The disaster left 63 widows and 132 children fatherless.
A relief fund was quickly established and over 300 contributors raised a total of £9,000.
From the fund an amount of 5 shillings (25p) weekly was paid to each widow and 1 shilling weekly for each child until they reached 14 years.
The trustees of the fund were local notables such as the Earl of Yarborough and Viscount Halifax amongst others and the fund was administered by the local clergy, colliery management and local professsionals
Church
£
s
d
Archbishop of York
50
0
0
Denaby Church
21
2
10
Rawmarsh Parish Church collection
13
9
6
Melton Parish Church
13
7
9
Church Parade Mem Serv, Royston
12
3
4
York Minster Offertory
11
0
0
Rev G.N.Ward
10
0
0
St Marys Church, Doncaster
8
1
5
Tankersley Parish Church
7
13
6
Mexborough Conregational Church
7
4
0
Conisbrough Parish Church
7
2
7
St Helen’s Church, Thurnscoe
5
16
3
Canon Bateman
5
0
0
Rev J M Bury
5
0
0
St Johns Church, Balby
4
11
2
Open Air Collection (Rev. W.Sykes)
4
3
9
Wath Parish Church
3
16
3
Concert, Weslyan Church, Pilsley
2
13
0
Sprotbro’ Cadeby Church
2
13
0
Elsecar Church Collection
2
10
0
Sheffield Free Church Football League
2
2
0
Thurnscoe St Helens Young Mens Bible Class
2
2
0
Eastwood Weslyen Mission
1
15
1
Cardiston Church, Shrewsbury
1
9
0
Bawtry Parish Church
1
7
4
Rev . W.A.Strawbridge
1
1
0
Rev A Shakesby, Cliff Point Filey
1
1
0
Rev S H Spooner, Mexborough
1
1
0
Rev W E Wigfall, Beverly
1
1
0
Attercliffe Brotherhood
1
0
0
St Hildas Mission Church, Thurnscoe
0
18
8
South Elmsall Church
0
18
3
WakefieldMount Zion
0
10
0
Church School, Pelton
10
9
Companies
Logan & Hemingway
41
9
0
Messrs Kilner Bros
25
0
0
North British Wagon Co
25
0
0
Pyman Ball & Co Lt
21
0
0
Per Leng & Co
20
17
4
Grocock’s Wagon Co Ltd
10
10
0
J Whitaker & Co Ltd
10
10
0
Nobel’s Explosive Co
10
10
0
Wm. Mathwin and Son
10
10
0
Osmond & Son
10
0
0
British Westfalite Ltd
5
5
0
Mexborough & Swinton Tramways Co
5
5
0
Renton Holdsworth and Co
5
5
0
W.Thompson & Sons Ltd., Huddersfield
5
5
0
India Rubber and Gutta Percha Co Ltd
5
0
0
Isaac Bently & Co ltd
5
0
0
Robinson Bros, Conisbrough
5
0
0
H.L.Brown & Sons
3
3
0
Bells United Asbestos
2
2
0
Bruce & Sturrock, Dundee
2
2
0
E & E.H. Jubb
2
2
0
H C Chambers, Sheffield
2
2
0
J.L.Seaton & Co Hull
2
2
0
Messrs R.D.Nichol & Co
2
2
0
Jno Clark & Co., Sheffield
1
1
0
Beans’ Express Limited
8
0
E.M.L.
2
6
BREWERIES & PUBS
Messrs Whitworth, Son & Nephew
200
0
0
Ind Coope & Co Ltd
25
0
0
Mappins Masbro Brewery
20
0
0
Wm. Younger & Co Ltd
10
0
0
Chas Day, Plough Inn, Micklebring
5
5
0
Conisbrough Castle W.M.C.
5
5
0
Mexborough & District Lic Vict
5
5
0
Sheffield Free Brewery
5
5
0
Wharncliffe Silkstone Club & Reading Room
5
5
0
South kirkby Coll Athletic Club
5
0
0
Clarence Hotel Rotherham (customers)
1
15
0
Bolton WMC
1
0
0
Box at Queens Hotel Pontefract
0
14
6
Newspapers etc
Yorkshire Post
800
10
9
Heroes of the Pit Sale
84
13
10
Sheffield Telegraph
58
12
8
Meborough Times
5
8
8
Times Office Staff
3
3
0
Leeds Mercury
0
10
0
Organisations
Cooperative Wholesale Society
250
0
0
Denaby Co operative Society
100
0
0
Kilnhurst Coop
10
0
0
Manchester Friendly Society of Druids
10
0
0
Denaby Boy Scouts
8
12
6
Sheffield and District Drapers Asn
6
13
6
Sheffield Equalised Order of Independent Druids
5
0
0
Folkstone St Johns Amb
4
16
0
Montagu Liodge Order of Druids
3
0
0
Swinton Boys Scouts, collected in Swinton Streets
2
10
0
Manchester Unity Ind order of Oddfellows
2
2
0
Battieford Boy Scouts,Mirield
1
18
9
Swinton Temperance Band
1
13
7
Maltby Ramblers (per Lady Mabel Smith)
1
13
0
Birmingham Small Arms Outing Club
1
5
7
Pontefract I L p
1
2
0
Derby Society of Engineers
1
1
0
Mexborough Branch Shop assistants Union
0
10
6
A.S.R.S. (South Elmsall)
10
0
Doncaster Socialist Party
7
9
OVERSEAS
Hawes Bay Tribune, Napier N.Z.
25
13
0
Waimate Times, Canterbury N.Z.
23
1
4
Denay Men in Canada
5
10
0
Kingston Colleries Vancoubver
1
5
0
COLLIERIES
Hulton Coll Explosion Fund a
1,050
0
0
Micklefield Coll Explosion b
1,000
0
0
South Yorkshire Coal Trade Association
1,000
0
0
Cortonwood Colliery Co
51
14
3
Clerical Staff of Denaby & Cadeby
23
7
6
Yorkshire Colliery Enginemen and Motormen
10
0
0
SCHOOLS
Scholars & Children of Kiveton Park Council
2
0
0
Scholars & Staff of South Elmsall School
1
9
0
Girls & Infants, Elsecar National School
1
3
6
Moorthorpe Junior School
4
3
THEATRE
Empire Palace, Goldthorpe
16
13
6
Royal Electric Theatre Concert
10
10
6
Wombwell Hippodrome Electric Theatre
10
0
8
Highfield & Woodlands Comic Band
7
7
0
Chesterfield Corporation Theatre Concert
5
5
0
Garden Street Picture Hall
2
2
0
Mexborough Theatre Sunday Concert
2
2
0
“The Dandies”, Morecambe
1
7
6
Imperial Hall, Dulwich
1
4
4
Individuals
J Buckingham Pope
1,000
0
0
Captain Pope
500
0
0
F.J.O.Montague Esq
500
0
0
Mayor of Doncaster
176
18
7
S Arthur Peto
105
0
0
Charles Thellusson, Esq
100
0
0
Earl and Countess Yarboroigh
100
0
0
H.M. the King
100
0
0
J C Cunningham
100
0
0
Mrs. Godfrey Walker, Northbrook Park, Exeter
100
0
0
W.H.Chambers, Esq Denaby
100
0
0
Sir John Horsfall, Bart
59
0
0
H.M. the Queen
50
0
0
Lady Church
50
0
0
Sir Athur Church
50
0
0
W W Warde-Aldam Esq
50
0
0
Earl of Harewood
25
0
0
Mrs J Across, Rugby
25
0
0
J.W.Hattersley, Mexboro
20
0
0
Lord Mexboro per Captani Seville
20
0
0
Kilner Bros Workmen
15
7
1
Mrs Coldwell Sandwich
12
10
0
Mrs Kearsley, Sanwich
12
10
0
Mrs M K Coldwell
12
10
0
Ms E M Kearsley
12
10
0
Alexander Nisbet, Esq., Lincolnshire
10
10
0
D.M.Nicholson
10
10
0
J. Fieldsend
10
10
0
Lord Mayor of Sheffield
10
10
0
Master Cutler of Sheffield
10
10
0
A R Harding
10
0
0
George Wilkie (Doncaster)
10
0
0
H.C.Else
10
0
0
N B Laidlaw
10
0
0
T R Nicholas
10
0
0
Dr. McCall
5
5
0
F.Ogley Esq.
5
5
0
Sam Spencer Esq.
5
5
0
V Harrdt, Paris
5
5
0
W Williams
5
5
0
W.J.Gibbs Esq
5
5
0
Wm Brennand
5
5
0
Bishop of Sheffield
5
0
0
E A & F Clayton
5
0
0
J.H.T.Child
5
0
0
Lasy Worlsey
5
0
0
Lord Worlsey
5
0
0
Miss M Pontifex per ‘Daily Mail
5
0
0
Mr George White, High Melton
5
0
0
Mr S F Skipworth
5
0
0
Mr. Frank Allen, Doncaster
5
0
0
Mrs. Wilkie (Doncaster)
5
0
0
Viscount Chetwynd
5
0
0
W.W.Nicholas (Hull)
5
0
0
C.E.Vickers Esq
3
3
0
Mr & Mrs John Hoyle
3
3
0
W E Carrington
3
3
0
Mrs Beardshall (Wombwell) sales of verses
2
16
0
Miss Anne E Hodgkinson
2
10
0
Miss Mary Hodgkinson
2
10
0
People of Edlington New Village
2
10
0
A Walter
2
2
0
Dr C.G.Porter, Sheffield
2
2
0
G.J.Hawkes, Pilton
2
2
0
Mrs Banks
2
2
0
Mrs. C.H.Johnson
2
2
0
Dr Burman, Wath
2
0
0
Mrs Yarker, Thwing Rectory, Hunamby
2
0
0
Subs to Inspctor Fairburn’s Testimonial
2
0
0
Hary Beaumont, Wath sale of verses)
1
15
0
A S Wadsworth, Denaby Main
1
10
0
Jury at the Inquest
1
5
0
A Sypathiser, Wath
1
1
0
Capt A.Weigall M.P.
1
1
0
D.V.E.Dodsworth
1
1
0
Dr. W.G.McArthur, Thirsk
1
1
0
E J Chennell
1
1
0
E L Appleyard
1
1
0
E Roberts
1
1
0
Ernest Wilson, Doncaster
1
1
0
F Gill
1
1
0
F Hadwen
1
1
0
HARRY Humphrey
1
1
0
In memory of Ellen Paske
1
1
0
J Wood
1
1
0
Miss Gertrude Drabble
1
1
0
Mrs Hoyle Senior
1
1
0
Mrs J.H.Wood
1
1
0
Mrs Sutherland
1
1
0
Mrs. M.C.Liddell
1
1
0
R.A.Wall
1
1
0
W H Blore
1
1
0
E Tunnicliffe
1
0
0
G.W.W.Way
1
0
0
In Memory of Lilian
1
0
0
J.H.Roberts
1
0
0
Miss Bateson
1
0
0
Mr. J.E.M.Greaves
1
0
0
Scotlan!’
1
0
0
The Children of Bawtry
15
9
Anon
11
6
F.Mannes
10
6
Anon Sheffield
10
0
Anon Workman, Birmingham
10
0
J.H.Brocklesby
10
0
Manx
10
0
Mis Blaseby
10
0
R Wright
10
0
Wm Wright
10
0
A few friends, London
9
6
A miner
5
0
E.Shuker
5
0
J.Royston
5
0
Miss M Witty
5
0
Mrs Rewynolds
3
0
G.W.Middleton (Postman)
2
6
Miss Fretwell
2
0
Andrew Stephenson
10
6
Jas. Stansfield
10
6
Miss Kent, Birmingham
10
6
Mr.W.A.Twelves
10
6
Miss A.Tunnicliffe
10
0
Mrs J.H.E.Brock
10
0
Mrs.H.Miller
10
0
The Great Athelda d
10
0
Mrs J.Leslie Moore & Miss Moore
9
0
Master Billy Buchanan
7
0
Mrs Barnard
7
0
Anon (Harewood0
5
0
F.I.Bray
5
0
Misses Prift
5
0
Mr. R.J.Kilgour, Burslem
5
0
Mrs F.E.Edwards
5
0
Mrs Wood, Oundle
5
0
W.Dryden
5
0
Miss Adcock, Chichester
4
0
Sympathy’, Ilkley
3
0
A Subscriber, Western Morning News
2
6
Miss Lily Finney, a servant girl
2
6
Miss Stevenson, Wath
1
0
Miss Thompson, Halifax
1
0
T Harris, ‘a working man,s mite
1
0
a Hulton Colliery Explosion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretoria_Pit_Disaster
b Micklefield Explosion http://www.biffvernon.freeserve.co.uk/micklefield.htm
c Logan and Hemmingway – ‘Paddy’ Logan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_William_Logan
d The great Athelda http://www.davidhorne-gripmaster.com/strongwomancerts.html
e J Buckingham Pope https://sites.google.com/site/conisbroughlocalhistory/times-gone-by-1/from-the-1910-s/1913/mr-j-buckingham-pope