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Coal Miners Memorial
Albany Mine,
Albany,
near Brownsville,
Fayette County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that mined the Bituminous Coal seams of the Albany Mine, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated Sept. 15, 2010

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the
Albany Mine

Following is a partial list of the miners, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Albany Mine, Albany, near Brownsville, Fayette 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 coal mines and 20,370 deaths in bituminous coal mines.

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COAL MINERS MEMORIAL
ALBANY MINE

[ A ]
Alesko, Mike
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1910, Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 28, single.);
(Injured. Back and thigh crushed by a fall of coal on pillar work, in the Albany Mine, Jan. 24, 1910.)
Armstrong, J. M.
(General Superintendent, ca.1917, Pittsburgh Coal Company, Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)

[ B ]
Bates, Samuel
(English Miner, Pick Miner ca.1914, Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 52, married, 2 children.);
(Killed. Killed by a fall of roof while drawing entry stumps, in the Albany Mine, May 1, 1914.)
Beyer, H. O.
(Superintendent, ca.1912, of the Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for Monongahela River Consolidated Coal & Coke Company, Pittsburgh, PA.)
Blackburn, O. A.
(General Superintendent, ca.1900, ca.1901, ca.1903, for Monongahela River Consolidated Coal & Coke Company, Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Borish, John
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 38, married, 2 children.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of slate, in the Albany Mine, May 1, 1905.)
Bradish, Mike
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1912, Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 30, married.);
(Injured, Foot crushed by fall of coal on pillar work, in th eAlbany Mine, Aug. 31, 1912. Foot had to be amputated.)
Brinskey, Antonia
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 33, married, 2 children.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by a fall of coal and slate, in the Albany Mine, April 7, 1903, while shearing coal.)
Buttcheck, Joe
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 23, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of slate, in the Albany Mine, Jan. 19, 1906.)

[ C ]
Chadwick, Mathew
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1889, Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 29, married. 2 children.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by falling slate, in the Albany Mine, Feb. 27, 1889.);
(The deceased and a brother were driving entry in the above mine, and had a great amount of slate up, and previous to the accident they discovered that it was loose, and while the deceased was knocking a post from under a cross bar the slate over him gave way crushing out his life. The piece that fell on him was five feet long five feet wide and some fourteen inches thick. Inquest held and a verdict of accidental death rendered.)
Chadwick, Mr.
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1889, Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Brother of Mathew Chadwick.)
Conelack, John
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1910, Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 22, single.);
(Injured. Injured internally by a fall of slate on pillar work, in the Albany Mine, Jan. 25, 1910.)

[ D ]
DeArmit, E. S.
(Superintendent, ca.1913, of the Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for Monogahela River Consolidated Coal & Coke Company.)
Dorka, Micjael
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 27, married.);
(Injured. Thigh dislocated by a fall of slate, in the Albany Mine, Oct. 21, 1904.)
Drecharalic, John
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 54, married, 1 child.);
(Killed. Instantly killed. The hoisting cage was taken suddenly to the top of the shaft, and he was carried over the wheel and thrown into the coal crusher, at the Albany Mine, May 3, 1906.);
(May 3, 1906, John Drecharalic, Slavonian, miner, was instantly killed by a fall of slate at Albany Mine, while loading a mine car. He wanted to load a mine car and then post, but slate fell and caught him before the mine car was loaded.)
Duesoi, Steve
(Hungarian Miner, Machine Miner ca.1917, Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 38, married.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in the Albany Mine, June 23, 1917.)
Durr, W. F.
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1889, Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Injured. Back injured while attempting to step on a train of coal cars, in the Albany Mine, April 25, 1889.)

[ E ]

[ F ]
Fragen, Henry
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1898, Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 35, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of slate, in the Albany Mine, June 15, 1898.)

[ G ]
Gasper, William
(Hungarian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 31, married, 1 child.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by a fall of coal, in the Albany Mine, March 16, 1903.)
Gillie, William
(Superintendent, ca.1900, ca.1901, ca.1903, of the Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for Monongahela River Consolidated Coal & Coke Company.)
Goborky, Mike
(Italian Miner Boy, Pick Miner ca.1901, Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 14, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of slate, in the Albany Mine, Aug. 6, 1901.)
Griffith, W. E.
(Superintendent, ca.1905, of the Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for Monongahela River Consolidated Coal & Coke Company.)

[ H ]
Hakin, William
(Miner, Scraper after machines ca.1898, Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 20, single.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of coal, in the Albany Mine, April 27, 1898.)
Hartsock, William
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1891, Albany Mine, near Brownsville, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Killed. Killed by a fall of slate, in the Albany Mine, April 13, 1891. [from "The Connellsville Courier," Connellsville, PA, April 17, 1891.].)
Herbetko, John
(Russian Miner, Machine Miner ca.1916, Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 46, married.);
(Injured. Back bruised and foot crushed by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in the Albany Mine, April 14, 1916.)
Hogg, Frank T.
(Superintendent ca.1889, ca.1892, of the Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for Snowdon & Hogg Company.)

[ I ]
Inghram, Josiah W.
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1893, Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA, married, 5 children.);
(Killed. Killed by a fall of slate, in the Albany Mine, April 24, 1893. Lived in Brownsville, PA. [from "The Connellsville Courier," Connellsville, PA, April 28, 1893.].)

[ J ]
Janos, Stephan
(Slavonian Miner, ca.1925, Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA, married.);
(Killed. Killed by a fall of slate, in the Albany Mine, May 19 or May 25, 1925.)
Janos, Steve, Jr.
(American Miner, ca.1925, Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Son of Stephan Janos, Sr.)

[ K ]
Keefer, W. W.
(General Superintendent, ca.1905, Monongahela River Consolidated Coal & Coke Company, Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Klinks, John
(Hungarian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 43, married.);
(Injured. Crushed internally by a fall of slate, in the Albany Mine, Nov. 13, 1905.)
Knot, John
(Hungarian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 27, single.);
(Injured. Thigh broken by a fall of coal, in the Albany Mine, Aug. 28, 1905.)
Krohar, Joseph
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(He was working were Joseph Raverch, when Raverch was killed in the Albany Mine.)

[ L ]
Lenecy, Frank
(Italian Miner, Pick Mier ca.1903, Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 45, married.);
(Injured. Thigh broken and side of face cut by a fall of coal and slate, in the Albany Mine, Aug. 5, 1903.)

[ M ]
Mike, Steven
(Hungarian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 21, single.);
(Injured. Bruised across the back by a fall of slate, in the Albany Mine, June 19, 1906.)
Miller, Frank
(Russian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 39, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of slate, in the Albany Mine, Nov. 6, 1905.)
Murray, Andrew
(English Miner, Pick Miner ca.1912, Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 65, married.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by a fall of slate at the face of his room. He just fired a tight shot and failed to take the slate down, but started to load a mine car that the driver was there waiting for, in th eAlbany Mine, Oct. 11, 1912.)

[ N ]
Naterican, Zerna
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 26, married, 1 child.);
(Killed. Killed by a fall of slate, in the Albany Mine, June 7, 1905.)
Nayler, Joseph
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1889, Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 30.);
(Injured. Arm broken while taking out a post, in the Albany Mine, May 28, 1889.)

[ O ]

[ P ]
Pretronic, John
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 24, single.);
(Injured. Head and face injured by a blast through a rib, in the Albany Mine, Oct. 3, 1903.)

[ Q ]

[ R ]
Raverch, Joseph
(Hungarian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 27, single.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by a fall of coal, in the Albany Mine, Jan. 7, 1903.);
(Joseph Raverch, miner, employed in the Albany Mine, was fatally injured on January 7, 1903, by a fall of coal. At the time of the accident, the deceased was loading a mine car, while his partner, Joseph Krohar, was shearing a shot, which the powder failed to throw. It was in evidence that the accident was due to carelessness on the part of Joseph Raverch.)

[ S ]
Schluederberg, George W.
(General Superintendent, ca.1912, ca.1913, Monogahela River Consolidated Coal & Coke Company, Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
(General Superintendent, ca.1916, Pittsburgh Coal Company, Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Seddon, William
(Miner, Mine Boss ca.1889, Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Superintendent, ca.1898, of the Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for Snowdon & Gould Company.)
Swoger, Clark
(Miner, ca.1938, Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA, married, wife Rebecca Gribble Swoger, 5 children.);
(Lived at Coal Company House No. 5, Albany, PA.)

[ T ]
Tachavar, Joseph
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 24, single.);
(Injured. Seriously injured by a blast through a rib, in the Albany Mine, Oct. 3, 1903.)
Tartright, John
(Hungarian Miner, Mule Driver ca.1905, Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 21, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken. He jumped backwards on a mine car and fell and the mine car ran over his leg, in the Albany Mine, May 24, 1905.)
Tilinko, Steve
(Hungarian Miner Boy, Coal Loader ca.1913, Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 16, single.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by a fall of slate at the face of the working place, in the Albany Mine, Feb 22, 1913.)

[ U ]

[ V ]

[ W ]
Wagner, John
(Hungarian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 27, married.);
(Injured. Collar bone broken by a fall of coal, in the Albany Mine, Jan. 12, 1903.)
Wilson, J. A.
(Superintendent, ca.1916, ca.1917, of the Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for Pittsburgh Coal Company.)

[ X ]

[ Y ]

[ Z ]
Zearker, Steve
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 28, married.);
(Injured. Crushed internally by a fall of slate, in the Albany Mine, May 27, 1905.)
Zoltezy, Steve
(Hungarian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1912, Albany Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 50, married, 3 children.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by a fall of coal on pillar work while in th eact of undermining without sprags being set under the coal, in the Albany Mine, Nov. 19, 1912.)

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