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[ B ]
Barrick, John "Jan."
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1913, ca.1917, Southwest No. 1 Mine [Morewood Mines],
Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No. 116, Morewood, PA, ca.1913, ca.1917.)
Beran, John
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, South West No. 1 "A" Mine [Morewood Mine],
Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Beranek, J. T.
(Miner, ca.1926, Southwest No. 1 Mines [Morewood Mine], Westmoreland Co.,
PA.)
Beranick, Andrew
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1913, Morewood Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(A member of the ca.1913 Morewood Mines First Aid Team.)
Beranick, Frank
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1913, Morewood Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(A member of the ca.1913 Morewood Mines First Aid Team.)
Beranick, John
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1913, Morewood Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(A member of the ca.1913 Morewood Mines First Aid Team.)
Billa, Carl
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, South West No. 1 "A" Mine [Morewood Mine],
Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 38, married, 4 children.);
(Killed. Instantly killed; run over by a loaded dilly trip, while on
his way out of the mine, in the South West No. 1 "A" Mine, March 16, 1904.)
Black, Joe
(Hungarian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1891, Morewood, "A" Shaft Mine, Westmoreland
Co., PA.);
(Injured. Severe Bruises, from a fall of slate, in the Morewood, "A"
Shaft Mine, Nov. 30, 1891. [from "The Connellsville Courier,"
Connellsville, PA, Dec. 4, 1891.].);
(Along with John Crishcar.)
Brayer, John
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1917, ca.1919, Southwest No. 1 Mine [Morewood Mine],
Westmoreland Co., PA, married.);
(Lived in coal company House No.108, Southwest No. 1, Morewood, PA, ca.1917,
ca.1919.)
Brindlenger, B.
(German Miner, Mine Laborer ca.1898, Southwest No. 1 "A" Shaft Mine [Morewood
Mine], Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 68, widower, 4 children.);
(Killed. Killed by being struck by a trip of loaded mine wagons on
the main haulage road, in the Southwest No. 1 "A'" Shaft Mine, Aug. 15,
1898.);
(See also: Brindlinger, B.)
Brindlinger, B.
(See: Brindlenger, B.)
Brindlinger, John
(Employee, Union Supply Company Store, Manager ca.1922, Morewood Mine, Morewood,
Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Brooks, E. F.
(Miner, ca.1926, Southwest No. 1 Mines [Morewood Mines], Westmoreland Co.,
PA.)
Bush, Joseph
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, South West No. 1 "A" Mine [Morewood Mine],
Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 48, married, 2 children.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of mine roof, in the South West
No. 1 "A" Mine, April 17, 1901.);
(South West Mine No. 1, April 17, 1901, Joseph Bush, miner, killed instantly
by a fall of slate. Victim was employed in drawing a rib and had made
a fall of roof and was engaged cutting across for a new face, when a fall
of slate struck him.) |
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Caplaxa, Andrew
(Bohemian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, South West No. 1 "A" Mine [Morewood
Mine], Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 21, single.);
(Killed. Killed instantly by a roof fall, in the South West No. 1 "A"
Mine, Sept. 5, 1903.);
(He was employed drawing a rib in company with John Beran, who was present
at the time. Caplaxa was engaged cutting out the coal stump.
Evidently the roof had not been properly posted, as quite a small portion
of it fell and caught him, with said results.)
Chilcott, Jesse
(American Miner, Mule Driver ca.1904, Southwest No. 1 Mine [Morewood Mine],
Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 27, married, 2 children.);
(Killed. Killed instantly by mine cars, in the Southwest No. 1 Mine,
May 18, 1904.)
Clamerous, Mike
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, South West "A" Mine [Morewood Mine],
Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 37, married, 1 child.);
(Killed. Killed by a fall of roof, in the South West "A" Mine, Dec.
17, 1904.);
(Dec. 17, 1906, Mike Clamerous, Polish, miner, and John Santimire, American,
company man, were instantly killed at South West "A" Mine by a fall ofroof,
while making a rib fall. Santimire had been sent to Clamerous' place
for the purpose of seeing that he did the work in the safest manner possible.
Santimire had been selected for this purpose owing to his mature judgement
and experience in pillar work. From the position in which the bodies
were found it seems that Santimire was holding the light, while Clamerous
was using the ax.)
Clingerman, W. H.
(General Superintendent, ca.1905, ca.1906, ca.1912, H.C. Frick Coke Company,
Scottdale, PA, South West No. 1 "A" Mine & South West No. 1 "B" Mine
[Morewood Mines], Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Copeland, William
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1894, Morewood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married,
children.);
(Injured. Seriously injured in S. W. Connellsville Coke Company Morewood
Mine, Nov. 14, 1894 by a fall of slate, received a blood clot on the spine
and was paralyzed. [from "The Connellsville Courier," Nov. 16,
1894.].)
Cowan, James A.
(Superintendent, of the South West No. 1 "A" Mine & "B" Mine [Morewood
Mine], Westmoreland Co., PA, ca.1909, & South West "King" Mine, ca.1909,
ca.1912, ca.1917, ca.1919, for H. C. Frick Coke Company, Scottdale, PA.);
(Superintendent, ca.1913, of the Southwest No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, for H.C. Frick Coke Company, Scottdale, PA.)
(Superintendent, ca.1916, of the Southwest No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, for H.C. Frick Coke Company, Scottdale, PA.)
Cowan, James A.
(Miner, ca.1926, Southwest No. 1 Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(This could be a son of James A. Cowan.)
Crishcar, John
(Hungarian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1891, Morewood, "A" Shaft Mine, Westmoreland
Co., PA.);
(Injured. Severe Bruises, from a fall of slate, in the Morewood, "A"
Shaft Mine, Nov. 30, 1891. [from "The Connellsville Courier,"
Connellsville, PA, Dec. 4, 1891.].);
(Along with Joe Black.) |
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Deluca, Lawy
(Italian Miner, Mule Driver ca.1906, South West "A" Mine [Morewood Mine],
Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 25, married.);
(Injured. Arm and collar bone broken and head injured by fall of slate,
in the South West "A" Mine, Oct. 2, 1906.)
Demen, Joe
(Miner, ca.1913, Morewood Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No. 137, Morewood, PA, ca.1913.)
Demio, Antonio
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1900, South West No. 1 "A" Shaft Mine [Morewood
Mine], Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 27, married.);
(Injured. Arm broken at wrist while descending the mine shaft on the
hoisting cage, in the South West No 1 "A" Shaft Mine, Aug. 17, 1900.)
Dezart, James
(Bohemian Miner, Mule Driver ca.1909, South West No. 1 "A" Mine [Morewood
Mine], Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 29, married.);
(Injured. Toes injured by mine car on entry, in the South West No.
1 "A" Mine, March 2, 1909.)
Domen, Joseph
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1914, Morewood Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married,
wife Maria N. Kavulic Domen.)
Dorron, Henry
(German Miner, Company Man ca.1908, South West No. 1 "B" Mine [Morewood
Mine], Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 52, married.);
(Injured. Foot injured by mine car, in the South West No. 1 "B" Mine,
Jan 3, 1908.)
Dougan, Alexander, Jr.
(American Miner Boy, Company Man ca.1907, South West No. 1 "A" Mine [Morewood
Mine], Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 18, single.);
(Injured. Back injured by fall of slate on one of the passageways,
in the South West No. 1 "A" Mine, Nov. 3, 1907.)
Dreliszak, Albert
(Miner, ca.1919, ca.1922, ca.1927, Morewood Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA,
married, wife Anna Siemanowska Dreliszak.)
Dubinski, Jacob
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, South West No. 1 "A" Mine [Morewood Mine],
Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 37, married.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by fall of slate, in the South West No. 1
"A" Mine, Jan. 9, 1906.);
(Jan. 9, 1906, Jacob Dubinski, Polish, miner, was fatally injured at the
South West "A" Mine by a fall of slate, while knocking down coal. He
had been warned not to enter the place where the accident occurred, as it
was in a dangerous condition. However, he disregarded the order and
had only struck a few licks when the slate fell upon him.)
Duncan, John L.
(Assistant Mining Boss ca.1889, of the Southwest No. 1 Mine, "A" Shaft &
"B" Shaft [Morewood Mine], Westmoreland Co., PA, for Southwest Coal
& Coke Company.)
(Miner, Mining Boss, ca.1892, of the Southwest No. 1 "A" Shaft Mine [Morewood
Mine], Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Miner, Mine Foreman ca.1898, South West No. 1 "A" Shaft Mine [Morewood Mine],
Westmoreland Co., PA.) |
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Eardley, Emil
(American Miner, Hoist Cager ca.1906, Southwest No. 1 "A" Mine [Morewood
Mine], Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 24, single.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by mine cars, in the Southwest No. 1 "A" Mine,
Dec. 8, 1906.);
(Emil Eardley, cager, was fatally injured. He had stepped on the front
end of the trip, as it was being landed at the shaft bottom, to cut off the
haulage rope. His foot slipped off the bumper, and he fell in front
of the moving trip. He died about 3 hours later.) |
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Farros, Andy
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1898, Southwest No. 1 "A" Shaft Mine [Morewood Mine],
Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 24, single.);
(Injured. Rib fractured and back bruised by a fall of roof, in the
Southwest No. 1 "A" Shaft Mine, Jan. 28, 1898.)
Franko, Stephen
(Slavonian Miner, Mule Driver ca.1902, South West No. 1 "B" Mine [Morewood
Mine], Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 29, married.);
(Injured. Injured by fall of slate, in the South West No. 1 "B" Mine,
Sept. 4, 1902.)
Frechofski, Joe
(Slavonian Miner, Company Employee ca.1904, South West "A" Mine [Morewood
Mine], Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 46, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken; caught between a mine car and entry pillar,
in the South West "A" Mine, Feb. 7, 1904.)
Frogner, Frank
(Bohemian Miner, Mule Driver ca.1901, South West No. 1 "B" Mine [Morewood
Mine], Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 23,married.);
(Injured. Leg fractured between mine cars and a coal pillar, in the
South West No. 1 "B" Mine, Jan. 17, 1901.) |
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Gardner, Joe
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1913, ca.1914, Morewood Mines, Westmoreland Co.,
PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No. 111, Morewood, PA, ca.1913.)
Garris, William
(American Miner, Mule Driver ca.1904, South West "A" Mine [Morewood Mine],
Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 28, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken in two places; struck by an empty dilly trip,
in South West "A" Mine, July 26, 1904.)
Gossitch, Michael
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1896, Morewood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Injured. Stuck his own knee with his pick, in the Morewood Mine, Jan.
5, 1896. [from the "Connellsville Courier," Connellsville, PA,
Jan. 10, 1896.].)
Grindle, John
(American Miner, Company Man ca.1907, South West No. 1 "B" Mine {Morewood
Mine], Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 28, single.);
(Injured. Arm broken by fall of coal on one of the passageways, in
the South West No. 1 "B" Mine, May 6, 1907.) |
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Hass, Fred
(German Miner, Pick Miner ca.1902, South West No. 1 "A" Mine [Morewood Mine],
Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 40, married, 7 children.);
(Killed. Killed instantly by fall of roof, in the South West No. 1
"A" Mine, April 2, 1902.)
Hass, Fred.
(German Miner, Pick Miner ca.1900, South West No. 1 "A" Mine [Morewood Mine],
Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 42, married.);
(Injured. Skull fractured; struck by a mine post, in the South West
No. 1 "A" Mine, June 22, 1900.)
Helinsky, Joseph
(Miner, ca.1907, Morewood Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Bronislawa
Rosinsky Helinsky.)
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[ J ]
Jaworski, Andrew
(Miner, ca.1914, Morewood Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Joanne
Siemianowska Jaworski.)
Jordon, James
(American Miner, Mule Driver ca.1903, South West No. 1 "B" Mine [Morewood
Mine], Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 25, married.);
(Injured. Collar bone fractured and other slight injuries by mine cars,
in the South West No. 1 "B" Mine, Jan. 26, 1903.) |
[ K ]
Kacsmar, Peter
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1917, Southwest No. 1 Mine [Morewood Mine], Westmoreland
Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No.7, Morewood, PA, ca.1917.)
Kaczmark, John
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1914, Morewood Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Keck, A. O.
(Miner, ca.1926, Southwest No. 1 Mines [Morewood Mines], Westmoreland Co.,
PA.)
Kennedy, O. W.
(General Superintendent, ca.1901, Southwest Connellsville Coke Company, South
West No. 1A, 1B Mines [Morewood Mines], Westmoreland Co., PA.)
(General Superintendent, ca.1903, H.C. Frick Coke Company, South West No.
1A, 1B Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Keresky, Alex
(Polish Miner, Company Man ca.1909, South West No. 1 "A" Mine [Morewood Mine],
Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 20, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken by the central sheave while walking to his work
on the haulage way at the shaft bottom, in the South West No. 1 "A"
Mine, Aug. 17, 1909.)
King, E. B.
(Miner, ca.1926, Southwest No. 1 Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Kitta, John
(Miner, ca.1906, Morewood Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Nellie
Szymanski Kitta.)
Kostelnak, Kizer
(Miner, ca.1919, Southwest No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married.);
(Lived in coal company House No. 66, Southwest No. 1, Morewood, PA, ca.1919.)
Kowalewski, Louis
(Miner, ca.1922, Morewood Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Sophia
Olszewska Kowalewski.)
Kozak, Carolus
(See: Kozak, Charles.)
Kozak, Charles
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1887, Moreland Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married,
wife Katharina Breyer Kozak.);
(Born in Leskovany, Slovakia, Jan. 29, 1858, emigrated to the U.S.
ca.1878.);
(Charles' first wife Katharina Breyer Kozak, died in childbirth ca.1888,
he returned to Slovakia, married, second wife Anna Vilkovsky Kozak.);
(He emigrated again to the U.S. ca.1890's, with a stepson, Joseph Palanko,
worked at Morewood Mine, etc..);
(Sent for second wife Anna & family in ca.1902);
(See also: Kozak, Carolus.)
Krempasky, Mr.
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Southwest No. 1 "A" Mine [Morewood Mine],
Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Kubulish, Mike
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1898, Southwest No.1 "A" Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA.);
(He was at work in company with Alexandrer Szezepk, July 30, 1898, and was
engaged in mining a small stump of coal preparatory to making a fall.
Kubulish stated that there were two posts standing near the stump,
but the roof suddenly fell crushing the posts and the stump of coal, also
Alexander Szezepk.)
Kuczkowski, Chester
(Miner, ca.1925, Morewood Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Tillie
Rudnick Kuczkowski.) |
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Lakin, William
(American Miner, Trackman ca.1917, Southwest No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 27, married.);
(Killed. Killed by the descending hoisting cage while attempting to
cross over the cageway insread of using the manway, in the Southwest No.
1 Mine, Jan. 3, 1917.)
Lane, Abraham
(American Miner, Boss Driver, Southwest No. 1, "B" Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 39, married, 1 child.);
(Killed. Caught between mine wagon and rib, in the Southwest No. 1
"B" Mine, June 19, 1906);
(He was riding on the front of his trip of three wagons, when he was flagged
to slow up. The brake is on the front of the wagon coming out, and
it is supposed his head was caught between the wagon and coal when he stopped
to put on the brake. The body dropped into man-hole. Width of entry
7 feet 7 inches. Space between wagon and rib 2 feet 5 1/2 inches on one side,
4 1/2 inches on narrow side where Lane was caught.)
Lapinske, Mike
(Russian Miner, Company Man ca.1907, South West No. 1 "A" Mine,
Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 25, single.);
(Injured. Head and thigh injured; struck by a descending hoisting
cage, in the South West No. 1 "A" Mine, May 1, 1907.)
Leon, Violino
(French Miner, Company Man ca.1907, South West No. 1 "A" Mine, Westmoreland
Co., PA, Age 28, married.);
(Injured. Collar bone broken by falling timber on one of the pasage
ways, in the South West No. 1 "A" Mine, Oct. 31, 1907.)
Lesse, Mike
(Slavonian Miner, Company Man ca.1908, South West No. 1 "A" Mine, Westmoreland
Co., PA, Age 45, married.);
(Injured. Injured by mine car haulage rope, in the South West No. 1
"A" Mine, June 6, 1908.)
Levetska, Kaiser
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, South West No. 1 "A" Mine, Westmoreland
Co., PA.)
Lueians, Joe
(Polish Miner Boy, Pick Miner ca.1907, South West No. 1 "B" Mine, Westmoreland
Co., PA, Age 18, single.);
(Injured. Back injured and leg broken by fall of slate at face of working
place, in the South West No. 1 "B" Mine, Oct. 14, 1907.)
Lynch, Clay F.
(General Superintendent, ca.1916, ca.1917, H.C. Frick Coke Company, Southwest
No. 1 Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.) |
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Mager, John
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1914, Morewood Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Malick, Andrew
(Miner, ca.1917, Morewood Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Nellie
Hashier Malick.)
Marava, Joseph
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1910, South West No. 1 "A" Mine, Westmoreland
Co., PA, Age 52, married.);
(Killed. Killed by runaway mine car while waiting at the bottom of
the shaft for the cage in which to be hoisted up shaft, in the Southwest
No. 1 "A" Mine, Feb. 7, 1910.)
Mason, Willis
(American Miner, Mule Driver ca.1904, Southwest No. 1 "B" Mine, Westmoreland
Co., PA, Age 23, single.);
(Injured. Artery of leg ruptured by mine cars, in the Southwest No.
1 "B" Mine, Dec. 14, 1904.)
McIndoe, John "Jack"
(Scotch Miner, Hoisting Engineer, Morewood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married
twice, 7 children.);
(Worked at Morewood Mine 31 years, born in Paisley, Scotland, member of the
Improved Order of Heptasophs Morewood Conclave.)
McIntyre, John
(Scotch Miner, Inside Lanorer ca.1900, Southwest No. 1 "B" Shaft Mine,
Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 73, married.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by being struck by loaded mine wagons, in the Southwest
No. 1 "B" Shaft Mine, June 21, 1900.)
Meredith, William
(Locomotive Engineer, Morewood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Step-son of John Bromyard, who was killed in the Mammoth No. 1 Mine,
Westmoreland Co., PA, Explosion, January 27, 1891.)
Moral, Thomas
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1913, Morewood Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(A member of the ca.1913 Morewood Mines First Aid Team.)
Mortine, Louis
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1910, South West No. 1 "A" Mine, Westmoreland
Co., PA, Age 45, married.);
(Injured. Ankle sprained between mine car and mine floor while pushing
mine car near to face of room and mine floor, in the South West No. 1 "A"
Mine, Jan. 25, 1910.) |
[ N ]
North, D. C.
(Miner, ca.1926, Southwest No. 1 Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Nowak, John
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1919, Southwest No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No. 182, Southwest No. 1, Morewood, PA, ca.1919.) |
[ O ]
Okula, Andy
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1900, Southwest No. 1 "A" Mine, Westmoreland
Co., PA, Age 25, married.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of roof, in the Southwest No. 1
"A" Mine, Aug. 13, 1900.)
Overcut, Arthur
(American Miner, Company Man ca.1910, South West No. 1 "A" Mine, Westmoreland
Co., PA, Age 22, single.);
(Injured. Arm broken by throwing it over side of the hoisting cage,
just as it started to descend shaft. Outside, the South West No.
1 "A" Mine, Jan. 31, 1910.) |
[ P ]
Polanko, John "Joseph"
(Hungarian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1886, Morewood Shaft "A" Mine, Westmoreland
Co., PA, married, 1 child.);
(Killed. Killed by a fall of slate while drawing ribs, in Shaft "A"
Morewood Mines, Oct. 26, 1886. Interred at Scottdale, PA.)
Paselo, Tony
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1909, South West No. 1 "A" Mine, Westmoreland
Co., PA, Age 45, married, 2 children.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by fall of slate at face of pillar, in the
South West No. 1 "A" Mine, Dec. 8, 1909.)
Pfrogner, Adolph
(Bohemian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1907, South West No. 1 "A" Mine, Westmoreland
Co., PA, Age 24, single.);
(Injured. Burned on face and hands at the face of working place by the flame
from a blown-out shot, in the South West No. 1 "A" Mine, July 1, 1907.)
Piatnick, John
(Miner, ca.1926, Southwest No. 1 Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Popovich, Stephen
(Miner, ca.1926, Southwest No. 1 Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Price, William
(Miner, Mule Driver ca.1889, Southwest No. 1 "B" Mine Shaft, Westmoreland
Co., PA, married.);
(Injured. He was internally injured between mine wagons, in the Southwest
No. 1 "B" Mine, Nov. 4, 1889.)
Pruce, John
(Miner, ca.1913, Morewood Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal Company House No. 148, Morewood, PA, ca.1913.)
Pyjinski, John
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, South West No. 1 "A" Mine [Morewood Mine],
Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 46, married.);
(Injured. Two ribs fractured by falling roof coal, in the South West
No. 1 "A" Mine, July 14, 1903.) |
[ Q ]
Queer, Samuel
(Miner, ca.1926, Southwest No. 1 Mines [Morewood Mine], Westmoreland Co.,
PA.) |
[ R ]
Ramsay, William Sharpe
(Mining Boss, ca.1886, Southwest No. 1 Mine [Morewood Mine], Westmoreland
Co., PA, for the Southwest Coal & Coke Company.);
(Mining Boss ca.1889, Southwest No. 1 Mine "A" & "B" Shafts [Morewood
Mine], Westmoreland Co., PA, for Southwest Coal & Coke Company.);
(Superintendent ca.1892, ca.1898, ca.1901, of the Southwest No. 1 "A" and
"B" Shaft mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, for Southwest Connellsville Coke
Company.);
(Superintendent, ca.1903, ca.1905, ca.1906, of the South West No. 1 "A" Mine
& South West No. 1 "B" Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for H.C. Frick Coke
Company, Scottdale, PA.);
(See also: Ramsey, William Sharpe; Ranisay, Wm. S.)
Ramsay, Morris
(Superintendent, of the Southwest No. 1 Mine [Morewood Mine], Westmoreland
Co., PA, ca.1886, for the Southwest Coal & Coke Company.)
Ramsey, William Sharpe
(See: Ramsay, William Sharpe.)
Ranisay, Wm. S.
(See: Ramsay, William Sharpe.)
Rebor, John
(Slavonian Miner, Company Man ca.1907, South West No. 1 "A" Mine [Morewood
Mine], Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 38, married, 2 children.);
(Killed. He was killed by a fall of slate, while grading the mine haulage
road on one of the main headings, in the South West No. 1 "A" Mine, Sept.
28, 1907.)
Rega, Gerard "Jerry"
(Italian Miner, until ca.1921, Morewood Mines [South West No. 1 "A" &
"B" Mines], Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Maria Rega.);
(Immigrated to the United States in ca.1896.)
Repko, John
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, South West No. 1 "A" Mine [Morewood Mine],
Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Robertson, David
(Miner, ca.1926, Southwest No. 1 Mines [Morewood Mine], Westmoreland Co.,
PA.)
Rydie, Frank
(Bohemian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1907, South West "A" Mine [Morewood Mine],
Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 35, married.);
(Injured. Burned on face and hands at the face of working place by
the flame from a blown-out shot, in the South West "A" Mine, July 1, 1907.) |
[ S ]
Santimire, John
(American Miner, Company Man ca.1904, South West No. 1 "A" Mine [Morewood
Mine], Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 56, married, 2 children.);
(Killed. He was killed by a fall of roof, in the South West No. 1 "A"
Mine, Dec. 17, 1904.);
(Dec. 17, 1906, Mike Clamerous, Polish, miner, and John Santimire, American,
company man, were instantly killed at South West "A" Mine by a fall ofroof,
while making a rib fall. Santimire had been sent to Clamerous' place
for the purpose of seeing that he did the work in the safest manner possible.
Santimire had been selected for this purpose owing to his mature judgement
and experience in pillar work. From the position in which the bodies
were found it seems that Santimire was holding the light, while Clamerous
was using the ax.)
Santmyer, Frank
(Miner, ca.1926, Southwest No. 1 Mines [Morewood Mine], Westmoreland Co.,
PA.)
Schoonmaker, Col.
(Superintendent, of the Morewood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, ca.1882.)
Seeonty, Carl
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1909, South West No. 1 "A" Mine [Morewood Mine],
Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 26, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken by fall of draw slate in pillar working, in the
South West No. 1 "A" Mine, June 12, 1909.)
Sehanik, Michael
(Slavonian Miner Boy, Company Man ca.1902, South West No. 1 "B" Mine [Morewood
Mine], Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 18, single.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by mine cars in the South West No. 1 "B" Mine,
April 5, 1902.)
Sezezepk, Alexander
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1898, Southwest No. 1 "A" Shaft Mine [Morewood
Mine], Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 25, married.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of roof, in the Southwest No. 1
"A" Shaft Mine, July 30, 1898. He was at work in company with Mike Kubulish,
and was engaged in mining a small stump of coal preparatory to making a fall.
Kubulish stated that there were two posts standing near the stump,
but the roof suddenly fell crushing the posts and the stump of coal also
the deceased.);
(See also: Szezepk, Alexander.)
Shedlock, John
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1900, Southwest No. 1 "A" Mine [Morewood
Mine], Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 48, married, 3 children.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of roof, in the Southwest No. 1
"A" Mine, Oct. 10, 1900.)
Shorthill, J.
(Miner, Stable Boss ca.1891, Morewood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Shultz, Alexander
(American Miner Boy, Pick Miner ca.1903, South West No. 1 "A" Mine [Morewood
Mine], Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 19, single.);
(Killed. He was killed instantly, by a roof fall, in the South West
No. 1 "A" Mine, January 2, 1903.);
(He was employed drawing a rib, in company with John Repko and Kaiser Levetska,
who were present when the accident occured. The latter had examined the roof
and instructed Shultz to place some posts to support it. He replied that
he would do so as soon as he had completed loading his car, at which he continued
to work, and before he had finished loading the car the roof fell and caught
him.)
Shultz, Mike
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1914, Morewood Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Shutz, John
(Polish Miner, ca.1891, Morewood Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Killed. He was drawing a rib in Morewood "A" Shaft, and had all the
post out except one then the roof fell, in the Morewood "A" Shaft Mine, Dec.
18, 1891. [from the "Connellsville Courier," Connellsville, PA, Dec.
18, 1891.].)
Siecinski, Andrew
(Miner, ca.1906, Morewood Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Sophia
Dembski Siecinski.)
Sim, Akello
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1898, Southwest No. 1 "B" Shaft Mine [Morewood Mine].
Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 27, single.);
(Injured. Nose broken and left eye bruised; a fall of slate knocked
a mine post out which struck him, in the Southwest No. 1 "B" Shaft Mine,
Nov. 5, 1898.)
Slanima, Imrich
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1919, Southwest No. 1 Mine [Morewood Mine], Westmoreland
Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No.149, Southwest No. 1, ca.1919.);
(This could also be the same man as Imrich Slanina, listed below.);
(See also: Slanina, Imrich.)
Slanina, Imrich
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1914, ca.1917, Morewood Mines, Westmoreland Co.,
PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No. 149, Morewood, PA, ca.1917.):
(This could also be the same man as Imrich Slanima, listed above.);
(See also: Slanima, Imrich.)
Slepanike, Joseph
(American Miner Boy, Company Man ca.1906, South West No. 1 "B" Mine [Morewood
Mine], Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 19, single.);
(Injured. Head, face, and hip injured; caught between the shaft hoisting
cage and shaft timbers, in the South West No. 1 "B" Mine, Oct. 26,
1906.)
Slivko, John
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1913, Morewood Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No. 53, Morewood, PA, ca.1913.)
Slosses, Elias
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, South West No. 1 "B" Mine [Morewood Mine],
Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 42, married.);
(Injured. Back and hip bruised between the hoisting cage and the mine
shaft, in the South West No. 1 "B" Mine, Nov. 26, 1901.)
Smulsky, Frank
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1913, Morewood Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(A member of the ca.1913 Morewood Mines First Aid Team.)
Snedden, Wm.
(American Miner, Haulage Rope Rider ca.1900, Southwest No. 1 "B" Shaft Mine
[Morewood Mine], Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 20, married.);
(Injured. Right leg broken; thrown from mine cars, in the Southwest
No. 1 "B" Shaft Mine, Feb. 9, 1900.)
Soutere, Morco
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1910, South West No. 1 "A" Mine [Morewood
Mine], Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 28, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken by falling post at face of pillar, in the South
West No. 1 "A" Mine, June 21, 1910.)
Stroma, Vincent
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1916, Southwest No. 1 Mine [Morewood Mine],
Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 43, married.);
(Injured. Ribs and collar bone broken by mine car near the face of
a room, in the Southwest No. 1 Mine, Mar. 8, 1916.)
Suckenik, Emeri
(Miner, ca.1903, Morewood Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Catherine
Brinza Suckenik.)
Swanson, Charles
(Swedish Miner, Fall Boss ca.1910, South West No. 1 "A" Mine [Morewood
Mine], Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 56, married.);
(Injured. Spine sprained by fall of slate at face of pillar, in the
South West No. 1 "A" Mine, July 7, 1910.)
Szezepk, Alexander
(See: Sezezepk, Alexander.) |
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Tuffle, Steve
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1914, ca.1917, ca.1919, Southwest No. 1 Mine [Morewood
Mine], Westmoreland Co., PA, married.);
(Lived in coal company House No. 109, Southwest No. 1, Morewood, PA, ca.1917,
ca.1919.) |
[ U ]
Undash, Stephen
(Slavonian Miner, Company Man ca.1904, Southwest No. 1 Mine [Morewood Mine],
Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 22, single.);
(Injured. Arm crushed by mine cars, in the Southwest No. 1 Mine, Feb.
9, 1904.) |
[ V ]
Valinski, Joseph
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1913, Morewood Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No. 107, Morewood, PA, ca.1913.) |
[ W ]
Weigenski, Martin
(Miiner, ca.1891, Morewood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married.)
Whalen, William
(Miner, ca.1892, Morewood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, 3
children.);
(Killed. Killed Nov. 29, 1892, at the Morewood Mine, near Mt. Pleasant,
of the South West Connellsville Coke Company, by a fall of slate. [from
"The Connellsville Courier," Dec. 2, 1892.].);
(This man could also be the William Whaling listed below. );
(See also: Whaling, William.)
Whaling, William
(Miner, Track-layer ca.1892, Morewood No. 1 "B" Shaft [Morewood Mine],
Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 36, married, 2 children.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by a fall of slate; he and another man
were blasting down slate; after they had put a shot off they sounded the
slate and thought it was safe, and the commenced to work, one pulling the
slate down and the other working under it, when it fell crushing him so badly
that he died in seven hours afterwards, in the Morewood No. 1 "B" Shaft Mine,
Nov. 26, 1892.);
(This man could also be the William Whalen, listed above.);
(See also: Whalen, William.)
Whitfield, John
(Miner, Mining Boss ca.1892, Southwest No. 1 "B" Shaft Mine [Morewood Mine],
Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Miner, Mine Foreman ca.1898, South West No. 1 "B" Shaft Mine, Westmoreland
Co., PA.)
Wick, John
(American Miner Boy, Oiler ca.1900, Southwest No. 1 "A" Shaft Mine [Morewood
Mine], Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 16, single.);
(Injured. Collar bone broken; caught between mine cars, in the
Southwest No. 1 "A" Shaft Mine, Feb. 8, 1900.)
Wilczynski, John
(Miner, ca.1917, Southwest No. 1 Mine [Morewood Mine], Westmoreland Co.,
PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No. 140, Morewood, PA, ca.1917.)
Wilson, D. K.
(Miner, ca.1926, Southwest No. 1 Mines [Morewood Mine], Westmoreland Co.,
PA.)
Wilson, LaRoyal
(Miner, ca.1913, Morewood Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Marcella
Boone Wilson.) |
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[ Y ]
Yanesco, Stephen
(Slavonian Miner Boy, Trapper Boy ca.1904, Southwest No. 1 "B" Mine [Morewood
Mine], Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 17, single.);
(Injured. Arm fractured by mine cars, in the Southwest No. 1 "B" Mine,
April 5, 1904.)
Yukwiski, Charles
(Slovak Miner, Pick Miner ca.1896, Morewood Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Injured. Severely injured by a fal of slate, his back was broken,
in the Morewood Mine, Jan. 7, 1896. [from the "Connellsville
Courier," Connellsville, PA, Jan. 10, 1896.].) |
[ Z ]
Zaboch, Frank
(Slavonian Miner Boy, Company Man ca.1914, Southwest No. 1 Mine [Morewood
Mine], Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 19, single.);
(Injured. Back injured by being thrown off mine car when it left the
track on entry, in the Southwest No. 1 Mine, March 30, 1914.)
Zeik, Andrew
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, South West No. 1 "B" Mine [Morewood Mine],
Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 35, married.);
(Injured. Breast and shoulder bruised by a fall of slate, in the South
West No. 1 "B" Mine, July 11, 1901.)
Zeman, Joseph
(Bohemian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Southwest No. 1 "A" Mine [Morewood Mine],
Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 20, married.);
(Injured. Thigh and jaw bones broken by fall of coal, in the Southwest
No. 1 "A" Mine, Oct. 18, 1906.);
(Joseph Zeman also worked at the Standard Shaft Mine, Standard, Westmoreland
Co., PA, and Central Mine, Tarrs, Westmoreland Co., PA, & Coalworks in
Uniontown, Fayette Co., PA.)
Zipnock, Casper
(Miner, ca.1925, Morewood Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Katherine
Strauss Zipnock.)
Zurick, John
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1907, South West No. 1 "A" Mine [Morewood
Mine], Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 28, married.);
(Injured. Body injured by a mine car in his room, in the South West
No. 1 "A" Mine, June 4, 1907.)
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