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Babilon, Peter
(Croatian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1913, Nellie Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 22,
single.);
(Injured. Arm broken. He slipped upon a piece of iron rail on an entry, in
the Nellie Mine, Aug. 1, 1913.)
Bolack, John
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1898, Nellie Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 30, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken while drawing out mine posts in rib working, in
the Nellie Mine, Jan. 19, 1898.)
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Callaghan, W. J.
(Superintendent, ca.1917, of the Nellie Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for Reilly
Callaghan Coal & Coke Company.)
Cherry, Joseph
(Russian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Nellie Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 43,
married, 5 children.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by a blast that he though had missed fired,
in the Nellie Mine, Jan. 3, 1905.);
(He died fifteen days later.)
Chrise, Mike
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1900, Nellie Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 28,
single.);
(Injured. One finger cut off while lifting a loaded mine wagon, in
the Nellie Mine, Nov. 12, 1900.)
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Dagota, Elmer
(Hungarian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Nellie Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 26,
married, 1 child.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of coal, in the Nellie Mine, July
5, 1901. This was the first fall he had in taking back the pillar,
and he was taking out the posts and had nearly all out; he was warned
of the danger, but did not heed the warning.)
Danage, John
(Russian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Nellie Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 25,
married, 1 child.);
(Killed. Killed by a fall of slate & roof coal, in the Nellie Mine,
July 26, 1905.);
(July 26, 1905, John Danage, miner, was killed at the Nellie Mine by a fall
of roof in pillar workings. It seems the victim had taken out all the
posts in order to let the roof fall, and in order to hasten matters he went
back into the skip and cut a small coal pillar that had been left to hold
back the previous fall. While engaged in cutting the small coal stump
that had been left standing, the roof fell in on him.)
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Goe, Benjamin F.
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1890, Cochran's Nellie Mine, Fayette Co., PA,
single.);
(Killed. Ran over by a trip of mine wagons, in Cochran's Nellie Mine,
May 28, 1890. He died the next day. [from the "Connellsville Courier,"
May 30, 1890.].)
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Hosdozoa, Andy
(Slavonian Miner, Mule Driver ca.1900, Nellie Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age
24, single.);
(Injured. Foot bruised by a trip passing over it, in the Nellie Mine, Dec.
4, 1900.)
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Janco, Anthony
(Miner, ca.1922, Nellie Drift Mine, Fayette Co., PA, married.);
(Killed. Died due to accidental internal injuries due to a fall of
slate, in the Nellie Mine, Reilly-Callaghan Coal and Coke Company. Anthony
died February 11, 1922. He was born in Sucha Hora, Czechoslovakia.)
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Knight, J. W.
(Superintendent, ca.1900, ca.1901, ca.1912, ca.1916, ca.1917, of the Nellie
Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for Brown & Cochran Company, Dawson, PA.);
(General Superintendent, ca.1917, Brown & Cochran Company, Dawson, PA,
Nellie Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
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Laughrey, J. R.
(Superintendent, ca.1898, of the Nellie Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for Brown
& Cochran Company, Dawson, PA.);
(General Superintendent, ca.1900, ca.1901, ca.1903, Brown & Cochran Company,
Dawson, PA, Nellie Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Laughrey, James S.
(Superintendent, ca.1905, ca.1912, of the Nellie Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for
Brown & Cochran Company, Dawson, AP.)
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Menifee, Reuban
(Hungarian Miner, ca.1892, Nellie Mine, Brown & Cochran Company, Fayette
Co., PA.);
(Injured. Injured by a fall of slate, in the Nellie Mine, June 14, 1892,
the same accident in which John Plasko was killed. [from the
"Connellsville Courier," Connellsville, PA, June 17, 1892.].)
Mickow, John
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1917, Nellie Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 40,
married.);
(Injured. Fingers and thumb blown off by a detonator on an entry, in the
Nellie Mine, Sept. 24, 1917.)
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Ocal, John
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Nellie Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 27,
married.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of roof, in the Nellie Mine, Nov. 23,
1901.)
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Plasko, John
(Hungarian Miner, ca.1892, Nellie Mine, Brown & Cochran Company, Fayette
Co., PA.);
(Killed. Killed by a fall of slate, in the Nellie Mine, June 14, 1892.
[from the "Connellsville Courier," Connellsville, PA, June 17,
1892.].)
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Reilley, W. J.
(Superintendent, ca.1913, ca.1916, of the Nellie Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for
Reilley & Callaghan Company.);
(General Superintendent, Reilley & Callaghan Coal & Coke Company,
Nellie Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
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Townsend, Playford
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1910, Nellie Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 24,
married.);
(Killed. Instantly killed caught by a fall of slate, in the Nellie
Mine, Dec. 29, 1910.);
(Lived as High House.);
(A son of Hugh Townsend of Masontown, PA.)
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Vargo, Mike
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1898, Nellie Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 30,
married.);
(Injured. Shoulder hurt while hitching up mine wagons, in the Nellie
Mine, Sept. 13, 1898.)
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Young, David
(Miner, Mining Boss ca.1898, Nellie Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
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