";s:4:"text";s:5477:"The worst affected was the Tyldesley family in which Mrs Miriam Tyldesley lost her husband, four sons and two brothers. However, it is to date, the only known article where Joseph Shearer Staveley's account of the day's events were published in his own words. The Pretoria Pit Disaster is the worst coal mining accident to have occurred in Lancashire, and the third worst mining disaster in British history. 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He is a lad of 16 years, named Joseph Staveley, and it seems only too clear that he is the sole survivior of the actual catastrophe. They had felt it coming over them for some time before, and tried to encourage one another on. [3] The fund was dissolved in 1975 and the remaining assets transferred to other miners' relief funds. The Pretoria Pit Disaster, A Centenary Account. He has been very ill since the accident, but has improved in the last few weeks; and Mr. Redmayne desired to make sure that since the inquest his memory had not returned. He heard the explosion and went straight there arriving at 8.20 am along with Dr Hatton, the surgeon to the colliery. We took him to the top and then went down into the Arley mine again having difficulty as the cage kept sticking and freeing itself. He wrote an account of what he found on upon his arrival, which was turned in to the enquiry as evidence during the investigation: “I was in my house and heard the report about ten minutes to eight and was informed shortly after that there had been an explosion. 344 men and boys died. Pretoria Pit was the largest coal mine in the Westhoughton area, working five coal seams in the region. True courage is to look fear in the face and not to lose mastery of yourselves. [6], Coordinates: 53°32′11″N 2°29′13″W / 53.5364°N 2.4869°W / 53.5364; -2.4869, The Westhoughton Journal, 26 January 1973, "HULTON No. Having passed the Yard mine, I heard a shout, ‘Send the cage to the Yard mouthing’ which was repeated mechanically over and over again. This process is automatic. Moovit provides free maps and live directions to help you navigate through your city. Some families were almost completely destroyed. Mr Alfred Tonge was the General Manager of Hulton Colliery at the time, and he lived almost two miles away from the pit head. However, it is likely that if Mr. Tonge had not acted as swiftly as he did, that these young men may not have been as fortunate. He was brought to the surface about ten o'clock, and it fell to the happy lot of his father to meet him in the colliery yard and convey him home.". Redmayne ultimately concluded that a 20 yard section of roof along the North face of the Plodder district mine had collapsed the day prior to the explosion, and ultimately ruled that this collapse had resulted in fire-damp gasses accumulating in the cavity left behind after the collapse, which was then ignited, likely by a faulty miner's lamp. Mrs. Tyldesley of Chorley Road, Westhoughton lost not just her husband, but the explosion also claimed the lives of four of her sons. On 19 December 2008, an account of the disaster was discovered, written anonymously by a man who accompanied the rescue team. --Nothing. But his companion showed no signs of life, and the lad left him, fully convinced that he was dead. The woman in the bonnet next to him and the man in the peaked cap seated in front of her appear to be Salvation Army officers. There are other memorials in Westhoughton Library as well as a permanent display about the Pretoria Pit disaster. Stavely's father has given the following account of his son's experiences:-- And with His will we must comply A bitter grief of shock severe You don't remember anything? No Sooner had he found Berry than he lost consciousness. Of those, only four survived to be brought to the surface. Going forward through the electric haulage house, which was the main route to the upcast shaft bottom, we found great wreckage and got through into the No.3 pit bottom shunts where we found a boy. The following link takes you to a modern map of the area SD679043. Next came a loud report which deafened him. Prepare to meet our God But trust in God to meet again Mr Tonge also received the Life Saving Medal of the Order of St John in Silver, the Royal Humane Society Medal in Silver and the Bolton and District Humane Society Medal. Christmas day 1910 was a day of mourning and remembrance. ";s:7:"keyword";s:21:"pretoria pit location";s:5:"links";s:7243:"Britney Ever After Cast,
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