Casgliadau Arlein

Charred piece of pit prop from 1913 explosion at Universal Colliery, Senghenydd. "and all the timber, so far as I could see from there on was all ablaze.... ." Mr Shaw the colliery manager quoted in the Home Office Report. This piece of badly charred timber roof support was recovered after the disaster having been found near the body of Samuel Booth of Abertridwr. Apparently Samuel's father was also working down Senghenydd that day but survived.

Darn o bostyn pwll wedi llosgi o ffrwydrad 1913 yng Nglofa Universal, Senghennydd. "ac roedd yr holl bren, cyn belled ag y gallwn weld o'r fan honno ar dân... " Dyfyniad o eiriau Mr Shaw, rheolwr y pwll glo yn Adroddiad y Swyddfa Gartref. Yn dilyn y trychineb, cafwyd hyd i'r darn hwn o gynhalbost pren i'r to wedi'i losgi yn ymyl corff Samuel Booth o Abertridwr. Mae'n debyg bod tad Samuel hefyd yn gweithio yn Senghennydd y diwrnod hwnnw ond iddo oroesi.