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Coal Miners Memorial
Strangford Mine,

Strangford,
Burrell Twp.,
Indiana County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

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

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated March 18, 2010

A Memorial Honor Roll for the Coal Miners that Worked the
Strangford Mine


Following is a partial listing of the miners, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Strangford Mine, Strangford, Burrell 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
STRANGFORD MINE
[ A ]
Antinashi, Michael
(Italian Miner Boy, Pick Miner ca.1915, Strangford Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 16, single.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by fall of slate at the face of a room, in the Strangford Mine, July 20, 1915.)
[ B ]
Barberi, Aurico
(Italian Miner, ca.1904, Strangford Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 24, single.);
(Injured.  Leg crushed, necessitating amputation.  Caught between a mine car and coal pillar, in the Strangford Mine, Feb. 8, 1904.)
Bosoney, Pro
(Italian Miner, Trimmer ca.1915, Strangford Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 40, married.);
(Injured. Lower jaw fractured. Caught between a railroad car and the coal chute. Outside of the Strangford Mine, January 21, 1915.)
Bugella, Premo
(Italian Miner, Haulage Rope-Rider ca.1911, Strangford Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 20, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken and head cut by mine cars while riding on the loaded mine cars the hailage rope broke and in trying to get off he was injured by the passing mine wagons, in the Strangford Mine, August 4, 1911.)
[ C ]
Ciger, Mike
(Slavonian Miner, ca.1913, Strangford Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 34, married.);
(Injured. Back broken by a fall of roof at the face of the butt entry while shoveling coal, in the Strangford Mine, June 28, 1913.)
[ D ]
Domanski, Michael
(Polish Miner, ca.1905, Strangford Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 35, single.);
(Injured.  One bone of foot broken by a fall of coal, in the Strangford Mine, June 10, 1905.)
Doney, Charles
(English Miner, Mule Driver ca.1912, Strangford Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 34, married.);
(Injured.  Abdomen injured by being kicked by a mule on the heading, in the Strangford Mine, Nov. 21, 1912.)
Dueings, John
(Slavonian Miner Boy, Pick Miner ca.1915, Strangford Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 18, single.);
(Injured. Breast and leg bruised by fall of slate on an entry, in the Strangford Mine, January 26, 1915.)
Dunabee, Daniel
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1910, Strangford Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 22, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of mine roof in pillar work, in the Strangford Mine, August 17, 1910.)
[ E ]
[ F ]
Fletcher, Ernest
(General Superintendent, ca.1912, Blairsville Coke Company, Limited, Slatsburg, PA, Strangford Mine, Indiana Co., PA.);
(Superintendent, ca.1916, ca.1917, of the Strangford Mine, Indiana Co., PA, for Strangford Coal Company.)
Frens, Dominick
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1907, Strangford Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 26, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken by fall of draw slate that should have been taken down or posted up, in the Strangford Mine, May 9, 1907.)
[ G ]
Gill, John
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1917, Strangford Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 50, married.);
(Injured.  Vertebra dislocated by a fall of coal at the face of a pillar, in the Strangford Mine, June 28, 1917.)
Graff, F. M.
(General Superintendent, ca.1916, ca.1917, Strangford Coal Company, Blairsville, PA, Strangford Mine, Indiana Co., PA.)
Graff, W. P.
(General Superintendent, ca.1904, Strangford Coal Company, Blairsville, PA, Strangford Mine, Indiana Co., PA.);
(Superintendent, ca.1904, of the Strangford Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Strangford Coal Company, Blairsville, PA.);
(Superintendent, ca.1905, of the Strangford Mine, Indiana Co., PA, for Blairsville Coke Company.)
[ H ]
Herroll, James
(English Miner, ca.1915, Strangford Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 20, married, wife Annie S. Minnhinnett Horrell, one child on the way.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by a fall of slate on an entry while drilling a hole into the coal to make a siding, in the Strangford Mine, February 13, 1915.  Died Feb. 14, 1915.);
(James Horrell had been married on Dec. 16, 1914 in Coketown [Cokeville], only two months before he was killed in the Strangford Mine.);
(Also see: Horrell, James, American Miner.)
Horrell, James
(See: Herroll, James.)
[ I ]
[ J ]
Johnston, Robert
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, Strangford Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 23, single.);
(Injured.  Collar bone broken by a fall of slate, in the Strangford Mine, Oce. 27, 1904.)
Jones, Louis
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1908, Strangford Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 53, married.);
(Injured.  Body squeezed by a fall of rock while pushing a mine car to the mouth of working place, in the Strangford Mine, March 17, 1908.)
[ K ]
[ L ]
[ M ]
Mesto, Michal
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1912, Strangford Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 22, single.);
(Injured.  Shoulder bruised by a fall of rock while turning a room neck, in the Strangford Mine, Oct. 24, 1912.)
Minnhinnett, Frank
(Miner, Strangford Mine, Indiana Co., PA, married.);
(Father-in-law of James Horrell, killed in the Strangford Mine, Feb. 13, 1915.)
Mosher, S. G.
(Superintendent, ca.1912, of the Strangford Mine, Indiana Co., PA, for Blairsville Coke Company, Limited, Saltsburg, PA.)
[ N ]
[ O ]
[ P ]
[ Q ]
[ R ]
[ S ]
Sharizza, Donata
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1910, Strangford Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 35, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in the Strangford Mine, September 16, 1910.)
Shellaby, George
(Austrian Miner Boy, Pick Miner ca.1904, Strangford Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 19, single.);
(Killed.  Fatally injured by a fall of roof, in the Strangford Mine, May 27, 1904.)
Stahl, Emal
(Swedish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1911, Strangford Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 39, married.);
(Injured. Face burned, bruised and cut by a blast in the Strangford Mine, November 28, 1911. A cartridge of powder had become blocked in the drill hole and he tried to jam it in, when it exploded from the jar or a spark.)
[ T ]
[ U ]
[ V ]
[ W ]
[ X ]
[ Y ]
Youick, John
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, Strangford Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 37, married.);
(Injured.  Bruised about hips by a fall of slate, in the Strangford Mine, March 17, 1904.)
[ Z ]
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A Special Thanks to Nick Puzak, formerly from Penn State University, for researching and furnishing many additional names of miners at the Strangford Mines.

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