Deaths: Northumberland County, PA: Mine Deaths for the year 1900 File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Suzanne Cesari USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file 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. List of fatal accidents that occurred in and about the mines of the Seventh Anthracite District for the year ending December 31, 1900 by Edward Brennan, Inspector of Mines. Lists date, name, ethnicity, occupation, age, married or single, number of widows, number of children, name of mine, county, and description of death. Jan 8, Thomas Bachinskie, Pole, Miner, 53, M, 1, Bear Valley, North'd Co., Killed by falling down breast. Jan 10, John Hanley, American, Miner, 38, S, 0, 0, Centralia, Columbia Co., Killed by a fall of top rock, Jan 16, Arthur Hammonds, American, Repairman, 21, M, 1, 0, Short Mountain, Dauphin Co., Killed by a prop falling down slope. Feb 8, Stany Petchkoskie, Polish, Miner, 45, M, 1, 0, Bear Valley, Northumberland Co., Killed by a piece of top coal falling on him. Feb 28, Stany Sisnofskie, Polish, Miner, 53, S, 0, 0, Excelsior, Northumberland Co., Killed by a piece of slate. March 23, William Starr, American, Repairman, 20, S, 0, 0, Williamstown, Dauphin Co., Killed by falling down a slope. March 28, John Vidoric, Polish, Miner, 30, M, 1, 0, Luke Fidler, Northumberland Co., Killed by a fall of top rock. April 8, Felix Romandoskie, Polish, Laborer, 24, S, 0, 0, Excelsior, Northumberland Co., Killed by a piece of top clod falling on him. April 10, Joseph Dujak, Austrian, Miner, 37, M, 1, 1, Enterprise, Northumberland Co., Killed by a premature explosion. April 25, Alec Kinsel, Polish, Miner, 21, S, 0, 0, Pennsylvania, Northumberland Co., Killed by a piece of coal striking him and knocking him down breast. May 14, Levi Miller, American, Laborer, 23, S, 0, 0, Williamstown, Dauphin Co., Killed by top slate falling on him. May 17, Charles Haines, American, Miner, 32, S, 0, 0, Richards, Northumberland Co., Killed by a piece of top coal falling on him. June 2, Joseph Washko, Polish, Miner, 38, M, 1, 5, Pennsylvania, Northumberland Co., Killed by premature explosion. June 7, Edward Morgan, Welsh, Miner, 35, M, 1. 6, Roal Oak, Northumberland Co., Killed by an explosion of gas. June 11, Lewis Blott, Russian, Miner, 30, S, 0, 0, Cameron, Northumberland Co., Killed between mine car and bottom slate. June 12, Ralph Crump, American, Laborer, 17, S, Williamstown, Dauphin Co., Killed by an explosion of gas. June 12, William Deboe, American, 30, M, 1, 1, Alaska, Northumberland Co., Killed by a piece of top rock falling on him. June 25, Mike Belchock, Polish, 21, S, 0, 0, Big Mt Henry Clay, Northumberland Co., Killed between mine care and door. June 26, Robert Taylor, American, Miner, 28, M, 1, 1, Neilson, Northumberland Co., Killed by a pillar of coal rushing on him. June 27, John Houdek, Polish, Laborer, 26, M, 1, Midvalley No. 2, Columbia, Killed by a fall of top coal. June 27, Joseph Morcusky, Russian, Miner, 36, M, 1, 4, Excelsior, Northumberland Co., Killed by a fall of top rock. June 28, Mike Gullion, Hungarian, Slate Picker, 18, S, 0, 0, Pennsylvania, Northumberland Co., Killed by mine cars. July 6, Alex Coshack, Russian, Driver, 28, M, 1, 4, Hickory Ridge, Northumberland Co., Killed by being squeezed between mine car and timber. July 12, William Punch, Fire Boss, 36, Widowed, 3, Williamstown, Dauphin Co., Smothered while burning gas. July 12, Theodore Hoffman, American, Locomotive Conductor, 19, S, 0, 0, Short Mountain, Dauphin Co., Squeezed between mine cars on rock bank. July 13, George Ballah, Austrian, Laborer, 40, M, 1, 5, Big Mine Run, Columbia Co., Killed by a rush of gob or rock. July 17, John Klemmick, Polish, Driver, 21, S, 0, 0, Luke Fiddler, Northumberland Co., Killed while attempting to jump on cage in shaft while it was in motion. August 3, John Kilokites, Lithuanian, Miner, 36, M, 1, 3, Sterling Henry Clay, Northumberland Co., Killed by a fall of top coal. August 11, Joseph D. Kopp, American, Loader Boss, 27, M, 1, 2, Sterling Henry Clay, Northumberland Co., Killed by a fall of top slate. August 13, Joe Tronoski, Polish, Miner, 55, M, 1, 3, Reliance, Northumberland Co., Fell on lever while putting mine car on track. Died from internal injuries. August 21, John Yatsco, Polish, Miner, 28, M, 1, 1, Natalie, Northumberland Co., Killed by a fall of top coal. August 21, Weary Noll, American, Miner, 41, M, 1, 4, Williamstown, Dauphin Co., Killed by falling down manway. August 22 Arthur Swadkins, Jr., English, Driver, 16, Williamstown, Dauphin Co., Killed bumped between mine cars. August 27, John Daubert, American, Driver, 22, M, 1, 0, Mount Carmel, Northumberland Co., Killed while pulling bar out of mule car while being lowered down slope. August 27 George Bushore, American, Driver, 22, S, 0, 0, Mount Carmel, Northumberland Co., Killed by fall of top slate. August 28, Charles Steel, American, Laborer, 19, S, 0, 0, Midvalley, Columbia Co., Killed by a fall of top slate. September 10, John Bernofskie, Polish, Miner, 37, S, 0, 0, Reliance, Northumberland Co., Killed by a fall of top slate. September 13, James Higgins, American, Miner, 59, M, 1, 0, Short Mountain, Dauphin Co., Killed by a fall of top rock. September 30, Patrick Murphy, Irish, Miner, 60, M, 1, 0, Big Mountain Henry Clay, Northumberland Co., Injured on August 30th. Fell on a bar and was injured internally. November 2, Patrick Kaniff, Irish, Laborer, 20, S, 0, 0, Locust Spring, Northumberland Co., Killed by falling in traveling way--his neck was broken. November 10, August Woller, German, Miner, 44, M, 1, 6, Locust Spring Northumberland Co., Killed by a fall of top rock. November 16, Andrew Mushcofskie, Polish, Laborer, 30, M, 1, 0, Stirling Henry Clay, Northumberland Co., Killed by a fall of top rock. November 17, Joseph Peko, Greek, Car Loader, 47, M, 1, 3, Colbert, Northumberland Co., Killed. Caught between railroad cars and platform. November 21, James Campbell, American, Jigman, 18, S, 0, 0, Richards, Northumberland Co., Killed by being caught in drag line. November 28, Frank Savage, Polish, Miner, 37, M, 1, 0, Midvalley No. 2, Columbia Co., Killed by piece of coal flying from shot, fracturing his skull. December 5, Anthony Andresic, Polish, Miner, 43, M, 1, 6, Luke Fidler, Northumberland Co., Smothered by gas. December 5, Paul Prebala, Polish, Miner, 32, M, 1, 3, Luke Fidler, Northumberland Co., Smothered by gas. December 13, Joseph Kimball, Polish, Miner, 36, M, 1, 4, Richards Northumberland, Killed by a premature blast. December 18, William Brennan, American, Fire Boss, 40, M, 1, 2, Henry Clay, Northumberland Co., Smothered by gas.