Think this man is missing from the Broomhill page?
He is mentioned as a witness in another inquest on the page.
He died shortly after he had a battering by a flying haulage rope after a set derailment but the doctor says natural causes. Probably why he is not recorded elsewhere.
[I've gone over for a second time the 1915 military deaths at Alnwick Library and noticed this chap. There is another mining death but he is lost in 800+ photographs at this time.]
Alnwick Gazette 14/8/1915
Inquest at Broomhill
Colliery Employee's Sudden Death
Mr Hugh J.Percy, deputy coroner for North Northumberland, held an inquest at Broomhill on Tuesday, on the body of John Ridley colliery wayman. There were present inspector of mines, Mr Noble (representing the Broomhill Colliery Company) Mr Weir and Mr Wade.
Thomas William Ridley deposed that the deceased was his brother and was employed by the Broomhill Coal Company. He was a single man, 46 years of age. He had been employed by the colliery for about 36 years, and had ailed in health at times.
John Benson Meekin, Amble, rolleyway man employed by the Broomhill colliery, applies colliery stated that about 8.30 on the 9th inst., a tub got off the way, which he dodged. He heard the deceased call and come limping towards him. He asked deceased how he was hurt and subsequently deceased told him that as a tub got off the road the rope struck him and threw him against the roof. The rope was jumping badly at the time. As he descended he struck the tub and fell off onto the empty road. He got a gliff which had shocked him. He denied that he had got an electric shock. He afterwards said that he was going away, which was before his time. He was holding his chest as though it was paining him, but he made no complaint. Deceased was working at the points. He (witness) had never known a set to jump the points at this place before. Deceased told him he thought the points had not been fully closed.
By Mr Weir — a tub off the way caused the rope to fly up.
Thomas Young said that about 9:50 a.m. the deceased and two others passed him in his garden. The deceased told them he had got a shock. He complained sore of his chest.
Doctor Robert Edward Moyles, Broomhill, who attended deceased about 10.15 in the morning of the 9th instant. He was unconscious. He made a post-mortem examination and found no trace of any injury. He attributed death to a growth in the base of the brain producing paralysis of the respiratory organs, which cause death.
The jury found a verdict in accordance with the medical testimony. 14/8/1915
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