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Coal Miners Memorial
Coal Bluff Mine,

Coal Bluff,
Union Twp.,
Washington County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that mined the Bituminous Coal seams of the Coal Bluff 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. 12, 2010

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the
Coal Bluff Mine


Following is a partial list of the miners, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Coal Bluff Mine, Coal Bluff, Union 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
COAL BLUFF MINE
[ A ]
[ B ]
Beach, James
(English Miner, Coal Buff, Washington Co., PA.);
(Immigrated from England ca.1857.  He was in East Liverpool, Ohio in 1865. in Allegheny County, PA in 1869, in Mansfield, Tioga County, PA sometime between 1870 and 1876, then in Coal Bluff, Washington County PA in 1876.)
Betsner, John
(Hungarian Miner, Coal Loader ca.1907, Coal Bluff Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 26, married.);
(Killed.  Killed instantly by a fall of slate at the face of an entry, while loading a mine car, in the Coal Bluff Mine, Aug. 29, 1907.)
Blackburn, O. A.
(General Superintendent, ca.1900, ca.1903, Monongahela River Consolidated Coal & Coke Company, Coal Bluff Mine, Washington Co., PA.)
[ C ]
Campbell, James
(American Miner, Mule Driver ca.1906, Coal Bluff Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 20, single.);
(Injured.  Both arms and three ribs beoken by being caught between a trap door and a mine car, in the Coal Bluff Mine, Aug. 7, 1906.)
Carter, Joseph
(Miner, ca.1916, Coal Bluff Mine, Washington Co., PA.);
(Passed his examination for Fire Boss, ca.1916, Certificate issued ca.1916.)
Carter, William
(Superintendent, ca.1916, of the Coal Bluff Mine, Washington Co., PA, for Pittsburgh Coal Company.)
Causlin, John
(Russian Miner, Coal Loader ca.1914, Coal Bluff Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 43, married, 2 children.);
(Killed.  Fatally injured by a fall of slate at the face of a room.  The slate fell from between two slips that intersected each other, in the Coal Bluff Mine, May 15, 1914.  He died seven hours later.)
Chatloi, John
(Hungarian Miner, Machine Loader ca.1904, Coal Bluff Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 33, married.);
(Injured.  Leg broken by a fall of roof coal, in the Coal Bluff Mine, May 12, 1904.)
Cobto, Lony
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, Coal Bluff Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 30, single.);
(Injured.  Leg broken by a fall of slate, in the Coal Bluff Mine, March 23, 1904.)
Cook, G. T.
(Superintendent, ca.1900, of the Coal Bluff Mine, Washington Co., PA, for Monongahela River Consolidated Coal & Coke Company.)
[ D ]
Deketch, Stephen
(Hungarian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1900, Coal Bluff Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 34, single.);
(Injured.  Leg broken by a fall of slate, in the Coal Bluff Mine, May 22, 1900.)
[ E ]
[ F ]
Furlong, Thomas
(American Miner, Coal Loader ca.1901, Coal Bluff Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 21, single.);
(Injured.  Injured by a fall of slate, in the Coal Bluff Mine, Jan. 8, 1901.)
[ G ]
Gailardi, Anthony
(Italian Miner, Coal Loader ca.1908, Coal Bluff Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 25, married, 1 child.);
(Killed.  Fatally injuredby a fall of slate at the face of a room, in the Coal Bluff Mine, May 15, 1908.)
Gallagher, James
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Coal Bluff Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 45, married, 3 childen.);
(Killed.  Fatally injured by being caught by a mine car, in the Coal Bluff Mine, May 11, 1901.)
Golish, Steve
(Slavonian Miner, Coal Loader ca.1906, Coal Bluff Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 38, married.);
(Injured.  Leg broken by a fall of slate, in the Coal Bluff Mine, Aug. 7, 1906.)
Guest, Leonard
(English Miner, Pick Miner ca.1900, Coal Bluff Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 21, single.);
(Killed.  Fatally injured by a fall of slate, in the Coal Bluff Mine, Aug. 27, 1900.  He died Sept. 2, 1900.)
[ H ]
Hamilton, Albert
(American Miner, Mule Driver ca.1906, Coal Bluff Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 38, married.);
(Injured.  Leg bruised by being caught between mine cars on the sidetrack, in the Coal Bluff Mine, March 24, 1906.)
Heckman, George
(American Miner, Brakeman ca.1916, Coal Bluff Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 26, married.);
(Injured.  Foot badly bruised.  Run over by a mine car on an entry, in the Coal Bluff Mine, Oct. 9, 1916.)
Hovurat, Andy
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Coal Bluff Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 30, single.);
(Injured.  Leg broken in two places by a fall of slate, in the Coal Bluff Mine, March 20, 1906.)
[ I ]
Ilowrizi, Gurzzordi
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Coal Bluff Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 38, married.);
(Injured.  Leg broken by a fall of slate, in the Coal Bluff Mine, Nov. 5, 1903.)
[ J ]
Juplen, John
(Hungarian Miner, Coal Loader ca.1914, Coal Bluff Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 28, single.);
(Injured.  Leg broken.  Struck by the hauling rope on the haulage road while on his way into the mine, in the Coal Bluff Mine, Jan. 3, 1914.)
[ K ]
Keefer, James
(American Miner Boy, Trapper Boy ca.1908, Coal Bluff Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 14, single.);
(Killed.  Killed instantly by a fall of roof while riding on the front end of a trip of empty mine cars.  The mine cars left the track and knocked out a post, allowing the roof to fall, in the Coal Bluff Mine, Aprill 27, 1908.)
Keefer, W. W.
(General Superintendent, ca.1905, ca.1906, Monongahela River Consolidated Coal & Coke Companym, Pittsburg, PA, Coal Bluff Mine, Washington Co., PA.)
Kernis, Charles
(Italian Miner Boy, Greaser ca.1906, Coal Buff Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 16, single.);
(Injured.  Foot crushed.  Caught between mine cars, outside the Coal Buff Mine, March 7, 1906.)
Kitkosky, William
(Polish Miner, Machine Runner ca.1903, Coal Bluff Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 29, married.);
(Injured.  Leg broken in two places by a fall of roof coal, in the Coal Bluff Mine, Dec. 22, 1903.)
[ L ]
[ M ]
Magyar, Joseph
(Hungarian Miner, ca.1914, Coal Bluff Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 38, married.);
(Died.  Died of Heart Trouble June 16, 1914.  Interred at Monongahela Cemetery.  [from the Bebout & Yohe Funeral Home Records.].)
Manila, John
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Coal Bluff Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 38, married.);
(Injured.  Leg broken by a blast through a pillar, in the Coal Bluff Mine, Jan. 12, 1903.)
Maturis, Charles
(Russian Miner, Coal Loader ca.1914, Coal Bluff Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 23, single.);
(Injured.  Ankle sprained and back slightly injured by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in the Coal Bluff Mine, May 15, 1914.)
McMenemy, John
(Superintendent, ca.1904, ca.1906, of the Coal Bluff Mine, Washington Co., PA, for Monongahela River Consolidated Coal & Coke Company, Pittsburg, PA.);
(See also: McMinimy, John.)
McMinimy, John
(Superintendent, ca.1905, of the Coal Bluff Mine, Washington Co., PA, for Monongahela River Consolidated Coal & Coke Company, Pittsburg, PA.);
(See also: McMenemy, John.)
Miller, Albert
(American Miner, Fire Boss ca.1916, Coal Bluff Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 30, married.);
(Injured.  Big toe broken.  Caught between a sheave and mine car on the main haulage road, in the Coal Bluff Mine, Mar. 27, 1916.)
[ N ]
Neil, Thomas
(American Miner, Motorman ca.1916, Coal Bluff Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 28, married.);
(Injured. Leg fractured. Caught between a mine motor and mine cars on a parting, in the Coal Bluff Mine, Feb. 13, 1916.)
[ O ]
[ P ]
Pitts, Chas. Edward
(American Miner, ca.1914, Coal Bluff Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 45, married.);
(Died.  Died of pneumonia, April 3, 1914.  Born in Virginia.  Lived in Coal Bluff. Interred at Monongahela Cemetery.  [from the Bebout & Yohe Funeral Home records.].)
Powell, Thomas
(Miner, ca.1916, Coal Bluff Mine, Washington Co., PA.);
(Passed his examination for Fire Boss ca.1916, Certificate issued ca.1916.)
[ Q ]
[ R ]
[ S ]
Santo, Michael G.
(Hungarian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1900, Coal Bluff Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 34, married, 1 child.);
(Killed.  Fatally injured by a fall of slate, in the Coal Bluff Mine, Nov. 7, 1900.)
Schluederberg, George W.
(General Superintendent, ca.1916, Pittsburgh Coal Company, Coal Bluff Mine, Washington Co., PA.)
Swatt, Lawrence
(Hungarian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Coal Bluff Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 27, married.);
(Killed.  Injured by a coal pick, Aug. 1, 1903, in the Coal Bluff Mine.  Died August 10, 1903.);
(Lawrence Swatt, miner, while at work in his room in the Coal Bluff Mine, August 1, was so severely injured by a pick that dealth resulted August 10.  It seems that he was struck by a fall of slate, knocking him forward, causing his pick to penetrate his left lung.)
[ T ]
Taylor, B. H.
(Superintendent, ca.1898, of the Coal Bluff Mine, Washington Co., PA, for Coal Bluff Mining Company.)
Thompson, Joseph
(Miner, ca.1916, Coal Bluff Mine, Washington Co., PA.);
(Passed his examination for Fire Boss ca.1916, Certificate issued ca.1916.)
Thomson, Joseph
(American Miner Boy, Door Boy ca.1904, Coal Bluff Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 17, single.);
(Killed.  Instantly killed.  Crushed between a mine car and an entry pillar, in the Coal Bluff Mine, Nov. 14, 1904.)
[ U ]
[ V ]
Voglietti, Mr.
(Miner, ca.1902, Coal Bluff Mine, Washingto Co., PA, married.  [from the Bebout & Yohe Funeral Home records.].)
[ W ]
Walker, James
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1881, Coal Bluff Mine, Washington Co., PA, married, wife Mary Ann Furlong Walker.)
Watson, George H.
(Miner, ca.1916, Coal Bluff Mine, Washington Co., PA.);
(Passed his examination for Assistant Mine Foreman, ca.1916, Certificate issued ca.1916.)
Watson, Thomas A.
(Superintendent, ca.1903, of the Coal Bluff Mine, Washington Co., PA, for Monongahela River Consolidated Coal & Coke Company.)
Waugh, Charles
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Coal Bluff Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 40, single.);
(Injured.  Angle injured by a fall of roof coal, in the Coal Bluff Mine, Dec. 12, 1903.)
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