1898 - Coalmininghistorypa.org

510 REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF MINES. Off. Do.-.tetere Saltes, Hungaiian, was instantly killed by a fallof slate inIs'o, 5 room, 2 butt, 25 Hat, Darr mine, on September 13. Tills accidenthappened by the coal knocking out a post that was holding upthe slate and instead of Saltes replacing it up again he kept on shovelingcoal to load his wagon until it fell upon him with aoove results.This was taking a risk that was foi-biddc-n by his partner, it beingcnjy eight minutes after the post was knocked out until the slate fell.This man had worked here about six years and thought he knew allabout slate.September 24th, Germano Kosetti, Italian, was fatally injured bya fail of slate at Ocean No. 4, in No. 11 room, No. 3 entry and died 30minutesi after. This is another case of carelessness on the partof the deceased. He had hred a shot in the coal which brought itdown but left the slate up, he then commenced to put up a post to theroof a short distance from the slate and in doing so it fell on him withabove result. This man had only been a few weeks digging here.He leaves a wife in the old country.Francisco Polo Paligge, Italian, miner, was fatally injured by afall of slate at Smithton No. 2, September 20, in No. 2 room No.• '., south entry. This happened by risking his life where dangerwas apparent. He was digging a piece of coal under the slate andhad no posts under it; he released it at tlie place where it was sup-I'orted and ran the risk of his life in doing so. He lived five hoursafter the accident. This man has a wife and small family on theocean coming to this country. It is a sad affair, but he was oftenw arned before of the risks he took with slate.^Michael Sargot, American, miner, was Instantly killed by a fallslate in Painter mine on October 4. He and another man named K.F. Willtoup were taking out a pillar and to make a fall, commencedtb draw out the posts and when they had drawn allofof them but one,they knew it was not safe to knock it out, but in spite of advice ofWilltoup, Sargot said he could take it out, .niid in doing so the rooffell on him, as above stated.Lawrence Graboski, Polish, miner, was killed almost instantly inI'ort Royal No. 2 mine, October 17, in his room by a fall of slate.This happened when he was shoveling the last wagon of coal fromunder it and he had neglected to put a sufficient number of jwstsunder it.October 10 Ed. Prico, boss driver, was instantly killed by beingrun over by part of emi)ty diliy trij) in Yough sh.pe. This ha])penedthrough his having stepped across the track, thinking he had plentyof time to do so before the ti'ip would rr-ach him, and so lie wouldhave had but 12 of the wagons of the trip had cut loose by the hitcherpalling out. which caused them to run pt an enormous speed andI'rico not knowing this, thought the rope was attaclK'd (o Ihcni and