[ A ]
Alfody, Charles
(Russian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1910, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 38, single.);
(Injured. Two ribs broken and back injured by fall of roof in pillar
work, in the Millwood Mine, Feb. 25, 1910.)
Angelo, Musi
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1902, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 36, married, 1 child.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by fall of roof, in the Millwood Mine, Aug.
13, 1902. The accident occurred in the pillar workings where he was
engaged in drawing mine timbers.) |
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Bartino, Visco
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1892, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 32.);
(Injured. Thigh slightly bruised by a fall of coal, caused by lying
under a cut after he had put a blast in it, Mar.3, 1892, in the Millwood
Mine.)
Bobonits, John
(Hungarian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1917, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 47, married.);
(Injured. Small bone in arm broken by a fall of coal at the face of
a room, in the Millwood Mine, Aug. 8, 1917.)
Bogatti, John
(Italian Miner Boy, Pick Miner ca.1901, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 17, single.);
(Injured. Bruised by a falling hoisting cage, in the Millwood Mine,
May 11, 1901.)
Bollinger, William S.
(Miner, ca.1925, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Bertha
V. Leonard Bollinger.)
Borish, John
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 34, married, 1 child.);
(Killed. Killed by fall of slate, in the Millwood Mine, August 20,
1906.);
(Aug. 20, 1906, John Borish, Austrian, miner, was instantly killed
by a fall of slate in No. 2 entry rock, in the Millwood Mine. The place
has been examined by the foreman and fire boss a short time before
and gave no indication of being dangerous.)
Boval, John
(Miner, ca.1898, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 36, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of slate, in the Millwood Mine, Sept.
23, 1898.)
Brachet, Frank
(Italian Miner Boy, Pick Miner ca.1907, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 18, single.);
(Injured. Leg fractured by fall of slate at the face of a pillar, in
the Millwood Mine, June 11, 1907.)
Breen, Richard
(American Miner, Cager ca.1901, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age
32, married.);
(Injured. Bruised by a falling hoisting cage, in the Millwood Mine,
May 11, 1901.)
Buda, George
(Austrian Mine, Pick Miner ca.1909, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 50, married, 4 children.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by fall of roof at the face of a coal pillar,
in the Millwood Mine, Jan 21, 1909.)
Burkey, George
(Austrian Miner, Mule Driver ca.1902, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 27, married.);
(Injured. Injured in the Millwood Mine, Jan. 30, 1902, fell from a
mine car.) |
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Campbell, Mr.
(Son of Walt Campbell, Worked on the Millwood Coal & Coke Company Railroad,
Millwood Shaft Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Campbell, Walt
(Locomotive Engineer on the narrow guage Millwood Coal & Coke Company
Railroad, Millwood Shaft Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Injured. Running the Company narrow guage Railroad engine that exploded
on Mar. 4, 1884.)
Christner, John
(Superintendent, ca.1916, of the Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for
Latrobe - Connellsville Coal & Coke Company.)
Cooney, H. C.
(Superintendent of the Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, ca.1909-1910,
for Latrobe - Connellsville Coal & Coke Company.)
Conti, Bruno
(School Teacher, ca.1934 - 1935, Millwood Shaft Mine School, Westmoreland
Co., PA.)
Coraglia, John
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 29, single.);
(Killed. Killed by a fall of slate in No. 1 entry south, in the Millwood
Mine, April 14, 1903.) |
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Dayton, J. L.
(American Miner, Fire Boss ca.1905, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 37, married);
(Injured. Back severely injured and ankle broken by a fall of slate,
in the Millwood Mine, Aug 31, 1905.)
Dennison, Winifred Etna
(See: Short, Harvey D.; wife of Harvey D. Short.)
Dias, Florence
(See: Emminger, Elmer; wife of Elmer Emminger.) |
[ E ]
Emminger, Elmer
(Miner, ca.1934, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Florence
Dias Emminger, 8 children.) |
[ F ]
Fago, Furgi
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 21, single.);
(Injured. Bruised by a falling hoisting cage, in the Millwood Mine,
May 11, 1901.)
Ford, Albert
(Superintendent, of the Millwood Shaft Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
ca.1882.)
Francesco, Vido
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1907, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 25, single.);
(Killed. Killed by fall of roof at the face of a coal pillar, in the
Millwood Mine, June 22, 1907.) |
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Gamble, George
(Miner, ca.1934 -1935, Millwood Shaft Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married,
children.)
Garetto, Antoney
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 25, single.);
(Injured. Bruised by a falling hoisting cage, in the Millwood Mine,
May 11, 1901.)
Gray, William
(Superintendent, ca.1917, of the Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for
Latrobe Connellsville Coal & Coke Company.)
Gruska, Nellie
(See: Shine, William; wife of William Shine.)
Guiseppe, Nicol
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1902, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 29, single.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by fall of slate, in the Millwood Mine, June
16, 1902. Nicol Guiseppe was fatally injured while at work in the Millwood
Mine, June 16, by a fall of slate. Death resulted in twelve hours.
The accident occurred in pillar workings.)
Guiseppe, Villani
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 22, single.);
(Killed. Run over by mine cars, in the Millwood Mine, Feb. 4, 1901.
He was instantly killed. A driver, started his mule into Guiseppe's
room and called to him to hook the mule to the car and start it out. This
he did while the driver was arranging his trip on the entry. On hearing
the mule and wagon coming he went to the mouth of the room to take charge
of it and was surprised to find that Guiseppe had been run over. He
had evidently been on the front end of the wagon, and it was supposed that
his head struck the roof, which caused him to fall off in front of the mine
wagon and it passed over him.) |
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Hershbine, Amelia E.
(See: Reffo, Michael E.; wife of Michael E. Reffo.) |
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[ K ]
Kennedy, Patrick
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1898, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 63,
married.);
(Injured. Leg broken above the ankle joint by a fall of slate, in the
Millwood Mine, Nov. 1, 1898.)
Kimmel, E. B.
(Assistant Superintendent, ca.1883, of the Millwood Shaft Mine, Westmoreland
Co., PA.);
(Superintendent, of the Millwood Shaft, Westmoreland Co., PA, ca.1886, ca.1892,
ca.1898, ca.1899, ca.1900, ca.1901, ca.1904, ca.1905, for Millwood Coal &
Coke Company.);
(General Superintendent, ca.1900, ca.1901, ca.1903, ca.1904, Millwood Coal
& Coke Company, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.) |
[ L ]
Leachman, Catherine
(See: McInchok, Steve; wife of Steve McInchok.)
Lee, Joseph
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1900, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 32, married.);
(Injured. Slightly burned by an explosion of gas, in the Millwood Mine,
May 16, 1900.)
Lee, Mike
(Italian Miner Boy, Mule Driver ca.1901, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 19, single.);
(Injured. Shoulder dislocated; caught between a mine car and
a door frame, in the Millwood Mine, Aug. 8, 1901.)
Lee, Salvadore
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 24, single.);
(Injured. Back injured by a fall of slate, in the Millwood Mine, Aug.
9, 1901.)
Leonard , Bertha V.
(See: Bollinger, William S.; wife of William S. Bollinger.)
Leverio, John
(Italian Miner, Mule Driver ca.1903, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 23, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken, run over by mine cars, in the Millwood Mine,
Jan. 15, 1903.)
Levrio, Peter
(Italian Miner, ca.1915, Millwood Shaft Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married,
wife Theresa Ponsetto Levrio.)
Lockaposh, Frank
(Russian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1907, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 25, single.);
(Killed. Killed by fall of slate at the face of an entry, in the Millwood
Mine, Nov. 13, 1907.)
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[ M ]
Madison, J. B.
(Contractor on the narrow gauge Millwood Coal & Coke Company Railroad,
ca.1877.);
(Injured. Had his hand smashed while coupling railroad cars, May 19,
1877, outside the Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
McInchok, Steve
(Miner, ca.1922, Millwood Shaft Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife
Catherine Leachman McInchok.)
Monti, Frank
(Italian Miner Boy, Pick Miner ca.1901, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 19, single.);
(Injured. Thigh broken by a falling hoisting cage, in the Millwood
Mine, May 11, 1901.)
Morrison, John E.
(Miner, Underground Mine Boss, ca.1882, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA.)
Mucker, Thomas
(Russian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1908, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 52, married.);
(Injured. Legs and body bruised and eye cut by a fall of slate at the
face of a room, in the Millwood Mine, Aug. 4, 1908.)
Musso, Everesto
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1917, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 39, married.);
(Injured. One eye destroyed and the other injured by flying coal from a blast
at the face of an entry, in the Millwood Mine, Sept. 14, 1917.)
Myers, Elsie Mable
(See: Stairs, Elmer M., Jr.; wife of Elmer M. Stairs, Jr.) |
[ N ]
Novello, Mario
(Miner, ca.1935, Millwood Shaft Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife
Roberta Thompson Novello.) |
[ O ]
O'Donnell, Patrick
(Itrish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age
33, single.);
(Injurted. Foot crushed by a fall of slate, necessitating amputation,
in the Millwood Mine, July 30, 1903.) |
[ P ]
Pareno, Claimant
(Italian Miner Boy, Trip Runner ca.1907, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 18, single.);
(Injured. Shoulder broken, caught between a mine car and an air locomotive
near the shaft bottom, in the Millwood Mine, Feb. 21, 1907.)
Pasica, Matto
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 22, single.);
(Killed. Killed by fall of slate, in the Millwood Mine, May 15, 1906.
May 15, 1906, Matto Pasica, Italian, miner, was instantly killed by
a fall of slate while engaged in turning No. 7 room off line entry in the
Millwood Mine. The piece which killed him was partly cut off of a slip,
the existence of which was not perceptible until after the fall.)
Peretto, Luizi
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1900, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 31, married, 2 children.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of slate, in the Millwood Mine,
July 17, 1900.)
Peretts, Peter
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 42, single
(Injured. Bruised by a falling hoisting cage, in the Millwood Mine,
May 11, 1901.)
Perinley, Joseph
(Slavonian Miner, Mule Driver ca.1903, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 21, single.);
(Injured. Foot injured caught between mine cars on an entry, April
5, 1907, in the Millwood Mine.)
Pershing, A. N.
(General Superintendent, ca.1917, of Latrobe Connellsville Coal & Coke
Company, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Picentonia, Joseph
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 23, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of slate, in the Millwood Mine, Dec.
8, 1904.)
Poletti, Victor
(Italian Miner, ca.1892, Saxman Mine, Millwood, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age
40, married, children.);
(Killed. Killed by a fall of coal & slate, in the Saxman Mine,
Millwood, June, 1892. [from "the Connellsville Courier," Connellsville,
PA, June 24, 1892.].)
Ponsetto, Theresa
(See: Levrio, Peter; wife of Peter Levrio.)
Poyle, Morgan
(American Miner, Company Man ca.1910, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 30, single.);
(Injured. Ankle broken by a fall of slate on an entry, in the Millwood
Mine, Oct. 3, 1910.) |
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Reberish, Michael
(Slavonian Miner, Mule Driver ca.1908, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 23, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken and thumb cut off by a derailed mine car on the
main haulage road, in the Millwood Mine, Jan.29, 1908.)
Reffo, Michael Eugene
(Miner, ca.1928, Millwood Shaft Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife
Amelis E. Hershbine Reffo.)
Rigg, W. N.
(Superintendent ca.1914, of the Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for
Latrobe-Connellsville Coal & Coke Company, Latrobe, PA.)
Ritson, John
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1917, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 51, married.);
(Injured. Eye ball injured. Struck by a piece of slate at the
face of a room, in the Millwood Mine, July 27, 1917.) |
[ S ]
Sadowski, Frank
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age
38, married.);
(Injured. Leg and nose broken by a fall of slate, in the Millwood Mine,
July 13, 1903.)
Scarpsinello, John
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 52, married.);
(Injured. Bruised by a falling hoisting cage, in the Millwood Mine,
May 11, 1901.)
Shaffer, Michael
(Russian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1912, Millwood Mine, Millwood Shaft, Westmoreland
Co., PA, Age 39, married.);
(Injured. Head injured by a fall of slate at the face of a pillar,
in the Millwood Mine, Feb. 27, 1912.)
Shine, William
(Miner, ca.1928, Millwood Shaft Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife
Nellie Gruska Shine.)
Short, Harvey Delbert
(Miner, ca.1900-1910, Millwood Shaft Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married
ca.1900, wife Winifred Etna Dennison Short.);
(b. April 20, 1882 - d. Nov. 26, 1947.)
Shrum, Henry
(American Miner, Mule Driver ca.1900, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 48, married.);
(Injured. Collar bone broken; thrown from mine cars, in the Millwood
Mine, April 25, 1900.)
Soppitt, Edward
(General Superintendent, ca.1914, ca.1916, Latrobe - Connellsville Coal &
Coke Company, Latrobe, PA, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Stairs, Elmer Myrhl, Jr.
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1927, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 26,
married, wife Elsie Mable Myers Stairs, 3 small Children.);
(b. Feb. 21, 1901.)
(Killed. Killed by a fall of slate, in the Millwood Mine, June 13,
1927.)
Stornisi, John
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 27, single.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by fall of slate, in the Millwood Mine, Nov.
28, 1904.)
Suckey, George
(Russian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1909, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 35, married, 1 child.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by a fall of slate in a room, in the Millwood
Mine, March 26, 1909.) |
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Thomas, Thomas
(Miner, Mine Foreman ca.1898, Millwood Shaft Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Thompson, Roberta
(See: Novello, Mario; wife of Mario Novello.)
Torrence, James
(American Miner, Mule Driver ca.1898, Millwood Shaft Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 31, married, 4 children.);
(Killed. Killed by a loaded mine wagon running on him in No. 29 room
on entry No. 12, in the Millwood Shaft Mine, Sept. 23, 1898. He was
caught by a post which stood near the road side in the mouth of a cut through,
which caused him to fall from the end of the mine wagon.);
(The Greensburg Press for Sat, Sept. 24, 1898, had the story about James
Torrence and the information was nearly identical to the Dept. of Mines Report.
[from the "Greensburg Press," Greensburg, PA, Sept. 24, 1898.].) |
[ U ]
Uhertino, Vesco
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 35, single.);
(Injured. Hip dislocated by a fall of slate, in the Millwood Mine,
April 29, 1901.) |
[ V ]
Valina, Louis
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 50, married.);
(Injured. Two ribs fractured by fall of slate, in the Millwood Mine,
Nov. 26, 1906.)
Vesco, Mike
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 21, Single.);
(Injured. Bruised by a falling hoisting cage, in the Millwood Mine,
May 11, 1901.)
Vesco, Peter
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Millwood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 40, married, 2 children.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by being caught between a mine car and a
coal pillar, in the Millwood Mine, April 17, 1903, died the same day.) |
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[ Z ]
Zenone, Peter
(Italian Miner Boy, Pick Miner ca.1895, Millwood Shaft Mine, Westmoreland
Co., PA, Age 15.);
(Injured. Injured by a fall of slate, his leg and foot crushed, in
the Millwood Shaft Mine, July 31, 1895. [from the "Connellsville
Courier," Connellsville, PA, Aug. 2, 1895.].)
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