Northumberland County, PA: Vitals: Deaths: Mines Deaths 1874 Annual Report of the Inspectors of Mines Year Ending December 31, 1874 File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Gail Frick. GailFrick@worldnet.att.net USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE INSPECTORS OF MINES "Year Ending December 31, 1874" Names of persons who were killed and those who died of injuries in and about the collieries in the "mining district of Schuylkill, comprising the counties of Schuylkill, Northumberland, Columbia" "and Dauphin and the number of districts to which they belong; also, the number of widows and" "orphans occasioned by these casualties during the year," "ending December 31, 1874." Date Names of Dec. Name of Coll. Dist.# Wid. Child. General Remarks Jan 04-Wm. Brodrick Ellengowan 2 1 5 Died of injuries received in the mine 02 - Thomas Morris - Anchor 2 1 4 Died; injured by breaking of a chain 22 - John Gallagher - Tunnel, No. 8 1 1 3 Killed by a fall of gangway of coal 22 - Thomas Jeffries - Tunnel No. 8 1 0 0 Killed by same accident Total Jan. Deaths (4) deaths Feb 11 - John Ogden - Luke Fidler 3 1 2 Killed in shaft by a fall of slate 27 - John Westfield - Pioneer 2 1 3 Killed in a n airhole closing in on him Total Feb. Deaths (2) deaths Mar 06 - Edward Smith - Bull Run 1 1 5 Killed by fall of coal. 10 - George Bonick - Enterprise 3 1 0 Killed; crushed by a schute in riding out 16 - Patrick Maugan, boy- Eagle 1 0 0 Killed by a vicious mule 18 - Stephen Harris - Taylorville 1 1 5 Killed; he fell down slope off the truck 19 - Michael Cram - Reliance 3 1 1 Died of injuries from fall of coal 21 - Archie Mitchell - Phoenix No. 3 1 0 0 "Killed rope being frozen to the track," 21 - John M'Hale 1 0 0 the descending wagon snapped it in 21 - John R. Davis, boy - do 1 0 0 "two, resulting in the death of three persons." 30 - Dennis Keho, boy -Big Lick 3 0 0 Killed by a fall of a piece of timber Total March Deaths (9) deaths Apr 04 - Edward Monaghan - Big Mine Run 2 0 0 Killed by premature discharge of a blast 04 - Thomas Conner - Preston, No.3 2 1 5 Killed by a fall of coal 13 - John Nevin - Big Mine Run 2 1 0 Killed by an explosion of fire-damp 14 - Wm. Reed - Anchor 1 1 5 Killed by explosion of fire-damp 17- John Leitzman- Koh-i-noor 2 1 0 Killed by a fall of coal 24 - Wm. Mentz- Shenandoah City 2 0 0 Killed by a fall of coal 25 - John Honniker- Eagle 1 1 6 Killed by a fall of coal 25 - Thomas Stack - Plank Ridge 2 1 4 Killed by a fall of coal 27 - Henry Collins-Lehigh, No. 8 1 0 0 Killed by falling off a breaker building 31 - Wm. Brooks, boy - Short Mountain 3 1 0 0 Killed; run over by loaded wagons in the slope. Total April Deaths (10) deaths May 02 - Ofire Goffrey, boy - Williamstown 3 0 0 Killed; crushed between the wagons and a schute . 02 - John Malin - Taylorville 1 0 0 Died; injured by a fall of a platform. 07 - Jeremiah Griffith - Thomas 2 1 1 Killed by a fall of coal. 19 - Peter Carbeas- Brookside 3 1 4 Killed by fall of slate. 20 - Henry Williams, boy - Hickory Shaft1 0 0 Died of injuries received in the mine. 20 - John Conway, boy - Preston, No.2 2 0 0 Killed; being crushed between wagons. 23 - Edward Hackey- Big Mine Run 2 1 6 Died of injuries received in the mine. 25 - Edw. Hogens- Grant 2 0 0 Killed by explosion of steam boiler. 29 - Thomas Campfield- Beechwood 1 1 4 Died from the effects of a cold contracted in the mine. Total May Deaths (9) deaths Jun 02 - Ebenezer Sheppard- Tunnel, No.8 1 0 0 Killed by an explosion of fire-damp 08 - Thomas Mooney - Ravensdale 1 1 6 Died; mortally burned by fire-damp. 08 - Willie Rasbach, boy - Big Lick 3 0 0 Killed; crushed in the rollers 11 - Edwin Holvey - Tamaqua 1 0 0 Killed in the mines. 11 - Lewis Magdeburg - Ashland District 2 0 0 Died of injuries he received from a fall of coal. 15 - Chas. Syngovich - Hickory Swamps 3 0 0 Killed by a fall of coal and slate. 15 - Thomas M'Andrews - Preston, No.1 2 0 0 Killed by a fall of coal. 15 - James Steitzler, boy - Second District 2 0 0 Killed; being run over by wagons. 23 - James Walsh -Beechwood 1 1 7 Killed by explosion of fire-damps 23 - William Kelly - do 1 1 6 Died from effects of same explosion. 23 - Thomas Owen, boy - do 1 0 0 Died from effects of same explosion. Total Deaths in June (11) deaths Jul 02 - Lewis Weihl - Grant 2 0 0 Died from being scalded by steam 11 - John Walsh - Colorado 2 1 6 Killed; being upset in descending the slope. 15 - William Heiser- St. Nicolas 2 1 6 Killed by the fall of a plank. 22 - James Clarey -Glen Carbon 1 0 0 Killed; thrown off slope cage. 27 - Edward M'Cormack, boy - Anchor 1 0 0 Killed by explosion of fire-damp. 27 - Thomas Edwards, boy - do 1 0 0 Killed by same explosion. 28 - Charles Miller - Short Mountain 3 0 0 Killed by accident in mine. Total July Deaths (7) deaths. Aug 07 - Isaac Derker - Short Mountain 3 1 6 Died; injured by a fall of props & coal. 12 - James Bowden- Luke Fidler 3 0 0 Killed; he fell into new shaft Total Deaths for Aug. (2) deaths Sep 01 - John Hoar - Lost Creek 2 0 0 Died from injuries from a fall of coal. 02 - Edw. Chambers - Shenandoah City 2 0 0 Killed by explosion of fire-damp 17 - Jacob Potosky - Third District 3 0 0 Died of injuries received in the mines. 17 - Patrick Delaney - L. Ranch Creek 3 0 0 Killed by fall of coal. Sep 18 - Wm. Duffy- Koh-i-noor 2 1 1 Killed by a fall of coal. 18 - Thos. H. Maguire- Marion 3 0 0 Killed by a fall of coal. 20 - Andrew Underwood - Anchor 1 0 0 Died from effects of an explosion of fire-damp. 26 - Michael Barrett - Raven Run 2 1 2 Killed by fall of coal 26 - Archibald Rush - Tunnel, No.8 1 0 0 Killed by a log rolling over his body. 26 - Edward Brophy - Anchor 1 0 0 Died; mortally burned by fire-damp. 26 - Levi Heim - Trevorton 3 0 0 Died; mortally burned by fire-damp. 28 - Hugh Mullowney - Girardsville 2 1 5 Killed by fall of coal. 28 - Caleb Snyder - Stewartsville 3 1 5 Killed; crushed to death by props. 28 - John Malone - Bear Run 2 1 2 Died; mortally burned by an explosion of powder. Total Sep. Deaths (14) deaths Oct 03 - Patrick Foy - Lehigh Navigation Co. 1 0 0 Killed run over by wagons in the gangway. 06 - Lyman Clymer - Grant 2 0 0 Died; crushed by a fall of coal. 16 - Wm. Mulhall - Continental 2 0 0 Killed by slope rope breaking at the sockets. 21 - Partick Monaghan - Indian Ridge 2 0 0 Killed by fall of coal. 22 - Charles Divers - Honey Brook 2 0 0 Died of injuries received in the mines. 23 - Michael Braunan, boy - Buckville 1 0 0 Killed; run over by wagons. 23 - James Delaplane - Big Mountain 3 0 0 Died; mortally burned by fire-damp. 24 - Evan Price - Williamstown 3 0 0 Died; mortally crushed by wagons. 26 - Martin Brinnan - Mariam 3 1 5 Died; mortally burned by fire-damp. Total Deaths for Oct. (9) deaths Nov 02 - Rosser Rodrick - Buckville 1 0 0 Killed by explosion of fire-damp. 03 - Samuel Umberger - Burnside 3 0 0 Killed in riding on the slope cage. 10 - John Curran - Mine Hill Gap 1 1 8 Killed by an explosion of fire-damp. 10 - Lewis Burns - do 1 0 0 Killed by same explosion. 11 - Austin M'Grail - Plank Ridge 2 1 6 Killed by a fall of coal. 13 - John Booth - Plank Ridge 2 0 0 Died; of injuries from a fall of coal. 12 - Dennis Collins - Bear Ridge 2 1 3 Killed in riding out the gangway. 16 - Chas. Stauffenberg - Keystone 3 1 3 Died; was crushed by wagons. 20 - James Mahony - Lawrence 2 1 0 Killed; tilted out of a descending slope wagon. 20 - Abel Davis - Glendon 2 1 6 Killed by the falling of the slope gate. 23 - James Mangan - Locust Gap 3 1 3 Killed by fall of gangway slate. 23 - John Breen - Koh-i-noor 2 1 4 Died in mine of heart disease. 24 - Dennis Colohan - Primrose 2 1 2 Killed by a piece of coal falling off a pillar Nov 28 - Michael Whalen - Big Mine Run 2 1 2 Killed by prop forced against him. Total Nov. Deaths (14) deaths Dec 01 - James Meigg, boss - Girard 2 1 2 Died; found suffocated by noxious gas. 01 - George Fould - E. Mine Shafts 1 1 1 Killed; being tilted out of shaft bucket. 01 - John Hile - New Boston 2 0 0 Killed; his head being crushed by cars. 01 - Corneilius Flynn - Plank Ridge 2 0 0 Died of injuries received from a fall of coal. 03 - John Smith - Monitor 3 0 0 Killed by a fall of coal while mining it. 04 - Hugh M'Tague, boy - Coaldale 1 0 0 Killed by falling into coal bins. 05 - Michael Cafferty - Monitor 3 0 0 Killed by a fall of coal. 11 - John Beundy - Mariam 3 0 0 Killed by a fall of coal. 12 - Thomas Roan - New Philadelphia 1 1 3 Killed by a fall of rocks. 19 - Samuel T. Bateman - Short Mountain 3 0 0 Died from injuries received from a fall of coal. 21 - Lewis Wethers - East End 3 0 0 Died from injuries received from being Kicked by a mule. Total Deaths for Dec. (11) deaths No date - Patrick Farrell - Big Mine Run 2 0 0 Killed by a fall of coal. No date - Thomas Harris, boy - Union 2 0 0 Killed; run over the bank by wagons.