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Coal Miners Memorial
Seward Mine,
Seward No. 1 Mine,
near Seward,
St. Clair Twp.,
Westmoreland County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that mined the Bituminous Coal seams of the Seward Mines, 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 6, 2008

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the
Seward Mines

Following is a partial list of the miners, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Seward Mine, Seward No. 1 Mine, near Seward, St. Clair 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.

Your help is needed to preserve our coal mining heritage.
Please donate any mine records, mine maps or copies of them, pictures of the mines, pictures of miners, stories about the miners, mine memorabilia, books on mining, or tax deductable monetary donations to:
The Coal & Coke Heritage Center, Penn State University Fayette Campus,
PA Rt. 119, P.O. Box 519, Uniontown, PA 15401

COAL MINERS MEMORIAL
SEWARD MINES

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Bartolo, Antonio
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, Seward Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 21, single.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by a fall of coal, in the Seward Mine, June 16, 1904.)
Brown, Geo. H.
(General Superintendent, ca.1903, ca.1904, Seward Coal Company, Johnstown, PA, Seward No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Superintendent, ca.1904, of the Seward No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for Seward Coal Company, Johnstown, PA.)
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Carbaugh. John
(American Miner Boy, Pick Miner, ca.1906, Seward Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 16, single.);
(Injured. Face and hands burned by an explosion of dust, in the Seward Mine, June 6, 1906.)
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Duffey, George
(American Miner, Cager ca.1908, Seward Shaft No 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 25, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken between the bumpers of loaded mine cars, in the Seward Shaft No 1 Mine, April 30, 1908.)
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Harman, A. D.
(General Superintendent, ca.1904, Keystone Coal & Coke Company, Greensburg, PA, Seward Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
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Jaber, Stephen
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Seward Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 33, married.);
(Injured. Shoulder dislocated, finger crushed and scalp wounded by a fall of coal, in the Seward Mine, June 22, 1903.)
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Snedden, John
(Superintendent, ca.1904, Seward Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for Keystoen Coal & Coke Company, Greensburg, PA.)
Spontagenia, Barto
(French Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Seward Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 30, married.);
(Injured. Shoulder fractured by a fall of coal, in the Seward Mine, Oct. 3, 1903.)
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