Coal Miners Memorial Armide Mines, Joffre [Raccoon], Smith Twp., Washington Co., PA, U.S.A.

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Coal Miners Memorial
Armide No. 1 Mine,
Armide No. 2 Mine,
Joffre [Raccoon],
Smith Twp.,
Washington County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

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

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated Feb. 20, 2010

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the
Armide No. 1 & No. 2 Mines

Following is a partial list of the miners, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Armide Mines, Joffre [Raccoon], Smith Twp., Washington 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
ARMIDE NO. 1 & NO. 2 MINES

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Argenta, Seftinna
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1916, Armide No. 2 Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 30, married.);
(Injured. Hands cut and bruisedand one finger cut off by a fall of coal at the face of a room, in the Armide No. 2 Mine, April 5, 1916.)
[ B ]
Buff, Peter
(Italian Miner, Machine Miner ca.1916, Armide No. 1 Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 38, married.);
(Injured. Hand cut and bruised by a fall of slate at the face of a room while barring slate off the top of the coal, in the Armide No. 1 Mine, Sept. 12, 1916.)
[ C ]
Colmonet, Bartolo
(Italian Miner Boy, Pick Miner ca.1916, Armide No. 2 Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 19, single.);
(Injured. Head bruised, face cut and shoulder broken by a fall of roof coal at the face of an entry, in the Armide No. 2 Mine, May 20, 1916.)
[ D ]
Domico, James
(Italian Miner, Machine Miner ca.1916, Armide No. 2 Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 31, married.);
(Injured. Back, arms and foot brusied by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in the Armide No. 2 Mine, Sept. 16, 1916.)
[ E ]
Estok, Mike
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1916, Armide No. 1 Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 34, married.);
(Injured. Groin Strained by pushing a loade mine car out of a room, in the Armide No. 1 Mine, May 19, 1916.)
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[ K ]
Keljbas, George
(Austrian Miner, Snapper ca.1916, Armide No. 1 Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 20, single.);
(Killed. Fatally injured. Caught between a mine car and an entry pillar on a butt entry, in the Armide No. 1 Mine, May 15, 1916. Died the following day.)
King, Charles
(Superintendent, ca.1916, of the Armide No. 1 & No. 2 Mines, Washington Co., PA, for J. H. Sanford Coal Company.);
(Superintendent, ca.1917, of the Armide No. 1 & No. 2 Mines, Washington Co., PA, for Carnegie Coal Company.)
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[ O ]
Osler, George F.
(General Superintendent, ca.1916, J. H. Sanford Coal Company, Armide No. 1 & No. 2 Mines, Washington Co., PA.);
(General Superintendent, ca.1917, Carnegie Coal Company, Armide No. 1 & No. 2 Mines, Washington Co., PA.)
[ P ]
Polincheck, Joseph
(Slavonian Miner, Coal Loader ca.1912, Armide Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 21, single.);
(Injured. Forehead and nose cut by a fall of slate at the face of room, in the Armide Mine, Oct. 1, 1912.)
[ Q ]
[ R ]
Robuskey, Mike
(Austrian Miner, Motorman ca.1912, Armide Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 30, married, 2 children.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by being caught between an electric motor and a coal pillar on the main motor road, in the Armide Mine, Oct. 19, 1912. The Coroner's jury rendered verdict of accidental death.)
[ S ]
[ T ]
Thovel, Leon
(Franch Miner, Pick Miner ca.1917, Armide No. 1 Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 32, single.);
(Injured. Head bruised by a fall of slate on an entry while moving tools from one room to another, in the Armide No. 1 Mine, Jan. 31, 1917.)
Tizih, Mike
(Slavonian Miner, pick Miner ca.1917, Armide No. 1 Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 25, married.);
(Injured. Head and arm cut by a fall of slate at the face of pillar workings while drilling a hole, in the Armise No. 1 Mine, April 23, 1917.)
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