Caprington Colliery Disaster 1909

Date: 10 Dec 1909 [unknown]
Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Surnames/tags: Mining Disasters Scotland Disasters

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Contents 1 History and Circumstances 1.1 Rescue Efforts 1.2 Results and Findings 1.3 Sources

History and Circumstances

• Date: 10 Dec 1909
• Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire
• Type: Coal Mine
• Victims: 10
• Cause: Inrush (Flood)

Miners Name Sourced Bio Connected Category John Balfour, b. 1884 Yes Yes Yes Yes Alexander Clark, b. 1894 Yes Yes No Yes Peter Dorans, b. 1870 Yes Yes No Yes Henry Graham, b. 1883 Yes Yes No Yes James Lennon, b. 1891 Yes Yes No Yes David McCabe, b. 1871 Yes Yes No Yes Charles McSherry, b. 1894 Yes Yes No Yes James Menzies, b. 1894 Yes Yes Yes Yes Ramsay-4715Hugh Ramsay, b. 1892 Yes Yes No Yes John Stewart or Freckleton, b. 1893 Yes Yes No Yes

Rescue Efforts

Attempts to pump out the water were started immediately, once the accident was discovered. On the 21st and 22nd of December, the bodies of the ten men were recovered.

Results and Findings

A public hearing was held on 21 February 1909, into the circumstances surrounding the accident. The verdict was that the men had been drowned by an inrush of surface water.

Sources

• Article: Caprington 10th December 1909; http://www.scottishmining.co.uk/23.html