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Coal Miners Memorial
Andrico No. 1 Mine,
Andrico No. 2 Mine,
Andrico No. 3 Mine,
Andrico No. 4 Mine,
Andrico No. 5 Mine,
Andrico No. 6 Mine,
Andrico No. 7 Mine,
Andrico No. 8 Mine,
Andrico No. 9 Mine,
Andrico & New Alexandria,
Derry Township,
Westmoreland County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that mined the Bituminous Coal seams of the Andrico Mines, Derry Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

by
Raymond A. Washlaski, Historian, Editor,
Ryan P. Washlaski, Technical Advisor,
Peter E. Starry, Jr. "The Old Miner."

Updated June 1, 2008

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the Andrico Mines (New Alexandria Mines)

Following is a partial list of the miners, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Andrico Mines (New Alexandria Mines), Andrico, Derry Twp, Westmoreland Co., PA. The coal miners names have been researched and complied from various sources by Raymond A. Washlaski, Historian: newspaper obits, newspaper articles, Pennsylvania Bureau of Mines Reports, township histories, and names of coal miners submitted by various people, etc..
The Nationalities listed for various miners, are taken directly from "Report of the Department of Mines of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA" as reported for the various years. Those listed as American, could be either native born or naturalized citizens.
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Since 1870, Pennsylvania's Annual Report on Mining Activities has recorded 51,483 deaths from mining accidents-- 31,113 deaths in anthracite mines and 20,370 deaths in bituminous mines.

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COAL MINERS MEMORIAL
ANDRICO MINES
(NEW ALEXANDRIA MINES)

[ A ]
Amorose, Joseph
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1910, Andrico Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Cora Massimo Amorose.)
[ B ]
Bakes, Paul J., Sr.
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1915, Andrico Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Mary Uhrick Bakes.)
Barankovick, Paul
(Miner, ca.1911, Andrico Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Katherine Repasky Barankovich.)
Berardi, Paul
(Miner, ca.1920's, Andrico Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Bobis, Andrew
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1914, New Alexandria No. 4 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 27, married.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by fall of slate at face of room, in the New Alexandria No. 4 Mine, April 23, 1914.)
Bortz, Harry Franklin
(Miner, Coal Loader, Andrico Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Harry Bortz also worked at the Salem No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Brown, Charles
(Miner, Pit Boss, Andrico Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Brown, John
(Employee, Company Store Manager, Andrico Store, Andrico Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, of New Alexandria Coke Company.)
Brown, Thompson
(Miner, Pit Boss, Andrico Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Bushella, Helen
(See: Puzak, Frank; wife of Frank Puzak.)
[ C ]
Chuma, Steve
(Miner, ca.1908, Andrico Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Anna Petrune Chuma.)
Cimbalos, Andy
(Miner, Andrico Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Clark, C. L.
(Mine Superintendent, of the Richard Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, ca.1909, Andrico Mines, No. 1, 2, 3 and 4, Westmoreland Co., PA, ca.1910-1914, for New Alexandria Coke Company.);
(General Superintendent, ca.1916, ca.1917, New Alexandria Coke Company, New Alexandria Mines Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Curch, Charles
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1910, New Alexandria No. 3 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 27, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken by fall of coal at the face of a room, in the New Alexandria No. 3 Mine, July 2, 1910.)
[ D ]
Devers, Margaret Rose
(See: Marron, John Thomas; wife of John Thomas Marron.)
Di Orio, Luigi
(Miner, ca.1920, Andrico Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Maria Palladino Di Orio.)
Dunmire, Murray
(Miner, Andrico Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Drummond, Craig
(Miner, ca.1919, Andrico Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Margaret Porter Drummond.)
[ E ]
Elliott, Warren
(American Miner, Car Dropper on the tipple ca.1917, New Alexandria No. 5 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 21, single.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by being thrown from a runaway railroad car on the tipple siding. Outside the New Alexandria No. 5 Mine, June 15, 1917.)
[ F ]
[ G ]
Gabrial, Anna
(See: Mangini, Attilio; wife of Attilio Mangini.)
Grushecky, John
(Miner, ca.1922, Andrico Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Mary Oblaski Grushecky.)
[ H ]
[ I ]
[ J ]
[ K ]
[ L ]
Latta, T. Pollard
(Superintendent of Mines, and President of New Alexandria Coal & Coke Company, ca.1930.)
[ M ]
Mangini, Attilio
(Miner, ca.1916, Andrico Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Anna Gabrial Mangini.)
Massimo, Cora
(See: Amorose, Joseph; wife of Joseph Amorose.)
Maurizo, Josephine
(See: Rundy, Peter; wife of Peter Rundy.)
McDonald, Walter, Jr.
(Miner, ca.1917, New Alexandria Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Passed his Examination for Mine Foreman, First Grade, ca.1917. Certificate issued ca.1917.)
Marrow, John Thomas
(Miner, ca.1925, Andrico Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Margaret Rose Devers Marron.)
Morron, Peter
(Miner, Pit Boss, Andrico Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.)

[ N ]
Newhouse, John W.
(Miner, ca.1917, New Alexandria Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Passed his Examination for Assistant Mine Foreman, First Grade, ca.1917. Certificate issued ca.1917.)
[ O ]
Oblaski, Mary
(See: Grushecky, John; wife of John Grushecky.)
[ P ]
Palladino, Maria
(See: Di Orio, Luigi; wife of Luigi Di Orio.)
Perman, Tony
(Grandish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1917, New Alexandria No. 3 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 32, married, 3 children.);
(Killed. Killed by a fall of slate at the face of a pillar, in the New Alexandria No. 3 Mine, July 17, 1917.)
Petrune, Anna
(See: Chuma, Steve; wife of Paul Chuma.)
Petrune, Mary
(See: Yazach, George; wife of George Yazach.)
Porter, Margaret
(See: Drummond, Craig; wife of Craig Drummond.)
Porter, Walter Turnbull
(Fireman, Andrico Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Puzak, Frank
(Miner, ca.1917, Andrico Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Helen Bushella Puzak.)
[ Q ]
[ R ]
Repasky, Katherine
(See: Barankovich, Paul; wife of Paul Barankovich.)
Rundy, Peter
(Miner, ca.1902, Andrico Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Josephine Maurizo Rundy.)
[ S ]
Sardela, Gido
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1914, New Alexandria No. 3 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 27, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in the New Alexandria No. 3 Mine, March 23, 1914.)
Sheffler, Walter
(Miner, Andrico Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Shermenti, Tony
(Miner, ca.1910, Andrico Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, 2 children.)
Simeon, Andrew
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1910, New Alexandria No. 3 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 58, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of slate at the face of an entry, in the New Alexandria No. 3 Mine, June 9, 1910.)
Simpson, Mr.
(Miner, Barn Boss, Andrico Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Sloski, John
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1916, New Alexandria No. 3 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 44, married.);
(Injured. Back broken by a fall of slate at the working face, in the New Alexandria No 3 Mine, Feb. 25, 1916.)
[ T ]
Tison, Joseph
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1916, New Alexandria No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 38, married.);
(Injured. Small bone in hand broken and side bruised. Struck by a mine post while helping to put a derailed mine car on the track, in the New Alexandria No. 1 Mine, Feb. 15, 1916.)
Tomshowe, George
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1910, New Alexandria No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 30, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of slate on entry, in New Alexandria No. 1 Mine [Andrico No. 1 Mine], April 16, 1910.)
Travis, Annas M.
(Miner, ca.1917, New Alexandria Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Passed his Examination for Fire Boss ca.1917. Certificate issued ca.1917.)
[ U ]
Uhrick, Mary
(See: Bakes, Paul J., Sr.; wife of Paul J. Bakes, Sr.)
[ V ]
[ W ]
Warnnick, Charles
(Hungarian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1910, New Alexandria No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 22, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in the New Alexandria No. 1 Mine, Aug. 3, 1910.)
Williams, George W. , Jr.
(Superintendent, ca.1916, ca.1917, of the New Alexandria Mines No. 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5, Westmoreland Co., PA, for New Alexandria Coke Company.)
Williams, George
(Miner, Pit Boss, Andrico Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
[ X ]
[ Y ]
Yazach, George
(Miner, ca.1916, Andrico Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Mary Petrune Yazach.)
[ Z ]
Zockney, Michael
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1914, New Alexandria No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 48, married.);
(Injured. Injured, compound fracture of leg by a fall of slate at the face of a pillar, in the New Alexandria No. 1 Mine, April 15, 1914.)
Zupet, John
(Garnish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1916, New Alexandria No. 4 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 47, married, 3 children.);
(Killed. Killed by a fall of slate on an entry, in the New Alexandria No. 4 Mine, Oct. 8, 1916.)

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