[ A ]
Adam, Andrew
(Slavonian Miner, Company Man ca.1917, Adelaide Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age
59, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken when machinery he was moving fell upon him.
Outside the Adelaide Mine, Sept. 27, 1917.)
Agostin, Rocco
(Miner, ca.1913, Adelaide Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Prosecuted for Violation of the Mining Laws: June 2, 1913, Rocco Agostin,
miner at Adelaide mine of H.C. Frick Coke Company. Charge: Taking
smokers' articles into mine worked exclusively with locked safety lamps.
Plead guilty and paid costs.)
Allen, C. C.
(Miner, ca.1898, Adelaide Mine, Fayette Co., PA, married, wife Lottie Allen.)
Anna, Andy
(Austrian Miner, ca.1925, Adelaide Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 56,
married.);
(Died. Died of liver trouble, March 12, 1925.);
(He was born in Austria and had been in this country about 12 years. His
wife resides in the old country.) |
[ B ]
Barnhart, W. B.
(Superintendent, ca.1913, of the Adelaide Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for H.C.
Frick Coke Company.)
Barrett, James
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1889, Adelaide Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 32,
married.);
(Injured. Burned by fire-damp explosion, in the Adelaide Mine, Oct.
14, 1889.)
Barston, John
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Adelaide Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age
42, married.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of slate in pillar workings, in
the Adelaide Mine, Nov. 25, 1905.)
Beerbower, R. C.
(Superintendent, ca.1916, of the Adelaide Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for H.C.
Frick Coke Company.)
Beldoski, Stephen
(Miner, ca.1919, Adelaide Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Bell, John
(English Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Adelaide Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 36,
married.);
(Injured. Bruised by a fall of mine roof, in the Adelaide Mine, May
18, 1901.)
Bobeck, Steve
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Adelaide Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age
21, single.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by a fall of slate, in the Adelaide Mine,
July 29, 1903, while trying to make a roof fall on his rib. He commenced
to knock out mine posts, and only struck two blows, when the roof fell on
him.)
Bohinger, William W.
(Miner, Adelaide Mine, Fayette Co., PA, married, wife Mary Storey
Bohinger.);
(Killed. Killed in a mining accident, in the Adelaide Mine.)
Boyd, Benton
(Superintendent, ca.1917, of the Adelaide Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for H.C.
Frick Coke Company, Scottdale, PAmarried, wife Nora Lewis Boyd.)
Boyd, Herbert
(Superintendent, ca.1912, of the Adelaide Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for H.C.
Frick Coke Company, Scottdale, PA,)
Burket, Steve
(Hungarian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Adelaide Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age
37, married.);
(Injured. Back severely injured by a fall of roof coal and slate, in
the Adelaide Mine, July 7, 1905.) |
[ C ]
Cameron, William
(Englaih Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Adelaide Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 38,
married.);
(Injured. Severely injured by a fall of mine roof, in the Adelaide
Mine, May 18, 1901.)
Cameron, William
(Miner, Checkweighman ca.1913, Adelaide Mine, Fayette Co., PA, married.);
(Lived in coal company House No. 50, Adelaide, ca.1913.)
Caniss, Steve
(See: Coaniss, Steve.)
Childs, James. A.
(Superintendent, ca.1898, ca.1901, ca.1903, ca.1905, of the Adelaide Mine,
Fayette Co., PA, for H.C. Frick Coke Company.);
(James A. Childs was also Superintendent, ca.1913, ca.1914, of the Juniata
Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for H.C. Frick Coke Company.)
Clingerman, W. H.
(General Superintendent, ca.1905, ca.1912, ca.1913, H.C. Frick Coke Company,
Scottdale, PA, Adelaide Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Coaniss, Steve
(Slav. Miner, Horse Driver ca.1898, Adelaide Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 25,
married, 1 child.);
(Killed. Almost instantly killed by a fall of roof, in the Adelaide
Mine, June 20, 1898.);
(Steve Caniss, Slav., Driver, was almost instantly killed in Adelaide Mine,
on June 20, 1898. This accident happened rather strangely. The
room which he was hauling an empty wagon into, had a piece of bad roof by
reason of a clay vein crossing it, and it had plenty of posts along it, also
one cross piece. In going in with enpty car it went off the track and
the horse he was driving was called to stop, but went on hauling the wagon
off the track until it came to the post on rib side which was holding up
the cross piece and knocked it down, the roof falling suddenly on him with
above results.);
(See also: Caniss, Steve.)
Colgan, Frank
(Miner, Timberman ca.1917, ca.1919, Adelaide Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No.49, Adelaide, PA, ca.1917.)
Coll, Charles
(American Miner Boy, Mule Driver ca.1913, Adelaide Mine, Fayette Co., PA,
Age 19, single.);
(Injured. Leg injured by being caught between mine cars on an entry,
in the Adelaide Mine, July 11, 1913.)
Collins, David
(Miner, Horse Driver ca.1919, Adelaide Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 52.);
(Injured. A hosre ran off in the mine, overturning the mine wagon,
pinning Collins beneath it, he suffered bruises of both legs, in the Adelaide
Mine, July 22, 1919.)
Cossel, Henry
(Miner, Coke Oven Leveler ca.1917, Adelaide Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No.65, Adelaide, PA, ca.1917.) |
[ D ]
Durfler, Adam
(German Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, Adelaide Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 42,
married.);
(Injured. Body severely injured by a fall of coal and slate, in the
Adelaide Mine, Nov. 22, 1904.)
Durkat, John
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1912, Adelaide Mine, Fayette Co., PA, married, wife
Helen Dolpsak Durkat.) |
[ E ]
Eredick, John
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Adelaide Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age
44, married.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of mine roof, in the Adelaide Mine,
Oct.21, 1901. This was considered an unavoidable accident, as every
precaution had been used in taking out a pillar.) |
[ F ]
Fergotch, John
(See: Forgotch, John.)
Forgash, John
(Miner, ca.1919, Adelaide Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Forgotch [Fergotch], John
(Miner, ca.1913, ca.1917, Adelaide Mine, Fayette Co., PA, married.);
(Lived in Coal company House No. 44, Adelaide, PA, ca.1913, ca.1917.) |
[ G ]
Gettie, Joseph
(Hungarian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Adelaide Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age
26, married.);
(Injured. Hip dislocated and head cut by a fall of roof, in the Adelaide
Mine, Sept. 25, 1903.)
Governor, Mike
(Slavonian Miner, Laborer ca.1903, Adelaide Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 36,
married.);
(Injured. Head and back bruised by a fall of roof, in the Adelaide
Mine, Sept. 24, 1903.)
Greglock, William
(Hungarian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1912, Adelaide Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age
35, married.);
(Injured. Foot broken by a post falling on it near the face of a room,
in the Adelaide Mine, July 29, 1912.) |
[ H ]
Hanley, James P.
(Miner, ca.1917, Adelaide Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Passed his Examination for Assistant Mine Foreman ca.1917. Received
his certificate ca.1917.)
Harris, Thomas
(Miner, Mine Foreman ca.1898, Adelaide Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Hokosh, Andy
(Hungarian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1907, Aidelaide Mine, Fayette Co., PA,
married.);
(Lived in Coal Company House No. 80, Aidelaide, PA.);
(Brother-in-law of Ignatz Kacso, who was killed in the Darr Mine, Westmoreland
County, PA, Explosion, Dec. 19, 1907.) |
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[ K ]
Kennedy, O. W.
(General Superintendent, ca.1901, ca.1903, H.C. Frick Coke Company, Scottdale,
PA, Adelaide Mine, Fayette Co., PA.) |
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[ L ]
LaPorte, Joseph
(Miner, ca.1922, Adelaide Mine, Fayette Co., PA, married, wife Carmela Dilella
LaPorte.)
Lynch, Clay F.
(General Superintendent, ca.1916, ca.1917, H.C. Frick Coke Company, Scottdale,
PA, Adelaide Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Lynch, Thomas
(Superintendent, ca.1889, of the Adelaide Mine & Coke Works, Fayette
Co., PA, for H.C. Frick Coke Company, Scottdale, PA.) |
[ M ]
Macejak, Thomas
(Slavonian Miner, Adelaide Mine, Fayette Co., PA, married.);
(In the 1880's-90's there was a strike and all the strikers were thrown out
of their houses. They had to live in tents on the Youghiogheny River
bank.);
(See also: Maceyak, Thomas.)
Maceyak, Thomas
(See: Macejak, Thomas.)
McGarrity, James
(Miner Boy, Water Hauler ca.1889, Adelaide Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 16,
single.);
(Injured. Back injured by a kick from a mule, in the Adelaide Mine,
July 8, 1889.)
Miller, John
(German Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, Adelaide Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 37,
married.);
(Injured. Body severely injured by a fall of coal and slate, in the
Adelaide Mine, Nov. 22, 1904.)
Mockhigh, Andrew
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Adelaide Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age
45, married.);
(Injured. Compound fracture of the leg by a fall of roof slate and
coal, in the Adelaide Mine, Sept. 22, 1905.) |
[ N ]
Nicalos, Harry
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1908, Adelaide Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Killed. Killed in a mining accident in the Adelaide Mine, Sept. 25,
1908.) |
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[ S ]
Sneddon, William
(Scotch Miner, Roadman ca.1903, Adelaide Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 46,
married.);
(Injured. Body severely bruised. Caught between an empty mine wagon
and a coal rib, in the Adelaide Mine, June 8, 1903.)
Squibbs, Robert
(Miner, Coke Works Employee ca.1889, Adelaide Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age
37, married.);
(Killed. Killed by a locomotive jumping off the track on the trestle
while charging the coke ovens, at the Adelaide Mine Coke Works, Jan. 29,
1889.)
Swink, Elmer
(Miner, ca.1913, ca.1917, Adelaide Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Passed the examination for Assistant Mine Foreman ca.1913, Certificate issued
ca.1913.);
(Passed his Examination for Mine Foreman, First Grade ca.1917. Received
his certificate ca.1917.) |
[ T ]
Toph, Frank
(Miner, ca.1917, Adelaide Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 38.);
(Died. Died July 13, 1917, in St Joseph's Hospital, Pittsburgh of
peritonittis. The body was brought to Connellsville Friday morning and removed
by funeral director J. L. Snader to Coal Company House No. 106 at Trotter,
PA. Deceased was employed in the mines of H. C. Frick Coke Company
at Adelaide. [from "The Weekly Courier," Connellsville, PA,
July 19, 1917.].) |
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[ W ]
Weaver, Grany
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1898, Adelaide Mine, Fayete Co., PA, Age 36,
married.);
(Injured. Collar bone broken while lifting a loaded mine wagon on the
track, in the Adelaide Mine, June 25, 1898.)
Wolf, Unec
(Miner, ca.1919, Adelaide Mine, Fayette Co., PA.) |
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[ Y ]
Yanosey, Nickolas
(Slavonian Miner, ca.1895 - 1910, Adelaide Mine, Fayette Co., PA,
married.);
(born in Hanigovce, Saris, Slovakia ca.1876.)
Yanosey, Tom
(Slavonian Miner, Adelaide Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Yeager, John
(Miner, Track Layer ca.1889, Adelaide Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 25,
single.);
(Injured. Flesh wound in thigh caused by a pit car running away, in
the Adelaide Mine, June 22, 1889.) |
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