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

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated Jan. 9, 2009

Beyer, H. O.
(Superintendent, ca.1912, of the Chamouni 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, Chamouni Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Boochs, Joseph
(Belgian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1900, Chamouni Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 46, married.);
(Injured.  Three ribs broken by a fall of slate, in the Chamouni Mine, Feb. 15, 1900.)
Breshno, John
(Miner, Machine scraper ca.1910, Chamouni Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Prosecuted for Violations of the Mining Laws, January, 1910:  George Papash and John Breshno, machine runner and scraper at the Chamouni Mine, were charged with passing the main danger station into the mine before it had been examined and reported to be safe by the fire bosses.  At a hearing in the Squire's office, the case was dismissed on account of insufficient evidence, the defendants paying the costs.)
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Crombie, T. J.
(Superintendent, ca.1900, ca.1901, ca.1903, of the Chamouni Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for Monongahela River Consolidated Coal & Coke Company.)
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DeArmit, E. S.
(Superintendent, ca.1913, of the Chamouni Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for Monogahela River Consolidated Coal & Coke Company.)
Delia, George
(Slavonian Miner Boy, Pick Miner ca.1903, Chamouni Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 19, single.);
(Injured.  Head and eye cut by a fall of coal and slate, in the Chamouni Mine, June 24, 1903.)
Duedach, Andrew
(Slavonian Miner, Coal Loader ca.1904, Chamouni Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 45, married.);
(Injured.  Three ribs broken by being hit by a mine post, in the Chamouni Mine, April 26, 1904.)
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Gibson, W. S.
(Superintendent, ca.1898, of the Chamouni Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for Tide Coal Company.)
Griffith, W. E.
(Superintendent, ca.1905, of the Chamouni Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for Monongahela River Consolidated Coal & Coke Company.)
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Keefer, W. W.
(General Superintendent, ca.1905, Monongahela River Consolidated Coal & Coke Company, Chamouni Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
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Lanning, William
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1900, Chamouni Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 35, married.);
(Injured.  Leg broken by a fall of coal, in the Chamouni Mine, June 15, 1900.)
Lebar, Charles
(Russian Miner, Coal Loader ca.1905, Chamouni Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 27, single.);
(Injured.  Thigh bone broken by a fall of coal, in the Chamouni Mine, June 7, 1905.)
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Majuriah, John
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1900, Chamouni Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
McCollum, Robert
(Scotch Miner, Pick Miner ca.1900, Chamouni Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 50, married.);
(Injured.  Foot bruised by a fall of coal, in the Chamouni Mine, June 15, 1900.)
McMurray, Reese
(American Miner, Coal Loader ca.1904, Chamouni Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 36, married.);
(Injured.  Leg broken by a mine car which had been struck by falling slate, in the Chamouni Mine, May 9, 1904.)
Menesky, Julius
(Austrian Miner, Machine Runner ca.1905, Chamouni Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 35, married.);
(Injured.  Head injured by a fall of coal, in the Chamouni Mine, April 19, 1905.)
Mills, J. E.
(Miner, Mine Foreman ca.1910, Chamouni Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Prosecuted for Violations of the Mining Laws.  J. E. Mills, a mine foreeman at the Chamouni Mine, was charged with not provising proper shelter holes and check doors, and permitting to many employees in one air current.  He entered a plea of guilty and the sentence was suspended by the payment of the costs.  January, 1910.)