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Balsley, George E.
(Miner Boy, Mule Driver ca.1889, Leith Shaft Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 17,
single.);
(Injured. Arm and collar bone broken by falling in front of mine car,
in Leith Shaft Mine, Sept. 5, 1889.)
Bonchosky, Joe
(See: Bonshosky, Joe.)
Bonshosky, Joe
(Miner, ca.1913, ca.1919, Leith Mines, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No. 1, Leith, PA, ca.1913, ca.1919.)
Buganski, Jozef
(Polish Miner, ca.1905, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 17.)
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Callaghan, W. J.
(Miner, Mining Boss ca.1898, Leith Mines, Fayette Co., PA.)
Carrol, Creed
(Miner, ca.1895, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA, married, wife Sadie Carrol.)
Carroll, George
(Miner, ca.1912, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(A Member of the ca.1912 Leith Mines First Aid Team.)
Carroll, John
(Miner, ca.1896, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA, married, wife Elizabeth
Carroll.)
Cassidy, Patrick
(Miner, ca.1897, Leith Mines, Fayette Co., PA, married, wife Elizabeth
Cassidy.);
(Patrick Cassidy also worked at the Alice Mines, Westmoreland Co.)
Clingerman, W. H.
(General Superintendent, ca.1905, ca.1906, ca.1912, ca.1913, H.C. Frick Coke
Company, Scottdale, PA, Leith Nos. 1 & 2 Mines, Fayette Co., PA.)
Comita, Alex
(Italian Miner, Laborer ca.1917, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 23,
single.);
(Injured. Arms and legs burned by hot dirt from the coke ovens.
Outside the Leith Mine, April 13, 1917.)
Conner, John M.
(Miner, Mule Driver ca.1894, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 20, single.);
(Injured. Thigh dislocated by being stuck by runnaway mine car; also
cut and bruised on head and body, in the Leith Mine, Aug. 23, 1894.)
Corcoran, John
(Miner, ca.1914, Lemont No. 2 Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(A Member of the ca.1914, Lemont No. 2 Mine First Aid Team.)
Corpinski, John
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 31,
married.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of slate, in the Leith Mine, April 15,
1901.)
Corrigan, Patrick
(Miner, Checkman ca.1919, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No. 56, Leith, PA, ca.1919.)
Croflank, Mike
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1900, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 40,
married.);
(Injured. Head and body cut and injured internally by a fall of coal
and slate, in the Leith Mine, April 19, 1900.)
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Davis, Wartman
(Miner, Yard Boss ca.1886, Leith Mine, Leith, Fayette Co., PA, Age 45, married,
2 children.);
(Killed. Killed in the yard. He was shifting cars and fell under
the wheels from the top of a box car, outside the Leith Mine, Aug. 29, 1886.)
Dunsko, Andrew
(Hungarian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1891, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Injured. Crushed by a fall of slate, in the Leith Mine, Nov. 5, 1891.
[from the "Connelsville Courier," Connellsville, PA, Nov.
6, 1891.]. )
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Edward, Louis
(Miner, ca.1897, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA, married, wife Estelle Edward.)
Ellis, Peter, Jr.
(Miner, ca.1912, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(A Member of the ca.1912 Leith Mines First Aid Team.)
Elias, Peter
(Miner, ca.1914, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(A Member of the ca.1914, Leith Mines First Aid Team.)
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Frencis, Milli
(Miner, ca.1913, Leith Mines, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No. 17, Leith, PA, ca.1913.)
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Gallagher, Martin
(Miner, ca.1919, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No. 3, Leith, PA, ca.1919.)
Garwall, Peter
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 21,
single.);
(Killed. Instantly killed, fell from the hoisting cage while being
hoisted up the mine shaft, in the Leith Mine, March 28, 1904.)
Gibbon, Thomas
(Irish Miner, Mule Driver ca.1901, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 40, married,
5 children.);
(Killed. Instantly killed between a mine car and a rib, in th eLeith
Mine, July 27, 1901.) |
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Haile, Walter
(Black Miner, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Walter Hail also worked at several different mines, including the Jamison
No. 3 Mine, Westmoreland Co. PA, Oakmont Mine at Barking, Allegheny Co.,
PA, A mine at Boxcar Town, Delmont Fuel Mine, in Hunker, Pa, and at a mine
in Salina, PA.)
Halovitz, Andy
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 35,
married.);
(Injured. Collar bone broken by falling slate, in the Leith Mine, Sept. 28,
1905.)
Holsing, Joseph
(Miner Boy, Trapper Boy ca.1886, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 13.);
(Injured. Coller bone broken by being caught between a pit car and
a rib, in the Leith Mine, Aug. 18, 1886.)
Hooper, Thos.
(Miner, Mining Boss ca.1894, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for H.C. Frick
Coke Company.);
(See also: Hooper., Thomas.)
Hooper, Thomas
(Miner, Mine Boss ca.1895, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Killed. Fatally injured in the H. C. Frick Leith Mine, Sept. 28, 1895.
A loaded mine car was off the track, he started down to tell the driver
when the trip was restarted, he was struck before the signal was given to
stop, no manholes were available. Died of internal injuries Sept. 30,
1895. [from the "Connellsville Courier," Connellsville, PA,
Oct. 4, 1895.].);
(See also: Hooper, Thos.)
Hunt, Clifton
(School Boy ca.1898, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 13, single.);
(Injured. Jaw broken and head cut; he had climbed up the ladder
into the coal bin and was caught between one of the conveyer buckets and
the side of the bin, outside the Leith Mine, Dec. 17, 1898; he had
no business near this bin, and he had been driven away 10 minutes before
the accident.)
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Johnson, William
(Miner, ca.1912, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(A Member of the ca.1912 Leith Mines First Aid Team.)
Juback, John
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 29,
married, 1 child.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of slate, in the Leith Mine, Feb.
21, 1901.)
[ K ]
Kane, Frank
(American Miner, Mule Driver ca.1904, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 21,
single.);
(Injured. Leg broken. Caught by a mine car, in the Leith Mine,
June 25, 1904.)
Kennedy, O. W.
(General Superintendent ca.1900, ca.1901, ca.1903, H.C. Frick Coke Company,
Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Kindevater, Frank
(American Miner, Timberman ca.1917, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 34,
married.);
(Injured. Back contused and scalp lacerated by a fall of slate at the
face of pillar workings, in the Leith Mine, May 21, 1917.)
King, E. E.
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1917, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 54,
widower.);
(Injured. Chest contused by a fall of slate at the face, in the Leith
Mine, April 11, 1917.)
Korona, Joseph
(Miner, ca.1914, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(A Member of the ca.1914 Leith Mines First Aid Team.)
Krorona, Joe, Jr.
(Miner, ca.1912, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(A Member of the ca.1912 Leith Mine First Aid Team.)
Kulak, John
(Miner, ca.1913, Leith Mines, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No. 38, Leith, PA, ca.1913.)
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Layhue, Silas "Cy" "Joseph" "Josiah"
(Miner, ca.1900, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA, married, wife Lena May Richter
Layhue, 15 children between them. This was their second marriage.);
(Both interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery.)
Locke, P. J.
(See: Locke, Patrick J.)
Locke, Patrick J.
(Superintendent, ca.1903, ca.1905, ca.1906, of the Leith Mine, Fayette Co.,
PA, ca.1912, ca.1913, ca.1914, ca.1916, ca.1917, of the Leith No. 1 &
Leith No. 2 Mines, Fayette Co., PA, for H.C. Frick Coke Company, Scottdale,
PA.);
(See also: Locke, P. J. )
Lowe, John
(Miner, Mule Driver ca.1894, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 25.);
(Killed. Caught between rib and mine wagon, in the Leith Mine, Oct. 22, 1894.
Died on Oct. 25, 1894.)
Lynch, Clay F.
(General Superintendent, ca.1916, ca.1917, H.C. Frick Coke Company, Leith
Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
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Magda, Paul
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 26,
married.);
(Injured. Bruised about the body by a fall of roof coal and slate,
in the Leith Mine, April 12, 1905.)
Mahan, Peter
(Italian Miner Boy, Pick Miner ca.1904, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age
19, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a piece of coal falling from the side
of a rib, in the Leith Mine, March 29, 1904.)
Mahoney, James
(Miner, ca.1914, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(A Member of the ca.1914 Leith Mines First Aid Team.)
Mazino, Frank
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 32,
married, 2 children.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by a fall of roof coal and slate, in the Leith
Mine, April 18, 1903. Died on April 20, 1903.)
Murphy, James
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1889, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 39, married.);
(Injured. Struck by a mine post, in the Leith Mine, Feb. 29, 1889.);
(This could be the same James Murphy listed below.)
Murphy, James
(Miner, Roadman ca.1892, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Injured. Seriously injured, caught under the descending hoisting cage,
and his back broken, in the Leith Mine, June 31, 1892. [from "the
Connellsville Courier," Connellsville, PA, June 17, 1892.].);
(This could be the same James Murphy listed above.) |
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Nebrasky, John, Sr.
(Miner, ca.1913, Leith Mines, Fayette Co., PA.)
Nebrosky, John
(Miner, Coke Oven Waterer ca.1919, Leith Mines, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No. 57, Leith, PA, ca.1919.)
Novak, John
(Magyar Miner, Pick Miner ca.1917, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 41,
married.);
(Injured. Foot fractured by a fall of coal in a room, in the Leith
Mine, April 21, 1917.)
Novotni, John
(Slavonian Miner, Mule Driver ca.1913, Leith No. 2 Mine, Fayette Co., PA,
Age 25, single.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by falling in front of a loaded mine car
at the bottom of a butt entry, in the Leith No. 2 Mine, Sept. 3, 1913.)
NyKaza, Andrew
(Miner, Coke Works Employee ca.1910, Leith Coke Works, Fayette Co., PA.) |
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Porsga, John
(Miner, ca.1919, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No. 41, Leith, PA, ca.1919.)
Possum, Mike
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 40,
married.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of slate, in the Leith Mine, April
19, 1905.) |
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Rankin, George
(Miner, Hauler, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Injured. Caught between two pit wagons, his collar bone and ribs broken,
in the Leith Mine, Jan., 1890. [from the "Connellsville Courier,"
Connellsville, PA, Feb. 7, 1890.].)
Rankin, Harry Walter
(Miner, ca.1918, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Killed. Killed in a mining accident, in the Leith Mine, April 17,
1918.)
Reposky, Louis
(Miner, ca.1912, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(A Member of the ca.1912 Leith Mine First Aid Team.) |
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Schimek, Henry
(Miner, ca.1912, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(A Member of the ca.1912, ca.1914, Leith Mines First Aid Team.)
Secosky, Walter
(Polish Miner Boy, Coke Oven Charger ca.1903, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA,
Age 18, single.);
(Killed. Instantly killed. Coke oven charging Larry wheels passed
over him, outside the Leith Mine, June 23, 1903.);
(Walter Secosky, an oven charger at Leith mine, while coming from the ovens
to the tipple, was run down by the coke oven charging larry and killed.)
Shiftbower, Charles
(German Miner, Boiler House Fireman ca.1900, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA,
Age 43, married.);
(Killed. Killed in a mining accident, in the Leith Mine, Jan. 7,
1900.);
(Born in Germany.);
(Buired at Oak Grove Cemetery, Fayette Co., PA.)
Shortuse, James
(English Miner, Mule Driver ca.1901, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 38,
married, 4 children.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by falling under a mine car, in the Leith
Mine, Sept. 5, 1901.)
Shultz, Augustus
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1889, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 35.);
(Killed. Killed by a fall of roof while working in No. 3 room in No.
11 Butt, third section, north, in the act of setting up mine posts, in Leith
Mine, April 27, 1889.)
Sicina, John
(Miner, ca.1917, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 42, married, wife Mary
K. Alexander Sicina, children.);
(Killed. Accidental skull fracture, internal injuries, due to fall
of slate, in the Leith Mine, March 12, 1917.);
(See also: Siema, John.)
Siema, John
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1917, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 42,
married, 6 children.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by a fall of mine roof near the face, in the
Leith Mine, March 12, 1917.);
(See also: Sicina, John.)
Skermick, Andy
(Slavonian Miner, Mule Driver ca.1900, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 37,
married.);
(Injured. Foot injured by mine car running over it, in the Leith Mine,
June 6, 1900.)
Skurnick, Joseph
(Slavonian Miner, Mule Driver ca.1916, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 26,
single.);
(Injured. Leg fractured. Caught by mine cars on an entry, in the Leith
Mine, Aug. 26, 1916.)
Susock, Mike
(Slavonian Miner, Timberman ca.1905, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 36,
married.);
(Injured. Hip dislocated by a fall of slate, in the Leith Mine, June
14, 1905.) |
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Tajes, John
(Miner, Coke Machine Operator ca.1919, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No. 45, Leith, PA, ca.1919.)
Twist, David
(Miner Boy, Rope Rider ca.1894, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 19,
single.);
(Injured. Ankle sprained and bruised by being struck with a haulage
rope socket flying from the sheave, in the Leith Mine, Aug. 19, 1894.)
Twist, Samuel
(Miner Boy, Trapper Boy ca.1894, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 14,
single.);
(Injured. Compound fracture of the jaw and loss of a thumb and forefinger
by being caught between the wheels of a mine wagon, in the Leith Mine, Nov.
20, 1894.) |
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Washock, Andy
(Miner, ca.1913, Haulage Engineer ca.1919, Leith Mines, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No. 58, Leith, PA, ca.1913, ca.1919.)
Whyel, A. C.
(Superintendent ca.1889, of the Leith Shaft Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 41,
married, 9 children.);
(Killed. Injured by a fall of roof on fourth section, north side between
No. 4 and 5 butts, in Leith Shaft Mine, June 17, 1889, from which he died
June 23, 1889, at 4 o'clock P.M.; from what I could learn at the time
of my investigation of the above accident. It seems that there had
been a very heavy fall of roof coal and slate in the main heading of the
fourth section north, and Mr., Whyel had sent two of the day men toooo clean
up that fall, and while they were working he came to see how they were getting
along; a few minutes after Mr. Whyel's arrival they all sat down on
the side of the heading a short distance away from the fall and talked over
the situation, and while so engaged a fresh fall occurred, with the result
above named. I questioned those men very closely, and found that they
had not sounded the roof above the place Mr. Whyel sat, giving as an excuse
for their negligence that they were away from the broken roof and did not
think it necessary to sound that part, as it appeared to be all right.);
(See also: Whyel, Adolph.)
Whyel, Adolph
(Miner, Mine Boss, Superintendent ca.1889, of the Leith Mine, Fayette Co.,
PA, for H.C. Frick Coke Company.);
(Injured. Injured in the Leith Mine, by a fall of slate, his head was
badly cut, in the Leith Mine, June 17, 1889. [from the "Connellsville
Courier," Connellsville, PA, June 21, 1889.].);
(Killed. Fatally injured in a fall in the Leith Mine June 18, 1889.
He was investigating a fall that occurred June 18, 1889, when another
fall occurred, puncturing his lungs. He died June 23, 1889, from
his injures.);
(See also: Whyel, A. C. )
Whyel, Harry
(Superintendent, ca.1894, ca.1898, ca.1900, ca.1901, of the Leith Mine, Fayette
Co., PA, for H.C. Frick Coke Company.)
Wilkinson, H. L.
(Miner, ca.1913, Leith Mines, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No. 2, Leith, PA, ca.1913.)
Winson, A. J.
(American Miner, Company Man ca.1913, Leith No. 1 Mine, Fayette Co., PA,
Age 52, married, 3 children.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a piece of draw slate that was loosened while
removing a set of double timbers in an entry, in the Leith No. 1 Mine, March
3, 1913.) |
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Yamsko, Andy
(German Miner, Pick Miner ca.1900, Leith Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 21,
single.);
(Injured. Leg broken; struck by a piece of coal, in the Leith Mine,
Jan. 12, 1900.) |
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