History of Seaham - Stories and remarkable and memorable events in the history of Seaham Seaham Colliery Explosion 1880 A poem about George Dixon and his injured putter boy
This poem is about George Dixon who refused to escape to safety with his
workmates when there was an explosion at Seaham Colliery on 8th September
1880. His young putter boy was injured and unable to be moved so George
stayed with him. They were both found dead. They had both been overcome
by afterdamp.
The poem was found by Nick Cansfield when his grandfather passed away. It
originally belonged to his grandfather's grandfather who married a Sarah Dixon
and the poem was passed down through the family. The poem must have been
written shortly after the disaster in 1880.
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