Vitals: Deaths: Northumberland County, PA: Mine Inspectors Report for the year 1880


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Mine Inspector's Name, was James Ryan, Inspector for the Third or
Shamokin District. The report is dated Ashland, March 14, 1881.

THIRD DISTRICT OR SHAMOKIN DISTRICT

Register of Fatal Casualties:

Headings are Dates; Names of Persons Injured Fatally; Occupation; Names of the Collieries; 
Age; Married or Single; Children; Remarks:

Jan. 29  MICHAEL HINES, Miner,  North Ashland,  42   Married   7
Starting coal that was blocked at head of chute in breast No. 17.  It carried him into
and down the chute about fifteen yards, killing him instantly.

Feb. 6  PATRICK DOUGHERTY,  Doortender, Bast  17
Struck his head against manway platform and thrown under wagon.

Feb.  16  MICHAEL SHEBOSKIE,  Laborer,   Short Mountain,   60,  Married  2
Fall of top rock, while engaged timbering in gangway.

Apr. 2,  PETER DITZLER,  Laborer,  Cameron,  27  Married, 2
Fall of coal. Died from injuries following day.

Apr.  8  CHRISTOPHER CONRAD,	  Laborer,  Preston No. 2,  20  Single
Explosion of gas.  Died from injuries on 23d instant.

Apr. 9  HENRY MESSNER,  Miner,  Wuilliamstown,  38,  Maried  6
Fall of slate.  Instantly killed.

Apr. 9  EMMAUEL SMITH,  Miner,  Williamstown,  42,  Married  3
Fall of slate.  Died from injuries on 13th.

Apr. 20  JOHN MAROOSE,  Miner,  Burnside,  33,  Married,  5
Coal flying from shot.  A piece struck him on head, which accelerated his 
death, as at the time he was nervous and weak from lung disease.

Apr. 28  HENRY H. LENTZ,  Laborer,  Williamstown,  43,  Married,  3
Fall of top slate in gangway.

May 3  GEORGE WEST,  Reparisman,  Lykens Valley Slope,  68  Married  
Explosion of gas.  Killed by concussion of air..

May 3  SIMON KNILEY,  Ass. Inside Boss, Lykens Valley Slope, 31,  Married  6
Explosion of gas.  Killed by concussion of air.

May 3  MICH. C. DOUGLASS, Driver,  Lykens Valley Slope,  20  Married  1
Explosion of gas.  Killed by concussion of air.

May 3  ROBERT WILLIAMS,  Miner,  Lykens Valley Slope, 53, Married  1
Explosion of gas.  Burned, died on 6th.

May 3  THOMAS H. EVANS, Miner,  Lykens Valley Slope,  36  Married,  2
Explosion of gas.  Burned, died on 9th .

May 3  DAVID ROBINSON,  Miner ,  Henry Clay Shaft, 49  Married, 6
Explosion of gas.  Burned, died on 14th.

June 3, WILLIAM REYNOLDS,  Miner,  Henry Clay Shaft, 25  Single 
Fall of top slate.

June 15  WILLIAM H. PRICE,  Slate picker boss,  Hazel Dell,  44,  Married, 6
Caught in breaker rolls.

June 16  RICHARD MCNAMARA, Miner,  Williamstown, 52, Married  4
Fall of top rock.  Died on 18th instant.

Aug. 20  HENRY VOLMER,  Miner,  Preston, No. 3,  39,  Married  1
Fall of top coal.

Aug. 25  PATRICK H. WHITE,  Miner,  Tunnel,  41  Married  4
Fell into gunboat pit while taking out timber near bottom of slope.
Died from injuries September 26th.

Sept. 1  WILLIAM H. WOLFE,  Driver,  Big Mountain,  18,  Single
Run over by loaded mine wagon.

Sept. 9  JOHN SHULT,  Miner,  Mt. Carmel Shaft
Lifting a lump of coal into wagon, was injured internally, causing death
on 19th.

Sept. 10  JOHN RASH,  Miner, Cameron,  39, Married   4
Fall of top coal.

Sept. 13  JOHN HIGGENS,  Laborer, Lykens Valley, 19, Single
Caught by lump of coal against coal battery. Died from  injuries following day.

Sept. 23  WILLIAM H. EVANS,  Miner,  Bast,  38,  Married,  4
Fall of top coal.

Oct. 28  ISAAC E. MORRIS,  Miner  Henry Clay Shaft,  32,  Single
Fall of top slate.

Nov. 6  HENRY J.  KUHNS,  Laborer,  West Brookside,  27  Single
Fall of top slate.

Nov. 12  MICH. MCNAMARA,  Driver, Preston No. 2,  21,  Single
Run over by loaded mine cars.  Died following day.

Nov. 15,  PATRICK FINNEGAN,   Driver,  Preston No. 21  Single
Run over by loaded mine cars.  Died following day.

Nov. 22  SAMUEL BRODINNUS,  Miner,  Excelsior,  27,  Single
Fall of top coal. Went under top coal known at time to be unsafe, and
killed through his own recklessness.

Nov. 23  DANIEL E. LEIBEY,  Driver,  Peerless, 17  Single
Caught between loaded mine cars and gangway timber.

Nov. 26  DANIEL KENNADY,  Driver,  Luke Fidler,  15,  Single
Caught between loaded mine cars, and rushed to death.

Nov. 26  JONATHAN LOWER,  Laborer,  Big Lick,  20  Married
Fall of coal.

Nov. 27  WILLIAM H. LOTT,  Miner,  Cameron   34, Married  2
Explosion of gas.  Severely burned and blown down manway by force of
explosion, inflicting such injuries as to cause death on 29th.


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