Frontispiece: Scene from the Hamstead Colliery mining disaster of 1908

2024-09-03T16:44:26-04:00

Entitled "Science at a Colliery Disaster," frontispiece plate depicts a scene from the Hamstead Colliery mining disaster of 1908, which occurred in Hamstead, England. The rescue party wear respirators while performing a search and rescue mission within the mine, which is filled with poisonous gases due to the fire. Twenty six men were killed in one day due to the mine fire.