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

362 REPORT OF THE INSPECTORS OF MINES. Off. Doc.
them as they ran, burying Hanaich under it; the other man, who was
a step or two ahead, having been cut and bruised and he narrowly escaped
death,
Georg-e Washington, aged 28, and Harry Crawford, aged 37, both
colored men, were killed in Leith mine, operated by H. C. Frick Coke
Company, by a fall of roof.
Thos. B. Richardson was killed by a fall of roof while cutting away
a stump, after he had drawn out his posts, in the Leisenring No. 3
mine, belonging to the H. C. Frick Coke Company.
John Burlock, age unknown, was instantly killed by a fall of slate
in his working place in Leisenring No. 2 mine.
Pleasant Lynch, age not given, was instantly killed by a fall of
slate in the Leisenring No. 2 mine, owned by the H. C. Frick Coke
Company.
Edward Tensky, aged 28, while working in Trotter mine, operated
by H. C. Frick Coke Company, had his wrist broken, the muscles of
his back strained and was injured internally by a fall of slate.
When
taken home the doctor did not think anything serious would result,
but he died on the 26th of November.
Henry Stophaka, age 28 years, was killed in Elenora mine, operated
by the J. D. Boyd Coal Co. Stophaka was undermining a breast of
coal, which had been shattered by a previous blast of gunpowder.
He had put the sprag in under it while he was undermining, but
while at work he struck the sprag with his pick and knocked it out,
when the coal fell upon him, crushing and bruising him to such an
extent that he lived onlj' a few hours.
David J. Crosby was killed under a trip of mine cars on the slope
of the Stewart Iron Company's mine.
Mike Ochlane, aged 44, was killed by a fall
of roof coal and slate
in the Mahoning-Atlas mine, belonging to the Cambria Iron Company.
John Stickle, aged 49 years, was killed by a fall of roof coal and
slate in the Crossland mine, owned and operated by the Atlas Coke
Company