1898 - Coalmininghistorypa.org

No. 11. SECOND BITUMINOUS DISTRICT. 325have to this inquisition set their hands and seals. Dated the dayand year and at the place first above written.^*J. B. OWENS, Coroner.JOHN V. TONER,L. W. FOGG,JOHN 0. STOCKBERaEK,P. 0. TONER,C. 0. ALBERT,GEORGE S. OWENS.Neils Sonneg, a miner boj', aged 14 years, and of Swedish jiarentage,was instantly killed in Carbon mine on June 2Sth, by a fall of dilate.]Ie was at work with his father at the time.James Tray, an Irish miner, aged 45 years, and having a wife andeight children, was instantly killed by a fall of slate on July 8th,'while at work in his room in Larimer mine.After a careful examination of the place, I am of the opinionthat he took all possible means to protect himself. At the time ofthe accident it was supposed that he was trimming the "rib," as hewas found near the same with pick in hand. I found the room ingood condition, everything indicating that he w^as a good and carefulminer.Alexander Szezepk, a ]*olish miner, aged 2.j years, and married, butno children, was instantly killed by a fall of roof on July 30th, whileat work in No. 1 "A" Shaft mioe.He was at work in company with Mike Kubulish, and was engagedin mining a small stump of coal preparatory to making a fall. Kubulishstated that there were two i:>osts standing near the stump, butthe roof suddenly fellthe deceased.crushing the posts and the stump of coal alsoB. Brindlinger, a German mine laborer, aged 68 years, and a widower,employed on the main haulage road in No. 1 ''A" shaft, wasinstantly killed by being struck by a trip of loaded wagons on August15th. Just how the accident occurred is not positively known, as noone was near at the time.Mr. Wm, Ramsay, the superintendent, passed down the haulageroad shortly before the accident and saw Brindlinger at No. 2 curverepairing a shicAe. The supposition is that he fainted and fell onthe road, as it was made kno^^n after the accident that he had forsome time ju'eviousi been subject to fainting spells when at home, butthis was not known by any of ihe mine otTicials until after the accidentoccurred.I was informed that he had been employed on the haulage road forabout eight years.Harry O'Heran, an Irish miner, aged 3G years, having a wife andtwo children, was so seriously injured by a fall of slate in PennGas No. 1 mine on August 23d that he died live hours later.