1900 - Coalmininghistorypa.org

No. 11. FIRST BITUMINOUS DISTRICT. 313
Bartolo Orler, miner, was -instantly killed by a fall of coal in
Little Alps mine March 28th. The deceased and his partner Louis
Cerise, was bearing in on a butt, the former on the end next to the
road head and the latter near the rib. Previous to the accident
they had fired a shot in the middle of room, this shot had "jumped"
for quite a distance back of the butt making it somewhat dangerous;
this they realized, for they took some of it down, but not sufficient,
for when they loosened it up some,, in the bearing in, it
fell.
Robert B. Jones, driver, was killed instantly by coal cars in
Manown mine April 20th. The deceased was on his way out toward
the double parling with a trip of five cars, and when he arrived
near a door, which is located at entry No. , he stepped on the
bumpers of the first car of the trip, but slipped off, and before he
could recover himself the cars caught him with the above result.
John I). Lonenzo, miner, was fatally injured at Walton's mine
April 20th, by being run over by the locomotive that hauls the full
cars from near the mine entrance to the river tipple, and returns
with the empty ones. Immediately preceding the accident the deceased
was sitting on the front foot board of the engine smoking a
pipe, and while the tobacco in the pipe was yet afire he put it in
his pocket, a few minutes after this he discovered smoke issuing
from hi® pocket, he then became excited and jumped from the locomotive,
but in doing so he slipped and fell in front of it, and one
of the driving wheels ran over him in such a manner as to cause
death the same evening.
John Emery, loader, was instantly killed in Somers No. 4 mine by
a fall of double slate April 30th. The deceased and John Sickles
worked together and at the time of the accident they were working
at the face of the room and under the slate that afterwards fell.
1 made an examination of the place subsequently and found that
a slip, the angle of fracture being against safety, was running at
right angles to the face, another showed itself running parallel to
it. The place was somewhat difficult to work owing to the double
slate and the numerous slips that appeared in it.
Frederick Klein, miner, was instantly killed in Vesta No. 1 mine
May 25th, by being caught between a car and coal pillar. The deceased
was moving a car through a chute. The track had a slight
grade toward the main entry to which he was moving the car, the
position of the body when found, would indicate that he was trying
to put a sprag in one of the wheels of the car.
William N. Rogers and Thomas Forsyth, carpenter and driver
respectively, lost their lives in Ellsworth No. 1 mine, June 10th.
For a more extended account see description of the mine in another
part of this report.