1898 - Coalmininghistorypa.org

No. 11. FIFTH ANTHRACITE DISTRICT. 147Jiim; he was dead when taken out. The investigation revealed theI'act that jNlaroslco had talcen the usual precaution in making a thorougliexamination before commencing work by sounding the top,but I am sorry to say he was deceived by a V slip running clear acrossthe gangway, which would have mislead the greatest expert.in the opinion of the wiiter, was an unavoidable accident.This,James* 0'r.iien, a miner, enijdoycd at kSi)ring Mt. Colliery No. 4,wixa istantly killed I)y a fall of rock in a breast. He, with his fellowminers had tired a })last, and n^ot waiting to even allow the smokeIf. clear away, O'lirien returned to examine the place as to what hadbeen done hy the shot or blast; he commenced to bar olf loose coalIvU standing by the shot when suddenly a large body of the rooffell, killing him instantly; his body was badly mutilated. This wasajiother instance of an experienced miner losing his life by beingloo hast,v in returning after a shot.Charles lleane}', laborer, employed at Jeddo No. 4 colliery. Theminer had just fired a shot in the bottom bench in the breast and whilehe and the laborer were putting down the coal into a chute, a smallpiece of bone coal fell on the laborer's head, knocking him forwardonto his pick. The point of the pick entered the right side of the noseand passing into the skull by way of the nasal passage. He dieda few minutes after the accident.Andrew Ferrari, a tunnel laborer, with three of his fellow workmen,employed at Spring Brook No. 1 colliery, was sitting downen the low side of the gangway west of the tunnel, also west of thefoot of slant. James J. J3oyle, a. laborer, and James Dougherty,the patchers, were running cars to head of slant; one car stood at thehead of grade with four si)rags in it, the two cars came down toofast, bumped into the standing car, and all three ran away downthe grade. Boyle and Dougherty tried to stop them, but failed toget the sprags in at the proper time;the first car stuck, and the other(ars not being coupled telescoped the middle car, which jumped thetrack, pinning Ferrari against the rib, fracturing his legs and injuringhim internally, lie was removed to the Miners' Hospital at Hazletonwhere he died,Boyle and Dougherty, who had undertaken to run down the carsin the absence of the driver, were jointly responsible for this accident,and as they had done this work without the knowledge of themine officials they were immediately discharged. This is one accidentwhich was caused by violaion of geneial rule of the mine laws.Frederick Feisner, assistant bi'eaker boss atthe Eckley breaker.This man was j»utting the egg coal jig scraper driving belt on the pulleywhile the machinery was in motion and his mitten was caught betweenthe belt and pulley which drew him over the guard rail intothe shaft where the revolving of the two guides which are used