“Complainte de Springhill, La (The Lament of Springhill)”
Author: unknown
Earliest date: 1959 (Creighton-Maritime)
Found in: Canada(Mar)
Description
French. February 21, 1891: In Nova Scotia you will never forget the underground devastation in the Springhill mine. We are told that one hundred and thirty appeared before God.
Notes
February 21, 1891: Springhill Coal Mine explosion kills 125 men. (Source: our roots/nos racines (Canada's local histories online) _Story of the Springhill Colliery Explosion_ : comprising a full and authentic account of the great coal mining explosion at Springhill Mines, Nova Scotia, February 21st, 1891, including a history of Springhill and its collieries_ by R.A.H. Morrow.) - BS
This was not the last disaster in the Springhill coal mines; Peggy Seeger and Ewan MacColl documented the 1958 tragedy in "Springhill Mine Disaster." - RBW
Historical references
- Feb 21, 1891 - Springhill Disaster
Cross references
- cf. "Springhill Mine Disaster (1891)" (subject)
References
- Creighton-Maritime, p. 183, "La Complainte de Springhill" (1 text, 1 tune)
- DT, SPRINGH3*
- BI, CrMa183
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