[ A ]
Adams, H. D.
(Miner, Mule Driver, ca.1907, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Injured. Leg broken by truck, in the Dorothy Mine, May 16, 1907.)
Aleck, George
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1914, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married.);
(Lived in coal company House No. 55, Dorothy, PA, ca.1914.)
Allen, Willis
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1917, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 37, married.);
(Injured. Finger crushed and had to be amputated. Caught by a
falling timber in a room, in the Dorothy Mine, Jan. 19, 1917.)
Ansity, Mathias
(See: Anssitz.Mathias.)
Anssitz, Mathias
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 33, married, 2 children.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of slate, in the Dorothy Mine,
Feb. 26, 1901, while at work in No. 3 entry. The accident occurred
on the right turn, shortly after they had loaded this first car. They
were new men at this mine, having just commenced work on the night turn.);
(He was working with Joseph Epovich, who was also killed by the same fall
of slate.);
(See also: Ansity, Mathias.)
Ashbaugh, George A.
(Miner, ca.1922, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Bertha
V. Wolfe Ashbaugh.)
[ B ]
Baker, August
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1912, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(A Member of the ca.1912 Dorothy Mine First Aid Team.)
Batanish, Joseph
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 39, married.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by a fall of roof in pillar workings, in the
Dorothy Mine.)
Becchi, August
(Miner, ca.1926, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Black, Robert Teasdale
(Miner, Coal Digger ca.1900, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Black, William
(Miner, Coal Digger ca.1900, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Boleteheck, Steven
(Slavonian Miner, Coal Loader ca.1910, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 20, single);
(Injured. Ruptured in groin while assisting to put a mine car on the
track in a room, in the Dorothy Mine, April 2, 1910)
Brasnits, Joseph
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1908, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 56, married, 4 children);
(Killed. Fatally injured by fall of slate at the face of a pillar,
in the Dorothy Mine, Aug. 20, 1908)
Burke, Albert
(Miner, Head Trackman ca.1912, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Captain of the ca.1912 Dorothy Mine First Aid Team.);
(Miner, ca.1926, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
[ C ]
Campbell, Wilbur
(Miner, ca.1919, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married.);
(Lived in coal company House No. 20, Dorothy, ca.1919.)
Carll, Paul
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1907, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Killed. Killed at Dorothy, blown-up by playing with dynamite, in an
accident celebrating Christmas, at Dorothy patch, Dec.24, 1907);
(They were setting off dynamite to usher in Christmas, and his carelessness
killed him.)
Climgerman, W. H.
(General Superintendent, ca.1904, ca.1905, ca.1909, ca.1914, H.C. Frick Coke
Company, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Cominsky, Stanley
(Miner, Hole Driller ca.1919, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, single.);
(Killed. An augur he had in his hand came in contact with a highly
charged wire, 440 volts, in the Dorothy Mine, Jan. 10, 1919.)
[ D ]
Dargi, John
(Miner, ca.1914, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married.);
(Lived in coal company House No. 2, Dorothy, PA, ca.1914.)
Desko, Jose
(Miner, ca.1912, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(A Member of the ca.1912 Dorothy Mine First Aid Team.)
Devison, J. W.
(Superintendent, of the Dorothy Mine & Coke Works, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, ca.1909, for H. C. Frick Coke Company.)
Downing, A. F.
(Superintendent, ca.1901, of the Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for
American Coke Company.);
(Superintendent, ca.1904, ca.1905, ca.1910, ca.1914, ca.1916, ca.1917, of
the Dorothy & Monastery Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, for H. C. Frick
Coke Company.)
Dudor, John
(Miner, ca.1909, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Prosecuted for Violations of the Mining Laws: December 27th, 1909,
John Dudor took a pipe and tobacco into Dorothy Mine were locked safety lamps
were used. Defendant is a fugitive.)
Duffy, Patrick
(Irish Miner, Company Man ca.1916, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age
43, married.);
(Injured. Thumb injured. Struck by a hatchet while driving a
nail in roof in entry, in the Dorothy Mine, May 9, 1916.)
[ E ]
Epovich, Joseph
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 31, married.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of slate, in the Dorothy Mine,
Feb. 26, 1901.);
(He was working with Mathias Anssitz, who was also killed by the same fall
of slate.)
Ewing, Charles
(American Miner, Mule Driver ca.1909, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 23, married);
(Injured. Crushed about body. Caught between mule and a coal
pillar, in the Dorothy Mine, Oct. 16, 1909)
[ F ]
Flynn, William
(American Miner Boy, Mule Driver ca.1917, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 19, single.);
(Injured. Chest contused and lacerated. Caught between mine cars
on an entry, in the Dorothy Mine, Nov. 24, 1917
Furtak, Frank
(Miner, ca.1928, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Mary Wilcosky
Furtak)
[ G ]
Garris, Frank Eli
(Miner, ca.1920, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Margaret
Elizabeth Harris Garris.)
Gruska, Stanley
(Miner, ca.1916, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Mary Horn
Gruska.)
[ H ]
Haggerty, Thomas
(Miner, Trackman ca.1912, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Prosecuted for violations of the mining laws, Dec, 5, 1912. Charged
with carring matches into the Dorothy Mine.);
(Came to the area from the hard coal region of eastern Pennsylvania Sept.,
1911.)
Herr, Frederick
(German Miner, Fire Boss, ca.1906, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age
28, married);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of slate, in the Dorothy Mine,
Nov. 25, 1906.);
(Nov. 25, 1906, Frederick Herr, German, Fire Boss, was instantly killed by
a fall of slate in No. 1/2 entry, in the Dorothy Mine. He had taken
Peter and Frank Sulive to clear up a fall and before putting them to work
he went upon the fall to examine the slate above as to its safety, and while
thus engaged the slate fell. He lost his life while strictly performing
his duty.)
Holco, Michael
(Miner, Mule Driver ca.1907, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Injured. Finger crushed by a mine car, in the Dorothy Mine, Oct. 2,
1907)
Horewat, Michael
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 34, married);
(Killed. Instantly killed by fall of slate on No. 17 room pillar off
No. 4 butt entry, first section, in the Dorothy Mine, Dec. 14, 1905. He
had been told the day before by the mine foreman to put a post under the
slate, but failed to carry out the instructions.)
Hrebik, John
(Miner, ca.1909, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Mary Mindek
Hrebik.)
[ I ]
[ J ]
Joppek, John
(Slavonian Miner, ca.1907, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, single.);
(Lived in coal company House No. 25, in Dorothy Patch, PA);
(Injured. Seriously burned about the face and right side of body, by
a dynamite blast, on Christmas Eve.);
(They were setting off dynamite to usher in Christmas, and his carelessness
injured him.)
[ K ]
Kearns, J. P.
(Miner, ca.1926, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Kennedy, O. W.
(General Superintendent, ca.1901, American Coke Company, Dorothy Mine,
Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Koola, Paul
(Miner, Shot Fire ca.1907, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Injured. Injured by the explosion of dynamite caps, in the Dorothy
Mine, May 18, 1907)
Kridle, Louis
(Miner, ca.1926, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Kry, Paul
(Slav. Miner, Pick Miner ca.1907, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age
26, single.);
(Killed. Instantly killed, his body having been almost literally blown
into two sections, by a dynamite blast, on Christmas Eve.);
(They were setting off dynamite to usher in Christmas, and his carelessness
killed him.)
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[ L ]
Lengyer, Andrew
(Miner, ca.1906, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Killed. Killed in a fall of slate, in the Dorothy Mine, near Latrobe,
of H.C. Frick Co., March 1906. [from the "Connellsville Daily Couries,"
March 17, 1906.].)
Lesko, Michael
(Miner, ca.1924, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Agnes
Sofranko Lesko.)
Levi, Michael "Mike"
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1913, ca.1914, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No. 5, Dorothy, PA, ca.1913.);
(Lived in coal company House No. 27, Dorothy, PA, ca.1914.)
Linder, Andrew
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Killed. Killed by fall of slate, in Dorothy Mine, Mar.15, 1906.);
(March 15, 1906, Andrew Linder, Slavonian Miner, was instantly killed by
a fall of slate in the Dorothy Mine. The accident occurred in pillar
working and was unavoidable.)
Lynch, Clay F.
(General Superintendent, ca.1916, ca.1917, H. C. Frick Coke Company, Dorothy
Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
[ M ]
McFayden, John
(General Superintendent, ca.1900, American Coke Company, Dorothy Mine,
Westmoreland Co., PA.)
McNally, A. J.
(Miner, Mine Foreman ca.1901, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
McNally, P. J.
(Miner, Day Pumper ca.1901, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
[ N ]
Narey, John
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1907, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Killed. Died at mine rescue effort during the mine disaster at Mononghoh
Mine, West Virginia Dec. 6, 1907. [from an article in the Latrobe Bulletin,
Dec.18,1907.])
Nitroer, Andy
(Miner, ca.1912, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(A Member of the ca.1912 Dorothy Mine First Aid Team.)
Novack, Andrew
(Hungarian Miner, Coal Loader ca.1910, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 21, single);
(Killed. Killed by fall of slate at the face of a room, in the Dorothy
Mine, Feb. 9, 1910)
[ O ]
Obarto, Louis
(Miner, ca.1912, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(A Member of the ca.1912 Dorothy Mine First Aid Team.)
Oblarskie, Michael
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1907, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Injured. Injured by fall of slate, in the Dorothy Mine, May 28,
1907)
[ P ]
Peirce, Alfred
(American Miner Boy, Mule Driver ca.1914, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 18, single);
(Injured. Leg broken. Caught between a mine door and a mine car on
an entry, in the Dorothy Mine, Aug. 4, 1914)
Piper, Wesley
(Miner, ca.1926, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Pofloi, John
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of slate, in the Dorothy Mine, April
9, 1906)
Polcha, Joe
(Miner, ca.1926, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Polishnetta, Gabor
(Miner, Shot Fire ca.1907, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Injured. Finger blown-off by a dynamite Cap explosion, in the Dorothy
Mine, May 18, 1907)
Prescot, Robert
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1907, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Injured. Foot crushed by fall of coal, in the Dorothy Mine, Oct.3,
1907)
Prescott, Thomas
(American Miner, Mule Driver ca.1902, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 22, single);
(Injured. Foot injured by a fall of slate, in the Dorothy Mine, April
23, 1902)
[ Q ]
[ R ]
Ramsay, William
(American Miner, Bottom Cager ca.1916, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 45, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken. Struck by a mine car at the shaft bottom,
in the Dorothy Mine, Dec. 15, 1916.)
Reveir, John
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1907, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Injured. Injured by fall of slate, in the Dorothy Mine, July 25, 1907.)
Ritchcovic, Alec
(Miner, ca.1907, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Charged with Forging Check. Alec Ritchcovic, of Dorothy, is in the
lockup, having been arrested by Constable Campbell on the charge of forging
a check for about four dollars on the company store. He will be given
a hearing.)
Rodgers, C. P.
(Superintendent, ca.1900, of the Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for
American Coke Company.)
Rozinsky, Michael
(Miner, ca.1922, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Anna Turcovsky
Rozinsky.)
Rudy, John
(Slavonian Miner, Coal Loader ca.1910, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 44, married.);
(Injured. Ankle sprained. Caught by a mine car while assisting to put
it on the track in a room, in the Dorothy Mine, April 1, 1910.)
[ S ]
Seigfried, August
(American Miner, Mule Driver ca.1904, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 21, single);
(Killed. Fatally injured by being run by mine cars, in the Dorothy
Mine, June 14, 1904.)
Serena, Michael
(American Miner, Mule Driver ca.1917, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 26, single.);
(Injured. Collar bone broken. Caught between derailed mine car
and the horse on an entry, in the Dorothy Mine, June 13, 1917.)
Shadneck, Andrew
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1900, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 32, married, 1 child.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by being caught between a mine car and a
coal pillar, in the Dorothy Mine, May 5, 1900.)
Shuddy, Andy
(Miner, ca.1912, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(A Member of the ca.1912 Dorothy Mine First Aid Team.)
Smith, C. F.
(Miner, ca.1926, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Smith, George W.
(Miner, ca.1926, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Stell, Julius
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1908, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age
22, single);
(Killed. Instantly killed by fall of slate at the face of a coal pillar,
badly crushed about the chest and head, in the Dorothy Mine, Jan. 14,
1908);
(Lived at No. 602 Miller Street, Latrobe, PA.);
(Interred in St. Mary's Cemetery.)
Sulive, Frank
(Miner, ca.1906, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Sulive, Peter
(Miner, ca.1906, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
[ T ]
[ U ]
Urchik, Michael
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1907, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
single.);
(Lived in coal company House No. 25, in Dorothy Patch, PA);
(Injured. Seriously burned about the face and one eye closed, by a
dynamite blast, on Christmas Eve.);
(They were setting off dynamite to usher in Christmas, and his carelessness
injured him.)
[ V ]
Vaholy, Andrew
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1909, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 35, married);
(Injured. Foot injured by fall of slate in an entry, in the Dorothy
Mine, May 10, 1909)
[ W ]
Warsicki, Andrew
(Miner, ca.1921, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Josephine
Warsicki.)
Wilcosky, John
(Miner, ca.1906, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Bogomilla
Moreski Wilcosky)
[ X ]
[ Y ]
Yacmoski, John
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1908, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age
28, married);
(Killed. Instantly killed by fall of roof at the face of a coal pillar,
in the Dorothy Mine, Oct. 13, 1908)
Yafchak, Tony
(Miner, ca.1910, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Mary Ceck
Yafchak.)
Ynacky, Charles
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA);
(Injured. Run over by a hit and run horse and buggy on the Latrobe
road near Dorothy, PA, Aug. 4, 1903. Knocked unconscious, his scalp
had been laid open from the forehead clear to the back of his head. He
will recover.)
Yulga, Joseph
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1907, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
single.);
(Lived in company House No. 25, in Dorothy Patch, PA);
(Injured. Seriously burned about the face and eyes, by a dynamite blast,
on Christmas Eve.);
(They were setting off dynamite to usher in Christmas, and his carelessness
injured him.)
[ Z ]
Zazytney, Anton
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1909, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age
31, single);
(Killed. Instantly killed by fall of slate at face of a room, in the
Dorothy Mine, Sept. 3, 1909)
Zretock, Paul
(Slavonian Miner, Machine Scraper ca.1909, Dorothy Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 56, married);
(Injured. Injured internally. Struck by mine car on an entry, in the
Dorothy Mine, Mar. 23, 1909)
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