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Berish, John
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1886, Grace Mine, Moyer, Fayette Co., PA, Age 24,
single.);
(Injured. Had two ribs fractured by being caught between the mine wagon
and a rib in his room, in the Grace Mine, Nov. 26, 1886.)
Betuary, Walter
(Miner, ca.1909, Grace Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Prosecuted for violations of the Mining Laws: 1909. August 23, information
was made against John Nicholas and Walter Betuary for burning impure illuminating
oil in the Grace Mine of W. J. Rainey. Defendants entered a plea of
guilty and were ordered to pay costs of prosecution.)
Blova, Steve
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Grace Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 28,
single.);
(Injured. Head and left knee injured by digging out dynamite shot,
which failed to explode, in the Grace Mine, March 3, 1905.)
Bradford, F. R. "Frank"
(Superintendent ca.1905, ca.1906, ca.1909, ca.1912, ca.1913, of the Grace
Mine & Coke Works, Fayette Co., PA, for W.J. Rainey Company, Connellsville,
PA.)
Brovaler, Steven
(Slav. Miner, Pick Miner ca.1896, Bellview Shaft Grace Mine, Fayette Co.,
PA, married, 1 child.);
(Killed. He sat down in the path of the descending hoisting cage and
was crushed, in the Bellview Shaft Grace Mine, July 1, 1896. [from
the "Connellsville Courier," Connellsville, PA, July 3, 1896.].)
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Dragage, Edward
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Grace Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 25,
married.);
(Injured. Hip injured by falling slate, in the Grace Mine, June 8,
1903.)
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Ferschnaier, Joseph
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Grace Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 50,
married.);
(Injured. Leg broken by fall of slate, in the Grace Mine, Sept. 26,
1905.)
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Geidis, George
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Grace Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 59,
married.);
(Injured. Thigh fractured by falling roof, in the Grace Mine,
Feb. 23, 1903.)
Gutcher, Uassal
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, Grace Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 24,
single.);
(Injured. Head and face injured by falling roof, in the Grace Mine,
April 16, 1904.)
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Halfhill, Charles
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, Grace Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 35,
married, 6 children.);
(Killed. Killed instantly by falling roof, in the Grace Mine, Sept.
31, 1904.)
Hoshesky, John
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1907, Grace Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 43,
married.);
(Injured. Toe broken by piece of slate sliding off the gob at the face
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James, Leroy
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Grace Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 33,
married.);
(Injured. Ankle sprained by falling coal, in the Grace Mine, Feb. 23,
1903.)
Johns, Thomas W.
(Superintendent, ca.1889, ca.1898, ca.1900, ca.1903, of the Grace Mine
& Coke Works, Fayette Co., PA, for W. J. Rainey Company.)
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Keefer, Amos
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Grace Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 26,
single.);
(Injured. Slight fracture of ankle by falling roof coal and slate,
in the Grace Mine, Aug. 21, 1903.)
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Lauverick, John
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Grace Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 29,
married.);
(Injured. Thigh fractured by falling roof, in the Grace Mine, Nov.
14, 1903.)
Layman, Joseph
(Miner, Carpenter ca.1886, Grace Mine, Moyer, Fayette Co., PA, Age 31,
married.);
(Killed. This accident was caused by the falling of a part of a trestle
building, on which he and another person stood, carrying them to the ground.
In the fall his skull was fractured amd he was otherwise injured. He
lived buta few days after it occurred. Outside the Grace Mine, Nov.
20, 1886.)
Leilley, Samuel
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1898, Grace Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 21, single.);
(Injured. Hands and arms badly burned by powder exploding by a spark
from his lamp, in the Grace Mine, April 12, 1898.)
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Martin, E. B.
(Superintendent, ca.1916, ca.1917, of the Grace Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for
W. J. Rainey Company.)
Marton, Charles
(Swedish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Grace Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 29,
married, 2 children.);
(Killed. Killed instantly by a fall of slate, in the Grace Mine, April
28, 1906.);
(April 28, 1906, Charles Marton, Swedish, miner, was instantly killed at
the Grace Mine by a piece of slate that fell off the side of the pillar.
This accident was due to carelessness or recklessness on the part of
the victim, as the crushed condition of the slate at this point fully warranted
its being taken down prior to his loading coal.)
Martonack, Loay
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Grace Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 43,
single.);
(Injured. Leg broken by fall of coal & slate, in the Grace Mine, Dec.
20, 1905.)
Mervis, George
(Russian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Grace Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 29,
married. 3 children.);
(Killed. Killed instantly by a fall of slate, in the Grace Mine, Sept.
28, 1906.);
(Sept. 28, 1906, George Mervis, Russian, miner, was instantly killed at the
Grace Mine by a fall of slate. The pillar in which this accident occurred
was not in operation, and there was no evidence to show what Mervis was
doing.)
Mitchell, T.J.
(General Superintendent, ca.1900, ca.1901, ca.1903, ca.1906, ca.1909, of
the Grace Mine & Coke Works, Fayette Co., PA, for W.J.Rainey Company,
Connellsville, PA.)
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Nicholas, John
(Miner, ca.1909, Grace Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Prosecuted for violations of the Mining Laws: 1909. August 23, information
was made against John Nicholas and Walter Betuary for burning impure illuminating
oil in the Grace Mine of W. J. Rainey. Defendants entered a plea of
guilty and were ordered to pay costs of prosecution.)
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Palish, John
(Slavonian Mine, Pick Miner ca.1903, Grace Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 35,
married, 4 children.);
(Killed. Killed instantly by falling roof, in the Grace Mine, July
29, 1903.);
(July 29, Grace mine, John Palish, miner, was killed instantly. He
was employed drawing a rib in company with John Platsko, who was present
at the time and was holding the lights, while Palish was engaged drawing
the posts for the purpose of causing a fall of roof, and when it was about
to break Palish started to run out, and ran up against the posts of the break
row. He fell and was caught by the falling roof before he could regain
his feet.)
Patsco, Mike
(Slavish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1898, Grace Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 23,
single.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by roof falling on him, while knocking out
mine posts, in the Grace Mine, Mar. 2, 1898.);
(Mike Patsco, Slavish Miner, was instantly killed by a fall of roof in the
Grace Mine, March 2, 1898, on Bo. 7 Burr. This accident occurred by
taking unnecessary risks in knocking out posts on ribs. The distance
from the face to the last post was over 20 feet and in knocking out the fourth
one they nearly all fell suddenly, covering him. This was about one
o'clock, afternoon, when the men who were working in adjoining rooms and
ribs who were also Slavish, saw what happened, they all ran out of the mine
and told the mine foreman; he went inside took the road men with him
and cleaned the fall off to get his body out, and it took them over two hours
to do it.) ;
(Slav. Miner, ca.1898, W. J. Rainey's Grace Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 23,
single.);
(Killed. Killed by a fall of slate, while drawing ribs, in the Grace
Mine, Feb. 23, 1898. [from "The Connellsville Courier,"
Connellsville, PA, Feb. 25, 1898.].)
Platsko, John
(Miner, ca.1903, Grace Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Popobisha, Steve
(See: Popovrsha, Steve.)
Popovrsha, Steve
(Slavonian Miner Boy, Pick Miner ca.1901, Grace Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age
18, single.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by a blown out shot, by powder exploding while
putting a cartridge in a shot hole, in the Grace Mine, Oct. 26, 1901. This
accident happened by his not making a proper cartridge; he was putting
iy in a drill hole when it burst, and having his open light near, some of
the powder fell on it, causing it to exp0lode the whole cartridge. He
died the next day.);
(See also: Popobisha, Steve.)
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Raygor, B. S.
(Miner, Mine Foreman ca.1898, Grace Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
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Semauke, Mike
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1886, Grace Mine, Moyer, Fayette Co., PA, Age 38,
married.);
(Injured. Head injured by a premature explosion of some powder, in
the Grace Mine, Nov. 25, 1886.)
Sieskey, John
(German Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Grace Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 60,
married.);
(Injured. Back and limbs badly injured by fall of coal, in the Grace
Mine, Sept. 7, 1905.)
Smith, John
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1913, Grace Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 56,
single.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of slate at the face of a pillar.
He neglected to post his place, in the Grace Mine, March 1, 1913.)
Stanick, Peter
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1889, Grace Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 45, married.);
(Injured. Slipped on a piece of slate and sprained his ankle, in the
Grace Mine, Oct. 9, 1889.)
Stewart, Scott
(General Superintendent, ca.1912, W. J. Rainey Company, Uniontown, PA, Grace
Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Swink, Edward
(Miner Boy, Trapper Boy ca.1895, Grace Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 14.);
(Killed. Edward Swink, son of James Swink of near Moyer, was killed in the
Moyer Mine on Saturday. Edward was a trapper in the mine on No. 7 flat heading
and when the entry trip ran in there he did not notice it and he was caught
between the wagons and the rib. He was about 14 years old. [from "The
Standard", Oct. 28, 1895, Uniontown, PA.].);
(Edward Swink, a trapper in W. J. Rainey’s Grace mine at Moyer, was
caught in a trip of cars, Saturday afternoon, and instantly killed. He had
left his post and gone into another part of the mine, with which he was not
familiar, and as he was going around a curve he was struck by a loaded trip
and rolled a considerable distance under the cars. He was horribly mangled.
Swink was 14 years old and, a son of James Swink of Moyer. Swink had not
been employed in the mine long. His father is a miner at Moyer. [from "The
Connellsville Courier," Connellsville, PA, Nov. 1, 1895.].)
Swink, James
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1895, Grace Mine, Fayette Co., PA, married.)
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Tometsko, John
(Slavonian Miner, Company Man ca.1912, Grace Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 40,
married.);
(Injured. Legs broken by a fall of slate at the fase of a pillar, in
the Grace Mine, Oct. 18, 1912.)
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Williard, L. L.
(General Superintendent, ca.1916, ca.1917, W. J. Rainey Company, Grace Mine,
Fayette Co., PA.)
Wilson, Merion
(American Miner, Mule Driver ca.1907, Grace Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 35,
married.);
(Injured. Bruised about the hips between mine cars and entry pillar,
in the Grace Mine, July 30, 1907.)
Work, Charles
(See: Works, Charles.)
Works, Charles
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1889, Grace Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age ?, married.);
(Injured. Leg cut off by fall of slate and roof coal, in the Grace
Mine, July 23, 1889.);
(Charles Work, Injured at Moyer [Grace Mine] July 23, 1889. Injured
by a fall of slate while drawing ribs, leg amputated. [from the
"Connellsville Courier," Connellsville, PA, July 26, 1889.].);
(See also: Work, Charles.)
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Zegling, Martin
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1889, Grace Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 21.);
(Killed. Killed by a fall of slate and roof coal in his own room, in
the Grace Mine, Oct. 24, 1889, the result of his failure to post the room
properly, after having been warned by several, including the mine boss; the
mine boss stated to me that on the morning of the day of the accident he
asked Zegling why he did not post his room and the man said he had no axe,
so the mine boss borrowed one for him, still posts were never set; further
comment is unnecessary.)
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