Vitals: Deaths: Northumberland County, PA: Mine Deaths for the year 1887

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Sixth Anthracite District- Includes Northumberland, and parts of Colombia, Dauphin, and Schuylkill Co.s


Date, Name, Occupation, Age, Married, Widows, Children, Colliery, Nature of Accident

23-Jul, Lexezyneskie A, Miner, 25, S, 0, 0, Shamokin, Killed by a fall of top slate

26-Nov Bengle, John, Laborer, 32, M, 1, 3, Big Mine Run, Killed by a fall of roof

27-Apr Bohannon, Michael, Miner, 25, M, 1, 2, Tunnel, Schuylkill, Suffocated by a sudden outburst of coal and C.H. gas

14-Mar Breslin, Hugh, Starter, 31, S, 0, 0, Bellmon, Conygham Twp, Killed by an explosion of dualin powder

25-Jun Chaundry, William H, Laborer, 41, M, 1, 0, Peerless, Shamokin, Died from injuries received May 27th while passing over a trestling with two other men, a mule, and a small car of ashes the trestling fell, precipitating them a distance of twelve or fourteen feet."

23-Jun Cook, John, Asst. Mine Boss, 53, M, 1, 6, Lykens Valley, Dauphin Co, Suffocated by a rush of dirt, slat, and rock."

1-Oct Corocan, John, Starter, 34, S, 0, 0, Big Mine Run, Suffocated by carbureted hydrogen gas displaced by a fall of roof

1-Oct Cully, Patrick, Doorboy, 16, S, 0, 0, Big Mine Run, Suffocated by carbureted hydrogen gas displaced by a fall of roof

29-Nov	Dahm, Henry, Miner, 44, M, 1, 6, Merriam, Died from injuries received on same day by a fall of top coal

2-Jun Deane, Martin, Starter, M, 1, 9, North Ashland, Killed by his head being caught between side of mine cars and low side of gangway leg.

20-Jul	Donahoe, John, Miner, 40, M, 1, 6, Big Mine Run, Killed by a fall of top coal

23-May	Doyle, James, Lt. Engineer, 32, M, 1, 4, Locust Spring, Died from injuries received on the 14th day by being crushed between the bumpers of empty mine cars and locomotive boiler

27-Apr	Finn, Daniel, Miner, 35, M, 1, 7, Tunnel, Schuylkill, Suffocated by a sudden outburst of coal and C.H. gas

27-Apr	Francis, Ebenezer, Loader, 33, S, 0, 0, Tunnel, Schuylkill, Suffocated by a sudden outburst of coal and C.H. gas

27-Apr	Gill, Henry, Fire-Boss, 41, M, 1, 5, Tunnel, Schuylkill, Suffocated by a sudden outburst of coal and C.H. gas

1-Oct	Gillham, John, Driver, 20, S, 0, 0, Big Mine Run, Suffocated by carbureted hydrogen gas displaced by a fall of roof

19-Dec	Gillida, George	Driver, 20, S, 0, 0, Big Mountain, Died from injuries received same day by being crushed between empty mine cars and coal shute

14-Sep	Kandridge, George, Laborer, 37, M, 1, 2, Lykens Valley, Dauphin Co, Killed by a mine car door falling on him

20-Aug	Kline, William, Carpenter, 42, M, 1, 2, Cameron	Killed by falling rock from dump chute in breaker down on to dirt road, a distance of about forty-nine feet.

3-Aug	Kutzko, Michael, Out, Laborer, 60, M, 1, 2, Burnside, Killed by left arm being cut off and otherwise injured by being caught between wire rope and pulley.

29-Sep	Lasoski, John, Laborer, 27, S, 0, 0, Big Mountain, Killed by a fall of top slate

13-Jul	Leader, Charles	Miner, 45, M, 1, 2, Excelsior, Killed by a fall of top coal

5-Aug	Lockout, Albert	Miner, 20, S, 0, 0, Big Mountain, Died from injuries received on June 20th by being caught between top of gangway an top of empty mine car

14-Mar	Maloney, Patrick, Miner, 21, S, 0, 0, Luke Fidler, Killed by a fall of coal

26-Jul	Marnenelli, Louis, Miner, 41, S, 0, 0, Big Mountain, Killed by a fall of coal and top slate

27-Apr	Marron, Henry, Loader, 28, M, 1, 0, Tunnel, Schuylkill, Suffocated by a sudden outburst of coal and C.H. gas

1-Oct	McDonnell, John	Loader, 22, S, 0, 0, Big Mine Run, Suffocated by carbureted hydrogen gas displaced by a fall of roof

17-Nov	McManus, Terry, Miner, 26, M, 1, 2, Neilson, Shamokin, Died from injuries received on the 14th by falling down shaft a distance of about 40 feet.

2-May	Miller, Edward, Miner, 40, M, 1, 2, Reliance, Killed by a fall of top coal

23-Aug	Miller, Richard, Miner, 21, S, 0, 0, Pennsylvania, Killed by a fall of top rock

25-Dec	Monaghan, William, Out. Driver, 20, S, 0, 0, Hazle Dell, Columbia Co., Died from injuries received on the 23rd by being crushed between mule and loaded mine car

1-Oct	Monroe, Patrick, Doorboy, 17, S, 0, 0, Merriam, Died from injuries received September 14th by being crushed between door-frame and side of mine car.

1-Dec	Moran, Peter, Starter, 39, M, 1, 5, North Franklin, No. 2, Killed by a rush of loose rock while inside of battery drilling a hole in a lump of rock

1-Nov	Morgan, David B., Bellman, 27, M, 1, 1, Bellmon, Conygham Twp, Killed by being struck
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24-Feb	Nagle, Henry, Starter, 23, S, 0, 0, Tunnel, Schuylkill, Suffocated by a rush of coal, dirt and water

1-Oct	Oestrick, Fred, Fire-Boss, 38, M, 1, 6, Big Mine Run, Suffocated by carbureted hydrogen gas displaced by a fall of roof

31-Dec	Phillips, Charles, Loader, 24, S, 0, 0, Logan, Columbia Co, Killed by being crushed between a pole and chute prop while starting the coal in shute

30-Aug	Rajas, Adam, Miner, 28, S, 0, 0, Morris Ridge, Died from injuries received on July 20th while attempting to get up into his chute off gangway low side rail.

7-Nov	Schraedley, Andy, Outside Boss, 62, M, 1, 4, Merriam, Killed by his head being crushed between the two main coal screen belts and pulley in breaker

25-Jun	Starkosa, Adam, Miner, 37, M, 1, 2, Hickory Swamp, Died from injuries received on the 18th by being burned by an explosion of carbureted hydrogen gas.

10-Nov	Stricker, A.S., Laborer, 17, S, 0, 0, Neilson, Shamokin, Died from injuries received by same explosion as other Strickler

10-Nov	Stricker, W.S., Miner, 42, M, 1, 6, Neilson, Shamokin, Died from injuries received on same day by an explosion of powder

16-Sep	Swadles, Joseph, Miner, 28, S, 0, 0, Burnside, Killed by being caught between top of mine and chute

27-Oct	Sweeney, James, Miner, 26, S, 0, 0, Monitor, Killed by fall of coal

4-Nov	Switka, Frank, Miner, 31, S, 0, 0, Merriam, Died from injuries received the same day by an explosion of partition stone

19-Sep	Sylack, John, Miner, 34, M, 1, 3, Peerless, Shamokin, Killed by a fall of top slate

13-Aug	Taylor, John, Miner, 20, S, 0, 0, Lykens Valley, Dauphin Co, Killed by a fall of top rock.

3-Jan	Thompson, Thomas, Miner, 36, M, 1, 3, Reliance, Killed by a fall of bone coal.

22-Mar	Walter, William, Miner, 49, M, 1, 9, Williamstown, Died from injuries received on the 12th by fall of coal.

5-Apr	Wert, John S, Chute Boy, 16, S, 0, 0, Logan, Columbia Co, Died from injuries received same day by being caught in machinery

23-Sep	Yatka, Stephen, Laborer, 26, M, 1, 0, Big Mine Run, Killed by a fall of top coal

20-Oct	Zubrus, Wladysl, Laborer, 27, S, 0, 0, Bellmon, Conygham Twp, Died from injuries received on the 18th by being crushed between mine car and side of gangway