Coal Miners Memorial Shaw Mine, Midway, Shaw Mine, Robinson Twp., Washington Co., PA, U.S.A.

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Coal Miners Memorial
Shaw Mine,
near Midway,
Shaw Mine,
Robinson Twp.,
Washington County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

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

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated Nov. 10, 2009

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the
Shaw Mine

Following is a partial list of the miners, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Shaw Mine, near Midway, Shaw Mine, Robinson 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
SHAW MINE

[ A ]
Atcheson, John F.
(General Superintendent, ca.1901, Shaw Coal Company, Shaw Mine, Washington Co., PA.)

[ B ]
Binder, Robert
(German Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Shaw Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 36, married.);
(Injured. Collar bone broken by a fall of coal and slate, in the Shaw Mine, Dec. 9, 1901.)
Bokulic, Mike
(Polish Miner, Coal Loader ca.1904, Shaw Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 24, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of slate while loading a mine car in his room, in the Shaw Mine, July 21, 1904.)
Borrowman, Alex
(Scotch Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, Shaw Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 67, married.);
(Injured. Back injured by a fall of slate. He was undermining the coal without setting sprags and both coal and slate fell in him, in the Shaw Mine, Feb. 29, 1904.)
Brown, David
Superintendent, ca.1901, of the Shaw Mine, Washington Co., PA, for Shaw Coal Company.)
Burns, Howard
(Superintendent, ca.1913, of the Shaw Mine, Washington Co., PA, for Pittsburgh Coal Company.)

[ C ]
Cagnon, Merle, Sr.
(Miner Shaw Mine, Washington Co., PA, married.);
(b. April 13, 1903 and d. December 20,1972.);
(Lived in Midway, PA.)
Clapperton, John, Jr.
(Superintendent, ca.1905, of the Shaw Mine, for Pittsburg Coal Company.)
Cohutak, Paul
(Polish Miner, Coal Loader ca.1905, Shaw Mine, Age 33, married.);
(Injured. Hand Injured. While preparing to fire a shot with dynamite the cap exploed, in the Shaw Mine, Jan. 25, 1905.)

[ D ]

[ E ]

[ F ]

[ G ]
Grant, John
(English Miner, Mule Driver ca.1903, Shaw No. 1 Mine, Age 26, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a mine car in the mine, in the Shaw No. 1 Mine, Feb. 24, 1903.)

[ H ]
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[ J ]

[ K ]
Keefer, W. W.
(General Superintendent, ca.1903, ca.1905, Pittsburg Coal Company, Shaw Mine.)

[ L ]

[ M ]
Mohony, John
(Superintendent, ca.1903, of the Shaw Mine, for Pittsburg Coal Company.)
Mullen, Leo J.
(Miner, Shaw Mine, married.);
(b. November 16, 1913 and d. November 11, 1992.);
(Lived in Midway, PA.)

[ N ]

[ O ]

[ P ]
Proctor, William
(American Miner, Coal Loader ca.1903, Shaw No. 1 Mine, Age 24, single.);
(Killed. Killed by an explosion of crude oil in his room. He had taken a two quart bottle full of crude oil into the mine for illuminating purposes, unknown to the mine officials, and when he was filling his lamp with it it exploded, burning him so severely that he died a few hours thereafter, in the Shaw No. 1 Mine, Feb.26, 1903.)

[ Q ]
[ R ]
Randa, Mr.
(Miner, Shaw Mine.)
[ S ]
Schluederberg, George W.
(General Superintendent, ca.1913, Pittsburgh Coal Company, Shaw Mine, Washington Co., PA.)
Shotton, Fenwick
(English Miner, ca.1908, Shaw Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 47, married, 7 children.);
(Killed, Killed by a fall of slate in the Shaw Mine, Feb. 4, 1908.);
(The Midway Lodge of the K. of P. lodge of Sturgeon was in charge of the funeral arrangements. Interment was made in the Center Cemetery.;
(from an obit in the Feb. 14, 1908, McDonald, PA Record.)

[ T ]
Taylor, William
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Shaw Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 50, married.);
(Killed. Killed by a fall of slate in his room, in the Shaw Mine, March 31, 1903.)
Turki, Nick
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, Shaw Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 42, single.);
(Injured. Collar bone broken and back injured by a fall of slate in his room, in the Shaw Mine, Jan. 23, 1904.)

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