John Drysdale, a lad of fifteen years of age, residing with his mother at 8 William Street, lost his life

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Dunfermline press 2 April 1910 

On Wednesday afternoon an accident occurred in Messrs Thomas Spowart & Company's Leadside Pit, Wellwood Colliery, whereby John Drysdale, a lad of fifteen years of age, residing with his mother at 8 William Street, lost his life He was pulling 10 loaded hutches and got run over by 6 ..... see above link 

  To get an Idea of this experience read further at

                     http://www.hoodfamily.info/coal/putting.html 

          [ link info: taken from the Evidence given to the Childrens Employment Commission 1842 ] 

          as well http://www.scottishmining.co.uk/413.html mass of information here as well