OBIT: James BURNS, 1873, Westmoreland County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by MS Copyright 2009. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/westmoreland/ ____________________________________________ BURNS - On Thursday last a miner by the name of James Burns, was killed at the Loyalhanna Coal and Coke Works, Westmoreland county. He was at work in one of the rooms, when a large portion of slate, becoming detached, fell upon him, injuring him so badly that he died inside of an hour's time. The Register, Hollidaysburg, Pa., Wednesday, August 27, 1873