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Coal Miners Memorial
Bulger Mine,

Bulger,
Smith Twp.,
Washington County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

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

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated Aug. 23, 2009

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the
Bulger Mine


Following is a partial list of the miners, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Bulger Mine, Bulger, 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
BULGER MINE
[ A ]
[ B ]
Behling, Edward
(German Miner, Coal Cutter ca.1905, Bulger Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 34, married.);
(Killed.  Instantly killed by being caught between a mine car and coal pillar, in the Bulger Mine, Dec. 24, 1905.);
(December 24, Edward Behling was instantly killed in the Bulger mine vetween the pillar and loaded mine cars while placing lumps of coal on the end car that he was loading.)
Bertrand, Harry
(Miner, ca.1916, Bulger Mine, Washington Co., PA.);
(Passed his examination for Assistant Mine Foreman, ca.1916, Certificate issued ca.1916.)
Brann, Alford
(French Miner Boy, Coal Loader ca.1904, Bulger Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 19, single.);
(Injured.  Leg broken by a fall of slate in his room.  He did not examine the slate, in the Bulger Mine, April 6, 1904.)
[ C ]
Calas, John
(Russian Miner, Machine Miner ca.1916, Bulger Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 47, married.);
(Injured.  Eye severely injured.  Struck by apiece of roof while taking down the roof with a pick, in the Bulger Mine, July 12, 1916.)
Case, Alfred J.
(Miner, ca.1917, Bulger Mine, Washington Co., PA.);
(Passed his Examination for Mine Foreman, First Grade, ca.1917.  Received his certificate, ca.1917.)
Charlier, Arthur
(Belgian Miner, Machine Mainer ca.1916, Bulger Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 51, married.);
(Injured.  Foot bruised and toe cut off by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in the Bulger Mine, Sept. 28, 1916.)
[ D ]
Druman, Louis
(French Miner, Coal Loader ca.1903, Bulger Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 39, married, 3 children.);
(Killed.  Killed by a fall of slate in his room, in the Bulger Mine, April 11, 1903.)
Dullard, Jules
(French Miner, Machine Miner ca.1917, Bulger Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 46, single.);
(Killed.  Internally injured and leg broken by a fall of slate at the face of a room while loading a mine car with coal, in the Bulger Mine, March 19, 1917.  Died five days later.)
[ E ]
[ F ]
Falconer, David
(Miner, ca.1920, Bulger Block Company Mine, Washington Co., PA.);
(Killed.  Caught under fall of slate. Died from the shock and suffocation in the mine of the Bulger Block Coal Co., died in mine, April 5, 1920.)
Falconer, James
(Miner, ca.1920, Bulger Block Company Mine, Washington Co., PA.);
(Killed. Crushed breast over heart by falling slate in the mine of the Bulger Block Coal Company, died in mine, April 5, 1920.) 
Falconer, Joseph
(Scotch Miner, Machine Miner ca.1916, Bulger Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 21, single.);
(Injured.  Head and eye cut and compound fracture of the wrist by a fall of slate at the face of a rib while loading a mine car, in the Bulger Mine, Aug. 22, 1916.)
[ G ]
Gaspiva, Thomas
(Austrian Miner, Coal Loader ca.1912, Bulger Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 25, married.);
(Injured.  Pelvis fractured and three ribs broken by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in the Bulger Mine, Nov. 22, 1912.)
[ H ]
Hampson, Samuel
(American Miner, Machine Miner ca.1917, Bulger Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 24, single.);
(Injured.  Face, eyes and hand burned by a premature explosion of dynamite at the face of a room, in the Bulger Mine, Oct. 3,1917.)
Hermes, Michael W.
(Miner, ca.1921-1922, Bulger Mine, Washington Co., PA, married, wife Stella Hermes, 4 children.);
(Killed.  Killed in a mining accident, in the Bulger Mine, ca.1922.);
(Stella Hermes remarried after the death of Michael W. Hermes.)
Homy, Alfred
(Belgian Miner, Machine Miner ca.1916, Bulger Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 38, married.);
(Injured.  Leg broken by a fall of slate at the face of a room.  He returned, while the room was full of smoke, to examine the result of a shot, in the Bulger Mine, May 13, 1916.)
Hunt, A. G.
(Superintendent, ca.1913, of the Bulger Mine, Washington Co., PA, for Bulger Block Coal Company.)
[ I ]
[ J ]
[ K ]
Kennedy, D. J.
(General Superintendent, ca.1905, ca.1916, ca.1917, for Bulger Block Coal Company, Bulgar Mine, Washington Co., PA.)
Kennedy, D. G.
(General Superintendent, ca.1913, Bulger Block Coal Company, Bulger Mine, Washington Co., PA.)
[ L ]
[ M ]
Mounier, Alfred
(French Miner, Machine Miner ca.1916, Bulger Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 49, married.);
(Injured.  Eye injured.  Struck by a chip flying from a piece of coal that he was spiltting to remove a binder at the face of a room, in the Bulger Mine, Jan. 3, 1916.)
[ N ]
[ O ]
[ P ]
Poskin, Charles
(Slavonian Miner, Machine Miner ca.1917, Bulger Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 54, married.);
(Injured.  Toe broken and leg injured by a fall of coal at the face of a room, in the Bulger Mine, Nov. 9, 1917.)
[ Q ]
[ R ]
Randour, Leon
(Superintendent, ca.1916, ca.1917, of the Bulger Mine, Washington Co., PA, for Bulger Block Coal Company.)
Ritchie, Robert Alexander
(American Miner, Machine Miner ca.1916, Bulger Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 55, married.);
(Injured.  Bone in foot bruised.  Struck by his sledge while splitting stone at the face of a room, in the Bulger Mine, Jan. 20, 1916.)
[ S ]
Shotton, William
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1912, Bulger Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 26, married.);
(Injured.  Toe crushed by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in the Bulger Mine, Feb. 26, 1912.)
Sloan, J. M.
(Superintendent, ca.1905, of the Bulger Mine, Washington Co., PA, for Bulger Block Coal Company.)
[ T ]
[ U ]
[ V ]
Vangesa, Spagnelia
(Italian Miner, Machine Miner ca.1916, Bulger Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 38, married, 3 children.);
(Killed.  Instantly killed by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in the Bulger Mine, April 6, 1916.)
[ W ]
[ X ]
[ Y ]
[ Z ]
Zeren, Shulas
(Russian Miner, Machine Miner ca.1916, Bulger Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 45, married.);
(Injured.  Foot fractured by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in the Bulger Mine, July 14, 1916.)
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