Coal Miners Memorial, Bessemer Mines, Bessemer, East Huntingdon Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA U.S.A.

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Coal Miners Memorial
Bessemer No. 1 Mine & Coke Works,
Bessemer No. 2 Mine,
Bessemer,
East Huntingdon Township,
Westmoreland County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that mined the Bituminous Coal seams of the Bessemer Mines, East Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

Raymond A. Washlaski, Historian, Editor,
Ryan P. Washlaski, Technical Editor,

Updated Nov. 8, 2009

A Memorial Honor Roll for the Coal Miners that Worked the
Bessemer Mine & Coke Works and Bessemer No. 2 Mine

Following is a partial listing of the miners, coke workers, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Bessemer No. 1 Mine & Coke Works and Bessemer No. 2 Mine, Bessemer, East Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland Co., PA. The coal miners names have been researched and complied from various sources by Raymond A. Washlaski, Historian: newspaper obits, newspaper articles, Pennsylvania Bureau of Mines Reports, township histories, and names of coal miners submitted by various people, etc..
The Nationalities listed for various miners, are taken directly from "Report of the Department of Mines of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA" as reported for the various years. Those listed as American, could be either native born or naturalized citizens.
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Since 1870, Pennsylvania's Annual Report on Mining Activities has recorded 51,483 deaths from mining accidents-- 31,113 deaths in anthracite mines and 20,370 deaths in bituminous mines.

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COAL MINERS MEMORIAL
BESSEMER MINES & COKE WORKS

[ A ]
[ B ]
Budner, Stephen
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1902, Bessemer No. 2 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 47, married, 7 children.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by fall of coal and slate, in the Bessemer No.2 Mine, Dec. 4, 1902.)
[ C ]
Carrigan, Neil
(Miner, ca.1884, Bessemer, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Catherine Doyle Carrigan.)
Clingerman, W. H.
(General Superintendent, ca.1905, H.C. Frick Coke Company, Bessemer No. 2 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
[ D ]
Devin, James
(Superintendent, ca.1889, ca.1892, of the Bessemer Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for McClure & Company.);
(Superintendent, ca.1898, of the Bessemer & Rising Sun Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, for McClure Coke Company.);
(Superintendent, ca.1901, of the Bessemer No. 1 & No. 2 Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, for H.C. Frick Coak Company.)
Doncaster, Richard
(Superintendent, ca.1903, of the Bessemer Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for H.C. Frick Coke Company.)
[ E ]
[ F ]
[ G ]
Gowolish, Stephen
(Slavonian Miner, Laborer ca.1901, Bessemer No. 2 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 23, single.);
(Injured. Leg fractured, knocked down by truck, at the Besssemer No. 2 Mine, Oct. 5, 1901.)
Gratche, Charles
(Polish Miner Boy, Mule Driver ca.1902, Bessemer No. 2 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 17, single.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by mine cars, in the Bessemer No. 2 Mine, Oct. 31, 1902.)
[ H ]
[ I ]
[ J ]
[ K ]
Karfelt, Joseph
(Miner, ca.1907, Bessemer Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Mary Kattera Karfelt.)
Kennedy, O. W.
(General Superintendent, ca.1901, ca.1903, H.C. Frick Coke Company, Bessemer Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
[ L ]

[ M ]
[ N ]
Nup, John
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1902, Bessemer No. 2 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 39, married.);
(Injured. Leg injured by fall of coal, in the Bessemer No. 2 Mine, Dec. 18, 1902.)
[ O ]
[ P ]
Phisto, Charles
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Bessemer No. 2 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 44, single.);
(Killed. Killed instantly by a fall of roof, in the Bessemer No. 2 Mine, Feb. 18, 1901.);
(Bessemer Mine No. 2, February 18, 1901, Charles Phisto, miner, killed instantly by a fall of roof. Victim was employed drawing a rib and while engaged drawing posts for the purpose of making a fall of roof it suddenly fell.)
[ Q ]
[ R ]
Ramsay, J.A.
(Superintendent ca.1905, of the Bessemer No. 2 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for H.C.Frick Coke Company.)
[ S ]
Steff, Michael
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Bessemer No. 2 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 42, married.);
(Injured. Back sprained while riding between mine cars, in the Bessemer No. 2 Mine, Aug. 9, 1901.)
[ T ]
Trimbath, J. A.
(Miner, Mine Foreman ca.1898, Bessemer Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
[ U ]
[ V ]
[ W ]
Wardley, James
(Miner, Mining Boss ca.1889, Bessemer and Rising Sun Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
[ X ]
[ Y ]
[ Z ]

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