and an urgent summons was sent for the Miners' Rescue Brigade at Coatbridge. The brigade arrived very quickly, and after descending the mine located Brown, but he was dead. The colliery is owned by A. G. Moore & Co. (Ltd.), and employs about 300 miners. The men remained idle yesterday. [Scotsman 7 January 1937]