[ A ]
Alexander, William
(Mine Boss ca.1892, Donnelly No. 1 Mine & Donnelly No. 2 Mine, Westmoreland
Co., PA.)
[ B ]
Bentz, Frank
(Miner, Alverton Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Blashkinski, Michael
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Alverton No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 21, single.);
(Injured. Body bruised by a fall of mine roof, in the Alverton No.
1 Mine, June 22, 1901.)
Brennan, J. P.
(Superintendent, ca.1889, of the Donnelly Nos.1 & 2 Mines, and Mayfield
Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for McClure & Company.)
(Superintendent, ca.1892, of the Donnelly Nos.1 & 2 Mines, and Mayfield
Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for McClure Coke Company.)
Brown, H. G.
(Superintendent, ca.1916, ca.1917, of the Alverton Mines, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, for H.C. Frick Coke Company.)
Brunning, Arthur
(German Miner, Mule Driver ca.1902, Alverton No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 25, married.);
(Injured. Leg crushed, necessitating amputation, by mine cars,
in the Alverton No. 1 Mine, April 3, 1902.)
Byers, Ralph
(Miner, Alverton Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Ralph Byers was also a baseball player on the Alverton Baseball Team.)
[ C ]
Clingerman, W. H.
(General Superintendent, ca.1905, ca.1906, H.C. Frick Coke Company, Scottdale,
PA, Alverton No. 1 & No. 2 Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
[ D ]
DePriest, D. Robert
(Superintendent, ca.1901, ca.1903, of the Alverton No. 1 & No. 2 Mine,
Westmoreland Co., PA, for H.C. Frick Coke Company, Scottdale, PA.)
[ E ]
[ F ]
[ G ]
Gailes, Peter
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Alverton No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 25, married.);
(Injured. Arm cut and otherwise injured by a fall of mine roof, in
the Alverton No. 1 Mine, June 22, 1901.)
Glenn, Peter P.
(Superintendent, ca.1892, of the Donnelly Nos. 1 & 2 Mines, Westmoreland
Co., PA, for McClure Coke Company.);
(Mining Boss ca.1892, Mayfield Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
[ H ]
Hrivnic, Joe
(Miner, ca.1913, Alverton Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No. 73, Alverton, PA, ca.1913.)
[ I ]
[ J ]
[ K ]
Kennedy, O. W.
(General Superintendent, ca.1901, ca.1903, H.C. Frick Coke Company, Scottdale,
PA, Alverton No. 1 & No. 2 Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Klossman, Joseph
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1891, Donnelly Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married.);
(Killed. Shot at the Morewood Mine riot, ca.1891, by the H.C. Frick
Coke Company's Coal & Iron Company Police, died of his wounds later.)
Kobal, Mike
(Hungarian Miner Boy, Mule Driver ca.1900, Alverton No. 2 Mine, Westmoreland
Co., PA, Age 16, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken by mine cars running on him, in the Alverton No.
2 Mine, Feb. 8, 1900.
Kolessar, George
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Alverton No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 40, married 3 children.);
(Killed. He was killed instantly by an explosion of dynamite, in the
Alverton No. 1 Mine, March 5, 1903.);
(March 5, Alverton Mine No. 1, George Kolessar, miner, was killed instantly.
He was employed making a crosscut in a room rib. He left his
boarding house early in the morning taking with him three sticks of dynamite,
which he carried in his coat pocket. Upon ariving at his working place
he informed the workman in the next place that he had a notion to fire a
shot in the coal, and a few minutes later the dynamite was exploded, which
mangled his body terribly. The conditions indicate that he had one
or all three of the sticks of dynamite in his hand when it exploded.)
Kramer, Theodore P.
(Miner, ca.1916, Alverton Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Passed his examination for Fire Boss, ca.1916, Certificate issued
ca.1916.)
[ L ]
Lambrick, Peter
(Miner, ca.1913, Alverton Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(A member of the ca.1913 Alverton Mines First Aid Team.)
Leisure, Frank
(American Miner, Mule Driver ca.1904, Alverton No. 2 Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 26, married.);
(Injured. Leg fractured by mine cars, in the Alverton No. 2 Mine, Jan.
23,1904.)
Lynch, Clay F.
(General Superintendent, ca.1916, ca.1917, H.C. Frick Coke Company, Scottdale,
PA, Alverton Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
[ M ]
Macuga, John
(Miner, ca.1913, Alverton Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No. 15, Alverton, PA, ca.1913.)
Marusosh, Albert
(Polish Miner, ca.1907, Alverton No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 36,
married.);
(Injured. Ankle injured by piece of falling roof coal at the working
face, in Alverton No. 1 Mine, July 20, 1907.)
Martin, S. B.
(Superintendent of the Alverton No. 1 Mine , Alverton No. 2 and Alverton
No. 3 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, ca.1905, ca.1906, ca.1909, for H.C. Frick
Coke Company, Scottdale, PA.);
(This man could also be the S. B. Marton, listed below.);
(See also: Marton, S. B. )
Marton, S. B.
(Superintendent, ca.1913, of the Alverton Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, for
H.C. Frick Coke Company.);
(This man could also be S. B. Martin, listed above.);
(See also: Martin, S. B. )
Miller, George C.
(Miner, ca.1918, Alverton Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Helena
"Lena" Sparks Miller)
Molchan, Michael
(Miner, ca.1913, Alverton Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(A member of the ca.1913 Alverton Mines First Aid Team.) |
[ N ]
Neish, Abe
(Miner, ca.1913, Alverton Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No. 68, Alverton, PA, ca.1913.)
Neish, Andrew
(Miner, Mining Boss ca.1889, Donnelly No. 1 & No. 2 Mines, Westmoreland
Co., PA.)
Nelson, John
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1892, Donnelly No. 1 Mine.);
(Injured. Severly injured by a fall of roof coal, in the Donnelly No.
1 Mine, July 20, 1892.)
[ O ]
[ P ]
Padolick, Peter
(Russian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, Alverton Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 36, married, 4 children.);
(Killed. He was killed instantly by falling roof, in the Alverton Mine,
Oct. 6, 1904.)
Parry, Charles
(Miner, Alverton Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Charles Parry was also a baseball player on the Alverton Baseball Team.)
Pecosk, John
(Miner, ca.1913, Alverton Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(A member of the ca.1913 Alverton Mines First Aid Team.)
Pecoski, Joseph
(Miner, ca.1913, Alverton Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(A member of the ca.1913 Alverton Mines First Aid Team.)
Pecosky, Joe
(Miner, ca.1913, Alverton Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No. 78, Alverton, PA, ca.1913.)
Pensock, George
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1902, Alverton No. 2 Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 50, married, 1 child.);
(Killed. He was killed instantly by a fall of coal and slate, in the
Alverton Mine No. 2, Feb.24, 1902.)
Prepyia, Michael
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Alverton No. 2 Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 32, married.);
(Injured. Scalp wound by a fall of slate, in the Alverton No. 2 Mine,
April 16, 1901.);
(He was working with Frank Smith, when Frank was killed in the slate fall,
and Michael Prepyia was injured.)
[ Q ]
[ R ]
Ramsay, William
(Superintendent, ca.1898, of the Mayfield Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for
McClure Coke Company.);
(Superintendent, ca.1898, of the Donnelly Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for
McClure Coke Company.)
[ S ]
Shirer, Bert
(Miner, Alverton Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Bert Shirer was also a baseball player on the Alverton Baseball Team.)
Simpson, Samule
(Miner Boy, Pick Miner ca.1895, Donnelly Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age
19, single.);
(Killed. Fatally injured in a powder blast, in the Donnelly Mine, March,
1895, Died March 21, 1895. [from the "Connellsville Courier,"
Connellsville, PA, March 22, 1895.].);
(Lived in Tarr, PA.)
Smith, Frank
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Alverton No. 2 Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 30, single.);
(Killed. Killed instantly by a fall of slate, in the Alverton No. 2
Mine, April 16, 1901.);
(Alverston Mine No. 2, April 16, 1901, Frank Smith, miner, killed instantly
by a fall of slate; victim was employed in company with Michael Prepyia,
and after firing a blast, they went forward and began to dig at the coal,
without first examining the roof whan a piece of slate falling struck them
both, killing the former, and injuring the latter who recovered.)
Sparks, Helena "Lena"
(See: Miller, George C.; wife of George C. Miller.)
Speecock, John
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1900, Alverton No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 45, married.);
(Injured. Arm broken and scalp wound by a fall of slate, in the Alverton
No. 1 Mine, June 12, 1900.)
[ T ]
Thomas, Albert
(Miner, ca.1913, Alverton Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(A member of the ca.1913 Alverton Mines First Aid Team.)
Trout, Walter
(Miner, ca.1913, Alverton Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No. 71, Alverton, PA, ca.1913.)
[ U ]
Urban, Martin
(Slovak Miner, Donnelly Mines, Westmoreland Co, PA, married, wife Maria Puhala
Urban.);
(Killed. Killed by a rockfall, in the Hecla Mines, Aug, 18, 1915.);
(born 23 Oct 1856 in Hranovnica, Slovakia. Maria Puhala Urban,
1857-1917.);
(Martin Urban also worked at Lemont Furnace Mines, Fayette Co., PA, Buckeye
Mine, Acme Mine & Coke Works, Mutual Mines and Hecla Mines, Westmoreland
Co., PA.)
[ V ]
[ W ]
Wall, Norman
(American Miner, Mule Driver ca.1904, Alverton No. 2 Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 23, single.);
(Injured. Elbow puntured and bowels injured by mine cars, in the Alverton
No. 2 Mine, Dec. 23, 1904.)
Weegen, Charles
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1889, Mayfield Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 36,
married.);
(Injured. Leg slightly injured by being caught between mine wagons,
in the Mayfield Mine, Jan. 18, 1889.)
Williams, Albert
(Miner, Mule Driver ca.1889, Donnelly No. 2 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age
30, married.);
(Injured. Leg slightly injured by riding out on a mine wagon, in the
Donnelly No. 2 Mine, Jan.18, 1889.)
[ X ]
[ Y ]
Yevick, Andrew
(Slavonian Miner, Mule Driver ca.1906, Alverton No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland
Co., PA, Age 30, single.);
(Injured. Ankle dislocated and broken by mine cars, in the Alverton
No. 1 Mine, Dec. 15, 1906.)
Yevick, George
(Slavonian Miner, Mule Driver ca.1909, Alverton No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland
Co., PA, Age 27, married, 4 children.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by fall of roof while switching two empty
mine cars on entry, in the Alverton No. 1 Mine, Dec. 6, 1909.)
Yevick, John
(Miner, ca.1913, Alverton Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No. 74, Alverton, PA, ca.1913.)
[ Z ]
Zeidel, Valentine
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1891, Donnelly Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, single.);
(Killed. Shot through the neck, at the Morewood Mine riot, ca.1891,
by the H.C. Frick Coke Company's Coal & Iron Company Police, died of
his wounds.);
(See: Massacre at Morewood Mine & Coke Works,
Morewood, East Huntingdon Twp.,Westmoreland Co., PA, USA);
(See also: Zerdel, Valentine.)
Zerdel, Valentine
(See: Zeidel, Valentine.)
Zipchack, John
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Alverton No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 24, single.);
(Injured. Scalp wound by a fall of mine roof, in the Alverton No. 1
Mine, Nov. 20, 1901.)
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