[ A ]
Adams, Robert
(Miner, ca.1910, Loyalhanna Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Nellie
Markle Adams.)
Allegrinni, Frank
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1902, Loyalhanna No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 37, married, 4 children.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of slate at the face of a room,
in the Loyalhanna No. 1 Mine, Nov. 12, 1902.)
Altman, E. W.
(Miner, Mine Foreman ca.1898, Loyalhanna No. 1 & No. 2 Shaft Mines,
Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Antus, John J.
(Miner, ca.1907, Loyalhanna Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Mary
Stein Antus.)
[ B ]
Bailey, Jan
(See: Baley, Jan.)
Bailley, Jan
(See: Baley, Jan.)
Baley, Jan
(Miner, ca.1896, Loyalanna Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married.);
(See also: Bailey, Jan; Bailley, Jan.)
Banas, Nicholas
(Miner, ca.1921, Loyalhanna Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Mary
Solkosky Banas.)
Bankovich, Joseph
(Miner, ca.1906, Loyalhanna Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Ann
Marcinik Bankovich.)
Baum, John
(Miner, ca.1907, Loyalhanna Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Marie
Bartusek Baum.)
Baum, Josef "Joseph"
(Miner, ca.1901, ca.1905, ca.1913, ca.1916, Loyalhanna Mines, Westmoreland
Co., PA, from Myto Checy, Bohemia, married, wife Anna Humlova [Hummel]
[Huml] Baum.);
(See also: Baum, Joseph.)
Baum, Joseph
(See: Baum, Josef.)
Bertolina, Antonio
(Miner, ca.1905, Loyalhanna Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Carolina
Givogri Bertolina.)
Bisi, Antonio
(Miner, ca.1905, Loyalhanna Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Rose
Brugnoli Bisi.)
Blazek, Vaclav "Vincent"
(Miner, ca.1900, ca.1903, Loyalhanna Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, from Bohemia,
married, wife Anna Kokca Blazek.)
Boehme, Morrise
(Miner, ca.1898, Loyalhanna Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Anna
Mueller Boehme.)
Brantner, John
(Miner, ca.1908, Loyalhanna Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Maria
Rubash Brantner.)
Brantner, Joseph
(Miner, ca.1913, ca.1914, Loyalhanna Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married,
wife Mary Rubash Brantner.)
[ C ]
Campana, Joseph
(Miner, Employee ca.1906, Loyalhanna No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Jan. 4, 1906, Robert George, American, employe, was so seriously injured
by being struck by a railroad car near the car shops at the Loyalhanna No.
1 Mine, that death resulted about one-half hour thereafter. He was
engaged in painting a car on the shop siding. Joseph Campana was running
two cars down a parallel track and George happened to be standing too near
the track and was struck. An inquest was held and a verdict of accidental
death rendered.)
Cernance, Paul
(Miner, Loyalhanna Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Cinibulk, Adolph
(Miner, ca.1908, Loyalhanna Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Anna
Dlouhy Cinibulk.)
Comettin, Joseph
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Loyalhanna No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 22, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken. Caught between a mine car and post, in the Loyalhanna
No. 1 Mine, Feb. 13, 1905.)
Copauchak, Andrew
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Loyalhanna No. 2 Mine, Westmoreland
Co., PA, Age 22, single.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by falling down the mine shaft, at Loyalhanna
No. 2 Mine, Nov. 9, 1903.)
(Andrew Capanchick fell down the Loyalhanna No. 2 Mine shaft November 9,
and was instantly killed.)
[ D ]
DeStephen, Dominick
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1914, Loyalhanna Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 28, married, 2 children.);
(Killed. Killed by fall of roof at the face of a pillar while setting
mine timber, in Loyalhanna Mine, March 26, 1914.)
[ E ]
[ F ]
Fiorini, Isaac
(Miner, ca.1912, Loyalhanna Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Enes
Boscoli Fiorini.)
Fox, Michael
(English Miner, Pick Miner ca.1902, Loyalhanna No.1 Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 38, married, 7 children);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of roof, in the Loyalhanna No.
1 Mine, Nov. 7, 1902. The accident occurred in pilllar workings.)
Frenchik, John
(Miner, ca.1901, Loyalhanna Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Helen
Meholic Frenchik.)
[ G ]
Galimberti, Antonio
(Miner, ca.1900, Loyalhanna Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Maria
Revoci Galimberti.)
Gaudino, Thomas
(Miner, ca.1911, Loyalhanna Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Julia
Quota Gaudino.)
George, Robert
(American Miner, Employee ca.1906, Loyalhanna No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 69, widower.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by being struck by a railroad car, outside
the Loyalhanna No. 1 Mine, Jan. 4, 1906.);(Jan. 4, 1906, Robert George, American,
employe, was so seriously injured by being struck by a railroad car near
the car shops at the Loyalhanna No. 1 Mine, that death resulted about one-half
hour thereafter. He was engaged in painting a car on the shop siding.
Joseph Campana was running two cars down a parallel track and George
happened to be standing too near the track and was struck. An inquest
was held and a verdict of accidental death rendered.)
Gore, Daniel
(Scotch Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Loyalhanna No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 56, married.);
(Injured. Right leg and arm broken by a fall of slate, in the Loyal;hanna
No. 1 Mine, March 5, 1906.)
Gray, William
(Superintendent, ca.1914, ca.1916, of the Loyalhanna Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, for Loyal Hanna Coal & Coke Company.)
[ H ]
Ham, George
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1914, Loyalhanna Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 30, married.);
(Injured, collar bone broken by fall of coal at face of pillar, in the Loyalhanna
Mine, March 12, 1914.)
Harkins, John
(Miner, Hoisting Engineer ca.1905, ca.1906, Loyalhanna No. 2 Mine, Westmoreland
Co., PA.)
Harkness, Albert
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1908, Loyalhanna No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland
Co., PA, Age 32, married, 3 children.);
(Killed. Fatally injured. Struck by mine post that was displaced
by a derailed mine car in a room, in the Loyalhanna No. 1 Mine, Nov. 17,
1908.)
Harris, David
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1902, Loyalhanna Nos. 1 & 2 Mine, Westmoreland
Co., PA, Age 45, married.);
(Injured. Injured between the hoisting cage and mine shaft timbers,
in the Loyalhanna Nos. 1 & 2 Mine, July 23, 1902.)
Hlad, Rusolph
(Miner, ca.1905, Loyalhanna Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Rose
Hlad.)
Hlavsa, Clement
(Miner, ca.1913, Loyalhanna Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Mary
Merek Hlavsa.)
Hlavsa, Vincent
(Miner, ca.1903, Loyalhanna Mines, Loyalhanna, Westmoreland Co., PA, married,
wife Mary Baum Hlavsa.)
Hoke, William
(Shipping Clerk, ca.1890, Loyalhanna Coal & Coke Company Office, Westmoreland
Co., PA.);
(Resigned his position May 28, 1890.)
[ I ]
[ J ]
James, Michael
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1908, Loyalhanna No. 2 Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 23, married.);
(Injured. Compound fracture of leg, caused by hoist cage landing at
shaft bottom with unusual force. The engineer lost control of the hoisting
engine, in the Loyalhanna No. 2 Mine, March 14, 1908.)
Jones, Frank
(American Miner, Motorman ca.1910, Loyalhanna No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 26, single.);
(Injured. Right hand crushed so badly that it to be amputated. While
in the act of picking up a sprag that was lying near the rope haulage on
a side track inside, he made a mistake and got hold of the haulage rope,
which drew his hand into the bull wheel near by, in the Loyalhanna No. 1
Mine, Dec. 3, 1910.)
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[ K ]
Keller, Samuel
(Miner, ca.1922, Loyalhanna Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Emma
Jane Merhout Keller.)
Kennedy, David
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1908, Loyalhanna No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland
Co., PA, Age 26, married, 2 children.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by a fall of slate near the face of a pillar,
in Loyalhanna No. 1 Mine, Jan. 4, 1908.)
Kindl, Charles
(Miner, ca.1915, Loyalhanna Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Francis
Hruby Kindl.)
Kostelnik, Michael
(Miner, ca.1909, ca.1915, Loyalhanna Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married,
wife Ann Bailos Kostelnik.)
Kromphrobv, August
(Miner, Company Employee ca.1903, Loyalhanna Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
married, children.);
(Injured. His right leg broken, while working in the mine car shop,
the mine car he was repairing fell over on him, pinning his leg to the floor,
outside the Loyalhanna Mine July 23, 1903. He was removed to Westmoreland
Hospital.);
(He and his wife and family lived in Loyalhanna.)
Kubat, Frank
(Miner, ca.1905, ca.1910, Loyalhanna Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married,
wife Frances Belsan Kubat.)
Kubistek, Vincent J.
(Miner, ca.1904, ca.1912, Loyalhanna Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married,
wife Antonia Baum Kubistek.)
Kukol, Joseph
(Miner, ca.1917, Loyalhanna Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Mary
Harviscak Kukol.)
[ L ]
Leckie, Wm.
(Superintendent, ca.1901, of the Loyalhanna No. 1 & No. 2 Mines, Westmoreland
Co., PA, for Loyalhanna Coal & Coke Company.)
Lomicka, James
(Miner, ca.1897, ca.1899, Loyalhanna Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married,
wife Anna Jaros Lomicka.)
[ M ]
McClelland, Robert
(Superintendent, ca.1898, ca.1900, of the Loyalhanna No. 1 Mine & Loyalhanna
No. 2 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for Loyalhanna Coal & Coke Company.)
McGregor, James
(Superintendent, ca.1904, ca.1905, of the Loyalhanna No. 1 & No. 2 Mines,
Westmoreland Co., PA, for Loyalhanna Coal & Coke Company.)
Menoher, J. C.
(Superintendent, of the Loyalhanna Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, ca.1889,
ca.1892, ca.1899, for Loyalhanna Coal & Coke Company.)
Mikulik, Martin
(Slavonian Miner, Outside Laborer ca.1900, Loyalhanna No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland
Co., PA, Age 37, single.);
(Killed. Killed by falling down the mine shaft, at the Loyalhann No.
1 Mine, March 27, 1900.)
Miller, Arch
(Superintendent, of the Loyalhanna No. 1, Loyalhanna No. 2 & Pandora
Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, ca.1909, ca.1910, for Loyalhanna Coal &
Coke Company.)
Mora, Angelo
(Italian Miner, Employee ca.1905, Loyalhanna No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 21, single.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by being run over by a railroad car on the
coke works siding, outside Loyalhanna No. 1 Mine, Feb. 17, 1905, and
he died the following day. He attempted to start two loaded railroad
cars from the rear and failed. He then went between them and
was caught by the rear railroad car which passed over him.)
Muliridy, Martin
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1902, Loyalhanna Nos. 1 & 2 Mines, Westmoreland
Co., PA, Age 40, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken. struck by mine post, in the Loyalhanna Nos. 1
& 2 Mine, July 23, 1902.)
[ N ]
[ O ]
[ P ]
Palek, Frank
(Miner, ca.1916, ca.1919, Loyalhanna Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married,
wife Mary Smetak Palek.)
Palek, Rudolph
(Miner, ca.1918, Loyalhanna Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Hohanna
Belsam Palek.)
Patak, Andrew
(Miner, ca.1922, Loyalhanna Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Maan
Frenchik Patak.)
Padula, Frank
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1910, Loyalhanna No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 42, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken and shoulder bruised by a fall of slate at the
face of a pillar, in the Loyalhanna No. 1 Mine, Dec. 6, 1910.)
Ponsetti, Dominick
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Loyalhanna No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 26, single.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by fall of roof while drawing mine timber
in pillar workings, in the Loyalhanna No. 1 Mine, July 3, 1905. An
inquest was held and a verdict of accidental death renedered.)
Ponsetti, Joseph
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Loyalhanna No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 51, married, 4 children.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of roof while drawing mine timber
in pillar workings, in Loyalhanna No. 1 Mine, July 3, 1905. An inquest was
held and a verdict of accidental death renedered.)
Pratto, Mr.
(Miner, Top Cager ca.1900, Loyalhanna No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Predawa, John
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1898, Loyalhanna No. 2 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 54, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of slate, in the Loyalhanna No. 2 Mine,
Jan. 8, 1898.)
[ Q ]
[ R ]
Ramsey, Morris
(General Superintendent of the Loyalhanna No. 1 Mine & Coke Works,
Westmoreland Co., PA, ca.1882.)
Revitsky, Anthony
(Miner, ca.1915, Loyalhanna Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Mary
Afton Revitsky.)
Robb, Albert
(American Miner, Company Man ca.1906, Loyalhanna No. 2 Mine, Westmoreland
Co., PA, Age 20, single.);
(Killed. Company Man, was instantly killed by falling down the Loyalhanna
No. 2 Mine Shaft August 10, 1906. He had loaded a mine car of posts, and
evidently forgot to close the gates after he had taken the mine car off the
hoisting cage, and in pushing the mine car to the shaft after it was loaded,
he pushed the mine car into the shaft and fell after it. He knew the
cage was not at the landing, as John Harkins, the engineer, called to him
while he was loading the mine car and told him not to push it to the shaft
as he was going to lower the cage to obey a signal given from the bottom,
and Robb replied all right. Harkins could not see the shaft gates from where
he was standing.)
Russell, A. T.
(Superintendent, ca.1917, of the Loyalhanna Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for
Loyalhanna Coal & Coke Company.)
[ S ]
Sazuta, John
(Italian Miner, Carpenter ca.1907, Loyalhanna No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 30, single.);
(Killed. Suffocated on August 2, 1907, in the coal bin, While removing
a plank from the bottom of the bin that had adhered to the coal, the side
gave way, covering him with coal, outside the Loyalhanna No. 1 Mine.)
Secon, Colombo
(Italian miner, Pick Miner ca.1907, Loyalhanna No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 27, single.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of roof at the face of a pillar,
on February 22, 1907, in the Loyalhanna No. 1 Mine.)
Short, Jacob F. "Jake"
(Miner Boy, ca.1890, Loyalhanna Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 19.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of slate, in the Loyalhanna Mine,
April 15, 1890.)
Shoup, Earl
(Miner, ca.1913, Loyalhanna Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Lena
Stemmler Shoup.)
Siko, Michael J.
(Slavonian Miner, ca.1918, ca.1924, Loyalhanna Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA,
married, wife Anna Kompa Siko.);
(Son of John Siko [Soyka], brother of Julius Siko.);
(See also: Soyka, Michael J.)
Sistek, Albert
(Miner, ca.1909, Loyalhanna Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Anna
Tuma Sistek.)
Smetak, Anthony J.
(Miner, ca.1910, Loyalhanna Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Carolina
Hlavsa Smetak.)
Sopko, Stephen
(Miner, ca.1906, Loyalhanna Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Susan
Kacik Sopko.);
(This could be the same man as Supko, Steve listed as killed in 1914.);
(See also: Supko, Steve.)
Soyka, Michael J.
(See: Siko, Michael J.)
Staboli, Steve
(Hungarian Miner, ca.1892, Loyalhanna Shaft Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age
35, married, children.);
(Killed. Killed Oct. 8, 1892, in the Loyalhanna Shaft, at Latrobe,
by a fall of slate. [from "The Connellsville Courier," Oct. 14, 1892.].)
Strnisa, Jasper
(Miner, ca.1906, Loyalhanna Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Frances
Anglovar Strnisa.)
Supko, Steve
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, ca.1914, Loyalhanna Mine, Westmoreland
Co., PA, Age 40, married, wife, 5 children);
(Killed. Killed by fall of roof at the face of a pillar while setting
mine timber, in Loyalhanna Mine, March 26, 1914)
(This could be the same man as Sopko, Stephen, listed above.);
(See also: Sopko, Stephen.)
Sweeney, Leo J.
(Miner, ca.1920's, Loyalhanna No. 2 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.) |
[ T ]
Tornavacca, Vincent
(Miner, ca.1910, Loyalhanna Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Mary
Pelazza Tornavacca.)
Turner, Vincent
(Bohemian Miner, Mule Driver ca.1900, Loyalhanna No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland
Co., PA, Age 25, single.);
(Injured. Arm broken; tripped and fell, in the Loyalhanna No. 1 Mine,
Feb. 13, 1900.)
[ U ]
Uschak, Jacob
(Miner, ca.1924, Loyalhanna Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Anna
Uschak.)
[ V ]
Vacha, Anthony
(Miner, ca.1909, Loyalhanna Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Mary
Burijan Vacha.)
Valdy, Mike
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Loyalhanna No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 35, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of slate and coal, in the Loyalhanna
No. 1 Mine, Dec. 11, 1901.)
Varcrinia, John
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1907, Loyalhanna No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 26, single.);
(Injured. Had his arm broken by a fall of slate at the face of a pillar,
on August 16, 1907, in Loyalhanna No. 1 Mine.)
[ W ]
Watson, Arthur
(Miner, ca.1895, Loyalhanna Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Anne
Savage Watson.)
Watt, C. C.
(General Superintendent, ca.1900, ca.1901, ca.1904, ca.1905, ca.1914, ca.1916,
Loyal Hanna Coal & Coke Company, Loyal Hanna No. 1 & No. 2 Mines,
Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Wecera, August
(Miner, ca.1921, Loyalhanna Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Josephine
Dovetial Wecera.)
Wurm, George
(American Miner Boy, Mule Driver ca.1907, Loyalhanna No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland
Co., PA, Age 18, single.);
(Killed. Killed when caught between two trips of mine cars that collided
at the mine entry, at Loyalhanna No. 1 Mine, September 5, 1907.)
Wyasco, Peter
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1892, Loyalhanna Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 27,
single.);
(Killed. Fatally injured, in the Loyalhanna Mine, Oct. 8, 1892. Fall
of coal in East No. 12 heading, struck him on back of head, forcing his head
down on a shovel cutting a large hole in the frontal bone; he was taken to
Mercy Hospital, Pittsburg, where he died on the 14th of October, 1892.)
[ X ]
[ Y ]
Yancy, Victor
(Miner, ca.1922, Loyalhanna Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Margaret
Sakach Yancy.)
[ Z ]
Zacutni, John
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1907, Loyalhanna No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland
Co., PA, Age 25, single.);
(Injured. Had his leg broken by a fall of slate at face of a room,
on February 23, 1907, in Loyalhanna No. 1 Mine.)
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