What a shocking collection of deaths.
Wonder why they could not get a rope to the youth that fell into Togston shaft sump? he was only 32 feet down. [or chuck in a wooden balk or sleeper as a float??]
Even more curious - there was 10 feet of water which they pump out each night before starting work - why didn't they fire up the pump and start to empty the sump until he could get his feet on the bottom?
[of course we have mentioned before just how few could swim in those days, which is probably the reason for his death - he was probably drowned in the first few minutes]
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