A. Clarkson
Role: Fireboss
Date of death: 23 Feb 1905
Cause of death: Struck by car
A. Clarkson was a fireboss at the No. 6 mine in 1905. On February 23rd, he was descending the mine in the cage, when a cager mistakenly thought the cage was still up and pushed a full car of coal into the shaft. The falling coal car struck the cage Clarkson was riding in and he was killed in the collision.