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  Coal Mining Fatalities for the Third or Shamokin District reported by 
  the Department of Mines for the year ended December 31, 1873.
  
  Lists Date, Name of Person Killed, Name of Colliery, Widows, Orphans, 
  and Description.
  
  Jan 28, John Huth, Middle Creek Shaft, 0, 0, and 
  John Spinker, Middle Creek Shaft 1, 7, and 2 other unnamed persons.  
  Killed by a large mass of rocks falling upon them while at work in the 
  shaft.
  
  Feb 9, Henry Zimmerman, Burside, 1, 5, Killed: the plane rope broke; the 
  dirt wagon crushing him.
  
  Feb 27, John Carney, (& 2 other unnamed persons)Daniel Webster, 0, 0, 
  Killed by an explosion of fire-damp gas.
  
  March 19, John Conners, Williamstown, 0,0, Crushed by wagons in getting 
  on them.
  
  April 26, Adam Campbell, Big Mountain, 1, 5, Killed in mine by a fall of 
  rocks.
  
  June 8, William Herb, Brookside, 1, 6, Died; Killed by injury May 18th 
  by a fall of coal
  
  June 10, Henry Clay Mine Disaster...This disaster was the result of 
  incaution on the part of Conrad Drumhiser, Inside Mine Boss.  While 
  exploring old workings ignited the fire-damp, which killed him, while 
  the after-damp, brought down into the lower workings by the down-cast 
  system of the ventilation used, suffocated nine other persons who were 
  at work in the lower level.
  
  Killed:
  John S Hay, Boss, 1, 5
  Michael Mench, 0, 0
  Enoch Magenski, 1, 3
  Lawrence Logolski, 1,1
  Anthony Harris, o, 0
  William Drumhiser, 1, 2
  Daniel Paul, 0, 0
  Nicholas Paul, 1,0
  Conrad Drumhiser, In Boss, 1, 6
  Michael Deia, 1, 3
  
  June 24, Accident at Big Lick--all killed by explosion of fire-damp gas. 
  ? Davis, 1, 0
  ? Thomas, 1, 0
  15 other persons
  
  July 7, Jacob Hengle, Montilius, 1, 0, Killed by a fall of coal.
  
  July 9, Thomas Rescole, Lincoln, 1, 1, Killed by a fall of coal.
  
  July 12, Michael O'Neill, East Franklin, 0, 0, Died from injuries 
  received in mines.
  
  Aug. 3, Alfred Price, Diamond No.1 , 0, 0 Died; mortally injured by 
  falling down a chute.
  
  Aug. 14 Thomas Corcoran, Reliance, 1, 5, Killed by a fall of coal while 
  at work.
  
  Aug. 15, Emanuel Powell, East Franklin, 1, 2, Killed in the gangway by a 
  discharge of a	 blast.
  
  Aug. 21, Dan Hollenback, Luke Fiddler, 1, 4, Died; injured by a fall of 
  coal.
  
  Sept 8, Jacob Dressler, Burnside, 1, 0, Killed by a fall of gangway 
  coal. 
  
  Sept. 11, Benjamin Bird, Bear Valley, 1, 2, Killed by a fall of coal.
  
  Sept. 13, Joseph Burk, Franklin, 0, 0, Killed: run over by wagons.
  
  Sept. 18, William Paul, Montilius, 0, 0, Killed crushed by dirt wagons.
  
  Sept. 18  David Montilius, Cameron, 0, 0, Killed in the act of coupling 
  wagons.
  
  Sept. 20 Larry Burns, Otto Red Ash, 1, 6, Killed by an explosion blast.
  
  Sept. 20 William Morgan, Burnside, 0, 0, Killed by a large fall of coal.
  
  Sept. 20, Henry Trego, Bear Valley, 1, 4, Died; legs crushed by wagons. 
  
  Oct. 9, William Becker, Montilius, 1, 4, Killed by a fall of coal.
  
  Oct. 15, John Kenny, Boss, Lower Rauch Creek, 0, 0, Died by a kick from 
  a mule.
  
  Oct 15, George Stephenson, Hickory Swamp, 0, 0, Killed; crushed by a 
  fall of coal.
  
  Oct. 29, John Chuzeman, Reliance, 1, 4, Killed by a fall of coal. 
  
  Nov. 18, John Williams, Bear Valley, 1, 5, Killed by a premature blast.
  
  Dec. 13, James Graham, Otto Red Ash, 1, 5, Killed by a fall of coal.  
  
  Dec. 16, William Williams, Brookside, 1, 0, Killed by a fall of coal. 
  
  Dec. 27, William Jones, Burnside, 1, 4, Killed by falling down a slope. 
  
  Dec. 28, Harry Gotshall, Burnside, 1, 0, Killed by falling in of a 
  slope.