Coal mining techniques were constantly changing at the time, and while it was the scene of two major mine disasters, Springhill’s mines were considered cutting edge when it came to using new methods of extracting coal from the ground. Everything was twisted and mangled. The 1958 Bump which occurred on October 23, 1958 was the most severe "bump", or underground earthquake, in North American mining history and devastated the people of Springhill with the casualties it took, and devastated the town: the mines had been the town's economic lifeblood, and were never reopened following the disaster. You put the three in line, then you have one very large line that you are exerting pressure on, and the fact there was one colossal rock burst makes sense to me,” Calder said. A town that rises from overwhelming adversity: Springhill changed forever following 1958 mine disaster The Lethbridge Herald Alberta 1958-10-27, Browse by State  AL | AK |  AR | AZ | CA | CO | CT | DC | DE | FL | GA | HI | IA | ID | IL | IN | KS | KY | LA | MA | MD | ME | MI | MN | MO | MS | MT | NE | NC | ND | NH | NJ | NM | NV | NY | OH | OK | OR | PA | RI | SC | SD | TN | TX | UT | VA | VT | WA | WI | WV | WY, Canadian Birth, Marriage, & Death Records Privacy Policy. DESMOND McCONNELL, United Church minister said "at such times as this we realize how mortala and weak we are." An obituary posted Sunday for Herbert Pepperdine stated the former coal miner died Friday in hospital in Springhill, N.S. TOWNSFOLK BRACED FOR GRIM PARADE OF BODIES. Last man out after 1958 Springhill mine disaster dead at 95 Herbert Pepperdine spent more than 8 days underground after deadly 1958 bump. I imagine there was a sense of dread.”. Read more. "He loved the brotherhood, the friendships they would form underground. His sightless mother stroking the casket in a final farewell to her son, brought tears to the eyes of the 50 graveside mourners. He died Friday in hospital in Springhill, N.S. Bumps, he added, would not happen in shallower mines. In a 2008 interview with CBC News, Pepperdine recalled what happened leading up to the bump. “At the surface, people would have felt something like a bump. Photos of the mine released by the Royal Commission were amazing. I’m a professional geologist, not a mining engineer, but from what I’ve read and what I know of the geology, it makes sense. Sorry you must be at least 19 years of age to consume this content. That wouldn’t explain what the miners felt deep underground. Nine miles away, they buried HAROLD McNUTT at Collingwood. The royal commission report that followed the 1958 disaster quoted miners as being concerned about three advancing long walls being brought into line with one another at the same time. “There was a lot of finger-pointing at the time that the alignment of faces was the cause. “A rock burst occurs at the coal face, particularly when you’re involved in long-wall mining, when you have a face-cutting machine that’s running back and forth.”. Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered on CBC Gem. "I didn't think I would last it, I was pretty well gone," Pepperdine said. Pithead observers said progress was slow. Women waiting, Springhill Mine Disaster, 23 October 1958. Somers said Pepperdine used to come to the museum often and would tell stories about his time working in the mines. One dragerman said the bump blocked the tunnels so badly that where there was a 10-foot space between floor and roof there now is less than 10 inches. The bump pretty much ended deep coal mining in the Cumberland Basin. But Pepperdine always talked about how much he loved working in the mines, Somers said. 2 mine in Springhill. : St. John Ambulance: Nova Scotia Archives no. “You had to be at a depth, or vertical cover, of about 2,000 feet in order to get enough pressure building up to cause this problem.”. : St. John Ambulance: Nova Scotia Archives no. FamilyOldPhotos   Old-Yearbooks  TexasHistoryArchives, Canadian Birth, Marriage, & Death Records, Canadian Immigration & Naturalization Records, Briceville, TN Mine Cave-In Kills Three, Jul 1958, Logan, WV Coal Mine Roof Fall, Feb 1958, Sydney Mines, NS Mine Cars Runaway, Dec 1938, River Hebert, NS Mine Explosion, May 1931. Straight down, it would nearly a mile below Springhill (or more than 4,000 feet). Unfortunately, the nature of the area’s geology was the reason for the bump. Commenting is not available for this article. Underground Earthquake. The bump came two days after the Dominion Coal Company's chief mining engineer tested the mine and found it to be safe. “I always felt the word bump was a bit euphemistic and didn’t really capture the horror of what it was like being underground at the time with the violent release of the coal and the upheaval. - While it’s known historically as the Springhill Bump, the 1958 disaster that took the lives of 75 miners has another scientific term. The Springhill mines were among the deepest in the world and the lessons learned from the bump were most likely applied to other coal mines. The town prepared today to bury seven more of its dead. Springhill Mine Disaster, 23 October 1958 Date: 1958 Reference no. LOUIS FROST said boring for hard rock which had produced bumps before proved negative. "He's just one of the toughest men and strongest and bravest and great sense of humour. Free Trial - Ancestry.ca. Compilation, design, artwork and concept covered by copyright. The disaster, known as the bump (like an underground earthquake), occurred Oct. 23, 1958. Mine officials hold no hope for 75 others trapped at 13,000 and 13,800 feet from the entrance to Canada's deepest coal mine. Just always making faces at kids to make them laugh. 39 / negative no. The electronic version of this report can be used for general information purposes. There were 175 men in the mine at the time; 75 of them were killed. For generations, Calder said, mining was done in a room and pillar style with "rooms" where coal was removed using pick and shovel and "pillars" of coal left to hold up the roof rock. Box 500 Station A Toronto, ON Canada, M5W 1E6. Calder says the slope in Springhill was 14,600 feet, but it wasn’t straight down. While it was considered the most sophisticated mining technique of the time, the long-wall mining done in Springhill created a significant problem, Calder said. Rev. “It’s like an earthquake, you have pre-tremors leading up to the major earthquake as the stresses are starting to give way and you get the warning signs of smaller rock bursts. Springhill, N.S. "Off to the north, there were meandering river systems that wound their way down through the Cumberland Basin, heading northeast toward an unknown sea,” he said. Calder said the miners knew their environment very well and he would not be surprised if they knew something was to happen. The bump all came down to digging coal at great depths and leaving large empty spaces deep underground. Copyright ©2003-2019, All rights reserved. "In 2008, he did an interview and he said he would go back underground today.". "I thought we all had the biscuit but I was laying there and I think the eighth day or so I seen this bright light in my eyes one of the rescue men.". In the evening of October 23, 1958, a bump wracked No. 1 being least likely, and 10 being most likely, ‘A night to honour the men who lost their lives’: Hymn sing planned Oct. 23 to mark Springhill bump, Last man out of Springhill mine after 1958 bump dies. The pressure would build up, and instead of dissipating gradually as mining operations continued, it would hold fast until it released in a violent rock burst. MINE. Canadian Military Records These massive sandstone deposits sat on top of the coal and normally did not give way easily. CHARLIE MACKENZIE, Thorburn, N.S. He sat in the dark for more than eight days without food or water, with the stench of corpses hanging in the air. Canadian Immigration & Naturalization Records Database and records searchable by surname. Calder paints a very different picture of Springhill 300 million years ago: a  tropical wetland located near the equator. If Springhill had a Jim Carrey, it would be Herb with the faces he would make," he said. The body of HARRY HALLIDAY, first to be recovered, was interred on a windswept hill near the graves of many of 39 men killed in a 1956 explosion in the now closed No. HOPE ABANDONED FOR 75 MEN TRAPPED N.S. No living miners have been brought up since late Friday afternoon when the 81st survivor reached safety. It is a priority for CBC to create a website that is accessible to all Canadians including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. He started working in the mines when he was 14 years old and even after '58, after he was trapped eight-and-a-half days, he works 10 more years in the last working mine that was in Springhill," said Tony Somers, a tour guide at the Springhill Miners Museum. Those river systems left behind sandstone bodies about 20 metres thick and about a kilometre in width.”. It was much more violent,” said Calder, who wrote his PhD thesis on the Springhill coalfield. “Miners used the nickname 'a bump' for what was a rock burst,” Nova Scotia Energy and Mines senior geologist John Calder explains. Rescuers were reported within 170 feet of the 13,000 foor level Sunday morning. On the surface, people reported feeling a thump and knew almost immediately what was happening. The last man to emerge from the ground after the 1958 Springhill mining disaster has died at age 95. 4 colliery. While Pepperdine would occasionally talk about the 1958 disaster, Somers said it wasn't something he enjoyed. "He was just a treasure to the community. While the people prayed hardened rescue workers streamed in and out of the No.

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