1897 5th District Mine Inspector Report (part of
Luzerne Co, and Carbon Co)
1897 Mine Inspector
Report of Fatalities in the Fifth Anthracite District comprising part of
Luzerne, and all of Carbon Counties
1/2 Borz Bortilling,
laborer, 41, married, 2 children, Sandy Run Colliery, Luzerne
1/3 John McGinnes,
nightwatchman, 56, married, 0 children, Coleraine Colliery, Carbon
1/11 Mike Mellish,
laborer, 24, single, Slope 40, Luzerne
1/19 Meicheal
Motts, hitcher, 27, single, Spring Brook Colliery, Carbon
2/6 John Hawks,
miner, 48, married, 6 children, Milnesville Colliery, Luzerne
2/16 John Wasia,
laborer, 30, single,Upper Lehigh Colliery, Luzerne
2/24 Anthony
Shumiskey, miner, 23, single, Drifton #2 Colliery, Luzerne
3/11 Andrew Crow,
carpenter, 42, married, 2 children, Slope #4, Carbon
3/17 Mike Andrick,
driver, 23, single, Milnesville Colliery, Luzerne
3/25 Thomas Yamrus,
laborer, 28, married, 4 children, East End Jeddo #4, Luzerne
3/25 Charles Went,
loader, 38, married 1 child, Milnesville Colliery, Luzerne
4/12 Frank
Gallagher, miner, 50, married, 2 children, Stockton Colliery, Luzerne
4/12 Peter Feedor,
miner, 45, married, 2 children, Stockton Colliery, Luzerne
5/3 Andrew Troda,
laborer, 35, married, 3 children, Milnesville Colliery, Luzerne
5/19 Stephen
Flesher, miner, 26, married, 1 child, Hazel Brook Colliery, Luzerne
6/23 Peter
Parrizika, laborer, 49, no marriage info, Coleraine Stripping, Carbon
7/16 Phillip Smith,
laborer, 22, no marriage info, Spring Brook Breaker, Carbon
7/26 William
Linderman, chute tender, 14, single, Lattimer #3 Colliery, Luzerne
8/16 Daniel
Gallagher, miner, 30, single, Jeddo #4 Colliery, Luzerne
8/24 John Werkley,
driver, 16, single, Highland #2 Colliery, Luzerne
9/11 John Seigle,
stable boss, 60, married, Milnesville Colliery, Luzerne
9/29 Patrick
McNales, plane runner, 22, single, Jeddo #4 Colliery, Luzerne
10/2 John Bunsco,
laborer, 32, single, 32, single, Upper Lehigh stripping, Luzerne
10/25 Donald
Gaylor, carpenter, 38, married, no children, Eckley Colliery, Luzerne
10/25 John
Saguskey, laborer, 31, married, 1 child, Beaver Meadow stripping, Carbon
10/25 Patrick
Gaffney, miner, 45, single, Beaver Brook Colliery, Luzerne
10/6 Lewis Zeo,
miner, 28, single, Evans Colliery, Carbon
10/6 John Zeo,
laborer, 26, single, Evans Colliery, Carbon
10/8 James Forrest,
miner, 48, married, 3 children, Cranberry Colliery, Luzerne
10/8 Zoran Urbano,
miner, 38, married, 1 child, Cranberry Colliery, Luzerne
11/16 Stephen
Calonski, miner, 38, married, 1 child, Lattimer #2 Stripping, Luzerne
11/20 John B
Cannon, miner, 53, married, 7 children, Spring Brook Colliery, Carbon
12/2 John Parrole,
outside laborer, 33, married, no children, Derringer Breaker, Luzerne
12/28 Daniel
McGrady, foreman, 53, married, no children, Hazle Mines Stripping, Luzerne
The following information was
donated by: Ed Langley
©1997-2016 Mary Ann Lubinsky
for the PAGenWeb Project, and by Individual Contributors