LackawannaReport of the Bureau of Mines
Reports of the Inspectors of Mines of the Anthracite Coal Regions of Pennsylvania for the Year 1879
1879 Eastern District Report of Fatal Accidents (consisting of portions of Luzerne and Carbon Counties.)

    1/9  PETER F DALEY, 49, married - 3 orphans, No. 4 shaft, Jenkins Twp
  1/13  ORLANDO JAMES, 20, Green Ridge slope, Dunmore borough
  1/31  THOMAS CLARKE, 58, married - 6 orphans, Pierce colliery, Archbald borough

    2/3  CHARLES FLETCHER, 58, married - 6 orphans, Capouse shaft, Hyde Park - Scranton
    2/4  ALEX. MCDONALD, 50, married - 6 orphans, Roaring Brook shaft, Dunmore borough
  2/20  PATRICK GAHAN, 19, Phoenix shaft, Pittston Twp

    3/5  JOSEPH COX, 48, married - 3 orphans, Hillside colliery, Pleasant Valley borough
    3/5  RICHARD HUGHES, 43, married - 7 orphans, Taylor shaft, Taylorville Lackawanna Twp
    3/7  JOHN EAGAN, 19, Phoenix shaft, Pittston Twp
    3/8  JAMES J HARRIS, 38, married - 3 orphans, No. 2 Diamond shaft, Hyde Park Scranton
  3/15  WALTER SMILES, 58, married - 8 orphans, No. 10 shaft, Hughestown borough
  3/28  SAMUEL MONK, 48, married - 6 orphans, Everhart colliery, Jenkins Twp

    4/4  MARTIN CASEY, 30, married - 0 orphans, Capouse shaft, Hyde Park - Scranton
    4/4  JOHN STANTON, 37, married - 3 orphans, Greenwood colliery, Lackawanna Twp
    4/4  JOHN O'BRIAN, 16, Filer colliery, Winton borough
    4/8  JAMES FOY, 24, Van Storch slope, Providence - Scranton city
  4/28  THOMAS MCKUNE, 21, Stark shaft, Pleasant Valley borough
  4/29  JOHN BARRETT, 38, married - 3 orphans, No. 2 slope (P.G), Jenkins Twp

    5/1  JOHN PARRY JAMES, 20, No. 2 Diamond slope, Hyde Park - Scranton city
    5/8  FRANK SHUSTER, 33, married - 3 orphans, White Oak colliery, Archbald borough
  5/10  PAUL WARD, 40, married - 4 orphans, Stark shaft, Pleasant Valley borough
  5/16  CLARENCE ROBERTSON, 38, married - 4 orphans, No. 12 shaft, Pleasant Valley bor.

    6/2  PATRICK ROACH, 50, married - 3 orphans, No. 2 Diamond slope, Hyde Park

    7/2  JOHN HUMPHRIES, 65, married - 1 orphan, National colliery, Scranton city
    7/9  EDWARD JOYCE, 60, married - 0 orphans, Sibley shaft, Old Forge Twp
  7/12  STEPHEN BARTON, 35, married - 4 orphans, Stark shaft, Pleasant Valley borough
  7/18  JOHN KEARNEY, 13, Sloan shaft, Lackawanna Township
  7/18  GEO. W BEDDOE, 35,  No. 2 Diamond shaft, Hyde Park - Scranton city
  7/31  REES GRIFFITHS, 16, Sloan shaft, Lackawanna Township

    8/6  ROBERT J MOSES, 17, Bellevue shaft, Lackawanna Township
  8/11  JOHN COLEMAN, 50, married - 6 children, No. 10 shaft, Hughestown borough
  8/13  OWEN FLYNN, 16, Roaring Brook shaft, Dunmore borough
  8/14  JOHN MCDERMOTT, 36, married - 4 orphans, No. 5 shaft, Jenkins Twp
  8/27  THOMAS WILLIAMS, 21, Barnum's shaft, Pittston Twp
  8/28  WILLIAM BURNS, 50, married - 6 orphans, Green Ridge slope, Dunmore borough
  8/29  THOMAS D MORGAN, 26, Mt. Pleasant slope, Hyde Park - Scranton city

    9/4  PATRICK DOCHERTY, 45, married - 3 orphans, Grassy Island shaft, Olyphant boro
  9/15  PATRICK KELLY, 53, married - 6 orphans, No. 10 shaft, Hughestown borough
  9/15  MICH'L MCDERMOTT, 40, married - 4 orphans, No. 1 Jermyn's shaft, Jermyn boro
  9/24  JOHN RILEY, 25, No. 2 slope (P.G), Jenkins Twp
  9/25  WILLIAM MANGAN, 50, married - 5 orphans, Meadow Brook shaft, Scranton city
  9/25  PETER SCHMALTZ, 14, No. 8 shaft, Hughestown borough

  10/2  JAMES MORAN, 12, Leggett Creek shaft, Providence - Scranton city
  10/3  PATRICK MALIA, 16, Leggett Creek shaft, Providence - Scranton city
  10/4  GEORGE WALLACE, 18, Powder Mill shaft, Moosic - Lackawanna Twp
10/20  WM. B WILLIAMS, 34, married - 5 orphans, Continental shaft - Lackawanna Twp
10/23  PETER WALL, 65, No. 9 shaft, Hughestown borough
10/29  JOHN PARRY, 40, widower - 2 orphans, Bellevue slope, Lackawanna Township
10/29  PHILLIP KILLIAN, 15, Seneca slope, Pittston borough

  11/1  EVAN R JONES, 10, Capouse shaft, Hyde Park - Scranton city
  11/3  PATRICK CARROLL, 18, Sibley shaft, Old Forge Twp
11/12  PATRICK KETTRICK, 34, married - 3 orphans, Marvine shaft, Providence - Scranton
11/25  JNO. D HUMPHREYS, 17, Grassy Island shaft, Olyphant boro

  12/1  DAVID OWENS, 40, married- 0 orphans, Brisbin shaft, Providence - Scranton city
  12/9  WALTER PRICE, 45, married - 6 orphans, Taylor shaft - Lackawanna Twp
12/12  ADAM ROTH, 19, Continental shaft - Lackawanna Twp
12/15  MARK TOOLIN, 15, No. 3 shaft, Carbondale city
12/20  DAVID LAIRD, 28, married - 2 orphans, No. 4 shaft, Jenkins Twp
12/27  MICHAEL INDORF, 52, Taylor shaft - Lackawanna Twp

1879 Eastern District Report of Serious but Non-Fatal Accidents (consisting of portions of Luzerne and Carbon Counties.)

    1/4  JAMES JORDAN, 36, married-2 children, Capouse shaft, Hyde Park-Scranton
    1/4  THOMAS HICKEY, 37, married-4 children, Erie shaft, Carbondale
    1/6  MICHAEL MAHADAY, 46, married-4 children, White Oak colliery, Archbald boro
    1/9  DANIEL LOFTUS, 34, No. 4 shaft, Jenkins Twp
    1/9  ANDREW NEGLEY, 17, Taylor shaft, Lackawanna Twp
  1/14  JAMES NUTE, 35, married-3 children, Filer colliery, Winton Twp
  1/14  WM. LEITCHNAHAWN, 48, married-3 children, Elk Hill colliery, Dickson City boro
  1/16  PATRICK NOLAN, 15, No. 12 shaft, Pleasant Valley boro
  1/21  JAMES DAVIES, 70, Central shaft, Hyde Park, Scranton city
  1/22  GEORGE SHAFFER, 17, Seneca slope, Pittston boro
  1/22  JOHN LALLY, 43, married-6 children, No. 6 shaft, Jenkins Twp
  1/25  PATRICK COLLINS, 15, Leggett's Creek shaft, Providence - Scranton
  1/28  WM. CONYNGHAM, 16, Von Storch slope, Providence - Scranton city
  1/29  THOMAS MCGUIRE, 55, married-2 children, Tripp's slope, Hyde Park, Scranton
  1/31  THOMAS MALONE, 42, married-2 children, Pierce colliery, Archbald boro

    2/3  WILLIAM GRIFFITHS, 15, School Fund slope, Hyde Park, Scranton city
    2/8  JOHN RYDER, Hillside colliery, Pleasant valley borough
  2/12  THOS. RICHARDSON, 16, No. 9 shaft, Hughestown borough
  2/18  JOHN KEELEY, 35, married-3 children, No. 5 shaft, Jenkins Twp
  2/26  MICHAEL MCGARRAH, 38, Coal Brook colliery, Carbondale city

    3/4  THOMAS GLEASON, 20, Brisbin shaft, Providence - Scranton city
    3/6  JOS. HUMPHREYS, 14, Cayuga shaft, Providence - Scranton city
  3/11  THOMAS WALSH, 12,  Roaring Brook shaft, Dunmore borough
  3/13  GEORGE DAVIES, 24, Marvine shaft, Providence - Scranton city
  3/14  MICHAEL MCDONALD, 46, widower-3 children, Stark shaft, Pleasant Valley bor
  3/21  JOHN TOURIE, 16, Von Storch slope, Providence - Scranton city
  3/25  MICH'L MCANDREWS, 45, Central shaft, Hyde Park, Scranton city
  3/26  THOMAS POWELL, 17, Taylor shaft, Lackawanna Twp
  3/28  JAMES CAUGHAN, 38, married-4 children, No. 6 slope, Hughestown bor
  3/31  MICHAEL NARRY, 36, married-3 children, Von Storch slope, Providence-Scranton

    4/1  THOMAS BURKE, 60, married-5 children, No. 6 shaft, Jenkins Township
    4/5  PATRICK CARDEN, 40, No. 10 shaft, Hughestown borough
    4/8  ROBERT JEHU, 16, Von Storch slope, Providence - Scranton city
    4/9  BENJ. MATTHEWS, 33, Von Storch slope, Providence - Scranton city
    4/9  PATRICK HARVEY, 46, married-1 child, Von Storch slope, Providence-Scranton
  4/18  JOHN HOPKINS, 63, married-no children, Bellevue slope, Lackawanna Twp
  4/21  MARTIN GALLAGHER, 38, Marvine shaft, Providence - Scranton city
  4/25  JAMES L HARRIS, 43, married-7 children, Bellevue slope, Lackawanna Twp
  4/26  JACOB JONES, 32, married-4 children, Bellevue slope, Lackawanna Twp
  4/28  JOHN TOOLIN, 15, Coal Brook colliery, Carbondale city

    5/5  THOMAS FACHEY, 55, married-5 children, Central shaft, Hyde Park-Scranton
    5/5  JONAH LLOYD, 32, married-3 children, Bellevue shaft, Lackawanna Twp
    5/5  RICHARD GRIFFITHS, 14, Pierce colliery, Archbald borough
  5/10  RICHARD GILLIGAN, 17, Roaring Brook shaft, Dunmore borough
  5/12  GEORGE SAUNDERS, 20, Bellevue shaft, Lackawanna Twp
  5/14  REESE PRITCHARD, 17, Diamond shaft, Hyde Park - Scranton city
  5/14  M R WILLIAMS, 14, Eddy Creek shaft, Olyphant borough
  5/15  THOMAS DAVIES, 17, Brisbin shaft, Providence - Scranton city
  5/15  PATRICK MCCRONE, 17, Von Storch slope, Providence - Scranton city
  5/20  MATTHEW GERAGHTY, 38, married-4 children, Taylor shaft, Lackawanna Twp
  5/23  PHILIP PHILIPS, 42, married-3 children, Green Ridge shaft, Scranton
  5/29  JOHN FORD, 17, No. 5 shaft, Jenkins Township
  5/31  NEAL MCCREW, 45, married-5 children, Leggett's Creek shaft, Providence-Scranton

    6/2  JOHN WEIR, 45, married-4 children, No. 2 Diamond slope, Hyde Park-Scranton
    6/2  JOHN GALLAGHER, 45, married-6 children, Seneca slope, Pittston bor
    6/7  MICHAEL BOLAND, 50, married-no children, White Oak colliery, Archbald bor
  6/10  MICHAEL JOYCE, 40, married-8 children, Erie shaft, Carbondale Twp
  6/13  DANIEL HARRIS, 35, married-2 children, Pyne shaft, Old Forge Twp
  6/14  EDWARD BRADY, 14, No. 4 shaft, Jenkins Twp
  6/14  MARK W CAGHLIN, 14, Meadow Brook shaft, Scranton city
  6/19  HEZEKIAH PETERS, 18, Continental shaft, Lackawanna Twp
  6/21  RICHARD EVERLEIGH, 37, married-4 children, Elk Hill colliery, Dickson City bor
  6/23  JOS. BROKENSHIRE, 40, married-4 children, Green Ridge shaft, Scranton
  6/28  PATRICK RUDDY, 40, married-5 children, Green Ridge slope, Dunmore bor
  6/28  WILLIAM BEST, 37, married-7 children, Eddy Creek shaft, Olyphant bor

    7/1  PATRICK MCDONNELL, 53, White Oak colliery, Archbald borough
    7/1  WILLIAM LALLY, 16, No. 5 shaft, Jenkins Twp
    7/3  JOHN KEMMY, 48, married-7 children, No. 10 shaft, Hughestown bor
    7/7  WILLIAM DAVIES, 35, married-5 children, Central shaft, Hyde Park-Scranton
    7/8  MICHAEL M JOYCE, 16, Meadow Brook tunnel, Scranton  city
  7/10  NOAH LEWIS, 14, No. 2 Diamond shaft, Hyde Park - Scranton city
  7/15  JOHN MORRIS, 29, married-0 children, Capouse shaft, Hyde Park-Scranton
  7/17  EDWARD JAMES, 40, married-5 children, Sloan shaft, Lackawanna Twp
  7/18  PATRICK COLLINS, 45, married-6 children, Jermyn's No. 1 shaft, Jermyn bor
  7/18  MICHAEL HALEY, Hillside colliery, Pleasant Valley borough
  7/22  ALFRED CONSTINE, 13, Marvine shaft, Providence - Scranton city
  7/24  THOMAS GALLAGHER, 15, Grassy Island shaft, Olyphant borough
  7/25  GEORGE R PRICE, 35, married-1 child, Bellevue slope, Lackawanna Twp
  7/26  GEORGE O'NEIL, 40, married-3 children, Roaring Creek shaft, Dunmore bor
  7/28  SAMUEL LIBBY, 18, Continental shaft, Lackawanna Twp
  7/29  PATRICK MULHERN, 45, married-6 children, Pyne shaft, Old Forge Twp

    8/1  MICHAEL CORRY, 45, married-10 children, No. 6 shaft, Jenkins Twp
    8/1  WILLIAM O'NEILL, 17, Seneca slope, Pittston borough
    8/8  DANIEL DAVIS, 65, No. 1 shaft, Carbondale city
    8/9  DAVID JAMES, 40, married-6 children, Grassy Island shaft, Olyphant bor
  8/12  JAMES HEFFRON, 47, married-5 children, Eddy Creek shaft, Olyphant bor
  8/18  JOHN RICHARDS, 20, Pyne shaft, Old Forge Twp
  8/27  JOHN MCANDREWS, 16, Eddy Creek shaft, Olyphant borough
  8/27  ABRAHAM WILLIAMS, 30, married-2 children, Barnum's shaft, Pittston bor
  8/29  JOHN GRIER, 14, Erie shaft, Carbondale Twp

    9/5  DANIEL T JAMES, 37, married-4 children, Continental shaft, Lackawanna Twp
    9/6  JOHN WELSH, 19, Sloan shaft, Lackawanna Township
  9/11  HENRY HART, 18, Continental shaft, Lackawanna Twp
  9/15  JAMES KELLEY, 18, Leggett's Creek shaft, Providence-Scranton
  9/18  DAVID MORGAN, 44, Spring Brook colliery, Lackawanna Twp
  9/20  JAMES SAMMONS, 32, Brisbin shaft, Providence-Scranton
  9/22  THOMAS CATING, 30, married - 3 children, No. 2 slope (P.G.), Jenkins Twp
  9/24  JOSEPH EVANS, 20, Sloan shaft, Lackawanna Twp
  9/24  JOHN W EVANS, 47, married-6 children, Sloan shaft, Lackawanna Twp
  9/24  GEORGE PRICE, 28, married-2 children, Sloan shaft, Lackawanna Twp
  9/24  EDWARD JAMES, 41, married-5 children, Sloan shaft, Lackawanna Twp
  9/25  ARTHUR CLARKSON, 14, Meadow Brook shaft, Scranton city
  9/29  JONAH LLOYD, 32, married-4 children, Bellevue shaft, Lackawanna Twp
  9/30  MICHAEL MELVIN, 20, No. 7 shaft, Jenkins Twp

  10/8  WILLIAM CLARK, 50, married-no children, White Oak colliery, Archbald bor
10/10  OLIVER P MILLER, 18, No. 10 shaft, Hughestown borough
10/10  HENRY BURK, 54, married-8 children, Eddy Creek shaft, Olyphant bor
10/14  PHILIP MULDERIG, 35, Greenwood colliery, Lackawanna Twp
10/16  PATRICK PHILBIN, 55, married-no children, No. 4 shaft, Jenkins Twp
10/22  MARTIN MCANDREWS, 32, married-3 children, No. 5 shaft, Jenkins Twp
10/23  PETER MCANDREWS, 50, married-6 children, Eddy Creek shaft, Olyphant bor
10/27  THOMAS COWAN, 14, No. 10 shaft, Hughestown bor
10/28  HENRY THOMAS, 46, Grassy Island shaft, Olyphant bor

  11/8  PATRICK KANE, 14, Greenwood colliery, Lackawanna Twp
11/14  JOHN MCGOVERN, 53, married-2 children, Leggett's Creek shaft, Providence-Scranton
11/15  THOMAS LARKIN, 27, Central shaft, Hyde Park - Scranton city
11/17  JOHN CARROLL, 23, Brisbin shaft, Providence-Scranton
11/17  EDWARD FADDEN, 12, Eddy Creek shaft, Olyphant borough
11/17  MICHAEL LYNCH, 14, Erie shaft, Carbondale Twp
11/18  PATRICK MULHERN, 40, married-6 children, Filer colliery, Winton Twp
11/20  PATR'K MCDERMOTT, 15, Sibley shaft, Old Forge Twp
11/25  JAMES BUTLER, 24, Sibley shaft, Old Forge Twp
11/25  WILLIAM MANGAN, 45, married-5 children, No. 10 shaft, Hughestown bor
11/27  JAMES MADDIGAN, 35, Tripp's slope, Hyde Park - Scranton city
11/29  WILLIAM JENKINS, 51,  Cayuga shaft, Providence-Scranton

  12/2  JOHN CALLAHAN, 13, Sloan shaft, Lackwanna Twp
  12/6  MARTIN ROACH, 40, married-4 children, Bellevue shaft, Lackwanna Twp
  12/9  WILLIAM CARTER, 17, Taylor shaft, Lackawanna Twp
  12/9  JOSEPH KENDLER, 32, married-3 children, Twin Shaft, Pittston bor
12/10  JOHN R THOMAS, 16, Continental shaft, Lackawanna Twp
12/12  JOHN LLOYD, 17, Meadow Brook tunnel, Scranton city
12/20  JOHN MITCHELL, 29, No. 4 shaft, Jenkins Twp
12/24  RICHARD RULE, 50, married-0 children, Bellevue shaft, Lackwanna Twp
12/30  MICHAEL O'BOYLE, 26, married-0 children, No. 4 shaft, Jenkins Twp

Total serious but not fatal accidents in the Eastern District during 1879: 131

1879 Eastern District Report of Slight Accidents (consisting of portions of Luzerne and Carbon Counties.)

   1/9  MORGAN R WILLIAMS, Grassy Island shaft
 1/10  PATRICK CONNELLY, Greenwood colliery
 1/14  JEFFERSON REED, Twin shaft
 1/14  JOHN ROBERTS, Seneca slope
 1/15  JOHN TOSSNEY, Green Ridge slope
 1/18  JOHN WEBER, Butler shaft
 1/22  ALBERT MATTHEWS, Pine Brook shaft
 1/24  JOSIAH D CARYL, Spring Brook colliery
 1/25  JOHN O'BOYLE, Pierce colliery

   2/1  WILLIAM JENKINS, Brisbin shaft
   2/1  JAMES GALLAGHER, Brisbin shaft
   2/5  JOHN MCDONALD, Erie shaft
   2/6  JAMES WHITE, Green Ridge slope
   2/8  PATRICK MURRAY, Roaring Brook shaft
 2/20  EPHRAIM HUSBET, Phoenix shaft
 2/22  WILLIAM PHILLIPS, Pyne shaft
 2/26  PATRICK MCCUNE, Coal Brook colliery

   3/1  DAVID NICHOLS, Brisbin shaft
   3/3  JAMES TIERNEY, No. 2 slope (P.G.)-Jenkins Twp
   3/4  JAMES GALLAGHER, No. 7 shaft-Jenkins Twp
   3/4  JOHN CUSIC, Marvine shaft
 3/11  JOHN LAWLER, Grassy Island shaft
 3/11  PETER MACK, Grassy Island shaft
 3/21  HENRY MOSS, Capouse shaft
 3/24  JOHN CRAIG, Pierce colliery
 3/26  MICHAEL JORDAN, Greenwood colliery
 3/28  JOHN BONE, No. 7 shaft-Jenkins Twp

   4/7  EMIL MITCHEL, Brisbin shaft
 4/10  MICHAEL MALOY, Green Ridge slope
 4/14  JOHN BARRETT, Gipsey Grove colliery
 4/16  ISAAC LLOYD, Cayuga shaft
 4/16  JOHN CAHOE, Seneca slope
 4/19  DAVID HARRIS, Brisbin shaft
 4/22  DANIEL LYNCH, Continental shaft
 4/25  FRANCIS MANGAN, Central shaft
 4/28  NIMROD HIMMS, Spring Brook colliery
 4/30  WILLIAM JEPSON, No. 7 shaft-Jenkins Twp
 4/30  MICHAEL GREEN, Mt. Pleasant slope

   5/2  WILLIAM O DAVIES, Taylor shaft
   5/5  MICHAEL CONNERS, No. 4 slope-Jenkins Twp
   5/6  JOHN WELSH, Bellevue shaft
   5/6  MICHAEL GILROY, No., 4 shaft-Jenkins Twp
 5/13  JOB DAVIES, Pine Brook shaft
 5/19  MICHAEL MURPHY, Butler shaft
 5/26  SAMUEL BAKER, Green Ridge shaft
 5/27  THOMAS H HARRIS, Mt. Pleasant slope
 5/27  ISAAC STONE, Taylor shaft
 5/28  THOMAS R DAVIES, School Fund slope
 5/31  PATRICK MORAN, No., 4 shaft-Jenkins Twp

   6/3  PATRICK DOUSE, Central shaft
   6/9  LUKE FLYNN, White Oak colliery
 6/10  PATRICK CONNERS, Brisbin shaft
 6/13  JOHN MYERS, Sloan shaft
 6/13  JOHN EVANS, No. 8 shaft-Hughestown borough
 6/14  JAMES J GANNON, Meadow Brook shaft
 6/14  MARTIN BURNS, Von Storch slope
 6/16  MARTIN BELL, Hillside colliery
 6/18  RICHARD DROWN, Marvine shaft
 6/20  PATRICK MCDONALD, Roaring Brook shaft
 6/21  THOMAS MAHON, Eddy Creek shaft
 6/24  MICHAEL MELVIN, No. 2 Diamond shaft
 6/24  JAMES DELANEY, No., 4 shaft-Jenkins Twp

   7/1  MICHAEL SMITCH, No. 8 shaft-Hughestown borough
   7/3  MICHAEL FORD, No. 6 shaft-Jenkins Twp
   7/3  MARTIN GUNNY, Central shaft
   7/5  WILLIAM ELLIS, Taylor shaft
   7/7  THOMAS TIGHE, No. 6 shaft-Jenkins Twp
   7/8  THOMAS WILLIAMS, Bellevue slope
  7/10  ISAAC BRIGGER, Taylor shaft
  7/11  JACOB SUNDAY, School Fund slope
  7/14  JAMES EAGAN, Taylor shaft
  7/14  THOMAS DAVIES, Spring Brook colliery
  7/15  FRED. COTTLE, Gipsey Grove
  7/16  WILLIAM CALLINS, Green Ridge slope
  7/23  MICHAEL ENGLISH, Mt. Pleasant slope
  7/23  JACOB GRIER, Mt. Pleasant slope
  7/23  WILLIAM HOBLING, Mt. Pleasant slope
  7/26  PATRICK FLANNERY, Greenwood colliery

    8/1  MICHAEL REAP, Von Storch colliery
    8/5  HENRY HAGAN, Bellevue colliery
  8/11  PATRICK LUDDEN, Taylor shaft
  8/11  JOHN VERNON, Eaton colliery
  8/13  THOMAS H WILLIAMS, National slope
  8/13  AUGUST HENEMOTE, White Oak colliery
  8/15  WILFORD FLETCHER, Capouse shaft
  8/15  EDWARD KENNEY, White Oak colliery
  8/19  WILLIAM WHITE, Marvine shaft
  8/20  MICHAEL CRANE, No. 6 breaker-Dunmore borough
  8/22  RICHARD DAVIES, No. 2 Diamond shaft
  8/26  WILLIAM G GRIFFITHS, Sloan shaft
  8/26  JOHN E WILLIAMS, Sloan shaft
  8/30  MARTIN NEILLON, No. 1 shaft-Hughestown borough

    9/2  LLEWELLYN JONES, Sloan shaft
    9/3  JOHN KENNEDY, Tripp's slope
    9/8  JACOB LUTZ, Tripp's slope
    9/8  WILLIAM SWEENY, No. 10 shaft-Hughestown borough
  9/10  CHARLES PAYNE, Von Storch slope
  9/11  DAVID LEWIS, Capouse shaft
  9/16  PATRICK CANNON, Eddy Creek shaft
  9/22  DAVID THOMAS, Taylor shaft
  9/22  ALEXANDER MCDONALD, Erie shaft
  9/23  JOHN TRANTOR, Leggett's Creek shaft
  9/24  MORGAN JAMES, Sloan shaft
  9/27  PATRICK BURKE, Eddy Creek shaft

  10/9  THOMAS SHERIDAN, Sloan shaft
10/14  CHARLES MYERS, Eddy Creek shaft
10/15  JEREMIAH CARTER, Greenwood colliery
10/25  PATRICK KNIGHT, Von Storch slope
10/27  JAMES GRIMES, Spring Brook colliery
10/29  FRANK COOPER, Taylor shaft
10/30  DAVID MAHAN, Sibley shaft

  11/1  MISS LLOYD JONES, Capouse shaft
11/10  JAMES GREELEY, Pine Brook shaft
11/11  MARTIN MCDONOUGH, Pine Brook shaft
11/14  MARTIN HUNT, Tripp's slope
11/15  JOHN EVANS, Pyne shaft
11/15  JOHN J MORAN, Pyne shaft
11/17  PATRICK DICKSON, Marvine shaft
11/17  HENRY SENGLEMAN, Butler shaft
11/24  PATRICK GILBOY, Coal Brook colliery
11/29  MARTIN CANNON, Eddy Creek shaft

  12/3  DANIEL DONBY, Marvine shaft
  12/5  MICHAEL COSTELLO, Taylor shaft
  12/6  JOHN HUGHES, Brisbin shaft
12/13  DAVID ALLGOOD, Mt. Pleasant slope

12/17  JAMES CORNELIUS, Dodge shaft
12/20  PATRICK SCANLON, Marvine shaft
12/22  DANIEL JENKINS, Spring Brook colliery
12/23  PATRICK MAHON, Sloan shaft
12/30  THOMAS PHILLIPS, Cayuga shaft
12/30  JAMES CORLESS, Cayuga shaft
12/30  EDWARD FLYNN, No., 4 shaft-Jenkins Twp

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