[ A ]
Amour, John
(Miner, ca.1923, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Gertrude
Baker Amour.)
[ B ]
Bainbridge, William
(Miner, Assistant Mining Boss ca.1892, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Baker, Gertrude
(See: Amour, John; wife of John Amour.)
Baker, William
(Miner, ca.1917, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Cora
Barron Baker.)
Balcaitis, Stanislovas
(Miner, ca.1916, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Izabelle
Winslow Balcaitis.)
Barko, Francis
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1900, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 33, single.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by a fall of slate, in the Claridge Mine,
Aug. 3, 1900.)
Barlow, Mike
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1908, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 25, married.);
(Injured. Received a compound fracture of the leg by fall of slate in rib
while drawing mine posts to make a break, in the Claridge Mine, Dec. 11,
1908.)
Berg, Augustus
(Miner, Laborer ca.1898, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 37,
married.);
(Injured. Leg crushed, necessitating amputation below the knee; he
was caught between a mine wagon and the dump while assisting at dumping coal
on the tipple, outside the Claridge Mine, Oct. 20, 1898.)
Barron, Cora
(See: Baker, William; wife of William Baker.)
Berttz, Joseph
(Polish Miner, Laborer ca.1909, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age
25, single.);
(Injured. Hand cut and arm bruised by being run over by an empty mine car,
in the Claridge Mine, March 9, 1909.)
Blazek, Frank
(Miner, ca.1907, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Mary
Hnizdel Blazek.)
Bogle, James
(Superintendent, of the Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Bogoe, Joe
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1908, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 40, married.);
(Injured. Face and hands burned by an explosion of gas while mining in a
rib. The roof began to fall liberating gas which blew down on their
open lights and exploded, in the Claridge Mine, March 6, 1908.)
Bokosky, William
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1908, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age
33, married, 1 child.);
(Killed. Fatally injured. Back and ribs broken by fall of slate in
room. His partner suggested that they take down the slate, but Bokosky
desired to load a mine car first and had begun to do so when the slate fell,
in the Claridge Mine, Nov. 3, 1908. Died a few days later.)
Bostner, Martin
(German Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age
40, married.);
(Injured. Hip dislocated by fall of slate, in the Claridge Mine, Oct. 1,
1903.)
Botts, Joseph
(Miner Boy, Coal Loader ca.1896, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age
14.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by a fall of coal, in the Claridge Mine, ca.1896.)
Bosic, Mary
(See: Shray, Frank; wife of Frank Shray.)
Botts, Mr.
(Miner, ca.1896, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married.);
(Father of Joseph Botts.)
Bovard, H. F.
(General Superintendent, ca.1916, ca.1917, Keystone Coal & Coke Company,
Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Bratkovich, Anna
(Ran a Candy Store & a Beer Garden in Kew Town, next to Claridge, PA.)
Bratkovich, Martin
(Miner, ca.1924, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Anna
Shisko Bratkovich.)
Brinker, G. M.
(Superintendent ca.1914, ca.1916, ca.1917, of the Claridge Mine, Westmoreland
Co., PA, for Keystone Coal & Coke Company.)
Bukowski, Josef "Yozef"
(Polish Miner, ca.1892, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
[ C ]
Canepeli, Frank
(Miner, ca.1902, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Cassiti, Lewis
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1917, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 51, married.);
(Injured. Back, chest and knee bruised by a fall of roof in pillar
work, in the Claridge Mine, Sept. 21, 1917.)
Celt, Guiseppi
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1907, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 28, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken by fall of slate at the face of room, in the Claridge
Mine, Mar. 1,1907.)
Checkovish, George
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1898, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 42,
married.);
(Injured. Leg crushed and injured internally by a fall of slate, in
the Claridge Mine, Mar. 18, 1898.)
Chew, John Thomas
(Miner, ca.1921, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Alice
Jane Brown Chew, children.)
Cline, Margaret
(See: Whirlow, William, Sr.; wife of William Whirlow, Sr.)
Cook, Samuel
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1900, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 40, married, 4 children.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by a fall of slate, in the Claridge Mine,
Aug. 6, 1900.)
Costellitz, Louis
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1909, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 39, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken by fall of slate at face of butt entry, in the Claridge
Mine, April 3, 1909.)
[ D ]
Daily, C. H.
(Mine Superintendent, ca.1912, of the Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Dreshneck, John
(Austrian Miner, Dilly Trip-rider ca.1914, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 28, married.);
(Injured. Right forearm fractured and left wrist broken. Caught by
the mine car haulage rope on an entry, in the Claridge Mine, Oct. 23, 1914.)
Davis, Mr.
(Miner, run the slate dump larry, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married,
wife Jane Davis, 6 children.);
(When he was in his teens or early twenties, he was often teased about
accidentally rolling large pieces of coal to the young ladies waiting for
the pieces that fell.)
[ E ]
Eskins, John
(Superintendent, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
[ F ]
Felitzen, John
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1907, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 43, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken by fall of slate at the face of a room, due to not setting
support posts, in the Claridge Mine, March 6, 1907.)
Fellon, Thomas
(Superintendent, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Frederick, Charles
(Miner, Claridge Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married.);
(Worked the mines in and around Claridge Mine, McCullough Mine and Kewtown
Mine from the early 1900's to the late 1940-1950's when the mines closed.)
[ G ]
Good, Edward N.
(Superintendent, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Good, Henry Levi
(Miner, ca.1907-1914, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife
Mary Weightman Good.);
(Passed Examination for Assistant Mine Foreman, received certificate,
ca.1914.);
(Passed Examination for Fire Boss, received certificate, ca.1914.)
Goodheart, Herman
(Superintendent, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Gorschin, Louise
(See: Harvatic, Matthew; wife of Matthew Harvatic.)
Gredence, Joseph
(Miner, ca.1913, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co. PA, married, wife Mary Senchur
Gredence.)
Green, George
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1892, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 44,
married.);
(Injured. Leg broken and otherwise injured by a fall of coal, in the Claridge
Mine, Oct. 10, 1892.)
Gruber, John
(Miner, ca.1914, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Passed his Examination for Fire Boss, received certificate, ca.1914.)
[ H ]
Harvatic, Matthew
(Miner, ca.1918, Claridge Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Louise
Gorschin Harvatic.)
Hnizdel, Mary
(See: Blazek, Frank; wife of Frank Blazek.)
[ I ]
[ J ]
Javorchek, Frances
(See: Yarkovich, Joseph; wife of Joseph Yarkovich.)
Johns, T. R.
(Mine Superintendent, ca.1911, of the Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Johnson, William
(Miner, Mining Boss ca.1892, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Miner, Mine Foreman ca.1898, Claridge Drift Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.) |
[ K ]
Kladnik, Frank
(Miner, ca.1929, Claridge Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Mary
Kratofil Kladnik.)
Klingensmith, Andrew
(Miner, ca.1929, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Killed. Caught between a mine car and a rib, in the Claridge Mine,
Aug. 31, 1891. Lived in Penn Township, Westmoreland Co., PA [from
the "Connellsville Courier," Sept. 4, 1891.].)
Klingensmith, William Pete
(Miner, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(William Klingensmith also worked at the McCullough Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA.)
Koary, Joseph
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1900, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 34, single.);
(Injured. Leg crushed by a fall of coal, necessitating amputation,
in the Claridge Mine, July 31, 1900.)
Kohl, Edward
(Superintendent, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Kohl, Henry C.
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 49, married, 6 children.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by fall of coal in his room while undermining
coal, in the Claridge Mine, May 7, 1906. Died May 12, 1906.)
Kowalski, Walter
(Miner, ca.1914, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Veronica
Kowalski.);
(Name was changed from Wierzbowski to Kowalski.);
(See also: Wierzbowski, Walter.)
Kowatich, Mike
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1908, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 34, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken by fall of coal and slate at face of rib. He had
neglected to set posts, in the Claridge Mine, Feb. 14, 1908.)
Kratovil, Leo
(Miner, ca.1909, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Mary
Kraus Kratovil.)
Kraus, Mary
(See: Kratovil, Leo; wife of Leo Kratovil.)
Kravatich, Joseph
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age
30, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of slate, in the Claridge Mine, Oct.
14, 1910.)
Kuziemkowski, Mary
(See: Levendowski, Leonard; wife of Leonard Levendowski.)
[ L ]
Lavondoski, Andy
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age
49, married.);
(Injured. Ankle fractured by fall of roof, in the Claridge Mine, May 17,
1906.)
Lazar, Pauline
(See: Meneghini, Andrew; wife of Andrew Meneghini.)
Lazar, Peter
(Miner, ca.1895, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Anna
Lazar.)
Lenotovitz, John
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age
30, single.);
(Injured. Foot crushed by a fall of slate, in the Claridge Mine, Aug.
5, 1901.)
Levendowski, Leonard
(Polish Miner, ca.1917, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife
Mary Kuziemkowski Levendowski.) |
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[ M ]
Mahkovic, Anton
(Miner, ca.1915, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Mary
Shalehar Mahkovic.)
Marionwalt, William
(Miner, ca.1900, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Meneghini, Andrew
(Miner, ca.1932, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Pauline
Lazar Meneghini.)
Mesgon, Anton
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1909, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 32, married, 2 children.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by fall of slate at neck of room on butt
entry. He had just finished loading a mine car and started to pull
down what he thought to be a small piece of slate over the roadway, when
suddenly more fell than was expected and caught him, in the Claridge Mine,
May 5, 1909.)
Metalko, Joseph
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1908, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 33, married.);
(Injured. Back bruised and ribs broken by fall of coal in rib in which he
had failed to set sprags before undermining, in the Claridge Mine, Sept.
4, 1908.)
Moss, Rosina
(See: Parsons, Ernest; wife of Ernest Parsons.)
Murphy, Owen
(Miner, ca.1903, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Passed his Mine Foreman First Grade examination ca.1903, certificate issued
ca.1903.) |
[ N ]
Newcomer, Lester
(Miner, Laborer ca.1892, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 40, married,
3 children.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by falling from a mine car as he was dropping
it to the tipple. At the time of the accident he was tightening the
brake on the mine car; the brake chain broke and he fell and the mine
car wheel passed over his head, at the Claridge Mine, March 18, 1892.)
Newton, Ellis
(English Miner, Dilly Trip Rider ca.1908, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 21, single.);
(Injured. Wrist broken and body bruised by jaw of grip-car breaking which
threw him under the mine car, in the Claridge Mine, Sept. 12, 1908.)
Novak, Mary
(See: Shula, John; wife of John Shula.)
[ O ]
Otcebie, Valentine
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1909, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 35, married, 3 children.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by fall of roof while drawing posts at no.
1 room on No. 1 butt entry. They had taken out all the mine posts on one
side and had commenced to draw the posts on the other side. Otceble had not
taken many out when he cut one of the posts with his axe. He insisted
upon knocking the post out, and struck it again, when the roof fell five
feet thick and covered him up, in the Claridge Mine, Sept. 22, 1909.)
[ P ]
Parsons, Ernest
(Miner, ca.1924, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Rosina
Moss Parsons.)
Partley, Paul
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age
37, married, 1 child.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by fall of roof coal and rock, in the Claridge
Mine, Nov. 24, 1903. He was drawing pillars in company with his partner
and did not have enough mine posts set, and what they had were too far away
from the face of the coal. The rock began to work and they commenced to set
another row of post, but it was too late. The rock broke across
the posts and caught Partley. His partner escaped uninjured.)
Patla, Jacob
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1910, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Killed. Shot and killed July 13, 1910, at the junction of the
Claridge-Jeannette Road and the Bushy Run Road, by John Snelling, a Coal
& Iron Police deputy employed by the Penn Gas Coal Company,. during the
1910 Coal Miners Strike.)
Patton, J. H.
(See: Patton, J. Howard.)
Patton, J. Howard
(Superintendent ca.1892, ca.1898, of the Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, for Claridge Gas Coal Company, lived in Greensburg.)
(General Superintendent, ca.1900, ca.1901, Claridge Gas Coal Company, Claridge
Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
(General Superintendent, ca.1903, ca.1904, ca.1905, Keystone Coal &
Coke Company, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
(Superintendent, of the Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, ca.1904, ca.1909,
for Keystone Coal & Coke Company.)
Peters, Robert Merle
(Miner, worked on the slate dump at Claridge mine hauling the slate to the
slate dump and dumping it, Claidge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife
Jane Davis Peters, 6 children.);
(When he was in his teens or early twenties he started as a slate dumper
and was often teased about “accidentally” rolling large pieces
of coal to the young ladies waiting for the pieces of coal that fell.);
(Later became a farmer in Penn Township, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Peterson, Charles
(Swedish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 20, single.);
(Killed. Instantly killed, in the Claridge Mine, Feb. 20, 1903, by
a fall of coal, while undermining the coal. He had left coal to answer
for a sprag, and it was while he was digging out this sprag that it fell
and crushed his skull.)
Pevonia, Joseph
(Austrian Miner, Timberman ca.1914, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 39, married.);
(Injured. Clavicle fractured by fall of roof while repairing entry, in the
Claridge Mine, Nov. 10, 1914.)
Potoker, John
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1908, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 35, married, 3 children.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by fall of slate at the face of a rib. He
was mining and had been warned by his brother to set a post but he neglected
to do so, in the Claridge Mine, June 22, 1908.)
Potoker, Mr.
(Austrian Miner, ca.1908, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Brother of miner John Potoker.)
Pratt, Timothy
(Miner, ca.1932, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Mary
Jane Taylor Pratt.)
[ Q ]
Quinn, Bertha
(See: Rubright, Walter; wife of Walter Rubright.)
[ R ]
Rager, Charles
(American Miner Boy, Greaser ca.1909, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 15, single.);
(Injured. Leg crushed by his falling in front of a loaded trip of mine cars
while cutting off the dilly trip. His leg had to be amputated.
Outside the Claridge Mine, Jan. 9, 1909.);
(See also: Reger, Charles.)
Reger, Andy
(See: Roger, Andy.)
Reger, Charles
(See: Rager, Charles.)
Ritson, William
(English Miner, Roadman ca.1900, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age
64, single.);
(Injured. Injured by a fall of coal, in the Claridge Mine, Feb. 8,
1900.)
Rizzardi, Bert
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1916, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 35, married, 1 child.);
(Killed. Killed by a fall of roof in pillar work. He disregarded
the mine rules and went back into finished and abandoned workings near his
work place, in the Claridge Mine, Sept. 30, 1916.)
Roger, Andy
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1898, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 45, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of coal, in the Claridge Mine, March
9, 1898.);
(See also: Reger, Andy.)
Ross, Paul
(Miner, ca.1915, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Alice
Selix Ross.)
Rubright, Walter
(Miner, ca.1929, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Bertha
Quinn Rubright.) |
[ S ]
Scott, George
(American Miner Boy, Pick Miner ca.1900, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 19, single.);
(Killed. Killed by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in the Claridge
Mine, Jan. 11, 1900.);
(George Scott was instantly killed January 11th in the Claridge Mine by a
fall of slate. George Thomas, a driver, on making inquiry of William
Marionwalt, who worked in an adjoining room, as to whether or not had seen
Scott, was informed by him that he had heard Scott working. The two
men then proceeded to the place and removed the fall and found Scott's body
there under.)
Selix, Alice
(See: Ross, Paul; wife of Paul Ross.)
Shalehar, Mary
(See: Mahkovic, Anton; wife of Anton Mahkovic.)
Shray, Frank
(Miner, ca.1907, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Mary
Bosic Shray.)
Shula, John
(Miner, ca.1916, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Mary
Novak Shula.)
Snelling, John
(Coal & Iron Police deputy Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, employed
by the Penn Gas Coal Company, during the 1910 Coal Miners Strike.);
(Shot and killed Jacon Patla, Claridge Miner, July 13, 1910, at the junction
of the Claridge-Jeannette Road and the Bushy Run Road, during the 1910 Coal
Miners Strike.)
Stepneck, Frank
(German Miner, Pick Miner ca.1902, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age
56, married, 1 child.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of coal, in the Claridge Mine,
Aug. 11, 1902.);
(Frank Stepneck was fatally injured while at work in the Claridge mine, August
11, 1902, by a fall of coal. Death resulted in ten minutes. The
accident occurred in the pillar workings.)
Szymanski, Joseph
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age
24, married, 1 child.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of slate. He had been cutting
over to start a rib and did not post the slate, in the Claridge Mine, June
13, 1905.)
[ T ]
Talfssee, Bert
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1908, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 30, single.);
(Injured. Face and hands burned by explosion of gas while mining in a rib.
The roof began to fall liberating gas which blew down on their open
mine lights and exploded, in the Claridge Mine, March 6, 1908.)
Thomas, George
(Miner, Mule Driver ca.1900, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
[ U ]
[ V ]
Vaglia, Andrea "Andy"
(Miner, Claridge Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Minnie
Vaglia.);
(Worked the mines in and around Claridge Mine, McCullough Mine and Kewtown
Mine from the early 1900's to the late 1940-1950's when the mines closed.)
Vaglia, Phillip
(Miner, Claridge Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married.);
(Worked the mines in and around Claridge Mine, McCullough Mine and Kewtown
Mine from the early 1900's to the late 1940-1950's when the mines closed.
He also worked at the Renton Mines, Allegheny Co., PA during World War II)
Veditz, Frank
(Austrian Miner, Mine Laborer ca.1903, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 27, single.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by being struck by a trip of empty mine cars
on the rope haulage road, in the Claridge Mine, Sept. 26, 1903.);
(On September 26, Frank Veditz, Austrian, Mine Laborer, was fatally injured
in the Claridge Mine by being struck with an empty trip of mine cars. He
died ten hours later. He was 150 feet inside the pit mouth going out after
rails and walking on the empty track. He walked right into the empty trip
which was coming in. If he had been looking he would have seen it, for the
light from the out-side shone in very bright. The trip of mine cars also
made a great deal of noise. He had been warned by his partner to wait until
the trip came in.)
[ W ]
Weightman, George
(English Miner, Assistant Mine Boss ca.1901, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland
Co., PA, Age 61, married, 2 children.);
(Killed. Killed; run over by mine cars, in the Claridge Mine,
June 3, 1901.)
Weightman, Mary
(See: Good, Henry Levi; wife of Henry Levi Good.)
Whirlow, William, Sr.
(Miner, ca.1910, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Margaret
Cline Whirlow.)
Whiteman, Edmond
(Miner, Mining Boss ca.1892, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Edmond Whiteman was also a Fire Boss in the Denmark Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, in ca.1888.)
Whiteman, Henry
(Miner, Fire Boss ca.1912, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Injured. Injured in a fall of slate, in the Claridge Mine, ca.1912;
Died from his injures in Westmoreland Hospital, after he developed
gangrene and refuse amputation.)
Whiteman, Richard M.
(Miner, ca.,1921, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Edna
Watkins Whiteman.)
Wierzbowski, Walter
(See: Kowalski, Walter.);
(Name changed to Kowalski.)
Williams, Thomas
(English Miner, Mule Driver ca.1914, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 29, married.);
(Injured, ankle badly contused. Caught between grip-car and loaded
mine car on main entry, in the Claridge Mine, Dec. 17, 1914.)
Wilson, Richard
(English Miner, Pick Miner ca.1909, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 62, married, 1 child.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by fall of slate in room on butt entry, while
working in a cut-through. He was either passing the coal wagon on the rib
side of the room or going back into the cut-through to work again, when the
slate fell on him, in the Claridge Mine, June 22, 1909.)
Winslow, Izabelle
(See: Balcaitis, Stanislovas; wife of Stanislovas Balcaitis.)
Wislofski, John
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1909, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age
28, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken by fall of coal at face of pillar or rib on lower flat,
in the Claridge Mine, June 1, 1909.)
[ X ]
[ Y ]
Yarkovich, Joseph
(Austrian Miner, ca.1907, Claridge Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife
Frances Javorchek Yarkovich, children.);
(Born in Yugoslavia ca.1877.);
(Immigrated to the United States ca.1907, wife and daughter followed in ca.1911.)
[ Z ]
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