Coal Miners Memorial Clipper Mine, Allenport, Washington Co., PA, U.S.A.

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Coal Miners Memorial
Clipper Mine,
Allenport,
Washington County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

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

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated April 3, 2009

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the
Clipper Mine

Following is a partial list of the miners, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Clipper Mine, Allenport, 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
CLIPPER MINE

[ A ]
Abbott, Henry Phillips
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1891, Clipper Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 54.);
(Killed. Almost instantly killed by a fall of coal and slate, in the Clipper Mine, June 29, 1891.);
(born in Brownsville, Fayette County, Pa., October 31, 1835, a resident of Allen Twp., Washington Co.)
[ B ]
Black, Charles
(American Miner Boy, Coal Loader ca.1905, Clipper Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 15, single.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by a fall of slate, in the Clipper Mine, April 29, 1905.)
Blackburn, O. A.
(General Superintendent, ca.1900, ca.1903, for Monongahela River Consolidated Coal & Coke Company, Clipper Mine, Washington Co., PA.)
Briggs, T. S.
(Superintendent, ca.1898, of the Clipper Mine, Washington Co., PA, for Clipper Coal Company.)
[ C ]
[ D ]
[ E ]
[ F ]
Fife, N. T.
(Superintendent, ca.1903, of the Clipper Mine, Washington Co., PA, for Monongahela River Consolidated Coal & Coke Company.)
Franz, J. B.
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Clipper Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 60, married.);
(Injured. Ankle sprained by a fall of slate, in the Clipper Mine, May 4, 1905.)
[ G ]
[ H ]
[ I ]
[ J ]
Jack, Robt.
(Superintendent, ca.1900, of the Clipper Mine, Washington Co., PA, for Monongahela River Consolidated Coal & Coke Company, Pittsburg, PA.)
Jones, Theo.
(Superintendent, ca.1906, of the Clipper Mine, Washington Co., PA, for Theo. Jones Company.)
[ K ]
Keefer, W. W.
(General Superintendent, ca.1904, ca.1905, Monongahela River Consolidated Coal & Coke Company, Pittsburg, PA, Clipper Mine, Washington Co., PA.)
[ L ]
[ M ]
Mitter, Alex.
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Clipper Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 32, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken below the knee by a fall of coal, in the Clipper Mine, Sept. 26, 1905.)
[ N ]
Neale, Arthur
(Superintendent, ca.1905, of the Clipper Mine, Washington Co., PA, for Monongahela River Consolidated Coal & Coke Company, Pittsburg, PA.)
Neil, William
(Superintendent, ca.1904, of the Clipper Mine, Washington Co., PA, for Monongahela River Consolidated Coal & Coke Company, Pittsburg, PA.

[ O ]
O'Neil, James
(Irish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1900, Clipper Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 46, married.);
(Injured. Collar bone broken; struck by falling coal, in the Clipper Mine, Jan. 16, 1900.)
[ P ]
[ Q ]
[ R ]
[ S ]
Simpson, Robert
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1898, Clipper Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 64, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of slate, in the Clipper Mine, Feb. 19, 1898.)
Sweet, Tom
(Russian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Clipper Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 45, married.);
(Injured. Head cut and ribs broken by a fall of slate, in the Clipper Mine, May 12, 1905.)
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