Coal Miners Memorial Searight Mine & Coke Works, Fayette Co., PA, U.S.A.

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Coal Miners Memorial
Searight Mine & Coke Works,
Fayette County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

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

by
Raymond A. Washlaski, Historian, Editor,
Ryan P. Washlaski, Technical Advisor,
Peter E. Starry, Jr. "The Old Miner."

Updated Feb. 13, 2007

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the
Searight Mine & Coke Works

Following is a partial list of the miners, coke workers, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Searight Mine & Coke Works, 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 mines and 20,370 deaths in bituminous mines.

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COAL MINERS MEMORIAL
SEARIGHT MINE & COKE WORKS

[ A ]
[ B ]
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Conway, James
(Miner, Foreman ca.1909, Searights Mine.);
(James Conway also worked at the Footedale Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
[ D ]
Dwarcheck, Mike
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1916, Searight Mine, Age 52, married.);
(Injured. Eye struck by a piece of coal at the face of a room, in the Searight Mine, Feb. 11, 1916.)
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[ G ]
Guerreri, Antonio
(Italian Miner, ca.1910, Searights Mine.);
(Injured. Stuck on the head with a board, by Mine Foreman James Conway, Dec. 1909.)
[ H ]
Hall, James
(American Miner, Mule Driver ca.1906, Searights Mine, Age 28, married.);
(Killed. Fatally injured. Caught between a mine car and a rib, in the Searights Mine, Oct. 29, 1906.)
Hubbard, C. R.
(American Miner, Cicil Engineer ca.1906, Searights Mine, Age 30, married, 1 child.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of roof, in the Searights Mine, Jan. 11, 1906.)
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[ L ]
[ M ]
McIntyre, J. J.
(Superintendent, ca.1913, ca.1916, of the Searight Mine, for Taylor Coal & Coke Company.)
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[ S ]
Sokoritz, Sgnotz
(See: Sokorotz, Sgnotz.)
Sokorotz, Sgnotz
(Horwat Miner, Pick Miner ca.1913, Searight Mine, Age 35, married.);
(Injured. Collar bone broken by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in the Searight Mine, Dec. 11, 1913.)
Spense, Dominick
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1916, Searight Mine, Age 19, single.);
(Injured. Arm broken. Caught between a mine car and mine post in a room, in the Searight Mine, Mar. 4, 1916.)
Stauft, C. B.
(General Superintendent, ca.1913, ca.1916, Taylor Coal & Coke Company, Searight Mine.)
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[ Y ]
Yihnartik, Chas.
(Slavonian Miner, Laborer ca.1906, Searights Mine, Age 31, single.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of roof, in the Searights Mine, Jan. 11, 1906.)
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