22nd November 1888
A Jersey ketch explodes in Bristol
A Jersey ketch carrying 300 barrels of crude oil exploded in Bristol Docks, killing a captain and three others. The ruptured vessel immediately spilled its burning cargo which, despite covering half of the docks, didn’t harm any other vessels. Unfortunately, the heat from it shattered several thousand feet of glass at the General Hospital.
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Other events that occured in November
Men receive five-year sentence for stealing apples and jam
- Three men were sentenced to five years in prison for stealing apples and jam from a house in St Helier.
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Bailiff Cecil Stanley Harrison is born
- Cecil Stanley Harrison was Bailiff of Jersey and had earlier played a role in the trial that had resulted in the island's last execution.
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Deputy moots congestion charge for Jersey
- The idea of introducing a congestion charge on Jersey was suggested as a way of reducing traffic on the island's roads.
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Contact 94 goes off the air
- Radio station Contact 94 broadcast from France but went off the air when the chance to apply for a licence in the Channel Islands came up.
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