The Albion Disaster - 23rd June 1894

[@freezekent]

My great great father was killed in the Albion disaster - thanks for producing this, allowing us to learn a bit of this part of our family history.

[@kevkevkev59]

From a newspaper report in the 1940's my great grandfather failed to go in to work at Albion Colliery on that day.

[@uncutalien614]

Great content.

[@racheldoesacrylic4089]

God this was horrific such a massive loss of life ,i love horses so this tore me up x

[@poetlorryit]

Ive been thinking about this too, for many years. 😥

[@racheldoesacrylic4089]

the women's dresses would have weighted them down ,so would easily drown ,must have been horrible as all disasters are x

[@racheldoesacrylic4089]

the Albion ship launch i was referring too x