[ A ]
Alexander, Robert
(Black Miner, ca.1932, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA, married.);
(Killed. Suffered severe internal and pelvic injuries when crushed
by a mine car, in the Crescent Mine, Nov. 22, 1932. Died in Mercy
Hospital);
(Lived in Crescent Heights, PA.);
(Interred in Phillips Cemetery.)
Ansdko, Ladislaws
(Hungarian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA,
Age 29, married.);
(Injured. Heel injured by a fall of slate, in the Crescent Mine, April
15, 1904.)
Armstrong, J. M.
(General Superintendent, ca.1917, Pittsburgh Coal Company, Crescent Mine,
Washington Co., PA.)
Auget, Mathew
(German Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age
23, single.);
(Killed. Killed by a fall of slate, in the Crescent Mine, Feb. 18,
1905.) |
[ B ]
Bellish, Peter
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA,
Age 39, married.);
(Injured. Legs injured by a fall of slate, in the Crescent Mine, Jan.
29, 1903.)
Bidard, Henry
(French Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age
29, married.);
(Injured. Injured by a fall of coal, in the Crescent Mine, June 22,
1903.)
Blackburn, O. A.
(General Superintendent, ca.1900, ca.1903, for Monongahela River Consolidated
Coal & Coke Company, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA.)
Bodak, Steve
(Austrian Miner, Motorman ca.1917, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age
32, married.);
(Injured. Finger cut off while removing rope from sheave wheel on a
motor on the haulage road, in the Crescent Mine, Nov. 28, 1917.)
Bruton, Victor
(French Miner Boy, Pick Miner ca.1903, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA,
Age 19, single.);
(Killed. Killed instantly by a fall of slate, while loading a mine
car, in the Crescent Mine, Jan. 24, 1903. Carelessness on the part
of the deceased caused the accident.) |
[ C ]
Castasiess, John
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age
23, single.);
(Injured. Arm broken by rock falling from the roof, in the Crescent Mine,
July 24, 1906.)
Cekoski, Wasel
(Slavonian Miner, Company Man ca.1912, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA,
Age 27, married, 1 child.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by being run over with a trip of steel mine
cars while they were leaving the side track in th eVigilant Mine loaded with
employes for the Crescent mine. He got on th emoving trip and attempted
to get into a car ahead when he struck his head on the roof, knocking him
down between the mine cars and the balance of the trip passed over him on
an entry, in the Crescent Mine, Dec. 31, 1912.)
Colesheskey, John
(Polish Miner Boy, Pick Miner ca.1903, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA,
Age 17, single.);
(Injured. Left leg broken by a fall of slate, in the Crescent Mine,
July 9, 1903.)
Costella, Joseph
(Italian Miner, Coal Loader ca.1906, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age
34, married.);
(Injured. Cut on head and bruised about the body by flying coal while blasting
coal, in the Crescent Mine, July 23, 1906.)
Crowl, John
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA.);
(He was working with John Zegar, when Zegar was killed in the Crescent Mine,
July 25, 1903.) |
[ D ]
Digon, Mike
(Slavonian Miner, Machine Runner ca.1916, Crescent Mine, Washington Co.,
PA, Age 31, married.);
(Injured. Four ribs broken. Struck by a jack pipe that fell at
the face of a pillar, in the Crescent Mine, July 20, 1916.)
Dupshinsky, Andy
(Slavonian Miner, Coal Loader ca.1912, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA,
Age 50, married, 2 children.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by being caught between a mine car and the
rib in his room. He took the rope from the crab motor into his room
and attached it to the mine car and before he got out of the way he told
the motorman to pull the mine car. He then stepped to the tight side
and called to the motorman to stop, which the motorman did, but it was too
late, in the Crescent Mine, Jan. 23, 1912. Died three days later.) |
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[ F ]
Falusky, Nick
(Slavonian Miner, Machine Miner ca.1916, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA,
Age 39, married.);
(Injured. Toe broken by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in the
Crescent Mine, Jan. 5, 1916.)
Fazikasz, Mr.
(Hungarian Miner, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA.)
Forina, Joe
(Italian Miner, Coal Loader ca.1910, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age
48, married, 1 child.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a mine car. He was dropping a mine
car down a butt entry to his room and was caught between the mine car and
a rib, in the Crescent Mine, July 2, 1910. The car should have been
placed in the room by the motor.)
Franich, Martin
(Hungarian Miner, Coal Loader ca.1912, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA,
Age 39, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of coal at the face of his room, in
the Crescent Mine, Jan. 11, 1912.) |
[ G ]
Gains, John
(Black Miner, Coal Loader ca.1935, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA.);
(Died. Dropped dead, of a heart attack, in the company store at Crescent
Heights above Daisytown, March 9, 1935.);
(Interred in Woodlawn Cemetery. [from the "Brownsville Telegraph,"
Brownsville, PA, March 11, 1935.].)
Gall, August
(Slavonian Miner, Coal Loader ca.1912, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA,
Age 36, married, 2 children.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by being crushed between a mine car and the
face of his room. He failed to close the switch to his room, which
was in only a short distance from the entry, and the motorman pushed a trip
of empty mine cars into the open switch against the mine car he was loading,
in the Crescent Mine, Aug. 8, 1912.)
Gasbo, Andy
(Lithuanian Miner, Machine Miner ca.1916, Crescent Mine, Washington Co.,
PA, Age 33, single.);
(Injured. Hand crushed by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in
the Crescent Mine, Nov. 18, 1916.)
Gasto, John
(Lithuanian Miner, Machine Man ca.1903, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA,
Age 32, married.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by a fall of coal, in the Crescent Mine, Oct.
29, 1903.)
Golmictz, John
(Miner, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA, married.);
(John Golmictz also worked at the Champion Mine Company Store, as a truck
driver and later a butcher.)
Guinn, John
(American Miner, Company Man ca.1910, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA,
Age 40, married, 1 child.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by mine cars on the tipple. While pushing
a mine car to the chain haul on the tipple a mine car from the rear bumped
into his car and caught his leg. Outside the Crescent Mine, July 20,
1910. He died the same day.) |
[ H ]
Halapy, Mike
(Slavonian Miner, Snapper ca.1912, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age
28, single.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by mine cars running over him. He was
between the first and second mine cars of a trip of empties that were making
a flying switch through a chute on one of the main entries, it is supposed
he slipped off the bumper, in the Crescent Mine, Oct. 1, 1912.)
Harkess, George
(Superintendent, ca.1916, ca.1917, of the Crescent Mine, Washington Co.,
PA, for Monongahela River Consolidated Coal & Coke Company.)
Hart, Cherlie
(American Miner, Snapper ca.1912, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age
23, single.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by being caught between a mine car abd a
rib at the entrance to a butt entry. The motorman was puching a slate
car into this entry. The snapper was between this and another mine
car. He incoupled the slate car and stepped out from between them on
the tight side of the entry while the mine car was in motion, in the Crescent
Mine, Feb. 27, 1912.)
Hein, Peter
(German Miner, Pick Miner ca.1900, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age
52, married.);
(Injured. Compound fracture of the leg by a fall of coal, in the
Crescent Mine, May 28, 1900.)
Hewey, W.
(American Miner, Machine Runner ca.1909, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA,
Age 39, married.);
(Injured. Foot crushed between a mining machine and the mining machine
truck. He did not have the truck far enough in the room neck to clear
the mine cars passing up and down the entry and a motor pushed a mine car
against the truck while he was between the truck and mining machine, in the
Crescent Mine, Nov. 1, 1909.)
Hogue, John
(German Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age
50, married, 1 child.);
(Killed. Killed instantly by a fall of slate, in the Crescent Mine,
Sept. 2, 1903.)
Hollman, Arthur
(American Miner, Snapper ca.1910, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age
22, single.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by being crushed between a mine car and a
rib., The motor on which he was riding came near colliding with another
trip, and he jumped off and was caught by the approaching trip on the tight
side of the entry, in the Crescent Mine, Dec. 20, 1910.)
Huffman, George
(American Miner, Snapper ca.1912, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age
27, single.);
(Injured. Compound fracture of Skull by being caught between a mine
car and a rib. He was holding the switch lever up at the entrance to
a room while the motor was pushing a mine car into this room and the mine
car jumped off the track and caught him, in the Crescent Mine, March 12,
1912.)
Humrock, John
(Slavonian Miner Boy, Pick Miner ca.1901, Crescent Mine, Washington Co.,
PA, Age 19, single.);
(Injured. Injured by mine cars, in the Crescent Mine, Feb. 12, 1901.) |
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[ J ]
James, Joseph
(American Miner Boy, Mule Driver ca.1906, Crescent Mine, Washington Co.,
PA, Age 18, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken by jumping on front mine car of an empty trip.
He fell and the mine car ran over his leg, in the Crescent Mine, Sept.
22, 1906.)
Jones, Clarence
(American Miner, Mule Driver ca.1905, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA,
Age 21, single.);
(Injured. Right arm broken at wrist. Caught between mine post and mine
car, in the Crescent Mine, Dec. 26, 1905.)
Juto, Michael
(Russian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age
44, married.);
(Injured. Hand injured by a fall of slate, in the Crescent Mine, June
5, 1903.) |
[ K ]
Keefer, W. W.
(General Superintendent, ca.1904, ca.1905, Monongahela River Consolidated
Coal & Coke Company, Pittsburg, PA, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA.) |
[ L ]
Lotion, Martin
(German Miner, Pick Miner ca.1900, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age
36, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken, face cut and scalp wound; by a fall of slate,
in the Crescent Mine, Nov. 21, 1900.) |
[ M ]
Marehon, John
(Austrian Miner, Trackman ca.1917, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age
40, married.);
(Injured. Arm broken by a fall of roof on the haulage road, in the
Crescent Mine, Oct. 7, 1917.)
Mathiews, Thomas
(American Miner, Snapper ca.1910, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age
19, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken and foot crushed by a mine car on the butt entry,
in the Crescent Mine, May 27, 1910.)
McNeil, Harry
(Miner, Pumper ca.1914, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 21.);
(Killed. Electrocuted by a slate fall, falling on the electric wires,
in the Crescent Mine, June 29, 1914. [from the "Daily Independent,"
June 30, 1914.].);
(Harry McNeil lived in Granville, PA.)
McVicker, James
(Superintendent, ca.1912, ca.1913, of the Crescent Mine, Washington Co.,
PA, for Monongahela River Consolidated Coal & Coke Company, Pittsburgh,
PA.)
Miller, Andrew
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA,
Age 38, married.);
(Injured. Foot injured by a fall of slate, in the Crescent Mine, Jan.
10, 1903.)
Miller, John
(American Miner, Machinist ca.1916, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age
33, single.);
(Injured. Three fingers crushed while repairing a mine pump, in the
Crescent Mine, Jan. 14, 1916.)
Miller, Toney
(Lithuanian Miner, Machine Miner, ca.1916, Crescent Mine, Washington Co.,
PA, Age 36, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in the
Crescent Mine, July 13, 1916.)
Molish, Joseph
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1930-1946, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA,
Age 57, married, wife Maggie Molish, 11 children.);
(Killed. He was killed in a slate fall accident at the Crescent Mine
at 1:15 on Monday, March 18, 1946 at the age of 57.);
(Joseph was born in Lubomierz, Poland on May 19, 1888, immigrated to America
on March 16, 1907 from Niedzwiedz, Poland. He resided at House 285, Crescent
Heights and was employed at the Crescent Mine for 16 years. His wife Maggie
predeceased him in 1944. He left behind seven sons: Joseph Jr., John, Edward,
William, Steve, Frank and George and four daughters: Wanda, Victoria, Stella
and Irene.)
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[ N ]
Newman, James
(Miner, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA.)
Nootsi, Peter
(Hungarian Miner, Coal Loader ca.1912, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA,
Age 32, married, 3 children.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by a fall of slate at the entrance to his
room while removing some bottom, preparatory to getting a track put into
his room, in the Crescent Mine, July 23, 1912.) |
[ O ]
Oaks, Harry
(American Miner, Motorman's Assistant ca.1917, Crescent Mine, Washington
Co., PA, Age 27, married, 4 children.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a mine motor on the haulage road, in the Crescent
Mine, June 26, 1917.) |
[ P ]
Parter, Joseph
(Italian Miner, Coal Loader ca.1906, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age
33, married.);
(Injured. Squeezed across the thighs. Caught between a mine car and
a rib, in the Crescent Mine, June 8, 1906.)
Pellegrine, Alphonse
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1917, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age
41, married.);
(Injured. Arm and shoulder crushed by a mine car at the face of a room,
in the Crescent Mine, Nov. 1, 1917.)
Petray, George
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA,
Age 24, married.);
(Injured. Back injured by a fall of slate, in the Crescent Mine, May
1, 1903.)
Phillips, Ristery
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age
20, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of slate, in the Crescent Mine, Feb.
15, 1906.)
Pikons, George
(Slavonian Miner, Trip Runner ca.1909, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA,
Age 22, single.);
(Injured. Leg and arm broken by mine cars. He was on the front
end of a trip of empty mine cars that the motor was pushing up an entry.
The cars ran into an open switch to a room and he was thrown under
the cars, in the Crescent Mine, Dec. 18, 1909.)
Piper, Warren S.
(Miner, worked on tipple ca.1930's, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA,
married.);
(He left public school teaching in the 1930's to work in the mine for several
years, and returned to the classroom in the late 1930's until retirement
in 1968.)
Pollock, Alex
(Hungarian Miner, Brakeman ca.1913, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age
23, single.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by being crushed by a mine motor on the haulage
road while making a coupling, in the Crescent Mine, Nov. 29, 1913.)
Powell, John A.
(Superintendent, ca.1900, ca.1903, ca.1904, ca.1905, of the Crescent Mine,
Washington Co., PA, for Monongahela River Consolidated Coal & Coke Company,
Pittsburg, PA.)
Prodrucvhy, George
(Slavonian Miner, Machine Miner ca.1917, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA,
Age 30, married, 1 child.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by a fall of slate at the face of a room,
in the Crescent Mine, Nov. 17, 1917. Died a few hours later.) |
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[ R ]
Ritsko, Steve
(Slavonian Miner Boy, Motorman ca.1916, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA,
Age 19, single.);
(Injured. Hand crushed while coupling mine cars on the haulage road,
in the Crescent Mine, Jan. 8, 1916.)
Roseman, Peter
(Miner, ca.1915, Crescent Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 23.);
(Killed. Electrocuted climbing into a mine car, in the Crescent Mine,
Sept. 14, 1915.);
(Lived in California, PA. [from the "Charleroi Mail," Sept. 16, 1915.].)
Rosiner, Mathew
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA,
Age 26, married.);
(Injured. Left leg broken by a fall of slate, in the Crescent Mine,
April 15, 1904.)
Rozzle, Brozzie
(American Miner, Mule Driver ca.1903, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA,
Age 23, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken by being struck by the mine car haulage rope,
in the Crescent Mine, Jan. 10, 1903.) |
[ S ]
Sadler, Mathew
(German Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age
34, married.);
(Injured. Leg injured by being struck by the mine car haulage rope,
in the Crescent Mine, Jan. 10, 1903.)
Schimel, Charles
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1900, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age
37, single.);
(Injured. Left side bruised by a fall of slate, in the Crescent Mine,
May 25, 1900.)
Schluederberg, George W.
(General Superintendent, ca.1912, ca.1913, ca.1916, Monongahela River
Consolidated Coal & Coke Company, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA.)
Shadwizetsky, John
(Austrian Miner, Machine Miner ca.1917, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA,
Age 32, single.);
(Injured. Arm fractured by mine cars at the face of a room, in the
Crescent Mine, Oct. 16, 1917.)
Showers, John
(German Miner, Company Man ca.1906, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age
45, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken by coal falling. The coal struck the post
and the post struck his leg, in the Crescent Mine, Oct. 23, 1906.)
Simco, Steve
(Hungarian Miner, Motorman ca.1916, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age
21, single.);
(Killed. Instantly killed. Crushed between a mine car and the
face of coal at the face of an entry on the haulage road, in the crescent
Mine, July 27, 1916.)
Siperak, Joseph
(Hungarian Miner, Timberman ca.1916, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age
37, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of roofnear the face of a room, in the
Crescent Mine, July 22, 1916.)
Skeehan, Francis
(American Miner Boy, Motorman ca.1917, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA,
Age 19, single.);
(Injured. Foot crushed by a mine locomotive on the haulage road, in
the Crescent Mine, Sept. 20, 1917.)
Smart, Wessell
(Russian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age
27, married.);
(Injured. Left foot broken by a fall of coal, in the Crescent Mine,
March 15, 1905.)
Smith, Hamilton
(American Miner Boy, Mule Driver ca.1903, Crescent Mine, Washington Co.,
PA, Age 17, single.);
(Injured. Hand and body injured by being caught between a mine car
and a rib, in the Crescent Mine, July 30, 1903.)
Sturbers, John
(Lithuanian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA,
Age 24, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken at thigh and left arm badly injured by a fall
of slate, in the Crescent Mine, June 15, 1903.) |
[ T ]
Tatich, Alexander
(Russian Miner, Coal Loader ca.1910, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age
35, married, 2 children.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of slate at the face of his room,
in the Crescent Mine, Oct. 7, 1910.) |
[ U ]
Underwood, Thomas
(Superintendent, ca.1898, of the Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA, for
California Coal Company.) |
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[ W ]
Watson, James
(American Miner, Motorman ca.1916, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age
31, married.);
(Injured. Hand crushed while coupling mine cars, in the Crescent Mine,
Jan. 5, 1916.)
Whiteman, John
(Scotch Miner, Mule Driver ca.1903, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age
24, single.);
(Injured. Foot injured by mine cars, in the Crescent Mine, Aug. 4,
1903.)
Wonak, John
(Hungarian Miner, Coal Loader ca.1912, Crescent Mine,Washington Co., PA,
Age 27, married, 2 children.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of roof on th ehaulage road while
on his way to work, in the Crescent Mine, June 25, 1912.) |
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[ Y ]
Yoner, Paul
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA,
Age 28, married.);
(Injured. Left leg injured by a fall of coal, in the Crescent Mine,
April 17, 1903.)
Yuhas, Joe
(Slavonian Miner, Motorman ca.1916, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age
36, married.);
(Injured. Thumb crushed while coupling mine cars on the haulage road,
in the Crescent Mine, Nov. 17, 1916.) |
[ Z ]
Zablaski, John
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1916, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA,
Age 39, single.);
(Injured. Hand crushed by a fall of slate at the face of a pillar,
in the Crescent Mine, Jan. 4, 1916.)
Zegar, John
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Crescent Mine, Washington Co., PA,
Age 48, married, 2 children.);
(Killed. Killed instantly by a fall of slate, in the Crescent Mine,
July 25, 1903.);
(John Zegar, miner, was instantly killed on July 25, by a fall of slate,
while loading a mine car in the Crescent Mine. Accident due to carelessness
on the part of the deceased and his partner, John Crowl.)
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