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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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In Haigh near Preston, a boy accidentally ignited the Kennel Pits mine on April 1, 1737, suffocating eight workers. The fire's fumes have polluted the River Douglas with minerals, turning it green and threatening fish. Mr. Bradshaigh is mobilizing locals from Wigan to seal the pits and extinguish the blaze.
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There has been a most terrible Accident happened at the Kennel Pits at Haigh; a Boy by his Carelessness, has set the whole Mine on Fire, and God knows where it will end: Eight Men that went down there to work, were immediately suffocated by the Smoke and Stench of the burning Minerals; the Water that comes out of the Loughs is so impregnated with Copperas and other melted Minerals, that it has turned the River Douglas as green as Grass, and will in all Probability, destroy all the Fish. Mr. Bradshaigh is gone over there, and has raised all the Country about Wigan, in order to stop all the Eyes of the Pits, which is the only possible Way of extinguishing the Fire, because it keeps the Air from it.
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Haigh
Event Date
April 1, 1737
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eight men suffocated; river douglas polluted, likely destroying all fish; efforts underway to seal pits and extinguish fire
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A boy carelessly set the whole mine at Kennel Pits on fire; eight men suffocated by smoke and stench; water from loughs impregnated with copperas and melted minerals turned River Douglas green; Mr. Bradshaigh raised country about Wigan to stop eyes of pits to extinguish fire by keeping air from it