One lamps was hanging on the belt of the men in charge and the fifth was found three to five feet from the relighter. Pictures in the Gallery section for Albion Colliery : Images in the Memorial section for the 1894 disaster where 278 lives were lost : Images in the Memorial section for the 1906 disaster where 8 lives were lost : Newspaper articles After the explosion his body was found within a few feet of the relighter and a few feet from him there were three lamps on the ground as if someone had been carrying them and had dropped them. was, of course, an enquiry into the disaster but the pit owners, the Albion shift had just gone down, most of the men engaged in clearing dust and Gray, H.M. No shots were fired in the colliery on week days with one exception. The owners of this colliery took up the matter seriously and all the trams were provided with doors at the ends instead of cross bars. A., 12 Apr 1904, (accident: 29 Mar 1904, 10 a.p.m. Post Office, Norton Bridge [More information ...], Robinson, Thomas, 23 Jun 1894, aged 40, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, ignition caused by shot firing, address: 11 Middle Street [More information ...], Rogers, William, 23 Jun 1894, aged 20, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, ignition caused by shot firing, address: 35 Powell's Houses, Norton Bridge [More information ...], Rough, Gilbert, 23 Jun 1894, aged 16, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, ignition caused by shot firing, address: 15 Thura Terrace, Navigation [More information ...], Rowe, James, 23 Jun 1894, aged 25, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, ignition caused by shot firing, son of James, address: 88 Coedpenmain Road, Pontypridd [More information ...], Rowe, James, 23 Jun 1894, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, ignition caused by shot firing, father of James, address: 88 Coedpenmain Road, Pontypridd [More information ...], Rowlands, David, 05 Nov 1889, aged 43, Sinker, Deceased and another were on a stage 22yds. Colliery would have wanted. Albion Colliery – Cilfynydd, Pontypridd. //--> Medical aid was summoned and the living attended to before they were taken to their homes. – one for going down, the other for coming back up. members and six lodgers. Inspector of Mines, 1900 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 536), South Wales District (No. have a web page providing individual details of the accident, the page may There were two shafts 19 feet in diameter which were used for coal drawing. Six feet seam, Edwards, Evan, 23 Jun 1894, aged 19, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, ignition caused by shot firing, address: Couch's Houses, Coedpenmain [More information ...], Edwards, Nathaniel, 23 Jun 1894, aged 19, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, ignition caused by shot firing, address: 25 Police Row, Norton Bridge [More information ...], Edwards, William D., 23 Jun 1894, aged 19, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, ignition caused by shot firing, address: 6 Cwm Houses Cilfynydd [More information ...], Emmott, Fred., 23 Jun 1894, aged 19, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, ignition caused by shot firing, address: 33 Union Street [More information ...], Evans, David, 17 May 1900, 11.30 p.p.m., aged 16, Ropechanger, Run over by journey, having probably fallen in attempting to jump on while trams were in motion. After the disaster the management moved all the relighters near the downcast shaft. Colliery Guardian, 16th November 1906, p.951, 30th November, p.1040. An image from the Albion Colliery disaster in Cilfynydd (Image: Publicity picture) According to the Welsh Coal … I was holding on to his waistcoat but I soon dropped to the floor and my light was extinguished. soon began to billow out of the shafts nobody reported seeing any flames or Gray, H.M. Upper four feet seam. thick fell. Everyone ALBION. All the lamps that were found were in perfect condition. for the previous seven years. In experiments made by H.M. Stay updated with the latest posts from the blog, More dry weather, but rainfall on its way. November 1906.