Ardrossan - On This Day In History

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GLASGOW HERALD
26 OCTOBER 1895

GLASGOW SEAMAN DROWNED

While the Glasgow sailing ship FIRTH OF CLYDE, in tow of the tug boat EARL, was leaving Ardrossan for Rio de Janeiro with a cargo of coal, a seaman named Matthews, belonging to Glasgow fell from the bowsprit and was drowned. He sank almost immediately after falling into the water.

A buoy was thrown out, the vessel brought to, and a boat lowered, but nothing more was seen of him.

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GLASGOW HERALD
27 OCTOBER 1897

MUNICIPAL ELECTION NOMINATIONS – ARDROSSAN

John Allison, draper; John Harvey, butcher; William McGown, shipmaster; John Nicol, coal merchant; Captain Shields, harbourmaster; Henry Wallace, joiner; and Thomas Wallace, coal agent.

Seven candidates for four vacancies.

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GLASGOW HERALD
28 OCTOBER 1893

ACCIDENT TO AN ENGINE CLEANER

Last night, shortly before five o’clock, a lad named Cairns, residing in Harbour Lane, Ardrossan, and employed as a cleaner in the engine-shed of the Glasgow & South-Western Railway, got severely jammed between five waggons and an engine which was standing in the shed.

Cairns received internal injuries.

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GLASGOW HERALD
29 OCTOBER 1913

MUNICIPAL ELECTION – NOMINATIONS

Ardrossan:
Five candidates for three seats – George L. Bailey, Montgomerie Street; I. T. Fawcett, Sorbie Road; Hugh Flinn, Glasgow Street; Gilbert Lewis, Glasgow Street; and John Stewart, Royal Bank House.

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GLASGOW HERALD
29 OCTOBER 1919

MUNICIPAL ELECTION – NOMINATIONS

Ardrossan:
Six candidates for five seats – Messrs G McKellar, C. Price Savage, M. W. Colville, W. Stewart, John Spencer, and G Reynolds.

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GLASGOW HERALD
29 OCTOBER 1897

A NARROW ESCAPE

It appears that the goods train from Ardrossan which ran into and killed three bullocks on Tuesday night, had, among other waggons, one loaded with dynamite. Two waggons in front of it and one behind were derailed, but the dynamite waggon remained intact on the line.

The accident took place between Alma Place and Church Street, Irvine.

[Hughie]

Don't know much about such things, but wonder what would have ignited the Dynamite in a situation like this.
I'd image such cargoes came to Ardrossan by rail? And here it was again heading back through the three towns.

[brian f]

Don't know much about such things, but wonder what would have ignited the Dynamite in a situation like this.
I'd image such cargoes came to Ardrossan by rail? And here it was again heading back through the three towns.

Confused for a wee while .... Ardeer ?

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GLASGOW HERALD
30 OCTOBER 1896

SHIPPING CASUALTY

Yesterday morning the Norwegian barquentine ZIBA arrived in Ardrossan with the crew of the tugboat TRIESTE on board.

The ZIBA was in tow of the steamer MEMNON, the two vessels having been in collision of Corsewall Point the previous evening, and the barquentine losing the whole of her headgear.

The MEMNON was bound from Montreal to Liverpool with cattle.

The ZIBA left Fredricksheim for Ardrossan on the 12th of this month, with a cargo of pit-props.
About 18 miles off Holyhead, on Sunday evening last, she picked up the crew of the tugboat TRIESTE in an exhausted condition, after having been four hours in an open boat.

The collision with the MEMNON happened about seven o’clock on Wednesday night.

The MEMNON struck the ZIBA near the bows, on the port side carrying away the jib-boom, and rendering her unable to proceed further. The MEMNON sustained no injury to speak of, and after towing the ZIBA to Ardrossan, proceeded to Liverpool.

The TRIESTE left Greenock on Saturday last, in company with a companion tugboat, the PARIS. There was a fresh gale from the northwards on Sunday morning which increased in violence towards daybreak.

At 7 a.m. the engineer reported a great quantity of water in the stokehole. The bilge-pumps were working, but the water steadily rose, and the vessel took a heavy list to starboard.

At 8.30 a.m. it was judged wise to make for land, which seemed about twenty miles distant.

The list increased as the water rose, and the vessel made but little progress. All hands were set to baling the water from the stokehole.

At twelve o’clock both fires were extinguished, and water lay in the stokehole at a depth of four feet. The pumps ceased to work.

By one o’clock the list was at an angle of about 40 degrees, and water was running in at the door of the stokehole.

At three o’clock the boat was launched, and for half an hour stood in lee of the TRIESTE, waiting for her to sink.

The boat then left on the outlook for any passing vessel before night came on.

About five o’clock they sighted a vessel to leeward, and managed to get alongside. She proved to be the ZIBA, from the master and men of whom the shipwrecked crew received every kindness.

The crew of the TRIESTE hail from Greenock. The master if Captain Eddie Corner, Uskvale, Monmouthshire.

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GLASGOW HERALD
30 OCTOBER 1891

MUNICIPAL ELECTION NOMINATIONS

Ardrossan:
Four candidates for three seats: - Messrs George Barrie, William Young, Thomas Kirkhope, and Henry Wallace.

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GLASGOW HERALD
30 OCTOBER 1895

MARRIAGE

McINTYRE – JEFFREY: On the 28th instant, by the Rev. J. D. McCall, Ardrossan, William McIntyre, chief officer S.S. STRATHFORD” to Catherine, youngest daughter of Alexander Jeffrey, Glasgow.

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GLASGOW HERALD
30 OCTOBER 1895

MUNICIPAL ELECTION NOMINATIONS

Ardrossan:
No election. Three candidates for three seats: - John Boyd, retired shoemaker; George Barrie, coal merchant; and William Smith, builder.