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Coal Miners Memorial
Northwest No. 1 Mine,
Northwest No. 2 Mine,

Salina,
Bell Twp.,
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

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

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated June 17, 2009

A Memorial Honor Roll for the Coal Miners that Worked the Northwest Mines


Following is a partial listing of the miners, coke workers, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Northwest Mines, Salina, Bell Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA.  The coal miners names have been researched and complied from various sources by Raymond A. Washlaski, Historian: newspaper obits, Pennsylvania Bureau of Mines Reports, township histories, and names of coal miners submitted by various people.
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
NORTHWEST MINES
[ A ]
Adams, Thomas
(Superintendent, ca.1916, of the Northwest Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for Apollo Coal Mining Company.);
(Superintendent, ca.1917, of the Northwest No. 1 & No. 2 Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, for Apollo Coal Mining Company.)
[ B ]
Bogetto, Joseph
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1917, Northwest No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 31, married, 2 children.);
(Killed.  Fatally injured by a fall of roof at the face of a room, in the Northwest No. 1 Mine, June 14, 1917.)
Burkett, H. C.
(General Superintendent, ca.1905, ca.1906, Apollo Coal Company, Greensburg, PA, North West Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Burlando, Louis
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1909, Northwest Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 35, single.);
(Killed.  Instantly killed by a fall of coal from the side of an entry where he was undermining the coal, in the Northwest Mine, April 20, 1909.)
[ C ]
[ D ]
[ E ]
[ F ]
Freddo, N.
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1907, North West Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 26, married);
(Injured.  One eye destroyed and face cut by flying coal from a blast fired by a miner in an adjoining working place, in North West Mine, July 18, 1907)
[ G ]
[ H ]
Hicks, L. W.
(General Superintendent, ca.1916, Apollo Coal Mining Company, Northwest Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
[ I ]
[ J ]
[ K ]
Kimmell, John G.
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1916, Northwest Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 50, married.);
(Injured.  Left ankle sprained by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in the Northwest Mine, Oct. 13, 1916.)
Kipp, Walter
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, North West Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 47, married, 2 children.);
(Killed.  Fatally injured by a fall of roof rock, in the North West Mine, Feb. 1, 1906.  Died February 24, 1906.)
[ L ]

[ M ]
[ N ]
[ O ]
[ P ]
Paryockey, Louis
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1907, North West Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 40, married);
(Injured.  Skull fractured by fall of slate on pillar work.  A fall knocked out a mine post and it caught him while retreating, in the North West Mine, Sept. 11, 1907)
[ Q ]
[ R ]
[ S ]
[ T ]
Tussey, H. H.
(Superintendent, ca.1904, ca.1905, of the North West Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for Apollo Coal Company.)
[ U ]
[ V ]
[ W ]
Watters, E. A.
(General Superintendent, ca.1917, Apollo Coal Mining Company, Northwest Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
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