Trammer Killed at Denaby – Douglas Cox

September 1884

Sheffield Telegraph, September 5, 1884

A 15 year old Trammer killed at Denaby Main

Yesterday, an inquest was held at the Reresby Arms Inn, Denaby main, before Mr D Wightman, coroner, on the body of Douglas Cox, age 15, was killed while at work in Denaby main colliery early on Monday morning.

William Farmer, a Collier, residing at Mexborough, employed at Denaby main, stated that on the day named he found the deceased lying dead under a corf in the pit. One of his boots was off and the other was on his foot. He accounted for the position in which the body was found by stating that the deceased was probably stooping to pick his boot up when he was knocked down and run over by the corf. The back of the deceased’s head was crushed in.

Mrs Cox, the deceased mother, said she had received information to the effect that the deceased had been struck by something on the forehead, and had complained to a Collier about it. He afterwards said he would bring 60 corves up that day. She was of the opinion that when engaged at work the lad fainted from the effects of the blow on the forehead.

The general idea prevalent amongst the miners is that the deceased went to work later that morning with the boots unlaced, that he had lost one boot in getting after thehorse and was stooping to pick it up when he was killed.

A verdict of “accidental death” was returned.

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