1898 - Coalmininghistorypa.org

508 REPORT OF THE BUREAtl OF MINES. Off. Doc.caix-lessiiet^s iii not luuing aiKJlhci- jio^t nwAov (he .slale. This couldeasily have been avoided, a.s the coal was all lyiu«;- loose and he wentiiiider it, thinking it was safe enough with the two posts that wereunder it.He was working here only three months, after the machines,and was not very well acquainted with the condition of the slate.Steve Caniss, Slav, driver, was almost instantly killed in Adelaidemine on June 2(1. This accident ha|ii)"i!ied rather stiangely. Theroom wliich he was hauling an empty wagjui into, had a \m'vv of hadroof by leason of a clay vein ciossing it, and it had plenty of postsalong it, also one cross piece. In going in with empty car it went otfthe track and the horse he wiLs driving was called to stop, but wenton hiuiling (he wagon otf the track until ii came to the post on rib.-ide which was holding u[» the cross-piece ami knocked it down, theroof falling suddenly on him with above results.John (Mmhrun, Slavish, miner, was instantly killed by a fall ofslate in his i-ooni in lianning mine on June 22.This happened throughno' putting posts under it, or in taking it d(nvn instead of shovelingcoal from under it. The testimony showed that they intended totake it down as soon as the coal was cleaned back and when all butthe last shovelful was cleaned back, the >late fell on (Miuhiiin. He\ias only a short time working in this vein and seemed not to realizethe danger from the slate.Paul McChando, Italian, machine helper, was fatally injured by afiiece of coal and slate falling on him whih' making his last cut inroom. He did not discover any danger until it was too late to getaway from under it. He was injured internally and died three daysalter. This ha]vpened in Tort Koyal No. 2 mine, June :>().Lewis Cramer, a boy, who was working with his father, was fatallyinjured by a small piece of slate falling on him while in a stoopingjxisition. If there is any blame to be attached to any one for this accidentil should be his father, b(M-aus(^ he told the boy to go and cleanthe slate that had already fallen, without looking to see if it was safe,he being in a hurry to load night wagons, and he had not i)ul in morethan 10 bushels of coal when a small piece of slate fell on the boy. injuringhim internally so that he di(Ml three hours after. This ha])-pened in Smithlon No. 2 shaft, July 1.('harles Fazenbaker, American, miner, was instantly killed by ala!l of slate in Valley Mine on July 2. This happened on a rib, andn't( nding lo draw out the posts to'make it fall, he called (he manwho worked next to liim to come and help him. The man came immediatelyto his assistance and his testim!)ny was that havijig a smallsh.mp of coal he commenced (o cut it vi'it, and the first stroke hegave the whole roof fell, coveiing him so that it took four liouisto get his body out. This looks strange fVu- a good ]n-ac