The Gethin Pit Explosion – an elegy

Following on from the article about the Gethin Pit explosion, the following poem written in response to the disaster appeared in The Merthyr Guardian 156 years ago today…

Merthyr Guardian – 1 March 1862

Also regarding the previous entry about the Gethin Pit Disaster, I received an enquiry regarding the names of the casualties of the explosion.

Here is a link to an excellent website that lists the casualties in both the 1862 and 1865 explosions.

http://www.welshcoalmines.co.uk/deathrolls/Gethin.htm