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Coal Miners Memorial
Climax No. 1 Mine (Lincoln Mine), Climax No. 2 Mine
(Indiana Mine),
Climax No. 3 Mine,
Climax (Lincoln),
West Wheatfield Twp.,
Indiana County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that mined the Bituminous Coal seams of the Climax Mines, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated Feb. 9, 2009

A Memorial Honor Roll for the Coal Miners that Worked the
Climax Mines (Lincoln Mine)

Following is a partial listing of the miners, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Climax Mines (Lincoln Mine), Climax (Lincoln), West Wheatfield Twp., Indiana 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
CLIMAX MINES (LINCOLN MINE)

[ A ]
[ B ]
Barbus, John
(Austrian Miner Boy, Mule Driver ca.1914, Climax No. 2 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 19, single.);
(Injured. Foot squeezed between two mine wagons that became derailed on top of the plane. Outside of the Climax No. 2 Mine, December 9, 1914.)
Basella, Joe
(Italian Miner, ca.1911, Climax Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 24, married, 2 children.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of rock in the Climax Mine, June 20, 1911. He fired a shot and immediately went back to work at the coal before resetting some props that had been knocked out.)
Blinkinsopp, Lawson
(Superintendent, ca.1901, of the Lincoln Mine, Indiana Co., PA, for James Kerr Company.);
(Superintendent, ca.1903, ca.1904, of the Lincoln Mine, Indiana Co., PA, for Commonwealth Coal & Coke Company.)
Bovlico, Louis
(Italian miner, ca.1914, Climax No. 2 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 25, single.);
(Injured. Eye destroyed and head injured by being struck by slate from a bottom shot that he thought had previously gone off at the face of an airway, in the Climax No. 2 Mine, August 6, 1914.)
Burns, J. C.
(Superintendent, ca.1905, of the Lincoln Mine, Indiana Co., PA, for Commonwealth Coal & Coke Company.)

[ C ]
[ D ]
[ E ]
Evan, George
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, Lincoln Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 23, married.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of slate, in the Lincoln Mine, May 26, 1904.)
[ F ]
[ G ]
[ H ]
Hammond, C. W.
(General Superintendent, ca.1912, Bolivar Face Brick Company, Bolivar, PA, Indiana Mine [Climax No. 2 Mine], Indiana Co., PA.)
Heilner, Lemuel
(General Superintendent, ca.1905, Commonwealth Coal & Coke Company, Lincoln Mine, Indiana Co., PA.);
(See also: Heilner, Samuel.)
Heilner, Samuel
(General Superintendent, ca.1903, ca.1904, Commonwealth Coal & Coke Company, Lincoln Mine, Indiana Co., PA.);
(See also: Heilner, Lemuel.)
Hoel, H.
(Superintendent, ca.1912, of the Climax No. 1 Mine & Climax No. 2 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, for Climax Coal Company, Philadelphia, PA.);
(General Superintendent, ca.1916, Climax Coal Company, Climax No. 1 & No 2 Mines, Indiana Co., PA.);
(Superintendent, ca.1917, of the Climax No. 2 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, for Climax Coal Company.)

[ I ]
[ J ]
[ K ]
Kerr, James
(General Superintendent, ca.1901, James Kerr Company, Lincoln Mine, Indiana Co., PA.)
[ L ]

[ M ]
Martin, Felix
(Italian Miner, Mule Driver ca.1915, Climax No. 2 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 39, married.);
(Injured. Collar bone fractured by falling while putting the brake on a mine car, in the Climax No. 2 Mine, November 23, 1915.)
McElvee, J. N.
(American Miner, Rockman ca.1918, Climax No. 2 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 28, married.);
(Injured. Finger fractured and lacerated. Caught between the belt and the pulley wheel of a rock drill on an entry, in the Climax No. 2 Mine, February 25, 1918.)
McSymchock, Alex
(Polish Miner, ca.1911, Climax Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 30, married.);
(Injured. Collar bone dislocated by a fall of coal that he had failed to sprag when undermining it, in the Climax Mine, October 9, 1911.)
Mills, Charles W.
(General Superintendent, ca.1912, Climax Coal Company, Philadelphia, PA, Climax No. 1 Mine & Climax No. 2 Mine, Indiana Co., PA.)
Morgan, Thomas D.
(Superintendent, ca.1912, Indiana Mine [Climax No. 2 Mine], Indiana Co., PA, for Bolivar Face Brock Company, Bolivar, PA.)
[ N ]
[ O ]
[ P ]
Pacie, Joseph
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1916, Climax No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 25, married.);
(Injured. Leg fractured by a fall of slate at the face of a pillar working, in the Climax No. 1 Mine, April 15, 1916.)
Perry, Walter
(English Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Lincoln Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 43, married.);
(Injured. Collar bone broken and left side of chest crushed by a fall of coal, in the Lincoln Mine, March 2, 1903.)
[ Q ]
[ R ]
Ramettsd, Gae
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1914, Climax No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 21, single.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by a fall of coal while undermining in a pillar workings. The coal was so loose and free, due to a squeeze on the workings, that he had not been undermining two minutes when it fell on him, in the Climax No. 1 Mine, May 15, 1914. He died the same day.)
[ S ]
Sembernico, Guiseppe
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1914, Climax No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 30, single.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by a fall of coal while undermining the face of a room. He neglected to take down all the loose coal before beginning to undermine it, in the Climax No. 1 Mine, Jan. 13, 1914.)
Serventy, Pete
(Italian Miner, ca.1914, Climax No. 2 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 28, married, 2 children.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by an explosion of blast in the Climax No. 2 Mine, August 6, 1914. Two bottom rock shots had been charged and ignited, and after waiting for some time after the shot had exploded, he went back to see the results. While looking at the bottom the second shot exploded and injured him so badly that he died the same evening.)
Springer, Joseph
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Lincoln Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 40, single.);
(Injured. Collar bone broken by a fall of coal, in the Lincoln Mine, April 9, 1906.)
[ T ]
Tomiskie, Paul
(Slavonian Miner, Timberman ca.1912, Climax No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 26, single.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by fall of rock while preparing a place for timbers close to the mouth of the mine, in the Climax No. 1 Mine, February 8, 1912.)
[ U ]
Utz, Daniel
(American Miner, Dumper on tipple ca.1917, Climax No. 2 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 30, married.);
(Injured. Leg fractured between mine cars. Outside the Climax No. 2 Mine, Feb. 21, 1917.)
[ V ]
Vervis, Frank
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Lincoln Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 34, married.);
(Injured. Three ribs broken by a fall of coal, in the Lincoln Mine, Jan. 31, 1903.)
[ W ]
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[ Y ]
[ Z ]

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