Reports of the Inspectors of Mines of the anthracite coal regions of ...

Ex. Doc] Reports of the Inspectors of Mines. 43
corner of breast, Avhich failed to bring clown the coal. On going back, he
commenced to work out the coal with a drill, when the coal and some
overhanging slate fell on him, killing him.
Explosions or Blasting; Powder.
Nicholas Rigeway, aged forty-one ; killed at Merriam colliery, Decem-
ber 3. The deceased was employed in driving a tunnel, and had bored a
hole, in which he placed a charge of Dualin explosive. From the infor-
mation obtained, he was ramming the Dualin down in the hole with a stick
of wood, when it exploded, killing him instantly.
Falls or Roof.
John Collins, boy, aged seventeen. He was employed in coupling cars
at foot of hoisting slope, at Tunnel colliery, Ashland, when a thin shell of
rock fell from the top, killing him. No notice of any danger to be apprehended
was visible, the surrounding strata being very firm and solid.
John Larkin, miner, aged fifty, killed at Henry Clay colliery, October
23. The deceased was engaged, at time of accident, with three other
miners, in taking out some timber, preparatory to putting in new ones.
The place had been examined a sliort time previous, and thought to be
safe, until the new timber could be put in. In this they were all in error,
as a piece of slate fell on the deceased shortly after, so fatally injuring
him, that he died in a short time.
Miscellaneous above Ground.
Lathiel Symons, aged twelve ; fatally injured September 28, at Henry
Clay. The deceased was employed in watching and keeping the pea coal-
chute clean; the coal being delivered into the chute from elevators; the
deceased was sitting on a plank on top of chute. While engaged in this
duty, he slipped off of the plank, his leg getting jammed between the main
screen, revolving immediately under him, and the frame work, crushing his
leg, and requiring amputation. The deceased lingered for several weeks
before he died, from the effects of the accident.
Thomas Connor, aged eighteen ;
i>IiscelIaneous Under Ground.
killed December 21, at North Ashland
colliery. The deceased and his father were working together, on the night
of nth, driving a heading across, into a man-way. They had driven a
short distance from the man-wa}^ side, and then went to the opposite side,
in the pillar. After working a short time, the father of the deceased sent
him back again into the man-way, to rap on the pillar. The deceased not
coming back, his father went in search of him, and found him at the lower
battery, not dead, but fatally injured, so that he died in fifty-two hours after.
Andrew Cosgrove, aged forty-five; killed at Preston No. 2 colliery. He
was engaged in starting a battery which was blocked with coal and slate,
and while doing so a heav}'^ rush of coal came down, breaking a portion of
the battery and killing him.