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Alten, John
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1898, Laurel Hill No. 1 Mine, Allegheny Co., PA, Age
64, married.);
(Killed. Killed by being struck by the dilly trip on the main haulage
road, in the Laurel Hill No. 1 Mine, Mar. 26, 1898.)
Andrews, George
(Miner, Weigh Boss ca.1891, Laurel Hill No. 4 Mine, Allegheny Co., PA.);
(Died on the 10th, at West Penn Hospital, of typhoid fever, George Andrews,
aged 28 years. Deceased was weigh boss at Laurel Hill 4 mine, and belong
to an old and well-known McDonald family. The interment was at the Hill.
[from the "McDonald Outlook," McDonald, PA, Feb. 13, 1897.].)
Armstrong, J. M.
(General Superintendent, ca.1917, Pittsburgh Coal Company, Laural Hill No.
5 Mine, Allegheny Co., PA.) |
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Baker, J. C.
(Superintendent, ca.1904, ca.1905, of the Laurel Hill No. 5 Mine, Allegheny
Co., PA, for Pittsburg Coal Company, Pittsburg, PA.)
Beaumariage, S. A.
(Superintendent, ca.1917, of the Laurel Hill No. 5 Mine, Allegheny Co., PA,
for Pittsburgh Coal Company, Pittsburgh, PA.)
Bock, Constant
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1892, Laurel Hill No. 1 Mine, Allegheny Co., PA, Age
49.);
(Injured. Jaw bone broken and head injured by being kicked by a mule,
in the Laurel Hill No. 1 Mine, May 2, 1892.)
Burns, Howard
(Superintendent, ca.1916, of the Laurel Hill No. 5 Mine, Allegheny Co., PA,
for Pittsburgh Coal Company.) |
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Comenski, Mike
(Polish Miner, Coal Loader ca.1910, Laurel Hill No. 5 Mine, Allegheny Co.,
PA, Age 34, single.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by coming in contact with electric wires
while gathering tamping along the entry, in the Laurel Hill No. 5 Mine, Jan.
20, 1910.)
Cook, R.
(Miner Boy, Mule Driver ca.1892, Laurel Hill No. 1 Mine, Allegheny Co., PA,
Age 19.);
(Injured. Leg hurt by coal cars passing over him, in the Laurel Hill
No. 1 Mine, May 7, 1892.)
Cox, P. Y.
(Superintendent, ca.1903, of the Laurel Hill No. 1 Mine, Allegheny Co., PA,
for Pittsburg Coal Company.) |
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Dandof, Joe
(Hungarian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Laurel Hill No. 5 Mine, Allegheny Co.,
PA, Age 33, single.);
(Injured. Thigh and nose broken by a fall of coal and slate, in the
Laurel Hill No. 5 Mine, Sept. 21, 1901.)
Delock, H.
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1892, Laurel Hill No. 1 Mine, Allegheny Co., PA, Age
32.);
(Injured. Back seviously injured by a fall of slate, in the Laurel
Hill No. 1 Mine, July 30, 1892.) |
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Fereday, Benj.
(Superintendent, ca.1900, ca.1901, of the Laurel Hill No. 1 Mine, Allegheny
Co., PA, for Pittsburg Coal Company, Pittsburg, PA.)
Fereday, Charles
(Superintendent, ca.1900, ca.1901, of the Laurel Hill No. 5 Mine, Allegheny
Co., PA, for Pittsburg Coal Company, Pittsburg, PA.)
Fleming, James
(Miner Boy, Laborer ca.1892, Laurel Hill No. 1 Mine, Allegheny Co., PA, Age
16.);
(Injured. Finger cut off by the dilly rope, in the Laurel Hill No.
1 Mine, Oct. 10, 1892.) |
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Gibbs, Frank
(Polish Miner, Coal Loader ca.1903, Laurel Hill No. 1 Mine, Allegheny Co.,
PA, Age 51, married.);
(Injured. Foot so severely injured by a fall of slate as to necessitate
its amputation, in the Laurel Hill No. 1 Mine, July 15, 1903.)
Goff, John
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1898, Laurel Hill No. 5 Mine, Allegheny Co., PA, Age
30, single.);
(Injured. Back slightly injured by a fall of slate, in the Laurel Hill
No. 5 Mine, June 13, 1898.) |
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Hall, Thomas
(Superintendent, ca.1903, of the Laurel Hill No. 5 Mine, Allegheny Co., PA,
for Pittsburg Coal Company, Pittsburg, PA.)
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Johnson, Samuel
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1892, Laurel Hill No. 4 Mine, Allegheny Co., PA.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of slate, in the Laurel Hill No. 4 Mine,
Aug. 8, 1892.)
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Keefer, W. W.
(General Superintendent, ca.1903, ca.1904, ca.1905, Pittsburg Coal Company,
Pittsburg, PA, Laurel Hill Mines, Allegheny Co., PA.)
Kelley, Edward
(American Miner, Weigh Master ca.1905, Laurel Hill No. 5 Mine, Allegheny
Co., PA, Age 45, married, 5 children.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by being caught between a railroad car and
the box car loader house. Outside the Laurel Hill No. 5 Mine, July
1, 1905.);
(July 1, Edward Kelly was killed in the Laurel Hill No. 5 mine. He
was crushed between the box car loader house and the railroad car.)
Kellyvitch, Mike
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1900, Laurel Hill No. 1 Mine, Allegheny Co.,
PA, Age 35, married, 2 children.);
(Killed. Killed instantly by a fall of slate in his room; he
failed to set props to protect himself, in the Laurel Hill No. 1 Mine, Oct.
27, 1900.) |
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Matkouski, Honey
(Polish Miner, Coal Loader ca.1903, Laurel Hill No. 1 Mine, Allegheny Co.,
PA, Age 40, married.);
(Injured. Leg bropken and back injured by a fall of slate in his room,
in the Laurel Hill No. 1 Mine, Feb. 10, 1903.)
McMullin, Archie
(Miner Boy, Pick Miner ca.1898, Laurel Hill No. 1 Mine, Allegheny Co.,
PA, Age 15.);
(Killed. Killed by an explosion of gas, they both passed over a danger
signal into an entry where a large feeder of gas was escaping; having
open lights with them, in the Laurel Hill No. 1 Mine, May 20, 1898.)
McMullin, Robert
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1898, Laurel Hill No. 1 Mine, Allegheny Co., PA, Age
20, married.);
(Killed. Killed by an explosion of gas, they both passed over a danger
signal into an entry where a large feeder of gas was escaping; having
open lights with them, in the Laurel Hill No. 1 Mine, May 20, 1898.)
Mickel, Chas.
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1900, Laurel Hill No. 1 Mine, Allegheny Co.,
PA, Age 45, married.);
(Injured. Back and side injured by a fall of slate, which he should
have pulled down, in the Laurel Hill No. 1 Mine, June 4, 1900.)
Miller, John
(Lithuanian Miner, Coal Loader ca.1910, Laurel Hill No. 5 Mine, Allegheny
Co., PA, Age 33, married, 3 children.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of slate at the face of a room,
in the Laurel Hill No. 5 Mine, Feb. 5, 1910. He loaded a cut of coal
without setting any posts under the slate.)
Morgan, Daniel
(Irish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1900, Laurel Hill No. 1 Mine, Allegheny Co.,
PA, Age 28, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of slate at the face of an entry; he
should have pulled the loose slate down, in the Laurel Hill No. 1 Mine, Feb.
21, 1900.)
Mulbridge, William
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1892, Laurel Hill No. 1 Mine, Allegheny Co., PA.);
(Killed. Willaim Mulbridge, miner, was killed by a fall of slate in
the Laurel Hill No. 1 Mine, on August 3, 1892. This man in company
with another miner was blasting and loading the coal, after it was under
mined by the mining machine. It was shown at the investigation that
they both knew of the danger and had spoken to each other in regard to it,
but the deceased either forgot himself, or carelessly went under the loose
slate for some purpose, when it fell upon him, and his butty, when returning
to the room after a few minutes' absence, found him.);
(Wm. Muldridge, while at work in Laurel Hill 1 mine, was instantly killed
by a fall of slate. He was a single man and lived with his sister in Rend's
Blocks. Had been in this country only a short time, having arrived from England
on June 27, and was expecting to send for his mother and sister, who are
in the old country when he met his death. [from the "McDonald
Outlook," McDonald, PA, August 6, 1892.])
Murray, Wm. C.
(Superintendent, Ca.1904, ca.1905, of the Laurel Hill No. 1 Mine, Allegheny
Co., PA, for Pittsburg Coal Company, Pittsburg, PA.) |
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O'Rourke, Matthew
(Miner, Hooker On ca.1898, Laurel Hill No. 5 Mine, Allegheny Co., PA, Age
36, married.);
(Injured. Ribs broken; he was squeezed between a mine car and
the hoisting cage, at the bottom of the mine shaft, in the Laurel Hill No.
5 Mine, Sept. 2, 1898.) |
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Putt, Paul
(French Miner Boy, Mule Driver ca.1892, Laurel Hill No. 1 Mine, Allegheny
Co., PA, Age 15.);
(Killed. Paul Putt, mule driver, was fatally injured in the Laurel
Hill No. 1 Mine on May 7, 1892, and died the next day. Was injured
by being crushed between a coal car and a post which was set on the side
of roadway leading into a room. No one saw the accident and it is rather
uncertain how it occurred, but it is supposed that he was riding on the front
end of the full mine car with his body partly projecting beyond the side,
and he came in contact with the post with such violence as to cause
death.);
(Last Saturday a 16-year-old son of Mr. Puzzi, a Frenchman living at
Miller’s Crossing, was so badly injured in Laurel Hill mine by being
caught between the dilly wagon and the wall of the mine that he died on Sunday.
He was a driver in the mine. Interment at Arlington on Tuesday. [from the
"McDonald Outlook," McDonald, PA, May, 1892.].);
(See also: Puzzi, Paul.)
Puzzi, Mr.
(French Miner, ca.1892, Laurel Hill No. 1 Mine, married.)
Puzzi, Paul
(See: Putt, Paul.) |
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Rend, John
(Superintendent, ca.1892, of the Laurel Hill No. 1 & No. 4 Mines, Allegheny
Co., PA, for W. P. Rend & Company.) |
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Schluederberg, George W.
(General Superintendent, ca.1900, ca.1901, Pittsburg Coal Company, Laurel
Hill No. 1 Mine, Allegheny Co., PA.)
(General Superintendent, ca.1900, ca.1901, ca.1916, Pittsburgh Coal Company,
Laurel Hill No. 5 Mine.) |
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Timlin, John
(American Miner, Mule Driver ca.1900, Laurel Hill No. 1 Mine, Allegheny Co.,
PA, Age 24, married, 1 child.);
(Killed. Killed by being caught between an empty mine car and the side
of an entry; the mine car jumped the track, in the Laurle Hill No.
1 Mine, Sept. 1, 1900.)
Toath, John
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1907, Laurel Hill No. 5 Mine, Allegheny Co., PA.);
(John Toath was killed at Laurel Hill Mine No. 5 Friday morning. He was engaged
in cleaning out a steel gondola and was between the doors that open at the
bottom of the cars, when the shifter pushed up some cars and knocked him
down, killing him instantly. No one saw the accident, but the way he was
lying when found indicates that this is the way he met his death.
[from the "McDonald Outlook," McDonald, PA, April 6, 1907.].)
Trionet, Elmont
(Belgian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Laurel Hill No. 1 Mine, Allegheny Co.,
PA, Age 37, married, 3 children.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by a small piece of slate, about three pounds,
falling on him and striking him on the base of the brain and spinal cord,
in the Laurel Hill No. 1 Mine, June 16, 1903. He died of paralysis
June 24, 1903.) |
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Venter, Starn
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1898, Laurel Hill No. 5 Mine, Allegheny Co., PA, Age
25, single.);
(Injured. Head injured by a fall of slate, in the Laurel Hill No. 5
Mine, May 11, 1898.)
Verceuman, Desire
(Miner, ca.1900, Laurel Hill Mine, Allegheny Co., PA, married.)
Verceuman, Gustave
(Miner Boy, Laurel Hill Mine, Allegheny Co., PA, Age 17.);
(Killed. By a fall of slate, in the Laurel Hill Mine., 1900.);
(Gustave Verceuman, aged 17 years and 10 months, son of Desire Verceuman,
was instantly killed by a fall of slate at 2:** p.m. Wednesday, while at
work with his father in the Laurel Hill Mine. [From the "McDonald
Outlook," McDonald, PA, May 26, 1900.].)
Vircumins, Mr.
(Belgian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1900, Laurel Hill No. 1 Mine, Allegheny Co.,
PA, married.);
(Father of Victor Virceumins, who was killed in the Laurel Hill No. 1 Mine,
May 23, 1900.)
Vircumins, Victor
(Belgian Miner Boy, Miner Boy ca.1900, Laurel Hill No. 1 Mine, Allegheny
Co., PA, Age 18, single.);
(Killed. Killed by a fall of slate in a room; the father of the boy
was to blame for permitting his son to work under loose slate, which should
have been taken down, in the Laurel Hill No. 1 Mine, May 23, 1900.)
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Weskemper, John
(Miner Boy, Coal Loader ca.1892, Laurel Hill No. 1 Mine, Allegheny Co., PA,
Age 19.);
(Injured. Three ribs broken by a fall of slate, in the Laurel Hill
No. 1 Mine, April 8, 1892.)
Williams, D. S.
(Superintendent, ca.1898, of the Laurel Hill No. 1, No. 2 No. 4 & No.
5 Mines, Allegheny Co., PA, for Pittsburg & Western Coal & Coke Company.)
Woolridge, William
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1892, Laurel Hill No. 1 Mine, Allegheny Co., PA.);
(Killed. Killed by a fall of slate, in the Laurel Hill No. 1 Mine,
Aug. 3, 1892.)
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