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ACRES February 25, 19052, Wednesday, Edward Acres, of Virden, carpenter, aged 34 years, married, was killed by falling down the shaft of the Illinois Colleries Company's No. 1 mine, Virden, Macoupin County, Illinois. A mine car had been thrown from the dump cage into the weigh pan; a chain was attached to the car to draw it back to the cage; Acres was standing on top of the cage, when the chain broke, causing the cage to rebound, throwing him off and down the shaft. He leaves a widow and two children. | |||||||||||
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AGRESCH May 16, 189415d, Wednesday, Anton Agresch, of Staunton, timberman, aged 48 years, married was killed in Mine No. 6 of the Consolidated Coal Company, Staunton, Macoupin County, Illinois. At the time of the accident he was at work taking down some roof and was knocking a prop and removing it from under some loose rock; while striking the prop and removing it from a perpendicular position, the rock fell. A piece five feet long, 3 feet wide and five inches thick falling on him causing injuries from which he died about two hours afterwards. he left a widow and one child. Acciedents from this cause may be ebtirely avoided by blasting out the props. | |||||||||||
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AIMOSBAT November 21, 19178b, Wednesday, Bert Aimosbat, of Staunton, miner, age 27 years, married, was killed by falling slate in Consolidated Coal Company's No. 7 mine. He leaves a widow and three children. | |||||||||||
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ALDEFER November 3, 189215c, Thursday, Phillip Aldefer, of Staunton, timberman, aged 33 years, was killed by falling slate at the working face of a room in the Consolidated Coal Coampany's mine No. 7, at Staunton, Macoupin County, Illinois. He left a widow and two children. | |||||||||||
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ALEXANDRIA March 1, 1900,1 Thursday, Alex. Alexandria, aged 35 years, a miner, employed at the Staunton Coal Co.'s mine No. 1 was killed while working in his room; a piece of slate gave way, falling on him, breaking his back and one legs; he died a short time afterwards. he leaves a widow and three children. | |||||||||||
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ALICE May 1, 193134, Friday, Battista Alice, of Benld, miner, age 58 years, single, was killed by a fall of rock in Superior Coal Company's No. 1 mine, Eagarville, Macoupin County, Illinois. | |||||||||||
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ALLAN March 23, 19197, Sunday, William F. Allan, miner, age 35 years, married, was killed in Superior Coal Company's No. 3 mine, Gillespie [Mount Clare], by a fall of rock. he leaves a widow and three children. | |||||||||||
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ALTMAN July 6, 191324, Otto Altman, of Staunton, fireman, aged 23 years, married, employed at No. 14 mine of the Consolidated Coal Company, Staunton, Macoupin County, Illinois, was killed by a piece of falling timber. He leaves a widow. | |||||||||||
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ANDERSON December 20, 194144, Saturday, Irwin Anderson, motorman, of Gillespie, aged 34 years, married, died from being ran over by a trip of cars in Superior Coal Company's No. 2, Mine, Sawyerville, Macoupin County, Illinois. He leaves a a widow and one dependent child. | |||||||||||
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ARCHIBALD June 4, 191021, Saturday, George Archibald, trip rider, aged 20 years, single, employed in the No. 1 mine of the Superior Coal Company, Gillespie [Eagarville], Macoupin County, Illinois, was injured by being run over by two empty cars. He died the same day. [This possibly occurred at Superior Coal Company's No.3 Mine, Mount Clare, Macoupin County, Illinois.] | |||||||||||
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ARMELIN January 9, 192427, Wednesday, Albert Armelin, trip rider, age 19 years single, was caught between a pit car and prop and killed in Superior Coal Company's No. 3, Mine, Mount Clare, Macoupin County, Illinois. He leaves a brother and sister, dependent. | |||||||||||
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ASHBROOKE April 11, 194649, Thursday, Ernest Ashbrooke, of Bunker Hill, top laborer, aged 72 years, married, was killed by a fall of coal from the chute in Superior Coal Company's No. 4, Mine, Wilsonville, Macoupin County, Illinois. He leaves a widow. Funeral Services were held in Bunker Hill Methodist Church. He had been an employee of Superior Coal Company for many years
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BAINER April 28, 193639, Tuesday, John Bainer, of Carlinville, miner, aged 50 years, married, was killed by a fall of coal or slate in Mine No. 1, (Liberty Mine) of the Gillespie Coal Company, Gillespie, Macoupin County, Illinois, leaving a widow and one child. | |||||||||||
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BAKER October 31, 193437, Wednesday, William Baker, of Gillespie, miner, age 74 years, married died from injuries received when he was struck by an empty car he was switching, this empty car struck by a runaway string of loaded cars in the No. 1 mine of the Superior Coal Company, Eagarville, Macoupin County, Illinois. He leaves a widow. | |||||||||||
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BALLINI July 1920, Peter Ballini, 42, of Italian birth, was killed when he fell at Superior Coal Company's No. 2 Mine. | |||||||||||
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BARKITIS July 4, 193033, Friday, John Barkitis, loader, age 64 years, married, died from injuries received the day previous from a fall of clod in Superior Coal Company's No. 4 mine, Wilsonville, Macoupin County, Illinois. He leaves a widow and one child. | |||||||||||
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BARNA January 26, 1951, Friday, Joe Barna, of Gillespie, acting as coupler, aged 66 years, married, died from a coronary occlusion, resulting from a leg injury received on Tuesday, December 26, 1950 in Little Dog Coal Company's Little Dog Mine, Gillespie, Macoupin County, Illinois. He leaves a widow. | |||||||||||
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BARTAGNOLIA August 4, 19056, Friday, Noble Harry, timberman, aged 72 yeirs, married, and Engle Bartagnolia, timberman, aged 45 years, married, were both killed at mine No. 1 of the Superior Coal Co., Gillespie [Eagarville], Macoupin County. They were working on an entry timbering when, without any warning, the roof fell on them, killing them instantly. Harry leaves a widow and two grown children; Bartagnolia leaves a widow and four children. | |||||||||||
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BARUELLA March 11, 192225, Saturday Camillio Baruella, trip rider, age 21 years, single, died from injuries received two days previous by being caught between pit cars in Mine No. 4, Superior Coal Company, Wilsonville, Macoupin County, Illinois. He leaves his mother dependent. | |||||||||||
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BATER November 1, 1920, Monday, John W. Bater, 29, of Gillespie was killed by a slate fall at Superior Coal Company's No. 4 Mine, Wilsonville, Macoupin County, Illinois. | |||||||||||
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BAXTER November 26, 191510, Friday, Walter Baxter, driver age 37 years, married, was killed about 8:00 A.M. in Superior Coal Company's No. 3 mine, Gillespie [Mount Clare], Macoupin County, Illinois. Deceased was found under a loaded car which he was bringing out. The cause was listed as slate falling and knocking him under a coal car that ran over him. His neck and arm were broken. He leaves a widow and one child. | |||||||||||
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BEGAN September 15, 192932, Sunday, James Began, of Gillespie, timberman, age 56 years, married, died from injuries sustained September 6th, when a piece of slate fell, cutting his hand, in Superior Coal Company's No. 3 mine, Mount Clare, Macoupin County, Illinois. Blood poison developed, resulting in death. he leaves a widow and one child. | |||||||||||
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BELLOVICH July 14, 194649, Sunday, Steve Josephat Bellovich, of Benld, top repairman, aged 23 years, married, died from injuries received on Thursday, June 27, 1946, when he fell down the shaft at Superior Coal Company's No. 3, Mine, Mount Clare, Macoupin County, Illinois. He leaves a widow and one dependent child. | |||||||||||
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BENTRUP October 21, 191123, Saturday, Herman Bentrup, loader aged 55 years, married, employed at No. 14 mine of the Consolidated Coal Company, Staunton, Macoupin County, Illinois, was killed by falling slate. He leaves a widow and four children. | |||||||||||
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BERGONZINI May 16, 19139, Friday, T. Bergonzini, of Virden, miner, aged 45 years, married, was instantly killed by a fall of coal in the Royal Collieries mine, Virden, Macoupin County, Illinois. He leaves a widow. | |||||||||||
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BERNADENE / BENETHENE May 25, 1912, Saturday23, Orlinda Bernadene, driver, aged 26 years, single, employed in the Superior Coal Company's No. 1 mine, Gillespie [Eagarville], Macoupin County, Illinois was killed by pit cars. | |||||||||||
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BERG October 22, 1904,2 Saturday, H. H. Berg, driver, aged 24 years, single was killed in the Superior Coal Co.'s mine No. 1, Gillespie [Eagarville], Macoupin County, by being caught between mine cars. | |||||||||||
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BERNARD June 15, 192629, Tuesday, Alexander Bernard, of Wilsonville, miner, age 20 years, single, was killed at his working place by a fall of coal in Superior Coal Company's No. 4, Mine, Wilsonville, Macoupin County, Illinois. He leaves his parents dependent. | |||||||||||
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BERTAGNOLI May 8, 194245, Friday, Superior Coal Company's No. 1, Mine, Eagarville, Macoupin County, Illinois Frank Bertagnoli, of Gillespie, foreman, aged 45 years, single; Cause of Death is listed as : Drowned. No dependents.
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BERTOLIS May 4, 194346, Tuesday, Mike Bertolis, (report shows spelling as Mike Bertulis), of Gillespie, miner, aged 61 years, married, was killed by a fall of slate in Perry Coal Comapny's Gillespie Mine [Liberty Mine] in Gillespie, Macoupin County, Illinois. He leaves a widow and one dependent child. | |||||||||||
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BERUTTI August 25, 191510, Wednesday, Peter Berutti, driver, age 24 years, single, was killed by pit cars, when a coal car run over him about 1:00 P.M. in Superior Coal Company's No. 1 mine, Gillespie [Eagarville], Macoupin County, Illinois. | |||||||||||
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BEST December 23, 1907, Monday, Archie Best, a driver at Superior Coal Company's No.2 Mine, died from an accident. | |||||||||||
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BIGANDO September 1, 194245, Tuesday, Joseph Bigando, of Carlinville, slate man, aged 56 years, married, Killed by a car falling from a cage onto him, in the No. 1 mine of the Amalgamated Engineering Company.He leaves a widow and three children. | |||||||||||
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BISCHAM August 3, 192629, Tuesday, Andrew Bischam, miner, age 56 yeears, married, was killed by a fall of slate in Consolidated Coal Company's No. 15 mine. He leaves a widow and two children. | |||||||||||
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BITZKUS November 15, 1910, Tuesday, Joe Bitzkus, a driver at Superior Coal Company's No. 2 Mine at Sawyerville, when he fell from a loaded coal car and was run over. | |||||||||||
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BLACK March 5, 190920, Friday Thomas J. "TJ" Black, a machine helper, aged 54 years, employed in mine No. 1 of the Superior Coal Company, near Gillespie [Eagarville], Macoupin County, Illinois, was killed under a fall of coal at the face of his room while undercutting it. He died three hours after receiving injuries. He leaves a widow and six children. | |||||||||||
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BLAKE April 11, 193033, Friday, Samuel F. Blake, of Gillespie, repair man, age 58 years, married, employed by Superior Coal Company in Mine No. 4, Wilsonville, Macoupin County, Illinois. Deceased was repairing the coal washer, at Superior Coal Company's Washer at Gillespie, when he was caught in the machinery being pinned under a conveyor and killed. He leaves a widow. | |||||||||||
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BLEVINS December 20, 19187, Friday, Henry E. "Ed" Blevins, miner, age 45 years, married was killed by a fall of slate in Superior Coal Company's No. 3, mine, Gillespie [Mount Clare]. he leaves a widow and three children. | |||||||||||
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BLEY April 14, 19197, Monday, Paul Bley, machine helper, age 45 years, married, was killed by a fall of slate in the Consolidated Coal Company's No. 14 mine, Staunton. he leaves a widow and nine children. | |||||||||||
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BLIZKUS August 1, 191022, Monday, Joe Blizkus, driver, aged 18 years, single, employed at mine No. 2 of the Superior Coal Company, Gillespie [Sawyerville], Macoupin County, Illinois was killed. Deceased fell in front of moving cars and they ran over him. | |||||||||||
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BODENHAMER August 20, 1920, Friday, Charles Bodenhamer was killed by a coal fall at a Superior Coal Company mine. | |||||||||||
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BOHLEN March 28, 1906, Wednesday at Staunton & Mt. Olive Coal Company's No. 2 Mine (south of Gillespie) At 3:00 P.M., Pete Bohlen, a machine helper, was injured by a coal fall and died about 6:00 P.M. | |||||||||||
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BOHLMAN January 5, 192730, Wednesday, George Bohlman, machine runner, age 49 years, married, died from injuries received the day before by a fall of coal in Gillespie Coal Company's mine. He leaves a widow and one child. | |||||||||||
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BOLGAR January 29, 191610, Saturday, Mat Bolgar, miner, age 30 years, single, was killed in Consolidated Coal Comapny's No. 7 mine, Staunton, Macoupin County, Illinois, by a fall of slate. | |||||||||||
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BONGERA October 9, 194245, Friday, Charles Bongera, (report lists as Carol Bongiera), of Eagarville, slate man, aged 56 years, single, was killed by rock from the roof falling on him in Superior Coal Company's No. 1, Mine, Eagarville, Macoupin County, Illinois. No dependents. | |||||||||||
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BORG June 10, 1900,1 Sunday, H. B. Borg, water-hauler, aged 16 years, was suffocated by smoke or white damp coming from a fire which was burning at the face of the 8th North Entry, on the west side of the Consolidated Coal Co.'s No. 10 mine, at Mt. Olive. | |||||||||||
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BORSCH December 9, 193740, Thursday, Rudolph Borsch, of Staunton, machine runner, aged 55 years, married, was killed by fall of face coal in mine No. 15 of Consolidated Coal Company, leaving wife and mother dependent. | |||||||||||
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BOURLAND February 14, 194144, Friday, Theo. Bourland, of Gillespie, timberman, aged 68 years, married, was killed by being run over by two pit cars in Mine No. 4 of Superior Coal Company, Wilsonville, Macoupin County, Illinois. He leaves a widow. | |||||||||||
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BOWMAN July 25, 19063, Wednesday, Lawrence Bowman, of Virden, driver, aged 25 years, single, employed at the No. mine of the Illinois Collieries Company, Virden, Macoupin County, Illinois, was bringing out a trip of loaded cars to the double parting where other loaded cars were standing, and while unhooking his mule did not out of the way in time to avoid being caught between his trip and the standing loads. He lived about eight hours. | |||||||||||
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BRAUER July 20, 194447, Thursday, Arthur Brauer, of Mt. Olive, loader operator, aged 50 years, married, was killed by a rock fall in Consolidated Coal Comapny's No. 7 mine. He leaves a widow. | |||||||||||
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BRAVIN November 3, 195659 , Saturday, Dante P. Bravin, of Sawyerville, assistant electrcian, aged 54 years, married, was killed when he fell between two motors and was crushed to death in Lumaghi Coal company's No. 4 mine in Madison Coutny. He leaves a widow. Dante P. Bravin, an electricain employed by Lumaghi Coal Co. Mine No. 4, located at Collinsville, Madison County, Illinois, was killed in a motor accident about 5:30 A. M., Saturday, November 3, 1956. Bravin was 54 years old and had worked for this company just four weeks, starting October 4, 1956. He leaves a wife and daughter as dependents. He formerly worked for the Superior Coal Co. at Gillespie, where he received his Miner's Certificate in 1922. The accident occurred about midway in the second cross-over between the 3 and 4 main haulage roads. Bravin and eight other men were riding out from the working sections to the slope bottom on two locomotives coupled to a tool car. The second locomotive and the tool car were being pulled by the front locomotive. They were coming through a cross-over slowly about 500 feet from the bottom. About half way through, Bravin fell backwards off the seat between the motors. Leonhardt yelled "Stop!", and the motors were stopped as soon as possible by Jones, after traveling about six feet. They then found Bravin crushed under the second motor. The eight men used lifting jacks to raise the motor off of Bravin, placed him on a stretcher, and arrived on the surface with his body about 6:00 A. M. | |||||||||||
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BRAY December 26, 193437, Wednesday, Ernest Bray, Sr., of Benld, miner, age 55 years, married was killed by electricity when he came in contact with the uninsulated portion of the nips of a conveyor in Mine No. 2 of the Superior Coal Company, Sawyerville, Macoupin County, Illinois. He leaves a widow and four dependent children. | |||||||||||
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BREEZE March 2, 1920, Tuesday, James Breeze was killed in a Superior Coal Company mine when a loded car fell to the bottom crushing him. | |||||||||||
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BRIDGES January 25, 189716, Monday, George Bridges, of Girard, aged 38 years, occupation, topman, married, leaves a widow and six children, was killed at 6:15 a. m., January 25, 1897, at the mine of the Girard Coal Company, Girard, Macoupin County, Illinois. He was employed at coaling the locomotive engines during the day time, and went to work at 6 a. m. to send the empty pit cars down from which the coal had been dumped during the night. he had sent down ten cars and went to the trestle for another car. The temperature was below zero, the escaping steam from a radiator, and the damp air coming from the hoisting shaft, which was the upeast, caused it to be very dark about the cage landing. Bridges brought in a car from the trestle, and not seeing the gate in place at one of the compartments of the shaft, probably thought that the cage of that compartment was at the upper landing. he pushed the car into the shaft and fell to the bottom. The fence or gate that covered the hoisting compartment moved along the slides and was raised by the cage. It had stuck at the height to which the cage is usually hoisted when raising the cage from the stops. | |||||||||||
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BROSKY April 4, 192326, Wednesday, Steve Brosky, machine helper, age 42 years, widower, was killed by a fall of coal in Superior Coal Company's No. 4, Mine, Wilsonville, Macoupin County, Illinois. He leaves one child. | |||||||||||
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BROWN March 11, 191122, Saturday, George Brown, of Girard, trapper, aged 48 years, married, was instantly killed by electric motor and car running over him in teh Vivian Coal Company's mine at Greenridge. He was attending the doors and switches on the main and cross entry, and misunderstanding the direction in which the motor was going, he got in front of it with the above result. | |||||||||||
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BRUECKER April 16, 19139, Wednesday, John Bruecker, machine helper, aged 32 years, married, died from injuries received Thursday, January 23, 1913, by a fall of slate in Mine No. 14, Consolidated Coal Company, Staunton, Macoupin County, Illinois. He leaves a widow and three children. | |||||||||||
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BRUNETTO June 14, 191223, Friday, Mike Brunetto, loader, aged 34 years, married, was killed by a fall of coal in the Superior Coal Company's No. 2 mine, Benld [Sawyerville], Macoupin County, Illinois. | |||||||||||
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BRUSTRUNG November 30, 188413, Sunday, at Ellsworth Coal Company, Mt. Olive, Macoupin County, Illinois. Joseph Brustrung, aged 30, a single man, was killed November 30, 1884, by slate falling from a slip in the left side of the room in No. 10 shaft. The room was very well timbered. he did not notice the slip in the slate. | |||||||||||
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BUBB Seprtember 4, 192932, Wednesday, Jacob Bubb, of Staunton, laborer, age 60 years, single, died from injuries received the day before in Consolidated Coal Company's No. 7 mine, by a fall of loose top slate. | |||||||||||
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BULLARD February 14, 1941, Friday, Theodore Bullard, a timberman at Superior Coal Company's No. 4 Mine, Wilsonville, Macoupin County, Illinois., was killed being struck by two coal cars. | |||||||||||
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BUNTIN March 8, 191122, Wednesday, Charles Buntin, laborer, aged 35 years, single was killed while in the employ of the No. 14 mine of the Consolidated Coal Company, Staunton, Macoupin County, Illinois, by being thrown from the cage into the hopper. | |||||||||||
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BURLEY September 16, 189616, Wednesday, Wm. Burley, of Girard, aged 37 years, single, occupation loader, was killed at 9 a. m. September 16, 1896 in room 23, seventh south entry of the east side of the mine of the Girard Coal Company, Girard, Macoupin County, Illinois. he was working alone in a room at about 8:30 a. m. the driver had given him a car to load; when the driver went for the car he found him lying dead under coal that had fallenfrom the roof. On inspection it was found that the coal had parted from slips in the roof. | |||||||||||
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BYOTS May 3, 1947, Saturday, John Evan Byots, Sr., of Mt. Olive, driller, aged 52 years, married, died fro injuries received on Wednesday, April 30, 1947 by a rock fall in Consolidated Coal Comapny's No. 7 mine.
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CARNEY May 10, 194144, Saturday, LeRoy "Roy" Carney, of Gillespie, loader operator, aged 48 years, married, was killed when rock fell on him in Superior Coal Company's No. 1, Mine, Eagarville, Macoupin County, Illinois, leaving a widow and one dependent child. | |||||||||||
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CARROLL November 20, 18991, Monday, Daniel Carroll, of Girard, miner, aged 58 years, married, was fatally injured Thursday, November 16, 1899 in the Girard Coal Company's mine at Girard. He died November 20, 1899, four days afterwards. His injuries were caused by coal falling on him at the working face. | |||||||||||
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CARTER June 26, 194447, Monday, Hollis Vern Carter, of Virden, driver, aged 48 years, married, was killed in Virden Coal Corporation's mine, when he was crushed between a mule and and car. He leaves a widow. | |||||||||||
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CATILANS July 26, 191123, Wednesday, Felix Catilans, of Virden, shot firer, aged 35 years, single, was killed by a premature shot in the Royal Colliery Company's mine No. 1, Virden, Macoupin County, Illinois. | |||||||||||
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CELI May 22, 194548, Tuesday, Ortenzio Celi, of Gillespie or Wilsonville, machine helper, aged 52 years, (Born April 3, 1893 in Frontone, Italy), married, was killed by a rock fall in Superior Coal Company's No. 4, Mine, Wilsonville, Macoupin County, Illinois. He leaves a widow and one dependent child. | |||||||||||
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CHADWICK December 2, 192125, Friday, James Chadwick, miner, age 40 years, married, was killed by falling slate in Superior Coal Company's No. 4, Mine, Wilsonville, Macoupin County, Illinois. He leaves a widow and three children. | |||||||||||
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CHAKLOZ December 28, 192629, Tuesday, William Chakloz, miner, age 40 years, married was killed in Superior Coal Company's No. 4, Mine, Wilsonville, Macoupin County, Illinois, by falling roof. He leaves a widow and five children. | |||||||||||
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CHAPMAN June 5, 19188b, Wednesday, W. R. Chapman, of Carlinville, miner, age 55 years, married, was killed by a fall of slate in Standard Oil Company's mine, Carlinville, Macoupin County. He leaves a widow and two children. | |||||||||||
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CHIRNICH February 10, 194144, Monday, Frank Chirnich, of Staunton, cleanup man, aged 65 years, married, died when rock fell on him in Consolidated Coal Comapny's No. 7 mine. He leaves a widow. | |||||||||||
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COCKS January 14, 19045, Thursday, Thomas Cocks, top laborer, aged 37 years, single, was killed by being caught between coal cars on the surface, at the Consolidated Coal Co.'s mine at Mount Olive, Macoupin County. | |||||||||||
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CONNETTI January 4, 192629, Monday, Abraham Connetti, miner, age 38 years, married, was electrocuted by coming in contact with a trolley wire in Superior Coal Company's No. 4, Mine, Wilsonville, Macoupin County, Illinois. he leaves a widow and two children. | |||||||||||
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CONSTANTIA May 15, 19139, Thursday, Despedri Constantia, machine helper, aged 29 years, single, died from injuries received three days previous, (monday, May 12, 1913) by a fall of coal in Mine No. 2, Superior Coal Company, Gillespie [Sawyerville], Macoupin County, Illinois. | |||||||||||
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COOP June 20, 188513, Saturday, Samuel Coop, aged 50, was killed in the face of his room at Girard coal shaft June 20, 1885, by falling slate. He left a wife and three children. The accident occurred the first thing in the morning. His partner, working with him, cautioned him about the slate being bad, and he tried to take the slate down but failed. he commenced to load coal under it when it fell. He lived two hours after being taken out of the shaft. | |||||||||||
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CORTESI September 7, 193841, Wednesday, Joseph Cortesi, of Benld, tracklayer, aged 56 years, married, was killed by a fall of slate in Mine No. 1 of Superior Coal Company, Eagarville, Macoupin County, Illinois, leaving widow and one child. | |||||||||||
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COURTNEY January 28, 191424, Wednesday, Alexander "Alex" Courtney, of Benld, miner, aged 38 years, married, was killed by a fall of coal in the Superior Coal Company's No. 1 mine, Gillespie [Eagarville], Macoupin County, Illinois. He leaves a widow and six children. | |||||||||||
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COVI December 18, 19168, Monday, Max Covi, of Eagarville, miner, age 22 years, single, fell from the cage at 3:45 P.M. while being hoisted out of mine No. 1, Superior Coal Company, Gillespie [Eagarville], Macoupin County and recieved injuries which resulted in his death. | |||||||||||
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CREITH August 30, 19042, Tuesday, F. Creith, of Virden, miner, aged 22 years, single, was killed by falling top coal at the working face in the Royal Colliery Company's mine, Virden, Macoupin County, Illinois. | |||||||||||
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CRESSCO May 14, 192629, Friday, Charles Cressco, driver, age 26 years, single, was killed in Consolidated Coal Company's No. 15 mine by being run over by pit-cars. He leaves his father and mother dependent. | |||||||||||
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CROWDER April 25, 19178, Wednesday, James McGurk, face boss, married, and John Crowder, trip rider, married, were killed by falling slate in Consolidated Coal Company's mine No. 14, Staunton, Macoupun County, Illinois. McGurk leaves a widow and two children. Crowder leaves a widow and one child. | |||||||||||
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August 9, 192932, Friday, John Curtis, machine man, age 49 years, married, was killed by a fall of coal in Madison Coal Corporation's No. 5 mine. He leaves a widow and three children. October 24, 190820, Friday, Owen Curtis, a driver, aged. 20 years, single, employed in mine No. 1, Superior Coal Company, Gillespie [Eagarville], Macoupin County, Illinois, fell in front of his loaded trip and was run over and instantly killed.
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DAMPOSKI March 9, 192326, Friday, Adam Damposki, miner, age 40 years, married, died from injuries received February 23, 1923, from a fall of slate in Superior Coal Company's No. 4, Mine, Wilsonville, Macoupin County, Illinois. he leaves a widow and eight children. | |||||||||||
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DAWSON December 24, 194245, Thursday, John R. Dawson, of Virden, cager, aged 60 years, single, died from injuries received on December 23, 1942 in Virden Coal Corporation's mine, when he was caught between between a car and the rib. | |||||||||||
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DELMO October 22, 19042, Saturday, Michael Delmo, of Virden, miner, aged 35 years, married, was killed by a premature blast in the Royal Colliery Company's mine, Virden, Macoupin County, Illinois. He leaves a widow and three children. | |||||||||||
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De NRIES December 27, 189215c, Tuesday, Louis De Nries, of Staunton, machine runner, aged 22 years, was killed in the Consolidated Coal Company's mine No. 6, at Staunton, Macoupin County, Illinois, by coal falling on him, while working his machine at the face of a room. He was a single man. | |||||||||||
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DeSAINT JEAN May 8, 194245, Friday, Superior Coal Company's No. 1, Mine, Eagarville, Macoupin County, Illinois Frank DeSaint Jean, of Eagarville, machine man, aged 53 years, married,; Cause of Death is listed as : Drowned. He leaves a widow.
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DELANEY December 29, 194548, Saturday, Clarence "Froggy" Delaney, of Gillespie, motorman, aged 65 years, married, was killed by being run over by a motor in Superior Coal Company's No. 1, Mine, Eagarville, Macoupin County, Illinois. He leaves a widow. | |||||||||||
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DICKERSON May 27, 193134, Wednesday, Frank Dickerson, of Gillespie, miner and loader, age 74 years, married was killed in Superior Coal Company's No. 3 mine, Mount Clare, Macoupin County, Illinois, was killed by a dirt and rock fall. He leaves a widow. | |||||||||||
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DIVITA September 21, 19168, Thursday, Andrew Divita, laborer, age 17 years, single was caught between the bumpers of two railroad cars in the yards at mine No. 2, Superior Coal Company, Gillespie [Sawyerville] , Macoupin County, Illinois, and killed. | |||||||||||
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DOBRINO May 9, 192629, Sunday, Thomas Dobrino, miner, age 60 years, married, died from injuries received the day before, when he was caught by a fall of slate in Madison Coal Corporation's No. 5 mine. He leaves a widow and thirteen children. | |||||||||||
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DOEHLER September 14, 1919, Sunday, Alvin Doehler of Benld, died from injuries received on Thursday from a slate fall. | |||||||||||
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DOMINECK May 18, 19188b, Saturday, J. Domineck, of Virden, timberman, age 48 years, married, was killed in C. W. & F. Coal Company's Royal mine. Deceased was on his way to shaft bottom and stepped into a refuge place to let a motor trip pass. The trip broke apart and he stepped between the sections and was struck. He leaves a widow and three children. | |||||||||||
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DONALDSON August 18, 1948, Wednesday, Kenneth Donaldson, of Mount Clare, foreman (assistant mine manager), aged 38 years, married, was killed when he was struck by the cage in Superior Coal Company's No. 2, Mine, Sawyerville, Macoupin County, Illinois. He leaves a widow and one dependent child. | |||||||||||
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DOUGHERTY December 2, 19168, Saturday, Charles Dougherty, from Benld , loader, age 44 years, single, was killed by pit cars that had jumped off the track being pnned under a coal car, in Superior Coal Company's No. 3 mine, Gillespie [Mount Clare], Macoupin County, Illinois. | |||||||||||
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DRAGHI February 12, 192629, Friday, John Draghi, machine runner, age 43 years, married, died from injuries received by a fall of slate, in Superior Coal Company's No. 4, Mine, Wilsonville, Macoupin County, Illinois on January 27, 1926. He leaves a widow and one child. | |||||||||||
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DRAKURVITCH February 7, 192326, Wednesday, Mike Drakurvitch, of Carlinville, miner, age 39 years, single, died from injuries received two days previous by a fall of coal in Standard Oil Company's No. 1 mine. | |||||||||||
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DUBINICK November 28, 191412, Saturday, William Dubnick, of Virden, driver, age 23 years, single, died from injuries received in Montour Coal Company's mine No. 402, Virden, Macoupin County, Illinois. Deceased, while driving his mule, fell in some manner, breaking his back. | |||||||||||
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DUCHNAL November 26, 194043, Tuesday, Joe Duchnal, loading machine operator, aged 60 years, married, was killed by a fall of rib coal at the mine No. 15 of Consolidated Coal Company, leaving a widow. | |||||||||||
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DUNGIN October 31, 192125, Monday, Thomas Dungin, miner age 56 years, married, was injured October 28, 1921, by a shot explosion in Superior Coal Company's No. 4, Mine, Wilsonville, Macoupin County, Illinois, from the effect of which he died in Litchfield Hospital. He leaves a widow. | |||||||||||
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DUNKO October 13, 1906,3 Saturday, Joseph Dunko, laborer, aged 35 years, married , employed at mine No. 8 of the Consolidated Coal Comapny, Mt. Olive, Macoupin County was caught under falling rock and killed instantly. He was working with a timberman and another helper, when the rock showed signs that it was about to fall. the timber man and the other helper ran to a safe place and repeatedly told Dunko to do the same, but he did not heed the warning. Had he moved three feet he would have been clear. His dependants, if any, are unknown and live in Europe. | |||||||||||
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DUSENKO April 16, 189015, Wednesday George Dusenko, a married man, aged 24 years, was killed April 16, 1890, at the Consolidated Coal Company's Colliery No. 8, Mount Olive, Macoupin County, Illinois. Dusenko was a machine-helper; the machine-runner had left the face of the room, and Dusenko was learning to run the machine. he started the machine, when a piece of coal weighing 800 pounds fell from the face of an old shot and caught him. | |||||||||||
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DWYER December 21, 1909, Tuesday, Cable Dwyer was killed by a coal car running over him at Superior Coal Company's No. 1 Mine, Eagarville, Macoupin County, Illinois
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EADES November 18, 191022, Saturday, John Eades, of Carlinville, miner, aged 46 years, married, was instantly killed in the mine of the Carlinville Coal Company at 10:30 o'clock. He was working in his room alone, on the sixteenth west entry, when a rock fell from the roof crushing him. He leaves a widow. | |||||||||||
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EDMISTON May 8, 194245, Friday, Superior Coal Company's No. 1, Mine, Eagarville, Macoupin County, Illinois Robert Edmiston45, of Eagarville, foreman, aged 68 years, married; Cause of Death is listed as : Drowned. He leaves a widow.
Robert J. Edmiston, of Gillespie; along with Frank Bertagnoli, of Gillespie; Frank DeSaint Jean, of Benld
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EDMONDS On December 4, 190820, Friday, Leslie Edmonds, a trapper, aged 19 years, single, employed in mine No. 1, Superior Coal Company, Gillespie [Eagarville], Macoupin County, Illinois, in attempting to ride on a loaded trip fell under the car and was crushed to death. | |||||||||||
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EDWARDS March 14, 191424, Thomas Edwards, of White City, laborer, aged 34 years, single, was killed by a motor in the No. 15 mine of the Consolidated Coal Company, Mt. Olive, Macoupin County, Illinois. | |||||||||||
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ELLEDGE October 8, 198083 , Wednesday, Lee Elledge, of Virden, Mr. Lee Elledge, age 31, married, three dependents, was fatally injured by a roof fall at approximately 12:55 P. M. Wednesday, October 8, 1980, while in the preformance of his duties as Section Foreman at Freeman Unted Coal Mining Corporation, Crown Mine II, Virden, Macoupin County, Illinois. In the 1st West Entrys, in Entry #3, there was a slip going from the last open crosscut across Entry #3. This area was marked out on the Examiner's Book by the pre-shift Mine Examiner. Lee Elledge was standing in Entry #3 when the roof collapsed, resulting in his fatal injuries. His body was recovered at 6:40 P. M. on that same date. | |||||||||||
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EMBROLITUS November 26, 194144, Wednesday, Frank Embrolitus, of Gillespie, miner, aged 50 years, married, was killed by a rock fall in Perry Coal Comapny's Little Dog mine, [Liberty Mine] Gillespie, Macoupin County, Illinois. He leaves a widow. | |||||||||||
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EMMONS November 29, 193841, Tuesday, Leroy Emmons, of Carlinville, trip rider, aged 33 years, married was crushed between cars in mine No. 3 of the Superior Coal Company, Mount Clare, Macoupin County, Illinois, leaving wife and two children. | |||||||||||
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EVANS September 11, 189511, Wednesday, Daniel Evans, of Virden, aged 22 years, single, occupation miner, was killed at 4 p.m., September 11, 1895 at Mine No. 1 of the Chicago-Virden Coal Company, Virden, Macoupin County, Illinois. The shaft is 322 feet deep, and is equipped with self-dumping cages. He was being hoisted, with several others, when, at about sixty-five feet from the surface, he fell from the cage to the bottom of the shaft. At the surface, 1 1/3 inches of vertical play was observed at the end of the platform of the cage from which he fell.
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FASSERO February 22, 19188b, Friday, John Fassero, laborer, age 22 years, single February 22, 1918, an explosion of 26 kegs of powder, which had been unlawfully let down into the mine and allowed to stand on the switch track while the powder was on, occurred in the Royal mine of C. W. & F. [Chicago, Wilmington & Franklin] Coal Company, Virden, Macoupin County, Illinois, in which four lives were lost. The name, age, occupation, etc., of the men follows: J. Roberts, laborer, age 21 years, single; George Osborne, laborer, age 18 years, single; John Fassero, laborer, age 22 years, single, and Leo Moffit, motorman, age 19 years, married. The coroner's jury recommended that the company be held liable for this accident. See : Report of Investigation | |||||||||||
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FASSETTI February 15, 1906, Thursday afternoon at 2:30 P.M. James Fassetti, a shoveler at Superior Coal Company's No. 2 mine loaded caol car broke loose and ran over him died Friday, February 16, 1906 in the afternoon. | |||||||||||
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FATH December 11, 188915, Wednesday, John Fath, a widower aged 64 years, was killed December 11, 1889, at Girard, by being crushed by pit-cars. The driver was coming down a grade with five cars, from which the two rear cars had become unhitched. Fath and partners were working on stoppings on the entry, the driver gave notice to Fath and partners that two cars were coming down the grade behind him. As soon as the driver passed Fath stepped on to the track, his partners called out to him to get out of the way of the two cars, Fath being a little deaf, he must have failed to hear them. | |||||||||||
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FELLCHNER June 18, 192427, Tuesday, Edward Fellchner, driver, age 26 years, single, fell off a pit car and was run over and instantly killed in Consolidated Coal Company's No. 7 mine. | |||||||||||
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FERGUSON May 20, 191223, Monday, Ed. Ferguson, of Farmersville, shot firer, aged 29 years, married employed in the Vivian Colliery Company's mine, Greenridge, Macoupin County, Illinois, was killeed by flying coal. He leaves a widow and one child. | |||||||||||
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FERRERO April 28, 1937, Wednesday, Antonne Ferrero, (listed as Anthony Ferrero, age 51), motorman, , 50, married, was crushed by a motor at mine No. 3 of the Superior Coal Company, Mount Clare, Macoupin County, Illinois, leaving wife. | |||||||||||
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FICKERT February 2, 189918, Thursday, William Fickert, of Staunton, a miner working in the Mount Olive & Staunton Coal Company's mine, Staunton, Madison County, Illinois, was killed by a fall of slate at face of his room. His age was 50 years; he leaves a widow and six children. | |||||||||||
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FISCHER March 2, 193033, Sunday, William Fischer, miner, age 74 years, was killed by a fall of slate in Consolidated Coal Company's No. 7 mine. He leaves a widow. | |||||||||||
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FLEMING November 22, 189818, Tuesday Oscar Fleming, miner , aged 58 years was killed November 22, 1898, in the Consolidated Coal Company's No. 10 mine at Mount Olive, Macoupin County, Illinois. He was killed in the face of a room by top coal falling on him. Top coal had been left up for about seven feet back from the face of the room. The coal had been shattered by previous shots. Fleming was standing in a mine car prying off some coal, left by the last shots at the face; when this coal fell it relieved the top coal, when it fell and caught him, pressing his head down on the end of the mine car, killing him instantly. | |||||||||||
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FOGARTY December 8, 191510, Wednesday, Daniel fogarty, of Carlinville, miner, age 56 years, single, was killed by falling coal in Carlinville Coal Company's mine, Carlinville, Macoupin County, Illinois. | |||||||||||
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FORSEYTH April 7, 1905,2 Tuesday, John A. Forseyth, aged 26 years, married, was injured by an explosion of powder in the Superior Coal Co.'s mine No. 1, Gillespie [Eagarville], Macoupin County. While in the act charging a shot, a spark from his own or his partne's lamp fell into the powder can, causing the explosion. he died the next day. Inhaling the fumes of the powder caused his death. He leaves a widow and three children. | |||||||||||
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FOSTER October 4, 19129, Friday, Clyde Foster, of Virden, miner, aged 25 years, married, died from injuries received three days before [Wednesday, October 1, 1912] by a fall of rock in the Royal Colliery Company's mine, Virden, Macoupin County, Illinois. he leaves a widow and two children. September 18, 19063, Tuesday, L. C. Foster, of Virden, carpemnter, aged 35 years, single, employed at the Royal Colliery Company washery, Virden, Macoupin County, Illinois, was on a scaffold painting, about forty feet from the ground, when, from some cause unknown, he fell to the ground, striking his head on the track rail. he died instantly. | |||||||||||
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FRENCH July 9, 189717, Saturday John French, a machine helper, aged 31 years, was killed July 9, 1897, in the Hornsby mine. The machine runner was cutting in the corner of a room; a piece of coal had been left up from the last shot; the coal fell. French, it appears, had a pick in his hand; he had jumped back when the coal fell, but falling beneath it, the pick stuck in his forehead and killed him. | |||||||||||
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FRIDNA May 14, 19188b, Tuesday, Pete Fridna, of Virden, trackman, age 40 years, single, was killed in C. W. & F. Coal Company's Royal mine, Virden, Macoupin County. Deceased was laying a switch on Thursday, May 9, when accident occurred. He stated that a driver unhooked his mule but let the empty car continue to run and it struck him on the shoulder. He continued at work all day and worked four hours overtime. The following day he worked at his usual occupation and the next day he and another man loaded 16 large cars of dirt. The verdict of the coroner's jury was that "Deceased came to his death from pneumonia and pleurisy caused by injury to his chest by being struck by an empty car." | |||||||||||
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FRITZESCHE September 22, 193033, Monday, Paul E. Fritzesche, miner, age 54 years, married was killed in Consolidated Coal Company's No. 15 mine. He leaves a widow and six children. | |||||||||||
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FULLER October 19, 192327, Friday, Louis Fuller,, of Carlinville, laborer, age 41 years, married, was killed by a fall of rock in Standard Oil Company's No. 2 mine. He leaves a widow and one child. | |||||||||||
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FURRKAMP November 19, 190219, Wednesday, Fred Furrkamp, loader, aged 19 years, single, was killed in the Consolidated Coal Company's mine No. 6, Staunton, Macoupin County, Illinois, by falling coal and clod. | |||||||||||
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FURRY June 25. 19066, Monday, Oscar Furry, driver, from Benld, aged 2S years, married, employed in mine No. 1 of the Superior Coal Co.. Gillespie [Eagarville], Macoupin County, was crushed under pit cars while bringing our a loaded trip. He leaves a widow and two children.
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GABRINETTI December 8, 192226, Peter Gabrinetti, miner, age 34 years, married, was killed in Consolidated Coal Company's No. 7 mine by a fall of slate. He leaves a widow and one child. | |||||||||||
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May 29, 1917, Tuesday, Joe Gahagan died from an accident at Superior Coal Company's No. 4 Mine at Wilsonville, Illinois, when he sliiped from the platform he was constructing and fell about 40 feet. His funeral was held Friday afternnon. December 11, 193336, Monday, William Gahagan, of Wilsonville, trip rider, age 32 years, married, was killed by pit cars in Superior Coal Campany's mine No. 2, Sawyerville, Macoupin County, Illinois. He leaves a widow and one child. | |||||||||||
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GAL May 5, 191512, Wednesday, Joseph Gal, of virden, miner, aged 37 yearsd, married, employed in Royal Colliery Company's mine, Virden, Macoupin County, Illinois, was killed by a fall of rock. he leaves a widow and four children. | |||||||||||
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GARNER October 6, 193740, Wednesday, Ray Garner, of Gillespie, loading machine operator, aged 38 years, married, was killed by a fall of clod in mine No. 3 of the Superior Coal Company, Mount Clare, Macoupin County, Illinois, leaving wife and three children. | |||||||||||
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GATELLI March 3, 19178, Saturday, John Gatelli, of Virden, machine helper, age 32 years, single, was killed by a fall of coal in Royal Colliery Company's mine, Virden, Macoupin County, Illinois. | |||||||||||
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GAVIN October 30, 190820, Thursday, Anton Gavin, a machine helper, aged 49 years, employed in mine No. 2 of the Superior Coal Company, Gillespie [Sawyerville], Macoupin County, Illinois, was struck in the stomach by a machine board and died from the effects a few hours later. He leaves a widow and four children. | |||||||||||
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GENETTI December 30, 19187, Monday, William Genneti, motorman, age 26 years, married was killed in Superior Coal Company's No. 1 mine, Gillespie [Eagarville]. Deceased was coming out of a room with a loaded car, when a rock fell striking him on the head. he jumped off the motor and in some way stumbled and fell under the motor, which ran over him. He leaves a widow and one child. | |||||||||||
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GENTA January 23, 195659 , Monday, Batista Genta, 64, of Carlinville was killed by a coal fall at Little Dog Mine at Gillespie, Illinois. Mr. Battista Genta, age 64, married, no dependent children, came to his death on January 23, 1956, at 11:40 A. M. at the Little Dog Coal Co. mine, located at Gillespie, Macoupin County, Illinois, where he was employed as a cutting machine operator. The deceased, Mr. Battista Genta, and his buddy had just finished cutting a room when mr. Genta reached over the control lever to release the tail rope on a short-wall cutting machine. A piece of coal weighing about 100 lbs. fell from the face, hitting him on top of the head and jamming the control lever about 3 inches into his right eye socket. He died almost instantly. | |||||||||||
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GERARDO September 14, 191412, Monday, Mike Gerardo, 48, a loader at Superior Coal Company's No. 1 Mine at Eagarville, Illinois, was killed by a slate fall. Records show spelling Giardo. | |||||||||||
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GERLOCK October 6, 189315d, Friday, W. H. Gerlock, of Staunton, fireman, aged 25, a single man, employed at night at No. 6 mine of the Consolidated Coal Company, Staunton, Macoupin County, Illinois, was killed by the explosion of a boiler. On inspection it was found that a sag had formed on the boiler over the furnace. The day fireman when cleaning the fire at 5:30 p. m. had not noticed any sag in the plate. The furnace doors are so low that he could not see the plate unless he stooped lower than usual when firing. A sag forming quickly would likely escape detection. the boiler had a thin incrustation of scale, and had been cleaned eleven days before the explosion. It was inspected July 30, 1893. | |||||||||||
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GILL July 14, 191412, Tuesday, James Gill, laborer, age 38 years, married, was killed in the Superior Coal Company's No. 1 mine, Gillespie[Eagarville], Macoupin County, Illinois. Deceased was riding in a car going to his working place when the car ran into a gob slide, turned over and caught him underneath, killing him instantly. He leaves a widow. | |||||||||||
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GIREFF January 26, 19052, Thursday, Peter Gireff, of Girard, miner, aged 30 years, married, was injured Wednesday, January 25, 1905, by falling over a prop in an old and abandoned room in the Illinois Colleries Company's mine No. 5, Girard, Macoupin County, Illinois. He died the next day. He leaves a widow and one child. | |||||||||||
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GLOEKNER May 5, 189817, Thursday Paul Gloekner, a laborer, aged 20 years, was killed May 5, 1898, at the Consolidate Coal Co.,'s mine No. 8, at Mount Olive, Macoupin County, Illinois, by a passenger train on the Wabash railroad. He was employed with a tem to pull out out a wire rope to attach to the empty cars in order to pull them to the screens. It appears he had pulled the rope out to the empty cars and had unhitched his team from the rope, when, in turning his team, the horses got on the main track of the Wabash railroad. A train running east struck the horses, throwing them upon the driver, who was instantly killed. | |||||||||||
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GOLDMAN October 29, 19178b, Monday, Matt Goldman, of Mt. Olive, miner, age 48 years, married, was killed in Consolidated Coal Company's No. 15 mine. Deceased stepped off the track to let a motor trip pass. The trip had become uncoupled and when he stepped onto the track was run over by the rear cars. It seems that he had failed to notice the absence of the white signal board on that part of the trip which had passed him. He leaves a widow and ten children. | |||||||||||
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GOUNDRY April 25, 19198c, Friday, John Goundry, of Virden, machine helper, age 28 years, single, was crushed between a pit car and coal rib and killed in C. W. & F. Coal Company's Royal mine, Virden. | |||||||||||
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GRAVES August 27, 19168, Sunday, John H. Graves, of Carlinville, miner, age 46 years, married, was killed in Carlinville Coal Company's mine, Carlinville, Macoupin County, Illinois, by flying coal from a shot blown through pillar. he leaves a widow. | |||||||||||
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GRAY January 31, 19073, Thursday, John Gray, of Virden, shot firer, aged 29 years, single, working in the Royal Colliery Company's mine No. 1, Virden, Macoupin County, Illinois, was killed instantly. he had just lit a shot on the rib of one room and went into the next to charge and fire a shot there. Not knowing that the pillar between the two rooms was thin, the result was, when the shot went off, it blew through, throwing the coal clear across the other room, killing him instantly. | |||||||||||
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GRUSHALLA March 23, 1907,3 Saturday, John Grushalla, a miner, aged 56 years, married, was fatally injured by being run over by a trip of cars in mine No. 2 of the Superior Coal Company at Benld [Sawyerville], Macoupin County. he had finished his day's work and was waiting with others to be hoisted to the top, when a trip of cars was sent to the bottom. Deceased started across the track just at the time the trip arrived and was knocked down and under the cars. He died that night. He leaves a widow and five children.
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HAASE March 24, 19045, Thursday, Herman Haase, sinker, aged 2_ years, married, was killed by falling from a temporary cage while putting in guides at the Consolidated Coal Co.'s mine No. 14, Staunton, Macoupin County. He leaves a widow. | |||||||||||
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HADDOW July 28, 19168, Friday, Robet Haddow, driver, age 29 years, single, was run over and killed in Superior Coal Campany's No. 3 mine, Gillespie [Mount Clare], Macoupin County. He fell under a coal car and died. | |||||||||||
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HAFFNER November 18, 189616, Wednesday, Samuel Haffner, of Carlinville, aged 50 years, married, leaves a widow and five children, occupation miner, was killed at 4 p. m., November 18, 1896, in room four of the sixth south entry of the west side of the mine of the Carlinville Coal Company, Carlinville, Macoupin County, Illinois. A stratum of clod roof about two feet thick had fallen across the room from a slip about ten feet back from the face. The clod was not sufficiently strong to form a roof above the coal, so it was being taken down as the room advanced. At the tiem of the accident Mr. haffner was over-mining a stnading shot when the clod roof above what he had mined fell, striking him, causing injuries from which he died about an hour later. | |||||||||||
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HAFFTER January 9, 193033, Thursday, Paul E. Haffter, laborer, age 49 years, married, was killed in Consolidated Coal Company's No. 15 mine by being run over by a motor. he leaves a widow and two children. | |||||||||||
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HAGEN May 1, 1930, Thursday, John F. Hagen, 60, of Benld died after being crushed in a rock fall. | |||||||||||
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HALL February 22, 191223, Thursday, Ben Hall, loader, aged 31 years, married, was killed by a fall of rock in the Superior Coal Company's No. 1 mine, Sawyerville, Macoupin County, Illinois. He leaves a widow and two children. [ No. 1 mine was located in Eagarville and No. 2 mine was in Sawyerville] Robert Benson Hall, from Gillespie, a shoveler at Superior Coal Company's No. 2 Mine at Sawyerville, Macoupun County, Illinois, He was shoveling coal when died from a slate fall. | |||||||||||
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HALLOR February 8, 19178, Thursday, John Hallor, single, miner, age 30 years, employed in No. 7 mine, Consolidated Coal Company, Staunton, Macoupun County, Illinois, was killed by falling slate. | |||||||||||
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HARGROVE May 19, 192629, Wednesday, Lawrence Hargrove, electrician, age 27 years, married, was killed by being crushed between motor and car, in Superior Coal Company's No. 3, Mine, Mount Clare, Macoupin County, Illinois. He leaves a widow. | |||||||||||
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HARRIS October 1, 19168, Sunday, Alexander Harris, machine runner, age 34 years, married, was killed by a fall of slate in Superior Coal Company's No. 1 mine, Gillespie [Eagarville], Macoupin County, Illinois. December 2, 1916, Saturday, John Harris of Gillespie, died from an accident at Superior Coal Company's No. 1 Mine at Eagarville, Macoupin County, Illinois. | |||||||||||
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HART November 3, 1905, Friday, J. D. Hart, from Gillespie died from falling down a shaft. | |||||||||||
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HARRY August 4, 19056, Friday, Noble Harry, timberman, aged 72 yeirs, married, and Engle Bartagnolia, timberman, aged 45 years, married, were both killed at mine No. 1 of the Superior Coal Co., Gillespie [Eagarville], Macoupin County. They were working on an entry timbering when, without any warning, the roof fell on them, killing them instantly. Harry leaves a widow and two grown children; Bartagnolia leaves a widow and four children. | |||||||||||
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HAYES April 30, 193033, Wednesday, Henry Hayes, (listed as Henry Hay), mine examiner, age 65 years, married, was thrown from the cage in Liberty Mine of Gillespie Coal Company's mine, in Gillespie, Macoupin County, Illinois. He leaves a widow. | |||||||||||
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HAUM October 1, 1906,3 Monday, Ed. Haum, cager, aged 25 years, married, employed at mine No. 15 of the Consolidated Coal Comapny, Mt. Olive, Macoupin County, was in the act of puching a loadeed car onto the cage, when other loaded cars followed from behind and he was caught between the cars,causing injuries from which he died three days later. he leaves a widow and two children. | |||||||||||
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HEERAN October 3, 190820, Saturday, at the Madison Coal Corporation's mine No. 5, Mt. Olive, Macoupin County, Illinois, Herman Heeran, aged 45 years, married, and George Yanscke, aged 34 years, married, both laborers, were sending feed down in pit cars; they had sent one car down on the cage and went back for another and pushed it into the shaft. They were drawn in with it and struck the cage four hundred feet below and were killed instantly. Heeran leaves a widow and five children and Yanscke leaves a widow and four children. | |||||||||||
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HEEREN August 19, 194144, Tuesday, Fred Herren, of Mt. Olvie, material man, aged 49 years, married, died from being eletrocuted by a trolley wire in Consolidated Coal Comapny's No. 15 mine. He leaves a widow. | |||||||||||
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HELM March 20, 191424, Edward Helm, of Staunton, machine helper, aged 29 years, single, was killed by falling slate in the No. 14 mine of the Consolidated Coal Company, Staunton, Macoupin County, Illinois. | |||||||||||
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HERTEL August 21, 193942, Monday, Fred W. Hertel, of Edwardsville, machine man and mine manager, aged 48 years, killed by a fall of rock in mine of Bauser Coal Company, leaving wife. | |||||||||||
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HIGGINS September 10, 193639, Thursday, John Higgins, of Gillespie, tracklayer, aged 71 years, was struck by a motor in Mine No. 1 of Superior Coal Company, Eagarville, Macoupin County, Illinois. No dependents. | |||||||||||
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HINAL April 21, 194649, Sunday, Fred Hinal, of Gillespie, top laborer, aged 60 years, married was killed by being crushed between flats the previous day [Saturday, April 20, 1946] in Superior Coal Company's No. 4, Mine, Wilsonville, Macoupin County, Illinois. He leaves a widow. | |||||||||||
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HOCHMUTH January 21, 193740, Thursday, Henry Hochmuth, of Staunton, cleanup man, aged 57 years, single, was killed by a fall of slate in mine No. 7 of the Consolidated Coal Company. No dependents. | |||||||||||
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HOELTING September 8, 19063, Saturday, Joseph Hoelting, of Carlinville, miner, aged 47 years, married, employed by the Carlinville Coal Company, Carlinville, Macoupin County, Illinois, was caught under falling coal at the face of his working place. Deceased was cutting the coal on one side in order to bring it down, when it suddenly fell, killing him instantly. He leaves a widow and five children. June 2, 19139, Monday, Joseph Hoelting, of Carlinville, miner, aged 23 years, single, was instantly killed in the Carlinville Coal Company's mine, Carlinville, Macoupin County, Illinois, by falling slate. | |||||||||||
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HOGAN May 1, 193033, Thursday, John Hogan, loader, age 66 years, married, was killed in Superior Coal Company's No. 2 mine, Sawyerville, Macoupin County, Illinois, by a fall of clod. He leaves a widow. | |||||||||||
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HOPE April 16, 192326, Monday, William Hope, miner, age 45 years, single, was killed instantly by a fall of slate in Superior Coal Company's No. 2, Mine, Sawyerville, Macoupin County, Illinois. | |||||||||||
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HOPPER January 23, 189918, Monday, William Hopper of Staunton, a machine helper, working in the Mount Olive and Staunton Coal Company's mine, Staunton, Madison County, Illinois, had his leg caught in the chain of the mining machine while in motion, mashing it so that amputation was deemed necessary. Death resulted the next day, a half hour after the amputation. he was 24 years of age and leaves a widow and two children. | |||||||||||
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HOLESKO February 22, 192730, Tuesday, Mike Holesko, miner, age 60 years, married, was killed by a fall of coal in Gillespie Coal Company's mine. He leaves a widow. | |||||||||||
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HOLLENBECK August 21, 19056, Monday, Fritz Hollenbeck, miner, aged 19 years, single employed in mine No. 6 of the Consolidated Coal Co., at Staunton, Macoupin County, was caught under falling coal at his working face, killing him instantly. | |||||||||||
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HOVANFEC December 22, 194649, Sunday, John Hovanfec, of White City, slack agent, aged 70 years, married, killed by haulage problems that occurred on Thursday, November 21, 1946 in Consolidated Coal Company's No. 15 mine. He leaves a widow. | |||||||||||
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HOWCRAFT January 9, 188484, Wednesday, James Howcraft was killed at Ellsworth Coal Company's No. 6 shaft, Staunton, January 9, 1884, by a fall of coal. he was underming the coal. There was a slip at the back of the mining, which caused the coal to give way, killing him instantly. | |||||||||||
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HOWERTON July 20, 197881, Thursday, Robert E. Howerton, of Wilsonvile Mr. Robert E. Howerton, age 29, single, came to his death by a roof fall, at approximately 11:10 A.M. on Thursday, July 20, 1978, while in th eperformance of his duties as a Utility Man at Monterey Coal Comapny, Mine #1, Carlinville, Macoupin County, Illinois. Mr. Howerton was in the 6th North off the 1st West in Unit #11, the victim was hanging tubing at the intersection between No. 1 Entry and No. 2 Entry when a large roof fall occurred covering the intersection that the employee was working in. The victim was uncovered and pronounced dead at 1:30 P.M. | |||||||||||
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HUBERT September 19, 189818, Monday Fritz Hubert, miner, aged about 50 years, was killed September 19, 1898, in the Consolidated Coal Company's No. 10 mine at Mount Olive, Macoupin County, Illinois. Hubert was riding in the cars to his work in the morning. In passing along the south entry, some top coal had fallen in the entry; the cars run up against the top coal lying on the track. The driver unhooked the mule. Hubert and two other miners got out of the cars and passed over the fallen coal. From some cause Hubert turned back and was in the act of sounding the slate above where the coal had fallen. the slate came away very suddenly and caught him. | |||||||||||
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HURCIK June 15, 193134, Monday, John Hurcik, of Mt. Olive, laborer, age 64 years, married, died from injuries received May 8, when caught by a fall of clod in Consolidated Coal Company's No. 15 mine. he leaves a widow. | |||||||||||
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HURD There was another fatal accident in this district during the year [1905]6, but as the person killed was not an employee at the mines it is not included in the list of fatal accidents. This accident occurred November 3. 1905. at mine No. 1 of the Superior Coal Co.. Gillespie [Eagarville], Macoupin County. J. D. Hurd, a hotel man living near Gillespie, went to this mine for some purpose not known. The gates at the mouth of the shaft were necessarily open, and an employee of the mine was clearing away coal that had fallen from the pit cars. Hurd walked by this employee into the shaft, falling to the bottom, a distance of over 300 feet.
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IMMEROTH December 7, 189511, Saturday -- Fritz Immeroth, aged 55 years, left a widow and four children dependents, occupation loader, was killed at 4:00 P. M., December 7, 1895, by a fall of roof in mine No. 6, of the Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis, at Staunton, Macoup[in County, Illinois. He was loading a car in the entry near a room that was being turned when a piece of slate fell, crushing him on top of the car and causing instant death.
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Macoupin County, Illinois,Coal Mining Fatalities, 1884 - 1984 |
| Coal & Coal Mining in Central Illinois |
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