October – Monthly rainfall of 56.5 inches (1,440 mm) is measured at Llyn Llydaw, Snowdonia - a British record. 29 October – A mining accident at Darren Colliery, New Tredegar, kills 26 men. December – Thomas "Toya" Lewis is awarded the Albert Medal by Edward VII for his heroism in rescuing survivors of the Newport Dock collapse on 2 July.[2] King's Dock, part of Swansea Docks, is opened.