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Coal Miners Memorial
Revere No. 1 Mine & Coke Works,
Revere No. 2 Mine,
Revere, Uledi P.O.,
Menallen Twp.,
Fayette County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

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

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated Aug. 19, 2009

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

Following is a partial list of the miners, coke workers, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Revere Mine & Coke Works, Uledi P.O., Revere, Menallen Twp., 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 coal mines and 20,370 deaths in bituminous coal mines.

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COAL MINERS MEMORIAL
REVERE MINES & COKE WORKS

[ A ]

[ B ]
Besorik, Mike
(Miner, ca.1900, Revere Mine & Coke Works, Fayette Co., PA.)
Billock, Lewis
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, Revere No. 1 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 24, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken, caught by a minig machine, in the Revere No. 1 Mine, June 14, 1904.)
Boyd, Benton
(Superintendent, ca.1912, of the Revere Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for W. J. Rainey Company, Uniontown, PA.)
Brig, Alex
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Revere No. 1 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 20, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a mine car leaving the track, in the Revere No. 1 Mine, Nov. 17, 1903.)
[ C ]
Catano, John
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1913, Revere Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 34, married.);
(Injured. Hip dislocated and face lacerated by falling roof in pillar workings, in the Revere Mine, Dec. 9, 1913.)
Cunningham, F. W.
(Superintendent, ca.1901, of the Revere Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for W. J. Rainey Company.)

[ D ]
Dixon, Ephraim
(American Miner, Mule Driver ca.1901, Revere Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 19, married.);
(Killed. Indtantly killed; caught between a mine car and a coal rib, in the Revere Mine, Nov. 22, 1901.)

[ E ]

[ F ]
Freeman, George
(American Miner, Fireman ca.1916, Revere Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 50, married.);
(Injured. Foot badly sprained by falling in the boiler room. Outside the Revere Mine, March 7, 1916.)

[ G ]
Gesco, Andy
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1900, Revere Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 37, single.);
(Injured. Collar bone broken by being caught between mine cars, in the Revere Mine, May 9, 1900.)
Golini, Carmine
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Revere Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 21, single.);
(Killed. Fatally crushed between mine cars and a trap door while lowering a mine car down slope. He allowed the mine car to get beyond his control and remained on the front of the mine car until it ran through the trap door, in the Revere Mine, Nov. 1, 1905.)

[ H ]
Hogsett, Robert J.
(Superintendent, ca.1913, of the Revere Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for W. J. Rainety Company.)
[ I ]
[ J ]

[ K ]

[ L ]
Larkelasi, Parul
(Miner, ca.1900, Revere Mine & Coke Works, Fayette Co., PA.)
Legidi, Peter
(Austrian Miner Boy, Pick Miner ca.1905, Revere Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 19, single.);
(Killed. Fatally burned by a blown-out shot placed in the solid, in the Revere Mine, Aug. 23, 1905. he died eight hours later in the hospital.)
Lyioesky, George
(Miner, ca.1900, Revere Mine & Coke Works, Fayette Co., PA.)

[ M ]
Malosky, Frank
(Polish Miner, Mule Driver ca.1916, Revere Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 23, married.);
(Injured. Leg fractured. Caught between mine cars on an entry, in the Revere Mine, Sept. 22, 1916.)
Marino, Frank
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Revere Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 28, single.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of slate, in the Revere Mine, July 24, 1906.);
(July 24, 1906, Frank Marino, Italian, miner, Revere Mine, was instantly killed by a fall of slate. He had begun to cut a rib over and draw slate had fallen. After firing a shot he went back to work. The shot had loosened a piece of draw slate that fell on him.)
Marino, Nick
(Italian Miner, Laborer ca.1916, Revere Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 48, married.);
(Injured. Leg badly bruised. Struck by a piece of slate on the slope, in the Revere Mine, March 13, 1916.)
Martello, Joe
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Revere Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 23, single.);
(Injured. Seriously burned by a blown-out shot, in the Revere Mine, Sept. 2, 1905.)
Massala, George
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Revere Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 45, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken. Caught by falling slate, in the Revere Mine, June 3, 1903.)
Mehalick, John
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1917, Revere Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 30, married, 3 childen.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by a fall of mine roof near the face of a room, in the Revere Mine, Oct. 6, 1917.)
Mihelyac, Laurence
(Miner, ca.1900, Revere Mine & Coke Works, Fayette Co., PA.)
Minor, John
(American Miner Mule Driver ca.1906, Revere Slope Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 23, single.);
(Injured. Foot badly bruised under a loaded mine car, in the Revere Slope Mine, Oct. 26, 1906.)
Mitchell, T. J.
(General Superintendewnt, ca.1901, W. J. Rainey Company, Revere Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(General Superintendent, ca.1900, ca.1903, ca.1904, ca.1905, ca.1906, W. J. Rainey Company, Connellsville, PA, Revere No. 1 & No. 2 Mines, Fayette Co., PA.)
Moon, Charles
(American Miner Boy, Mule Driver ca.1906, Revere Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 18, single.);
(Killed. Instantly killed. Head caught between a mine car and a pillar, in the Revere Mine, May 25, 1906.);
(May 25, 1906, Charles Moon, American, driver, Revere Mine, was instantly killed while coming down butt heading. When near the bottom it is supposed that he attempted to pass between two cars to the opposite side, and was caught and his head crushed between car and rib.)
Moore, Mike
(American Miner, Mule Driver ca.1916, Revere Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 20, single.);
(Injured. Hand lacerated. Caught between mine car and mine timber on an entry, in the Revere Mine, Oct. 5, 1916.)
Morabit, Dominick
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.,1906, Revere Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 34, married.);
(Injured. Caught between a mine car and a rib and bruised about the body, in the Revere Mine, Dec. 18, 1906.)
Movat, John
(Slovanian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Revere Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 21, single.);
(Injured. Seriously burned by a blown-out shot, in the Revere Mine, Sept. 2, 1905.)

[ N ]
Nemchik, Joseph, Jr.
(Miner, ca.1935, Revere Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(In ca.1935, there were seven miners still working in the Revere Mine as it was about to be abandoned, Joseph Nemchik, Sr. and his son Joe, Jr. were two of the seven.)
Nemchik, Joseph, Sr.
(Miner, ca.1922 - 1935, Revere Mine, Fayette Co., PA, married.);
(Lived in coal company House, in Revere, PA, ca.1928.);
(In ca.1935, there were seven miners still working in the Revere Mine as it was about to be abandoned, Joseph Nemchik and his son Joe, Jr. were two of the seven.)
[ O ]
O'Brien, George
(Miner, ca.1913, Uledi, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Passed his Examination for Mine Foreman, First Grade ca.1913. Certificate received ca.1913.)

[ P ]
Pallapa, John
(Italian Miner, Snapper ca.1916, Revere Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 24, single.);
(Injured. Foot crushed. Run over by mine cars on an entry, in the Revere Mine, Mar. 25, 1916.)
Patterson, C.
(Superintendent, ca.1916, ca.1917, of the Revere Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for W. J. Rainey Company.)
Pegg, William
(American Miner, Mine Foreman ca.1916, Revere Mine, Age 48, married.);
(Injured. Knee badly sprained by falling while going from the lamp house to the mine. Outside the Revere Mine, March 6, 1916.)
Politan, Joseph
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, Revere No. 1 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 28, single.);
(Killed. Was Instantly killed by mine cars. While visiting in an adjoining place the mine car haulage rope broke and the mine cars ran back on him, in the Revere No. 1 Mine, Jan. 21, 1904.)
Pulisok, Joe
(Miner, ca.1900, Revere Mine & Coke Works, Fayette Co., PA.)
Puskarich, Burtel
(Miner, ca.1900, Revere Mine & Coke Works, Fayette Co., PA.)
Puskarich, Frank
(Miner, ca.1900, Revere Mine & Coke Works, Fayette Co., PA.)

[ Q ]

[ R ]
Reynolds, W. C.
(Superintendent, ca.1904, ca.1905, ca.1906, of the Revere No. 1 & No. 2 Mines, Fayette Co., PA, for W. J. Rainey Company.)
Roman, Joseph
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Revere Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 35, married.);
(Injured. Ribs fractured by a fall of coal and slate, in the Revere Mine, July 27, 1901.)

[ S ]
Sandorfy, Istvan "Steve"
(Miner, ca.1900 Laborer Revere Coke Works, Revere Mine, Fayette Co., PA, married.);
(Lived in a company house in Revere, PA, in June, 1900, He and his wife had 8 boarders, all from Hungary or Poland and working in the Revere Works.)
Sementa, Joe
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1917, Revere Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 32, single.);
(Injured. Foot fractured. Struck by a piece of coal in pillar workings, in the Revere Mine, April 16, 1917.)
Shodder, John
(Slavonian Miner, Laborer ca.1903, Revere No. 2 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 33, married.);
(Injured. Bruised about the body; caught between a mine car and a rib, in the Revere No. 2 Mine, Sept. 15, 1903.)
Speelman, John
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1916, Revere Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 25.);
(Injured. Body and head injured and lung puntured by a fall of coal at the face of working place, in the Revere Mine, Dec. 30, 1916.)
Stewart, Scott
(General Superintendent, ca.1912, W. J. Rainey Company, Uniontown, PA, Revere Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Sucha, Mike
(Slavonian Miner, Laborer ca.1901, Revere Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 25, married, 1 child.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by the ventilating fan caughting his clothes, outside the Revere Mine, Nov. 15, 1901.)

[ T ]

[ U ]
Upperman, James
(American Miner, Coke Oven Charger ca.1903, Revere Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 22, single.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by being thrown from the oven oven charging larry off the coke ovens, outside the Revere Mine, Sept. 8, 1903.);
(James Upperman was employed as a charger at the Revere Mine Coke Works. The larry of which he had charge while on the down grade jumped the track; another larry following close crashed into it, knocking Upperman from the top of the ovens to the yard below, a distance of about 15 feet, breaking his neck.)

[ V ]
Venson, John
(Swedish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Revere No. 1 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 41, single.);
(Killed. Crushed by roof coal and slate, in the Revere No. 1 Mine, Aug. 15, 1903.)
Viegesci, Mike
(Miner, ca.1900, Revere Mine & Coke Works, Fayette Co., PA.)

[ W ]
Willard, L. L.
(General Superintendent, ca.1913, ca.1916, ca.1917, W. J. Rainey Company, Revere Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Wilson, James A.
(Miner, ca.1929, Revere Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 27.);
(Killed. Killed in the Revere Mine, when caught in a fall of slate which crushed his skull, Feb. 17, 1929. Interred in Laurel Hill Cemetery. [from the "Uniontown Weekly News," Feb. 18, 1929.].)
Wooddy, Robert R.
(Miner, Fireboss, Revere Mines, Fayette Co., PA, married, wife Elsie Rout Wooddy, 5 children.);
(Robert Wooddy also worked at the Clyde No. 3 Mine, Washington Co., PA.)
(d. Nov. 21, 1959. Interred in LaFayette Memorial Park. [from "The Morning Herald," Uniontown, Fayette Co, Pa, Nov.23, 1959.].)

[ X ]

[ Y ]
Young, David
(Superintendent, ca.1903, of the Revere No. 1 & No. 2 Mines, Fayette Co., PA, for W. J. Rainey Company.)

[ Z ]

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