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The Nanaimo mine explosion occurred on May 3, 1887, in Nanaimo, British Columbia killing 150 miners. Only seven miners survived and the mine burned for one full day. The explosion started deep underground in the Number One Coal Mine after explosives were laid improperly. Although many miners died instantly, others were trapped by the explosion and the fires that followed. Most miners did not die from the primary explosions or the fires, but many actually died from choking on poisonous gas hours after the initial explosions. These men wrote farewell messages in the dust of their shovels. Nearly 150 children lost their fathers and 46 women became widows. Most of the men were settlers from Cornwall, Wales and Yorkshire. A plaque at the foot of Milton Street commemorates the event.

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  • Grubenunglück von Nanaimo (de)
  • 1887 Nanaimo mine explosion (en)
  • Esplosione della miniera di Nanaimo (it)
  • Explosion de la mine de Nanaimo (fr)
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  • L'explosion de la mine de Nanaimo est survenue le 3 mai 1887 à Nanaimo, en Colombie-Britannique, au Canada, tuant 150 mineurs. Seuls sept mineurs ont survécu et la mine a brûlé pendant une journée entière. (fr)
  • L'esplosione della miniera di Nanaimo avvenne il 3 maggio 1887 a Nanaimo, nella Columbia Britannica, in Canada uccidendo 150 minatori. Solo sette minatori sopravvissero e la miniera bruciò per un giorno intero. Monumento dedicato all'esplosione (it)
  • The Nanaimo mine explosion occurred on May 3, 1887, in Nanaimo, British Columbia killing 150 miners. Only seven miners survived and the mine burned for one full day. The explosion started deep underground in the Number One Coal Mine after explosives were laid improperly. Although many miners died instantly, others were trapped by the explosion and the fires that followed. Most miners did not die from the primary explosions or the fires, but many actually died from choking on poisonous gas hours after the initial explosions. These men wrote farewell messages in the dust of their shovels. Nearly 150 children lost their fathers and 46 women became widows. Most of the men were settlers from Cornwall, Wales and Yorkshire. A plaque at the foot of Milton Street commemorates the event. (en)
  • Das Grubenunglück von Nanaimo am 3. Mai 1887 in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Kanada tötete 150 Bergleute und war bis zur Halifax-Explosion (1917) die größte Explosion in Kanada, die von Menschenhand verursacht wurde. Nur sieben Bergleute überlebten die Katastrophe; das Bergwerk brannte 24 Stunden lang. Die Detonation begann tief im Untergrund im Kohlebergwerk Nummer 1, nachdem Explosivstoffe unsachgemäß gelagert worden waren. Während viele Bergleute sofort starben, wurden andere durch die Explosion zunächst eingeschlossen. Diese Männer schrieben Abschiedsbriefe in den Staub auf ihren Schaufeln. (de)
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  • Das Grubenunglück von Nanaimo am 3. Mai 1887 in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Kanada tötete 150 Bergleute und war bis zur Halifax-Explosion (1917) die größte Explosion in Kanada, die von Menschenhand verursacht wurde. Nur sieben Bergleute überlebten die Katastrophe; das Bergwerk brannte 24 Stunden lang. Die Detonation begann tief im Untergrund im Kohlebergwerk Nummer 1, nachdem Explosivstoffe unsachgemäß gelagert worden waren. Während viele Bergleute sofort starben, wurden andere durch die Explosion zunächst eingeschlossen. Diese Männer schrieben Abschiedsbriefe in den Staub auf ihren Schaufeln. Bezifferten frühere Dokumente die Todeszahl mit 148, wird jetzt von 150 Toten ausgegangen, darunter 53 chinesische Arbeiter. Die chinesischen Arbeiter waren im Regierungsuntersuchungs- und -jahresbericht des Ministers für Bergbau als „Chinamänner, Namen unbekannt“ aufgeführt gewesen, denen eine Personalnummer folgte. Bis 1897 mussten in British Columbia Todesfälle chinesischer Arbeiter nicht gemeldet werden. Manche Berichte sagen, dass 48 oder 53 Bergleute den Nachnamen Mah hatten – Aufzeichnungen darüber könnten zerstört worden sein, als Nanaimos Chinatown 1969 niederbrannte. Ein Denkmal in der Milton Street führt die Namen der weißen Bergleute auf, jedoch nur die Personalnummern der chinesischen Bergleute. Nach der Explosion bezichtigten viele weiße Einwohner Nanaimos die chinesischen Arbeiter, an der Katastrophe Schuld zu haben, darauf verweisend, dass die Arbeiter die Zeichen und Anleitungen nicht lesen konnten. Jedoch waren die meisten Bergleute – unabhängig von deren Herkunft – Analphabeten. Rassismus war in British Columbia weit verbreitet und die chinesischen Arbeiter wurden wesentlich schlechter bezahlt als die Weißen. Betrieben von der Vancouver Coal Company war das Bergwerk Nummer 1 im Jahr 1884 am Fuße der Milton Street in Nanaimo eröffnet worden. Seine Schächte und Tunnel erstreckten sich unter dem Hafen bis , und den . Nach der Explosion wurde das Bergwerk wiedereröffnet und förderte noch 18 Millionen Tonnen Kohle, bevor es 1938 für immer geschlossen wurde. (de)
  • The Nanaimo mine explosion occurred on May 3, 1887, in Nanaimo, British Columbia killing 150 miners. Only seven miners survived and the mine burned for one full day. The explosion started deep underground in the Number One Coal Mine after explosives were laid improperly. Although many miners died instantly, others were trapped by the explosion and the fires that followed. Most miners did not die from the primary explosions or the fires, but many actually died from choking on poisonous gas hours after the initial explosions. These men wrote farewell messages in the dust of their shovels. Nearly 150 children lost their fathers and 46 women became widows. Most of the men were settlers from Cornwall, Wales and Yorkshire. A plaque at the foot of Milton Street commemorates the event. Although past documents put the death toll at 148, researchers have since revised the number to 150, including 53 Chinese workers. Chinese workers were listed in the government inquest and annual report of the Minister of Mines as "Chinamen, names unknown", followed by a tag number. B.C. employers did not have to report the deaths of Chinese employees until 1897. Some accounts suggest that 48 of the 53 miners had the surname of Mah — records may have been destroyed when Nanaimo's Chinatown burned to the ground in 1960. The monument on Milton Street lists the names of white miners, but only the tally number for Chinese miners, who were blamed by many white Nanaimoites for the disaster, claiming they could not read signs or instructions. Operated by the Vancouver Coal Company, the Number One mine opened in 1884 at the foot of Milton Street in Nanaimo. Its shafts and tunnels extended under the Nanaimo Harbour to Protection Island, Newcastle Island, and the Nanaimo River. After the explosion, the mine re-opened and produced 18 million tons of coal before permanently closing in 1938. (en)
  • L'explosion de la mine de Nanaimo est survenue le 3 mai 1887 à Nanaimo, en Colombie-Britannique, au Canada, tuant 150 mineurs. Seuls sept mineurs ont survécu et la mine a brûlé pendant une journée entière. (fr)
  • L'esplosione della miniera di Nanaimo avvenne il 3 maggio 1887 a Nanaimo, nella Columbia Britannica, in Canada uccidendo 150 minatori. Solo sette minatori sopravvissero e la miniera bruciò per un giorno intero. Monumento dedicato all'esplosione (it)
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