VITALS: DEATHS:  Northumberland County, PA: Mine Deaths for the year 1895

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Date	Name			Age	M/S	Kids	Colliery	County		Description of death
16-Jul	"Barbarskie, Michael"	29	M	1	Richards	Northumberland	Killed by 
premature blast

14-Sep	"Bare, Daniel"		21			Hickory Ridge	Northumberland	Killed by shot 
blowing through pillar

6-Aug	"Barkos, Mike"					Pennsylvania	Fatally injured by fall of top coal

5-Feb	"Barrass, Steve"				Patterson	Northumberland	Killed by fall of coal

16-Dec	"Bloscow, Joe"					Burnside 	Northumberland	Loaded car running over 
body

22-Nov	"Boscavage, William "	30	S		Centrailia	Columbia	Killed by fall of 
coal

10-Jul	"Boyak, Nick"					Midvalley	Northumberland	Burned by explosion of 
powder.  Died July 18th

4-May	"Boylan, Martin"	18	S		Monitor		Northumberland	Head crushed between 
wagon and prop

7-Jan	"Bresso, John"					Alaska		Northumberland	Coal fell on him; died 
January 11

2-May	"Burke, Charles"	45	M	5	Merriam		Northumberland	killed by fall of coal

27-Jul	"Capello, Steve"				Henry Clay	Northumberland	Killed by explosion of 
keg of powderh

12-Jul	"Carminski, Charles"	45	M		Midvalley	Northumberland	Neck broken by 
striking top rock

21-Jan	"Crozier, Harry"				Williamstown	Dauphon	Killed by falling under 
moving mine cars

23-Oct	"Datsko, Michael"				Pennsylvania	Northumberland	Burned by explosion 
of powder. Died Oct 30

12-Jun	"Doursh, Adam"					Patterson	Northumberland	Bell from top rod dropped 
and killed him

18-Mar	"Drubenski, Joseph"				Enterprise	Northumberland	Killed by fall of 
slate

4-Mar	"Drumheller, George"				Buck Ridge	Northumberland	Fell down jugular 
road and killed

1-May	"Dunlavey, James D"	51	M	5	Mount Carmel	Northumberland	Killed by fall 
of coal

13-Feb	"Dunlavey, Michael"				Preston No.4	Schuylkill	Killed by explosion of 
gas

20-Jul	"Dutta, John"					Excelsior	Northumberland	Killed by fall of slate

9-Aug	"Enders, Joe"	25				Short Mountain	Dauphin		Killed by a flying piece 
of coal

3-Dec	"Fariri, August"	22	S		Locust Spring	Northumberland	Killed by fall of 
top rock

15-May	"Frasuskie, Joseph"				Cameron		Northumberland	Blown down manway by 
by force of shot

17-Jul	"Gibas, August"					Monitor		Northumberland	Killed by fall of coal 
from pillar

13-Feb	"Gilespie, William"				Preston	No.3	Schuylkill	Killed by explosion of 
gas

21-Jan	"Gilham, Richard"				Cameron		Northumberland	Killed by being caught 
in breaker machinery

24-Jul	"Glass, Enoch"					Alaska		Northumberland	Killed by fall of slate

18-Feb	"Grazor, Charles"	21	S		North Ashland	Columbia	Killed by fall of 
frozen dirt on bank

30-Apr	"Grocuski, Stany"				Neilson		Northumberland	Killed by explosion of 
gas

29-Nov	"Haley, Michael"	21	S		Colbert		Northumberland	Killed by fall of top 
coal

28-Oct	"Horn, James"	14	S			Burnside 	Northumberland	Fell in jig scraper 
line

28-Mar	"Jones, Joe"					North Franklin	Northumberland	Killed by premature 
explosion of shot

8-Nov	"Kelley, Edward"	35	M	3	Pennsylvania	Northumberland	Killed by rush of 
coal

30-Mar	"Klutz, Peter"					Neilson		Northumberland	Killed by fall of rock

2-Apr	"Knight, Andrew"	35	M		Stirling	Northumberland	Killed by explosion of 
powder

21-Aug	"Krak, Albert"	20	S			Locust Spring	Northumberland	Instantly killed 
by fall of bench

5-Feb	"Lucas, Stephen"	32	M	3	Pennsylvania	Northumberland	Knocked under cars 
and killed

28-Jun	"Mahan, James"					North Ashland	Columbia	Killed by fall of coal

28-May	"Matter, Frank"	41				Short Mountain	Dauphin		Squeezed between car 
and top rock

29-Nov	"McGrath, Thomas"	36	S		Richards	Northumberland	Killed by fall of 
coal

8-Jan	"Minnick, Horace P"	22	S		Short Mountain	Dauphon		Struck by a piece of 
coal on stomach

20-Mar	"Morgan, William"				Reliance	Northumberland	Killed by breaker 
machinery

8-Jun	"Nolovolco, Francis"				Excelsior	Northumberland	Killed by fall of 
slate

6-Dec	"Owens, Owen"	45	M			Logan		Columbia	Fatally injured by clay falling 
on party

8-Oct	"Paszter, Joseph"	38	M	1	Hickory Ridge	Northumberland	Crushed by fall 
of top rock

16-Jan	"Rasamerskie, Andrew"				Cameron		Northumberland	Killed by falling 
down a manway

5-Oct	"Richards, Charles"	16			Patterson	Northumberland	Caught by hoisting 
rope and killed

26-Mar	"Rogers, Thomas"				Preston No 3	Schuylkill	Caught between mine cars. 
Died April 17

13-Sep	"Ryan, James"					Centrailia	Columbia	Killed by fall of top coal

15-Oct	"Savada, John"					Neilson 	Northumberland	Squeezed between mine 
wagons

18-Dec	"Scotsko, Andrew"				Bear Valley	Northumberland	Internally killed by 
fall of top coal.  Killed December 27

18-Nov	"Shominskie, John"				Excelsior	Northumberland	Killed by fall of top 
slate

11-Nov	"Sount, Charles"	59			Short Mountain	Dauphin	Crushed between loaded 
mine cars

18-Nov	"Strausser, William P"				Patterson	Northumberland	Killed by fall of 
top rock

5-Dec	"Wagner, Otto"	56	M	5		Merriam		Northumberland	Killed by fall of top 
coal

10-Jan	"Wargo, Andrew"					Pennsylvania	Northumberland	Killed by fall of top 
rock

3-May	"Woods, James"	41	M	5		Pennsylvania	Northumberland	Killed by premature 
explosion of shot

25-Mar	"Yarnell, Elijah"	61			Locust gap	Northumberland	Instantly killed by 
mine wagons