Coal Miners Memorial, River Mine No. 1, Brownsville, Fayette Co., PA, U.S.A.

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Coal Miners Memorial
River Mine No. 1,
Brownsville,
Fayette County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that mined the Bituminous Coal seams of the River Mine No. 1, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated Feb. 20, 2010

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the
River Mine No. 1

Following is a partial list of the miners, coke workers, mine employees and company store employees that worked the River Mine No. 1, Brownsville, 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
RIVER MINE NO. 1

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Brasnigh, Andrew
(Hungarina Miner, Coal Loader ca.1905, River Mine No. 1, Fayette Co., PA, Age 37, married.);
(Injured. Two ribs and ankle broken by a fall of coal, in the River Mine No. 1, July 19, 1905.)
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Franks, Martin
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, River Mine No. 1, Fayette Co., PA, Age 31, married, 4 children.);
(Killed. Injured fatally by striking the bumpers of a mine car in the attempt to get out of the way of falling slate, in the River Mine No. 1, July 12, 1904.)
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Gibbons, E. P.
(English Miner, Cage Helper ca.1905, River Mine No. 1, Fayette Co., PA, Age 32, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken; caught between mine cars, in the River No. 1 Mine, May 2, 1905. Afterwards the leg was amputated.)
Gold, Joseph
(Austrian Miner, Laborer ca.1905, River Mine No. 1, Fayette Co., PA, Age 32, married.);
(Injured. Leg crushed by a fall of roof coal, in the River Mine No. 1, Feb. 9, 1905.)
Grinsher, Mike
(Polish Miner, Coal Loader ca.1905, River Mine No. 1, Fayette Co., PA, Age 40, married, 3 children.);
(Killed. Killed instantly by a fall of slate, in the River Mine No. 1, Aug. 30, 1905.)
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Hedgwick, Joseph
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, River Mine No. 1, Fayette Co., PA, Age 36, single.);
(Injured. Left leg taken off below the knee by a mine car, in the River Mine No. 1, June 27, 1904.)
Hoan, Mike
(Slavonian Miner, Machine Scraper ca.1905, River Mine No. 1, Fayette Co., PA, Age 20, single.);
(Injured. Foot cut badly by a mining machine, in the River Mine No. 1, July 13, 1905.)
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McDonald, F. A.
(General Superintendent, ca.1905, River Coal Company, River Mine No. 1, Fayette Co., PA.)
McDonald, F. O.
(General Superintendent, ca.1903, River Coal Company, River Mine No. 1, Fayette Co., PA.)
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Poloski, Mike
(Slavonian Miner, Company Man ca.1905, River Mine No. 1, Fayette Co., PA, Age 35, married.);
(Injured. Left foot crushed by a fall of slate, in the River Mine No. 1, April 17, 1905. Afterwards the foot was amputated.)
Pontinic, Mike
(Polish Miner, Coal Loader ca.1905, River Mine No. 1, Fayette Co., PA, Age 26, single.);
(Killed. Killed by a fall of slate, in the River Mine No. 1, Oct. 27, 1905.)
Povlick, Andrew
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, River Mine No. 1, Fayette Co., PA, Age 27, married.);
(Killed. Killed instantly by a fall of slate, in the River Mine No 1, May 28, 1904.)
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Stella, Domonica
(Italian Miner, Coal Loader ca.1905, River Mine No. 1, Fayette Co., PA, Age 30, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken by jumping between mine cars, in the River Mine No. 1, Aug. 28, 1905.)
Sterrett, R. W.
(Superintendent, ca.1905, of the River Mine No. 1, Fayette Co., PA, for River Coal Company.)
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Vorsel, John
(Polish Miner, Coal Loader ca.1906, River Mine No. 1, Fayette Co., PA, Age 44, married, 3 Children.);
(Killed. Fatally injured. Back broken by a fall of slate, in the River Mine No. 1, March 23, 1906.);
(Mar. 23, 1906, John Vorsel, Polish, loader, at the River Mine No. 1, was about to set a post and stooped to clean coal away with his hands, when slate fell breaking his back. He died April 6, 1906.)
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