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ANTHRACITE MINE FATALITIES IN CONYNGHAM TOWNSHIP AND CENTRALIA PART ONE-1869 TO 1908
CONTRIBUTED BY THOMAS J. DEMPSEY
ALTHOUGH THE SURFACE PLANT OF BIG MINE RUN COLLIERY WAS LOCATED IN SCHUYLKILL COUNTY,
THE MINE WAS LOCATED MOSTLY IN COLUMBIA COUNTY, THEREFORE THE FATALITIES FOR THIS
COLLIERY ARE INCLUDED. DATE IS ACCIDENT DATE, NOT NECESSARILY DEATH DATE.
DATE NAME AGE WIDOW CHILDREN COLLIERY DESCRIPTION OF ACCIDENT
9/1/1869 David Davis Union Fall of coal.
7/14/1870 William Connelly M Hazel Dell Fall of chute.
9/3/1870 Peter Reichwein M 4 Locust Dale Crushed by mine car.
11/7/1870 John Shoemaker Union Fall of coal.
12/5/1870 Michael Crane Centralia Fall of coal.
12/6/1870 M. McMannon Union Crushed in rollers.
1/21/1871 Andrew Drehr M 1 Centralia Missing
6/2/1871 Benjamin Lovell Locust Run Gas explosion.
" Alfred Lovell " " " "
Walter Wyatt " " " "
7/3/1871 Martin Schlitzer Boy Centralia Killed in rollers.
9/5/1871 A. Mann Hazel Dell Dropped dead.
10/15/1871 William Davis Continental Killed by mule.
4/17/1872 Jenkins Crannage Locust Dale Gas explosion.
" George Crannage " " "
4/27/1872 John D. Bowen M 4 Locust Dale Discharge of blast.
5/29/1872 Michael Corcoran Locust Run Run over on dirt plane.
6/10/1872 Paul O'Neill Locust Dale Fall of a trestle.
7/1/1872 Patrick Kelly Locust Run Killed by wagon.
8/22/1872 John Huffey M 2 Hazel Dell Car tipped over in slope.
10/7/1872 Dennis Dougherty Union Fall of Coal
1/23/1873 John Neiman M 4 Locust Dale Explosion of gas.
5/26/1873 J. Monaghan M 6 Big Mine Run Explosion of gas.
9/22/1873 Frederick Marsden M 4 Coal Ridge Explosion.
12/2/1873 Patrick Farrell Big Mine Run Fall of coal.
4/4/1874 Edward Monaghan Big Mine Run Explosion.
4/25/1874 Jacob Honnicker M 6 Eagle Explosion of gas.
5/25/1874 Edward Hackey M 6 Big Mine Run Unknown cause.
10/16/1874 Lewis Munhal Continental Slope rope breaking.
11/28/1874 Michael Whalen M 2 Big Mine Run Prop fell on him.
No Date Thomas Harris boy Union Run over by wagons.
4/12/1875 James O'Brien Union Died at work.
9/17/1875 John Cleary Union #2 Fall of coal.
10/18/1875 Patrick Kelly Locust Dale Breaker machinery.
11/18/1875 John Durkin Locust Dale Died when powder
" Alfred Steeley " " chest on which they
" Mordecai Jones " " were seated for dinner
" Robert Payne " " exploded.
11/28/1875 A. Hunsicker Hazel Dell Fall of slate.
12/4/1875 Anthony Lec boy Big Mine Run Fell into rollers.
3/24/1876 Michael Monahan Continental Explosion of gas.
9/26/1876 Chas. McGillan Big Mine Run Fall of coal.
12/21/1876 Daniel Malloy Continental Killed by an
" Thomas Daley " explosion of
" Thomas Monahan " 4 kegs of
" John Verlin " powder.
2/5/1877 Thomas Flynn Centralia Run over by mine car.
9/10/1877 Patrick McGinley 42 M Big Mine Run Fall of coal.
12/7/1877 James McAllister 32 No. Ashland Fall of coal.
12/21/1877 Thomas Connor 18 No. Ashland Overcome by gas.
1/15/1878 Henry Jones 45 Potts Explosion of gas.
" Hugh Wilson 50 " " " "
" William Basket 45 " " " "
" Geo. Shivelhood 30 " " " "
" Jacob Guir 18 " " " "
4/1/1878 James Hughes 38 Locust Run Run over by gunboat.
8/13/1878 Joseph Seltzer 25 Big Mine Run Fall of slate
9/14/1878 William Cawley 34 Big Mine Run Fall of rock.
10/9/1878 Edward Sweet 50 Continental Struck by coal from shot.
2/11/1879 Philip Schaum 51 M 3 No. Ashland Fall of coal.
5/10/1879 Henry Bernsteel 39 M 4 No. Ashland Fall of rock.
7/4/1879 Henry Conner 37 M 6 Potts Crushed by rocks.
9/11/1879 Dan'l McAllister 45 M 1 Locust Run Fell into well.
9/15/1879 Wm. Geading 40 M 3 Big Mine Run Fall of coal.
1/29/1880 Michael Hines 42 M 7 No. Ashland Rush of coal.
6/15/1880 Wm. H. Price 44 M 6 Hazel Dell Caught in breaker rolls.
1/20/1881 Christian Bader 28 M 2 Big Mine Run Fall of coal.
2/28/1881 James Kane Big Mine Run Fall of coal.
3/22/1881 Edward Wagner 21 S Logan Crushed between cars.
4/20/1881 John Mitchel 46 M 3 Big Mine Run Fall of coal.
7/13/1881 William Horan 16 S Big Mine Run Caught in breaker screen.
11/30/1881 John Connor 45 M 3 Hazel Dell Fall of coal.
1/3/1882 Thomas Williams 35 M 2 Logan Fall of slate.
1/5/1882 Martin Kane 65 M Locust Run Smothered by coal dirt.
4/12/1882 Samuel Smith 37 M 4 Centralia Fell down traveling way.
6/15/1882 Patrick Quinn 38 M No. Ashland Fall of coal.
7/13/1882 Andrew Powiek 19 S Morris Ridge Crushed by cars.
10/17/1882 William Geraghty 19 S No. Ashland Crushed by car.
11/21/1882 John McNally 22 S Logan Fall of coal.
1/13/1883 John Smith 49 M 8 Centralia Caught in breaker rolls.
2/7/1883 Theo. Muscovitch 38 S Logan Fall of coal.
2/13/1883 Wm. Grosenoskie 31 M 1 Logan Fall of coal.
3/15/1883 Thomas Ruddy 19 S Centralia Crushed by dirt dumper.
3/23/1883 Frank Eckert 52 M 6 Logan Fall of coal. Died 26th
7/29/1883 Peter Collihan 39 M 4 Continental Fall of rock.
8/30/1883 Wm. Muldowney 42 M 3 Big Mine Run Fall of coal.
10/6/1883 John Shearn 15 S No. Ashland Kicked by mule.
12/3/1883 Michael Kennedy 17 S Big Mine Run Struck by dirt dumper.
12/16/1883 Thomas McCay 50 M 4 Big Mine Run Fall of top slate.
2/5/1884 Patrick Harley 50 M 3 Big Mine Run Fall of coal.
" Michael Naughton 27 S " " " " " " .
3/19/1884 Anthony Yarigan 27 S Centralia Killed at slope bottom.
4/24/1884 James Laughlin 29 Potts Killed starting coal.
5/2/1884 Richard Hoolihan 27 M 1 Continental Collar fell on him.
5/13/1884 Henry Keller 19 S No. Ashland Crushed by car.
11/14/1884 James Monahan 35 M 5 Big Mine Run Fall of rock.
11/29/1884 Thomas Gallagher 45 M 8 Hazel Dell Fall of coal.
12/2/1884 Lawrence Barrett 37 M 5 Centralia Fall of coal.
1/26/1885 John Doyle 47 M 4 Logan Fell in cross hole.
4/2/1885 John Sproats 28 M 4 No. Ashland Fall of coal.
3/11/1885 Martin Lavelle 14 S Centralia Run over by RR cars.
5/13/1885 Chas. Dougherty M 4 No. Ashland Rush of mud.
" Michael Hede 30 M " " " " " .
" James Ennis 31 M 5 " " " " " .
" Martin McKurns 19 S " " " " " .
7/2/1885 Michael Cuff 34 S Morris Ridge Fall of slate.
11/25/1885 Lawrence Cannon 18 S Big Mine Run Fall of coal on 20th.
12/7/1885 Ralph Kirby 44 M 1 Logan Fall of coal on 16th.
2/14/1886 Daniel Miller 22 S Bellmore Killed on slope bottom.
4/14/1886 Isaac F. Kluck 32 M 3 Bellmore Rush of coal.
5/11/1886 Owen Monaghan 30 M 1 Centralia Killed in fall.
7/15/1886 Patrick Welsh 26 M 1 Logan Fall of coal.
8/13/1886 Patrick Langon 48 M 8 No. Ashland Struck by coal from shot.
8/18/1886 James Andrew 18 S Hazel Dell Kicked by mule.
10/19/1886 Charles Bickel 40 M Bellmore Starting battery.
12/8/1886 John Alexander Hazel Dell Struck on head by chain.
3/14/1887 Hugh Breslin 31 Bellmore Explosion of powder.
4/5/1887 John S. Wert 16 S Logan Caught in machinery.
6/2/1887 Martin Deane M 9 No. Ashland Crushed by mine cars.
7/20/1887 John Donahue 40 M 6 Big Mine Run Fall of coal.
8/30/1887 Adam Rajas Morris Ridge Fell on the 20th.
10/20/1887 Wassyl Zubrus 29 Bellmore Crushed between cars.
11/1/1887 David B. Morgan 27 M 1 Bellmore Struck by timber.
11/26/1887 John Beagle 32 M 3 Big Mine Run Fall of rock.
12/25/1887 Wm. Monaghan 29 Hazel Dell Crushed by mule.
12/31/1887 Charles Phillips 24 Logan Crushed between props.
1/6/1888 Edward Carey 59 M 8 Hazel Dell Hit by car at bottom.
1/26/1888 John Hane 25 S Logan Fall of slate.
2/8/1888 Thomas Munchan 23 S Logan Fall of slate.
2/17/1888 Michael Foley 34 M 6 Centralia Explosion of gas.
2/29/1888 Christ. Horn 35 M 5 Big Mine Run Struck by cylinder cap.
5/17/1888 P. Bradley 67 M 4 Big Mine Run Fall of coal.
8/8/1888 William Murray 16 S Centralia Fell down hoisting slope.
8/14/1888 Lewis Bartles 22 S Big Mine Run Fall of coal.
9/3/1888 George Mati 40 M Bellmore Crushed between cars.
11/26/1888 John Hennessy 48 M 5 Hazel Dell Fall of coal.
12/15/1888 Frederick Brown 27 M 3 Big Mine Run Fall of rock.
2/7/1889 David Buchanan 28 S Morris Ridge Badly injured, died 10th.
6/3/1889 John Badskil 27 M 2 Big Mine Run Fall of slate.
8/8/1889 August Zindock 25 S Bellmore Explosion, died 14th.
9/6/1889 Jacob Ruman 32 M Centralia Killed by falling collar.
10/5/1889 John Brown 26 M 2 Logan Fall of slate.
3/31/1890 David Hower 27 M 1 Logan Explosion of steam boiler
5/30/1890 Moses Smith 15 S Logan Crushed on May 23rd.
7/22/1890 Joseph Lipinski 24 M Logan Fall of coal.
10/15/1890 John McAndrew 14 S Logan Struck by flying coal.
1/3/1891 Michael Reddy 38 M 5 Centralia Explosion of fire damp.
1/31/1891 Thomas McGovern 27 S Centralia Run over by mine cars.
3/13/1891 Samuel Cook 52 M 6 Morris Ridge Rush of coal.
3/23/1891 James Fogarty 30 S Centralia Crushed by elevator.
4/29/1891 John Webster 16 S Logan Squeezed by mine cars.
9/1/1891 Thomas Edwards 42 M 1 Logan Fall of coal.
1/11/1892 Frank Brady Midvalley Run over by mine wagons.
3/10/1892 George May No. Ashland Crushed by buggy.
5/10/1892 Edward Grant No. Ashland Fall of coal.
7/26/1892 Henry Meyers No. Ashland Fall in breast, died 8/15
8/10/1892 John Larkin No. Ashland Fall of coal, died 9/2.
11/5/1892 Frank Webster Logan Fall of coal.
12/1/1892 Anthony Welsh Hazel Dell Premature explosion.
1/20/1893 John Sangor Logan Explosion.
1/27/1893 William Rushon Centralia Burned by paper.
9/4/1893 Thomas Nichols 35 Logan Fall of slate.
9/20/1893 Martin McIntyre 35 M 4 Logan Run over by wagons.
11/13/1893 Charles Price 30 S Logan Fall of top coal.
11/25/1893 Edward Miller No. Ashland Fall of coal.
1/9/1894 Chas. Dougherty No. Ashland Fall into monkey rolls.
5/16/1894 John Gehres 40 S Morris Ridge Fall of rock.
5/19/1894 Charles Greif 25 S Logan Crushed between cars.
6/2/1894 Michael Monaghan No. Ashland Fall of coal.
6/7/1894 John Stark 36 M Logan Fall of top rock.
9/21/1894 George Alexa Centralia Explosion, rush of coal.
12/4/1894 Gwylam Evans 41 M 7 Centralia Killed by blast.
2/18/1895 Charles Grazor 20 S No. Ashland Fell down frozen bank.
3/28/1895 Joseph Jones No. Ashland Premature blast.
6/28/1895 James Mahan No. Ashland Fall of coal.
7/10/1895 Nick Boyak Midvalley Explosion, died 7/18.
9/13/1895 James Ryan Centralia Fall of top coal.
11/22/1895 Wm. Boscavage 30 S Centralia Fall of coal.
12/6/1895 Owen Owens 45 M Logan Smothered by clay.
1/4/1896 Harry Hadesty No. Ashland Fall of top coal.
1/8/1896 Anthony Brezitus Logan Fall of top rock.
2/24/1896 Mike Roveack Centralia Boiler explosion.
" Anthony Socaski " " " .
7/8/1896 Anthony Bressus Logan Fall of rock.
7/20/1896 Clemans Bilvan Logan Fall of coal.
7/24/1896 Anthony McDonald M Logan Fall of top slate.
9/22/1896 John Simon Logan Dirt dumper fell on him.
10/24/1896 Peter Gulick 26 M Midvalley #1 Struck by derailed truck.
11/7/1896 Matthew Lesher 50 S Midvalley #2 Explosion of powder keg.
11/7/1896 John Saunekey Centralia Boiler explosion.
" And. Munchock " " " .
" Joseph Cupid " " " .
7/12/1897 Patrick Campbell No. Ashland Fall of coal.
11/15/1897 Samuel Adams No. Ashland Fall of coal.
12/11/1897 Alfred Peters Potts Squeezed by mine car.
6/8/1898 George Uhl 36 S Potts Squeezed by mine cars.
9/30/1898 Andrew Collesor 17 S Midvalley #2 Run over by mine car.
11/3/1898 Edward Tolan 31 M Midvalley #1 Fall in breast died 23rd.
11/22/1898 David Griffith 45 Midvalley #1 Fall of top clod.
2/11/1899 John Call 30 M 2 Midvalley #2 Fall of top coal.
2/16/1899 Samuel Whiting 35 M 3 Logan Fall of top slate.
5/12/1899 John Koko 22 S Centralia Smothered by rush of dirt
" Joseph Standchek 40 M 4 " " " " " "
" John Conyock 35 M 2 " " " " " "
" James Gaughan 37 M 2 " " " " " "
8/26/1899 Patrick Judge 35 M 2 Centralia Rock fell in shaft.
11/16/1899 Thos. Carlovitch 30 M 1 Midvalley #2 Premature blast.
1/10/1900 John Hanley 38 S Centralia Fall of top rock.
6/27/1900 John Houdek 26 M 1 Midvalley #2 Fall of top coal.
7/13/1900 George Ballah 40 M 5 Big Mine Run Rush of gob and rock.
8/28/1900 Charles Steel 19 S Midvalley #2 Fall of top slate.
11/28/1900 Frank Savidge 37 M 1 Midvalley #2 Hit by coal from shot.
1/11/1901 Jacob Omlor 38 S Potts Burned by powder.
" Thomas Lynch 30 M 1 " " " " .
3/6/1901 Nicholas Spader 42 M Potts Premature blast.
8/5/1901 Arthur Grayson 13 S Potts Falling in breaker.
8/7/1901 Matt Rozencranty 41 M Potts Rush of coal in manway.
10/8/1901 Paul Push 34 S Midvalley Fall of top slate.
10/26/1901 Mich. Gallagher 23 S Logan Fall of slate.
12/4/1901 Albert Trout 29 M 2 Midvalley Rush of coal.
1/18/1902 Joseph Murton 23 S Centralia Falling lumber from car.
3/22/1902 Charles Dulk 22 S Midvalley #1 Flying coal from blast.
4/12/1902 Patrick Burns 40 M 6 Centralia Loose coal in breast.
4/13/1902 John Cosgrove 31 S Centralia Smothered by loose coal.
2/15/1903 Peter Gibbons 36 S Midvalley #1 Fell under trip of cars.
6/23/1903 William P. Doyle 28 S Centralia Caught by descending cage
8/4/1903 Isaac Larzelere 21 S Midvalley #1 Scalded. Crash of loco.
8/7/1903 Frank Ferenze 33 M 3 Midvalley #2 Caught between mine cars.
10/16/1903 John Pereney 33 M 1 Centralia Explosion of dynamite.
" Henry Wenk 53 M 3 " " " " .
1/20/1904 John Tuefel 17 S Potts Falling timber.
8/4/1904 John Zitheney 40 M 4 Centralia Fall of coal.
" Jos. Hofshanes 24 S " " " " .
6/3/1904 Henry Carved 21 S Midvalley #1 Fell under cars outside.
9/7/1904 Jas. Brassington 38 M 5 Midvalley #1 Fall of rock.
9/17/1904 Pat'k Gallagher 30 S Centralia Fell down slope.
10/6/1904 Thomas Finlan 47 M 4 Centralia Starting coal in battery.
10/27/1904 Anthony Rowan 40 M 3 Midvalley #1 Fall of coal.
11/18/1904 Richard Tovey 53 M Centralia Blast in stripping.
12/2/1904 David Watkins 48 M 2 Midvalley #2 Fall of coal.
12/10/1904 John Norosky 48 S Centralia Fall of rock.
12/13/1904 Michael Lepole 35 M 3 Centralia Runaway car on slope.
1/19/1905 John Rissinger 19 S Potts Fell down slope.
1/28/1905 Edward Curley 30 S Potts Fell down manway.
6/17/1905 John Reilly 35 M 1 Potts Explosion of dynamite.
6/21/1905 Dennis Gaughan 24 M 2 Centralia Fall of coal.
7/17/1905 James Carr 16 S Centralia Killed by electric motor.
8/26/1905 John Balabosky 35 M 5 Midvalley Fall of rock.
12/4/1905 Anthony Reilly 33 M 3 Potts Rush of coal.
3/29/1906 William Weist 30 M 5 Potts Fell down slope.
5/28/1906 August Bushpics 16 S Potts Twisted on jig shaft.
6/30/1906 James Malarkey 28 M 1 Midvalley Premature blast.
7/24/1906 Thomas Shulski 21 S Midvalley Injured by cars.
11/7/1906 Edward Gallagher 36 M 5 Potts Fall of coal.
11/7/1906 Morgan Watkins 17 S Midvalley Explosion of gas.
11/21/1906 Anth. McAndrew 25 S Midvalley Fall of coal.
12/11/1906 George Hudock 40 M 4 Midvalley Fall of slate.
2/11/1907 John Sartis 17 S Potts Squeezed between cars.
4/22/1907 Alex Laveski 25 S Midvalley Fall of rock.
7/9/1907 Dominick Comri 24 S Centralia Coal pocket in breaker.
7/20/1907 Francis McCann 24 S Potts Rush of coal.
10/19/1907 John Kulick 19 S Midvalley Lump of coal in breaker.
11/8/1907 Anthony Bridgon Midvalley Premature blast.
11/21/1907 Joseph Oranick 31 S Centralia Explosion of dynamite.
1/24/1908 Geo. Kashitsko 25 S Midvalley Fall of coal.
2/17/1908 Frank Orluskie 46 M 1 Midvalley Rush of coal and water.
5/5/1908 James Flanigan 19 S Centralia Head crushed by cars.
5/29/1908 Peter Raker 65 M 11 Midvalley Killed by locomotive.
6/20/1908 Michael Buckshon 30 M 1 Centralia Head crushed by car.
7/13/1908 Michael Bubies 38 M 4 Midvalley Fall of rock.
7/28/1908 Wim. Rogarrish 30 S Centralia Head crushed by buggy.
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