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GJ Gauging 11689 |
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7.3.1911 |
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Warren/Millner re tunnel stoppage |
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report of Inquest |
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Harlow/Millner re towing 3 boats |
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BCN Gauging 974 |
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GJ (OC) Gauging 12127 |
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26.6.1925 |
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BCN Gauging 2111 |
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10.12.1941 |
Millner Letters
5.7.1899 At 8.35 pm on Monday 3rd
July, I received a wire from Danks stating that M Canvin’s steamer JUBILEE had
sunk in Braunston Tunnel and stopped the traffic at 6 pm. After sending the men and stanking
material forward from this yard, I rode over to Braunston
and found Messrs Fellows Morton & Clayton’s steamer MARQUIS Captain T Wenlock and butty boat loaded with starch and sundries for
Birmingham had run into that Canvin’s Steamer JUBILEE
and butty boat Captain T Canvin loaded with 23 and
30¼ tons of Wyken Coal for Leckhampton,
between the 13 & 1400 yards in the tunnel.
The JUBILEE lay across the tunnel with the bow on the offside and the
stern on the towpath side and he was struck an inch on the inside of the stempost with the guard iron almost knocked off. The MARQUIS then appeared to have run up on
her foredeck and pressed her under. The
tunnel was thick and both steamers look to have been on their wrong sides.
Wenlock states that he sounded the whistle several times
but heard no reply. The MARQUIS followed
the same owner’s SULTAN close behind from hear
and was probably running hard at the time of the collision.
The stank was
driven at Bridge No 6 Wilton and the water in the tunnel (and summit for a distanceof 1½ miles 275 yards was run off to a depth of 2’
8” before the JUBILEE could be floated after lightening her cargo 6 tons and pumping
all the water out. She rose at 2 pm, but
it was 7 pm before the summit could be raised sufficiently to allow boats to
move.
108 lockfuls
of water were required from the reservoir to make up the deficiency.
In my opinion the JUBILEE is not a safe steamer
to navigate the tunnels without sidecloths and she
ought not to be allowed to carry such heavy loading.
Also considering we may always expect to have
boats sunk in the tunnels, proper stop grooves should be placed in
3.5.1912 On Monday boats was fast again
in the Tunnel with a boat behind the Steamer named the SULTAN
for one hour it caused the tug to loose a turn I think you had better send
another snubber in case of another mishap F Warren/Millner
10.6.1913 A report from the Northamptonshire
Mercury of 13th June 1913.
Added by courtesy of his grandson, Tony Rowney
9.2.1914 In reply to your letter of 6th inst I am
sorry to hear that your steamer SULTAN met with
a mishap below Buckby last week……the bend below Brockhall shall receive attention. I am having reports from our lock keepers
that the men on your steamers are refusing to work the sidelocks
at Buckby and on the 11th January and 6th
February EMPEROR and COUNT were reported.
As we are short of water this is now a serious matter.
24.6.1924 Enclosed please find a report
from Betts respecting Messrs Fellows Morton Clayton motor SULTAN towing three boats through Braunston
Tunnel on Saturday 21st, while the tug was working. Starmer who was
driving at the time, tells me he had started into the tunnel with the 12 oclock pull from Welton end with
five boats in tow when Wright, who was steering saw the two empty boats coming
through Welton Bridge, and although he waited for
them to catch the tug they did not tie on to the last boat. Mr Mercer says that all three boats had taken
out tug tickets and paid for them. C Harlow/Millner
(on holiday in Ramsgate)
Current Owner:
Last recorded 10th December
1941
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