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 David McCabe, age 33 John Balfour, age 25 Henry Graham, age 22 Peter Dorans, age 36 Hugh Ramsay, age 19 John Stewart, age 17 Charles McSherry, age 15 James Menzies, age 15 Alexander Clark, age 16 James Lennon, age 17

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