Accident Description: " At 11 o'clock, the two new or Iron Mills blew up. Tho. Rumball, the millman on duty, had just liquored the charge, and happened to be outside; he received no hurt. The master worker says this mill has frequently blown up."
Deaths: 0
Source: Winters
Source Date: 3.1887
Source Description: p 33
PRO Reference:
WAAC Filename: WAAC-1700.pdf
WASC Filename: wasc_0011_00.pdf
Abbreviations:
W = Winters
WASC = Waltham Abbey Special Collection
PRO = Public Record Office (now TNA The National Archives)
HMI = His Majesty's Inspectorate
PR = Press Report