Report of the Bureau of Mines of the Department of Internal Affairs of ...

No. 10. FIFTH BITUMINOUS DISTRICT. 361
Frank Brunclick, aged 81),
was killed in Washington mine by a
fall of slate and coal.
John Zomer, aged 31 years, a driver in the Cumberland mine, owned
and operated by the Cumberland and Summit Coal Company, located
near Myersdale, Somerset county, was fataly injured in the above
mine, his head having been crushed between cars.
Dennis Reynolds, aged 40 years, was killed by a fall of slate in Redstone
mine, operated by the H. C. Frick Coke Company.
Andy Lukatos, aged 45, was crushed and killed by a trip of mine
cars in Washington mine. Lukatos was a miner and was traveling
on the hauling road, where he had no business to be, as there was a
good traveling road provided.
Anthony Linney, aged 34, was buried beneath a fall of roof coal
and slate, and died before he could be gotten out.
Joseph Kalina, 86 years of age, was working in Morrell mine, operated
by the Cambria Iron Company. Wliile engaged digging coal,
the slate over it became loose, having an open end, and fell on him.
He was killed outright.
John Rahaly, aged 39 years. This man met his death by the grossest
recklessness. A man in the next rib to the deceased was drawing
out posts pi-eparatory to making a fall. The deceased, who had
come into his place to watch him draw the posts, said to him: "You
'fraid to draw posts; you no furstay draw post; me show you." He
then took the axe from the other man and commenced to knock out
the posts, never stopping to listen whether the roof was breaking or
not. He was knocking out the second post when the whole mass
of rock fell on him, killing him instantly.
John Cornish was killed while drawing posts out of a rib in Leisenring
No. 2 mine, operated by the H. C. Frick Coke Company. He had
got all the posts out except one, which he had left to steady the roof
while drawing out the other posts. The roof did not fall as he expected,
when he got the posts out; therefore, to make it fall, he went
back to knock out the one remaining post, which, when -it was
knocked out, allowed the whole area behind his ''break row" to fall,
which instantly killed him.
Joe Havanich, 28 years of age, was drawing stumps in Trotter
mine, owned by the H. C. Frick Coke Company. He and another
person were working together on the butt heading stumps, which had
considerable of a "squeeze" on them. The roof was bad, and cross
timbers had to be used to keep it up. However, there was no lack
of timber in, and it was secured as well as possible under existing
conditions. While the two men were loading a wagon, the roof began
to break, work and fall. They ran out past the wagon down the
heading, the roof falling behind them, when, suddenly, with a great
crash, the whole roof came down, the outer edge of the fall catching