1898 - Coalmininghistorypa.org

No. 11. NINTH BITUMINOUS DISTRICT. 507Owen W. Perry, miner, was fatally injured by a fall of coal inOcean No. 2 mine on March 15th.This happened while he was underminingalong the face of his room; he had cut only in a depth of eightinches and about four feet long when part of ithim so badly that he died five hours after.fell on him, injuringThe strangest part aboutthis accident was, that so little coal and such small pieces fell onhim as to hurt him fatally, but he was 55 years of age and was poorlylooked after, which was partly the cause of him not being able tostand much.Primo Gevenardi, Italian miner, was almost instantly killed bya fall of slate in GutTey mine nn March loth. This accident happenedwhile he was knocking down coal under the slate; he had onepost under it, and there was not much room for more posts at thetime, but there was an unseen slip behind the coal and as soon as thecoal fell it released the slip and all fell together.after.lie died two hoursMartin Hawk, Slavish miner, 82 yc^ars old, was instantly killed by afall of slate in Darr mine on 19th of April, in No. 24 entry. Thecause of this accident was that he was in too great haste to load hiswagon after he fired a shot. 'J'his happened in entry driving aftermachines. It was a butt shot and knocked the coal down before theslate, so in his haste to load the car he did not examine the slate to seeif it wks safe to work near it, and in taking this risk the slate fellwith the above result.This man was in this country only about oneyear; he leaves a wife and two children in Austria.At the Horner & Roberts mine on May 19th Josei>hHiryok wasinstantly killed by a fall of slale in No. 1 room II entry. This happenedafter firing a shot in the middle of room, the other jiait nextthe road not being undermined. He and his partner coninicncedto make ready for another shot and having slate from cut uj» yet withtwo posts under it, they thought it safe to work under, but tlic othershot loosened a piece large enough which when it fell rolled over onHiryok, striking him on the abdomen, killing him instantly.. Thisis a usual occurrence with people that are caught with slate, tlii-nking they are always safe if posts are under it. This man was a Slavand had not worke