Coal Miners Memorial, Atlas Mine & Coke Works, Atlas, Dunbar Twp., Fayette Co., PA, U.S.A.

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Coal Miners Memorial
Atlas Mine & Coke Works (Atlas-Mahoning Mine),
(Colvin Mine & Coke Works),
near Dunbar,
Atlas,
Dunbar Twp.,
Fayette County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Also see the Mahoning - Atlas Mine.

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

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated Nov. 7, 2009

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the
Atlas Mine & Coke Works (Colvin Mine & Coke Works)

Following is a partial list of the miners, coke workers, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Atlas Mine & Coke Works (Colvin Mine & Coke Works), Dunbar, Atlas, Dunbar Twp., 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 mines and 20,370 deaths in bituminous mines.

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COAL MINERS MEMORIAL
ATLAS MINE & COKE WORKS
(COLVIN MINE & COKE WORKS)

[ A ]
Arnold, Dayton Bushrod
(Miner, Atlas Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
[ B ]
[ C ]
Chero, Tony
(Italian Miner Boy, Doorboy ca.1905, Atlas Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 17, single.);
(Injured. Legs crushed off. Run over by a loaded trip of mine cars, in the Atlas Mine, Feb. 7, 1905.)
Cohensky, Mike
(Slavonian Miner, Timberman ca.1904, Atlas Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 25, single.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by fall of roof, in the Atlas Mine, April 7, 1904.)
[ D ]
[ E ]
[ F ]
[ G ]
Getsic, Andrew
(Slavonian Miner, Laborer ca.1904, Atlas Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 35, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of roof, in the Atlas Mine, May 11, 1904.)
[ H ]
[ I ]
[ J ]
Jeno, Andy
(Slavonian Miner, Timberman ca.1906, Atlas Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 22, single.);
(Killed. Killed by a fall of roof, in the Atlas Mine, Jan. 13, 1906.)
Jubal, George
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Atlas Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 22, single.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of roof coal, coal & slate, in the Atlas Mine, Feb. 4, 1901. He neglected to properly post the place)
[ K ]
Kane, John
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1890, Atlas Mine, Dunbar, Fayette Co., PA, married, with children.);
(Killed. Killed in the Atlas Mine, Dunbar, June 30, 1890, when a steam pipe burst, he then ran away and fell, fracturing his skull. [from the "Connellsville Couries," July 4, 1890.].)
[ L ]
[ M ]
Meagher, Martin
(Superintendent ca.1894, of the Atlas Mine & Coke Works, Fayette Co., PA, for Cambria Iron Company.);
(Superintendent, ca.1898, of the Mahoning - Atlas Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for Cambria Steel Company.)
Mooney, Edward
(Miner, Mining Boss ca.,1898, of the Mahoning - Atlas Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
[ N ]

[ O ]
[ P ]
Patt, John N.
(General Superintendent, ca.1901, Cambria Iron & Steel Company, Atlas-Mahoning Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Pott, John N.
(General Superintendent, ca.1903, ca.1905, for Cambria Steel Company, Atlas Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
[ Q ]
[ R ]
Rinock, John
(Slavonian Miner, Timberman ca.1904, Atlas Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 25, single.);
(Injured. Injured on the back by a fall of coal from the side, in the Atlas Mine, April 7, 1904.);
(Moved to Michigan. d. ca.1963.)
Roddia, Phillip
(Italian Miner, ca.1905, Atlas Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 24, single.);
(Kiled. Killed by a fall of slate & roof coal, in the Atlas Mine, July 26, 1905.);
(July 26, Phillip Roddia, miner, was killed in Atlas Mine while engaged in mining coal in pillar workings. A piece of roof coal and slate fell between the posts that had been set for protection.)
[ S ]
Sleighter, Henry
(Miner, Fireman ca.1889, tended the boilers and mine exhaust fire, Atlas Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 26, single.);
(Injured. Burned by natural gas fire at the boilers, in the Atlas Mine, Dec. 4, 1889.)
Smith, Joseph
(German Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Atlas Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 34, married, 3 children.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by a fall of coal, roof & slate, in the Atlas Mine, March 12, 1901. He commenced to knock out posts for the purpose of making a fall but was caught by part of it. He died the next day.)
Stoker, J.
(Superintendent, ca.1901, of the Atlas-Mahoning Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for Cambria Iron & Steel Company.)
Stroker, James J.
(Superintendent, ca.1903, ca.1905, of the Atlas Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for Cambria Steel Company.)
[ T ]
Taylor, Isaac
(Superintendent, ca.1889, of the Atlas Mine & Coke Works, Fayette Co., PA, for Cambria Iron Company.)
Trew, Chas. R.
(Miner, Mining Boss ca.1894, Atlas Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for Cambria Iron Company.)
[ U ]
[ V ]
[ W ]
[ X ]
[ Y ]
Young, William
(American Miner, Laborer ca.1904, Atlas Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 33, married.);
(Injured. Leg cut off by loaded mine wagons. Outside the Atlas Mine, Aug.16, 1904.)
[ Z ]

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