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Coal Miners Memorial
Donald No. 1 & No. 2 Mines & Coke Works,
Donald No. 3 Mine & Coke Works,
Donald No. 4 Mine & Coke Works,
Donald No. 5 Mine,
Masontown, Grays Landing & Mt. Sterling,
Fayette County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

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

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated March 23, 2009

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the
Donald Mines & Coke Works

Following is a partial list of the miners, coke workers, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Donald Mines & Coke Works, near Masontown, 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
DONALD MINES & COKE WORKS

[ A ]
Anderson, Jacob
(American Miner Boy, Trapper Boy ca.1903, Donald No. 1 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 13, single.);
(Injured. Both arms broken. caught between a mine car and a rib, in the Donald No. 1 Mine, Jan. 9, 1903.)

[ B ]
Bailey, Joseph
(Slavonian Miner Boy, Mule Driver ca.1916, Donald No. 2 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 18, single.);
(Injured. Foot lacerated by mine cars on an entry, in the Donald No. 2 Mine, June 10, 1916.)
Beck, Martin
(Horwat Miner [Croatian Miner], Car Shifter ca.1916, Donald No. 1 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 28, single.);
(Injured. Leg lacerated and heel crushed. Run over by mine cars. Outside the Donald No. 1 Mine, march 19, 1916.)
Bencock, Michael
(Austrian Miner, Mule Driver ca.1916, Donald No. 4 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 25, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken between the knee and hip and foot injured by a fall of slate in a room, in the Donald No. 4 Mine, April 4, 1916.)
Bosnick, Nicholas
(Horwat Miner [Croatian Miner], Mule Driver ca.1913, Donald No. 2 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 27, married.);
(Injured. Compound fracture of leg below the knee by being caught between mine car bumpers, in the Donald No. 2 Mine, Nov. 20, 1913.)
Brown, Summer
(American Miner, Coke Ovens Charger ca.1913, Donald No. 2 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 28, married.);
(Injured. Right leg broken above ankle in collision of two coke oven charging larries on the coke ovens. Outside the Donald No. 2 Mine, Nov. 13, 1913.)
Brownfield, Isaac H.
(General Superintendent, ca.1903, ca.1904, Riverview Coal & Coke Company, Uniontown, PA, Donald No. 1 & No. 2 Mines, Fayette Co., PA.)

[ C ]
Cametsky, Paul
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1913, Donald No. 4 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 40, married.);
(Injured. Leg fractured by being caught between mine car and a coal rib, in the Donald No. 4 Mine, Jan. 17, 1913.)
Cook, William
(Horwat Miner [Croatian Miner], Trip Rider ca.1913, Donald No. 2 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 31, married.);
(Injured. Great toe crushed between bumpers of empty mine cars that were wrecked while swinging the trip into a side track, in the Donald No. 2 Mine, April 30, 1913.)

[ D ]
Dobias, Dominick
(Italian Miner, Mule Driver ca.1912, Donald No. 4 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 28, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken while riding between two front loaded mine cars. The front car derailed on a curve on an entry, in the Donald No. 4 Mine, July 14, 1912.)

[ E ]

[ F ]
Fidek, Michael
(Russian Miner, Mule Driver ca.1913, Donald No. 2 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 28, married.);
(Injured. Right ankle fractured between the bumpers of mine cars, in the Donald No. 2 Mine, Feb. 4, 1913.)
Foy, A. J.
(Superintendent, ca.1913, of the Donald No 1, No. 2 & No. 3 Mines, Fayette Co., PA, for Consolidated Connellsville Coke Company.)

[ G ]
Gagger, Joseph
(American Miner, Mule Driver ca.1906, Donald No. 2 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 24, single.);
(Injured. Left foot crushed. Caught between mine cars, in the Donald No. 2 Mine, July 23, 1906.)
Gallause, Frank
(Italian Miner, Laborer ca.1913, Donald No. 4 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 20, single.);
(Injured. Both legs broken below the knee, squeezed about the hips and foot injured while riding on top of a mine motor that was wrecked, in the Donald No. 4 Mine, July 1, 1913.)
Goodman, George
(American Miner, Mule Driver ca.1913, Donald No. 4 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 26, single.);
(Injured. Broken bone in instep and lacerated ankle by being caught between the bumpers of the mine cars when they derailed on the entry, in the Donald No. 4 Mine, July 19, 1913.)

[ H ]
Hovanez, Joseph
(Slavonian Miner Boy, Mule Driver, ca.1913, Donald No. 2 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 18, single.);
(Injured. Laceration of great toe between loaded mine cars, in the Donlad No. 2 Mine, June 11, 1913.)

[ I ]

[ J ]

[ K ]
Kosick, John
(Slavonian Miner, Mule Driver ca.1916, Donald No. 4 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 22, married.);
(Injured. Wrist fractured by coming in contact with a door-frame on an entry, in the Donald No. 4 Mine, April 6, 1916.)

[ L ]
Laing, Thomas
(See: Lang, Thomas.)
Lang, Thomas B.
(Superintendent, ca.1903, ca.1904, of the Donald No. 1 & No. 2 Mines, Fayette Co., PA, for Riverview Coal & Coke Company.);
(See also: Laing, Thomas.)

[ M ]
Maher, Charles J.
(Superintendent, ca.1912, ca.1913, of the Donald No. 4 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for Consolidated Connellsville Coke Company, Uniontown, PA.)
Marelli, Philip
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Donald No. 1 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 30, single.);
(Killed. Killed by a fall of roof coal, in the Donald No. 1 Mine, March 24, 1905.)
Martin, Dewey
(American Miner Boy, Laborer ca.1916, Donald No. 2 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 17, single.);
(Injured. Forearm fractured. While attempting to throw a track switch, he slipped and fell on the rail. Outside the Donald No. 2 Mine, Feb. 8, 1916.)
Mathews, W. E.
(General Superintendent, ca.1916, ca.1917, Consolidated Coke Company, Donald Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5 Mines, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Superintendent, ca.1917, of the Donald No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, & No. 5 Mines, Fayette Co., PA, for Consolidated Coke Company.)
Mehol, Paul
(Hungarian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, Donald No. 1 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 24, married, 1 child.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of coal and slate, in the Donald No. 1 Mine, Nov. 19, 1904.)
Milligan, William
(American Miner Boy, Laborer ca.1913, Donald No. 2 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 18, single.);
(Injured. Two ribs fractured by being thrown from a mine car, in the Donald No. 2 Mine, June 12, 1913.)

[ N ]
Newmaw, Albert
(American Miner, Oiler ca.1912, Donald No. 4 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 32, married, 2 children.);
(Instantly killed by being caught between a moving sprocket-wheel and the chain, while oiling coal-washing machinery. Outside the Donald No. 4 Mine, Jan. 24, 1912.)
Nugent, William
(Irish Miner Boy, Mule Driver ca.1906, Donald No. 2 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 18, single.);
(Injured. Rib broken by falling off a trip and being caught by a mine car, in the Donald No. 2 Mine, July 19, 1906.)
[ O ]
[ P ]
Philippi, Louis
(Superintendent, ca.1912, of the Donald Nos. 1, 2, 3 Mines, Fayette Co., PA, for Consolidated Connellsville Coke Company, Uniontown, PA.)
Puscarick, Mike
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1917, Donald No. 2 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 60, married.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in the Donald No. 2 Mine, Nov. 10, 1917.)
[ Q ]
[ R ]
Rankin, John
(American Miner, Pumper ca.1913, Donald No. 2 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 44, married.);
(Injured. Ankle bruised by slipping off the cradle of an empty pump at the river. Outside the Donald No. 2 Mine, Nov. 25, 1913.)
Remick, George
(Russian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1913, Donald No. 2 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 56, married.);
(Injured. Two ribs fractured and back bone injured by a fall of slate at the face of the working place, in the Donald No. 2 Mine, March 13, 1913. He failed to set a mine post.)
Rocks, Francis
(General Superintendent, ca.1901, Riverview Coal & Coke Company, Donald Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Ronock, Joseph
(Horwat Miner [Croatian Miner], Mule Driver ca.1912, Donald No. 2 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 33, married.);
(Injured. Foot crushed and lacerated by being caught between two empty mine cars of a motor trip. He was riding along the side ttrack on an entry and the motorman made a sudden stop, causing the mine cars to climb bumpers, in the Donald No. 2 Mine, Dec 2, 1912.)
Rule, Thomas
(American Miner Boy, Coupler ca.1912, Donald No. 4 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 18, single.);
(Injured. Leg lacerated by being caught between empty mine cars that he was coupling. The mine cars were bumped by a car following on the entry, in the Donald No. 4 Mine, July 15, 1912.)

[ S ]
Sattler, Clarence N.
(American Miner, Mule Driver ca.1903, Donald No. 1 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 23, single.);
(Killed. Crushed between a mine car and a coal rib, in the Donald No. 1 Mine, Jan. 17, 1903.)
Simpson, M. S.
(Superintendent, ca.1905, of the Donald No. 1 Mine & Donald No. 2 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for Southern Connellsville Coke Company.)
Slablie, Frank
(Slavonian Miner, Mule Driver ca.1913, Donald No. 4 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 25, married.);
(Injured. Right leg fractured below the knee by a mule falling on him, in the Donald No. 4 Mine, March 5, 1913.)
Smith, Steven
(Slavonian Miner, Car Shifter ca.1913, Donald No. 4 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 40, married.);
(Injured. Right forearm fractured by slipping off car and falling to the ground while shifting cars before daylight. Outside the Donald No. 4 Mine, Oct. 9, 1913.)
[ T ]
Tomi, John
(Slavonian Miner, Mule Driver ca.1916, Donald No. 2 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 32, married, 3 children.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by a fall of slate about 20 feet from the face of a room, in the Donald No. 2 Mine, July 29, 1916.)
[ U ]
[ V ]
Vasas, John
(Hungarian Miner, Coke Drawer ca.1912, Donald No. 4 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 37, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken by slipping off a gang plank while pushing a wheelbarrow of coke on a car. Outside the Donald No. 4 Mine, Sept. 6, 1912.)
[ W ]
Wadnick, Joseph
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, Donald No. 1 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 40, single.);
(Injured. Burned about the face and hands by a blown out shot, in the Donald No. 1 Mine, Feb. 26, 1904.)
Welsher, Franz
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Donald No. 1 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 42, single.);
(Injured. Burned hands and face by a blown-out shot, in the Donald No. 1 Mine, Dec. 21, 1905.)
Whitlock, Richard
(American Miner, Charger on Coke Ovens ca.1912, Donald No. 4 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 52, married.);
(Injured. Rib broken by stepping into a valve-pit that had carelessly been left open by the pipemen. Outside the Donald No. 4 Mine, June 16, 1912.)
Whyel, George
(General Superintendent, ca.1912, ca.1913, Consolidated Connellsville Coke Company, Donald No. 1, No. 2 No. 3 & No. 4 Mines, Fayette Co., PA.)
Whyel, Harry
(General Superintendent, ca.1905, Southern Connellsville Coke Company, Donald No. 1 Mine & Donald No. 2 Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)

[ X ]

[ Y ]
Yadock, Andrew
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, Donald No. 1 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 31, married, 3 children.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of roof coal and slate, in the Donald No. 1 Mine, Dec. 13, 1904.)
Yusan, Peter
(Polish Miner, Charger on Coke Ovens ca.1912, Donald No. 3 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 21, single.);
(Injured. Compound fracture of leg. While on his way back to the bin, he ran into an open switch and struck a standimng larry. Outside the Donald No. 3 Mine, Oct. 4, 1912.)
[ Z ]

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