1900 - Coalmininghistorypa.org

No. 11. NINTH BITUMINOUS DISTRICT. 635
and he attempted to gel on trip between second and third wagon.
The rib was close to the trip and he was caughl between loaded trip
and the rib.
Mike Dawnoranobe, miner, was instantly killed by fall of slate in
Port Royal mine May 31st. He depended too much on one post instead
of having more under it.
Joseph Poncko, miner, was instant lv killed in Tip Top mine on June
L3th. He and another man were limbering a piece of had root' along
the entry, and while cutting a place inside, a piece of roof tell on
him.
Joe Kamoski. miner, was almost instantly killed by fall of slate in
Ocean No. 1. dune L3th. He was loading a wagon when his partner
commenced to wedge down the slate; there were two posts under it,
but it swung them out.
.John McQuillion, miner, was fatally injured by fall of slate in
Banning
Xo. 1 mine on June 7th. and died on the loth. He had tired a
shot in the coal, it being a pillar. He rushed in to see what it had
done, before the smoke was cleared, when a large piece fell on him.
Edward Rice, miner, was fatally injured by trip of loaded cars in
Ocean No. 2 mine. August 31st. It being the last rip of the electric
motor, the boss driver seeing some miners behind the trip, warned
them of the danger, but they did not heed him, and when part of the
trip was cut oil' they ran on Rice, injuring him so that he died 29 hours
after.
James McLaughlin, miner, was fatally injured by fall of slate in
Ocean No. 7, August .">lst. He knew the slate was dangerous, and
instead of taking it down continued to work under it. He died two
days after.
William L. Keffer, driver, was instantly killed by trip of cars in
( Joal Brook mine October Kith. He was an act ive driver, and so as to
be out soon, he was running to the front of his trip, when his clothing
caught on the end gate bar throwing him in fronl of t he trip.
I >avid McBel h, miner, was fatally injured by fall of slate in ( Jornell
mine October 17th. He and his partner were loading a wagon ; there
were two posts under a large piece of slate. They thought it was
Sufficiently Supported, bill the slate being loose swung olll the posts.
fill ling on McBeth; he died three hours after.
August Bertie, miner, was burned to death by explosive gas in
( )cean Xo. (I, November 1 1 1 h. The mine had been idle for t hree days,
and as Bertie was leaving to go to another mine, he concluded to go
for his tools on Sunday at 1 A. M.. when no one was about, and although
knowing there was explosive gas in the entry, he risked it and
lost
his life.
John Bachart, miner, was instantly killed by fall of slate in Osceola
mine, November Mtli. He had only one post under a large piece of
slate, and although warned of danger, worked under it until it fell on
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