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Coal Miners Memorial
Globe Mine
(Vesta No. 3 Mine,

Coal Center,
Washington County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

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

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated May 2, 2009

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the
Globe Mine


Following is a partial list of the miners, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Globe Mine, Coal Center, 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
GLOBE MINE (VESTA NO. 3 MINE)
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Cairns, John
(Miner, Assistant Mine Superintendent, ca.1916, Globe Mine, Washington Co., PA.)
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Davis, Ray
(Miner, ca.1916, Globe Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 31, married, 3 children.);
(Killed.  Killed by a fall of slate, in the Globe Mine, Jan.26, 1916.)
Davis, Stanley
(Welsh Miner, Globe Mine, Washington Co., PA.);
(Killed.  Instantly killed by being run over by a train on the Railroad, while walking to work at the Globe Mine.  “Second Victim to Accident on Railroad Dies” Louis Furlong succumbs to injuries at Pittsburgh Hospital on Friday - Davis about to get money - From injuries received when he was run down along with Stanley Davis while walking on the railroad tracks above Roscoe Friday morning Louis Furlong, aged 45 years, died in a Pittsburgh hospital Friday afternoon. Internal injuries caused his death. Davis was instantly killed, his body being literally ground to pieces. Davis and Furlong were walking to work at the Globe mine. They had taken the railroad in preference to the mud road paralleling the railroad between Coal Center and roscoe when they were struck Coroner James T. Heffran investigated and found it was a plain case of trespassing. Davis was a young man of promise and the mainstay of his family. The family had lived in Roscoe but for a short time, coming from Wales. It is said that while working in a mine in that land he was injured and that an agreement was reached whereby he would receive considerable money upon attaining his majority. Furlong was a married man and is survived by a large family.)
Davis, William
(Miner, Mine Boss ca.1989, Globe Mine, Washington Co., PA.);
(Injured.  Ran over by a pit wagon, in the Globe Mine, Oct. 8, 1889.  [from the "Connellsville Courier," Connellsville, PA, Oct. 11, 1889.].)
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Furlong, Louis
(Miner, Globe Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 45, married, children.);
(Killed.  Fatally injured on the Railroad, while walking to work, at the Globe Mine.  “Second Victim to Accident on Railroad Dies” Louis Furlong succumbs to injuries at Pittsburgh Hospital on Friday from injuries received when he was run down along with Stanley Davis while walking on the railroad tracks above Roscoe Friday morning Louis Furlong, aged 45 years, died in a Pittsburgh hospital Friday afternoon. Internal injuries caused his death. Davis was instantly killed, his body being literally ground to pieces. Davis and Furlong were walking to work at the Globe mine. They had taken the railroad in preference to the mud road paralleling the railroad between Coal Center and roscoe when they were struck Coroner James T. Heffran investigated and found it was a plain case of trespassing. Furlong was a married man and is survived by a large family.)
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Hannen, George
(Miner, ca.1916, Globe Mine, Washington Co., PA.);
(Injured.  Seriously injured about the body, by a fall of slate, in the Globe Mine, Jan. 26, 1916.);
(Lived in Coal Center, PA.)
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Keegan, George
(Miner, ca.1916, Globe Mine, Washington Co., PA.);
(Injured.  Seriously injured about the body, by a fall of slate, in the Globe Mine, Jan. 26, 1916.);
(Lived in Roscoe, PA.)
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Masters, Isaac
(Miner, ca.1890, Globe Mine, Washington Co., PA, married, 3 children.);
(Killed.  Killed instantly at the Globe Mine, April 10, 1890.  Isaac Masters lived at Coal Center, PA. [from the "Connellsville Courier," Connellsville, PA, April 11, 1890.].)
Miller, James P.
(Miner, Assistant Mine Foreman ca.1916, Globe Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 29, married.);
(Killed.  Killed by a fall of slate, in the Globe Mine, Jan. 26, 1916.);
(James Miller was the brother of John Cairns, Assistant Mine Superintendent.)
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Pegg, Peter
(Miner, ca.1889, Globe Mine, Washington Co., PA.);
(Injured.  Injured in the Globe Mine, his foot was crushed, in a mining accident, Aug. 27, 1889.  Peter Pegg lived in California, PA.  [from the "Connellsville Courier," Connellsville, PA, Aug. 30, 1889.].)
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A special thanks to Glen Dixon for his research in the "Connellsville Courier" Connellsville, PA newspaper and other newspapers of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, and the addition of many of the miners names from Washington County, Pennsylvania.

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