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Coal Miners Memorial
Dilltown No. 1 Mine,

Dilltown Smokeless Coal Company,
Dilltown,
Buffington Twp.,
Indiana County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

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

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated July 17, 2010

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the
Dilltown Mines


Following is a partial list of the miners, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Dilltown Mines, Dilltown, Buffington Twp., Indiana Co., PA.   The coal miners names have been researched and complied from various sources by Raymond A. Washlaski, Historian: newspaper obits, birth records, 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
DILLTOWN MINES
[ A ]
[ B ]
Bernini, Clemente
(Miner, ca.1919, Dilltown Mines, Indiana Co., PA, Age 42, married, wife Angelina Bernini, age 39, 4 children.)
[ C ]
Colangelo, Dominick
(Miner, ca.1922, Dilltown No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, married.);
(Killed.  Killed in an explosion of gas in No. 12 room, in the Dilltown No. 1 Mine, March 20, 1922.);
(Dilltown No. 1 Mine Disaster of March 20, 1922.)
[ D ]
Davis, A.J.
(American Miner, Motorman ca.1918, Dilltown No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 29, married, 3 children.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by a fall of slate on an entry while passing under it, in the Dilltown No. 1 Mine, June 4, 1918. Died June 5, 1918.)
De Rubis, Casimirro
(Miner, ca.1920, Dilltown Mines, Indiana Co., PA, Age 38, 1 child.)
De Santis, Pasquale
(Miner, ca.1908, Dilltown Mines, Indiana Co., PA, Age 33, married, wife Angelina De Santis, age 26.)
[ E ]
Ejateke, John
(Miner, ca.1918, Dilltown, Indiana Co., PA.)
Eritano, Pietro "Peter"
(Miner, ca.1917, Dilltown Mines, Indiana Co., PA, Age 31, married, wife Maria Eritano, age 31, 6 children.)
[ F ]
[ G ]
Guiseppi, Alberti
(Italian Miner, Scraper ca.1916, Dilltown No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 34, married.);
(Injured.  Toe fractured.  Run over by a wheel of a mining machine on an entry, in the Dilltown No. 1 Mine, July 13, 1916.)
[ H ]
Hewitt, E. E.
(General Superintendent, ca.1916, ca.1917, Dilltown Smokeless Coal Company, Dilltown No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA.);
(Superintendent, ca.1916, ca.1917, of the Dilltown No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, for Dilltown Smokeless Coal Company.)
[ I ]
[ J ]
[ K ]
Kider, Joe
(Miner, ca.1922, Dilltown No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, married.);
(Killed.  Killed in an explosion of gas in No. 12 room, in the Dilltown No. 1 Mine, March 20, 1922.);
(Dilltown No. 1 Mine Disaster of March 20, 1922.)
Kider, Stanley
(Miner, ca.1922, Dilltown No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, married.);
(Killed.  Killed in an explosion of gas in No. 12 room, in the Dilltown No. 1 Mine, March 20, 1922.);
(Dilltown No. 1 Mine Disaster of March 20, 1922.)
Kish, Frank
(Miner, ca.1922, Dilltown No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, single.);
(Killed.  Killed in an explosion of gas in No. 12 room, in the Dilltown No. 1 Mine, March 20, 1922.);
(Dilltown No. 1 Mine Disaster of March 20, 1922.)
[ L ]
Licskivancin, Steve
(Miner, ca.1917, Dilltown Mines, Indiana Co., PA, Age 38, divorced, 3 children.);
(See also: Lieskovancin, Steve.)
Lieskovancin, Steve
(See: Licskivancin, Steve.)
[ M ]
Mosci, Domenico
(Miner, ca.1917, Dilltown Mines, Indiana Co., PA, Age 37, married, wife Lizzie Mosci, age 25, 2 children.)
[ N ]
[ O ]
[ P ]
Pazzani, Olindo
(Miner, ca.1923, Dilltown Mines, Indiana Co., PA, Age 42, 6 children.)
Piasenti, Peter
(See: Prasente, Peter.)
Ponchinone, Paolo Vitale
(See: Ponchione, Paolo Vitale.)
Ponchione, Paolo Vitale
(Miner, ca.1919, Dilltown Mines, Indiana Co., PA, Age 31, married, wife Margaretta Ponchione, age 34, 4 children.);
(See also: Ponchinone, Paolo Vitale.)
Prasente, Peter
(Miner, ca.1916, Dilltown Mines, Indiana Co., PA, Age 37, married, wife Mary Prasente, age 35, 3 children.);
(See also: Piasenti, Peter.)
[ Q ]
[ R ]
[ S ]
Sanna, Eugenio
(Miner, ca.1919, Dilltown Mines, Indiana Co., PA, Age 30, 3 children.)
Santis, Patsy D.
(Italian Miner, Spragger ca.1917, Dilltown No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 33, married.);
(Killed.  Instantly killed on an entry while riding into the mine.  His head was caught between the end of the mine car and the roof when the mine car jumped the track, in the Dilltown No. 1 Mine, Aug. 27, 1917.)
Schultz, L. Roy
(American Miner, Spragger ca.1917, Dilltown No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 25, married.);
(Injured.  Ulna fractured and arm and wrist contused and sprained by falling from a mine car while adjusting the brake on an entry, in the Dilltown No. 1 Mine, Aug. 2, 1917.)
Somean, Joe
(Hungarian Miner, Machine Scraper ca.1916, Dilltown No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 38, single.);
(Injured.  Foot lacerated.  Caught by a wheel of a mining machine on an entry, in the Dilltown No. 1 Mine, July 20, 1916.)
Stiles, Jesse
(Miner, ca.1920, Dilltown Mine, of the Dilltown Smokrless Coal Company, Indiana Co., PA, Age 20.);
(Injured.  Badly crushed left foot, he was run over by a mine motor, in the Dilltown Mine, Sept. 11, 1920.  He was riding on the motor and jumped off to throw a switch.  [from the "Indiana Evening Gazette," Indiana, PA, Sept. 13, 1920.].)
[ T ]
[ U ]
Ugoletti, Roberto
(Miner, ca.1920, Dilltown Mines, Indiana Co., PA, Age 32, 2 children.)
[ V ]
Verbo, Andy
(Austrian Miner, Machine Runner ca.1917, Dilltown No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 29, married.);
(Injured.  Jaw and nasal bones fractured and scalp and face lacerated by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in the Dilltown No. 1 Mine, July 17, 1917.)
Verbona, Oscar
(Miner, ca.1914, Dilltown Mines, Indiana Co., PA, Age 29, married, wife Alice Verbona, age 25.);
(See also Verbono, Oscar.)
Verbono, Oscar
(See: Verbona, Oscar.)
[ W ]
[ X ]
[ Y ]
[ Z ]
Zucca, Tommaso
(Miner, ca.1921, Dilltown Mines, Indiana Co., PA, Age 36, 4 children.)

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