LackawannaReport of the Bureau of Mines, 1897

Report of the Bureau of Mines
Prepared by the Department of Internal Affairs of PA, in 1898 for the year ended 12/31/1897
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1897 First Anthracite District Mine Inspector Report of Fatal Accidents, comprising part of Lackawanna, and Susquehanna counties.

    1/8  MIKE GULA, laborer, 22, single, no orphans, Edgerton colliery, Mayfield
  1/13  CHARLES SULTA, miner, 45, single, no orphans, Pierce colliery, Archbald
  1/16  THOMAS KISH, laborer, 32, single, no orphans, Simpson colliery, Fell Twp
  1/23  THOMAS PERKINS, laborer, 41, married, 2 orphans, Jermyn #1, Jermyn
  1/23  THOMAS WAITE, laborer, 30, single, no orphans, Coalbrook colliery, Carbondale
  1/26  JOHN T COLEMAN, miner, 54, married, 4 orphans, Leggetts Creek, Scranton
  1/26  DANIEL MELVIN, carpenter, 64, married, 4 orphans, No. 2, Forest City
  1/26  GEORGE BOROSKIE, laborer, 49, married, 6 orphans, Blue Ridge colliery, Peckville

    2/6  MIKE JEDALOUIS, laborer, 35, single, no orphans, Pancoast, Throop

    3/1  JOHN PLOWRIGHT, laborer, 24, single, no orphans, Johnson #1, Priceburg
    3/4  EDWARD ANGWIN, miner, 59, married, no orphans, No. 1 shaft, Dunmore
    3/9  DAVID R JONES, miner, 52, married, no orphans, Johnson's #2, Priceburg
  3/11  RAPHAEL MONDANA, laborer, 30, married, no orphans, Forest mining co, Archbald
  3/18  JAMES NOLAN, laborer, 25, single, no orphans, Marvine, Scranton
  3/19  ANTHONY LAUGHNEY, miner, 60, single, no orphans, Grassy Island, Olyphant

    4/7  MICHAEL GUSY, laborer, 31, single, no orphans, No. 1 shaft, Dunmore
  4/29  BONIFUL BIGIDOFSKI, laborer, 26, married, 1 orphan, Johnson's #2, Priceburg

    5/1  JOHN GOMBINE, footman, 27, married, 1 orphan, No. 1 shaft, Dunmore
  5/10  MICHAEL BARRETT, miner, 38, married, 4 orphans, No. 2 shaft, Dunmore
  5/24  MICHAEL MURPHY, track layer, single, no orphans, No. 1 tunnel, Carbondale

    6/3  JOHN PILNER, driver, 24, single, no orphans, Simpson colliery, Fell Twp
    6/4  ALEXANDER GREEN, miner, 49, single, no orphans, Glenwood colliery, Mayfield
  6/21  WILLIAM LIMON, miner, 65, married, no orphans, Jermyn #1, Jermyn
  6/30  WILLIAM COURT, sinker, 27, single, no orphans, New Leggetts shaft, Scranton

  7/10   WILLIAM PRICE, miner, 32, single, no orphans, Leggetts Creek, Scranton
  7/10  ADAM LADOLAN, laborer, 33, married, 5 orphans, Leggetts Creek, Scranton
  7/15  ALBERT JONES, bell ringer, 17, single, no orphans, Johnson #1, Priceburg
  7/17  THOMAS MORRIS, slate picker, 13, single, no orphans, Leggetts Creek, Scranton
  7/22  JAMES FAGAN, engineer, 22, married, 1 orphan, Dolph colliery, Peckville
  7/26  PATRICK LYNETT, miner, 31, married, no orphans, Murrays' colliery, Dunmore

    8/3  JOHN GOMA, laborer, 32, married, 2 orphans, Edgerton colliery, Edgerton
    8/5  JOHN BENSON, miner, 60, married, 1 orphan, No. 1 shaft, Carbondale
  8/24  MICHAEL MITCHELL, miner, 44, married, 4 orphans, Sterrick creek, Peckville
  8/25  IGNOTZ LEONGA, miner, 35, married, 4 orphans, Johnson #1, Priceburg
  8/31  JOHN KISHELIS, laborer, 32, married, 2 orphans, Sterrick creek, Peckville

    9/9  SAMUEL TREASURER, laborer, 38, single, no orphans, Eddy creek, Olyphant
  9/21  TONY FICK, laborer, 25, single, no orphans, Edgerton colliery, Edgerton

10/11  JOHN PENDELL, miner, 50, married, no orphans, Pancoast colliery, Throop
10/12  FERDINAND SENSE, miner, 33, single, no orphans, Sterrick creek, Peckville
10/27  ROBERT BROWN, miner, 50, single, no orphans, Pancoast colliery, Throop
10/27  ANTHONY SAPIAK, laborer, 33, single, no orphans, Ontario, Peckville
10/29  JOHN FORETCH, miner, 46, married, 2 orphans, Mt Jessup, Peckville
10/29  JOHN MCLANE, miner, 47, married, 4 orphans, Erie colliery, Mayfield

  11/3  MARTIN GERRITZ, miner, 35, single, no orphans, Highland Park, Carbondale
  11/3  ANDREW MONKO, laborer, 31, single, no orphans, Highland Park, Carbondale
11/11  MICHAEL J KELLEY, miner, 42, married, 7 orphans, Marvine, Scranton
11/15  REES DAVIS, miner, 45, married, no orphans, Storrs No. 1, Dickson City
11/27  JOHN R. COOK, miner, 48, married, no orphans, Blue Ridge, Peckville
11/28  JAMES GILLIGAN, miner, 52, married, 3 orphans, Glenwood, Mayfield
11/29  PATRICK MARION, miner, 43, married, 6 orphans, Edgerton colliery, Edgerton

  12/7  PATRICK CAWLEY, track layer, 30, single, no orphans, Sterrick creek, Peckville
12/14  GEORGE DIDWELL, miner, 31, married, 3 orphans, Blue Ridge, Peckville
12/31  STANLEY YANGESKI, laborer, 24, single, no orphans, Pancoast, Throop



1897 First Anthracite District Mine Inspector Report of Non-Fatal Accidents, comprising part of Lackawanna, and Susquehanna counties.

1/7  WILLIAM MCDONOUGH, driver, 16, Coal Brook colliery, Carbondale Lackawanna
1/11  CHARLES WEBBER, dock boss, 23, No. 1 shaft, Dunmore Lackawanna
1/12  MIKE ROSCAFSKI, laborer, 26, Pancoast colliery, Throop Lackawanna
1/20  JOHN SMITH, miner, 40, Ontario colliery, Peckville Lackawanna
1/26  WILLIAM HOPKINS, runner, 20, Forest City colliery, Forest City Lackawanna

2/3  THOMAS LEWIS, miner, 28, Coal Brook colliery, Carbondale Lackawanna
2/6  STEVE SHUTS, miner, 35, Pancoast colliery, Throop Lackawanna
2/12  FRANK PERCHINSKI, miner, 33, Simpson colliery, Fell Twp Lackawanna
2/25  GEORGE YOURSON, trackman, 46, Edgerton colliery, Edgerton Lackawanna

3/11  ANABOLA MOSSLEE, laborer, 31, Raymond colliery, Archbald Lackawanna
3/13  JAMES BELL, laborer, age ?, Coal Brook colliery, Carbondale Lackawanna
3/15  ANTHONY KELLY, miner, 35, Powderly colliery, Carbondale Lackawanna
3/16  THOMAS MCCABE, miner, 42, Coal Brook colliery, Carbondale Lackawanna
3/18  JAMES COUSIN, runner, 19, Marvine colliery, Scranton Lackawanna
3/18  THEODORE HARVEY, driver, 17, Marvine colliery, Scranton Lackawanna
3/19  JAMES LEFINSKI, miner, 30, Riverside colliery, Peckville Lackawanna

4/1  CHARLES WHITE, runner, 30, Blue Ridge colliery, Peckville Lackawanna
4/2  PATRICK MALIA, miner, age ?, Coal Brook colliery, Carbondale Lackawanna
4/6  FRANK SMITH, driver, 16, Sterrick Creek colliery, Peckville Lackawanna
4/6  MICHAEL JUCONISH, laborer, 38, No. 1 shaft, Dunmore Lackawanna
4/9  WILLIAM SMITH, laborer, 28, No. 2 shaft, Forest City Lackawanna
4/12  WILLIAM COSTELLO, driver, 15, Marvine colliery, Scranton Lackawanna
4/29  SYLVESTER MOSOLESKI, laborer, 23, Johnson's colliery, Priceburg Lackawanna

5/4  NEICE QUINN, company laborer, 70, Eddy Creek colliery, Olyphant Lackawanna
5/4  THOMAS ROONEY, laborer, 28, Richmondale colliery, Richmondale Lackawanna
5/5  RAPHAEL DOBOZIFSKI, miner, 24, Riverside colliery, Peckville Lackawanna
5/8  THOMAS WOOLEY, laborer, 20, Marvine colliery, Scranton Lackawanna
5/8  JOSEPH VALINCHES, driver, 16, Clifford colliery, Forest City Susquehanna
5/12  STEVE CUTCH, miner, 30, Simpson colliery, Fell Twp Lackawanna
5/14  GEORGE REAGAN, laborer, 26, No. 1 tunnel, Dunmore Lackawanna
5/14  JOHN GILLOOLY, laborer, 40, Olyphant #2, Olyphant Lackawanna
5/17  MICHAEL HOBLACK, miner, 31, Erie colliery, Mayfield Lackawanna
5/18  JOHN LESK, miner, 34, Johnsons #1, Priceburg Lackawanna
5/24  ANDREW WILIOZK, laborer, 37, Glenwood colliery, Mayfield Lackawanna
5/24  MIKE BORESKI, miner, 32, Glenwood colliery, Mayfield Lackawanna
5/25  GEORGE A SAUNDERS, laborer, 22, Marvine colliery, Scranton Lackawanna
5/26  MILES HIGGINS, laborer, 38, Gipsy Grove colliery, Dunmore Lackawanna
5/28  CURTIS ROLLS, driver, 17, Jermyn colliery, Jermyn Lackawanna

6/4  MICHAEL BOVIT, footboy, 16, Clifford colliery, Forest City Susquehanna
6/9  LAWRENCE BRENNAN, driver, 18, Johnson's colliery, Priceburg Lackawanna
6/9  OWEN H. HUGHES, sinker, 45, Leggetts Creek (new shaft), Scranton Lackawanna
6/11  JOHN PERWERION, laborer, 31, Storrs #3 colliery, Dickson City Lackawanna
6/11  GEORGE J CORBETT, driver, 23, Franklin colliery, Fell Twp Lackawanna
6/12  JOHN RICHARDS, miner, 48, Johnsons #1, Priceburg Lackawanna
6/15  GEORGE FAULET, laborer, 18 Johnsons #1, Priceburg Lackawanna
6/15  JOHN CONNERS, laborer, 40, Storrs #3 colliery, Dickson City Lackawanna
6/17  JOSEPH DILLON, sinker, 40, Leggetts Creek (new shaft), Scranton Lackawanna
6/24  DOMINICK SABEE, slate picker, 14, No. 1 colliery, Dunmore Lackawanna
6/29  JOHN HUGHES, company man, 55, Storrs #1 colliery, Dickson City Lackawanna
6/30  JOHN COLLICOTT, sinker, 30, Leggetts Creek (new shaft), Scranton Lackawanna

7/10  ALEX. FISHES, runner, 22, Clifford colliery, Forest City Susquehanna
7/10  JAMES MORRISON, runner, 20, Clifford colliery, Forest City Susquehanna
7/10  ABE FOX, runner, 21, Clifford colliery, Forest City Susquehanna
7/12  PAUL ONDOSWICK, outside laborer, age ?, Pierce colliery, Menton Lackawanna
7/13  PERCY GRANT, miner, 34, Storrs #2 colliery, Dickson City Lackawanna
7/14  JOHN GUEST, miner, 53, Lackawanna colliery, Olyphant Lackawanna
7/15  THOS L JONES, laborer, 22, Clinton colliery, Vandling Lackawanna
7/16  MORGAN WILLIAMS, miner, 40, Pancoast colliery, Throop Lackawanna
7/19  WILLIAM VAUGHAN, miner, 23, Grassy Island colliery, Olyphant Lackawanna
7/19  PATRICK MCGARVEY, laborer, 38, Mt Jessup colliery, Winton Lackawanna
7/27  VALENTINE GALOVITCH, miner, 42, Sterrick Creek, Peckville Lackawanna
7/28  THOMAS POPE, miner, 38, Coal Brook colliery, Carbondale Lackawanna
7/28  HENRY WILLIAMS, laborer, 31, Storrs #3 colliery, Dickson City Lackawanna
7/28  EDWARD PURCELL, miner, 55, Powderly colliery, Carbondale Lackawanna
7/28  DAVID LLOYD, miner, 51, Storrs #1 colliery, Dickson City Lackawanna

8/2  ADAM HILL, laborer, 45, Gypsy Grove colliery, Dunmore Lackawanna
8/3  FRANK SCOVIL, laborer, 28, Edgerton colliery, Edgerton Lackawanna
8/5  FRED ROBINSON, driver, 24, Blue Ridge colliery, Peckville Lackawanna
8/7  MICHAEL GREGOR, miner, 30, Lackawanna colliery, Olyphant Lackawanna
8/9  ANTHONY POPACK, driver, 19, Storrs #2 colliery, Dickson City Lackawanna
8/14  NICHOLAS MURRACK, laborer, 29, Clinton colliery, Vandling Lackawanna
8/17  MICHAEL O'HARA, miner, 40, Riverside colliery, Peckville Lackawanna
8/17  PATRICK NEARY, laborer, 30, Riverside colliery, Peckville Lackawanna
8/17  GEORGE WASHBURN, driver, 18, Riverside colliery, Peckville Lackawanna
8/19  HENRY CORDNER, miner, 55, Powderly colliery, Carbondale Lackawanna
8/21  MARTIN SWISHKIN, laborer, 24, Erie colliery, Mayfield Lackawanna
8/25  LEWIS DONATA, miner, 24, Erie colliery, Mayfield Lackawanna
8/25  THEODORE SIMBREAD, miner, 28, Erie colliery, Mayfield Lackawanna

9/3  JOHN MCDONNELL, laborer, 26, Gipsy Grove colliery, Dunmore Lackawanna
9/9  PETER KOTSAVICK, team leader, 14, Forest City Slope, Forest City Susquehanna
9/10  RICHARD HAZLEY, runner, 17, Ontario colliery, Peckville Lackawanna
9/14  BRONI RENCAVAGE, company laborer, 15, Simpson colliery, Fell Twp, Lackawanna
9/15  HENRY SCHRADER, driver, 15, Shaft #1, Dunmore Lackawanna
9/15  JAMES SIMERSON, driver, 16, Clinton colliery, Vandling Lackawanna
9/20  PETER ROBOT, miner, 53, Erie colliery, Mayfield Lackawanna
9/20  JOHN ZEVANCHCHUCK, laborer, 25, Erie colliery, Mayfield Lackawanna
9/24  WILLIAM WILLIAMS, miner, 37, Glenwood colliery, Mayfield Lackawanna
9/27  PATRICK DIXON, miner, 48, Marvine colliery, Scranton Lackawanna
9/27  PETER SHERWOKI, laborer, 42, Shaft #2, Forest City Susquehanna
9/28  MICHAEL CUFF, driver, 14, Gipsy Grove, Dunmore Lackawanna

10/1  GEORGE YAMS, carpenter, 42, Simpson colliery, Fell Twp Lackawanna
10/2  ADAM WOLFE, miner, 50,  Simpson colliery, Fell Twp Lackawanna
10/5  AUGUST BROOKS, driver, 16, Shaft #1, Dunmore Lackawanna
10/16  FRANK DOBISH, laborer, 35, Storrs #2 colliery, Dickson City Lackawanna
10/20  JOHN ALEXANDER, miner, 40, Storrs #1 colliery, Dickson City Lackawanna
10/21  WASLO BUTSCAVAGE, laborer, 37, Forest Mine, Archbald Lackawanna
10/21  OWEN MCCORMICK, miner, 51, Storrs #1 colliery, Dickson City Lackawanna
10/22  JAMES MONAGHAN, miner, 48, No. 1 Tunnel, Dunmore Lackawanna
10/27  CHARLES POSTON, miner, 43, Pancoast colliery, Throop Lackawanna
10/29 ANTHONY WATISKI, laborer, 38, Riverside colliery, Peckville Lackawanna

11/4  FRANK HANNON, laborer, 37, Storrs #1 colliery, Dickson City Lackawanna
11/6  STEVE TOPA, laborer, 23, Forest City Slope, Forest City Susquehanna
11/8  JOHN CERRA, slate picker, 16, Coal Brook colliery, Carbondale Lackawanna
11/9  JOHN HOLOCK, laborer, 44, Sterrick Creek, Peckville Lackawanna
11/11  WASIL PEBROWCHECK, laborer, age ?, Russell B colliery, Fell Twp Lackawanna
11/15  BENJAMIN LEWIS, miner, 35, Storrs #1 colliery, Dickson City Lackawanna
11/15  JOSEPH MARSLEFSKI, laborer, 27, Shaft #2, Forest City Susquehanna
11/16  WILLIAM HOLMES, miner, 55, Storrs #1 colliery, Dickson City Lackawanna
11/16  GUS WILTZ, miner, 46, White Oak colliery, Archbald Lackawanna
11/17  PETER MCDONNELL, runner, 20, Lackawanna colliery, Olyphant Lackawanna
11/17  JAMES HOBAN, runner, 18, Olyphant #2, Olyphant Lackawanna
11/17  PATRICK FADDEN, driver, 15, Olyphant #2, Olyphant Lackawanna
11/18  JOHN HOLLER, laborer, 29, Lackawanna colliery, Olyphant Lackawanna
11/18  JOHN O'HARA, miner, 31, Gipsy Grove, Dunmore Lackawanna
11/18  HENRY PROTHROE, fire boss, 57, Pancoast colliery, Throop Lackawanna
11/19  ANDREW NICOL, fire boss, 35, Pancoast colliery, Throop Lackawanna

12/4  WILLIAM HEALEY, driver, 17, Leggetts Creek, Scranton Lackawanna
12/6  RICHARD ABBOTT, runner, 17, Eddy Creek,  Olyphant Lackawanna
12/8  PHILLIP WILLIAMS, footman, 27, Sturges colliery, Peckville Lackawanna
12/22  EDMUND THOMAS, laborer, 30, Eddy Creek,  Olyphant Lackawanna
12/22  GEORGE DAVIS, laborer, 22, Eddy Creek,  Olyphant Lackawanna
12/24  ANTHONY ZACK, laborer, 34, Shaft #2, Dunmore Lackawanna
12/24  DANIEL RICHARDS, driver, 15, Shaft #1, Dunmore Lackawanna
12/24  LEONARD CURTIS, miner, 26, Ontario colliery, Peckville, Lackawanna
12/28  STEPHEN STRACK, miner, 33, Sturges colliery, Peckville Lackawanna



1897 Mine Inspector Report of Fatalities in the Second Anthracite District, comprising parts of Lackawanna Co.

    1/7  JOHN MCHALE, miner, 51, married, 3 orphans, Capouse colliery
  1/12  RICHARD EDWARDS, miner, 50, married, 1 orhpan, Bellevue shaft
  1/16  ANTHONY PIATRUZZI, laborer, 28, married, 1 orphan, Spencer's shaft
  1/16  MICHAEL RYAN, miner, 36, married, 6 orphans, Archbald
  1/27  DAVID THOMAS, runner, 18, single, no orphans, Continental
  1/29  VICTOR MOLESKIE, laborer, 23, single, no orphans, Greenwood #2

    2/1  ALBERT WALE, door boy, 16, single, no orphans, Diamond drift
    2/9  MARTIN NALON, miner, 36, single, no orphans, Mount Pleasant
    2/6  JOSEPH GRAVITZ, laborer, 32, single, 1 orphan, Austin Tunnel
    2/6  THOMAS E WILLIAMS, miner, 57, married, 6 orphans, Taylor shaft
  2/18  ROBERT JONES, miner, 30, married, 5 orphans, Cayuga colliery

    3/3  JOHN R EDWARDS, miner, 47, married, 5 orphans, William A colliery
    3/3  JOSEPH SOBISKY, laborer, 32, single, no orphans, William A colliery
    3/9  PATRICK IAGO, company man, 54, married, no orphans, Dickson colliery
    3/9  PATRICK BANKS, miner, 45, single, no orphans, Nay Aug colliery
    3/9  CHARLES THOMAS, company man, 58, no widow, 6 orphans, Van Storch shaft
  3/25  HENRY MORELAND, miner, 40, married, 5 orphans, Holden mine

    4/6  JOHN W JONES, miner, 32, married, 3 orphans, Cayuga colliery
    4/9  JENKIN BEYANS, runner, 19, single, no orphans, Bellevue slope

    5/1  JOHN WATKINS, driver's helper, 14, single, no orphans, Jermyn #1
    5/7  MARTIN KING, miner, 24, single, no orphans, Archbald

    6/4  PATRICK HUGHES, miner, 35, married, 3 orphans, Tripp slope
    6/8  JOHN BEECHAM, laborer, 20, single, no orphans, Pyne colliery
  6/19  JOSEPH HUDDY, miner, 45, married, 5 orphans, Holden colliery
  6/21  ANDREW GREIGER, outside laborer, 20, single, no orphans, Green Ridge colliery

  7/13  FRANK PEDIE, laborer, 22, single, no orphans, Hampsher colliery
  7/19  MICHAEL NEALON, miner, 40, married, 3 orphans, Old Forge #2

  8/23  WILLIAM SEIBERT, laborer, 29, single, no orphans, Greenwood #1, old shaft
  8/31  JOHN MCHALE, miner, 30, married, 2 orphans, Cayuga colliery

    9/1  ALFONSO BALDO, miner, 35, married, no orphans, William A colliery
  9/18  MARTIN MILLAR, laborer, 38, single, no orphans, Van Storch slope
  9/24  SALVATORE VENNANGO, laborer, 24, married, 2 orphans, Spencer colliery
  9/28  ISAAC WATKINS, fire boss, 55, married, 1 orphan, Jermyn #1
  9/28  JOHN GALLAGHER, company man, 37, married, 7 orphans, Jermyn #1
  9/28  WILLIAM FRANKLAND, miner, 30, single, no orphans, Jermyn #1
  9/28  WILLIAM TOMPKINS, company man, 24, single, no orphans, Jermyn #1
  9/28  JOSEPH SMITH, company man, 38, married, 7 orphans, Jermyn #1

  10/4  CASPAR OTT, head man, 39, married, 1 orphan, Pyne breaker
  10/7  WILLIAM FITZHENRY, laborer, 23, single, no orphans, Taylor shaft
  10/9  JOHN KIPACASH, laborer, 45, married, no orphans, Taylor shaft
10/18  PATRICK LYNN, miner, 47, married, 9 orphans, Brisbin
10/30  THOMAS HILL, collerman, 43, married, 4 orphans, Van Storch slope
10/30  JOHN FARRELL, water bailer, 60, single, no orphans, Van Storch slope
10/30  JOHN MCDONNELL, water bailer, 27, single, no orphans, Van Storch slope
10/30  THOMAS PADDEN, water bailer, 24, single, no orphans, Van Storch slope
10/30  JOHN WALSH, water bailer, 22, single, no orphans, Van Storch slope
10/30  JOHN MORAN, driver, 21, single, no orphans, Van Storch slope

  11/4  ANDREW NELSON, miner, 27, single, no orphans, Hyde Park
  11/4  PETER SOLEKIRA, miner, 35, single, no orphans, William A colliery
11/10  JOHN MCTIERNAN, miner, 50, married, 20 orphans, Hampton colliery
11/12  JOSEPH THEOBALD, door boor, 15, single, no orphans, Hyde Park
11/13  MIKE KINKA, laborer, 27, single, no orphans, Dodge colliery

  12/2  PATRICK SCHOFIELD, miner, 36, married, 4 orphans, Dickson
  12/2  THOMAS LYDON, miner, 45, married, 7 orphans, Lawrence Shaft
  12/8  JESSE GOODMAN, laborer, 25, single, no orphans, Austin Tunnel
12/11  JOHN COYNE, miner, 45, married, 1 orphan, Greenwood #12 drift
12/14  JOHN MALIA, miner, 34, no widow, 5 orphans, Capouse colliery
12/27  ALEX. AJINSKIE, laborer, 21, single, no orphans, Bellevue shaft



1897 Second District Report of Non-Fatal Accidents, Lackawanna County

    1/6  PAUL GRIZLER, laborer, 24, Cayuga colliery
    1/7  JOHN OWENS, miner, 63, Von Storch colliery
    1/8  JOHN MCCABE, miner, age ?, Pine Brook colliery
  1/11  WILLIAM GRANNY, miner, 42, Mount Pleasant
  1/12  DENNIS MCGUIRE, driver, 16, Dickson shaft
  1/16  ANTHONY FORD, miner, 35, Bellevue shaft
  1/19  JOSEPH KRAMER, outside laborer, 22, Spencer's shaft
  1/19  JOHN KILPATRICK, door boy, 15, Manville colliery
  1/19  JOHN LLOYD, driver, 19, Cayuga colliery
  1/22  JOHN RUDDY, slate picker, 14, Cayuga colliery
  1/25  PATRICK MOLLONEY, miner, 32, Dickson colliery
  1/25  DENNIS DONOVAN, laborer, 32, Dickson colliery
  1/29  JOHN W WATKINS, miner, 38 Greenwood slope #2
  1/30  MIKE REDDY, laborer, 21, Green Ridge Slope

    2/3  WILLIAM CHESTER, miner, 40, Cayuga colliery
    2/3  JAMES EUSTACE, outside driver, 15, Old Forge breaker
    2/9  SAMUEL PRICE, miner, 46, Green Ridge Slope
  2/18  JAMES MCNEIL, driver, 18, Von Storch colliery
  2/18  THOMAS JAMES, driver's helper, 16, Bellevue Slope
  2/19  MICHAEL EGAN, driver, 16, Taylor Shaft
  2/19  MICHAEL KIPACASH, laborer, 30, Taylor Shaft
  2/23  JOHN TAYLOR, miner, 45, Spencer colliery
  2/26  PETER MCGOVERN, laborer, 34, Bellevue Slope

    3/1  HENRY GOUDOUD, miner, 32, West Ridge
    3/4  HENRY HARMON, door boy, 15, Von Storch
    3/5  OBED JENKINS, miner, 40, Tripp Slope
    3/8  FRED LINDERLIFF, miner, 41, West Ridge
    3/9  FRANK FARRELL, job?, 40, Dickson colliery
    3/9  WILLIAM ATKINSON, job ?, 45, Dickson colliery
    3/9  MICHAEL MOLLOY, job ?, 30, Dickson colliery
    3/9  WILLIAM BONE, job ?, 35. Dickson colliery
    3/9  WILLIAM SHIPPEN, miner, 40, Nay Aug
  3/18  EDWARD MOLESKI, driver's helper, 15, Greenwood #1
  3/22  HEY MCMAHON, driver, 16. Dickson colliery
  3/22  EVAN L EVANS, miner, 43, Sloan
  3/22  MORGAN LEWIS, laborer, 32, Dodge
  3/24  EPHRAIM DAVIES, miner, 35, Von Storch
  3/24  MARTIN TOOLE, driver, 17, West Ridge

    4/3  PATRICK MULHEIM, laborer, 48, Capouse
    4/7  CHARLES ROBERT, laborer, 34, Old Forge #1
    4/9  MICHAEL WALSH, driver 16, Greenwood #2
  4/10  MATHEW POLKE, miner, 30, West Ridge
  4/14  JOHN JONES, sinker, 47, Bellevue Sinking
  4/17  PATRICK TOOLAN, miner, 29, Manville
  4/23  ANDREW DANIELS, dumper, 23, Old Forge Breaker
  4/23  JOHN R WILLIS, driver, 16, Penn #5
  4/30  JOHN ROUGHABACH, driver, 17,Taylor Shaft

    5/3  D D JOHN, laborer, 32, Capouse
    5/3  THOMAS D POWELL, miner, 35, Tripp Slope
    5/5  JOHN WIDOWSKIE, laborer, 28, Bellevue Slope
    5/7  ROBERT TOOL, headman-inside, 19, West Ridge
  5/10  THOMAS CAWLEY, miner, 49, Capouse
  5/15  REESE EVANS, miner, 34, Greenwood #1
  5/15  ALEX. SHUNKA, laborer, 27, Greenwood #1
  5/18  JOHN CAFFERY, driver, 17, Pine Brook
  5/18  MARTIN HOLLERAN, miner, 34, Greenwood #1
  5/21  FRED WHITE, miner, 26, Cayuga
  5/21  JAMES SHERIDAN, driver, 17, Oxford
  5/31  THOMAS R JAMES, timberman, 55, Dodge
  5/31  HENRY HOGAN, laborer, 25, Dodge

    6/2  JOHN HUMLO, miner, 54, Austin
    6/7  MARTIN SALMON, miner, 56, Sloan & Central
  6/10  JOSEPH WALTERS, miner, 54, Mount Pleasant
  6/11  EDWARD DAVID, driver's helper, 16, Taylor Shaft
  6/14  GEORGE RICHARDS, miner, 37, Tripp Slope
  6/15  THOMAS LAIRD, miner, 43, Dickson
  6/15  THOMAS NEE, door boy, 15, Greenwood #1
  6/16  POWELL SHEDISKIE, laborer, 18, Dickson
  6/16  MICHAEL MOLLOY, company man, 55, Manville

    7/1  REES SAMUEL, miner, 34, Dodge
    7/1  EDWARD KENNEDY, laborer, 20, Old Forge #1
    7/5  STEVE POLESKI, door boy, 15, Spencer
    7/7  PETE THEOBOLD, miner, 22, Hyde Park
  7/12  GEORGE RIGA, laborer, 25, Jermyn #1
  7/12  MIKE KILMINSKIE, miner, 37, Jermyn #1
  7/14  JOHN COLEMAN, miner, 38, Sloan
  7/15  WILLIAM H TAGUE, driver, 17, Manville
  7/29  JOHN LYEWSKIE, laborer, 31, Sibley
  7/31  LEWIS JENKINS, driver, 17, Hampton
  7/31  MICHAEL GORGOT, laborer, 50, Greenwood #8

    8/2  STEPHEN GRIFFITHS, laborer, 40, Pine Brook
    8/2  BAYARD GRIFFITHS, driver, 18, Taylor Shaft
    8/3  FLOYD KLINE, driver, 17, Pine Brook
    8/6  FRED ROONEY, driver, 15, Jermyn #1
  8/10  CHARLES LAWSON, driver, 17, Tripp Slope
  8/13  ANTHONY KONESKIE, laborer, 27, Sloan
  8/13  ENOCH PETES, laborer, 34, Cayuga
  8/14  JACOB SADWISKIE, laborer, 27, Van Storch Shaft
  8/17  ISAAC SMITH, miner, 46, Archbald
  8/21  WILLIAM HORAN, driver, 16, Van Storch Slope
  8/21  JOSEPH FLETCHER, driver's helper, 16, Bellevue Shaft
  8/23  WILLIAM PRICE, door boy, 14, Mount Pleasant
  8/24  REES EVANS, door boy, 15, West Ridge
  8/27  WILLIAM B JONES, driver, 19, Sloan
  8/27  WILLIAM J MORGAN, miner, 34, Tripp Shaft
  8/28  P J GLANCEY, miner, 34, Continental
  8/28  ANTHONY SPINDIS, miner, 30, Van Storch

    9/1  MIKE KELINA, laborer, 28, William A.
    9/1  PATRICK LYNNETT, driver, 18, Sloan & Central
    9/2  JOHN STEPHENS, miner,  44, Dodge
    9/4  JAMES HENRY, miner, 27, Dickson
    9/7  GEORGE COBURN, miner, 48, Sloan & Central
  9/10  ORLANDO SOLOMON, miner, 35, Old Forge #2
  9/14  MAIUS DASILEOS, laborer, 33, Continental
  9/15  MICHAEL FOLEY, slate picker, age ?, Minville Breaker
  9/24  JOHN BACON, laborer, 37, Continental
  9/30  CHARLES WILBUR, miner, 45, West Ridge

  10/4  FRANK CHESICK, laborer, 37, Tripp Slope
  10/4  PETER TOOLE, laborer, age ?, Greenwood #1
  10/9  JAMES WALSH, miner, 45, Austin
  10/9  GITOU TIGROLI, miner, 45, William A.
10/12  MATHEW CLEMENTO, miner, 24, Old Forge #2
10/14  JOHN BOCHALAMIS, laborer, 25, Continental
10/11  VINCENT TONNETTI, miner, 55, Meadow Brook
10/18  C E LEWIS, miner, 30, Diamond Drift
10/18  WILLIAM STEVENISKIE, laborer, 30, Diamond Drift
10/21  WILLIAM DONOVAN, driver, 16, Cayuga
10/23  PATRICK MOLLOY, driver, 16, Von Storch
10/22  EVAN EVANS, driver, 20, Dodge
10/23  GEORGE HANCE, laborer, 30, Jermyn #2
10/26  THOMAS JUDGE, trackman, 24, Cayuga
10/29  DAVID HUGHES, miner, 32, Pine Brook
10/30  HENRY HAMINER, miner, 55, Sloan & Central

  11/2  CASPER CONNELTON, laborer, 23, Spencer
  11/2  JAMES GRAHAM, laborer, 45, Continental
  11/4  JAMES SHEA, laborer, 38, Holden
  11/5  JOHN SEISS, laborer, 51, Sloan & Central
  11/5  JAMES MORAN, outside laborer, 65, Archbald
11/10  OREY GRIFFITH, driver's helper, 16, Bellevue Slope
11/10  ERRICK BRUNNISKIE, miner, 31, Meadow Brook Tunnel
11/10  GUSSIPI TETRUCHIE, laborer, 31, Meadow Brook Tunnel
11/10  JOHN CARROLL, miner, 39, Hyde Park
11/11  JOSEPH BOSKIE, driver, 16, West Ridge
11/11  DAVID B HARRIS, miner, 38, Stone & Central
11/12  HENRY DOYLE, laborer, 41, Old Forge #1
11/12  LEWIS BABRYCAVISH, laborer, 30, William A.
11/17  MIKE STACKNACK, driver, 20, Austin
11/17  EDWARD PRICE, door boy, 15, Tripp Slope
11/17  MICHAEL JUDGE, driver, 20, Tripp Shaft
11/23  DENNIS MAHANEY, driver, 17, Pine Brook

  12/2  RICHARD EVANS, driver's helper, 16, Pine Brook
  12/2  JOHN PEKANISH, laborer, 29, Holden
  12/3  THOMAS MULHEIM, miner, 31, Capouse
12/16  JOHN CONNELLY, runner, 19, Greenwood, old #1 shaft
12/24  LEWIS WEBBLE, driver, 21, Pyne
12/27  JOHN O'BRIAN, miner, 31, Bellevue Shaft
12/28  M. VASSHOLOMIE, laborer, 25, Continental
12/28  P. TRAVIS, driver, 17, Spencer's Shaft
12/30  THOMAS MALIA, driver, 16, Von Storch Slope



1897 Mine Inspector Report of Fatalities in the Third Anthracite District, comprising parts of Lackawannna, Luzerne, & Sullivan Counties.

    1/7  PAUL O REAL, 33, single, Fernwood Tunnel, Pittston Twp
    1/7  LEAPORT STAYLATE, 28, single, Fernwood Tunnel, Pittston Twp
  1/11  ANDREW BUSHOCK, 20, single, Exeter Shaft, Exeter
  1/18  THOMAS TRYNOSKEY, 17, single, Phoenix Shaft, Duryea
  1/20  FRED HUBELL, 43, married, 8 orphans, Delaware Shaft, Mill Creek
  1/21  PETER COURTRIGHT, 34, married, 2 orphans, Shaft #4, Pittston
  1/23  WILLIAM PACK, 56, married, 2 orphans, East Boston Shaft, Luzerne

  2/10  MARTIN SMITH, 40, single, Clear Spring Shaft, Pittston
  2/17  ANDREW BRESHCAR, 27, married, 2 orphans, Harry E Shaft, Forty Fort

  3/10  JOHN MURDOCK, 23, single, Harry E Shaft, Forty Fort

   4/1  WILLIAM PURICK, 29, married, 2 orphans, Avoca Shaft, Avoca
   4/1  MICHAEL PURICK, 26, single, Avoca Shaft, Avoca  (note: brother of William Purick)
 4/13  WALTER MCLAUGHLIN, 35, single, Black Diamond Shaft, Luzerne
 4/14  JOSEPH SEDINSKY, 50, married, 1 orphan, Heidelburg #1 Shaft, Avoca
 4/22  WILLIAM THOMAS, 57, married, 1 orphan, Delaware Shaft, Mill Creek
 4/23  JOSEPH MCHALE, 15, single, Barnum #3 Shaft, Marcy Twp

   5/4  JOSEPH SMITH, 19, single, Laflin Breaker, Laflin
   5/6  THOMAS DAVIS, 18, single, Laurel Run Slope, Parsons
 5/14  JOHN SHULAR, 30, married, no orphans, Ridgewood Slope, Ridgewood
 5/20  HENRY WHITE, 31, married, no orphans, Laflin Shaft, Laflin
 5/25  ANATESTA PEP, 50, married, 4 orphans, Fernwood Shaft, Pittston Twp

 6/12  MARTIN NOVISKIE, 20, single, Phoenix Shaft, Duryea

   7/1  THOMAS CARDEN, JR, 21. single, Shaft #10, Hughestown
   7/1  JOSEPH PAUL, 18, single, Elmwood Shaft, Pittston Twp
   7/2  JOHN CLOONAN, 42, married, 4 orphans, Phoenix Shaft, Duryea
   7/8  THOMAS E LEWIS, 31, single, Louise Tunnel, Luzerne
 7/20  MARTIN REGIN, 59, married, 5 orphans, Barnum Shaft, Marcy Twp
 7/21  JOHN H JOYCE, 34, married, 3 orphans, Heidelburg Slope, Avoce
 7/22  JOHN TOOTIS, 28, married, 2 orphans, Babylon Shaft, Duryea

    8/6 JOHN HEALEY, 16, single, Shaft #10, Hughestown
  8/10 EDWARD PARRY, 27, married, 3 orphans, Ridgewood Slope, Ridgewood
  8/16 THOMAS WALSH, 25, single, Shaft #9, Hughestown
  8/17 MICHAEL VELANIS, 21, single, Langcliff Shaft, Avoca
  8/19 ROBERT WILLIAMS, 37, married, 4 orphans, Oakwood Shaft, Plains Twp

    9/1 JOHN BULLOCK, 45, married, 3 orphans, Exeter Shaft, Exeter
    9/7 JOHN BRENNAN, 46, married, 7 orphans, Phoenix Shaft, Duryea
    9/7 PETER WEDIK, 44, married, 4 orphans, Phoenix Shaft, Duryea
    9/8 LEONALDO PEALOSE, 30, married, 1 orphan, Butler Shaft, Pittston, Twp
  9/20 IGNATIUS GALLIGHER, 18, single, Babylon Breaker, Duryea
  9/23 THOMAS URBAN, 35, married, 3 orphans, Mt Lookout Shaft, Wyoming
  9/30 EVAN PUGH, 43, married, 6 orphans, Clear Spring Shaft, Pittston

  10/2 MICHAEL DOWITZ, 33, married, no orphans, Pettebone Shaft, Kingston Twp
  10/2 DAVID GEORGE, 52,  married, no orphans, Pettebone Shaft, Kingston Twp
  10/5 STEPHAN RAMANKO, 23, single, Langcliffe Tunnel, Avoca
  10/6 JAMES GLYNN, 40, married, 5 orphans, Harry E Shaft, Forty Fort
  10/6 STEPHEN GURA, 40, married, 5 orphans, Harry E Shaft, Forty Fort
10/18 JOHN ADAMSCHICK, 25, single, Harry E Shaft, Forty Fort
10/23 JOHN TAYLOR, 51, married, 1 orphan, Laurel Run Slope, Parsons
10/26 JOHN CORCORAN, 44, married, 4 orphans, Henry Shaft, Plains Twp
10/28 PATRICK MCDONALD, 40, married, 2 orphans, Babylon Shaft, Duryea
10/29 JAMES DORAN, 34, married 2 orphans, Exeter Shaft, Exeter
10/30 PETER FALISZANSKI, 26, married, no orphans, Exeter Shaft, Exeter

  11/3 GEORGE RAUSTINE, 35, married, 3 orphans, Mt Lookout Shaft, Wyoming
11/17 ALEX. BUCHEFSKY,35, married, 2 orphans, Exeter Shaft, Exeter
11/30 PETER CHESHARVAGE, 32, single, Babylon Shaft, Duryea

 12/4  ANTHONY PUPCO, 26, single, Delaware Shaft, Mill Creek
 12/6  ADAM WILKOWSKI, 19, single, Clear Spring Shaft, Pittston
 12/8  THOMAS J DAVIS, 69, married, 6 orphans, Oakwood Shaft, Plains Twp
12/10 PATRICK MALONEY, 35, single, Ridgewood outside, Plains Twp
12/10 STEPHEN GUTSOCK, 33, single, Pine Ridge Shaft, Miners Mills
12/16 PETER MUTSON, 38, married, 1 orphan, East Boston Shaft, Luzerne
12/17 THOMAS CUNARD, 39, widower, 5 orphans, Clear Spring Shaft, Pittston
12/30 THOMAS BUTTS, 51, married, 6 orphans, Delaware Shaft, Mill Creek



1897 Mine Inspector Report of Non-Fatal Accidents in the Third Anthracite District, comprising parts of  Lackawannna, Luzerne, & Sullivan Counties.

    1/7  GEORGE BALLISH, driver, 24, single, Mt Lookout breaker, Wyoming
  1/18  JOHN GOOD, laborer, 28, married, Exeter shaft, Exeter
  1/21  JAMES GRIFFIN, slate picker, 14, single, East Boston breaker, Kingston Twp
  1/25  MICHAEL FINZER, miner, 40, single, Henry shaft, Plains Twp
  1/26  JOHN HALL, car runner, 25, married, Babylon shaft, Duryea Twp

    2/4  MICHAEL KYCHEK, company man, 24, single, Langcliff shaft, Avoca
    2/4  DELASRO MUSRO, laborer, 31, single, Mt Lookout shaft, Wyoming
    2/6  WALTER KERR, miner, 50, married, Katy Did slope, Avoca
  2/10  IGNAS SLOVOHINK, miner, 30, married, East Boston shaft, Kingston Twp
  2/24  FRED GLACE, driver, 24, single, Mt Lookout shaft, Wyoming

    3/1  IGNATUS HORAZAIGE, miner, 36, single, Prospect Shaft, Plains Twp
    3/2  PATRICK DELANEY, driver, 18, single, Miners drift, Jenkins Twp
    3/5  MICHAEL ENGLISH, door boy, 15, single, Shaft #9, Hughestown
    3/5  JOSEPH CASEY, laborer, 24, single, Twin shaft, Pittston
    3/8  FRANK CARLIN, miner, 40, married, No. 1 Barnum shaft, Marcy Twp
  3/10  JOSEPH GOLIA, miner, 45, married, Phoenix shaft, Duryea
  3/11  MIKE CURLEY, laborer, 44, single, Laws shaft, Pittston Twp
  3/13  WILLIAM PEARCE, head man, 19, single, Stevens breaker, Exeter
  3/22  WILLIAM MULROONEY, driver, 15, single, Shaft #4, Jenkins Twp
  3/24  JOSEPH CORASHA, laborer, 24, single, Phoenix shaft, Duryea
  3/25  JOSEPH GABLICK, laborer, 27, single, Mt Lookout shaft, Wyoming
  3/25  EMANUEL DEVORCHIE, miner, 32, married, Babylon shaft, Duryea

    4/1  STEPHEN MEQUITE, miner, 28, single, Mt Lookout shaft, Wyoming
    4/3  MIKE YANESKIE, miner, 30, married, Mt Lookout shaft, Wyoming
    4/6  MIKE GOCELLA, miner, 30, single, Chapman shaft, Pittston  Twp
    4/6  ANDREW KOVALICK, laborer, 42, married, Prospect shaft, Plains Twp
    4/9  ANTHONY PETRICK, miner, 31, single, East Boston shaft, Kingston Twp
  4/14  ANTHONY DUGAN, laborer, 33, married, Clear Spring shaft, Pittston Twp
  4/16  WILLIAM BEVAN, pump runner, 35, married, Mt Lookout shaft, Wyoming
  4/21  MIKE CLARK, footman, 38, single, Pine Ridge shaft, Miners Mills
  4/22  JOHN MELVIN, laborer, 21, married, Shaft #6, Jenkins Twp

    5/3  ANTHONY KLIMONICK, miner, 32, married, Stevens slope, Exeter
    5/7  JOHN MENCHESKY, laborer, 40, married, Clear Spring shaft, Pittston
    5/7  JOSEPH PILKINS, miner, 32, married, Phoenix shaft, Duryea
    5/8  MARTIN MCGLINN, miner, 30, married, Shaft #6, Jenkins Twp
    5/8  JOSEPH LEONARD, laborer, 22, single, Shaft #6, Jenkins Twp
  5/14  JAMES BAGNOE, driver, 17, single, Pettebone shaft, Kingston Twp
  5/22  WILLIAM ADAMS, driver, 26, married, Exeter outside, Exeter
  5/24  ANDREW LESSLEY, laborer, 45, married, Pettebone shaft, Kingston Twp
  5/26  WILLIAM H JONES, miner, 52, married, Laurel Run slope, Parsons
  5/29  CHARLES ELLIOTT, runner, 26, married, Black Diamond shaft, Luzerne

    6/2  ANTHONY GASASKAS, laborer, 28, married, Stevens shaft, Exeter
    6/8  MIKE MISSAVAGE, miner, 40, married, Wyoming shaft, Plains Twp
    6/9  FRANK SACKOFF, miner, 28, single, Harry E shaft, Forty Fort
    6/9  ANDREW DRAVIE, miner, 30, married, Exeter shaft, Exeter
    6/9  JOHN HOSHINSKI, laborer, 39, single, Exeter shaft, Exeter
  6/10  GEORGE HOWELLS, driver, 16, single, Stevens slope, Exeter
  6/14  WARREN RUTH, driver, 17, single, Black Diamond shaft, Luzerne
  6/14  JOHN ROCKWOOD, laborer, 25, single, Pettebone shaft, Kingston Twp
  6/17  GEORGE BRADLEY, miner, 31, married, Hoyle shaft, Jenkins Twp
  6/17  WILLIAM POTSEGO, laborer, 24, married, Hoyle shaft, Jenkins Twp
  6/17  SERRATARE PABLO, miner, 27, single, Crescent drift, Jenkins Twp
  6/17  JOHN YAWISKIE, laborer, 33, married, Midvale slope, Plains Twp
  6/25  GEORGE GASTUS, miner, 35, single, Exeter shaft, Exeter
  6/28  MIKE JUDGE, laborer, 35, married, Pettebone shaft, Kingston Twp

    7/1  JAMES TREGASKER, plane runner, 22, single, Delaware shaft, Mill Creek
    7/8  ANDREW RADOUSKY, laborer, 45, single, Crescent drift, Jenkins Twp
    7/8  MARTIN SEDEA, slate picker, 19, single, Crescent breaker, Jenkins Twp
    7/9  JOSEPH GOLDEN, miner, 33, married, Langcliff shaft, Avoca
    7/9  JOSEPH KAMASHES, laborer, 25, single, Twin shaft, Pittston
  7/14  DANIEL MCHUGH, runner, 21, single, Phoenix shaft, Duryea
  7/16  JOHN TEEBER, laborer, 20, single, Butler shaft, Pittston Twp
  7/19  THOMAS COSGRAVE, laborer, 19, single, Shaft #1, Hughestown
  7/20  CHARLES DOBBIE, laborer, 22, single, Barnum Shaft, Marcy Twp
  7/20  THOMAS DOBBIE, laborer, 19, single, Barnum Shaft, Marcy Twp
  7/21  PETER MAY, driver, 19, single, Black Diamond shaft, Luzerne
  7/21  JAMES HIGGINS, laborer, 24, single, Butler shaft, Pittston Twp
  7/22  WILLIAM WANCOSKY, laborer, 40, married, Babylon shaft, Duryea
  7/22  FRANK BALLUS, job unknown, age blank, single, Mill Hollow shaft, Luzerne
  7/22  JOHN CRAWFORD, laborer, 17, single, Exeter breaker, Exeter
  7/29  THOMAS SANDOW, miner, 48, married, Pettebone shaft, Kingston Twp

    8/2  FRANCIS DENNIS, miner, 34, married, Stevens slope, Exeter
    8/4  CHARLES NAILON, driver, 17, single, Shaft #9, Hughestown
    8/5  MIKE STOFKO, miner, 37, married, Maltby shaft, Maltby
    8/5  WILLIAM KEMENSKY, laborer, 19, single, Prospect shaft, Plains Twp
    8/6  JOHN LEONARD, track layer, 34, married, Schooley shaft, Exeter
    8/9  RAY GRIFFITH, slate picker, 14, single, Mill Hollow breaker, Luzerne
  8/10  JOHN CALLAHAN, miner, 54, married, Shaft #7, Jenkins Twp
  8/13  ALEX BRANNIGAN, driver, 32, single, Midvale slope, Plains Twp
  8/13  MARTIN HEALEY, runner, 21, single, Langcliff breaker, Avoca
  8/13  BURT BATH, driver, 19, single, Phoenix shaft, Duryea
  8/14  MIKE STOVE, driver, 30, married, Harry E shaft, Forty Fort
  8/18  ANTHONY ORBON, laborer, 24, married, Ravine shaft, Pittston
  8/21  WILLIAM TRESSIDER, charge man, 35, married, Forty Fort shaft, Forty Fort
  8/23  MIKE O'DONNELL, door boy, 14, single, Laws shaft, Pittston Twp
  8/23  JAMES BURNS, miner, 27, married, Katy Did drift, Avoca
  8/24  ANTHONY GALINSKIE, miner, 23, single, Schooley shaft, Exeter
  8/25  RICHARD EVANS, laborer, 27, single, Pettebone shaft, Kingston Twp
  8/31  JOHN FARRELL, runner, 19, single, Babylon shaft, Duryea

    9/2  CHARLES HARMOUR, laborer, 29, married, Pettebone shaft, Kingston Twp
    9/3  MIKE NAROUKA, laborer, 43, single, East Boston shaft, Kingston Twp
    9/3  JOHN FLAHERTY, miner, 55, married, Ravine shaft, Pittston Twp
    9/4  PAUL DUBRESH, laborer, 30, married, Harry E shaft, Forty Fort
    9/6  JAMES O. BOYLE, track layer, 40, married, Clear Spring shaft, Pittston
    9/7  JERRY HALSTEAD, driver, 15, single, Ravine shaft, Pittston
  9/14  GEORGE H JONES, contractor, 50, married, Ravine shaft, Pittston
  9/14  JOSEPH LOWNDASKY, miner, 34, married, Babylon shaft, Duryea
  9/14  AUGUST WILLIAMSKY, laborer, 38, married, Babylon shaft, Duryea
  9/15  JOHN PAUL, driver, 20, single, Seneca shaft, Pittston
  9/15  MIKE MCLAUGHLIN, miner, 39, married, Seneca shaft, Pittston
  9/24  GEORGE JACOB, laborer, 31, married, Black Diamond Shaft, Luzerne
  9/25  MIKE DUKHEN, laborer, 40, single, East Boston shaft, Kingston
  9/25  JAMES HARRINGTON, miner, 57, married, East Boston shaft, Kingston
  9/28  MIKE BRENNAN, laborer, 35, married, Shaft #14, Jenkins Twp

  10/1  MIKE MALIA, laborer, 23, single, Shaft #11, Jenkins Twp
  10/6  THOMAS GASCOVICK, laborer, 34, single, East Boston shaft, Kingston
  10/8  THOMAS QUEENEY, laborer, 24, single, Laws' shaft, Pittston
  10/8  MIKE PETERS, miner, 22, single, Oakwood shaft, Plains Twp
  10/8  MIKE POVESHAW, laborer, 28, single, Oakwood shaft, Plains Twp
10/14  WILLIAM TITLEY, miner, 40, single, Butler shaft, Pittston Twp
10/18  THOMAS MATCHES, laborer, 30, single, Harry E shaft, Forty Fort
10/20  THOMAS GRODVALL, laborer, 41, married, Stevens shaft, Exeter
10/21  JOHN THOMAS, company miner, 43, married, Hallstead shaft, Duryea
10/23  JOHN SULVOSKIE, miner, 38, married, Henry shaft, Plains Twp
10/30  THOMAS NICHOLSON, driver, 16, single, Clear Spring shaft, Pittston

  11/2  STANLEY KASLAVISH, miner, 30, single, Laflin shaft, Laflin
  11/3  JOHN O. BOYLE, driver, 15, single, Barnum shaft, Marcy Twp
  11/6  JOHN A RATHER, brattice man, 40, married, Exeter shaft, Exeter
  11/9  JOHN WHITE, door boy, 15, single, Babylon shaft, Duryea
11/11  JACOB SAVAGE, miner, 35, married, Henry shaft, Plains Twp
11/12  SILAS PRICHARD, door boy, 15, single, Midvale slope, Plains Twp
11/15  EUGENE KEARNS, driver, 16, single, Barnum shaft, Marcy Twp
11/15  JOHN WILKINSON, driver, 19, single, Pettebone shaft, Kingston Twp
11/17  STEPHEN BUCHEFISKY, laborer, 37, married, Exeter shaft, Exeter
11/17  JOHN WEGA, miner, 29, married, Hallstead shaft, Duryea
11/17  GEORGE MATCHEY, runner, 24, single, East Boston shaft, Kingston Twp
11/19  LEAPOLD SHANG, miner, 53, married, East Boston shaft, Kingston Twp
11/20  JOSEPH KIRSHENOSKY, miner, 45, married, Prospect shaft, Plains Twp
11/23  JACOB BRIGHT, laborer, 35, married, Mount Lookout shaft, Wyoming
11/23  SYLVESTER DEMICK, miner, 40, married, Schooley shaft, Exeter
11/27  ARTHUR RUNT, runner, 38, married, East Boston shaft, Kingston Twp

  12/3  ANTHONY CARRIAUIS, miner, 35, married, Harry E shaft, Forty Fort
  12/6  CHARLES DUNCARAGE, driver, 16, single, Clear Spring shaft, Pittston
  12/6  ALEX. DUSBROSKIE, helper, 15, single, Clear Spring shaft, Pittston
  12/7  MIKE SOCOTSKY, miner, 25, single, Phoenix shaft, Duryea
  12/7  JOHN CAWLEY, runner, 26, single, Buttler tunnel, Pittston Twp

12/11  WILLIAM FULLER, barn boss, 38, married, No. 14 outside, Jenkins Twp
12/11  JAMES GALLIGHER, miner, 38, married, No. 14 outside, Jenkins Twp
12/13  MIKE DILLAN, laborer, 23, No. 14 drift, Jenkins Twp
12/14  JOHN KELLEY, miner, 36 married, Heidelburg shaft, Pittston Twp
12/20  WILLIAM HOPE, driver, 15, single, Hallstead outside, Duryea
12/20  JOSEPH ANDERSON, driver, 17, single, Black Diamond shaft, Luzerne
12/27  THOMAS GOLDEN, driver, 17, single, No. 9 shaft, Hughestown
12/28  MARK KING, miner, 35, married, Wyoming shaft, Plains Twp
12/28  FRANK LODINSKI, miner, 35, single, Delaware shaft, Mill Creek


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