Reports of the Inspectors of Mines of the anthracite and bituminous ...

No. 12.] First Bituminous District. 303
violence against a car which was in the room that he only lived a few
minutes after being- injured. He leaves a wife and four children. This
accident happened June 29.
Thomas Greeley, a driver, age 19 years and single, was instantly killed
in Ivil mine, July 11, by being caught between the cars. The deceased
had gathered part of his trip and in addition to Avhich he wanted to hitch
on a water wagon, and to do so, he hooked the tail chain to the water
wagon to bring it up close enough to the other part of the trip to hitch
on, and it is supposed that the velocity with which they were coming together
caused the hitching to jolt out and his head was caught between
the sideboards of the water car and the full car, as the body was found
at right angles with the road and immediately under the side of the car.
Gareviuo Carchilli was instantly killed by a fall of slate in entry 2,
room 99, Walton's upper road, on July 14. At the time of the accident,
Carchilli was beariug-in when a piece of slate 5yV feet long 1-^-(j wide
and 13 inches thick fell upon him. In examining the room I found it
troubled with a horse-back which made the slate somewhat dangerous.
It seems that they had a slate post under the slate, but being in the road
for bearing-in it was removed; the removing of this post no doubt
caused the accident. The deceased was considered a practical miner, but
it seems that he had overlooked this part of the room and did not think
it dangerous. His age was 30 years. He leaves a wife and one child.
Edward Ward was fatally injured in Cincinnati mines, July 18, by being
caught between a car and bottom. The deceased was riding out of
the mine between the hitchings on a loaded trip, and it is supposed that
the hitching came out letting him fall, when the rear car caught him between
it and the rail. He died July 22 : age 55 years.
On July 22, Thomas Warren, a boy about 13 years of age, while working
with his father in Walton's Upper mine was instantly killed by a fall
of slate in entry "C," room 8. The slate that fell on deceased was 5| feet
long 3^(7 feet wide and 9 inches thick. At the time of the accident the
boy was knocking coal, and it is supposed that in doing this, the slate
was loosened sufficiently to cause it to swing and discharge a post which
was set under it. An inquest was held and a verdict of accidental death
rendered.
On August 18, Domonic Domendio, a miner, employed in the Bunola
mines, while taking down slate was struck by a piece of it on the right
leg, injuring the member in such a manner that an amputation was per-
formed, but the shock to the system at the time of the accident wcs too
great, as he died some four weeks after being injured. He leaves a wife
and three children.
On September 5th Mr. E. F. Miller, superintendent and mine-boss of
the Nottingham mine, was fatally injured by the falling of the approach
to the tipple which carried him down with the wreck. He lived about
four hours after being hurt. In my investigation of this accident, I