VITALS: Northumberland County: Mine Deaths for the year 1911 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. 2-Dec "Adams, Daniel" American Car Loader 19 S 0 0 Natalie Killed by being run over by railroad cars 1-Jul "Becker, Harry" American Laborer 25 M 1 0 Sayre Killed by being caught between door and car in tunnel 29-Jul "Branley, Thomas" American Miner 25 S 0 0 Greenough Killed by fall of coal at face of breast 2-Jan "Bubness, Tek" Lithuanian iner 36 M 1 4 Scott Killed by blast at face of breast. 6-Sep "Bullock, John" Russian Miner 28 S 0 0 Cameron Face, arms, and body burned by the explosion of powder ignited by a spark from an open lamp" 2-Dec "Carp, John" Austrian Dumpman 21 S 0 0 Richards Killed by cars on gangway 6-Oct "Doornack, Benjamin" Russian Miner 31 M 1 2 Hickory Swamp Killed by mine car 23-Mar "Duejack, Andrew" Russian Miner 40 M 15 5 Enterprise Drowned in shaft sump. 26-Jul "Fisher, Simon" American Miner 71 M 1 0 Stirling Killed while starting a battery by a piece of rock that came though battery, turned into the manway, striking him on the leg. Died July 30" 15-Feb "Godskie, John" Polish Laborer 45 M 1 3 Corbin Killed by fall of slate at face of gangway 13-Nov "Hatter, Victor" American Car-runner 20 S 0 0 Greenough Killed by being run over by cars 7-Dec "Hummel, Earl" American Oiler 1 7 S 0 0 Locust Spring Killed by machinery 3-Mar "Jancoskie,Joseph" Slavonian Miner 48 M 1 6 Bear Valley Fatally burned by explosion of a keg of powder. Died March 9 27-May "Jock, John" Austrian Chargeman 28 M 1 3 Cameron Fatally burned by explosion of gas in tunnel. Died June 4( 25-Aug "Jones, Evan" Welsh Miner 29 M 1 0 Henry Clay Fatally injured by fall of coal at face of breast 20-Jan "Jones, Leroy" American Loc. Conduct. 19 S 0 0 Natalie Killed by falling under cars while trying to couple them while in motion. 20-Mar "Keretski, Sylvester" Polish Laborer 22 S 0 0 Enterprise Killed by fall of slate at face of breast. 10-May "Keshenoskie, Frank" Russian Miner 24 M 1 0 Colbert Killed by fall of coal at work while removing pillars 8-Aug "Kramer, James" German MIner 33 M 1 5 Big Mountain face and chest lacerated and burned by premature blast. Died August 11. 13-Oct "Lesniack, Anthony" Russian Driver 20 S 0 0 Colbert Instantly killed by mule falling on him 12-Jan Louis Kehler American Miner 51 M 1 7 Cameron Killed by rush of coal from face of breast 8-Aug "Marcavitch, Anthony" Polish Miner 29 M 1 0 Pennsylvania Killed by fall of slate at face of breast. 2-Oct "Martz, Albert" American Repairman 46 M 1 0 Excelsior Drowned in sump. 15-Nov "McCall, Joseph" American Engineer 20 S 0 0 Burnside Killed by electric motor and eight cars passing over his body 3-May "Molefski, Kasta" Polish Miner 31 M 1 3 Richards Instantly killed by fall of coal while skipping a pillar 20-Oct "Monovitch, Peter" Russian Miner 35 M 1 0 Sayre Killed by fall of roof at face of heading 13-May "Moore, John" American Fire Boss 36 M 1 1 Cameron Fatally burned by explosion of gas in tunnel.(accident killed 5) 10-Oct "Morgan, Tony" American Bottomman 19 S 0 0 Corbin Fatally injured by mine car 15-Jan "Norcavitch, Joseph" Polish Miner 40 M 1 0 Hickory Ridge Killed by fall of slate while crossing the breast 22-Mar "Pasco, Anthony B" Polish Jig-Runner 16 S 0 0 Katherine Killed by being caught by a revolving shaft that operates the jigs. 8-Jun "Peasle, George" Austrian Miner 45 M 1 0 Luke Fidler Killed by a fall of slate at working place while removing pillars 1-Sep "Penman, William" American Loader Boss 32 M 1 2 Alaska Killed by being run over by loaded cars. 13-May "Rubolish, John" Austrian Machine Helper 48 M 1 0 Cameron Fatally burned by explosion of gas in tunnel.(accident killed 5) 13-May "Saborney, Anthony" Russian Miner 43 M 1 2 Cameron Fatally injured. Head lacerated, arm broken, and chest crush from fall of slate that followed him down the chute" 27-May "Satirick, Joseph" Austrian Machine Runner 39 M 1 0 Cameron Fatally burned by explosion of gas in tunnel. Died June 1 (accident killed 5) 26-Aug "Shannon, Patrick" Irish Chute Boss 27 S 0 0 Locust Spring Killed by falling a distance of 25 feet while fixing the elevators in the breaker the door gave way and he was thrown to the ground. 27-May "Shemulskie, Joseph" Austrian Machine Runner 48 M 1 0 Cameron Fatally burned by explosion of gas in tunnel. Died June 1(accident killed 5) 11-Oct "Sherman, Frank" American Miner 61 M 1 0 Katherine Killed by fall of slate at face of breast. 10-Apr "Shilinski, Martin" Lithuanian Miner 33 S 0 0 Reliance Killed by fall of slate at face of breast. 10-Mar "Simon, Frank" Polish Miner 33 S 0 0 Luke Fidler Instantly killed by fall of slate at face of breast 12-Jan "Stasney, Matthew" Bohemian Repairman 38 S 0 0 Luke Fidler Instantly killed by being caught between car and top rock 13-Dec "Stroh, Samuel" American Miner 38 M 1 0 North Franklin Fatally burned by fall of coal. Died December 19 19-Apr "Suckel, Anthony" Polish Miner 31 M 1 2 Burnside Head lacerated and injured internally from a fall of props caused by a blast fired at the face of breast. Died April 26 28-Jul "Tomsheffski, Peter" Polish Miner 28 M 1 2 Sayre Killed by cars on gangway 29-Mar "Urbanavitch, William" Lithuanian Bottomman 20 S 0 0 Alaska Killed by being caught by car against rib on slope. 8-Oct "Weikel, Rufus" American Chute Boss 16 S 0 0 Enterprise Killed by falling into gear wheels 3-Apr "Yedenock, Mike" Russian Loader 28 S 0 0 Richards N. 4 Instantly killed by being bumped between cars.