[ A ]
Annoni, Angelo
(Miner, Eureka Mines, Eureka, , Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Annoni, Joseph
(Miner, Eureka Mines, Eureka, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Assad, Michael
(Syrian Miner, Coal Loader ca.1906, Eureka Mine, Eureka, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 24, single.);
(Injured. Right foot broken, right hip dislocated and back badly bruised
by fall of slate, in the Eureka Mine, Feb. 6, 1906.)
[ B ]
Batiste, Michaeletto
(Italian Mine, Machine Loader ca.1902, Eureka Mine, Eureka, Westmoreland
Co., PA, Age 51, married, 5 children.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by fall of slate, in Eureka Mine, April 18, 1902.)
Bayley, James
(Miner, Mining Boss ca.1892, Eureka Mines, Eureka, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Beabel, John
(Hungarian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1913, Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 37, married, 3 Children);
(Killed. Killed instantly by a fall of coal at the face of a pillar
while undermining the coal, in the Eureka Mine, Dec. 13, 1913.);
(Buried up on the hill in Jacob's Creek, in the small family cemetery behind
a house.);
(See also: Bibel, John.)
Benaryh, Albert
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1912, Eureka Mine, Eureka, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 30, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in the
Eureka Mine, Sept. 17, 1912.)
Bibel, John
(See: Beabel, John.)
Boni, Angelo
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1913, Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age
37, single.);
(Injured. Leg crushed by a fall of coal, in the Euraka Mine, June 25,
1913.)
Bravo, Andrea "Andrew"
(Miner Boy, ca.1911, Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 17.);
(Killed. Killed in a mining accident, on his first day in the mine,
in the Eureka Mine, Aug. 11, 1911.);
(Bravo family lived in Smithton, PA.)
Brunnelli, Peter
(Italian Miner Boy, Miner Boy ca.1901, Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 15, single.);
(Injured. Injured by a fall of slate, in the Eureka Mine, June 28,
1901.)
Bruno, Antonio
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age
36, married, 3 children.);
(Killed. Killed instantly by a fall of slate, in the Eureka Mine, Dec.
19, 1905. He had fired a shot, loaded one mine wagon and had a second
mine wagon almost loaded with coal from under the slate when the slate fell.
An examination of the place showed that no posts had been placed under
the slate, which measured 7 feet by 3 1/2 feet by 8 inches, in the Eureka
Mine.)
[ C ]
Cittia, Victor
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1892, Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 31,
married.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by a fall of coal. He in company with
another man were lying down bearing in under the coal without providing sprags
to sprag the coal up, and nearly a ton of coal fell on him, in the Eureka
Mine, May 9, 1892.)
Cook, A. J.
(Miner, Mining Boss ca.1889, Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Corrotti, Victor
(Miner, ca.1892, Eureka Mine, Jacobs Creek, Westmoreland Co., PA, married,
children.);
(Killed. Killed in a fall of coal, in the Eureka Mine, May 9, 1892.
[from "The Connellsville Courier," May 13, 1892.].)
Courtee, John
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1902, Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 37, married.);
(Injured. Contusion of hip by mine cars, in the Eureka Mine, Sept.
23, 1902.)
[ D ]
Dale, John
(Austrian Miner, Laborer ca.1910, Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age
35, married.);
(Injured. Arm broken and head injured by fall of roof and slate on
haulage road, in the Eureka Mine, Aug. 3, 1910.)
Delamia, Frank
(Austrian Miner Boy, Pick Miner ca.1908, Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 19, single.);
(Injured. Ankle dislocated by fall of slate while mining in a pillar
working, in the Eureka Mine, Feb. 10, 1908.)
Dibutt, George
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1894, Eureka Mine, Jacobes Creek, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 42, married.);
(Injured. Injured Dec. 29, 1894, in the Eureka Coal Company Mine at
Jacobs Creek, while digging coal the roof fell and cut his head. [from
"The Connellsville Courier," Jan. 4, 1895.].)
Dobritz, Frank
(German Miner Boy, Miner Boy ca.1901, Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 16, single.);
(Injured. Leg fractured by a fall of slate, in the Eureka Mine, Nov. 8,
1901.)
Dorman, John
(American Miner, Boss Driver ca.1907, Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 28, married.);
(Injured. Hip dislocated and body bruised by loaded mine cars on the
haulage road when jumping from a dilly trip, in the Eureka Mine, Dec. 5,
1907.)
Doty, Andrew
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age
45, married.);
(Injured. Ankle and ribs broken by fall of roof coal, in the Eureka
Mine, April 27, 1906.)
Dutsch, Steve
(German Miner, Pick Miner ca.1907, Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age
49, married.);
(Injured. Contusions of back and chest by fall of slate, in the Eureka
Mine, Oct. 10, 1907.)
[ E ]
Eicher, W. J.
(Superintendent, ca.1905, of the Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for Pittsburg
Coal Company.)
[ F ]
Flori, Louis
(Italian Miner, Laborer ca.1910, Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 22,
single.);
(Killed. Killed instantly by coming in contact with an electirc wire,
550 volts, on the haulage road, where a stationary engine is located. He
had his coat hanging on a mine post at the engine and the electric feed wire
was attached to the post on the opposite side from where his coat was hanging
and as he was reaching for his coat from the side the wires were on, his
head came in contact with the electric wire, in the Eureka Mine, Feb. 9,
1910.)
Fontanna, Joseph
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age
36, married.);
(Injured. Thigh fractured by a fall of mine roof, in the Eureka Mine,
Oct. 15, 1901.)
Forsith, John
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1889, Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 24,
married.);
(Injured. Finger cut off by a fall of slate, in the Eureka Mine, June
3, 1889.)
[ G ]
Gumster, Frank
(German Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age
35, married.);
(Injured. Foot injured by falling slate, in the Eureka Mine, Aug. 2,
1904.)
[ H ]
Hoenshell, Allison
(American Miner, Laborer ca.1901, Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age
23, married.);
(Injured. Leg fractured; caught between mine cars, in the Eureka
Mine, Oct. 7, 1901.)
Hough, Herbert E.
(Miner, ca.1900, Eureka Mine, Eureka, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Hough, William O.
(Miner, ca.1900, Eureka Mine, Eureka, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
[ I ]
[ J ]
[ K ]
Keefer, W. W.
(General Superintendent, ca.1903, Pittsburg Coal Company, Eureka Mine,
Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Kunkle, Philip
(American Miner, Coal Loader ca.1912, Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 23, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in the
Eureka Mine, Jan. 17, 1912.)
[ L ]
Lancaster, Albert
(American Miner, Mule Driver ca.1902, Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 24, married.);
(Injured. Contusion of leg by mine cars, in the Eureka Mine, Oct. 16,
1902.)
Lancaster, Elias
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1912, Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age
56, married.);
(Injured. Back bruised by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in
the Eureka Mine, Aug. 12, 1912.)
Leake, David
(Mining Superintendent, ca.1910's-1920's, of the Eureka Mine, for Pittsburgh
Coal Company.)
Lee, Ross
(American Miner, Trackman ca.1907, Eureka Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age
33, married.);
(Injured. Finger squeezed by being jammed by "T" steel rails while
engaged in cutting them, in the Eureka Mine, Nov. 18, 1907.)
Lee, William
(American Miner, Trimmer ca.1908, Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age
50, married.);
(Killed. Struck by shifting train when the crew was shifting railroad
cars into the siding at the tipple, outside of the Eureka Mine, Nov. 25,
1908.)
Leopoldo, Franko
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1910, Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age
34, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken by fall of coal and slate at face of room, in
the Eureka Mine, Sept. 26, 1910.)
Limbaugh, James S.
(Miner Boy, Trapper Boy ca.1892, Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 13.);
(Killed. Instantly killed as he was trying to open the door for the
trip to pass through. The boy it seems had forgotten to open the door
and told the driver so; the driver was coming down a steep grade and told
the boy to get out of the way, but in place of doing so he jumped to open
the door in front of the trip and was caught, in the Eureka Mine, June
22, 1892.)
Linisky, Andrew
(Polish Miner, Trip-rider ca.1910, Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age
23, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken by mine car. Outside of the Eureka Mine,
Dec. 3, 1910.) |
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[ M ]
Manofo, Finzanso
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1912, Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age
63, married.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of slate at the face of a room,
in the Eureka Mine, Aug. 31, 1912.)
Marteni, Baptiste
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age
54, married.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by falling slate, in the Eureka Mine, March
18, 1904.)
McCune, William
(Superintendent, ca.1892, ca.1898, of the Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, for Eureka Coal Company, lived in West Newton.)
McDona, Thomas
(See: McDonagh.)
McDonagh, Thomas
(Irish Miner, Laboror, Coke Oven Worker Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
ca.1884-1895.);
(Emigrated from Ireland ca.1870's.);
(Worked at the Eureka Mine building the coke works.);
(Injured on Dec. 14, 1884, in an explosion while clearing tree strumps for
the coke works, removed to Mercy Hospital, in Pittsburgh, PA, were he remained
till June 10, 1885. Recovered and continued to work until 1895, when
the miners labor unrest encouraged him to return to Ireland.);
(See also: McDonough, Thomas; McDona, Thomas.)
McDonald, J. K.
(Superintendent, ca.1903, of the Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for Pittsburg
Coal Company.)
McDonough, Thomas
(See: McDonagh.)
McKay, Samuel
(Superintendent, of the Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, ca.1909, ca.1912,
ca.1916, for Pittsburgh Coal Company, Pittsburgh, PA.)
McLain, L. C.
(Superintendent, ca.1889, of the Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for Stoner
& Company.);
(Lived in Jacobs Creek, PA.)
Meeker, Joseph
(Austrian Miner, Coal Loader ca.1906, Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 27, single.);
(Injured. Collar bone broken by fall of slate, in the Eureka Mine,
May 25, 1906.)
Mherling, Carl K.
(Miner, ca.1900, Eureka Mine, Eureka, Westmoreland Co.,
PA.);
(Carl K. Mherling also worked at the Darr Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA. Carl
K. Mherling was killed in the Darr Mine disaster, Dec. 19, 1907.
He is buried in the West Newton, PA Cemetery.)
Moniack, John
(Slavonian Miner, Machine Loader ca.1903, Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 32, married, 5 children.);
(Killed. Killed by falling slate, dead when found, in Eureka Mine,
March 6, 1903.) ;
(He was engaged cleaning up his room preparatory to having it cut by the
mining machine. He had but a small quantity of slate remaining up,
which fell and caught him. When the body was found by the machine men
it was lying upon the bottom with the head under quite a small piece of slate,
as the slate had broken into two pieces in falling.)
Murray, Norris
(American Miner Boy, Laborer ca.1902, Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 16, single.);
(Injured. Injured by Railroad car, outside of the Eureka Mine, Nov.
15, 1902.)
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[ O ]
[ P ]
Paegart, Oscar
(German Miner Boy, Pick Miner ca.1901, Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 17, single.);
(Injured. Leg fractured by a fall of slate, in the Eureka Mine, July
19, 1901.)
Perkin, Thomas
(Miner, Mine Foreman ca.1898, Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Poli, Dominick
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age
37, married.);
(Injured. Body bruised by flying mine post, in the Eureka Mine, March
11, 1904.)
[ Q ]
[ R ]
Regotto, Gelesti
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age
27, single.);
(Injured. Knee injured by falling slate, in the Eureka Mine, Aug. 6,
1904.)
Runkle, Philip
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1912, Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age
23, sigle.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in
the Eureka Mine, Jan. 17, 1912.)
[ S ]
Satori, Albino
(Austrian Miner Boy, Coal Loader ca.1913, Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA., Age 18, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of coal at the face of a room while shearing,
in the Eureka Mine, Aug. 21, 1913.)
Schluederberg, George W.
(General Superintendent, ca.1900, ca.1901, Pittsburg Coal Company, Pittsburg,
PA, Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(General Superintendent, ca.1912, ca.1916, Pittsburgh Coal Company, Pittsbrgh,
PA, Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA..)
Schubert, Henry
(German Miner, Machine Loader ca.1902, Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 50, married.);
(Injured. Thigh fractured and head injured by fall of slate, in the
Eureka Mine, April 5, 1902.)
Serroco, Dominick
(American Miner, Laborer ca.1909, Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age
36, married.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by fall of mine roof while working at an overcast,
in the Eureka Mine, April 17, 1909.)
Smith, Alvie Roy
(Miner, Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Lived in Hunker, PA, b. May 17, 1887 - d. ca.1952, he was killed when
his car was hit by a train.)
[ T ]
Tepper, Henry
(German Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age
43, married.);
(Injured. Foot bruised by a fall of slate, in the Eureka Mine, Sept.
13, 1901.)
Torrence, George W.
(Miner, ca.1882 -1886, Eureka Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married ca.1885,
wife Ada May Lynn Torrence of Jacobs Creek, PA.);
(b. May 21, 1862.)
[ U ]
[ V ]
[ W ]
Ward, Bert
(Miner Boy, Pick Miner ca.1889, Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age
17.);
(Killed. This boy was so seriously injured by a fall of roof coal that
he died the next day; this is another case of carelessness in not examining
their place before starting to work; he had an older brother working
with him at the time of the accident, July 1, 1889.)
Ward, Mr.
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1889, Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Older brother of Bert Ward, who was killed, in the Eureka Mine.)
Williams, Frank
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1900, Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age
51, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of slate, in the Eureka Mine, April
30, 1900.)
[ X ]
[ Y ]
[ Z ]
Zimmer, John
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1913, Eureka Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age
51, married.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by a fall of slate on pillar work while knocking
coal that had been shot, in the Eureka Mine, Sept. 5, 1913. He died
the following day.)
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