Coal Miners Memorial, Leechburg Mines, Bagdad, Allegheny Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA, U.S.A.

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Coal Miners Memorial
Leechburg No. 3 Mine &
Leechburg No. 4 Mine,
Bagdad,
Allegheny Twp.,
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

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

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

Raymond A. Washlaski, Historian, Editor,
Ryan P. Washlaski, Technical Editor,

Updated Sept. 22, 2008

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the Leechburg Mines

Following is a partial list of the miners, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Leechburg Mines, Bagdad, Leechburg, Allegheny 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 LEECHBURG MINES

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Ashbaugh, A. W.
(Superintendent, ca.1889, ca.1892, of the Leechburg No. 3 Mine & Leechburg No. 4 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for Leechburg Coal & Coke Company.)
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Bouello, Umles
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1898, Leechburg No. 4 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 31, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken by mine wagons, in the Leechburg No. 4 Mine, July 20, 1898.)
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Facemeyer, George
(Superintendent, ca.1917, of the Leechburg Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for Leechburg Coal & Coke Company.)
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[ H ]
Hicks, N. S.
(Superintendent, ca.1898, of the Leechburg No. 4 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for Leechburg Coal & Coke Company.)
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Lewis, Thomas
(Miner, Weighmaster ca.1898, Leechburg No. 4 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 45, married.);
(Injured. Face cut by falling into the coal chute, at the Leechburg No. 4 Mine, Oct. 23, 1898.)

[ M ]
Mickey, Ford
(Miner Boy, Pick Miner ca.1889, Leechburg Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 15, single.);
(Injured. Hurt by a fall of roof slate, in Leechburg Mine, Feb. 14, 1889.)
Morgan, Robert
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1898, Leechburg No. 4 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 39, married, 4 children.);
(Killed. Fatally injured, in the Leechburg No. 4 Mine, Oct. 24, 1898. Lived four days after sustaining his injuries. It was supposed, at the time of the accident, that the injuries were not of a serious character. In fact he would not allow the mine foreman and the other men who assisted him out of the mine to carry him home. Although to all outward appearances the injuries were of a trifling nature, nevertheless he was crushed very badly internally. Morgan was extracting a main entry pillar and was loading his wagon with coal when a slab of slate of about one hunded pounds in weight dropped off the side of the entry upon him, crushing him between the stone and the side of the mine wagon, his body being bent over it. The roof in this mine and where Morgan was working is one of the safest I have ever seen, and this accident would not have occurred if ordinary care had been exercised by the deceased.)
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Watters, E. A.
(General Superintendent, ca.1917, Leechburg Coal & Coke Company, Leechburg Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
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