Post by cornishglassons on Aug 16, 2008 17:36:56 GMT -5
I haven't been around for a bit, but I came across this article from The Times archive tonight and thought I'd post it as I know some of you have mentioned the Lelant Glassons when you have been helping me with my Glassons.
The article is from The Times dated 22 February 1858.
(couldn't help but notice how the full names of the men were published but only surnames for the women!!)
Fatal Boiler Explosion
A few days ago a boiler explosion, which resulted in the loss of 4 lives, occurred at a mine in the parish of Uny Lelant, Cornwall. It appears that 2 enginemen named John Glasson and Peter Kernick were engaged in cleaning out the boilers, and two women named Webster and Jones were in the boiler room drying themselves. The latter had not been there long when an explosion took place which blew out two plates of the middle boiler, about 10 feet from the fire end, and filled the house with boiling water to a considerable depth, whereby all parties were scaled to a dreadful degree. Glasson, who in addition to his scalds, was very seriously injured about his head, his skull being fractured in two places, was taken our dead. The woman, Webster, was removed to a room in the account house, where she was attended to by two surgeons, and died two or three hours after the occurrence. Jones was taken to her home where she died on the evening of the same day, and Kernick remained at the mine and died there about noon of the following day. The boiler, it appeared was only five years old and believed to be of excellent order, and the agents therefore were unable to account for the accident, the gauge cock being tried 10 minutes before, in the presence of one of the agents, to ascertain that the feed was right.
Hope it helps somebody!
Best wishes,
Carole
The article is from The Times dated 22 February 1858.
(couldn't help but notice how the full names of the men were published but only surnames for the women!!)
Fatal Boiler Explosion
A few days ago a boiler explosion, which resulted in the loss of 4 lives, occurred at a mine in the parish of Uny Lelant, Cornwall. It appears that 2 enginemen named John Glasson and Peter Kernick were engaged in cleaning out the boilers, and two women named Webster and Jones were in the boiler room drying themselves. The latter had not been there long when an explosion took place which blew out two plates of the middle boiler, about 10 feet from the fire end, and filled the house with boiling water to a considerable depth, whereby all parties were scaled to a dreadful degree. Glasson, who in addition to his scalds, was very seriously injured about his head, his skull being fractured in two places, was taken our dead. The woman, Webster, was removed to a room in the account house, where she was attended to by two surgeons, and died two or three hours after the occurrence. Jones was taken to her home where she died on the evening of the same day, and Kernick remained at the mine and died there about noon of the following day. The boiler, it appeared was only five years old and believed to be of excellent order, and the agents therefore were unable to account for the accident, the gauge cock being tried 10 minutes before, in the presence of one of the agents, to ascertain that the feed was right.
Hope it helps somebody!
Best wishes,
Carole