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REPORT
OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF MINES
OF PENNSYLVANIA
ANTHRACITE REGION
1903
WM. STANLEY RAY
STATE PRINTER OF PENNSYLVANIA
1904
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OFFICIAL DOCUMENT. No. 12.
LKTTKR OF TRANSMITTAL
Department of Mines,
Hardsburg, Pa., April 25, 1904.
To His Excellency, Samuel W. Pennypacker, Governor of Pennsyl-
vania :
Sir: In compliance with the acts of Assembly of Jun^ 2, 1891, and
April 11, 1903, I beg to submit herewith for transmission to the
General Assembly, Volume I of the report of the Department of
Mines for the year ending December 31, 1903. This report covers
in detail the operations of the fifteen Anthracite Districts as returned
by the respective inspectors, with tabulated deductions made in this
Department. Some observations and suggestions relative to acci-
dents, child labor, care of injured employes, election of Insyjeetors,
and the general conditions and prospects of the coal industry are
also submitted and respectfully called to your attention.
This is the first report made under the act of 1903, by which the
Department of Mines was created to supersede the Bureau of Mines,
created by the act of July 15, 1897. For the sake of convenience the
operations of the two great coal regions of the Commonwealth are
published under separate covers, designated as Volume 1, Anthra-
cite, and Volume 2, Bituminous. As there are now fifteen inspec-
tion districts in each region, it was deemed advisable to adopt this
method of presenting the data.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES E. RODERICK,
Chief of Department of Mines.
(I)
A— 12— 1903
(ii)
OFFICIAL. DOCUMENT. No. 12.
REPORT
OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF MINES
INTRODUCTION
The year 1903 was one of remarkable prosperity iu the coal indus-
try of Pennsylvania. New records of production were established
in both the anthracite and bituminous regions, and for employer
and employe alike the period was one of unprecedented success.
The production in the anthracite region, with which this part of
the report has to deal, amounted to 07,171,951 gross tons. The long
and disastrous strike of 1902 had depleted the supply of coal to such
an extent that It required full and continuous work at the mines for
the first ten months of 190.3, to restore the normal conditions of the
trade in this country and Canada. During November and Decem-
ber, however, the production was greatly curtailed, owing to a cessa-
tion in the demand, and most of the operations closed down com-
pletely on the 24th of the latter month. Had the same ratio con-
tinued throughout the year, the production would have been about
73,000,000 tons. As stated in former reports, it is evident that the
high water mark in the daily production of anthracite coal has been
reached, although the annual production may be increased. The
number of working days, however, can hardly exceed 250 in a year,
as the repairs to the mines, inside and outside, require many weeks,
and the loss of several weeks more is caused b}'^ various accidents,
explosions, flooding and caving-in of mines, and breaking of ma-
chinery. Taking 250 as the maximum number of working days, and
(iii)
iv ANNUAL. REPORT OF THE Off. Doc,
320,000 tons as the maximnm daily production, we find the possible
production for the year to be 80,000,000 tons.
It is also probable that the cost of mining anthracite coal will in-
crease each year, for the reason that the most accessible and most
easily worked seams are rapidly being exhausted, necessitating the
working of deeper seams and in many cases much thinner ones.
The cost of producing coal from a two foot seam is considerably
greater than from a six or eight or ten foot seam.
Of the 67,171,951 tons produced during the year, 60,231,101 tons
were shii)ped to market, 5,710,311 tons used for fuel at the col-
lieries, and 1,230,506 tons sold to local trade. The increase in pro-
duction over 1902 was 30,260,397 tons, and over 1901, the banner
year, 7,266,000 tons.
Accidents
In producing the vast tonnage of 1903, 518 lives were lost in and
about the mines, 426 inside and 92 outside. Besides this great
loss of life, 1,127 employes were injured inside the mines and 198
outside. The number of widows caused by these fatalities was 269,
and the number of orphans 592. For every life lost 129,676 gross
tons of coal were produced; for every injury 50,696 tons, and for every
fatal accident inside the mines 157,681 tons. In order that fair com-
parisons may be made with the accidents in the bituminous region,
it is necessary to confine the computations to the casualties that
occur inside the mines, as the great number of surface employes
in the anthracite region do not produce coal; they simply prepare it
for market. During the year there were 92 lives lost outside the
mines in the anthracite region, by machinery, cars, etc. This is 17.76
per centum of the total number.
The total number of employes in and about the mines during the
year was 151,827, and the number of fatal accidents per 1,000 was
3.41. The number employed inside the mines was 102,055 and the
number of fatal accidents per 1,000 was 4.17. The number employed
outside the mines was 49,772, among whom the fatalities per 1,000
Avere 1.85. ' '
It is pleasant to call attention to a slight decrease in the fatal ac-
cidents inside the mines. In 1S99 the percentage per 1,000 was 4.22;
in 1900, 4.26 ; in 1901, 4.47, while for the year covered by this report
it is 4.17.
It will be seen by reference to Table B that 210 fatal acci-
dents, or 49.30 per cent, of the total number inside the mines, were
caused by "falls;" 70, or 16.43 per cent, by cars; 26, or 6.10 per cent,
by explosions of gas; 55, or 12.91 per cent, by powder and blasts; 31
or 7.28 per cent, by falling into shafts and slopes; 12, or 2.82 per cent.
No. 12. DEPARTMENT OP MINES V
by mules and by sutTocation; 22, or 5.1G per cent, by miscellaneous
causes. '^Falls'' and cars caused nearly 66 per cent, of the fatal acci-
dents inside, and it is a lamentable fact that perhaps half of these
could have been avoided by ordinary precaution on the part of the
victims. Of the 92 fatal accidents on the surface, 64, or nearly TO
per cent, were caused by cars and machinery. To carelessness on the
part of the victims may be attributed at least one-half of these acci-
dents.
The occupations of the 426 persons killed inside were as follows:
miners and miners' laborers 312, or 73.24 per cent.; drivers and door-
boys 58, or 13.61 per cent.; all other occupations 56, or 13.15 per cent.
Of the 102,055 inside employes, 64,356, or about 63 per cent, were
miners and miners' laborers, among which class over 73 per cent, of
the fatal accidents occurred. For every 1,000 miners employed 5.49
lost their lives, and for every 1,000 miners' laborers employed 4 lost
their lives. These figures indicate clearly that tlie occupation of
the miner and his laborer is of an extra hazardous nature.
A comparison with the figures contained in the Annual Kailway
Report of the Secretary of Internal Affairs, shows that the percent-
age of accidents among anthracite mine employes is considerably
greater than among the employes of the steam railways. For the
year ending June 30, 1901, the railways of the State reported 335,865
employes and 987 fatal accidents; for the year ending June 30, 1902,
377,798 employes and 1,137 fatal accidents; for the year ending June
30, 1903, 419,581 employes and 1,323 fatal accidents. Taking the
total number of employes for the three years as 1,133,244 and the
total number of fatal accidents as 3,447, we find that for every 1,000
employes the percentage killed was 3.04, wliile the percentage among
"the mine employes was 4.16.
In my report for 1902 the follow^ing remarks appear, which were
appropriate then and are equally so at the present time.
"During the past twenty years more than fifty per cent, of the acci-
dents were caused by 'falls,' but there is no reason why the number
from this cause should not be reduced by at least 50 per cent. If
as much care were taken to guard against falls of coal, roof and
sides, as is taken in regard to ventilation for the purpose of keep-
ing the mines clear of what is generally called the deadly 'gas,'
a stringent rule would be adopted against the more deadly 'falls.' "
In the last twenty years for every person killed by an explosion
of gas, six j)ersons have been killed by "falls," making the ratio
six to one.
During the year 1902, 1,351 persons acted as fire bosses, whose
duty it was to see every day that the mines w^ere kept clear from
the deadly ''gas," when there was no person engaged to look after
the men doing the actual mining of coal. The law provides that
Vl ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Off. Doc.
''the mine foreman or his assistant shall visit and exaijiine every
working place in the mine at least one every alternate day, while the
men of such place are or should be at work, and shall direct that
each and every working place is properly secured by props or tim-
ber, and that safety in all respects is assured by directing that all
loose coal or rock shall be pulled down or secured, and that no per-
son shall be permitted to work in an unsafe place unless it be for
the purpose of making it secure."
The law imposes many duties on the foreman, and the companies
expect, and justly too, that as they pay him, his first duty is to safe-
guard their interests, especially in seeing that the coal is taken out.
The safety of the men at the ''working faces" is almost the last thing
that is considered.
I do not desire to criticise the overworked official mine foreman
because he does not comply with the requirements of the law. I
know it is a physical impossibility for him to do so, and at the
same time do his duty to his employer. It is my opinion, however,
that the coal companies should engage a sufficient number of assist-
ant foremen for the very responsible duty of examining the working
places in the mines. These foremen should direct that every work-
ing place be examined every day and properlj^ secured by props, tim-
ber or otherwise. They should also direct that all loose coal or rock
be pulled down or secured, so that safety be assured so far as possi-
ble. They should also see that no person be permitted to work in
an unsafe place except for the purpose of making it secure.
At the last session of the Legislature, Hon, D. J. Thomas, Senator
from Schuylkill county, formerly a practical miner, foreman and
superintendent, knowing of the lack of care and attention in the
matter of safeguarding the lives and limbs of the persons actually
engaged in the mining of coal, offered the following amendment to
the law, which could have been made applicable to both the anthra-
cite and bituminous mines:
"In mines generating explosive gases, the mine foreman or his
assistants shall make a careful examination every morning of all
working places, and traveling roads, and all other places which
might endanger the life and safety of the workmen-, before the
workmen shall enter the mine, and such examination shall be made
with a safety lamp, and that within three hours at most before time
for commencing work, and a workman shall not enter the mine
or his working place until said mine, or part thereof, and working
place are reported safe. Every report shall be recorded without de-
lay in a book, which shall be kept in an office at the colliery for the
purpose, and shall be signed forthwith by the person or persons mak-
ing the examination. Said record book shall be supplied by the De-
partment of Mines.
"And in all mines the mine foreman or his assistants shall make
a careful examination each day of all the woi-king places and
No. 12. DEPARTMENT OF MINES vil
traveling roads, to see that the roof and sides are properly supported
by timber or other material, and to see that the rules in regard to
systematic propping are faithfully carried out. Any miner or other
workman found violating these rules, or neglecting to comply with
their provisions, shall be suspended. Reports of all examinations
shall be recorded in a book, which shall be kept in an office at the
colliery for that purpose, and shall be signed forthwith by the per-
son or persons making the examination. It shall be the duty of the
mine inspector to see that all such examinations are properly re-
corded and signed by the person or persons making such examina-
tions. These record books shall be provided by the Department of
Mines."
This amendment, if it had been adopted, would have gone a great
way towards lessening the number of accidents from "falls," and I
am of the opinion that if properly lived up to, at least half of the
accidents from this cause could be avoided. So far as known, the
coal companies made no opposition to this amendment, but con-
siderable opposition was met with from some of the leaders of the
mine workers, because of the provision that ''any miner or other
workman found violating these rules, or neglecting to comply with
their provisions, shall be suspended,"
In my opinion it is a more merciful act to "suspend a miner" for
violation of the rules, than to allow him to lose his life through ne-
glecting to comply with the law which has been enacted for his
safety.
I hope that Senator Thomas, or some other equally expert miner,
will take up this matter again, and that the leaders of the miners
especially will not oppose its passage into a law.
In carrying out the intent of this amendment the immediate ex-
pense to the coal companies might be from a fourth to a third of a
cent per ton for the coal mined, but this amount would be materially
reduced by the less number of accidents. Every time an accident
occurs there is a cessation of work and a certain demoralization of
the employes in the immediate vicinity, and a consequent loss to the
company. In the case of fatal accidents the loss sustained in this
way is considerable, as frequently a whole section of a mine is de-
moralized at the time of the accident and many of the emploj^es stop
work to convey the victim to his home. When he is buried, the com-
pany suffers a still further loss by the closing down of the colliery
for at least half a day to allow the employes to attend the funeral.
It is impossible to state the actual loss to a company from the many
fatal and non-fatal accidents that occur, but no doubt at least half
of those resulting from "falls" could be avoided by the adoption
of the plan suggested, and the company's ledger at the end of the
year would show ver.y littk', if any, additional expense. Even if
there should be an expense of a fourth of a cent per ton, I do not
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
Off. Doc.
believe that any company would object to the paying of that amount
if by so doing human life could be saved and human suffering avoided.
Number of employes inside and outside the Anthracite mines; number of fatal
accidents; number of fatal accidents per 1,000 employes; number of tons of coal
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62,901
290
63,930
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78,688
317
74,178
339
73,613
323
76.569
372
81,953
361
86,387
388
87,901
368
89,059
354
94,978
430
95,812
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91,171
360
92,223
389
94,140
358
98,464
441
98,377
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426
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4.87
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4.61
3.69
3.99
4.03
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4.40
4.85
4.40
4.49
4.19
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4.53
3.88
3.96
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4.47
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144,594
138,285
135,666
127, 507
129,456
161,662
1.54,045
147,313
132,819
139,009
133,406
141,689
136,186
143,198
161,999
125,216
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146,668
155,773
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152,142
150,659
176,602
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1.30
35,153
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1.40
39,151
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1.75
37,419
42
1.22
39, 114
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1.10
38,801
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1.18
43,5.30
47
1.08
45,486
58
1.28
46,306
55
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46,739
56
1.19
48,212
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1.18
51,682
68
1.30
52,038
78
1.52
54,031
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1.24
55,320
72
1.30
53,745
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51,245
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48,433
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49,217
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49,762
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3.54
3.53
3.28
3.31
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2.97
2.98
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3.47
3.21
3.30
3.19
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collieries
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No. 12.
DEPARTMENT OF MINES
ix
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days worked by breakers; average production per day worked by breakers,
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28,305
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5.65
20,128
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4.27
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3.98
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102
3.45
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30.532
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119
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4.73
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3.80
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4.67
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141,593
149,552
169,590
164,318
173,696
178,544
191,002
198,049
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310,309
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tThis increase of over 10,000 tons per day was caused by washeries working during the strike,
the time of which was not computed in the average days worl\ed.
CARE OF INJURED MINERS
At intervals from 1881 to the present time, I have called the atten-
tion of the operators, mine workers and the general ])nblic', to the
necessity of adopting some system of relief for injured miners and
for the families of those who are killed and disabled. Reference has
been made to the systems adopted by the Cross Creek Coal Company,
under the direction of the late E. B. Coxe, and the Lehigh Coal and
Navigation Companj^ under the direction of W. D. Zehner. There
may be other companies that are doing good work in this direction,
and if so, I shall be glad to show in future reports the result of their
efforts.
My remarks did not seem to have any effect until last year, when
the subject was taken up by some of the leaders of the mine workers
X ANNUAL, REPORT OF THE Off. Doc.
and also by the leading newspapers. . The Scranton Tribune in a re-
cent issue opened a formal discussion with T. D. Nicholls, President
of District No. 1, of the United Mine Workers of America, as fol-
lows:
"For many years various projects have been discussed having in
view the relief of miners and laborers injured while following their
daily work, and the support of the widows and orphans of those
who have met their death in and about the mines. Notwithstanding
that great minds have given the subject their attention, nothing
definite has been accomplished, notwithstanding that employers have
on many occasions evinced their willingness to co-operate in such a
humane movement. This has probably been due to the fact that the
question is both complicated and intricate, as is seen from the
history of similar movements in this and the old world."
"There has been a revival of the discussion since the findings of
the Anthracite Commission. Previous to that epoch in the history
■of the anthracite industry, there were differences between employer
and employe, which recLuired re-adjusting and which caused more
or less irritation. Under such circumstances, neither side was in
a favorable mood to discuss a system of permanent relief for miners.
The exhaustive and far-reaching discussion of miners' grievances,
before the Anthracite Commission, has accomplished wonders in
removing old grievances and establishing better relations, and the
natural sequence is the thought that something may now be ac-
complished in the way of organizing means of permanent relief for
the great array of disabled miners and for the support of the widows
and orphans."
"The discussion before the Anthracite Commission of the South
Wales conciliation scheme, which formed the basis of the organiza-
tion of the Anthracite Conciliation Board, has drawn attention to the
North Wales Permanent Relief Society, which has been in operation
for the past quarter of a century. There the employers and em-
ployes contribute to the fund in proportion, and about $10 per
month is given to disabled miners, $5 per month to the widows, and
$2.50 per month to eaeh orphan while under the age of fourteen
years. The fund is managed by a board of directors composed equally
of employers and employes. While a remarkable work of mercy
has been accomplished by this fund in North Wales, many of the
features would not be applicable to this region, but a number of
improvements could be effected."
President Nicholls, of District No. 1, United Mine Workers of
America, in an interview with a Scranton Tribune reporter, dis-
cussed the matter.
"Do you believe that a project for the organization of a permanent
relief fund for the miners of the anthracite region would be feasi-
ble? he was asked.
"Yes," replied Mr. Nicholls, "an accident and death fund."
"Presuming that a State law w^as passed placing a tax of, say,
one-half a cent on each ton of coal sold, such tax to be paid by the
operators to the State, and repaid to the management of the relief
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fund, would the minei-s, in your opinion, co-operate by paying into
such fund a pro rata share to place the fund on a sound basis?" was
the next question.
''It would be difficult/' said Mr. Nicholls, ''to secure complete co-
operation between employers and employes, unless the law was man-
datory, as there are some emplo3ers and employes who would re-
fuse to contribute. My opinion is that there should be a general
law passed by the State requiring all employei's employing more
than twenty-five persons, to pay certain sums during idleness caused
by accidents received while at work, and for death, caused by ac-
cidents while at work. The weekly benefits should be sufficient to
keep the average family in the necessities, and the death benefit
should be sufficient to support the average family for at least a year,
caring for all children under working age, left by a father killed at
work. By the law being applicable to all employers in the same
degree, the cost of operating could therefore be computed with this
additional cost considered legitimate expense. Such a law would
also tend to reduce accidents to a minimum, as the employers would
have a strong motive for insisting on all life-protecting methods
and appliances being used, and proper supervision by their hired
representatives. This law would compel the general public (which
would include the employers themselves) to be responsible for the
poor unfortunates who are injured while doing public service.
Those who consume the ijroducts and thereby profit by the labor of
another, should be willing to support the persons and their families,
who are injured while producing the same, and be glad they are more
fortuna'te."
"What general or organized provision is there at present among
those employed in connection with the anthracite industry, to help
in cases of fatal accidents or injuries, as compared with Welsh relief
fund?'' asked the reporter.
"Many of the collieries have an accident and death benefit fund,"
explained Mr. Nicholls, "which is supported jointly by the company
and the men. Membership in such funds is entirely voluntary and
they therefore do not include all -workers as members. There are
also what are calley "keg funds." The sale of empty powder kegs
to the powder company produces the main part of the revenue, al-
though many members of such funds pay a stipulalcd amount
monthly for their protection in case of accident or death."
I have given here vei-batim what the Tribune published, hoi)ing
that it would have proi)er weight with all parties interested.
As Mine Inspector and Chief of the Department of ]\[ines, I have
written and plead in public and private with superintendents, opera-
tors and miners, endeavoring to show the great good that cduld be
accomplished by having a general system adopted wherrhy tlie in-
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jured, and tlie widows and orphans of those killed, and other per-
sons dependent upon the unfortunate miners, could be cared for,
and I am of the opinion that a system such as that adopted by the
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company could be utilized with some
changes, to meet all requirements in our anthracite and bituminous
counties. Possibly a general system should be adopted for the bi-
tuminous and anthracite regions, whereby the companies shall con-
tribute one per cent, per ton and the emploj^es one per cent, of their
earnings, to be paid monthly to some person designated as treasurer,
and upon the information obtainable from the inspectors and the
Department of Mines, the fund could be paid to the proper persons.
If each company would take hold of this matter, it would be much
simpler, but if there is no general law passed, few of the companies,
I think, would subscribe to the fund, and few employes would con-
sent to have the one per cent, deducted from their earnings.
Therefore, in the interest of humanity, I would suggest that a law
be passed taxing all employers of labor in and about the mines one
cent i)er ton for all coal sent to market, and all employes inside and
outside of the mines one per cent, per month on their net earnings.
The amount of money that would accrue from this tax would be
enough to care for the burial of the dead, to care for the children
until they should reach the legal age, and also to care for the widows
until re-married.
I reprint herewith briefly the rules of the Lansford Beneficial
Fund, as organized by the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Comjjany, in
January, 1884. I also give a brief statement of its purposes and the
results of its operations to December 31, 1903. At first the men
working in the mines were assessed 1 per centum of their wages, not
to exceed fl.OO a month, and the outside men were assessed one-
half of one per centum of their wages. The company contributed
one cent per ton on its production. In 1894 the fund had ac-
cumulated to such an extent that the contributions were cut down
one-half, but this was found to be too much of a decrease as the fund
soon diminished to a point where it failed to meet the. demands
made upon it. There is now a debit balance of |9, 057.49. This de-
cided decrease' in the fund makes apparent the necessity for increas-
ing the contributions by at least one-half the present rates.
THE LANSFOKD BENEFICIAL FUND
"This fund shall be created and maintained by the following contri-
butions, to be made monthly:
■'The Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company will pay into it one cent
for every ton of coal produced at its mines-. The inside workmen em-
ployed on its property will pay into it one per cent, of their earnings,
and the outside workmen will pay into it one-half of one per cent.;
but no one shall pay more than one dollar In any one month.
No. 12. DEPARTMENT OF MINES xiii
* * All moneys which shall be paid into this fund shall be placed
in charge of a Board of Trustees to be apopinted from time to time
by the President of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company, and
to be chosen by him, partly from the officers of the company and
partly from business men of experience and good reputation in the
mining region.
"A report of the receipts and expenditures of this fund shall be
published by the Board of Trustees at least once in each year. * *
The fund thus established is believed to be ample to meet all claims
arising from accidents to the contributors, and if, as is hoped,
there shall be more than is required under this plan, the benefits
will be increased as from time ta time the trustees may think
prudent.
"The Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company, in making this contri-
bution and establishing this fund, desires to relieve the suffering
which the accidents cause among its workingmen, and to render
unnecessary the collections which make a heavy tax on the benevo-
lent; and also to promote the growth of kindly feeling which now ex-
ists between the company and the men engaged in its service."
"The fund out of which benefits are paid to disabled miners and
to the widows and orphans of those killed in the service of the com-
pany, is derived from contributions from the employes ,who joined
the association, and from the company.
"The benefits paid by this fund are as follows:
"In case of injury not resulting in death, one-half of the average
earnings of six months preceding the accident are paid until the
injured person is able to resume work or for a period not exceeding
six months thereafter.
"In case of fatal accident, $30'. 00 are paid for funeral expenses and
the family of the deceased is paid for eighteen months, one-half of
his monthly average earnings for six months preceding the accident.
"While it is optional with the employes of the company to become
members of the association in point of fact, practically all of them
are glad to contribute to the fund."
1903.
Contributed by compari}^, |9,G28 45
Contributed by employes, 10,100 71
Interest on investments, 1,450 00
Total contributions and receipts, 121,230 IG
benefits paid, : |25,101 11
Expenses, 1,208 23
Total payments, $26,369 34
Debit balance, December 31, 1902, 3,927 31 30,296 65
Debit balance, December 31, 1903, |9,057 49
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LEGAL AGE OF BOY EMPLOYES
The anthracite mine law of 1870 made the miniumnm legal age of
boys employed ontside the mines twelve years, and inside fourteen
years. The legislative amendments of 1885, 1891 preserved the same
mimimum requirements. I am not familiar with the mining laws
of Continental Europe, but in Great Britian the age limit is the same
as in Pennsylvania.
A great deal of criticism has been indulged in regarding the em-
ployment of children in and about our coal mines, but it has been
due largely to the fact that false statements are made in the certi-
ficates of age as presented by the parents or guardians of the chil-
dren.
The law is emjihatic in its requirement of properly attested certi-
ficates from children applying for employment, but unfortunately
under the present system no protection is afforded in cases where
the age is falsely represented. The inspectors may frequently have
doubts as to the eligibility of the boys vv'ho are given emplo^-ment,
but as the certificates have been accepted by the mine foremen, they
are without authority to take any action in the matter.
As children are now compelled to begin attendance at school at
six years of age, they should, if continuously kept at their studies,
be able at the age of twelve to read and write the English language,
and 95 per centum of them should have a pretty clear comprehension
of v.iiat they read. I think, however, that the minimum age for
employment outside the mines ought to be advanced to thirteen
years, to conform with the school law of the State. But the pres-
ent minimum of fourteen years for inside employment need not be
changed. All children cannot enter the higher professions; in fact,
most of them must take up the manual occupations that are the
basis and backbone of all our industries. They must be machinists,
carpenters, miners, blacksmiths, drivers, laborers and so forth, and
the common school advantages of the present day should sufficiently
equip them at the age of fouitcen to enter upon these occupations.
This seems to be conceded in all occupations but that of the miner,
and in his case it is urged that the entrance upon his life work
should be delayed until he is sixteen. I do not agree with this view
of the matter, and have therefore never approved of the amendment
advancing the legal minimum limit to sixteen years. I know of
m.any instances where boys of sixteen are earning men's wages in-
side the mines, and it seems to me a mistake to class them as chil-
dren. This belief has deterred me from endeavoring to enforce the
No. 12. DEPARTMENT OF MINES XV
provisions of the ameudmeut; but 1 uevei'theless iustriicted all of
the inspectors, when the law went into effect, to demand of the
companies employing boys that they require of every boy of doubt-
ful age a certificate from parent or guaVdian showing him to be of
legal employment age. The companies, especially in the anthracite
I'egion, willingly complied with the demand, but as before stated,
while the certificates attested to the ages fourteen or sixteen, it
was evident that many of the boys were under that age. To im-
prove the condition I knew existed, I sent a circular letter to the in-
spectors for distribution among the mine ofiicials. The letter read
as follows:
"December 15, 1903.
"Dear Sir: You are hereby notified that on and after January 1,
1904, all boys who appear to be under the legal age shall be required
to fvu-nish affidavits, sworn to before a justice of the peace or other
officer qualified to administer oaths, setting forth the fact that they
have attained the age required by the mine law; that said affidavit
shall be filed with the superintendent or mine foremen at the col-
lieries, and the Mine Inspectors shall examine them on their visits
of inspection.
"These certificates shall be filed in the mine offices, convenient
for examination by the Inspectors.
"Very truly yours,
"(Signed) JAMES E. RODERICK,
"Chief of Department of Mines."
This letter, especially in the bituminous region, brought down
upon the Department a Hood of interrogations from operators, law-
3'ers and mine workers, as to my authority for making such a de-
mand.
To test the constitutionality of the law, I instructed Inspector
James Blick to bring suit against Frank Scliulte, mine foreman of
the Pittsburg Coal Compan}-. The legal proceedings in the case are
submitted herewith.
IN THE COURT OF QUARTER SESSIONS OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY,
PENNSYLVANIA
Commonwealth
vs.
Frank Schulte.
SHAFER, J.
) No. 151 September Sessions, 1903.
i Motion to Quash Indictment.
The indictment charges the defendant, being a mine foreman, with
violating section second of the act of May 13, 1903, by employing
in a mine in the county of Allegheny under his charge and control,
a boy under the age of sixteen years in work not permitted by that
act. The defendant has moved to quash the indictment on the
allegation that the act in question is unconstitutional and void.
The act in question is entitled "An act to amend article 9, section
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1 of an act, entitled 'An act to provide for the health and safety
of persons employed in and about the anthracite coal mines of
Pennsylvania, and for the protection and preservation of property
connected therewith,' approved June 2, 1891, also to amend section
17 of an act, entitled 'An act relating to Bituminous coal mines
and providing- for the lives, health, safety and welfare of persons
employed therein,' approved June 30, 1885."
While it is true that anthracite mining and bituminous mining are,
in a sense, two distinct subjects, and have been regulated by acts
of Assembly such as those quoted in the title above mentioned ap-
plying only to the one and not to the other, yet there are species
of a single genus and it is no doubt competent for the Legislature
to enact laws applying to both of them. The title, therefore, cannot
fairly be said for that reason to contain more than one subject. The
Constitution, however, provides that no Taw shall be revived or
amended by reference to its title only, but that so much of it as is
revived and amended shall be re-enacted and published at length.
It seems to us that the amendment of two distinct acts of Assembly,
which refer to different subjects of legislation, in one act, even
though they may be parts of a general subject, constitutes two sub-
jects within the meaning of the Constitution, each subject being
the amendment of a particular act so that it shall read in a par-
ticular way.
It is further claimed that the act of June 30, 1SS5, cited for amend-
ment was repealed by the act of May 15, 1893, and was not, there-
fore, in force at the time of the passage of the act in question, but
that article 17, section 1, of the act of May 15, 1893, regulates the
subject of the employment of boys and wom^n in coal mines.
The act of May 15, 1893, contains a repealing clause of all acts
inconsistent therewith, and it seems to us plain that the act of 1893
was the law in force at the time of the passage of the act in ques-
tion. The title of the act in question declares the intention of the
Legislature to amend section 17 of the act of 1885. The body of the
act provides that the first section of article 9 of the act of 1885, which
is alleged in the act to read as therein set out, shall be amended.
An inspection of the act of 1885 will shov/ that it is not divided into
articles at all; but there is therefore no section first of article 9 of
the act and that section 9 of the act and section 17 of the act are
both entirely different from the section set out to be amended,
which corresponds with section 16 of the act of 1885. So that the
title of the present act speaks of one section of the act of 1885, the
body of the act speaks of another section and recites for amendment
a still different section.
It seems to us therefore that the act of 1903 is void, for the reason
that it is an attempt to amend two distinct acts of Assembly by
one act, for the further reason that its title is misleading in that it
declares to be the intention of the Legislature to amend a section
of the act, which is not mentioned in the act itself, and further, be-
cause it is not competent for the Legislature to amend in effect the
act of May 15, 1893, without reciting its provisions instead of reciting
the provisions of an act on the same subject which was not in force.
The indictment is, therefore, quashed.
From the record.
Attest: FRANCIS X. BARR, Clerk.
No. 12. DEPARTMENT OF MINES xvll
Upon receipt of the decision of the court, I instructed Inspector
James Bliclc to liave tlie case appealed to a lii<;her court, altliouj^li
convinced tliat tlie decision was a correct one. Tlie letter relative
to the enorcemeut of the amendment, so far as .Allegheny county
was concerned, was withdrawn, but until the matter is passed upon
by a higher court, its enforcement will be insisted upon in other
counties.
The rank and file of the anthracite miners are against the amend-
ment, but say very little about it. Tlie bituminous miners, liOAvever,
are loud in their protests, and this Departmejit has received many
communications from the mine workers and their leaders in regard
to its enforcement. I iwaj say here that this amendment was pre-
pared, endorsed and presented by the leaders of the Anthracie ]\Iine
Workers of America, but its scope was evidently not appreciated
or understood by the leaders of the Bituminous Mine Workers of
America until the Department commenced to enforce it. Person-
ally, I have no fault to find with this law, but it no doubt is working
a great hardship to many of the widows of mine workers who hare
been killed in this State. If the children of deceased miners, and
they are legion, are not allovv'ed to work in the mines until they are
sixteen jears of age, who is to care for them and for the younger
members of the family and the widowed mother? Before such a law
v/as passed, the State, counties or townships should have made am-
ple provision to care for the widows and orphans until the orphans
reached the legal employment ago. The law can possibly be
amended to make an exception of the children of widows who have
ho other support.
As I understand it, this amendment was prepared to give the ris-
ing generation more years of schooling, and thus better preijare them
for citizenship. The purpose is entirely praiseworthy and in keep-
ing with our American ideas of progress and enlightenment; but
the requirement is so excessive that it Avorks a hardship to many of
the orphaned children and their mothers.
I am well aware that I tread on dangerous ground in expressing
my opinion on tiiis tfiiestion, and perhaps lay myself open to the
criticism of the advanced theorists, but I feel that I voice the senti-
ment of an overwhelming majority of the mine workers of the State
when I recommend a further revision of the law to nuike the ages of
boys thirteen and fourteen respectively, for outside and inside work
at the mines. However, whether an amendment be made or not,
there should be a heavy penalty attached to the violation of the
law by parents, guardians or employers.
A further requirement should be that every boy after reaching the
legal employment age should be compelled to pi'ove that ho can read
and write the English language, unless he is of foreign Itirtli and did
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not come to this country until twelve years of age. Some one
person in every inspection district should be hdld responsible for
the enforcement of the law, and I recommend that each district in-
spector be the authority to receive the age certificates of all the
children applying for employment. After satisfying himself as to
the correctness of the certificates, he should test the applicants'
ability to read and write, and then furnish them with additional cer-
tificates showing that they are legally qualified to work inside or
outside the mines, as the case may be. No emplo^-er of labor should
be allowed to hire any boy unless he possesses a certificate from the
inspector. The inspector should also have authority, and it should
be made part of his duty, to prosecute all violators of this law, and
to enable him to do this a special aijpropriation should be made by
the legislature.
With these additional requirements, it w^ould be possible to elimin-
ate child labor from the coal mines of Pennsvlvania.
MINE INSPECTION
The inspections of the mines during the past year were conducted
with systematic regularity, but with no better results, apparently,
than in former years, although the increase in the number of in-
spectors, from eight to fifteen, made it possible to give the Avork
closer attention. The benefits, however, that might have been de-
rived from this provision were completely nullified by the absurd
requirement of section 15 of article II, as amended, that "each in-
spector shall examine all the collieries in his district, including each
working face, at least once every two months." It would be a
plwsical impossibility to do this. It is doubtful, indeed if it could
be done once in five months. This requirement defeats the very
purpose of the act and reduces the inspector to a mere walking ma-
chine, with time only to note the most trival matters. The section
of which this requirement is a part is the most arbitrary to be found
in any mining law of this or any other country, and never should
have been enacted. It entails duties u])on the inspectors that they
cannot perform, takes from them the right to use their own judg-
ment in the conduct of their work, and has a decided tendency to
lower the efficiency and thoroughness of the inspection. I have
therefore been loath to compel them by judicial niv asures to meet
its requirements. The section reads as follows:
"Each of the said inspectors shall reside in the district for which
he is elected, and sbAll give his whole time and attention to the
duties of his office. He shall examine all the collieries in his district
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA.
RECORD OF INSPECTION as per Section 15, of Article 2, Anthracite Mine Law as
Amended June 8th, 1901.
No. 12. DEPARTMENT OF MINES xlx
at least once every two months, as often in addition thereto as the
necessities of tlie case or the condition of the mines require. He
shall see that every necessary precaution is taken to secure the
safety of the workmen and that the provisions of this act are
observed and obeyed; and he shall personally visit each working
face and see that the air-current is carried to the working faces and
is of sufficient quantity or volume to thoroughly ventilate the places.
He shall every three months make a report of the condition of each
working face in each colliery, on a form to be furnished to the In-
spectors by the Chief of the Bureau of Mines and Mining, designat-
ing the gangway in which the w^orking is situated and the breast
number of said working, and their condition shall be designated
by the words good, fair or bad, as the circumstances may warrant;
and the said report, or a duplicate, shall be placed in a weather
and dust-proof case, with a glass front; said case to be furnished
by the operator and placed in a conspicuous place at each mine open-
ing, shaft, slope or drift, so that the workmen have easy access
thereto. He shall certify in said report that the employes are hoisted
to the surface of the ground or given access thereto according to
law; he shall attend every inquest held by the coroner or his deputy
upon the bodies of persons killed in or about the collieries in his
district; he shall visit the scene of the accident for the purpose of
making an examination into the particulars of the same, whenever
loss of life or serious personal injury occurs, as elsewhere herein
provided for, and make an annual report of his proceedings to the
Secretary of Internal Affairs of the Commonwealth, at the close
of every year, enumerating all the accidents in and about the col-
lieries in his district, marking in tabular form those accidents
causing death or serious personal injury, the condition of the work-
ings of the said mines with regard to the safety of the workmen
therein and the ventilation thereof, and the results generally shall
be fully set forth; and such other duties as now are or hereafter may
be required by law."
Besides the general inspections, tbe inspectors are in duty bound
to visit tlie scene of every fatal and serious accident, and to attend
every coroner's inquest. They are expected to make special inspec-
tions when complaint is made by the employes, and also to meet the
mine foremen or superintendents in order to point out any neglect
or violation of the law discovered during their visits of inspection.
Their duties are varied and numerous, and require great physical
exertion.
A form is given herewith that was prepared by the Department to
comply with the section referred to, and filled in by one of the in-
spectors as required by law. By this it will be seen that to comply
with the requirements the inspector must have considerable clerical
ability, as well as a thorough, practical knowledge of his business,
qualifications not always found in the same person. It took this in-
spector 0 days to make the inspection of the Woodward colliery, and
no doubt another day in the office copying the desired information
from his notebook onto this blank.
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I claim that he could have made an inspection of this mine in 3
dajs that would have answered all practical and theoretical pur-
poses. If so, he spent 6 days doing unnecessary work. With six-
teen mine insijectois, the mines can be properly inspected four or five
times a year, allowing about 2 days for each inspection.
I hope the next legislature will amend or repeal this obnoxious
section. In fact, article II should be amended or rejiealed in its en-
tirety. If it is not amended or repealed, the number of inspectors
should be increased from sixteen to at least thirty-two, if a com-
pliance with its requirements is to be expected. If the legislature
does nothing in the way of affording relief, it will be necessary for
this Department to take the matter into court for a satisfactory
solution of the difficultv.
ELECTION OF INSPECTORS
Remarks on Article II of the Act of June S, 1901
The first general anthracite mine law of Pennsylvania was enacted
by the Legislature in ISTO. In 1885 it was revised in accordance
with the recommendations of a Commission consisting of six miners,
three ojjerators and six inspectors, appointed by the Governor. It
was further revised in 1891 on the recommendation of a Commission
of eight miners, three operators, two mining engineers and two in-
spectors, appointed by the Governor; and in 1901 article II of the
act of 1891 was further amended. The act of 1885 was much more
satisfactory than the act of 1870 or the act of 1891 or the amend-
ment of 1901, as its provisions were fair to the miners, operators
and inspectors.
During the years 1889 and 1890 considerable dissatisfaction was
manifested regarding the inspectors, especially in Schuylkill county,
and this feeling was intensified against one of them who, from mis-
taken judgment, committed an act that, Vvhile not a violation of
the law, was repugnant to the miners. It was an act entirely out-
side of his duties as inspector. Had any complaint been made to
this Department regardiag this inspector, or any of the other inspec-
tors, it would have received immediate attention and the matter
would have been thoroughly investigated. I did, on account of the
persistant rumors regarding some of the inspectors, make careful
inquiry to ascertain the causes of complaint, but found nothing to
indicate that any of them had neglected their duties. This anta-
gonistic feeling against the inspectors was encouraged and kept
No. 12. DEPARTMENT OF MINES xxi
alive to such an extent bv a few interested persons, that the miners
finally assembled in convention and passed resolulions calling upon
the "legislature to amend the mining law so that the anthracite in-
spectors could be elected by the people. They believed that this
would do away with all objectionable inspectors and remove all
causes of complaint, and that it would also open an avenue for am-
bitious miners to become inspectors. The fact is, however, that
the oifice of inspector has always been open to all miners qualified
to fill it; but in all the years from 1S70 to 1903 only one miner passed
a successful examination before an examining board in the anthra-
cite region. (The word 'miiner" as used here, means a man actually
employed at cutting coal.) The reason for this is found in the fact
that the operators have always advanced the most intelligent miners
to be foremen and fire bosses, and many of them have become su-
perintendents and general managers of large corporations. One of
them has recently attained the presidency of one of the most promi-
nent coal companies. It is from this class of miners w^ho were fore-
men or superintendents, that the anthracite inspectors -have gener-
ally been selected, after a rigid competitve ■Examination before a
board composed of three miners and two mining engineers. With
but one or two exceptions, the anthracite inspectors from 1870 to
1900 have been men of good moral character and practically and
theoretically proficient. All the anthracite laws have favored the
miners in the formation of examining boards, as they have always'
had three-fifths of the membership of each board. They have there-
fore been able to control the actions of the boards, and if at any time
a man was chosen for the office of inspector Avho was not thoroughly
'qualified, the responsibility can be placed upon the miners.
In compliance with the demands of the miners, the Legislatm'e in
1901 amended Article II of the law of 1891, providing, that after a
certain date, all inspectors should be elected by the people under
the general election law of the State, after first having passed an
examination and answered 90 per centum of the questions pro-
pounded. The election of mine inspectors by the people is unheard
of in any other state of the Union, .except Kansas, or in any other
country of the world, so far as I know. It is a most pernicious prac-
tice, as it brings the applicant for an office created for the preser-
vation of life and property, into the vortex of political intrigue,
and I sincerely hope the time will soon come when both the miners
and operators will demand the repeal of this law. If, however, the
election of inspectors is to continue, they should, at least, be elected
by the miners and operators, who are the people directly interested
in the office. More than this, the miners and operators of each dis-
trict should vote for their own inspector. For instance, the Fifth
and Ninth districts of Luzerne county are about GO miles apart, and
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the residents and miners are nearly all strangers to one another.
Why should the voters of the Ninth district vote for the inspector
of the Fifth, when the majority of the miners in the former* dis-
trict are ignorant of the qualifications necessary in the inspector of
the Fifth? The reasons are equally good why the voters of the
Fifth district should not vote for the inspector of the Ninth. It
may be presumed that the inspector of the Ninth district has satis-
fied the miners and operators of his district, and if so, why should
the voters of the Fifth district have a right to vote against him
and possibly elect his opponent, regardless of the wishes of the
people of his district?
If the election of inspectors can in any way be justified, it still
remains a fact that the present method is unfair to all persons
whose interests are concerned. Although Article II was amended
in 1901, through a defect or an omission in its provisions only one
election of inspectors has been held up to the present time. That
election, however, indicated clearly how future elections would be
conducted. The candidates for election in 1902 traversed the coun-
ties and used the same methods to obtain votes that were used
by the other aspirants to political office. In large counties like
Luzerne, Lackawanna and Schuylkill, they spent the best part of
two months canvassing for the election, and if they had held the
office at the time, it is unnecessary to say that the work of inspec-
tion would have been utterly neglected during that period. Can the
State afford to pay wages to inspectors while they are electioneer-
ing, and consequently neglecting their duties? How will the mi-
ners regard it? The method is unquestionably opposed to the best
interests of the State, the miners and the operators. The voters
of the cities of Scranton, Wilkes-Barre and Pottsville, if they choose
to do so, can decide who the inspectors shall be in Lackawanna,
Luzerne and Schuylkill counties, while possibly not more than 20
per centum of them are mine workers. ,'Again, why should the large
farming districts of these counties have a vote as to who shall
inspect the mines? The voters in both these instances are without
interest in the matter. Why should the court of Schuylkill county
be empowered to appoint a board to examine applicants for mine
inspector in Northumberland, Columbia and Dauphin counties (Arti-
cle II, Section 3) when, if a vacancy occurs in Northumberland
county, it can be filled only by the court of that county (Article II,
Section 13)?
Great dissatisfaction necessarily exists with this law, particu-
larly among the inspectors, and seven of the most competent ones
(the equals of any in the world) have resigned from their positions
since 1902. Under the old law, only two resigned from 1870 to 1902,
and they did so to accept very lucrative positions.
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The evil effects of the election of inspectors may reach even to the
selection of mine foremen and fire bosses. The inspector is an ex-
ofdcio member of the examining board, and there is reason to fear
that in many cases a poorly qnalifled candidate who possesses some
political intinence may be treated with leniency not only discredita-
ble to the board but inimical to the interests of the miners and
operators. Incompetency in the oliice of mine foreman or fire
boss is a menace to the lives of the miners and the property of the
operators. Upon the vigilance, care and efficiency of these officers,
depends largely the welfare of the mining interests, and I note with
regret that during the past year certilicates of qualification have
been granted to men regarding whose incompetency there can be
but little doubt. I hope the miners and operation's will seriously
consider my remarks upon this question, and make a joint effort
to have the next Legislature repeal the amendment to Article II.
The system formerly in vogue in Pennsylvania of selecting in-
spectors by a competitive examination, w'as the best ever devised.
In other states and in foreign countries, the appointments are made
by the Governors or others in authority, without any test of quali-
fications. In some states, the office of inspector is considered a
political one and a change in the party admijnstration generally
causes a change in the inspectors. Any other system, however,
is preferable to our present one, which we dee n the worst extant,
and if we are not to return to the old one let us do as the other
states do, and give the Governor power of appointment, even if it
be without the requirement of qualification. In this connection I
desire to say that the bituminous law of this state, in this respect,
is entirely satisfactory. It provides that competitive examinations
be held every four years by a board of five persons, appointed by
the Governor, three of wdiom shall be miners. The board reports
to the Governor the applicants who have answered 90 per centum
of the questions, and he commissions as many inspectors as may
be needed, from those who have received the highest percentage.
If the number of successful applicants is greater than the number
of existing vacancies, the names are placed on a reserve list, and
when vacancies occur the Governor appoints the applicants having
the highest percentage. This method could be adopted for the
anthracite region.
Another injustice resulting from the amendment to Article II
is the unequal distribution of the work of the inspectors, some of
them having three times as much to do as others. For instance,
the unfairness of including 21) collieries in the district of the in-
spector of Norflmmberland county, and only 7 collieries in the dis-
trict of the inspector of Carbon county, will be apparent 1o every-
body. The former district in 1903 employed 14,580 persons in and
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about the mines, and produced 4,927,304 tons of coal; the hitter dis-
trict employed 4,051 persons, and produced 1,919, GG2 tons. Colum-
bia county was also made a separate district by this amendment,
although it has fewer mines even than Carbon county. To the
Columbia district Dauphin county has been added, but the combined
area is hardly one-third as large as the Northumberland district.
Under the law, the Chief of the Department of Mines has no author-
ity to send the inspector of Columbia county to inspect the mines
of Dauphin county. The inspector of Columbia county is aware of
this fact, but he does the work as a matter of courtesy. He would
be within his rights if he refused to do it, as the law prohibits his
acting in any other county than the one in which he was elected.
The operators of Dauphin county might also be within their rights
if they refused to have him inspect their mines.
I have endeavored to show some of the defects of the amendment
in question, and in order that they might be remedied as quickly
as possible, I respectfully suggest that the next session of the
Legislature repeal it, and empower the Chief of the Department of
Mines to make an equitable division of the w^ork among the in-
spector-s, without regard to county lines. I also suggest that the
Legislature empower the Governor to appoint a commission to re-
vise the mining laws of the State. From the present statutes, com-
plex and intricate as they are, a law could be framed that might
meet all the requirements of the anthracite and bituminous regions.
The opinion used to prevail that the laws governing the bituminous
mining operations need not be as stringent as those governing the
anthracite region. Very few bituminous mines were thought dan-
gerous, even as late as 1893. As a matter of fact, however, there
is much more danger of serious catastrophies in the bituminous
mines, than in the anthracite. There are bituminous mines to-day
in which the carelessness of one man might result in the destruc-
tion of hundreds of lives. My observation leads me to think that
one good law, stringent but just, would best meet the interests of
all concerned. The commission might be composed of two miners,
one operator and one mining engineer from the bituminous region,
and two miners, one operatior and one mining engineer from the
anthracite region, with one person to represent the Governor, and
who shall act as chairman of the commission. The latter member
should have practical and theoretical knowledge of the workings
and ventilation of coal mines, but should have no financial interest
in mining. The commission should have power to engage an expert
constitutional lawyer to decide all questions of constitutionality,
and an expert stenographer to make a complete record of the pro-
ceedings of the commission to the Legislature in 1907. The Legisla-
ture should then, without unnecessary delay, enact the law as rec-
ommended by the commission, and all amendments offered should
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bo voted down, as the Legislature is not coni])etent to amend mine
laws, as not ten per cent, of the members are familiar with the needs
of the mining industry.
EXAMINATION OF FIRE BOSSES
The provisions of the anthracite mine laws regarding certificates
of qualification for fire bosses, have for years been a bone of con-
tention, especially among the practical men who had not received
the proper early training or had not, in later years, made the effort
to stand the test of a written examination.
In some districts very slight, if any, test was made of the knowl-
edge and experience of the fire bosses. I therefore issued, through
the inspectors of the different districts, a circular letter notifying'
the persons in interest that all fire bosses would be required to
qualify as issistaut mine foremen.
The letter created a furor among the fire bosses and their friends,
and the Chief of the Department was charged by some of them with
overstepping his authority. The result, however, was that the fire
bosses took the examination, and all those who were qualified re-
ceived certificates as assistant mine foremen.
The circular read as follows:
To Operators, Superintendents and Mine Foremen:
Owing to a misunderstanding among the Inspectors, there has been
no uniform system of issuing certificates to fire bosses in the an-
thracite districts.
IJereafter all fire bosses in the Anthracite coal mines will be re-
quired to qualify as assistant mine foremen, as per section 4, article
8, of the Anthracite mine law, approved the second day of June,
1S91, which reads as follows:
"Certificates of qualification to mine foremen and assistant
mine foremen shall be granted by the Secretary of Internal
Affairs to every applicant who may be reported by the examin-
ers as heretofore provided, as having passed a satisfactory ex-
amination, and as having given satisfactory evidence of at
least five years' practical experience as a miner, and of good
conduct, capability and sobriety;"
And also as per section 7 of an act, entitled "An act to establish
a Department of Mines in Pennsylvania," approved the fourteenth
day of April, 1903, which reads as follows:
"Certificates of qualification to mine foremen and assistant
mine foremen in the Anthracite mines shall be granted by the
Chief of the Department of Mines to each applicant who has
passed a successful examination. Before the certificates afore-
said shall be granted, each applicant for the same shall paj'
the sum of three dollars to the Chief of the Department of
Mines."
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All fire bosses who are now acting without having- complied with
the foregoing sections, are requested to appear before the Inspectors
of their respective districts, at the time and place designated by
the Inspector, and qualify themselves as required by the provisions
of the law.
History of the Case of the Commonwealth vs. The Wilkes-Barre and
Scrantou Coal and Iron Company.
On the 17th of June, 1903, the secretary of the board of health
of the city of Wilkes-Barre, called the attention of this Department
to an alleged violation of the law on the part of the Wilkes-Barre
and Scranton Coal Company in rebuilding a breaker on the site
of an old breaker of the Hillman Vein Coal Company. The in-
spector of the district was directed by this Department to look into
the matter at once, and it was supposed that he would do so. In a
^ short time, however, the Department received another communica-
tion from the secretary of the board of health, making further com-
plaint, and the Chief at once wont to Wilkes-Barre to interview
the inspector, being thoroughly convinced that the Wilkes-Barre
and Scranton Coal Company (the Hillman Vein Coal Company hav-
ing ceased to exist after 1900) had no legal right to rebuild (not
repair) a breaker on the site where a breaker had been erected in
1882 before the act of June 2, 1891, went into effect. More than
this, the erection of the breaker as contemplated would, it was
believed, prove a menace to the lives of the people employed in the
mines, as the Hillman Vein mine was one of the most gaseous in the
Wyoming Valle3\ In the event of a fire in the new breaker, the
head-house and breaker being connected, the loss of life that would
inevitably result to the hundreds of people entombed in the mine
beneath, would be appalling.
The learned judge possibly may be correct in declaring that the
company had the right, under the law, to rebuild this breaker, but
in view of the disaster that may ultimately result from this inter-
pretation of the law, it is suggested that it would be wise to have
the act of 1891 amended. On the question of the safety of em-
ployes, the mine law should be so plain that it will admit of but
one interpretation.
The proceedings in this important case are published herewith.
BILL IN EQUITY— FILED SEPTEMBER 2, 1903
To the within named defendant, Wilkes-Barre and Scranton Coal
and Iron Company:
You are hereby notified and required within fifteen days after the
service hereof on you, to cause an appearance to be entered for
you in the court of common pleas of Luzerne county to the within
Bill of Complaint of the within named Commonwealth of Pennsyl-
vania et al., and to observe what the court shall direct. You are
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DEPARTMENT OF MINES
also notified that if you fail to comply with the above directions by
not entering- an appearance in the Prothonotary's Office within fif-
teen days, and not filing your answer within thirty days, you will
be liable to have the bill taken pro confesso, and a decree made
against you in your absence.
Witness our hands at Wilkes-Barre, Pa., this loth day of July,
1903.
B. R. JONES,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
-No. 5, October Term, 1903.
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF LUZERNE COUNTY
Sitting in Equity
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania upon
the application of Edward E. Reynolds,
Inspector of Mines of the Seventh Sub-
Division of the First Anthracite Coal
Inspection District of Pennsylvania,
acting In behalf of the said Common-
wealth— Plaintiff,
vs.
The Wilkes-Barre and Scranton Coal and
Iron Company — Defendant.
To the Honorable, the Judges of said Court:
Your orator complains and says:
First. That he is the mine inspector of the Seventh Sub-Division
of the First Anthracite Coal Inspection District of Pennsylvania,
embracing that portion of the Wyoming coal field lying east of the
Susquehanna river and extending from the Eastern boundary line
of Wilkes-Barre city to western boundary line of New'port township,
excluding Buttonwood and Wanamie collieries.
Second. That as such inspector it is part of his duty to see that
every necessary precaution is taken to secure the safety of the work-
men employed in the mines within his district, and that the provi-
sions of the mine law are observed and obeyed.
Third. That the within named defendant is a corporation duly
organized under the laws of this Commonwealth for the purpose of
mining and preparation of anthracite coal for market within the
limits of the said Anthracite Coal Inspection District aforesaid.
Fourth. That the said defendant for the purpose of mining and
preparation of coal is erecting a new frame breaker, shaft tower
and engine house (inflammable structures) and other buildings nec-
essary to be used for the preparation, storage, and hoisting of
coal.
Fifth. That the said new breaker, shaft tower and other build-
ings are being erected on a plot of ground adjoining Pennsylvania
avenue in the Sixteenth ward of the City of Wilkes-Barre on the
property formerly known as "The Hillman Vein Coal Company
Land."
Sixth. That said new breaker, shaft tower, and other buildings, if
defendant is permitted to erect the same, will be within two
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hundred feet of the mouth of the shaft, which said shaft connects
the surface of the underground workings of the mines of the de-
fendant and up which shaft from the mines aforesaid the defendant
intends to hoist coal when the new breaker aforesaid is completed.
Seventh. That the erection of the said new breaker, shaft tower,
and other buildings in the manner aforesaid is contrary to law,
namely to the fifth section of article fourth of the act of Assembly
approved the second day of June, 1891, and entitled "An act to pro-
vide for the health and safety of persons employed in and about the
anthracite coal mines of Pennsylvania and for the protection and
preservation of property connected therewith," and the Erection of
said breaker, shaft tower and other buildings directly over the mouth
of the shaft as contemplated will be dangerous and hazardous to
the health and safety of persons employed in said mines, and will
also work irreparable injury to your orator.
Your orator would therefore respectfully pray for relief as fol-
lows:
First. For an injunction, first preliminary and afterwards upon final
hearing perpetual, against the said defendant, her agents, superin-
tendents, servants, contractors, and employes, restraining them or
any of Uiem from erecting a breaker or other inflammable structure,
for the preparation and storage of coal within two hundred feet of
said shaft belonging to said defendant and located in the Sixteenth
ward of the City of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne county.
Second. For such other and general relief as may seem proper to
your Honors in the premises.
LUZERNE COUNTY, ss:
Edward E. Reynolds, the mine inspector of the First Anthracite
Coal District above named, being duly sworn doth depose and say
that the facts set forth and contained in the foregoing bill are just
and true to his personal knowledge.
Sworn and subscribed before me, this day of July, A. D.
1903.
EDWARD E. REYNOLDS.
OPINION OF COURT
ON MOTION TO CONTINUE PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
The depositions establish the following
Facts
The original breaker of the Hillman Vein Coal Company was
built in 1882.
It was erected less than two hundred feet from the shaft through
which the coal which was put through it was brought to the surface.
The breaker and shaft so located with reference to each other were
used from 1882 until August, 1900.
In the year 1902, the stock of the Hillman Vein Coal Company was
bought by certain individuals, and shortly afterwards the defendant
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corporation was chartered, with said individuals and many others
as stockholders.
The organization of the Hillman Vein Coal Company is still
kept up.
None of the property of the Hillman Vein Coal Company has
been transferred to the defendant corporation.
In the latter part of the year 1902, Robert Ireland, of the firm of
Ireland and Pettebone, architects, saw a newspaper item in which
it was stated that the defendant company was about to resume
mining operations at the old Hillman vein colliery.
With a view of getting the job of preparing plans for remodeling
the old breaker, he, of his own accord, examined it, and made a
sketch plan, which he submitted to Mr. McCaskie, who was the
man who had negotiated the purchase of the Hillman vein stock,
and was an attorney at law, a stockholder of the Hillman Vein
Coal Company, one of its directors, a member of its executive com-
mittee, and was also a stockholder of the defendant company.
With these plans McCaskie and Ireland met at the old breaker
sometime before Christmas, 1C02, and in that way procured in-
formation from which the plans were finished. They bear date
January 17, 1902, and about two months after that date were ac-
cepted by McCaskie, and the work which has been since done has
been in accordance with those plans.
Before any actual work w^as done Mr. McCaskie and Mr. Kearney,
also a stockholder and director and the other member of the exe-
cutive committee of the Hillman Vein Coal Company, and vice
president of the defendant company, called in the mine inspector
of this district, and McCaskie went upon the ground with him,
^ and submitted the plans to him, and he examined into the matter
and said that it was all right and that they should go ahead.
He did this after legal advice had been given him.
Thereupon McCaskie and Kearney, or the Hillman Vein Coal Com-
pany, or the defendant company— it does not matter which, for the
purposes of this motion— went ahead with the work.
The mine inspector was there at least once during the progress of
the work.
Nobody did anything to mislead the mine inspector.
McCaskie went over the matter with the mine inspector, so as
to be assured that he was within the law, and showed him the
plans, and went on the ground with him, and told him that if the
timbers were rotten so as not to bear what was to put in, they would
probably replace them with new timbers, and the mine inspector
approved the proposed action.
On the faith of this approval McCaskie and his associates, who-
ever they are, proceeded in conformity with the plans and ideas
so submitted, and expended nearly fifty thousand dollars on the
building before this injunction was applied for.
The building which is there now is of new materials, because the
old timbers were found rotten and insufficient to support the new
machinery which is intended to be used.
It is essentially, however, upon the lines of the old breaker, and
upon the old foundations.
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LAW
The plaintiff is estopped, and the preliminary injunction must be
dissolved.
GENERAL DISCUSSION
The act of June 2, 1891, P. L. 185, following- substantially the
language of the act of June 30, 1885, P. L. 226, declared, "that from
and after the passage of this act, * * * ^o 'breaker' shall be
erected within two hundred feet of any such opening. * * * pro-
vided, That this section shall not apply to breakers that are now
erected."
Having regard for the old law, the mischief and the remedy, there
is great force in the arguipent that if by fire or the elements a
breaker within the proviso of the act shall be destroyed, it may
not be re-built, even upon the old founda.tion walls, but then
comes within the prohibition of the act.
There is equal force in the argument that if not actually de-
stroyed, such a breaker, arriving at such a state of delapidation
as puts it beyond repairs, and requires a new building, also comes
within the prohibition of the statute.
The analogy of cases arising upon ordinances prohibiting the
erection of frame or wooden buildings within prescribed fire limits,
and holding that such buildings may not be rebuilt after having
been destroyed by fire or the elements, makes strongly for a like
construction of the act of 1891.
So, too, in determining- what shall constitute an erection of a
building, as distinguished from repairs, the cases arising upon me-
chanics' liens seem to be applicable, even upon the admission that
the statute ought to receive a strict construction. *
On the other hand, there is force in the arg-ument that such
breakers as are within the proviso of the act of 1891 are in the same
situation as if the act had never been passed.
That as to them, therefore, by the express terms of the statute
there is no prohibition, and what n:iight have been done concern-
ing them before the act of 1SS5, may still be done.
This latter argument has received the assent of two judges of
the common pleas — Judge Hand, in Commonwealth vs. Smith, 4 C.
P. R. 1, and Judge Smith, in Commonwealth vs. Vipond, 14 C. C. R.
357 (1893).
In addition to this, the Attorney General, at the request of the
Chief of the Mining Bureau, has given the act of 1891 a like interpre-
tation.
See Coal Company breaker, 8 D. Reps. 124 (1899).
It is safe to say, therefore,- that the complainant's right to pre-
vail, is doubtful in law, and that alone -would prevent a continuance
of this injunction, which cannot result otherwise than in great
pecuniary loss to the defendant, since it ties up the operations of
a mining property of considerable extent.
City of Philadelphia's Appe'al, 78 Pa. p. 33.
I put the decision, however, squarely upon the ground that the
complainant is estopped by the conduct of the Mine Inspector.
If it were an individual who was asking for the continuance of the
injunction, and it appeared that he had, with full knowledge and
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information, encouraged the expenditure of nearly fifty thousand
dollars by the defendant, before asserting- that defendant's con-
duct was unlawful, and that too in a matter in which it was his
special duty to know that such conduct was unlawful and to speak
out, no one could doubt that he would be estopped.
The same law applies to the Commonwealth when she is party to
an action.
Commonwealth vs. Smith, 2 Clark 120.
Commonwealth vs. Phila., &e.. Turnpike Co., 153 Pa. 47.
The statute makes it the duty of the Mine Inspector to "examine
all the collieries in his district at least every two months (and), as
often in addition thereto as the necessities of the case or the condi-
tion of the mine require. He shall see that every necessary pre-
caution is taken to secure the safety of the workmen and that the
provisions of this act are observed and obeyed," etc.
Act of 1901, June 8, P. L. 543.
He is designated as the person upon whose application, in behalf
of the Commonwealth, injunction shall be issued prohibiting the
working of any mine or colliery * * * in contravention of the
provisions of this act.
Act of 1891, June 2, P. L. 204.
He is therefore the Commonwealth's officer or agent charged with
the special duty of investigating and knowing if this breaker was
being erected in contravention of the act of 1891, and if so, designated
as the person who in behalf of the Commonwealth should proceed
to enjoin it.
He determined in the beginning, after investigation, that the action
of those engaged in repairing or re building was not in contravention
of the statute.
I am not prepared to say that he was wrong in so deciding, but
whether right or wrong, the parties having gone ahead, and ex-
pended large sums of money, upon the faith of his consent, and with-
out any subsequent dissent on his part, and having done this with
full knowledge on his part, not hurriedly or covertly, but openly and
during the greater part of a year, it would seem to me that the Court
is now asked to do what the Legislatures of 1885 and 1891, recogniz-
ing as I do, all the dangers attending such an operation, refused to
do, namely, to require the destruction or abandonment of a breaker
already erected.
It is too late.
If the defendant had gone on in direct and unmistakable violation
of the statute law, perhaps the case might be different, as. for ex-
ample, if the act of 1891 clearly and expressly forbade the rebuilding
or extensive repairing of an old breaker on the original site, but
where its legal right to do what it has done is doubtful, and was
doubtful at the inception of the work, and during its progress, and
it has gone upon the faith of a resolution of that doubt in its favor
by the officer of the State having authority in the premises, and ex-
pended- large sums of money, in good faith relying upon that de-
cision, equity will refuse its aid, even to the State.
Adapting the language of the chancellor in Attorney General vs.
The Delaware, &c., Railway Co., 27 N. J. Eq. p. 1, "The work has
been from its commencement, a matter of public notoriety, and yet
no action has been taken on the part of the State authorities, nor
even any warning offered by them against the work. The defendants
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have been permitted to make their immense expenditure upon their
enterprise in the confidence of their convictions that they possessed
all requisite legislative authority without even a word of protest or
remonstrance" — indeed with the express sanction and encourage-
ment of the State, speaking through its duly authorized official.
"Under such circumstances, equity will refuse its aid, even to the
State."
Quoted with approval in
Commonwealth vs. Phila., &.C., Turnpike Co., 153, Pa. 55.
Now, October 27, 1903, this cause came on to be heard, and was
argued by counsel, and thereupon, upon consideration thereof, it is
ordered, adjudged and decreed as follows, viz., that the preliminary
injunction heretofore granted on the 15th day of July, 1903, be and
the same is hereby dissolved.
DEPARTMENT OF MINES
The Bureau of Mines was created by the act of July 15, 1897, as a
part of the Department of Internal Affairs. The act provided_for
a Chief of the Bureau, one clerk and a messenger, and lodged with
the Governor the power to appoint the Chief. Governor Hastings
named Robert Brownlee as Chief, and the Secretary of Internal
Affairs named the clerk and messenger. At the time the Bureau
of Mines was established the number of inspectors was 18, of which
8 were in the anthracite region and 10 in the bituminous region.
As the Bureau was under the direct supervision of the Secretary of
Internal Affairs, it was apparent to him at once that the clerical
force provided was inadequate to perform the work, and he there-
fore detailed an additional clerk and a stenographer, increasing the
force to five persons. But this force was not sufficient, and when
I was appointed Chief of the Bureau by Governor Stoue, on May
15, 1899, 1 instituted night work in the office. It was necessary to do
this, particularly in the months of January, February, March and
April, when the reports from the inspectors were coming in and the
compilation of the annual report of the Bureau was in progress. The
work was made still heavier in 1901 by the appointment of two addi-
tional inspectors in the bituminous region.
On the 14th of April, 1903, the act was approved creating the
Department of Mines, and on the same day Governor Pennypacker
appointed the present incumbent Chief of the new department.
The act also provided for an assistant, two clerks, a stenographer
and a messenger, a total of six persons, only one more than was
employed in the Bureau.
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On Januar}^ 1, 1903, the act increasing the number of anthracite
inspectors from eight to sixteen became operative, and under the
provisions of section 5, article 10, of the act of May 15, 1893,
the number of bituminous inspectors was also increased from ten
to fifteen, raising the total number from eighteen to thirty-one,
an increase of 72 per centum since the establishment of the Bureau.
In addition to this, the act of 1903, creating the Department of
Mines, provided that the boards to examine applicants for the posi-
tion of mine inspector, mine foreman, assistant mine foreman and
miner, in the anthracite region, and first and second grade mine
foremen, in the bituminous region, shall file all examination pajjers,
including questions, answers and tally sheets, in the Department,
The act also provided that the Chief of the Department shall issue
certificates of Ojualification to the mine foremen and assistant mine
foremen in the anthracite region, and to the first and second grade
mine foremen in the bituminous region, who are reported as having
passed a successful examination. This work was formerly done
by the Secretary of Internal Affairs, the Secretary of the Common-
wealth, and the bituminous inspectors. The Miners' Examining
Boards, however, were never before required to report their work
to any of the State Departments.
The additional work, as referred to, with the increase in the
number of inspectors, has overwhelmed the Department to such an
extent that it has been almost impossible to keep abreast, notwith-
standing the hours of the evening have constantly been devoted to
work. It is apparent, therefore, that if the Department of Mines
is to render the valuable service for which it was created, it will
be necessary for the law to provide additional clerical force. I
therefore recommend that section 9 of the act of April 14, 1903,
be amended to read as follows:
"The Chief of the Depai'tment of Mines is hereby empowered to
name a Deputy, four clerks, one messenger and one stenographer."
I recommend a Deputy, as it is necessary to have a person in
authority that can decide important matters in the absence of the
Chief of the Department, who is obliged to spend much time in
investigating the complaints made from different parts of the State,
and in visiting and consulting with the inspectors of the 31 districts.
In this connection it is proper to refer to the requirements of the
Department in the way of accommodations in the new capitol build-
ing. The floor space required will be at least 3,800 square feet, to
be divided into seven apartments for the Chief, Deputy, stenogra-
pher, clerks, messenger and exhibit room. The plan of the rooms
and the details of their arrangement need not be mentioned here.
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TABLE K— ANTHRACITE, lstt2 TO 1903 INCLUSIVE
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1903,
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52,841,
50,966,
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53,893,
52,531,
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67,094,
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600
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567
534
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34,317,275
30,929,500
38,020,100
21,128,675
42,529,400
1,092,190
1,324,142
1,7L3,235
1,797,494
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3,649,417
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4,155,685
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20,895,220
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27,711,250
24,843,476
30,210,018
30,867,301
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32.561,390
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34,064,543
37,137,251
41,638,426
30,015,835
40,080,355
44,320,967
45,738,373
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45,506,179
51,207,000
48,074,330
46,947,354
47,145,174
54,034,224
51.217,318
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36,911,554
67.171,951
59,970
66,039
83,735
83,711
77,034
87,795
86,013
113,803
99,795
105,768
122,988
110,659
106,073
102.788
98,076
100,967
122,095
117,523
114,391
75, 632
106,033
103,554
109,422
103,464
102,031
121,632
95,765
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114,708
117,211
124,616
116.776
123,038
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OFFICIAL. DOCUMENT. - No. 12.
First Anthracite District
LACKAWANNA AND SUSQUEHANNA COUNTIES
Scranton, Pa., March 5, 1904.
Hon. James E. Roderick, Chief of Department of Mines:
Sir: In compliance with Section 15 of the Antliracite Mine Law
of June 8, 1901, I have the lionor of presenting my report as Inspector
of the First Anthracite District for the 3'ear 190,'>.
The tables clearly set forth all the statistical information per-
taining to tonnage and accidents, but on account of this being the
first report since the division of the district, it is impossible to make
an intelligent comparison of detailed results with previous years,
except to state that the percentage of fatal accidents to the number
of tons of coal produced was greater in 1903 than in 1902.
Respectfully submitted,
L. M. EVANS,
Inspector.
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REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MINES Off. Doc.
First Anthracite District, 1903
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS
Number of mines in district, 16
Number of mines in operation^ 16
Number of tons of coal produced, 4,509,563
Number of tons shipped to market, 4,131,907
Number of tons sold at mines to local trade, 39,747
Number of tons consumed at mines in generating steam
and heat, 337,909
Number of persons emplo3'ed inside the mines, 7,825
Number of persons employed outside, 2,571
Number of fatal accidents inside the mines, 22
Number of tons produced for each fatal accident inside, . . . 204,980
Number of persons employed per fatal accident inside, . . . 356
Number of fatal accidents outside, 4
Number of persons employed per fatal accident outside,. . 643
Number of wives made widows b,y fatal accidents, 14
Number of children orphaned by fatal accidents, 23
Number of non-fatal accidents inside of mines, 64
Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident inside, 122
Number of non-fatal accidents outside, 6
Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident out-
side, 428
Number of steam locomotives used inside, 2
Number of compressed air locomotives used inside, 26
Number of electric motors used inside, 25
Number of fans used for ventilation, 31
Number of gaseous mines in operation, 7
Number of non-gaseous mines in operation, 9
No. 12. FJRST ANTHRACITE DISTRICT
TABLE A.— First Anthracite District, 1003
PRODUCTION OF COAL,
Names of Companies Tons
Hillside Coal and Iron Company, 831,032
Scrauton Coal Company, 1,271,2G0
Delaware and Hudson Company, 1,21 8,3"),")
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company,. 072,785
Temple Iron Company, 427,11)2
North End Coal Company, 88,931)
Total, 4,509,563
Production by Counties
Lackawanna, 3,794,587
Susquehanna, 714,970
Total, 4,509,563
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Remarks ou District
I entered upon the duties of tlie office Jiiue 3, 1903, having- been
appointed to fill the unexpired term of Mr. Edward E. Roderick, who
resigned to accept the sup>erintendency of the North End Coal Com-
pany, at Scranton, Pa.
There are 16 collieries in the district, 7 of which are gaseous and
0 non-gaseous, emiilo^dng 7,825 persons inside the mines, under
the daily supervision of 23 mine foremen, 17 assistants and 31 fire
bosses; making a total of seventy-one persons who are in charge
of the dail}' operation of these collieries and responsible for these
7,825 persons.
Accidents
Notwithstanding that the district has been so adjusted that mine
inspections may be made more frequently, I regret to say that the
results in regard to accidents have not been as satisfactory as might
have been expected under the existing conditions.
The number of tons of coal produced per fatal accident inside in
1902 was 221,224, while in 1903 the number was only 201,980.
Of the 22 fatal accidents inside, 14 were caused by falls of roof,
and investigations proved that 11, or 50 per cent., of these could
have been avoided had the victims themselves used the necessary
precautions.
It has also been proved that these accidents can be attributed to
two general causes. First. Where the miner, after failing to bar
down a suspicious piece of roof, pronounced it safe and started to
work under it, when he should have either propped or blasted it
down. Second. Where the miner, after firing a blast, returned to
the face to work out some loose coal entirely' too soon, before the
smoke had time to clear away, and without making a careful ex-
amination of the roof, which the law as well as good judgment
requires.
As long as the mining of coal continues it will be attended by
dangers and fatalities, but it is seldom that a person is killed or
seriously injured in a place that he knows to be dangerous, because
he is on the alert, and takes no chances. This being the case, it
may truthfully be said that the number of fatal accidents could be
reduced if the employes were to use more precaution in apparently
safe places.
Condition of the Mines
The condition of the mines in general is good, with the exception
of a few i^laces in non-gaseous mines where the ventilation could
No. 12. FIRST ANTHRACITE DISTRICT 33
be improved by the forcineii, with the use of more doors, and the
employes themselves usin*;- moi-e priM-aution to elose them after
drawing- ears thronjih the working plaees. The operators furnish
the meehanieal means to produce ventilation, and any failure to
conduct it to the woiking faces is due to the indilTcrence of the mine
foremen.
The attention of mine foremen is called to the importance of not
having two cross-cuts come o])])osite each other in the same cham-
ber, except, in the face where the place is finished, as ventilation is
more elTective, the mine is strengthened and the expense reduced by
not having the cross-cuts come o])posite each other.
The use of inferior oils for illumination is to be condemned in the
strongest terms as being injurious to health and a detriment to ven-
tilation. The amount of smoke given olf by lamps burning these
oils is astonishing, especially in low veins, but their discontinuance
cannot be looked for until the Assembly sees fit to enact laws to pro-
hibit their use.
The condition of souie mines could be made more sanitary and
healthful if more attention was paid to drainage by the foremen and
employes.
After making an inspection of all the workings in this district,
I report them to be to the best of my knowledge and judgment, in
a safe condition.
As to ventilation and drainage, I report the following:
Hillside Coal and Iron Company
Clifford, (Jrlenwood and Riverside, ventilation fair, drainage poor.
' Forest City and Raymond, ventilation good, drainage good.
Johnsons and Ontario, ventilation good, drainage fair.
Elk Hill Coal and Iron Company
Richmond No. 3, ventilation good, drainage fair.
Richard No. 4, ventilation good, drainage good.
Delaware and Hudson Company
Coalbrook and Marvine, ventilation good, drainage good.
Leggitt's Creek, ventilation good, drainage fair.
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company
Storrs, ventilation good, drainage fair.
Temple Iron Company
Northwest, ventilation good, drainage good.
Lackawanna, ventilation good, drainage fair.
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34 REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OP MINES Off. Doc.
North End Coal Company
North End, ventihition fair, drainage fair.
Improvements
The Hillside Coal and Iron Company made the following improve
ments at their various collieries during the year.
Clifford Shaft.— One balance plane driven 6x14 feet, 498 feet long.
Extension of No. 8 plane on east side, 6x14 feet, 198 feet long.
Ilngine plane on west side, partly driven, 6x10 feet, 300 feet long.
Forest City Slope. — Have sunk an air shaft at the extreme south
workings, 12x25 feet in depth; also a new slope to the New County
vein (opened from surface) 8 feetxl6feet, 250 feet long.
Forest City No. 2 shaft. — The present air shaft was continued from
the Clark to the Bottom or Dunmore vein, a distance of 245 feet;
size of shaft, 12 x 12 feet. The cribbing at the head was replaced
at the same time with concrete.
They have also installed at their Forest City No. 2 shaft (one in
the Clark Vein and one in the Bottom or Dunmore vein) two 6^ ton
mine locomotives with cable reels attached. These motors are used
in place of mules to bring the coal from the face to the passing
branches, where the larger motors get the coal.
It has been the practice for jcslvs at this colliery, to use a small
size locomotive, but being equipped with a trolley, they had found
considerable difficulty with having to extend the trolley wires in
the chambers as the places advanced, and also found it quite expen-
sive. The later type of motors, with the reel attachments avoid the
necessity of trolley wires being put up in the chambers, and are
working very successfully. They are so well satisfied with it, and
especially in laying out new workings, that they will endeavor to do
without mule haulage altogether, as besides the other conveniences,
the motors do not take up as much height as mules, and conse-
quently they find they do not have to cut as much rock in a low vein
as would otherwise be necessary.
They have also installed at No. 2 shaft one Jeansville Woodlined
Compound Duplex Plunger Pump, size 18 and 28x10x18 inches, and
at Clifford shaft a Scranton Steam Pump Company's Compound Du-
plex Plunger Pump, 18 and 28x10x18 inches; both of these throv/-
ing to the surface; and at Clifford shaft they have constructed a mule
barn (inside) to accommodate about 50 mules.
Scranton Coal Company
At their Johnsons~No. 1 shaft, Priceburg, a pair of Vulcan Hoist-
ing engines 28x48 inches has been installed.
No. 12. FIRST ANTHRACITE DISTRICT 35
At their Ontario Colliery the Blue Ridge shaft has been sunk from
the Clark to the Diimnore vein, a distance of 00 feet, cutting 4 feet of
very fine coal.
At Raymond Colliery, Archbald, a second shaft has been sunk
to the Rider or Xew County vein, and equipped with a 22 horse
power gasoline engine, driving a ten-foot fan.
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company
Storrs Mines. — ^Au electric motor system has been installed.
Four motors at Storrs Ko. 1. Three motors at Storrs No. 2, Two
motors at Storrs No. 3.
Also two generators to furnish power for Storrs Nos. 1 and 2, and
one generator at Storrs No. 3.
A washery annex, with a capacity of 500 tons daily.
Also three steel towers, one each at Storrs Nos. 1, 2 and 3.
Mine Foremen's Examinations
The annual mine foremen and assistant mine foremen's exam-
inations were held at Carbondale, October 8 and 0. Thirty-seven
persons were recommended for mine foremen's certificates, and 24
for assistant mine foremen's certificates.
Mine Foremen
George Smith, Wm. E. Lewis, Aneirin L. Morgan, Joseph A.
Scharar, Wm. Pugh, George Imes, Thomas Lewis, David J. Llewellyn,
Evan II. Evans, David G. Thomas, Edward Lewis, John Sirwatka,
Theobald Field, Gomer Parry, James Jones, Benjamin F. Bowen,
David S. Jones, Patrick Parks, Solomon Jones, Patrick J. O'Hara,
Walter II. Vizzeard, John Morgan, John Moore, Patk. B. Gilmartiu,
John n. Bexou, David A. Beynon, Thomas C. Harvey, Ivor E. Davies,
Patk. J. McAndrew, George E. Maxey, Charles Richards, John J.
Renshaw, Joseph Vickers, Arthur C. LaMonte, Thomas Haddock,
George C. Knight, Thomas Sullivan..
Assistant Mine Foremen
William D. Johns, George Evans, John T. Watkins, David Parry,
Charles J. Arnold, Phillip W. Foster, John V. Fadden, Thomas
Woods, Robert Reid, Wm. Rooke, Edward Reid, Thomas Robinson,
Wm. P. Kelly, John Elderkin, Joseph RafTerty, David J. Davies, Wm.
I. Richards, Thomas Taylor, Wm. J. Williams, Wm. Miles, John F.
Jones, Jacob Evans, William A. Stephens, AVm. J. Davies.
(36)
OFFICIAL DOCUMENT. No. 12.
Second Anthracite District
LACKAWANNA AND WAYNE COUNTIES
Cai'bondale, Pa., March 1, lUOi.
Hon, James E, Roderick, Chief of Departnicnt of Mines:
Sir: I have the honor to snbmit herewith my first annual report as
Inspector of Mines for the Second Anthracite District for the year
endinj^- December 31, 1903,
Accompanying the report will be found the usual tables of statis-
tics and some remarks that may be of interest concerning improve-
ments made during the year, causes of accidents, flooding of mines,
mining as compared with other occupations, inrush of sand and
water, ventilation, di-ainage and safety of the mines.
Respectfully submitted,
P. J. MOORE,
Inspector.
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Second Anthracite District, 1903
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS
Number of mines in district, 52
Number of mines in operation, 52
Number of tons of coal produced, 4,252,323
Number of tons shipped to market, 3,921,315
Number of tons sold at mines to local trade, 42,596
Number of tons consumed at mines in generating steam
and heat, 288,412
Number of persons employed inside the mines, 6,935
Number of persons employed outside, 2,487
Number of fatal accidents inside tlie mines, 30
Number of tons produced for each fatal accident inside,. . 141,744
Number of persons employed per fatal accident inside, . . . 231
Number of fatal accidents outside, 3
Number of persons employed per fatal accident outside,. . 829
Number of wives made widows by fatal accidents, 14
Number of children orphaned by fatal accidents, 37
Number of non-fatal accidents inside of mines, 75
Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident inside, 92
Number of non-fatal accidents outside, 5
Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident out-
side, 497
Number of steam locomotives used inside, 7
Number of compressed air locomotives used inside, 6
Number of electric motors used inside, 3
Number of fans used for ventilation, 27
Number of furnaces used for ventilation, 1
Number of gaseous mines in operation, 7
Number of non-gaseous mines in operation, 45
Number of new mines opened, 5
Number of old mines abandoned, 2
No. 12. SECOND ANTHRACITE DISTRICT 39
TABLE A.— Second Anthracite District, 1903
PRODUCTION OF COAL,
Names of Companies Tons
Delaware and Hudson Company, 2,04:G,G36
Carney and Brown Coal Company, G8,10U
Dolph Coal Company, Limited, 215,329
Pennsylvania Coal Company, 450,802
Hillside Coal and Iron Company, 213,161
Price Pancoast Coal Company, 191,098
Edgerton Coal Company, 137,030
Sterrick Creek Coal Company, 353,598
Black Diamond Coal Company, 55,005
Moosic Mountain Coal Company, 119,213
Mount Jessup Coal Company, Limited, 98,541
Finn Coal Company, ' 2,100
Total, 4,252,323
Production by Counties
Lackawanna, 4,190,810
Wayne, 01,513
Total, 4,252,323
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Accidents by Falls of Coal, Slate and Roof
There were 33 fatal and 80 non-fatal accidents reported in this
district during the year 1903. By referring to Table C it can be
seen that 30 or 90.9 per cent of the fatal accidents occurred inside
the mines, and 3, or 9.1 per cent, outside. The number of fatal
accidents from falls of coal and roof, seems to keep pace with pre-
ceding years, which is positive evidence of being the greatest dan-
ger the miner has to cope with, and really the least feared. Of the
30 fatal accidents inside the mines, 17, or nearly 57 per cent., were
caused by falls of coal and roof, and upon investigation it was
learned that there were 6 miners killed by this cause. Four of these
accidents resulted from carelessness on the part of the victims, and
2 were unavoidable.
There were 9 laborers killed by the same cause. Six of these
accidents were due to the carelessness of the miner with whom
they were working, and 3 of them were accidental. There were
two other accidents from the same cause, one attri-buted to
incompetency on the part of the victim, and the other accidental.
Many excellent articles have been written by mine inspectors in the
past on fatal accidents from this as well as other causes, and ad
vice has been given as a result of a lifetime experience, that if fol-
lowed would no doubt have been the means of reducing the number
of fatalities from this cause far below A\hat it is. In addition to
the many wise suggestions in the past to guard against dangers of
this kind, I venture to state that until there are competent men
employed in each mine whose duty it is to visit a certain number
ef- working places as frequently as they can possibly do so, and direct
the securing, or removing of all danger from this source, the acci-
dents from falls of roof will not be reduced to any great extent. It
may be asked, why cannot the mine foreman or his assistants attend
to this? I claim without the least fear of successful contradiction
that it is utterl}^ impossible for them to do so. Their time and their
various other duties will not permit them. I can truthfully state
that there is not one mine in this district in which I did not have
occasion to call the attention of a number of miners to the ex-
tremely dangerous condition of the roof, and have them remove the
danger before I left.
Fatal accidents from this source will occur as long as coal is
mined, unless the miner uses every precaution known to him, and
applies the remedies suggested by others for his safety.
By Mine Cars, Inside
There were five fatal accidents inside by mine cars, which is 16.6G
per cent., of the number of fatal accidents, 40 per cent, of this
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number was due to carelessness on the part of the victims, 40 per
cent, was accidental, and 20 per cent, to a "mistake made by the
victims. I am pleased to state, that with few exceptions the officials
in charge of the mines in this district, are careful to see that the
roads are kejit clean and free from obstacles that might be the
means of causing an accident from this source. This class of em-
ployes covers large territories, and the dangers to which they are
subjected are many and multiplied, fo-r manj^ times they run great
risks, and frequently meet with accidents not attributable to them-
selves. The old methods of driving narrow gangways with room
at intervals to pass moving cars with safety is fast giving way to the
modern method which provides ample room on both sides of car,
thereby reducing the danger on gangways to a minimum. Drivers
and runners, as a rule, do not realize the dangers they are subjected
to while performing their duties, hence they take uncalled for risks,
and acquire a habit of carelessness in riding and handling cars,
which frequently ends in fatal accidents, or serious injury to them-
selves or others. A habit prevails among drivers and runners in
this district not calculated to promote health, and it should be
stopped at once. I refer to their sitting on the bumpers of loaded
and empty cars with one foot dragging along the rail, and the other
resting upon the mules' spreader.
This habit has been condemned b,y the mine inspector of the old
first district, and a remedy suggested, which^ if applied, would be the
means of reducing accidents of this kind. When it is shown that
40 per cent, of the number of fatal accidents that happened inside by
mine cars for the year 1903 resulted from this cause, the reeessity
of enforcing strict discipline in this matter will be appreciated.
By Blasts
The next most prolific cause of fatal accidents is by blasts, prema-
ture and otherwise. They can be prevejrted only by the miner and
laborer exercising the precaution that is absolutely necessary on
their part while engaged in preparing a charge of powder for a
blast, and by giving the powder ample time to be exploded after
the hole has been properly charged, sufficient alarm given to warn
others, and retreating to a place of safety. Many accidents from
this cause might be averted if the simple precautions were taken that
are contained in the mine law. There were three fatal accidents
from blasts, or 10 per cent, of the number of fatal accidents inside.
Two of these happened through carelessness on the part of the
victims igniting the squib, and the other one by contributory negli-
gence on the part of the miner with whom the victim worked.
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By Dynamite and Blasting Powder
There were two fatal accidents from explosions of dynamite and
blasting powder, or G.OG per cent, of the total number inside. One
of these occuned by dynamite exploding when the miner was thaw-
ing three sticks which he had placed in the lid of his powder tin under
which he had placed two mining lamps. This habit exists through-
out the district, where it is necessary to use this explosive, and
many officials are very lax in their efforts to enforce strict compli-
ance of the rules as laid down by the manufacturers of this ex-
plosive. In working small veins considerable dj'iiamite is handled
and used by the coal miner in blasting down the top or raising bot-
tom to get sufficient height for the car and mule. This being the
case, the miner that has occasion to use this explosive should have
some knowledge of the proper method of handling and using the
same with the least possible danger to himself. All frozen cart-
ridges should be thawed, for when it is in a frozen condition is loses
much of its efficiency. Its properties then change, and it is difficult
to explode it with a cap. When it is in a frozen condition it should
not be exposed to direct heat. The liability to accident by exj)lo-
sion can be reduced only by removing as far as it is possible to do so,
the causes and conditions which lead to such. On accoimt of the
great importance of dynamite as an explosive in mining, and the
number of accidents which happen from this source, some of which
can be attributed to a lack of knowledge of handling and using this
powder when in the above condition, I would suggest a strict ad-
herence to general rules 29 and 31 of the Anthracite Mine Law, in
addition to complying with the rules as laid down by the manufac-
turers of high explosives.
There was one fatal accident caused by removing blasting powder
from a powder tin, with mining lamp not removed from the head, a
spark from lamp falling into the powder resulting in an explosion,
causing death to the victim. General rule 28 of the Mine Law pro-
vides a means of reducing accidents of this kind to a minimum.
Accidents from Miscellaneous Causes, Inside.
There were three fatal accidents from miscellaneous causes inside,
two of which were accidental and one attributed to carelessness of
the victim.
By Mine Cars, Outside.
There were three fatal accidents from cars outside, two of these
were caused by mine cars, and were found to be accidental. The
other one was caused by the railroad cars near the breaker. An in-
quest held on this, rendered a verdict of accidental death.
In conclusion, permit me to state that the various accidents which
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are happening so frequently in and about the mines, and which are
the result of causes that are well known to almost every one em-
ployed about the mines, will not be reduced, excepting by the mine
officials enforcing strict discipline after properly instructing those
who lack the knowledge necessary to guard themselves against the
many dangers that surround them vrhile engaged at their daily toil,
and by every employe exercising the utmost care and obeying the in-
structions that are given them by others.
General Condition of the Mines
The mines that are operated by the Delaware and Hudson Coal
Company, with few exceptions, are in good condition. The volume
of air entering these mines is sufficient to insure a. health}^ atmos-
phere for each person employed. The air current is not conducted
to the face of the working places in a few of these mines. The
foremen in charg-e are making some efforts to improve the condi-
tion. The roads, drainage and general condition as to safety are
good.
At the Gipsy Grove and 'No. 1 shaft of the Pennsylvania Coal Com-
pany the volume of air entering the mine was found to be inadequate?,
and steps were taken to increase the total volume. The roads and
drainage are fair.
At the Pancoast shaft of the Price-Pancoast Coal Company the
quantity of air was found to be insufficient to dilute the copious flow
of gas transpiring from the Dunmore vein to a safe limit. The
officials in charge took steps at once to increase the volume of air,
and remove as far as possible all danger. My last visit found it in
first class condition.
The Moosic Mountain mine of the Moosic Mountain Coal Company
needs improvement to better the condition of the ventilation, roads
and drainage.
The Mount Jessup Coal Company is making improvements with a
view of bettering the general condition, which is very much desired.
In the Sterrick Creek mines of the Sterrick Creek Coal Company
the ventilation is weak in many places, but improvements are under
way with a view of changing the general condition for the better.
The general condition of the Dolpii mines of the Doljjli Coal Com-
pany is good, excepting the ventilation in some places, which will
be remedied by changes that are contemplated.
The mines of the Hillside Coal and Iron Comiiany were found to be
lacking sufficient ventilation. The officials have taken steps to
remedy this . The condition as to safety is fair.
The general condition of the smaller companies is as follows:
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Carnej and Brown Coal Companj', fair.
Edgerton Coal Comijany, fair.
Finn Coal Company, good.
Black Diamond Coal Company. — This mine was in a very bad con-
dition generally, but on my last visit I fonnd the ventilation greatly
improved.
COLLIERY IMPROVEMENTS
By the Delaware and Hudson Company
Clinton. — Sinking new slope from surface to Grassy vein, section
7x14 feet, present depth 125 feet.
Extension of present haulage in old slope Top vein 2.400 feet
begun.
Erection of supply store 16x28 feet and office for mine foreuian
14x18 feet. Installation of 3 cylinder boilers, 90 horse power total.
New local sales pockets in Carbondale City of 4,500 to 5,000 tons
capacity, with elevator and conveyor driven by 26 horse power gas
engine.
Carbondale No. 1. — Air shaft from surface to top vein. 151 feet,
completed.
One ten foot ventilating fan driven by 26 horse power gasoline
engine.
Powderly No. 2. — Erection of new breaker and washery combined.
Machinery driven by one pair of 16x36 inch engines, 150 hoi'se power.
Conveyors driven by one pair of 18x36 inch engines, 90 horse power.
Washerj' supplied with one 18x12x18 inch Jeansville Duplex pump
oi 1,000 gallons capacity. Installed six new return tubular boilers of
150 horse power each.
Jermyn No. 1. — One direct current generator of 180 kilowatts
driven by direct connected engine. Mines wired for electric haulage,
and one electric locomotive of 12 tons weight j)iit in use. One 24x14
x36 inch Jeansville Duplex pump of 1,800 gallons capacity installed,
but now under water and not being operated.
One new gravity plane 1,200 feet long. Foot of shaft, head and
foot of inside slope wired and light furnished by arc lamps.
White Oak. — One 17 foot fan erected, driven by 14x36 inch engine
to ventilate the Dunmore vein.
New slope sunk 500 feet in Dunmore vein.
Proposed 3,000 feet haulage road begun.
Grassy Island. — One three stage air compressor with 1(5x11^x5 5-8
inch diameter air cylinders. 22 inch diameter steam cylinder by 24
inch stroke, 140 horse power. One locomotive type boiler installed,
250 horse power. Three smnll air motors sent to this mine, but not
all in use.
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New Shaft.— Present depth 525 feet. Sectiou of shaft 12x50 feet
to be continued to Dunmore vein. Erection of new Giiibal fan at
this shaft 28x8 feet, driven by a pair of Corliss engines 18x36 inches
each.
Eddy Creek.— Tunnel being driven from Kock vein to Big vein, sec-
tion 7x12 feet, not completed. Four new openings located along
East bank of the Lackawanna river, near Priceburg. One of these
to open the Pierce vein, and three to open the Church vein. New air
shaft commenced, circular in shape, 14 feet diameter. One centri-
fugal pump of 5(iO gallon capacity, driven by electric motor.
Three Gardiner electric drills for coal mining put in use.
No. 2 Olyphant.— Three locomotive type boilers of 250 horse power
<?ach installed. One 22 and 38x16x18 inch Jeansville Duplex pump,
capacity 3,000 gallons per minute. >
One 60 K. W. electric generator belted to a 13x12 inch Ball engine.
By the ^>terrick Cicek Coal Company
Sterrick Creek. — To improve the ventilation, a rock air-way was
driven from the slope workings of the Dunmore vein up to the Clark
vein, and two air shafts from the surface to the Clark vein w^ere
also completed. Several intake drifts from the surface to the
Grassy vein have been abandoned, owing to their proximity to the
Grassy Island Creek, and in their stead an air shaft, some distance
awaj' from the creek, has been sunk from the surface to said Grassy
vein.
A new Jeansville pump has been placed in the Chirk vein, near
foot of No. 1 shaft, with a capacity of 2,000 gallons per minute.
A new Ingersoll-Sergeant Duplex air compressor, 20x21 inch steam
cylinder, and compound air end 33| inches and 20]x21 inches was
added to original air plant.
A new shaft 12x30 feet is sunk to a depth of 100 feet, to be con-
tinued until it reaches the Dunmore vein.
Three bore holes have been sunk from the surface, two to the Dun-
more vein, and one to the Clark vein.
The i)resent two inside hoisting engines, together with a large one,
are to be placed on the surface, and ropes are to be run down the
bore holes into the mine. This will enlarge the present capacity,
eventually making this colliery one of the largest producers.
By the Pennsylvania Coal Company
^^'ork has been eommenced at both ends of a new tunnel to be
driven from the l.ac kawanna rjver to No, 1 shaft. No. 1 colliery, for
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the purj)Ose of driiiniiig all of the collipries above ]S'o. 1 shaft in
the Dnnmore district.
This tunnel when completed will be about 7,000 feet in length.
The dimensions are as follows:
First 1,200 feet to be SxG feet.
The next 5,000 feet to be 15x7 feet.
The last 800 feet to be SxG feet.
The tunnel to be driven wi(h a uniform grade of 1 inches in each
and every 100 feet.
By the Price-I'ancoast Coal Companj^
Pancoast Shaft. — Erection of two new brick supply houses, one
20x30 feet and the other 20x40 feet.
The old 20 foot ventilating fan has been repaired and put in lit
condition to ventilate the Dunmore vein.
In No. 1 or Diamond vein a new gravity plane has been constructed
700 feet in length.
In No. 3 vein, two new gravit}^ planes, and in No. 4 vein two new-
gravity planes have been constructed. The West slope has been ex-
tended for a distance of 700 feet to line near Lackawanna river.
The Dunmore vein has been opened and a slope driven on the
north dip 1,000 feet. A hoisting engine has been put in here, capable
of hoisting 200 cars per day. A slope on West side is being driven,
present length 400 feet, Avith gangways driven east and southeast.
Seven splits of air have been made with two more under way. A
new barn has been made in this vein to hold 33 mules.
By the Finn Coal Company
Erection of new breaker, dimensions of whicli are 51x51 feet and
height over v/all 65 feet. One large screen, two sets of shakers 30
feet long. One set of elevators, distance between centers 43 feet.
Breaker engine 16x24 inch cylinder, 75 horse power. Capacity of
brealver about 350 tons daily.
A tunnel driven from No. 1 Dunmore to No. 2 Dunmore vein; length
G6 feet, section 6x14 feet.
A new second opening was driven from, inside to the surface, a dis-
tance of 100 feet.
By the Black Diamond Coal Company
Erection of new fan, 12 feet in diameter, to ventilate No. 1 vein.
The result is a marked im})rovement in the ventilation.
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l^looding of Mines in Carboadale District
On the 7tli of October it began to rain and continued nntil the
evening of the 9th. The Lackawanna river overflowed its banks
from Carbondale to Scranton, resulting in great destruction to pro-
perty along its path. At the old "pump house," in Carbondale,
known as "Campbell's," there are two shafts a short distance west
of the river. The tops of these shafts are but a few feet above the
level of the bank of the river. Near the "pump house" the river
overflowed its banks and the water poured down the shafts from
early in the evening of the 8th until the following evening.
During this time millions of gallons of vfater poured into the mine.
There were three men working night shift in a slope in No. 3 shaft
at this time, and had it not been for the timely notice they received,
in all probality they would have perished. As it was, they had to
flee for their lives, wading through the water to their w^aists. Later
in the evening it was learned that the river had cut a channel
through the south bank near No. 1 slope, changing the course of the
stream, causing it to flow down No. 1 slope in such volume that the
slope was not large enough to take it. The lower levels of Nos. 1
and 3 were not long in being inundated, and the water then began
tc run to Powderly mine, which is connected to No. 1 mine, and oper-
ated by the same company. The water T^ as not long in filling the
inside slope in this mine, and then began pouring in to the Erie shaft
workings, the adjoining mine which is operated by the Hillside Coal
and Iron Company. The water rose so rapidly in this shaft, that
notwithstanding the efforts of the mine officials, the pumps were
covered in a very short time. When the water had risen to a certain
point in this shaft, it then flowed to the Glenwood shaft workings,
which are operated by the same company.
At 3 o'clock P. M. Saturday, October 10th, the water had
reached a vertical height of 40 feet in the Glenwood shaft. From
this point it ran into the Jermyn No. 1 shaft. This shaft is located
at Jermyn and is operated by the Delaware and Hudson Coal Com-
pany. I visited this mine October 15th, and was informed that the
water was 25 feet vertically above their pumps in the inside slope.
The flooding of all of those mines emplasizes the necessity of leav-
ing sufficient barrier pillars along the line of adjoining properties
in each vein for the safety of employes, and for the benefit of the
operators. Had those mines been worked in days g'one by with safe
barrier pillars left along adjoining properties, it vrould have been the
means of preventing the flooding of all of those mines, which happens
frequently and means enforced idleness to a great number of men and
boys, and an enormous expense to the operator.
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J n rush of Sand and Water into the Workings of tlie Eddy ('reek
Shaft of the Delaware and Hudson Company at Olyphaut
At about o o'clock Friday afternoon, January 2, 1903, a cave-in
occurred on one of the busiest street in Olyphant, when four build-
ings, including a large hotel, sunk fifty feet and w-ere covered.
When it was learned that none of the occupants were lost, it was
looked upon as almost miraculous. The large w^ater main ran
through near the center of this cave-in, and it w^as found that it was
broken, and a large volume of water poured its way into the mine,
carrying with it large quantities of sand and gravel, which caused
much alarm for the safety of the men and boys employed in this part
of the mine.
Fortunately, however, all the men and boys made their escape
without injury, although many of them had to wade through mud
and water above their waists.
On January 5th I visited this mine for the purpose of making a
thorough examination of this particular part, hoping to ascertain
the cause of cave-in, and to note the condition of workings, and if
possible devise some means of jjreventing a repetition of the accident.
I was met at the mine by Mr. Edward Koderick, then Mine Inspector
of the First District, and after a brief consultation with the mine
ofiicials relative to the condition of the workings in this particular
district, it was learned that the cave-in took place in old workings
that were abandoned in 1896. The range of chambers that was
affected by the wash from the cave-in was opened from a gangway
driven from the top of ''Hoye's" plane to the head of "Moyle's" slope,
a, distance of about 1,800 feet. "Moyle's" slope is sunk on the north-
"Avest dip of an "anticlinal," and ''Hoye's" plane v/as driven on the
southeast dip of same "anticlinal." The face of those chambers is
on or near the apex of the "anticlinal." To reach this district it
was necessary to travel from the head of "Moyle's" slope toward
"Hoye's" plane, and in doing so v/e had to travel upon hands and
knees for a distance of about 500 feet. The sand and gravel came
within 18 inches of the roof of gangway for this entire length, which
made it extremely difficult for the men and boys employed near this
district to escape.
When w'e reached the district in which the cave-in occurred, we
found the pillars to be very uniform in width and length, and the
chambers the same: Many of the chambers were filled with rock
which had been taken from other parts of the mine and unloaded
there for protection of the pillars and roof. There was no indica-
tion of a "squeeze," and as the rock covering over the vein is not of a
cohesive nature, it will yield under much less force, and will not
transmit the pressure it receives to any great distance. The pro-
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bable cause is tliat there may have existed at this point a local '"'pot
hole," which would increase the depth of sand and gravel and de-
crease the thickness of the rock covering overlying t-he coal seam.
The props may have been decaped under this roof at this point, and
owing to the great weight of sand over this shallow rock, it yielded.
To guard against a repetition of the above occurrence, suggestions
were made, and I am pleased to state that the officials in charge put
them into effect at once.
This company has bored a number of holes along the flats in this
vicinity for the purpose of establishing proof of the thickness and
nature of the covering overlying the coal seams. While it does not
furnish absolute security against accident, I think it is the means
of reducing the number of accidents from this source to a miriimum,
besides the saving of many mines from complete ruin.
Ventilation
This important subject has been given the proper attention by
some of the officials in this district, and they will agree with me
when I say that they have been amply rewarded for making improve-
ments that increase the ventilation, and that conduct the current to
the face of each working place. I regret to state that this very im-
portant subject, which is one of the most essential in the successful
development of a mine, is given passing attention only by a great
number of mine officials in this district. In many cases this cannot
be attributed to a lack of knowledge of the laws governing veutila
tion, but rather to a laxity on their part in allowing the ventilating
currents to lag behind the working faces, until the condition of the
Avorkings becomes unendurable, and as such increases the many dan-
gers to a great extent, and also increases the expenses of everything
connected with the mining, preparing and transporting of the coal
to the surface. The injury inflicted on the workmen where the above
condition exists is entirely uncalled for, and cannot be too harshly
condemned. It has been my experience where I found a f ev/ mines in
this district operating under the above conditions that the officials
in charge were invariably incompetent men. It is unpleasant to
have to comment so severely, but the truth should not be hidden in
such cases. To the officials mentioned it is useless to suggest a
remedy that will relieve existing evils. According to the statements
given in the air reports for each colliery in the district for the year
1903, the total quantity of air entering all of the mines in the district
is 2,408,02*) cubic feet per minute. There are 122 splits, or separate
currents of air in the mines of the district, through which 1,834,362
cubic feet of air are circulating iter minute. This provides for each
person fi-om 1,050 cubic feet to 184 cubic feet of air per minute. It-
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can be seen at a glance fioni the above, that the volume of air enter-
ing nearly all the mines, is sufficient to render a healthy atmosphere
for each and every person employed therein, provided, it is conducted
in the proper manner to the face of each working place. I regret
to state that the number of mines properly ventilated in this district
is. few, while in a number of those unsatisfactorily' ventilated thej"
are endeavoring to com])ly with the requirements of the law, and
are quite successful in doing so. There are a few others, whose sole
object seems to be to evade the requirements of the law.
Drainage
The condition of the collieries in the Second district in respect to
drainage is good in many mines, while it is fair in others. The atten-
tion given these three essentials, viz: ventilation, roads and drain-
age by competent officials is very noticeable. We find that they who
neglect the ventilation, also neglect the roads and drainage, with
the result that the expenses of mining and bringing the coal to the
surface are xevy high, and the danger attending the various branches
of labor is increased to a great extent.
Safety of Mines
The condition of the mines as to safety" is very good. The writer
:s not aware of any danger that is lurking in any mine in the district
which would be the means of imperiling the lives of the workmen.
Each and every mine in the district is reported as being free from
an accumulation of explosive gases. In mines where explosive gas
is evolved the ventilating curi ents are sufficient to dilute and render
Itarmless the gas transpiring from the coal and strata. There are
seven mines in the district in which explosive gases are found. Six
of these are not considered gaseous owing to the small quantit}- of
gas exuding from the coal and strata, nevertheless, precaution is
taken to prevent any cause which very often results in disaster.
There is one mine in the district in which explosive gas is liberated
in large quantities. This mine is operated by the Priee-Pancoast
Coal Company, and the quantity of air in circulation in this mine is
sufficient to render a safe and healthy atmosphere.
Mining Compared with Other Occupations
It is impossible to compare any of the various occupations of man
with that of the miner. True it is, his hours of toil and labor each
day, as a rule, are exceeded by the hosts of men that ar(^ engaged in
ether fields of manual labor, but the conditions which surround them
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while engaged in tlieir toil are such, that there can be no compariaon.
It is the miner that must delve a life of labor in those deep caverns,
where darkness "reigns supreme." Surrounded b}^ impending dan-
gers, he performs his labor with the aid of a flickering light. He
must have a trained eye to discover and escape those dangers that
cannot be detected in any other Avay, such as ''bells and saddles", in
the roof, and explosive gas in the safety lamp. He must have a
trained ear to assist him to guard against those dangers which it is
impossible to see, and can be known only by sounding, such as
pieces of top rock, slate or coal, which appear safe to the eye, but
when sounded will indicate imminent danger. These are some of
the dangers which constantly hang over the miner while he is ac-
tively engaged in his working place. In addition to these I might
mention another great danger, namely, blasting powder. When we
consider the quantity used for mining purposes, we will be surprised
to learn tliat not more than 13 per cent, of the number of fatal ac-
cidents for 1902 in the anthracite district occurred from this source.
The miner very frequently meets with accidents from mine cars
on gangways and slopes, and his life is in danger w^hile ascending
and descending the shaft. Those dangers are augmented in mines
generating explosive gases.
Instead of using the naked light to illuminate his working place,
he must substitute instead a lamp erroneously called a ''safety
lamp." The name given to this lamp would convey to the minds of
many who are using them, that it is needless for them to use the
precaution necessary on their part, while working in an atmosphere
mixed with explosive gases, since the lamp is a "safety lamp." This
lamp is safe only when it is in the hands of safe persons, and it was
never intended to be used for the purpose of working in an atmos-
phere containing an explosive mixture of air and gas. Therefore, it
should be ca'^ed a testing lamp.
The illuminating power of those lamps compared with a candle, is
from .IG to .90 depending upon the kind of lamp used. It can be seen
from this how the dangers from gas are increased.
Inured to the many dangers which constantly hang over and about
him, he trudges on with a light that faintly glimmers, seemingly
oblivious to the presence of danger. Spurred on by earnest solicita-
tion for the welfare of those whom he loves, he boldly advances to
meet, and cope with those agents of death, that have slain thousands,
whose names shall never be recorded in the pages of history. Phi-
lanthropy's voice is stilled and the sympathy extended to those
committed to their care is blind to their needs. Our country cares
for the widows and orphans of its sailors and soldiers, but turns a
deaf ear, as it were, to the cries of the widows and orphans of the
miner.
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The act of April '22, A. 1). 1903, "to provide a uiiiiei-i" lioiu? or
homes for old, crippled and helpless employes of the coal mines of
Pennsylvania and their wives, v.ho have attained the age of fifty-
five (55) years," is a humane act, but could not this great country pro-
vide a means of alleviating the sufferings of the widows and orphans
who are permitted to live in want, and sometimes reluctantly be-
come inmates of the poor houses? Since the real history of mine
legislation, which begins with the Avondale disaster, September 6,
18G9, when by the burning of the breaker over the mouth of the shaft
the smoke and gases, of combustion entered the mine and smothered
one hundred and eight men and bo^s, there has been a number of
wise laws enacted for the benefit of the employer and employe, and if
in the neai' future a law could be enacted with the above purpose in
view, it would meet v.ith the ai)proval of the Chi'istian woi'ld.
6—12—1903
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OFFICIAL. DOCUMENT. No. 12.
Third Anthracite District
LACKAWANNA COUNTY
Sci-aiiton, Pa., February 20, 1001.
Jlon. Jauu's E. Koderick, Cliief of Department of Mines:
Sir: I liave iiie honor of presenting my report as Inspector of
Alines for tlie Third Anthracite District, for the year 190:3, as pro-
vided l\v the act of 1901.
U contains the nsnal statistics. The accidents wliich took place
during- the j'ear, and which have from time to time been reported to
the Department, will be found in tabulated form.
Kespectfully submitted,
H. O. FKYTHERCH,
Inspector.
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Third Anthracite District, 1903
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS
Xuiubei* of mines in district, 25
Xuiuber of mines in operation, 2")
Number of tons of coal produced, 4,643,514
Number of tons shipped to market, 4,203,343
Number of tons sold at mines to local trade, 213,490
Number of tons consumed at mines in generating steam
and heat, 226,681
Number of |>prsons employed inside the mines 6,869
Number of persons employed outside, 2,240
Number of fatal accidents inside the mines, 26
Number of tons produced for each fatal accident inside, . . . 178,597
Number of persons employed per fatal accident inside,. . . 264
Number of fatal accidents outside, 4
Number of persons employed per fatal accident outside, . . 560
Number of wives made widows by fatal accidents, 19
Number of children orphaned by fatal accidents, 49
Number of non-fatal accidents inside of minefj 79
Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident inside, 87
Number of non-fatal accidents outside, 6
Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident out-
side, ■ 373
Number of compressed air locomotives used inside 3
Number of electric motors used inside 19
Number oL' fans used for ventilation, 28-
Naniber of gaseous mines in operation 18
Number of non-gasous mines in operation, 7
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TAJiLE A.— Third Anthracite District, VMX.i
PRODUCTION OF COAL
Names of Companies Tons.
Delaware, Lackavvauua and Western Railroad Company,. 2,lo2,lJ:4
Delaware and Hudson Company, 5r)D,63i)
Bull's Head Coal Company, 27,310
Pennsylvania Coal Company, ". 202,034:
A. D. and F. M. Spencer, 78,200
Naj' Aug Coal Company, .■)2,150
Green Eidge Coal Compan}^ 170,442
Scranton Coal Company, 1,020,802
People's Coal Company, 330,817
J. J, Gibbons, 8,950
Mountain Lake Coal Company, 4,250
Economy Light, Heat and Power Compaiiy 49,813
Total, 4,043,514
Produclion by Counties
Lackawanna, .- 4,043,514
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Description of Aeeidout*
The tables that make up a part of this report will show the acci-
dents classified as to causes, occupatiou and nationality of the killed
and injured.
In the reports for past years the accidents have been described
at some length, either singly or in groups under heads. Falls of
Koof and Coal, Explosions of Gas, Cars Inside, Cars Outside, Mis-
cellaneous Inside, Miscellaneous Outside, etc. In reviewing the
reports of my investigations of the several accidents for 1903, I
fail to see that any special feature has been revealed requiring par-
ticular mention or dpscription. Therefore, any detail that will be
written touching the accidents of this year will be much in the
nature of a repetition of what has been written in the past, on the
same subject, in the yearly reports alreadj^ issued.
Based on my observation and experience in investigating the ac-
cidents of the year 1903, I would say, such accidents from falls of
roof and coal as could be classed avoidable, v.'ould have been avoided
in most cases b.y a more careful examination of the roof before start-
ing to work in the morning, and after each blast the immediate re-
/Standing of the discharged tinibers after paying due heed to every
indication of possible danger by sounding.
Explosions of Gas
During the year not a single fatal accident from this cause is re-
ported. Twelve non-fatal ones are recorded. The victims of the
greater number of these were but slightly injured. The greater
number of the accidents resulted from the careless handling of
brattices near the face of gaseous places.
Cars, Inside
it will continue to be the duty of the Mine Inspector to call atten-
tion to the dangerous practice resorted to by drivers and runners,
viz: That of riding on the bumpers of moving mine cars, and sliding
the foot along the track. While attention has repeatedly been
called to this matter and special efforts made to discontinue the
dangerous practice, still accidents from this cause continue to occur.
Powder and Dynamite
The one fatal and nine non-fatal accidents due to this cause re-
sulted from a number of workmen riding on an electric motor in a
mine on their way to work in the morning, after rei>eated warnings
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not to do so. One of the company had a keg, containing tweuty-
tive pounds of powder, which was exploded by some means, probably
a spark from a lamp or the electric wire.
Blasts
In firing wet holes, it is more than probable that the squib in
many eases is shortened, but every means of proving this to be the
fact is destroyed Avith the accident. The tendency to return too soon
to the face, thinking the stpub has missed tire, and insuflHcient care
in selecting a place of safety to retreat to while the blast is going
off, tend to increase the number of accidents from this cause.
Accid(mts Outside
One of the victims of the ontside accidents lost his life in the
culm chute of the Green Kidge Breaker; one lost his life by being
run over by railroad cars, one fell into a counter-chute, in the
Diamond breaker and was crushed by a revolving screen, and one
was killed by being dragged by a mule. In addition to these four
fatal acciden.ts, six non-fatal accidents ocurred on the outside. Four
of these are credited to mine cars outside, and the remainder to
miscellaneous causes, uncoupling cars on the "tly," falling off mule's
back while riding to or from barns, etc.
Inasmuch as the question is often asked, "How is it that those who
are careless are not prosecuted by the mine inspectors as provided
by law?" I would answer, — those who transgress in this particular,
concerning whom the Inspector has information are generally
among those who sutler by the accidents, and therefore, perhaps, no
further good could be accomplished by a process at law.
In former reports comparisons were made with the figures of pre-
vious years, the annual rcpoits affording the means to do this, but
this comparing of results cannot be done this year, inasmuch as
the district covered by this report, namely the Third, has been in
existence just one yeai'.
Condition of Mines and Ventilation
The condition of the mines as to ventilation, will compare favor--
ably with their condition at the time of the last report. More coal
has been mined, and conse(]uently tlie excavations have extended in
proportion, and the territory to be examined daily is continually
increasing in area. As to ventilation, Table I will show the actual
<iuantity of air in circuhition as reported to this otfice in December,
1!)();'>, the number of splits or currents and the numb'er of persons
No. 12. THIRD ANTHRACITE DISTRICT 115
euiploved iu each split, iii each of the mines of tlie distiiet. Tlie
table shows that the law is being- well observed in this respect. In-
asmuch as the figui'L's for each mine are given, no comments as to
the quantity of air in circulation are required. 1 would add, how-
ever, that the total quantity of air in circulation does not in every
case show the condition of the ventilation of the working face. On
this account while the quantity entering the mine is sufficient, the
distribution of the current is sometimes found defective in non-
gaseous mines. Whenever this is found to be the case the Inspec-
tor has had but little difficulty in having the defect remedied at
once. In gaseous mines this distribution of the current cannot be
neglected without serious consecjuences, as gas immediately ac-
cumulates in the face.
Drainage
Little cause for complaint on account of defective drainage exists
in this district, particularly in the workings of the lower or deeper
veins, which are for the most part dry, more so in fact, than is de-
sirable. The inspector has during the year deemed it his duty in
some cases to recommend that the main roads be sprinkled with
\\ater, to prevent dust from contaminating the fresh air currents
entering the workings. This suggestion has been carried out with
beneficial results. However, in some cases in which the shallow
veins are worked, trouble is met in the Avorkings, particularly in
the spring and fall of the year. Not so much on account of drainage,
in the common acceptation of the word, as from the fact that surface
water penetrates the strata, descending like rain for a short time
into the workings of the surface veins. Under these circumstances,
-no efforts are spared to maintain dry and clean roads in the mines.
Mine Foremen's Examinations
The annual examination of candidates for certificates as mine
foremen and assistant mine foremen was held October 8 ^nd 9, 1903,
in the City Hall, Scranton, Pa. The following named persons were
recommended to the Chief of Department of Mines, as having passed
a satisfactory examination:
Mine Foremen
Horace L. Johns, Thomas F. Sheehan, Charles Hillard, Thonms
Ford. John V. James.
Assistant Mine Foremen
Benjamin C. Evans, John II. Williams, Thomas J. Gwynne, Thomas
Thomas, Jr., David J. Thomas, John S. Cole, David J. Thomas,
Thomas W. Watkins, Joseph R. Bui-ns, James J. Cusick.
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OFFICIAL DOCUMENT. No. 12.
Fourth Anthracite District
LACKAWANNA AND LUZERNE COUNTIES
Seraiiton, i'a., February IS, VJOi.
liou. James E. Ivoderiek, Chief of Department of Mines:
Sir: I have the honor of herewith presenting my report as lusjjee-
tor of Mines for the Fourth Anthracite District, for the year ending-
December 31, 1903. The quantity of coal produced during the year
was 5,411,814 tons. The number of lives lost was 42,, leaving 20
widows and 42 orphans. The number of non-fatal accidents was
117, making the total number of casualties in and about the mines
159.
In addition to the tabulated statistics, I send herewith a brief
description of each accident in and about the mines; also, a state-
ment of the condition of the mines as to ventilation and drainage.
Respectfully submitted,
D. T. WILLIAMS,
Inspector.
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Fourth Anthracite District, 1903
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS
Kumbor of mines in district, 25
Xuinbei- of niiiu\s in operation, 25
Xunibei- of tons of coal produced 5,411<814
Xnniber of tons sliipped to market, 5,150,784
Xumber of tons sold at mines to local trade 51,585
Number of tons consumed at mines' in generatinj'' steam
and heat 209,445
Number of persons employed inside the mines, 7,582
Xund)er of persons employed outside 2 S7G
Number of fatal accidents inside the mines 35
Number of tons produced for each fatal accident inside,. 154,623
Number of persons employed per fatal accident inside,. . , 217
Number of fatal accidents outside, 7
Number of persons employed per fatal accident outside,. . 411
Number of wives made widows by fatal accidents, 20
Number of children orphaned by fatal accidents 42
Number of non-fatal accidents inside of mines, 104
Number of pei'sons employed per non-fatal accident inside, 73
Number of non-fatal accidents outside 13
Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident out-
side 221
Number of electric motors used inside 3
Number of fans used for ventilation, 28
Number of furnaces used for ventilation 2
Number of gaseous mines in operation 21
Number of non-gaseous mines in operation, ..... 4
No. 12. FOURTH ANTHrt.\CITE Dl!~TTlICT 119
TABLE A.— Fomlii Anlhracile DisUict, V.m\.
PRODUCTION OF COAL
Names of Coiuiinnics Tons
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Kailioad (Joinpany, . 3,323,758
Austin Coal Company, 00,8114
Delaware and Hudson Company 331,742
rennsylvania Coal Company 7t),SG()
\Vni. Conuell and ComiJaiiy 117,(578
Lehicli Valley Coal Comi^anv 5G1),2!)U
Jermyn and Company 47S,7:><i
Elliott, McClure and Comi)any l!):i,:>78
(ribbons ( 'oal Company '2i\ 23.1
Temple Iron Company 142,3!>2
North American Coal Company 52,244
Brookslde Coal Company, 29,5M7
Total 5,411,814
Production by Counties
Lackawanna 5,201), 422
Luzerne, 142,392
Total " 5,411,814
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148 REPORT OF THE DEPARTJIENT CF MINES Off. Doc.
Accidents by Falls of Coal, Slate and Roof
During the year 1903, 42 persons were killed or fatally injured,
and 117 were more or less seriously injured in and about the mines
of the Fourth Anthracite District. Of the above number 19 were
killed or fatally injured, and 42 seriously injured by falls of roof
and coal. These are by a large percentage the most numerous class
of accidents and are in the majority of cases due to the miner re-
turning to the face of his working place in the powder smoke to see
the results of a blast, when the roof or coal which had been loosened
by the blast, and which cannot be seen, owing to the smoke, falls
upon him, causing fatal or serious injury.
A number of accidents by falls occur because the roof and face
have not been examined and sounded in order to ascertain whether
or not anything is loose, so that it can be pulled down or secured
with props. Props are often discharged by blasts from under the
roof and large pieces of coal that are more than half loosened are
left hanging and fall after the miner returns. In some cases
where props have been discharged laborers have been fatally or
seriously injured by falls of coal or roof due to the miner per-
mitting them to go to the face to load a car of coal without first
ascertaining the condition of the roof and overhanging coal. If all
the miners were to use more judgment and be more careful after
firing a blast before returning to work, a large percentage of the
accidents by falls of roof and coal would be averted.
Accidents by Explosion of Gas
Three were fatally and four seriously injured by explosion of gas.
The explosion at the Taylor colliery of the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western Railroad Company, on the morning of January 14, by
which Edward David was instantly killed and Charles Reed was so
seriously injured that he died a few days later, was the result of the
water rising unexpectedly at the foot of the up-cast shaft, causing
a quantity of gas to accumulate in the return air-way. Reed and
David were going to examine a pipe line, David opened a trap-door
leading to the air-way, his naked light came in contact with the
gas and a fearful explosion occurred. Roas Vender was fatally
burned by gas in Old Forge No. 1, on February 5, as the result of
his own carelessness. It appearing from information elicited at
the investigation that he went into the old workings after being
warned by other men not to go. His naked light came into contact
with a small body of gas, burning him severely, from which he died
14 days later.
Those slightly burned were burned by the men igniting small
No. 12. FOURTH ANTHRACITE DlSTlilCT 149
quantities of gas in face of \voi-kin<;- places. Tliis frij^litful source of
accidents in tfee mines, the causes, means of prevention, or plans by
which their frequent occurrence might be reduced have been so
exhaustively treated in former annual reports by the several mine
inspectors, that scarcely anything new can be said about the subject.
By Blasts and Powder
There were 3 fatal and 14 serious injuries from explosions of
blasts and powder. Each accident resulted from inexcusable reck-
lessness on the part of the victim. Two of the fatal accidents were
due to the miners going back to the hole too soon, not giving the
blast time to explode, and the other was due to the victim going to
a keg of iDOwder with his lighted lamp on his head, a spark falling
from his lamp into the powder which exploded.
Another chief cause of such accidents is the miners taking the
butt end of the drill to drive the cartride in the hole. The drill
striking fire explodes the cartridge, resulting in fatal -or serious in-
jury to the victim. Every miner knows this practice of ramming
cartridges with the butt end of a drill to be extremely dangerous,
and all will admit it, and yet otherwise careful and intelligent men
lose their lives every year by clinging to the dangerous practice.
By Cars Inside
There w^ere G fatal and 30 non-fatal accidents by cars inside the
mines during the year. The chief causes of these accidents are as
follows:
James Mora, a door-boy at Jermyn No. 1 colliery, was away from
his post of duty and fell asleep on side of the gangway and on hear-
ing the trip of cars coming attempted to run ahead to his door,
and was struck by the trip, indicting injuries from v\'hich he died
the same day.
Frank Borack while walking on tail rope line at Jermyn No. 1 col-
liery, w^as run over by trip of cars and instantly killed.
Edward Nebraski while sitting on bumper sliding his foot on the
rail at Old Forge No. 2, fell under a trip of cars and was instantly
killed.
Harry Moses, a driver at the Babylon Colliery, was fatally injured
by being squeezed between car and rib on narrow side of gangway.
David H. Williams, a company man at the Archbnld mine while
driving out on a gangway with a truck car jumped on the side of
the car and was scpieezed between car and rib, reccnving injuries
from which he died the same night.
William Deskin, a laborer at the Arclibald mine, while nnmiiig
150 REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MINES Off. Doc.
a car off the gangway into his chamber, after his light had gone out,
was squeezed between car and rib and instantly killed.
The non-fatal accidents from this cause during the year numbered
thirty, resulting from being squeezed between cars and between
cars and ribs. S^everal emploj-es were injured by falling under cars,
others by spragging cars and riding on bumpers of cars. Drivers
and runners are the principal sufferers, and in most cases they bring
the sufl'ering upon themselves.
By Cars Outside
There were three fatal and five non-fatal injuries outside the mines
by cars during the year.
Wiufield Decker, while trying to stop a runaway team of mules,
slipped and fell under a truck, receiving injuries from which he
died the same day.
John Loyko, a loader at the Pyne mines, was run over by a box
car under the breaker, receiving injuries from which he died on the
way to the hospital.
Oliver Wilson, carpenter at Austin mines, was squeezed between
cars inflicting injuries from which he died seven days later.
The five non-fatal accidents were due to the victims being caught
by cars under the breaker^ by car on the head of breaker, by spragging
cars, and by falling under railroad cars. With an ever-present and
l^rudent care some of these accidents might possibly have been
averted.
Miscellaneous Causes
Under this head there were 3 fatal and 19 non-fatal accidents, in
and about the mines of this district. The loss of life and serious
injury w^ere almost all purely accidental. Yet, when we examine
the casualty tables and take into consideration the large number
therein contained that result from carelessness, it is scarcely to be
expected that the prudence which should always govern the move-
ments of the miners will be sufficiently exercised to reduce to any
great extent this class of accidents.
Present Condition of Collieries
While the ventilation and drainage at some mines are not per-
fect, they have been greatly improved at many of them during the
past year. However, on the whole they are satisfactorily venti-
lated and drained, with a few exceptions. There may be some per-
sons working in local places, in every mine making an opening to-
wards getting air one way or another who are suffering for the time
being, but eventually the mines will be well ventilated.
No. 12. FOITRTH ANTHRACITE DISTRICT 151
The Delaware, J.ackawanna and \\'est(>rn Railroad Company's
mines are kept well in hand. One or two cannot be rated as first
class, but there is never any trouble with the mines of this company,
for the men in charge of (hem luive always shown a dieerful readi-
ness to comply with (he requirements of law.
The Delaware and Hudson Company's mines have been greatly
improved. They have only three collieries in my district, which are
in good condition as far as ventilation and drainage are concerned.
The collieries of the small companies in the district are in good
condition as to ventilation and drainage, excepting the following:
Austin Tunnell, of the Austin Coal Co., Sibley, of Elliott McClure
and Co., No. 4 tunnel, of Wm. Connell and Co., Wm. A., of the Lehigh
Valley C©al Co., Jermyn No. 1, of Jermyn and Co. Some of these
have been improved during the year.
Burning of the Old Forge Breaker of the Pennsylvania Coal Com-
pany
On March 25, 1903, the Old Forge breaker of the Pennsylvania
Coal Company was completely destroyed by fire. The daily capa-
city of the old breaker was 1,SU0 tons. A new modern breaker was
erected again on the same site, with a daily capacity of 2,500 tons.
The National washery of the North American Coal Company was
abandoned June 27. 1903.
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OFFICIAL DOCUMENT. No. 12.
Fifth Anthracite District
LUZERNE COUNTY
Pittston, Pa., February 29, 1904.
Hon. James E. Roderick, Chief of Department of Mines:
Sir: I liave the honor to submit my annual report as Inspector of
Mines for the Fifth Anthracite District for the year ending Decem-
ber 31, 1903.
The report gives the statistical information as required by hiw,
and also a tabulated and brief description of the fatal and non-fatal
accidents that occurred during the jeav, with other useful informa-
tion.
Kespectfulh' submitted,
H. McDonald,
I j Inspector.
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Fifth Anthracite District, 1903
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS
Number of m'ues iu district, ; . . 39
Number of uiiues in operation, 39
Number of tons of coal produced, 4,761,133
Number of tons shipi)ed to marlcet, 4,4:00,990
Number of tons sold at mines to local trade, 48,177
Number of tons consumed at mines in generating steam
and heat, 305,9GG
Number of persons employed inside the mines, 8,169
Number of persons employed outside, 3,357
Number of fatal accidents inside the mines, 37
Number of tons produced for each fatal accident inside,. . 128,679
Number of persons emploj^ed per fatal accident inside,. . . 221
Number of fatal accidents outside, 10
Number of persons employed per fatal accident outside,. . 336
Number of wives made widows by fatal accidents, 22
Number of children orphaned by fatal accidents, 62
Number of non-fatal accidents inside of mines, 88
Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident inside, 93
Number of non-fatal accidents outside, IG
Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident out-
side, 210
Number of steam locomotives used inside, 1
Number of compressed air locomotives used inside, 5
Number of electric motors used inside, 2
Number of fans used for ventilation, 46
Number of gaseous mines in operation, 26
Number of non-gaseons mines in operation, 13
No. 12. ' FIFTH ANTHRACITE DISTRICT 155
TABLE A.— Fifth Aiitliracitc Dislrict, 1!)():'.
PRODUCTION OF COAL
Names of Companies Tons
renn^ylvania Coal Company, 1,845,701
Lehigli Valley Coal Company 1,l*l'(),!)51
Delaware and Hudson Company, 520,000
Hudson Coal Company, 252,578
Hillside Coal and Iron Company, (US.GGo
Traders' Coal Company, 108,713
Avoca Coal Company, Limited, 94,289
AVilliam Richmond Estate, 35,456
Clarence Coal Company, 28,690
Total, 4,761,133
Production by Counties
Luzerne, 4,761,133
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KemarlvS on Accidents
There were 47 fatal and 104 non-fatal accidents in this district
during the year.
By referring to Table C it can be seen that 37, or 78.77 per cent,
of the fatal accidents occurred inside the mines, and 10, or 21.23 per
cent., on the outside.
Investigation showed that the majority of these accidents could
have been avoided if that care which is necessary for the protection
of life had been used by the victims themselves. It would be super-
fluous for me to write about the accidents and their causes in this
district, as so much has been written on this subject by the other
inspectors who gave their views founded on actual observation and
investigation.
The mining of coal is a very hazardous occupation from whatever
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be working with him, from the many dangers that arise while he is
occupied in the mines. A few of these dangers I shall call parti-
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cause of the largest per cent, of accidents in the mines. Two-thirds
of such accidents are due to carelessness on the part of the victims.
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rock which has. become dangerous from a blast just fired, or a piece
of rock is to be pulled down, as the case may be; or a blast is to be
fired in the overhanging top coal, which has become unsafe from
the constant blasting under it. The above are some of the causes
of the accidents. Now for some of the reasons for not attending to
the above. I find upon investigating them, in regard to standing
props, they would be too close to the face and be blown out by
the blasts. The top coal was not undermined sufficiently to get a
good blast in it, and the risk is taken to load the car. These are
some of the excuses given. Is there any wonder that accidents
occur so frequently?
Again, the firing of blasts and handling of dynamite. In firing of
blasts I find from investigation that ver}^ few of them occur if
the miner has any distance to go to a place of safety, which is gen-
erally a cross-cut, as the match is not cut and lighted as he takes it
from his box, which gives him ample time to get away. But how
different when the place of safety is close at hand. The match in
my opinion is cut and often so close to the powder that the miner
is fortunate to get safely away before the blast goes otT. And often
the miner is seriously injured or killed before he gets turned around
from lighting the match, by the explosion of the blast.
Dynamite, \\hich has become so general in use in mining, is an-
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other source of danger to the miner, principally in the way of hand-
ling and thawing it, which a number of the miners are in the habit
of doing, namely, thawing it Avith the blaze of their lamp while they
hold the stick of dynamite in their hands. There is seldom an es-
cape from instant death when it explodes under such carelessness.
By Falls of Coal, Slate and Koof
Samuel Lomendro, miner laborer, in No. 14 shaft, Pennsylvania
Coal Company, was instantly killed February 7, at the face of
breast b}^ being struck on the head by a piece of rider coal while in
the act of shoveling back coal from the face to his car.
Andrew Pojdin, miners' laborer, was instantly killed in the Bal-
timore No. 2 shaft, Delaware and Hudson Company, February 12.
In my investigation of this accident I found the rock which fell on
him ^\■as cut olf by slips and could not be seen before the accident.
Anthony Snegil, miners' laborer, was instaniiy killed in the Henry
shaft, Lehigh Valley Coal Co., February 2;>, by fall of rock at face of
breast. His miner, Anthony Withcos, had tried to take this piece
down by barring it and had failed to do so. The miner was told by
the adjoining miner to put a prop under it, which he also failed to
do, and in about one hour afterwards it fell and caught his laborer,
vvitli the above result.
John Flannagan, miner, w-as fatally injured February 26, by fall
of rock in No. 1 shaft, Pennsylvania Coal Company. While mining
out on top of the bottom bench of coal a large piece of rock became
loosened from his mining and fell on him, injuring him so that he
died after being taken to his home.
Edward Loftus, Miner, in Baltimore tunnel, Delaware and Hud-
son Company, was fatally injured March 11, and died same day.
Loftus had fired a blast in the mining bench and after returning to
the face of his breast and examining the same, a large piece of rock,
Avhich become loosened by the blast, fell on him.
Vetal Kransiki, miners' laborer, in the Baltimore tunnel, Dela-
ware and Hudson Company, was instantly killed March 21, by a fall
of top coal. The miner, Charles Smith, had fired a blast in the
top coal, which failed to bring all down. The miner cautioned his
laborer not to go under the top coal as he would fire another blast
in it and bring it down. While the miner w^ent for his drill the
laborer started to shovel coal from under it and was killed.
Anthony Mortitus, miners' laborer, was fatally injured May 1, in
No. 14 shaft, Pennsylvania Coal Company, and died same evening
at the Pittston hospital. He was laboring for his brother. They
were told to take this piece of rock down by the adjoining miner.
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John Mildieii, but paid no aUi'iilion to him, tiiinl^in^- it ^^•o^ld stay
up nnlil they got the coal out Ironi under it.
Daniel Davis, ininei-, was fatally injured July 18, in iS'o. 1 shaft,
Pennsylvania Coal Company, and died same evening, after being
taken to his home. While mining out some loose coal under the top
bench in his bi'east a large piece of the to]) coal fell on him.
Joseph Novitiskie, car runnei", was instantly killed by a fall of
roof rock July 21, lUt)o, in No. 11 shaft, Pennsylvania Coal Co. He
was running a loaded car out of a breast and when close to the
gangway road the car jumped the track, knocking out a prop which
Avas three feet from the track he was running (lie car on. lie then
sent the driver into the gangway to bring out a car and he sat down
at the prop which was knocked out to v.ait for the driver. The
rock fell on him and came very near falling on the driver.
John Lisowski, miner, was fatally injured August G by a fall of
rock at tlie face of his breast and died August 9. The accident oc-
curerd in No. 11 shaft, Pennsylvania Coal Company. The rock wliii h
fell on him was what is called a bell. A prop had been placed very
close to this rock, showing that tlie miner had failed to have de-
tected the nature of it, as the slips around it could not be seen unlil
it fell.
Hem-}' Peterman, miner, was instantly killed August T by a fall of
rock at the face of his breast, in Coal Brook slope, Lehigh ^'alley
Coal Company. As John Williams, the mine boss, was making his
rounds through the working faces he came to the above miner's
breast and found him and his laborer working under a very bad roof.
He ordered them both out and told them not to load any more coal
in the car until thej took the rock doAvn and secured the place.
They came out, giving him to understand they would comply with
his orders. After the boss had gone they Aveut back to finish load-
ing the car and told the runner, who was standing close by, that the
boss must think they were fools to take the rock down, for as soon
as the car was loaded they Avould quit the place. But before the
car was loaded the rock fell on them, killing the miner and se-
riously injuring the laborer.
Martin Walsh, laborer, was instantly killed in No. 4 shaft, Penn-
syh'ania Coal Company, August 20, by a fall of rock at face of his
breast. Walsh's miner, Thomas Gerrity, had a hole drilled in the
black rock to fire down. Walsh told him he should not do it, as he
wanted to finish loading his car first, and while they Avere finishing
the car the rock fell.
Joseph Colo, laborer, was instantly killed in No. 7 shaft, Pennsyl-
A'ania Coal Company, August 24, by a large piece of rock falling from
the roof in the shape of a saddle back. The rock running to a
feather edge all around it. Could not be detected unlil it fell.
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John Shedlock, miner, was instantly killed November 30, in the
Heidelburg No. 2 shaft, Lehigh Valley Coal Company. Shedlock
was driving the gangway and had fired a blast in the face and after
returning to examine what it had done a large piece of rock which
had been liberated by the blast fell from the roof on him.
By Mine Cars
Anthony Telershaski, driver, was fatally injured January 29, in
No. 5 shaft, Pennsylvania Coal Company, while driving a trip of
loaded cars along the gangway road and going to bump them up
against others which were in front of him, his mule turned out. on
the contrary side to what the driver expected, and he was caught
between the car and mule.
James Conyngham, driver, was killed March 23, in Pine Kidge
shaft, Hudson Coal Company. This boy went up in a breast to run
a loaded car out and told the miner to pull the blocks. The car did
not run as freely as was expected so the boy went down the breast
to sprag off and in doing so was following the car along the side
when he was caught by a prop which stood close to the track.
Timothy Ford, miner was instantly killed May 8, by a runaway
trip of cars on the inside slope No. 14 tunnel, Pennsylvania Coal Co.
Ford had come out to the foot to go home and was standing on the
branch with some other men when they heard the cars coming back.
Ford made to cross the slope and was caught by the car as the man-
way was on the opposite side of slope. He was told not to go by
the men.
George Langdon, miner, was fatally injured June 24, by a loaded
car being run doAvn his breast by the runner, in the Baltimore No.
3, Delaware and Hudson Company. Langdon had gone to the ad-
joining breast on some business and returning came through the
cross-cut into his own breast and stepped on the track as the cat
was coming. It struck him, knocking him down, injuring him that
he died next day.
Ferdinand Theil, company laborer, was killed July -27, in Ridge-
wood slope, Traders' Coal Company. Theil went to drive in a boy's
place who did not come to work, and while coming out the gang-
way sitting on the bumper of the car he tried to unhitch the stretcher
from the car and fell on the track and was run over by the car.
William Llewellyn, timberman, was fatally injured July 10, in the
mineral Spring slope, Lehigh Valley Coal Company, while driving
in his brother's place while he went for his pay, and taking an empty
trip of cars in the gangway. He was standing on the bumper of the
head car when the stretcher caught in a latch, causing the mule to
stop suddenly. The car forced him against the rear end of the
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mule causing a rupture of some of liis intestines, lie died next
day.
Matthew Riplca, runner, was fatally injured December 2, in the
Hoyte shaft, Pennsylvania Coal Company. While waiting for empty
cars, he went out along the gangway road and met the motor
coming with a trip of empty cars. He tried to get on the front end
and fell, the motor squeezing him. lie died next day.
By Gas
"William Moaks, miner, was fatally burned by an explosion of gas
in No. 14 shaft, Pennsylvania Coal Company, May 21, and died May
26. He was employed in cleaning up the rock and refuse and taking
up the bottom coal in a place driven for a plane. After working
for an hour or so he started to explore the old workings with his
open light and came in contact with a small amount of gas on top
of a fall, which he ignited with his lamp, burning himself so that
he died in the hospital. What took him away from his place of
work he refused to say.
George Selfrick, miner, was fatally burned by gas in No; 14 shaft,
Pennsylvania Coal Company, August 4. Pie asked the fire boss the
condition of his breast and was told there uas gas in it, and not to
go near it until the brattice men put up a length of brattice for him.
He went into the gangway and stopped at tbe foot of the breast tor a
short time and then went up above the top cross-cut and ignited
the gas.
Robert Walker, driver, was fatally injured by an explosion of
gas in No. 14 shaft, Pennsylvania Coal Company, December 3, and
died after being taken to his home. The fire boss, the boy's father,
had made his examination and found about one foot of gas up in a
breast the second from the gangway face, and placed rails across
the place and wrote ^'Danger — Gas — Keep Out" on them. The mine
not working that day and having empty cars the gangway was at
work. The fire boss had gone for help to put up brattice to remove
the gas, when the laborer Andrew Broniovitch crossed over the
rails and went up in the breast igniting the gas with his open light.
The concussion threw the driver off the car against the rib, killing
him.
By Powder and Dynamite
Harry Korrilla, miner, killed December 2, in No. 0 shaft, Pennsyl-
vania Coal Company. While at his box going to make up powder to
fire a blast, using dynamite, he took his lamp to thaw it and holding
the stick of dynamite over the blaze, it exploded, injuring him so
badly that he died same evening.
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By Blasts, Etc.
Joseph Jack, miner, was fatally injured June 11, in tlie Prospect
shaft, Leliigli Valley Coal Company, by a blast he Avas firing in his
breast. He had ignited the match and retired to a place of safety,
and after Avaiting the time he thought necessary he went back.
When he got close to it the hole exploded. He died same day.
John Roth, miner, killed July 7. in No. 9 shaft, Pennsylvania Coal
Company. He had prepared his hole for firing and cut his match
too short, not giving himself time to get to a place of safety before
it exploded.
Charles Tere^ock, miner, instantly killed July 13, in Chapman
shaft, Hillside Coal and Iron Company. While driving a cross-cut
through the pillar he prepared a blast in it and got to a place of
safety, and after waiting a sufficient time, as he thought, for it to go
off, he returned and as he got to the opening of cross-cut it exploded,
killing him.
John Zeder, miner, killed August 22, in the Henry shaft, Lehigh
Valley Coal Company, while firing a blast in his breast he cut his
match so short that he only got a few feet from the mouth of the
hole when it exploded on him.
Michael Pechuck. miner, killed September 3, in the Ridgewood
slope. Traders' Coal Company. Wliile firing a blast and before he
got to a place of safety, he was struck by the flying coal. Whore he
was found went to prove that he must have cut his matcli too short.
Michael McGinty, driver, was instantly killed November 6 by a
blast of six holes in the rock tunnel No. 11 shaft, Pennsylvania Coal
Company. This driver came down the shaft about 9 P. M. to drive
the cars of rock out of the tunnel after the rounds of shots had been
fired. The chargeman and his helper were the only persons working
in the tunnel, as the holes had been drilled on the morning shift.
McGinty had gone in from the foot of shaft and passed the entrance
to the tunnel as the chargeman and his helper were making the
connections on the wires. They did not see him or know he had
come down the shaft and would have to pass them at the firing
station, which was on the gangway out from mouth of tunnel about
150 feet. They fired the six holes and in going back into the tunnel,
which was over three hundred feet in, they found the boy dead,
struck by the flying rock in the tunnel, about two hundred and fifty
feet from the opening.
Polo Grazie, miner, and Joseph Rnss, laborer, were killed Novem-
ber 25 in the Clarence slope, Clarence Coal Company, by a rock
blast while in the act of tamping the same. They had drilled a
hole in the top rock and charged it with four sticks of dynamite and
had one round of (aiHj>iiig on the ]>ovvder when it exploded, instantly
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killing' llie iniiu'i*, Kiiss livin<;- until iiij;li(. In ni.v inv(*s(i,i;iiti«)n of
tliis ac-eidont I failed to And any copper tamping Isar or a stick, so I
am of tlie oi)inion tlicy used an iron tamping' bar.
Falling Down Shafts, Slopos, Elc.
Joseph Yesmont, laborer, was instantly killed Febr\iary 1!), by
falling down No. 8 shaft, Pennsylvania Coal Company. This laborer,
with two other laborei'S, came out to the JMarey vein foot to go home.
As it was late the engineer was out attending to the fan when
they rang the bell to be hoisted, and not getting a cage when they
rung for it, Yesmont told the other two he w^ould go to the other
shaft and get up. They advised him not to go, as they would get
a cage soon, but he went. He must have opened the gates and in
reaching for the bell wire fallen into the shaft, as his body was
taken out of the sump at the Red Ash vein next morning. The
gates were closed as the Marcy vein in this shaft which lu^ fell from
is not in use.
Miscellaneous Causes, Inside
Thomas Martin, shaft footman, in Ko. 6 shaft, Pennsylvania Coal
Company, was fatally injured January 10 by a \Aece of ice falling
down the shaft and striking him on the head while he was leaning
over the shaft opening and calling down to the footman at the Red
Ash vein. Martin got off the cage at the Marcy vein, while the
other footman continued down to the Red Ash. Martin died the
same evening.
Michael Ignatez, runner in Midvale slope, Lehigh Valley Coal
Company, was instantly killed May 6 by a set of double timber
knocked out of place on the passing branch, and the collar striking
him on the head. While running a trip of empty cars w'hicli had
a few T iron rails on them to the branch on a grade of 2 per cent.,
one of the rails was jarred over the side of car and caught the timber,
knocking it out from under the collar, which fell on him as he was
in the act of spragging the cars. .
George Peters, driver, in Baltimore No. 2 shaft, Delaware and
Hudson Company, was instantly killed August 14, by being caught
between an empty mine car and side of shaft by the Engineer hoist-
ing before he got the bell to do so. Peters was in the act of taking
the empty car off when he was caught.
By Cars, Outside
Edward Sheriden, track layer, was fatally injured February lo.
at the Henry colliery, Lehigh Valley Coal Comi»any. While laying
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a track ou the outside to branch condemned coal from the mines on,
the locomotive came with a trip of empty mine cars and was shoving
them onto the branch at the head of shaft close to where Sheriden
was at work. Seeing the trip coming he went to take his tools off
the track and was struck by the cars. He died February 15.
John Semock, company laborer, was killed March 2, at the Henry
washery, Lehigh Valley Coal Company. While Semock and two
other men were unloading coal from a railroad car into wagons
below the washery, Joseph Evans, the car runner, was running a
large gondola down on the branch where the men were unloading
the car. They saw the car coming and thinking the cars were going
to bump very hard began climbing over the side. Semock went over
the front end of car and was knocked off when the cars bumped.
The car he was unloading ran over him. The men should have
stayed in the car as there was no danger to them there.
Cartie Monahan, culm loader, was killed April 23, at the Ewen
breaker, Pennsylvania Coal Company. The locomotive engineer,
Wm. Smith, had three empty culm cars in the trip, which he pulled
up above the chute, as was the custom, and Monaghan got on the
front end of the cars to drop them under the chute to load them. In
some manner he fell off the car, which passed over his body, instantly
killing him.
Lewis Sebast, car loader, was killed June 16, above the Consoli-
dated breaker, Hillside Coal and Iron Company. He and George
Smith, the other car loader, went up on the empty branch above the
breaker to drop two large gondolas down to load them under the
breaker. Sebast took the first car and started it out, when it
stopped about twenty feet from the others. Sebast called to Smith
to come with his car and give him a bump and start the car out.
Smith did so and started the car out. Sebast was on the front end
of car attending the brake and was knocked off the car, which ran
over him.
John C. Mills, company laborer, was fatally injured July 27, while
crossing the culm car track at the Baltimore No. 5 breaker, Dela-
ware and Hudson Company. Just at quitting time in the evening,
Mills started from the breaker enginehouse to go home, and to take
a short cut went to cross the culm car track, which passes close to
engine house. The culm cars run by gravity from the plane to the
culm pockets to be loaded, and Mills being dull in hearing, stepped
on the track and was struck by the cars. He died after being con-
veyed to his home.
Anonia Ginsppe, company laborer, was killed by being run over
by a gondola railroad car close to breaker, November 30, Prospect
breaker, Lehigh Valley Coal Company. Ginsppe was in the act of
cleaning out the culm from a trough and track at the lower end of
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the breaker and was told to look out for the ears. Stephen Wasico
while running a large steel ear loaded from under the chutes, and
on the rear end of car, failed to see Ginsppe, who was struck by the
car and killed. Ginsppe had been employed at this job for ten
weeks before the accident.
By Machinery
Nicholas Beonka, plateman, killed May 29, in the Heidelburg No,
2 breaker, Lehigh Valley Coal Company. Beonka went down from
the plater where he was at work to push the coal off the bars over
the merchant rolls which had stuck on them. It was not necessary
for him to get close to the rolls, as they were situated three feet
below the top of the fence, w'hich was built around them. He had
no occasion to get over the fence to start the coal on the bars, but
he must have done so to be caught as he was. In my investigation
of this accident I found tlie rolls as safely protected as could possibly
be. What caused him to climb over the fence I cannot say or
imagine.
By Suffocation
Matthew Ganridge, slate i>icker, smothered in culm pocket, De-
cember 4, in the Pine Eidge breaker, Hudson Coal Company. How
this boy came in the chute is a mystery, as no person saW' him go
down. About fifteen minutes before his body came through the
gate as the loaders were drawing the culm into a car, the boy came
down to the loader and told him that the chute was blocked and to
draw the culm. There is no occasion for any person to get into
the chute, and it is impossible to fall into it, as all the openings to
the culm pocket is the chute from the platform, w^hich is 5x10 inches,
and a trap door which had not been opened, as it was found shut
after the boy was found. How the boy got into the chute or
pocket no person appeared to know.
By Boiler Explosions
Malichi Cavanaugh, fireman, was killed July IG, at the Avoca col-
liery, Avoca Coal Cimpany, Limited, by the explosion of one of the
eight boilers in the fire room. There were two flue and six cylinder
boilers that generated steam for the colliery. Just as the colliery
was about to start work the explosion occurred by one of the flue
boilers exploding. I immediately went f.nd investigated the cause
and found that the explosion was caused by Cavanaugh. the fireman,
turning the water into a dry boiler, as the feed valve to this boiler
was found open and he was found close to the valve. The explosion
was a terrific one as six feet of the front portion of the boiler was
driven over six hundred feet away. The other boilers were more
or less disturbed on their foundations.
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Miscellaneous Causes, Outside
William Neimeyer, Carpenter, employed by the Lehigh Valley
Coal Company, in the erection of their new breaker at the Mineral
Spring colliery, was instantly killed January 2 by a plank falling
from the top of breaker and striking him on the head while he was
at work on the ground. The loftsmen were moving the gin or hoist-
ing pole on top of breaker when one of the guy ropes caught under a
plank wliich was lying from one bent to another, causing it to fall.
Condition of the Collieries
The collieries of this district are comprised of 22 breakers with
3i) separate openings. The distance ai)art of the extreme ones is
cbout twelve miles. They are in fairly good condition, with the
exception of two, which were not as they should be at the time of
my last visit, but I suppose they are now in better condition, as they
liave notified me to that effect. Some of the above openings have
miles of gangwaj^s and breast roads to be traveled. Two-thirds of
these openings give off explosive gas, requiring a large volume of
fresh air to keep the workings in a healthful condition. There is a
constant watch kept on the ventilation current by the fire bosse*s or
assistant mine foremen, whose duty it is to make a careful examina-
tion of the working faces' in the morning before the workmen enter.
The collieries are all well supplied with ventilating fans of the
Cuibal type, which furnish the necessary air. The roads are in
fairly good condition, kept free from standing water and debris, with
anij)le room on one or both sides of the track so that cars can be
passed while in motion. The collieries are all supplied with a hos-
pital inside the mines, with a full supply of whatever is necessary
to relieve the injured, as the law requires. In my opinion the place
for the hospital should be on the surface close to the mine opening,
as the injured person wants to be taken out as soon as possible.
Improvements by the Lehigh Valley Coal Company
The new breaker at Mineral Spring colliery of the Lehigh Valley
Coal Compan}', of which I made mention in my last report, has
been completed, and began operations March 16, 1903. A new shaft
for hoisting coal and another shaft for second opening was sunk
from the surface to Red Ash vein, a distance of 430 feet. The
shafts have been connected in the above seam. A Scranton Com-
jiound Duplex pump, 32x36x12x30 inch, with a 12-inch column, was
installed in the Old Baltimore slope of the above colliery, which
will supply Avash water to the breaker. A complete installation of
1.000 horse power Eabcock and Wolcock boilers- was made in a
new brick building erected for them. A pair of new engines was
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placed at the bead of slope to hoist the coal to breaker. Likewise
ii pail- of eugiiies was erected at the head of Coal Brook slope to
hoist the coal.
At the Prospect IShaft a brick addition to the boiler house was
made enclosing a 250 horse power li. «Jc \V. boiler. A new brick
engine house has been completed. In the Midvale slope on differ-
ent levels. Three rock tunnels were driven from the ilillman to
Brookley veins, which will be used for the transportation of coal.
in the Hillman slope a rock tunnel was driven from the Hillman
to the Jiowkley veins.
At the Henry colliery the hoisting shaft was extended from the
Baltimore to Skidmore veins, xi rock tunnel was driven through
an overlap to the five-foot, 220 feet. The second opening tunnel is
being driven at present.
The two new shafts begun in 1902, were sunk to Eed Ash vein, a
distance of 675 feet from the surface. A brick engine house 34x72
feet was erected for the hoisting engines of these shafts.
The Wyoming shaft, the old wood cribbing from the surface to
the rock, was replaced by concrete, which makes a good job at this
shaft.
At the Heidelburg Xo. 1 slope a new^ rock plane, 18 degree pitch,
was driven from the lower split to the upper split of Red Ash vein,
a distance of 212 feet. The second oi)ening was driven on a 30
degree pitch. A rock slope is being sun); from the Marcy to Clark
vein, also a second opening shaft for same.
A new 12-foot diameter ventilating fan was erected. A new brick
boiler house was built, enclosing a 450 horse power return tubular
boiler. Dispensing with the old boiler plant.
Improvements by the Delaware and Hudson Company
At the Baltimore tunnel the General Electric Company has in-
stalled an electrical haulage which handles all the coal from the
Red Ash vein to the month of tunnel, doing away with the use of a
rope haulage plant and hoisting phmt at No. 4 shaft. The Stanton
vein slope has been extended 2.j0 feet. A new breaker is in course
of erection to ]>repare the coal w liicli is now taken to No. 5 breaker
for preparation.
Improvements by the Hudson Coal Company
A new bi-caker has been completed at Bine Ridge with a new steel
head frame erected over the shaft. The foot of the shaft has been
remodeled by brick arching and a chain hoist put in for handling the
empty cars. To accomplish all of the above Avork at the foot of
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shaft three rock tunnels were driven a total of 357 feet. Likewise a
rock tunnel was driven from checker to Boss vein, a distance of 246
feet.
At the Laflin colliery the No. 4 slope was sunk 500 feet. The No.
S Eock slope was driven from the Marcy lo Ked Ash vein, a distance
of 321 feet. New hoisting engines have been placed in position to
hoist the coal from the above slopes.
Improvements by the Clarence Coal Company
A new breaker was built with a capacity of 500 tons per day. It
went into active operation May 1, 1903.
A new fan of the Guibal pattern, 12 feet in diameter, was erected
on the return air shaft to furnish ventilation for the inside workings.
Mine Foremen's Examinations
The examination of applicants for certificates of qualification for
mine foremen and assistant mine foremen was held in this district on
the 9th and 10th of September, 1903, at Pittston, Pa. The board of
examiners was H. McDonald, Mine Inspector; J. L. Cake, Supt., and
John J. Morahan and David P. Williams, miners.
The following twenty-one applicants for mine toremen were recom-
mended to the Chief of the Department of Mines for certificates :
Mine Foremen
John J. Hobao, Michael Gilroy, Michael Healey, Hamlet Corrigan,
Peter Parry, Wm. J. Williams, Eoland F. Jones and John S. Camp-
bell, of Avoca^ Pa., Frank Hanahoe and George Bradley, Michael Mad-
den, Eichard Harris and George Eovran, of Pittston, Pa., James Pol-
lard, Henry North'off and John P. Daley, of Luzerne, Pa., Morgan
E. Griffiths, of Taylor, Pa., Thomas Niunis, of Duryea, Pa., Maurice
Finn, Parsons, Pa., Michael S. Martin, Port Gritlith, Pa., and James
H. Gibbons, Hudson, Pa.
Twenty applicant's for assistant mine foremen's certificates were
recommended.
Assistant Mine Foremen
Gwilym Evans, Caleb Jones, William Coleman, John Noonan, West
Pittston, Patrick Walsh, Alfred M. Hefferan, John King, James
Weston, Pittston, Charles Cottel, Edward F. Eeilley, Avoca, Joseph
Chynoweth, John J. Martin, Port Griffith, August Zitterman, Michael
J. Brady, Luzerne, Daniel E. Edmunds, Parsons, David J. Thomas,
Plains, Thomas Sheehan, Thomas Eeidy, Wyoming, Thomas Hooper,
Maltby, Thomas McNamara, Miners Mills.
OFFICIAL DOCUMENT. No. J2.
Sixth Anthracite District
LUZKRNE AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES
Kingston, Pa., March 1, 1904.
Hon. James E. Roderick, Chief of Department of Mines:
Sir: I have the honor of transmitting herewith my iirst annual
report as Inspector of Mines for the Sixth Anthracite District for
the year ending December 31, 1903.
The statistical information regarding production, employes, ac-
cidents, etc., is given in detail as required by law, together with
a few remarks on the competency of miners, the condition of the
mines, and causes of accidents.
Respectfully submitted,
P. M. BOYLE,
Inspector.
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Sixth Anthracite District, 1903
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS
iMuiiibcr of mines in district, 4:0
Number of mines in operation, 40
Number of tons of eoal produced, 4,549,970
Number of tons shipped to market, 4,130,797
Number of tons sold at mines to local trade, 91,947
Number of tons consumed at mines in generating steam
and heat, 321,220
Number of persons employed inside the mines, 7,359
Number of persons employed outside, 3^029
Number of fatal accidents inside the mines, 42
Number of tons proiluced for each fatal accident inside, 108,333
Number of persons employed per fatal accident inside,. . 175
Number of fatal accidents outside, 4
Number of persons employed per fatal accident outside, 757
Number of wives made widows by fatal acciJents, 24
Number of children orphaned by fatal accidents, 36
Number of non-fatal accidents inside of mines, 69
Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident in-
side, 107
Number of non-fatal accidents outsid<\ 12
Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident
outside, 252
Number of steam locomotives used inside, . 1
Number of electric motors used inside 10
Number of fans used for ventilation, 38
Number of gaseous mines in operation, 26
Number of non-gaseous mines in operation 14
Number of nev/ mines opened, 1
Number of old mines abandoned, 1
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TABLE A.— KSixth Aiitlirafite Distiit-J, li)0:5
PRODUCTION OF COAL
Names of Companies Tons
Lehigh \' alley Coal Company, 1,1U!J,;J4:(>
Pennsylvania Coal Conii)auy, GiO,4:U7
Temple lion Company, ; (JI)U,l)o9
Kingston Coal Company, -ir)l,7()5
lielaware, Lackawanna and ^WsteI•n Kailioad Company, 28U,l:i-i
Clear spring Coal Company, 2;J4:,01U
Stevens Coal Company, . 184,053
L'aub Coal Company, 151,017
People's Bank, Keceiver (Blaek Diamond), 141,81)2
Delaware and Hudson Company 105,051
Kobertson and Law, -. . 1)1,81)0
Wyoming Coal and Land Company 88,007
Connell Anthracite Mining Company, 120,475
Noi'thern Anthracite Coal Company, 74,71)0
W. G. Payne and Company, 01),31)7
W. B. Gunton, 00,787
Warnke Coal Company, 107,050
Total, 4,549,970
Production b}' Counties
Luzerne, 4,287,908
Sullivan, 202,002
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Fatal Accidents by Falls of Coal, folate ami Kool'
Of the 42 fatal accidents inside, 22 were caused by falls of roof,
coal, slate, or rock, a percentage of 52.38. This is outside of all
reason, and I might say that nearly all of the accidents were caused
through neglect or ignorance, or both, on the part of the men them-
selves. We have a certain class who are working in the capacity
of miners who are not fit to labor. I very frequently find men work-
ing a chamber who cannot tell me their names, yet they are miners
because they hold certificates as such. Among the non-English
speaking class, just as soon as they get over the first scare and be-
come a little acquainted with the mines, they want certificates as
miners, and before the ink is dried on their certificate they will go
to the boss for a chamber. Kow while the certificates entitle them
to mine coal, they certainly do not make them competent miners.
The foremen know this as w^ell, and better than anybody else, and
while they are not held responsible for the competency and qualifi-
cation of the men who hold certificates, they should exercise better
Judgm,ent than to employ them to mine coal. I have spoken to some
foremen on this question and they said they could not get good, care-
ful and experienced miners to work in some veins as the coal was too
hard. I would suggest that the boards of examiners demand better
proof as to the length of time that candidates served in the mines
as laborers before issuing certificates to them, because unless there
is a very decided improvement made in this line, we will always
have accidents through carelessness or incompetency. Now that
the examining boards have it in their power we hope to see better
results, and be able, when making out the report of 1904, to point
with pride to the fact that the qualifications of miners have been
raised to a higher standard.
Peter Stoddard, age 40 years, Polish, miner, was killed at
the Exeter colliery shaft No. 1, Checker vein, January 10, 1903.
He was working in the checker vein driving through the pillars, for
a new haulage road. He broke through into an old chamber, and
was' in the act of working out some loose coal in the bottom, when
without any warning a piece of rock fell on him killing him in-
stantly. He was considered a very careful man and the accident
was not due to carelessness.
George Wasaclais, age 23 years, Polish, laborer, was in-
sta'ntly killed February 4, 1903, b.v a fall of fire clay at the Clear
Spring colliery. The miner was driving a cross cut between the
gangway and the air-way. Wasaclais was loading a car of coal, when
a portion of the roof gave way falling on him, causing instant
death. The miner who was drilling a hole in the face of the breast
at the time, claims that the prop which sustained this loose piece
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gave uway, because oue end of the piece wiis much lieavier thau
the other, and that was the cause of disphicing' the prop.
Francisco Corsinco, age 18 years, Italian, laborer, was in
stantly killed March 23, at the Exeter colliery in the Pittston vein
by a fall of rider coal. This man worked for Lonbardo Urbosta as
a laborer and while loading a car of coal, a piece of the rider .coal
fell on him killing him instantly. This rider coal is about eight
inches tliick and should be taken down before going under it so far,
which was neglected by the miner.
Joseph I'errello, age 35 years, Italian, miiicr, Avas instantly killed
at the Maltb}' colliei-y on March 25, i;)();>, by a piece of top rock.
Perreilo and his laborer were barring down a piece of loose rock
when the [)iece fell on the car they were standing on. Perreilo
jumped back when another piece fell striking him on the head and
crushing his skull.
Adam Tonelia, age 40 years, Lithuanian, miner, was fa-
tally injured April 14, 1903, at Kingston No. 4, by a fall of coal
in breast No. 266, on Williams west Ross slope. He told the laborer
to stop awiiile until he barred down a piece of loose top coal that
was hanging. He stood on top of a piece of coal to raise himself
higher so that he could better reach it with the drill. He put the
point of the drill over to pull it down when his footing gave way,
and he fell toward the face of the breast just as the piece was fall-
ing. It struck him on the head fracturing his skull, and he died that
night at the Wilkes-Barre City Hospital.
John Hornick, age 38 j^ears, Hungarian, laborer, was instantly
killed on April 20, 1903, at the Griffith colliery, Wyoming Coal and
liand Company), by a fall of rider coal in the six foot vein. He
was barring out a piece of loose coal from under the rider, when it»
fell on him killing him instantly. He went under this piece against
the orders of his miner who told him of the danger and warned him to
keep away.
Charles Elton^ age 60 years, English, miner, was instantly
killed :May 5, 1903, at the Louise colliery (Raub Coal Com-
pany) by a fall of coal. He was employed as a miner robbing
pillars in the No. 8 lift of the Ross vein. He was shoveling coal back
to help his laborer load the car, when a piece of coal gave way and
fell on him without any warning. He Avas considered one of the
most practical and experienced miners in the colliery.
Mick Lavick, age 38 years. Slavish, laborer, was lahtlly
injui'ed Mi\y 1!>, 1903, at the Hai-ry E. colliery (Tcmph^ Iron Coni-
])any). He was shoveling coal from the east side of the breast to-
ward the road when a ])iece of coal fell on him causing a fracture
of the left leg, and a severe contusion of the back. He was con-
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veyed to the Wilkes-Barre Hospital where he died from his injuries
on May 23, 1903.
Charles Coleman, age 2G years, American, laborer, was in-
stantly killed May 29, 1903, at the Exeter Bed Ash (L. V. Coal Co.).
This man worked in the gangway for Chas. Babola, miner No, 21G,
who fired a blast in the face of the gangway and as soon as the blast
went off, Coleman went to the face and started to pick out loose
coal, when some of the top coal became loosened falling on him with
the above results. His miner warned him not to go in, but to wait a
few moments for the place to settle. He paid no attention to the
w^arning as he was in a hurry to load the car so he could go home.
John Powell, age 42 years, Austrian, miner, was fatally
injured June 11, 1903, at the Exeter colliery (L. V. Coal Co.) by a fall
of middle rock. He was preparing to fire a blast in his breast No.
847, when a piece of middle rock fell without any warning on him,
breaking his back. He was removed to the Pittston Hospital where
he died June 12, 1903. He was considered a very careful miner.
John Daley, age 24 years, American, runner^ was instantly
killed July 11, 1903, at the Barnum No. 2 shaft (Penna. Coal
Co.). He went into Fredericks place on east counter, Marcy vein to
run out a loader car. The laborer was not quite through loading the
car, so Daley sat down on a rail that the miners used for a platform
waiting for the car. The driver^ Wm. Collier sat near him looking at
the miner drilling a hole, when without any indication the roof fell
across the whole width of the gangway, catching Daley before he
could get away, killing him instantly.
Stanley Vitoskey, age 26 years, Lithuanian, laborer, was fatally
injured July 22, 1903, at the Exeter colliery (L. V. Coal Co.) by a
J-dU of rock. The miner was starting a new chamber in the checker
vein and was drilling a hole, when he (Vitoskey) went to pick the
corner of the pillar. He gave only a few blows when the piece of
rock fell on him injuring him so badly about the back and hips that
he died at the Pittston Hospital, August 23, 1903.
Anthony Pendergast, age 71 years, Irish, miner, was fa-
tally injured July 27, 1903, at the Lykens colliery (W. B. Gunton).
He was employed robbing pillars. He was firing a blast in the
pillar, and w^as preparing to drill another hole, and went to bar out
some loose coal from under the top coal. He stood in front of where
the top coal was undermined and began to pick out the loose coal.
The top had a crack running through which the old man did not
notice, when a portion of it suddenly fell on him. At first it was
thought his injuries were only slight but he was hurt internally
and died in about five hours after the accident. His advanced age
no doubt was against him. Had he stood to one side or tlie other
while barring he would have escaped the fall. This should be a
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warning to others. Never stand in a iiosition where the root' is anv
way dangerous, always make sure tliat it is safe before commencing
to worlc out loose coal with either a pick or a bar.
Anthony Musta, age 48 years, Italian^ miner, was instantly
killed July 29, 1003, at the Exeter colliery (L. V. Coal Co.) by a
fall of tox> coal. lie was working in the face of his chamber when
a slip of top coal fell on him, killing him instantly,
Patrick Foley, age GO years, Irish, miner, was fatally in-
jured on August 10, 1903, at the Bernice colliery (Connell Anth.
Mining Co.) by a fall of rock. He was employed robbing pillars and
was undermining the coal when a piece of top rock fell on him, in-
juring him so badly that he died in four days after the accident.
Peter Szefczyk, age 21 years, Polish, laborer, was instantly
killed September 12, 1903, at the East Boston colliery (W. (i.
Payne & Co.) in the Ross vein. He was loading a car in the gang-
way, when a piece of top rock fell on him without any warning,
crushing him almost beyond recognition.
Geo. Taylor, age 37 years, American, timberinan, was in-
stantly killed October 3, 1903, at the Forty Fort colliery (Temple
Iron Co.) by a fall of rock. He was standing timbers under a bad
roof at the foot of the eleven foot slope. Two other men were en-
gaged in helping him at this .voi k. They fired a hole in the top so as
to make more height before putting up the collar. The shot did not
take enough of it down and left the roof in such a dangerous con-
dition that they were afraid to do any barring, so they decided to
place a stick of dynamite on top of a loose piece that was opened
from the roof. Taylor went to get the dynamite from the box and
lost his light, and in coming back he apparently struck the prop
that was partly holding this dangerous portion of the roof when it
fell on him, killing him instantly.
Stanley Genosky, age 38 years, Russian, timbernian, was
instantly killed October 6, 1903, at the Exeter colliery (L. Y.
Coal Co.), while engaged with Enoch Francis and Ben Ostrander, in
standing props in the Red Ash vein around a pump house between
station No. 862 and No. 750. Genosky and Ostrander were sinking
hitches for two props at the same time within about five feet of each
other, and were fully aware of the dangerous condition of the
place. Francis who was the leader of the gang went back a short
distance to pull off his shoe as a nail was hurting his foot. He
was just sitting down when a large piece of coal fell on his two
helpers, killing Genosky outright, and injuring Ostrander so badly
that he died that same evening. The nature of this accident should
be a warning to others, not to go under a dangerous roof without pi'o-
tecting themselves, first by standing a few tempornry ])rops to se-
piire safely, before standing the permanent props.
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Benj. Ostrander, age 37 years, American, masoa helper, was
fatally injured October 6, 1903, at the Exeter colliery (L. V. Coal
Co.) by a fall of rock. He was removed to the Pittston Hospital
where he died that same evening from the result of his injuries.
John Massebra, age 37 3a-ars, Slavish, laborer, was instantly
killed October 12, 1903, at the Exeter colliery (L. V. Coal Co.)
by a fall of rock. He went into chamber No. 272 to see and have
a chat with the laborer who worked there, and while he was there
talking the top rock fell on him, killing him instantly. It is a very
bad practice to go around from one chamber to another, because
being strange to the place a man does not know anything about the
condition of the roof and is very likely to stand under a dangerous
spot. The foremen should try to stop this practice whenever they
see it done.
Lally Zidsumas, age 19 years, Polish, laborer, was instantly
killed October 19, 1903, at the Pettebone colliery (D., L. & W.
Coal Co.) by a piece of rider coal. He was loading a car in B airway,
Hillman vein, w^hen a piece of rider coal fell on him, killing him in-
stantly.
Joseph Smith, Lithuanian, laborer, age 23 years, was in-
stantly killed November 18, 1903, at the Coxey shaft (L. V. Coal
Co.) by a fall of rock. Smith was employed as a laborer in the Marcy
vein gangAvay, and was shoveling coal back from the face when a
piece of rock fell on him, killing him instantly.
By Cars
John Kishock, age 15 years, Austrian, patcher^ was fatally
injured by being run over by cars at the Maltby colliery (L. V.
Coal Co.) on February 19, 1903. He went to set the switch for
a trip of empty cars to*run in on the branch. He signalled to the
runner to come ahead and then stepped to the side to allow the cars
to pass. It was dark and he apparently got bewildered and ran
in front of the cat-s. He was caught, and dragged a distance of fifteen
feet, his legs were badly mangled and he was bruised about the
body. He died shortly after he was taken home.
Stephen Dugal, age 40 years. Slavish, laborer, was fatally
injured March 30, 1903, at the Forty Fort colliery (Temple Iron
Co.) by a trip of empty cars. He was traveling down the eleven
foot slope on his way to work, and when near the foot of the
fjlope he heard the trip of cars coming. A companion called to him
to look out, but as this was his first day to work in the slope, he
did not know which side to stay on and stepped in front of the
cars. His body was so badly mangled that he dii'd in a short tirqo
after.
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George Gigorei'sky, age IS years, Lithuaniau, diivtr. was
fatally injured June the 5th, 1903, at the Exeter colliery (L. V.
Coal Co.) by being squeezed between a trip of cars. He was
taking a trip of empty cars from the foot of the shaft to the inside
turnout. He was driving tliree mules and was spragging the cars on
the top of grade to keep the cars from running back, when the lead-
ing mule turned around and in doin;:\ so caught the di-iver in tlie
traces and threw him between the cars. Tlu' mules were still hooked
to the trip and kept pulling back. His head was caught between
the bumpers, fracturing his skull. He died shortly after.
Andrew Stash, age 40 years, Austrian, footman, was fa-
tally injured June 20, 1903, at the Maltby colliery (L. V. Coal Co.).
He was employed cleaning the slope and jumped on a trip of cars
which were partly loaded with road coal. He was riding between
the first and second car when the first car jumped the track. His
leg was caught between the bumpers breaking it 'r.elow the knee. He
was taken to the City Hospital where he died on July 30, 1903 after
an operation. AMien men are engaged at such work as cleaning
slopes they should not ride on the cars from one lift to the other,
because the cars are seldom uniformly loaded making it much
easier for them to jump the track. Foremen should see that such
a practice is stopped as it is a direct violation of the law. (Article
XII, Kule 16), No person shall ride upon or against any loaded
car, cage, or gunboat in any shaft, slope or plane in or about the col-
liery.
Charles Nafus, age 35 years, American, footman, was fa-
tally injured June 23, 1903, at the Forty Fort colliery (Temple
Iron Co.). He was employed as a footman at the south slope, and
was riding into his work on the haulage road trip to the south slope.
The trip was stopped as usual on reaching the curve near the south
slope turnout. The runner said he gave the signal to go ahead, when
the cars received a sudden jerk throwing the first car off the track.
He gave the signal to stop, but before the engineer succeeded in do-
ing so five cars were pulled off, causing a heavy strain on the guide
pulleys and breaking them. The rope swept across the track strick-
ing Nafus on the head, fracturing his skull. He died a few hours
after at hospital.
Sidnor Smiles, age 24 years, Polish, laborer, Avas fatally
injured July 29, 1903, at the Harry E. (Temple Iron Co). Smiles was
laboring with Daniel Corrigan sinking a slope on the west side Kcd
Ash vein. The engineer started to hoist a trip of two cars and as the
grade is very light near the bottom, after the first pull tlu' cai-s
bumped together and uncoupled. Corrigan and the other laboi-ei*
were near the safety hoh-, Snjiles coming up after them. The un-
conyiled car jumped tlic track, jtinnitig liim between the car aud the
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rib. He was so badly injured tliat lie died shortly after he was takea
to the Emergency Hospital.
John Covill, age 19 years, American, driver, was instantly
killed November 16, 1903, at the Forty Fort colliery (Temple
Iron Co.) by falling under a car. He was employed as a driver on
road five D, upper six foot vein. He was riding on the front end of
the car and jumped off to urge the mule when he slipped on the rail
and fell under the car. He was dragged a distance of about twelve
feet, causing instant death.
Mike Mustal, age 24 years, Slavonian, loader, was instantly
killed December 22, 1903, at the Exeter colliery (L. V. Coal
Co.), outside by railroad cars. Mustal was employed as a loader
at the breaker. He and another fellow laborer were running a car
down the track, when an engine with a train of cars came in and
struck the car in charge of these men throwing Mustal under, killing
him instantly, the other man escaped uninjured. This accident
happened about five o'clock in the afternoon and the crew claimed,
that on account of the darkness they did not see the car until they
struck it. This is a very poor excuse to offer. They should have sent
one of the crew ahead to see that the road was clear.
By Premature Blasts
Wm. J. Nolan, age 43 years, Irish, miner, was instantly
killed on March 6, 1903, at the Mt. Lookout colliery (Temple Iron
Co.) by a premature* blast. He had drilled a hole in the bottom
rock in his gangway and prepared the blast, and while in the act
of lighting the squib the hole went off, killing him instantly.
Stanley Witka, age 27 years, Polish, miner, was fatally
injured on June 3, 1903, at the Seneca colliery (L. V, Coal Co.) by a
premature blast. He was engaged in tamping a hole when the
charge went off, injuring him so badly that he died the same day.
His laborer, Alex. Budzelick, was helping him to tamp the hole but
was not seriously injured.
■ Jacob Powganis, age 34 years, Polish, miner, "was fatally
injured on June 20, 1903, at the Kingston colliery No. 1 (Kingston
Coal Co.) by a blast. Powganis was employed as a breast miner in
the Bennett vein bottom of No. 3 slope. He had prepared a blast, lit
it and run to a place of safety. He thought he heard the hole miss
and went back to relight it, when it went off, injuring him so badly
that he died that day at the Mercy Hospital. An accident of this
character should be a lesson to all miners, not to approach a missed
hole too soon.
Andrew Dolup, age 48 years, Slavonian, miner, was fatally
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injured on Decenibei- 18, 15)03, at the Maltb.y colliei'y (L. V.
Coal Co.) by a blast. Dolup was firing a shot and after lighting the
squib he went to a place of safety. He thought the shot had missed
and went back to see when the shot went otl', injuiing him so badly
that he died in one hour after. This is one of the many cases of too
much haste.
By Explosions of Gas
Samuel Boreskey, age 31 years, Polish, laborer, was burned
by an explosion of gas on June 29, 1903, at the Clear Spring
colliery. Boreskey had carelessly left the check door open, and
as the place was giving off a considerable quantity of gas where the
door was closed, it forced the gas down on him when it was ignited
by his lamp, burning him about the face and hands. The accident was
not considered serious at the time. The deceased objected to go to
the hospital, and was being treated by a woman fire doctor. He
died from the result of the burns on July 11, 1903. -The fire boss
made a tour of inspection in that section about two hours before
the accident and found everything in good order.
By Powder
Anthony Gloucksis, age 22 years, Polish, laborer, was in-
stantly killed by an explosion of For cite powder on September
9 at the Seneca colliery (L. V. Coal Co.) Gloucksis was work-
ing with his miner, helping him to clean up a fall of rock at the foot
of the west side slope. They were getting short of oil and his miner,
Simon Gilinskie, sent him to his gangway for some oil and gave
him the key to the box. The distance from where they were working
to the gangway, was about fifteen hundred feet. After the deceased
was gone about fifteen minutes, the men heard a terrible explo-
sion. They first thought it was an explosion of gas. They went
toward the direction it came and they found the deceased in a
mangled condition. It is thought that a spark from his lamp fell
into a box of explosive caps. There was also about eighteen pounds
of Forcite powder in the box at the time of the explosion.
By Falling Down Shafts
Alex. Rimshock, age 40 years, Polish, laborer, was instantly
killed by falling down u shaft on March 21, 1903, at the ^It.
Lookout (Temple Iron Co.). Rimshock, the deceased was working
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as a laborer in the eleven foot vein and came to the landing after
the cage was signaled to hoist and was on its way up the shaft. He
made an effort to get on but did not succeed. He clung to the cage
until he reached the first bunton, when his head struck it, and he
fell to the bottom a distance of about 90 feet. He was dead when
picked up.
Jno. Paylou, age 42 jears, Slavonian, laborer, was instantly
killed July 15, 1903, by falling down the shaft at the Harry
E colliery (Temple Iron Co.). He was working in the Ross vein, and
was about to start for home after finishing his day's work. The
footman, Geo. Cushel, when near the landing at the Ross Vein saw
ajight coming toward the shaft, and called out "are you coming up?"
He received no answer to this call, so he signalled then to the en-
gineer to hoist, when the cage was about three feet above the laud-
ing Paylon made a jump to get on, but only got his hands on the
floor, when he dropped to the bottom a distance of about 60 feet.
Those on the cage at the time warned him not to make any attempt
to get on, but he paid no attention to them.
Peter Roman, age IG years, American, doortender, was in-
stantly killed September 22, 1903, by falling down a shaft at the
ICxeter colliery (L. V. Coal Co.). He was on the cage coming up the
shaft after his work was done. There Avas several on with him.
When the cage was about 50 feet from the bottom he fell off, and
dropped to the sump. Ko person on the cage seemed to know any-
thing about how it happened. They seem to think he got dizzy or
weak and fell.
Louis Bouchard, Polish, miner, age 35 years, was instantly
killed December 12, 1903, by falling down a shaft at the
Mount Lookout Colliery (Temple Iron Co.). Deceased came to his
death in a mysterious way. Xo one knows how he fell down (lie
shaft. He was suspended a few days before for sending out dirty
coal, and the foreman did not know he Avas working. He evidently
was working with some other miner until his time of suspension
would be up, and in doing so was trying to evade the bosses by
going in early in the morning. The accident occurred about six
o'clock A. M. The fire boss was at the foot of the shaft when he fell.
He was dead when picked u]).
By Machine! y
Frank H. Reese, age 1(5 years, American, slatepicker, was
fatally injured January 27, 1903, by breaker machinery at the Pette-
bone breaker of the (D., L. & W. R. R. Co.). Deceased was employed
as sUite picker. Tlw boss sent him to pull down theH:'oal in the Chest-
nut chute from the elevators, and giving liim a scraper, ordered him
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to siaiul oulsidc nf the cluitc autl keep ii ojHii. Iml ii!s:c;!(! of usiiij;-
the scraper as he was ordered he went iiilo the cluite and with his
feet commenced jtnshing down the ceal. He went {oo close to the
eh'vators, and liis foot was canji,lit. draj^j^in^ liini in. He died about
four hours after tlie accident at his home.
Merl Hemburv, age li years. American, shitpicker, was fa-
tally injured by breaker nmchinery, August 13, 1903, at the Lykens
breaker (W. B. Gun ton). This accident occurred about 11.45 A. M.
Deceased was out of his place and disobeyed the rules. He was ap-
proaching the oiler for a chew of tobacco w^hen his jacket was
caught in the gearing of the conveyors. The oiler gave the alarm im-
mediately to the slate boss w'ho signalled to the engineer to stop tke
engine which he instantly did. Death was instantaneous.
Miscellaneous Fatal Accidents
Geo. Euderick, age 28 years, Russian, laborer, was fatally
injured February 9, 1903, at the Kingston Coal Co.'s breaker
No. 4. He was only working at this place a few days when this acci-
dent occurred, and no one knew how it happened. It is supposed he
fell oft" a car. When found he was iyiiig along side the track under
the pocket, in an unconscious condition, and he died about a half
hour later.
Jas. Gaughsin, American, driver, age 15 years, was fatally
injured May 13, 1903, at the Barnum colliery No. 2 (Penna.
Coal Co.). Deceased Avas taking his mule to the barn after his day's
work was done, and in some manner his foot became fastened in
the traces, the mule started to run away, dragging him for a dis-
tance of 000 feet to the foot of the shaft. He was hoisted to the
surface, and sent home in the company's am!)ulance, where he died a
few minutes later.
Harry Williams, age 21 years, American, breaker man on
electric motor^ was instantly killed November 27, 1903, at the
Mount Lookout colliery (Temple Iron Co.) by a shock from an electric
wire while assisting the motorman to make some repairs on the
cable wire. He was standing on the rail at the time, and raised his
head which came in contact with the trolley. The shock killed him
instantly.
Frank Cliarli, age 39 years. Italian, laborer, w'as instantly
killed December 24, 1903, at the P^xeter colliery (L. V. Coal
Co.) by a falling prop. Deceased was helping his miner, Mike Pas-
(jual, to stand props. H(> slipped and one of the pi-ops fell nn liiiii,
crushing his skull, causing instant death.
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Condi ti»a of the Mines and Improvements During the Year
The condition of the mines on the whole is very satisfactory.
The ventilation is improved, the drainage is much better, and special
efforts are being made in regard to propping roof. All these things
I rigidly demand. The observance of the law, in reference to the
employment of boys is also enforced to the letter. Only one case
occurred in the district, where there was any need to resort to law,
and was against the Avoca Coal Company. A copy of the whole
proceedings in this case was forwarded to the Department.
KINGSTON COAL COMPANY
No. 4 Colliery
They have put up a fuel conveyor line to boiler house, made some
slight changes in the breaker and put down a number of bore holes
to prove rock cover over Orchard vein.
DELAWARE, LACKAWANNA AND WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY
Pettebone
A 20 foot ventilating fan, which was partly constructed in 1902,
has been reconstructed and is now in working order, showing a very
good percentage of efflciency. The erection of a locomotive boiler
plant is in progress at this colliery, to be composed of 10 fire box
locomotive boiler, which will be completed early during the year
1901. Three rock tunnels were driven through faults or anti-
clinals in the Hillman vein for development, transportation and
ventilation. The Kidney vein has been opened in these shafts and
developments will be pushed as rapidly as possible.
Pettebone washery, which has been practically idle during the
year, has now resumed operations, and the refuse from the same is
being placed in the Cooper vein of this colliery.
RAUB COAL COMPANY
Louise
Gravity plane at "Mt. Thomas," about 450 feet long, one pair of
new 16x20 engines geared 4 to 1, with foundation and house com-
plete for hoisting.
Outside.— Coal from Red Ash and Ross veins, on Eley tract, to
foot of Bennett slope. Rope to run through bore hole, from sur-
face to head of inside plane from eleven foot vein to Ross.
Inside. — No. 3 tunnel Klondyke, driven on mountain side from
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surface to Koss and Ked Ash veins, uiumh- \\()rkiny,s — serving as
means of better ventilation, also as nioie convenient and safe en-
trance and exit to that portion of workinys* which are located so far
from main opening.
TEMPLE IRON COMPANY
Harry E Colliery
Outside. — On tlie hoisting shafts they have put in new 10 foot
drum on the hoisting engines, clutch gearing, which enables them
to hoist from either of the three levels with both cages, which is we
think a very decided improvement. The old drum was an 8 foot
diameter drum Avithout clutch, with which they could only hoist
from lower level with both cages at one time.
Inside. — Slope being driven in 11 foot vein from shaft level down
towards basin, with plane going to outcrop on same line as slope,
this will be slope and plane combined, with pair of 14x16 engines
in place to operate the same.
Koss
There has been a tunnel driven from Ked Ash to Ross vein, size
12x8 feet on a pitch of 15 degrees. This will be the outlet for coal
from new slope and plane which is being constructed in Ross vein.
Harry E; Colliery, Ross Vein
Inside. — There is also another tunnel from Red Ash to Ross, 10x6
feet on a pitch of 40 degrees which is return airway for new slope
and plane.
The above mentioned improvements are the new work that is be-
ing done. Aside from that which would be more under the regular
order of work, but which is improvements just the same, is the de-
cided improvement in the ventilation which has been accomplished
by the enlarging of the areas of airwa\s both inlet and outlet air-
ways at this colliery the past year.
Forty Fort Colliery
Outside.— New breaker capacity 1,000 tons per ten (10) hours.
This breaker was put in operation on June 0, with the most modern
machinery for the preparation of coal.
Shaft. — Widened out cage ways and re timbered in the new from
top to bottom with concrete wall 2^ feet thick, 20 feet from toji
down, all around the shaft. One new Sterling boiler 12.") II. V.
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Inside.-r-I« t.b(» 11 foot they nre pxtendiug the slope towanls basin,
size of slope 12x7. Ross vein tliey have reopened and extriidiug
slope towards basin, they are also (extending plane whii-li is in di-
rect line with the slo})e. Size 12x7 feet. Have driven new tunnel
from 6 foot to 4 foot vein, size of tunnel 12x7 feet. Have built a new
traveling way separate and independent from the slope.
Inside. — Have built an additional airvsay (outlet) from G feet to 11
feet, size 10x6, which has made a very decided improvement in the
ventilation.
Mt. Lookout Colliery
Outside. — Put in breaker, four (4) sets of Readiui;- jigs, and rear-
ranged 6 sets of Christ jigs. Fuel conveyor from breaker to boiler
room.
Inside. — Driving new slope from Pittston vein to Marcy (called No.
7 slope). One electric locomotive, 7^ ton, for work in chambers,
LEHIGH VALLEY COAL COMPANY
Maltby Colliery
A new brick boiler house, 120x5 has been constructed. Six sets,
300 H. P. each, or 1,800 H. P., B. & W. boilers are in course of in-
stallation. A number of additions and repairs have been made to
the breaker, also betterments to the inside pumping capacity, and
changes at the foot of the main hoisting shaft.
Exeter Colliery
A brick boiler house is under construction, and 300 H. P., B. »fc W.
water tube boilers are being installed therein,
A new compressed air motor haulage plant is under construc-
tion for the Red Ash shaft district. A brick house encloses a Nor-
walk three stage compressor, size 20x24xl44xlli-x5x24. A 15 ton
air locomotive is on the ground. A six inch air pipe runs from the
surface down the shaft to the inside haulage roads, total length of
pipe, 3,700 feet. These roads are laid with 40-pound rails and
special care has been given to the alignment and grading; in all,
very favorable conditions now exist for a satisfactory haulage plant
at this place.
New barns have been hv.Ut in the Checker and Red As!) di;--
tricts.
Pittston hoisting shaft and second outlet shaft completed fron,
Pittston vein to Marcy vein.
New Jeanesville compound duplex pump, sixe 20\:'.^xlOxl.^, with
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new coliimu complete, installed in Red aah distiii-l. New lire proof
pump room built for same.
New safety gates built at Eed Ash shaft.
New carpenter-blacksmith shop, 52xr)6 complctcMl.
Seneca Colliery
Several other improvements are under way, but as they arc not
completed you probably will not care for them. They are as fol-
lows :
Two tunnels, one 1M)0 (ho other ;>U(J, through fault in property
known as "Old Forge 88," in Twin shaft.
Two bore-holes, one 12 inch, the other 14 inch from surface to the
Red Ash vein for drainage purposes. It is proposed to pump the
water from this vein through these holes and do away with column
pipes in shaft.
A shaft has been started to tap the Tittston vein about 500 feet
below the Seneca breaker.
Seneca
Which includes the New or Coxey, the Twin, the Columbia, and
the Phoenix shafts.
1st. At the Twin shaft the old wood fan-house was replaced by
one of corrugated iron. This insures greater safety from fire, for
owing to its proximity to the D., L. & W. R. R. danger from tliis
source was alwaj'S present with the old structure.
2d. The cribbing in the Twin shaft consisted of a single line of
12x12 hemlock timber. Upon this rested tlic shaft tower, sixty feet
in height. The coal cars landed on fans and run off on a trestle
twenty-five (25) feet above the ground. The said trestle extends a
sufficient distance east of shaft to allow the passage of empty cars
which are hauled from the breaker by a 12^ ton locomotive. The
cribbing having been in place between nine and ten years began to
crush and bulge into the shaft under the weight of the shaft-tower
and trestle. Owing to th(>se conditions it was decided to replace
the old cribbing with one of c6ncret(\ and if i»ossible, without de-
laying the operation of the shaft. This was successfully a.ccom])-
lished in the following manner.
The inside dimensions of tlie cribbing (old) was 12xl7x:r) i;i di>i)lh.
In the line of old buntons several hard wood buntons one on another
wf re placed in good hitches cut in the rock at foot of old cribbing.
Oil these buntons rested a line of posts, six in ;ill. Avhieh reaclnvl to
a point above the top of old cribbing. 15y mm aiis of hy(lr;\ulir jacks
tlie overhead weight wns taken oif the old (•rib])ing aiMl i)l;ii(d on
12x10x40 oak timbei' that was jMit across the siiaft. on top of jxtsts.
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and upon end supports. Having thus supported the tower and
trestle no trouble was experienced in holding filling back, and tak-
ing out old cribbing. The concrete was put in with a thickness of
three feet in the bottom and tapering to two feet on top.
STEVENS COAL, COMPANY
Sunk new shaft, 12x24 to Eed Ash vein.
Made opening in shaft into vein underlaying the Marey vein.
Installing coal hoisting plant at new shaft.
Started up coal Avashery which is contained in one Aving of the
breaker.
Put in neAv 150 H. P. boiler at steam plant.
Made new opening from Red Ash slope workings through by roll
to old workings on Slocum property, for ventilating purposes.
CONNELL ANTHRACITE COAL MINING COMPANY
Bernice Colliery
The folloAving are the improvements made at the Bernice colliery.
They have erected a modern anthracite breaker on their property,
containing about a million feet of lumber, equipped with the latest
modern machinery, shakers, etc. They have erected a plant of one
thousand (1,000) horse power National water tube boilers, a machine
shop, and have equipped the colliery in every respect to prepare the
coal up to the regular anthracite standard. They haA^e added a
thirteen (13) ton electric locomotive to their inside haulage, re-
graded the gangAvays, and are now sinking a shaft upon the property
12x22 to be used as a second opening and an air shaft, and erecting
a sixteen (16) foot fan thereon.
DELAWARE AND HUDSON COMPANY
Langcliffe Colliery
No. 1 slope in the No. 2 Checker drift has been extended 500 feet.
New road driven at the head of No. 1 plane in Red Ash vein for a
distance of 650 through caved area of Avoca Coal Company.
NeAV 10 foot fan erected to A^entilate No. 2 Checker drift.
OFFICIAL. DOCUMENT. No. 12.
Seventh Anthracite District
LUZERNE COUNTY
Wilkes-Barre, Va., February 20, 1904.
Hon. James E. Roderick, Chief of Department of Mines:
Sir: I liave the honor to transmit herewitli the report of the
Seventh Anthracite District for the year ending- December 31, 1903.
Mr. E. E. Reynolds, my predecessor in ofQce, resigned at the close
of the year to become general manager of the International Coal
and Coke Company of British Columbia. I was appointed to suc-
ceed him and assumed the duties of the office on January 4, 1904.
It has therefore fallen to my lot to compile this report. The report
contains the tables, statistics, etc., as required by law.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES MARTIN,
Inspector.
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Seventh Anthracite District, 1903
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS
Number of iiiiues in district, 3G
Number (;f mines operation, ;j(!
Number of tons of coal produced, 4,920,474
Number of tons shipped to market, 4,385,(381
Number of tons sold at mines to local trade, 224,174
Number of tons consumed at mines in oenerating steam
and heat, 310,01!)
Number of persons employed inside the mines, 8,451
Number of persons employed outside, 3,619
Number of fatal accidents inside the mines, 34
Number of tons produced for each fatal accident inside, 144,890
Number of persons employed per fatal accident inside,. . 249
Number of fatal accidents outside, 5
Number of persons employed per fatal accident outside, 724
Number of wives made widows by fatal accidents, 25
Number of children orphaned by fatal accidents, 41
Number of non-fatal accidents inside of mines 104
Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident in
side, 81
Number of non-fatal accidents outside 20
Number of persons employed i)ei' non-fatal accident out-
side, 181
Number of steam locomotives used inside, 2
Number of compressed air locomotives used inside 2
Number of electric motors used inside 4
Number of fans used for ventilation 53
Number of gaseous mines in operation 31
Number of non-gaseous mines in operation 5
Number of new snines opened 2
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PRODUCTION OF COAL
Names of Companies Tons
J.chijih and WilUcs-liarre Coal Company 1,7()0.27;>
Sus(|nelianna Coal Company 1,277,402
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Kailroad ('onipany, 400,02.")
Lehigh Valley Coal Company 592,841
l>ehn\are and Ilndson ('om])any 182,03()
Alden Coal Company 289,2(;r)
Warrior Kun Coal Company 201.21."5
Red Asli Coal Company, 152,777
Pittston Coal and Mininji, Company 34.040
Total 4,926,474
Production by Counties
Luzerne 4,920,474
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Fatal Accidents — luside
By Falls of Coal, Slate and Roof
Adam Visliinsky, miner, at the Warrior Rim colliery, was work-
ing a breast in C vein No. 2 lift, a road breast. Between 4.30 and
5 o'clock he was drilling a hole in the middle bench with a piece of
top bench hanging over and it appears that he was through drilling
this hole and had the bar loose when a large piece of the top bench
fell and struck him. He was able to sit up when first found. He
was carried home and a doctor summoned, who found that he
liad a broken foot, but he was otherwise not considered very seriously
hurt. He died suddenly, however, the following day, probably from
shock.
Christian Christiansen, miuer, in the Sugar Notch colliery, was
cutting a hitch in the bottom rock to stand a prop to secure the roof,
when a small piece of rock fell upon him killing him instantly.
Joseph Titus, rockman's laborer, was killed at the Franklin col-
liery in the new tunnel that is being driven in the long slope from
the sump seam to the Abbot. The"chargeman and Titus were try-
ing the roof after firing a round of holes, when a piece of rock fell
and instantly killed Titus.
Jacob Siskie, miner's laborer, at the Dorrance, was in his breast
in tunnel lift, Baltimore vein, loading coal alongside of the car,
when a piece of coal fell from the rib and caught him against the
car, instantly killing him.
Joseph Kootz, miner in No. 1 S. shaft of the Susquehanna Coal
Company, was driving a heading in a pitching breast in the Ross
seam. He had fired a blast in the face, which left the top bone up.
This top bone was about eight inches thick. He went back and be-
gan to throw the coal from the face, when the bone fell upon him,
killing him instantly.
John B. Ososky, laborer, in the North shaft, No. 6, Susquehanna
Coal Company, was in the act of loading a car when a piece of top
rock fell upon him, killing him instantly. This man's miner had
been warned of the top rock by the fire boss, who had ordered him
to take it down or to stand props under it. He put one prop under
it and began loading coal, when the accident occurred.
Martin Covack, mucker, at the Maxwell, was working in No. 10
tunnel. West Ross vein. Ho Avas on the night shift. While load-
ing a car of rock about eighteen feet from the face, a piece of top
rock fell, instantly killing him, and fracturing the leg of John INIal-
coski, the chargeman.
Frank Yanosefski, laborer, at the South shaft, No. 7, Susque-
hanna Coal Company, was putting up a set of timbers in the face
^ of the chamber Avhen a piece of top rock fell upon him, fatally in-
juring him. The place where the accident occurred, to all appear-
No. 12. SEVENTPI ANTHRACITE DISTRICT 271
auce, was in a safe condition, but there was a^slij)'' in tlie roof,
close to the face of the coal, which was not discovered before the
rock fell. Yanosefski was taken to the hospital where he, died at
9.05 r. M. on the day of the accident.
William Kitchen, company miner, at the Stanton, was proppinj^
the rib in the new sump of the Baltimore vein, when a piece of rock
fell from the roof and struck him on the back and hip injuring him
internally. He was injured on the 3d of July, and died on the fol-
lowing day.
William L. Jones, miner, at Red Ash No. 2, was robbing pillars in
No. 2 tunnel, Red Ash vein. He came out to the blacksmith shop
at noon to eat his dinner. After dinner he rode in on a trip of cars
with the driver. The driver stopped at Mike Stuler's place to leave
a car and Jones got out of the car and Stuler and he walked into
Jones's place. They stopped several feet away from the face of the
workings and Jones went up on top of the gob to roll down a piece
of coal, and as soon as he reached the piece of coal, a large piece of
top rock fell upon him and killed him instantly.
David J. Lewis, miner, at the Hollenback, was working in a
breast in No. 2 plane west. He w'ent back from the face about
one hundred forty feet to bar down a piece of top coal. While in
the act of barring the coal down it fell upon liim, killing him in-
stantly.
William Bowris, miner, in South shaft. No. 1, Susquehanna Coal
Company, was in company with Peter Wasolefski, in the act of cut-
ting a pair of timbers on the main road, for the purpose of putting
in a set of timbers, when a large piece of top rock fell, killing Bowiis
instantly and slightly injuring Wasolefski about the feet. From all
appearances they had cut the collar nearly through Avith an axe,
and the miner went on the upper side to bar the timber down with a
drill, when the said piece of top gave way from a slip in the strata
which was not previously discovered. The accident occurred in the
Ross vein.
Adam Yodlite, miner, in the North Shaft, No. 0, Susquehanna
Coal Company, Avas on his knees drilling a hole in the bottom bench,
when a piece of clod from the top fell on the back of his head. He
died in fifteen minutes fi-om the time the accident occurred.
Anthony Berski. miner, in the South Wilkes-Barre, while work-
ing in the No. 3 tunnel, East Kidney vein, was injured about his
head and back so badly by a fall of top rock that he died on his way
to the hosi)ital.
By Explosions of Gas
Thomas L. James, mason, in the Ross vein shaft of the Bliss col-
liery was building a wall in chamber No. 29 on No. 2, East lift off
No. 3 slope. He was making his way from the chamber to No. 5
272 REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OP MINES Off. Doc.
slope through old chambers, which he should not have done. While
in chamber No. 34 near station 654, he ignited a small quantity of gas
with his naked lamp and was burned about the face and hands. He
had a safety lamp at the time which he might have used.
Frank Miuich, miner, at the Warrior Run colliery, was working!
in D vein, No. 5 lift, No. 23 breast about 60 feet from the gangway,
when an accumulation of gas was set off in some unknown way,
either from the breast inside of his working place or from his own.
When questioned he said he was preparing to fire a hole and had ex-
amined for gas and had found his place clear, when he discovered
that the gas had been fired from the breast beyond him and was
coming through the heading to him. The bratticemen, J. W.
Roberts and Jas. Brislin, corroborated his story by saving that his
place was clear, vrhen they were initting in brattice for him, but
some gas was in the other breast. Minich was so seriously burned
about the hands, face and body that he died about 8 o'clock in the
evening, after being taken to the hospital. The accident occurred
at 11 P. M.
Isaac Transue, trackman, at the Bliss colliery, with a number of
other workmen was burned by an explosion of gas in West Side
Ross, No. 2 plane. Doors being left open on the lift was the cause
of the accident. He was not thought to be seriously burned but he
died on June 6, at the Moses Taylor Hospital at Scranton.
William U. Williams, flreboss, in the North shaft No. 1, colliery
No. 7 of the Susquehanna Coal Compam-, was making his examina-
tion in the west side of Cooper seam in No. 3 Vv'est gangway. He
came from No. 163 place to No. 153 place, and encountered some
gas a little distance from the face. He Avalked down to the second
heading leading to No. 144 place and encountered some gas here,
which put his light out. He then Avent down the breast until he
thought he was on the gangway in a fresh current of air. Here he
struck a match to light his lamp. This caused an explosion and he
was burned about the head, face, neck, arms and thigh. The acci-
dent was due to his own neglect as he should not have struck a
match. The other firebosses seeing that he was not out in time
were inside looking for him. He came out alone in the dark and was
met on the empty track of the turnout at the foot of the shaft by
William X. Jones at 6.45 A. M. The accident occurred about 5.40
A. M.
Edward ^lorrissey and Nelson Taylor, miners, at the Warrior Run
colliery, were fatally burned and Adam Yachula, laborer, was severe-
ly burned by an explosion of gas and Chas. Bartleson, driver, had
his pelvis bone fractured by being thrown down by the force of the
explosion. The explosion occurred in the second opening in C No.
6, West gangway, and was above the gangway road about 120 feet.
Morrisey was driving a heading from his place to Taylor's which was
No. 12. SEVENTH ANTHRACITE DISTRICT 273
about 15 feet higher than his own, and burst througli. kuoelviug
some pi'ops and bialtice down, aud while assisting Tayloi- in repair-
ing the damage, the gas started to fill up in Taylor's place. They
were working with a safety lamp but Moirisey's safety lamp was
found in the middle of his heading and tlie two naked lamps at the
mouth of the heading near where Adam was drilling a hole. It
appears that they were brushing the gas and brought it into contact
with tlie naked lamps in heading. Taylor died on the 25th of June,
eight days after the accident, from erysipelas setting in where he
was injured on his leg, and Morrisey died on the 29th of June.
Frank Baker, laborer, was fatally burned and Frank Ostrofski,
miner, was seriously bnrued by an explosion of gas at the Warrior
Run colliery. The explosion occurred in Ostrofski's breast, C vein,
No. 5 gangway about noon. The miner was driving a heading from
his place to the next place inside and was in about two yards v.hen
he struck a strong feeder of gas. The miner went down the gang-
way for powder and was returning with a cartridge of powder in
one hand and his naked lamp in the other, and while some distance
from the face the explosion occurred, buruing both men quite severely
about the hands, face aud body. After the explosion the laborer's
cap and safety lamp were found in the heading, his shovel and
naked lamp were hanging on the canvas near heading and within
two feet of the level of the gas at the heading. They were taken
to Mercy Hospital, where Baker died on June 30, eight days after
the accident.
Henry Law, miner, at the South Wilkes-Barre shaft, while re-
pairing a set of timbers after firing a shot in his chamber in No. 4
slope, Fourth East Top split, Baltimore vein, ignited a body of gas
which had accumulated in the face, burning him seriously on his
hands, face and back. He died at his home on October 7, the day
after the accident.
Evan D. Roberts, company miner, at the Stanton colliery, went
to the old workings to an abandoned breast without a safety lamp,
to remove some sheet iron, and ignited a body of gas.
By Explosions of Powder
Anthony Bruges, laborer, Avas fatally burned and Wm. Pos-
lanskie, miner, was severely burned by the explosion of a keg of
powder at the Warrior Run colliery. Bruges's miner not being out
on the day of the accident, he wont along with Poslauskie. He took
a keg of powder with him wliich they supposed to be damp. When
they reached the heading where Poslauskie had his f)o\vder, he asked
Bruges to empty some of the powder into his (Poslanskic's) hand.
This Bruges did and in some way it became ignited and Poslauskie
threw the powder down on Ihe keg, when an explosion occurred
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which set off another keg of powder belonging to Poslanskie, with
the above result. They were taken to the City Hospital Avhere
Bruges died.
By Cars
John Brown, doorman, in the Maxwell collier-y, was working in
Southwest Bed Ash gangway. He AAas run over by a trip of cars,
which the runner was running, and had both legs crushed. He died
at the Mercy Hospital.
Andrew l^etronick, laborer, in the Bliss colliery, was killed by be-
ing struck by a runaway car on the New slope in the Baltimore vein.
Patronick was sent intO' the crosscut, which was near the face, to
stay there while his miner with his other laborer went up the slope
to get an empty car. While they were pushing the car over the
knuckle, the chain broke permitting the car to trayel at a tremend-
ous rate to the bottom of the slope, and unfortunately it struck
Patronick. The car got off the track about 5 feet above the cross-
cut, in which he had been told to stay. Had he obeyed the orders
given to him by the miner, to stay in the crosscut, this accident would
not have happened. His body was found along the slope about 20
feet from the crosscut.
John Ha^-es, runner, at the Dorrauce colliery, was killed on the
slant slope by a runaway car jumping the track and catching him
against the rib. The runaway was caused by the breaking of a
coupling between the first and second cars of a trip of four loaded
and one empty car.
Anthony Baltrichus, driver, at the Hollenback colliery, was bring-
ing out a trip of loaded cars from No. 2 slope, first west. His
patcher, Eeese Phillips, told him to ride out on the cars, but in some
unknown way he was caught between the rib and the car and was
killed.
By Premature Blasts
Joseph Grassberger, miner, in No. 6 slope, Susquehanna Coal Com-
pany, was preparing to light a squib to fire a blast but the blast was
fired prematurely and injured him so severely that he died within
two hours.
Patrick Kealey, miner, was fatally injured and Binio Vinea,
laborer, had his chest bone broken at the Auehiucloss colliery by
the explosion of a cartridge. They were working night shift and
had fired a- shot in the coal but it did not do its work. So he pre-
pared to charge it again with about 29 inches of black powder, and
the supposition is that the charge would not go into the hole and
that they were forcing it in either with the coal drill or the scraper,
which someliow caused a spark and set the powder off. The miner
received nearly the whole charge and died about nine hours after
the accident.
No. 12. SEVENTH ANTHRACITE DISTRICT 275
Michael Slat(?r, miner, at tlie Maxwell colliery, Avorked in a
chamber in No. 7 tunnel, West Ross vein. His laborer said that he
had tamped a hole and put a squib into it and was goinjjj to tamp
another near by, and it is supposed that his lamp came in contact
with the squib setting off the blast, killing him instantly.
Patrick Cooney, miner, at the Sugar Notch colliery, after pro-
paring a hole to fire, lit the squib and went back to the cross-head-
ing to wait for the blast to go off, which it failed to do, after giving
what he thought was suflicient time. He then went back to ex-
amine it, when the blast went off. The coal struck him mostly on
the head and neck. He was taken to Mercy Hospital where he died
the day of the accident about 10.40 P. M.
By Falling Down Slope
William Wright, bellman, at No. 6 slope, Susquehanna Coal Com-
pany, undertook to walk up the slope and while so doing was over-
taken by the cage, and was either knocked down by the cage or fell
away in tiwing to avoid it. This accident was due to violation of
the rules which forbade all traveling on the slope.
By Falling Down Shaft
Kadzimus Ochram, laborer, at the Dorrance colliery, fell down
the shaft from the Hillman landing to the Baltimore vein, about
300 feet and was instantly killed. He came running to get on the
carriage after the bell was rung and the carriage was in motion.
He was warned by the men on the carriage but persisted in his ef-
forts to get on the carriage, with the result stated.
By Cars
Joseph Petlock, plane footman, at the Franklin colliery, was struck
by an empty ear which became uncoupled while two empty cars
were being lowered from the dump. The car jumped the track at
the foot and struck Petlock, injuring him so seriously that he died
about 6 P. M. of the same day.
Samuel Figuiia was employed in No. G breaker of the Susque-
hanna Coal Company unloading condemned coal. He had finished
unloading the car and the teamster was ordered to pull back the
car. He had already pulled back two cars and while pulling the
third car back, Figuiia stood alongside of the track and in some
manner slipped and had one leg caught under the wheel severing
that member entirely. Ho was taken to the hospital and died on
arriving there.
Antonie Kozlofski, car loader at No. 7 breaker of the Suscpielianna
Coal Company, was instantly killed by being run over by a I'enn-
sylvania Railroad car. The car, which was half-loaded had run past
the loading chutt^ The deceased stepped behind the car u\ oi-dcr
276 KEPOIIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MINES Oil:. Doo.
to bar it back to tlii.' loading eliiito. At the same time the car run-
ner was running three more cars on the same track. The rails were
wet and muddy and he could not l)riug the cars to a stop before they
slightl}' bumped the half loaded car, causing it to start and run over
the victim. The car runner called loudly to the victim to look out
but he evidently did not hear him. i
By Machinery
Theodore Tucker, slatepicker, at the Bed Ash No. 2, was sent by
the screen boss to start the coal running in the chute leading from
the elevator to the rolls. There is a hole in the side of the chute
to allow a person to go into the chute to start the coal running
when it blocks. The hole is 23 feet from the elevator. He was
next seen on the floor of the screen room at the foot of the elevator,
the supposition being that he had come through the elevator. He
was injured about 4 P. M. and died at 11 P. M. at the Wilkes-Barre
City Hospital.
Thomas McDonald, laborer, at the Hadleigh colliery, outside, was
shoveling coal into the scrapper line along with six other men when
a rush of the bank started. He became confused and instead of
standing still, he ran into the conveyor line. The other men who
were much nearer the line than he was, when the rush occurred,
stood still and escaped injury.
IMPROVEMENTS DURING THE YEAR
LEHIGH AND WILKES-BARRE COAL COMPANY
Hollenback No. 2 Colliery
Outside. — Five hundred horse povrer battery B. & W. boilers com-
pleting plant of 2,000 horse power.
Inside.— No. 11 tunnel, bottom split Red Ash to top split Red Ash,
50 yards.
No. 12 tunnel, bottom split Red Ash to top split Red Ash, 50
yards.
Empire No. 4 Colliery
Outside. — Maehine, smith and car shops to replace shops de-
stroyed by fire April 18, 1903.
Inside.— No. 24 tunnel, extended from top split Red Ash to Ross,
70 yards. Hoisting shaft enlarged to slandard size.
South Wilkes-Barre No. 5 Colliery
Outside.— Duplicate 35 foot Guibal fan, No. 1 air shaft. Barn
and carriage house. Inside and outside foreman's office.
Inside.— No. 8 tunnel. Kidney to Abbot, IGO yards. No. 10 tun-
nel, top split Baltimore to top split Baltimore, 140 yards. No. 11
tunnel. Kidney to Abbot, 90 yards. Tunnel airway, across basin
No. 12. SEVENTH ANTHRACITE DISTRICT 277
for No. 10 tunnel return, 12-1: yards. Kock I'luuc airway, Iviihuy lo
Abbot for No. 9 tunnel return, TU yards. Kock plane airway, I'.d
West Hillman to No. !) tunnel Abbot, DO yaids. Three inch drainage
bore hole. No. 5 sh)jj(» llilluiau sump to Baltimore.
Stanton No. 7 Colliery
Outside. — Duplex air compressor, simple steam, compound air.
FiA-e hundred 11. 1'. battery, B. c^v: W. boilers. Colliei-y shoj).
Inside. — Triple-expansion, condensing, duplex pumj), biick arch
pump room, and sump tunnel to shaft sump. No. 1 Itock slope,
from surface to Abbot, 100 yards.
Jersey No. 8 Wasliery
Conveyor, railroad and steam shovel equipment to work Hart-
ford No. G culm bank.
Sugar Notch No. 9 Colliery
Outside.— Five hundred II. V. battery, 15. .^c W. boilers.
Inside. — Compouiul duplex pump and brick and structural steel
pump rooui, located on 3rd West Ross. Rock plane airway. Red Ash
to Baltimore, 100 yards. No. 15 tunnel, Baltimore to Stanton vein,
195 yards.
Maxwell No. 20 Colliery
Outside. — Five hundred H. V. battery, B. & W. boilers. Duplex
air compressor, simple steam, compound air. Brick engine house
for compressor and electric lighting plant.
Inside. — No. 10 tnnnel, extended from Ross to Baltiiuore, 312
yards. No. IG tunnel, Hillman to Hillman across basin, 37 yards.
Comjiound condensing duplex pump, pump rock in rock, and tnnnel
Baltimore to Twin for sump, Baltimore shaft to level. Sanitary
barn to accommodate thirty (30) mules. Red Ash shaft level.
LEHIGH VALLEY COAL COMPANY.
Dorrance Colliery
Hillman vein slope extended G54 feet into the basin north of
cemetery anticlinal. Tunnel iinished from Abbot to Snake Island — •
Middle plane leA'el. Tunnel commenced on Upper level to same vein.
Tunnel is being driven from Hillman to Five Foot vein, 232 feet.
New slope started from lower Bennett gangway to reach the basin
below Slant slope. New inside slope started to work river warrant —
Hillman vein. Preparations are being made and work started
to sink main hoist shaft from Baltimore to Red Ash, also second
opening rock slope for same. A new stable is being made, and
improvement to ])umi) houses. Fire emergency water lines extended
during the year. A series of test holes were put down from surface
278 FvEFORT. OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MINES On'.f'JC.
to detei'Diine safe working rock cover on the flats near the river.
New concrete cribs have replaced the old wooden ones in both hoist
and ventilating "shafts. New and improved safety gates and stop
blocks put on Baltimore shaft. Ncav brick electric light house.
New brick and concrete safety lamp house. New concrete pump
house on river bank.
Franklin Colliery
No. 8 slope extended 320 feet to Brown pillar line. No. 8 tunnel
extended 190 feet to Boss vein. No. 15 tunnel is being driven from
Bed Ash rock slope to Boss, 480 feet to date. Tunnel extended 150
feet in Baltimore slope district to Abbot vein. New tunnel from
top to bottom split of Bed Ash completed. A new slope started
in Boss vein. A new inside slope begun in top split of Bed Ash.
The old Brown slope reopened. Work is progressing on instal-
lation of 300 additional H. P. return tubular boilers. New fan,
blowing engine installed. New 14x20 engine set in place at Bed
Ash second outlet shaft. New corrugated iron powder house. New
dam and corrugated iron pump house. Washery completed and
working. Number of repairs and alterations made in breaker.
Baltimore fan house rebuilt.
SUSQUEHANNA COAL COMPANY
Colliery No. 5
Outside. — Jig house completed. New steel bridge over breaker
tracks. New compressor house, and 2-20| and 36x20x36 lugersoll-
Sergeant duplex two stage compressors. ■ One hundred new steel
mine cars.
Inside. — Bock plane. Mills to George, unfinished.
Stearns
Inside. — No. 4 shaft tunnels and returns completed, rock turnout
for empty cars unfinished. New plane in Boss unfinished.
Colliery No. 7
Outside. — New lamp house completed. New timber yard com-
pleted. Bemodelling No. 7 breaker, unfinished.
Inside. — New plane in Cooper seam unfinished. Slope No. 14,
Boss seam.
Colliery No. 6
Outside.— Two thousand five hundred H. P. B. & W. boiler plant
completed, and old cylinder boilers at No. 6 shaft and No. 6 slope
abandoned. New rolls and screens in breaker. New railroad from
No. 7 shaft to breaker, about 1-J miles, completed.
Inside.— New tunnel slope No. 6 to N. shaft No. 0, unfinished.
No. 12. SEVENTH ANTHRACITE DISTRICT 279
New slope in Eoss tunnel No. G wnfinished. New tunnel slope No. 6,
Koss to Koss, unfinished. Sliui't No. 7 sunk 40 feet, concreting to
rock and permanent engine and head frame foundations completed.
DELAWARE AND HUDSON COMPANY
Conyngham
No. 4 tunnel driven from the Abbot to Snake Island vein, o2o feet.
No. 5 tunnel driven from the Abbot to Snake Island vein, 100 feet.
No. 6 tunnel driven from the Abbot to Snake Island vein, 150 feet.
The Abbot vein slope No. 4 was sunk a distance of UOO feet, llill-
man shaft recribbed from rock to surface, and new head frame and
house built.
DELAWARE, LACKAWANNA AND WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY
Auchincloss No. 2 Shaft
A tunnel 7x12 has been driven from the Baltimore vein for the
purpose of the development of the Hillman vein. Auchincloss No.
2 shaft. — The Baltimore vein has also been connected by a short
tunnel to the Hillman vein for ventilating purposes.
Bliss Mines
The southwesterly side of this breaker was entirely reconstructed
and improved upon by the installation of new shakers, belt con-
veyors and spiral Miate pickers. A tunnel 7x12, 39G feet long, was
driven from the Red Ash vein to the Ross vein for ventilation and
haulage. One 10 ton electric locomotive was installed in the Ross
slope. Espy tunnel, doing away with mules on this lift. A small
10 foot fan was located on the Forge vein for ventilation.
Truesdale
This is a new opening or operation. They are putting down at
this location two shafts to be known as No. 1 and No. 2 Truesdale
shafts. No. 1 will be a four compartment shaft, one pump way,
two hoist ways and one airway, 45 feet 2 inches by 14 feet in the
clear. No. 2 shaft will have two hoist ways and one air and will be
37 feet 2 inches by 14 feet in the clear. Operations have also been
started to siuk a slope to the Mills vein, a distance of 1,500 feet to
the basin. The}' have also opened an old tunnel, known on geologi-
cal survey majis as the Holland tunnel, and already gangways are
being driven east and west to what is known as the Forge vein in
this locality. The outside aitpearances of (he collieries have been
improved by the use of mineral paint and whitewash.
RED ASH COAL COMPANY.
Colliery No. 1
One 12 and 18x8x18 compound noncondensing dujilex plunger
Jeanesville pump.
280 REI'ORT Oi*' THE DEPARTMENT OF MINES Off. Doc.
Wasliery No. 3 Breaker-
Fitted and alterations made and equipped witli shakers, jigs, etc.,
for washing the coal from culm banks. One 24x18 frame boiler
house, stone foundation, gravel roof, built for the washery. >Six
cylindrical boilers 30 diameter by 30 feet long, formerly used at ISio.
1 breaker, placed in. new boiler house at washery.
Mine Foremen's Examinations
The examinations of candidates for mine foremen and assistant
mine foremen certificates resulted in the following named persons
being granted certificates:
Mine Foremen
John IS. Thompson, Pittston; Andrew Guard, Wilkes-Barre; Al-
fred King, Wilkes-Barre; William J. Powell, Wilkes-Barre; Thomas
D. Evans, Wilkes-Barre; John S, Jones, Wilkes-Barre; Edward
Leonard, Wilkes-Barre; David T. Kichards, Wilkes-Barre; William
D. Jones, Wilkes-Barre; Thomas Martin, Edwardsdale; John H.
Edwards, Edwardsdale; Daniel Jones, Edwardsdale; James F. Gil-
dea, Ashley; John P. Boase, Aavoca; Thomas Vinton, Plains; John
E. Richards, Plymouth ; William x4.rthur, Plymouth ; David D. Davis,
Plymouth; David M. Evans, Kingston; Joseph E. Evans. Kingston;
Matthew Nash, Nanticoke; Charles E. Morgan, Wanamie; Morgan
Phillips, Christopher; David J. Davis, Christopher; Thomas J. Mor-
gans, Christopher; Richard D. Evans, Christopher; William J. Jones,
Pittston; David Lewis, Sugar Notch; Alexander Hair, Wyoming.
Assistant Mine Foremen
John S. Davies, Dorranceton; Edward Foulkes, Wilkes-Barre;
Morgan D. Jones, Wilkes-Barre; Luke F. Halley, Wilkes-Barre;
Llewellyn Lloyd, Wilkes-Barre; John -Feldman, Wilkes-Barre; David
Simmons, Wilkes-Barre; Benjamin Turner, Wilkes-Barre; John R.
Davis, Wilkes-Barre; William H. Owen, Wilkes-Barre; Clifton Wil-
liams, Wilkes-Barre; William J. Nickolas, Edwardsdale; Morris
Hughes, Edwardsdale; Patrick A. Grady, Ashley; Elwood Gross,
Plymouth; George A. Bpare, Plymouth; David T. Richards, Ply-
mouth; David Jenkin, Plymouth; John E. Jones, Plymouth; George
A. Bound, Kingston; Henry Coates, Yates; William J. Walters, Nan-
ticoke; William S. Davis, Nanticoke; William Davis, Nanticoke;
John M. Wilde, Nanticoke; John Bryant, Nanticoke; George H.
Dyer, Nanticoke; William Summers, Alden Station; Walter L. Mor-
gan, Wanamie; William X. Jones, Nanticoke; Bernard F. McGrane,
Sugar Notch; L. S. Reese, Westmoor; Plugh E. Hughes, Peeley;
John C. Parry, Wilkes-Barre.
OFFICIAL, DOCUMENT. No. 12.
Eighth Anthracite District
LUZERNE COUNTY
Plymouth, Pa., February 15, 1904.
Hon. James E. Koderiek, Chief of Department of Mines:
Sir: I have the honor of lierewith transmitting to you my tirst
report as Inspector of Mines for the Eighth Anthracite District, for
tlie year ending December 81, 1903.
The year ^vas one of unusual activity. Tlie production amounted
to 0,334,962 tons, an increase of 1,438,901 tons over the production
from the same number of mines in 1901, ^yllen the total was 4,896,001
tons. The number of tons mined for each fatal accident in 1901 Avas
148,335. In 1903 the number of tons mined for each fatal accident
inside was 180,999; for each non-fatal accident 60,333. The total
number of fatal accidents was 37. The report contains the usual
td^bles of statistics and a brief description of the condition of the
mines.
Eespectfully submitted,
D. T. DAVIS,
Inspector.
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Eighth Anthracite District, 1903
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS
Number of mines in district, 37
Number of mines in operation, 37
Number of tons of coal produced, 6,334,902
Number of tons shipped to market, 5,783,353
Number of tons sold at mines to local trade, 92,248
Number of tons consumed at mines in generating steam
and heat, 459,361
Number of persons employed inside tlie mines, 8,246
Number of persons employed outside, 3,187
Number of fatal accidents inside the mines, 35
Number of tons produced for each fatal accident inside, 180,999
Number of persons emplo^-ed per fatal accident inside,. . 236
Number of fatal accidents outside, 2
Number of persons employed per fatal accident outside, 1,593
Number of wives made widows by fatal accidents, 21
Number of children orphaned by fatal accidents, 33
Number of non-fatal accidents inside the mines, 104
Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident in-
side, 79
Number of non-fatal accidents outside, 15
Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident out-
side, 212
Number of steam locomotives used inside, 5
Number of electric motors used inside, 6
Number of fans used for ventilation, 37
Number of gaseous mines in operation, 36
Number of non-gaseous mines in operation, 1
Number of new mines opened, 1
No. 12. ETGIITH ANTHRACITE DISTRICT 283
TABLE A.— Eighth Anthracite Disti-ict, 1J)0;*,.
PRODUCTION OF COAL
Names of Companies Tons
Lehigh and Wilkcs-Barre Coal Company, 1,084, SD.'J
Delaware and Hudson Company, 1,258,591
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Kailrojul Company, 808,157
Parish Coal Company, 808,771
Kingston Coal Company, 020,679
West End Coal Company, 483,907
Plymouth Coal Company, 220,492
George F. Lee Coal Company, 03,851
North American Coal Company, 310,778
Old Plymouth Coal Company, 59,511
West Nauticoke Coal Company, . . . 3,272
Total, 6,334,902
Production by Counties
Luzerne, 0,334,962
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Fatal Accidents— By Falls of Coal, Slate aud Koof.
David J. Williams, miner, was fatally injured March 11, by a fall
of rock in Orchard vein No. 3 shaft, Kingston. He Avas in the act of
barring down some top rock and while so doing a large i)iece fell on
him and crushed him.
Samuel Rogers, miner, was instantly killed March 12, by a fall of
rock at Wanamie. He was robbing pillars in the Ross vein. The
place was well timbered, but a piece of rock fell from within a small
enclosure of two props and killed him.
Edward Katoski, laborer, was instantly killed March 23, by a fall
of top coal in Red Ash vein of Nottingham colliery. Two large
slips running in opposite directions and ending at the same point in
the roof fell, displacing about six sets of timber. The victim and
his miner were tamping a hole in the face of chamber when the fall
occurred. The miner fortunately escaped with a slijUit injury.
John Nowzavich, miner, was fatally injured by a fall of coal in
Bennett vein, I'arrish colliery, July 0. The miner in the next cham-
ber notified him that they were about to fire in the cross-heading.
The victim retreated to the foot of chamber, but through some un-
accountable manner went back to the face of chamber, just as the
shot went off. A large piece of coal fell from the rib, due to a slip,
and pinned him against the car. The crosscut had several yards to
go before breaking through.
Joshua Steever, miner, and I'eter Cook, laborer, were instantly
killed by a fall of rock in Red Ash vein No. 5, Delaware and Hudson
Company, August 26. Steever was known to be a very careful
miner and a most practical one. He had just fired a blast in the top
bench in the left corner of his chamber. The driver was waiting on
the branch to take him up an empty car. Both men were engaged
in cleaning some coal off the road when a fall of rock occurred. The
rock which approximately weighed about 100 tons was in reality a
geological freak. It resembled the stump of a giant tree with its
vast roots shooting out in every direction while on top marks plainly
visible of branches as large as ordinary sized trees, lying zigzag.
The rock fell due to a slip almost circular in shape.
Adam Jadamis, laborer, was instantly killed June 5, by a fall of
coal in Red Ash vein, T\'oodward colliery. The top coal was full of
slips and the chamber was double timbered and lagged, but the
miner apparently did not realize the condition of the roof, and per-
mitted himself to drive a considerable greater distance between the
last set of timber and the face of chamber.
Mario Profire, miner, was instantly killed June 6, by a fall of rock
at West End colliery. He had fired a blast which knocked out a ^et
No. 12. EIGHTH ANTHRACITE DISTRICT 309
of tiiubt'r ^^lu'll ;i fall of i-oclc took ])Iac('. Wliilc < Ican'mjj; this fall a
second one occurred, \vitli the above result.
Tliomas Tu^h, niinei', was instantly killed June 20, by a fall of rock
iji the Bennett vein, Woodward colliery. lie realized that a loose
piece of rock between the mining bench and top coal was treacher-
ous. His laborer told him that while he would be drilling the hole
underneath it there would be danger of it falling on him, but he
thought differenl:ly. While he was in the act of driving in the ma-
chine bar it shook the piece of rock loose and it fell upon him.
Kichard M. Davis, miner, was fatally injured April 9 at Button-
wood mine of the Parrish Coal Company, Kidney vein. He was in
the act of digging a hitch in the bottom in order to set a prop when
a piece of fire clay fell upon him. He had instructed his laborer
to keep his hand on the rock and in case of any danger to shout. It
certainly Avas a mistake in not barring down this piece of rock
previous to his digging a hi(:cli direct:ly underneath it.
t>amuel Moreland, miner, ^vas instantly killed April IG, at No. 3
shaft, Kings! (ni, in Orchard vein. He realized the top rock was bad
and had set a prop within a few feet of the face of his chamber, but
a fall of rock occurred between the prop in the face and another
prop that stood back a considerable distance.
John McClynn, miner, was fatally injured April 29, by a fall of
top rock at Kingston No. 3 shaft. He vvas working on the night
shift and had fired his last shot which knocked out a prop. He pro-
ceeded to reset it when the rock fell.
Koman Lauring, was fatally injured June 4, at Boston mine, in
Ked Ash vein by a fall of top coal. He was undermining the bottom
bench when a piece of toj) coal fell out against him.
Abel Reagan, miner, Avas instantly killed October 13, by a fall of
coal in the Bennett seam at A^'anamie colliery. He was working
in close proximity to the outcrop. His coal seemed to be in layers
or slips two or three feet apart across the entire width of his cham-
ber. He tried to bar down a piece of the top bench, but failing to
accomplish his task he proceeded to drill a hole beneath it when the
top coal fell upon him.
Josej)h Herman, laborer, was fatally injured December 1, in the
Red Ash vein No. 3, Delaware and Hudson. The colliery was work-
ing half dajs. His miner went home at 11.-10 A. M., leaving the
victim to load tlie last car. While doing so a large lump of slate
and coal slid from rib and pinned him to the car. How he managed
to extricate himself from so narrow a space is a miracle, or how long-
he worked to free himself no one knows. However he ])roceeded
back to his box, secured his overcoat, threw it over his shoulders,
returned to the fact of ihe place h<^ was woi-king, adjust(Ml his
shovel against the rib foi- a head rest and laid down. H(^ was dis-
310 KrPOIlT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MINES OOi. Doc.
covered dead at 12 o'clock midnight by ciniiio^es of tlie colliery v.lio
went in search for him.
By Cars
David Eoberts, slopeman, was fatally injured January 23, at Not-
tingham colliery. He was endeavoring to make a flying switch on
the head of the Eoss slope with an ash car.
Reese Owens, driver, was fatally injured March 4, by being
squeezed between loaded cars and rib in Nottingham colliery, Eed
Ash vein. He was coming out of gangwaj^ seated on the head end
of a loaded ear engaged in conversation with the runner who occu-
pied the other bumper, when the accident occurred.
Leslie Nuss, trackman, was fatally injured April 13, in Red Ash
vein, West End colliery. He was engaged in tending foot of Rock
plane. A loaded trip became derailed at the latches while descend-
ing and he ran out of the safety hole to signal the engineer to stop,
when he was caught betvreen the trip and rib.
Michael Washilision, driver, was fatally injured April 17, at Not-
tingham colliery. He was endeavoring to unhook his team from a
loaded trip. His team not giving him sufficient slack, he continued
in this manner until he was caught by both trips.
John Ward, laborer, was instantly killed May 12, by a runaAvay
trip of cars in Red Ash vein No. 2 colliery, Delaware and Hudson
Company. He was laboring in slope airway. They pulled his
loaded car out by tail rope. Ward was in the habit of hooking and
unhooking the tail rope at a point where it was convenient for the
main slope trip to be coupled to the car. He stood out on the main
slope while the trip was descending. A coupling broke atl0^vttlg
two cars to run back which caught him against the pillar.
David Davis, laborer, was fatally injured June 15, in Red Ash
vein, Boston colliery, Delaware and Hudson Company. He was
tending two doors in close proximity to each other. While in the
act of opening his second door he was run down by a loaded trip.
The per cent, of grade was very small. The supposition is that he.
permitted the trip to get too close to him before he opened door
No. 1.
John Strand, runner, was instantly killed August 24, at No. 3
shaft, Kingston. He was riding down a counter on the headend of
a loaded trip, his lamp went out, and it was thought that he fell off
and the trip passed over him.
Dante Vitalli, laborer, was instantly killed September 3, at West
End colliery. He was on his way home and had walked up the man-
way with others. At a point 30 feet below the apex of main slope
he proceeded to cross when he was hurled to one side by an as-
cending loaded trip.
No. 12. EIGHTH ANTHRACITE DISTRICT 311
Albert Hussey, driver, was instantly killed December 24, in Ben-
nett vein, Tarrish mine. It is supposed that in attempting to get
on the head end of a loaded car, whicli his team was pulling out of
a chamber branch, he lost his hold and came in contact with a close
rib and car.
By Powder
John Piavitch, miner, at Lance, was fatally burned by a spark
dropping into a keg of powder causing an explosion. He died at the
hospital on May 30. I have frequently called attention to the
danger of making cartridges of powder while the naked lights are
on their heads, and have positively prohibited them under penalty
of the law from sO' doing, but a wonderful amount of carelessness ex-
ists among the men in this respect.
By Cai's — Outside
Andrew Bradcock, loader, was running a 100,000 capacity steel
car under the breaker in No. 2, Delaware and Hudson Company.
He jumped otf the rear end of the car, and running on the platform
endeavored to jump on the side of the car to get inside. He was
caught by the timber that supports the pockets, and so badly
squeezed that he died the following day at the hospital.
By Machinery — Outside
William Wilson, breaker sweei)cr, at Avondale, was found dead
under the screen by one of tlie slate picker boys. No one was able
to tell how he was caught by re ^olvin;;' screen. It was stated at
inquest that his work did not call liim there at that particular time.
The screens were protected. The manner in which they discovered
Wilson was, the coal had blocked up at the screen, and upon in-
vestigating they found his body directly underneath. He must have
been killed instantly.
By Premature Blasts
Andrew Kondrack, miner, Xo. 4 shaft, Delaware and Hudson Com-
pany, was working in a chamber on the pitch. He applied his lamp
to the match and before he reached a place of safety the shot went
off, one large piece of coal striking him on the head killing him.
This is about the third time that Kondrack had been struck by fly-
ing coal from blasts. It Avas customary for him to retreat to a place
where he could see the shot goinu' oiT.
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Michael Wright, miner, No. 3, Dehxware and fludson Comj)auy,
was in the act of firing a blast, and before he could get away from
the fact of his chamber, it exploded, killing him instantly. Wright
was a miner of about 40 j^ears experience.
John P. Burke, miner. No. 5, Delaware and Hudson Company, was
driving a cross heading. He sent his laborer back with the tools and
to warn the other men that he was about to fire. The laborer had
just reached the chamber road and a very short distance below the
cross-cut when the shot went off. Burke did not have the slightest
chance to get away from the blast. He was most horribly mangled.
He was known to be a very practical miner, the writer having known
his serving in this capacity for 25 years.
By Falling Down Shafts
George Machinski, laborer was engaged in tending foot of shaft.
They had finished hoisting from the bottom or Ked Ash vein and
commenced to hoist from the Orchard vein. IMachinski, with one
other person, was engaged on one side of the shaft in handling
empty cars, while two men were on the opposite side of the shaft
running loaded cars on the cage. One car not running a sufficient
distance on the cage, to enable the block to be properly adjusted,
they called on Machinski who was pushing an empty car, to help ad-
just the one on the carriage. However, he continued to push his car
to its place on the branch, during which time the men who handled
the loaded cars properly {jlaced the car on the carriage, gave the
signal to hoist and returned to run in another loaded. In the mean-
time Machinski returning to the shaft and seeing the loaded car
still standing on the cage thought it was not properly adjusted. He
proceeded to place his back to the car and while in this position the
cage was hoisted, permitting him to fall down the shaft when he
was instantly killed. 1 would advise all foremen when they are
short of foottenders not to substitute in their place men who are
not acquainted with the handling of cars, but only those who are
acquainted with this kind of work. It was very evident that Ma-
chinski was a stranger to this work.
Samuel Honey, miner, at G vein No. 2, Delaware and Hudson Com-
pany, was instantly killed February 3, by being crushed between
cage and roof of landing. A cage load of men was about to be
hoisted and he was the la^t man to step on. As he did so the cage
was hoisted, crushing him against the roof of the landing. He fell
down the shaft. At the inquest it developed that no signal had
been given to hoist. This was sworn to by the boss foot-man and
the men who were on the cage. The engineer, Charles Bittenbender,
No. 12. EIGHTH ANTHRACITE DISTRICT 313
swore that he received a sij^iial, one whistle, to lioist coal. How-
ever, tlie jury placed the blame on the eugiiieer.
William K. Jones, company men, at Nottingham, was killed May
28. He was on the night shift and with others was getting on the
cage to be lowered, when in some nnaccountable means*the cage was
hoisted, throwing Jones down the shaft, killing him instantly. It
was stated at inquest that a cage load of men just hoisted to land-
ing, and before they had an opportunity of stepping oft", the night
shift men crowded on. The head tender stated he saw some one
through the rush take hold of signal wire. The engineer, Jolin
Davis, wlien sworn staled that he received a signal to hoist. The
company was censured for not having appliances for return signals.
By Explosions of Gas
Thomas Anthony, bratticeman, at Avondale, was fatally burned
September 30, by an explosion of gas in fourth east lift, fifth slope,
Ross vein. The colliery was idle on that date. Anthony was en-
gaged in repairing main door on this lift. He went into the face
of the gangway to borrow some tools. After he was through he
returned them to the face, and on his way out on the main gangway
road he ignited a small quantity of gas. He seemed to be burned
slightly, but he died at his home on October 7.
Anthony Cominski, laborer, at Nottingham colliery, was fatally
burned December 21, by an explosion of gas. He was engaged with
four others in placing a truciv of timber on the track in a chamber.
A slight explosion of gas took place in tlie first chamber in the lift.
In a short time the second explosion occurred in the chamber were
Cominski and four others were engaged with the timber. The fire-
boss records showed that this last chamber was free from gas. It
evidently appears that an accumulation of gas must have taken place
in this chamber. The force of the first explosion dislodging it and
carrying it down upon them. Cominski died December 20 at the
hospital.
By Mules
Edward Hagle, driver. No. 4 shaft, Delaware and Hudson Com-
pany, was kicked by a mule January 29, causing a fracture of the
skull. He died at his home on the following day.
David R. Dare, doorboy, at No. 3, Delaware and Hudson Company,
was riding on head end of loaded trip when team turned out, caus-
ing him to fall off. The hind mide fell on him and killed him.
Condition of Collieries
Nottingham colliery. — Condition good as to safety, drainage and
ventilation.
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Lanee colliery. — Condition good as to safety, drainage and ven-
tilation.
Eeynolds colliery. — Condition good as to safety, drainage and ven-
tilation.
Wanamie IS. — In safe condition; drainage and ventilation fair.
Wanamie 19. — Condition good as to safety, drainage and ventila-
tion.
Plymouth No. 2. — Condition good as to safety, drainage and ven-
tilation.
Plymouth No. 3. — Condition good as to safety, drainage and ven-
tilation.
Plymouth No. 4. — Condition good as to safety, drainage and ven-
tilation.
Plymouth No. 5. — Condition good as to safety, drainage and ven-
tilation.
Boston. — Condition good as to safety, drainage and ventilation.
West End. — In safe condition; drainage and ventilation fair.
Dodson. — Condition good as to safety, drainage and ventila-
tion.
Woodward. — Condition good a§ to safety, drainage and ventila-
tion,
Avondale. — Condition good as to safety, drainage and ventila-
tion.
Parrish. — Condition good as to safety, drainage and ventilation.
Buttonwood. — Condition good as to safety, drainage and ventila-
tion.
Kingston No. 2. — In safe condition; drainage and ventilation fair.
Kingston No. 3. — In safe condition; drainage and ventilation fair.
Gaylord. — In safe condition; drainage and ventilation fair.
Chauncey. — In safe condition; drainage good, ventilation fair.
IMPROVEMENTS DURING THE YEAR
DELAWARE, LACKAWANNA AND WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY
Avondale Colliery
This mine w^as flooded during the year 1902. This great accumu-
lation of water has now been pumped out and the pumps lost dur-
ing the flood have been recovered.
Jersey Mine Fire
This most disastrous and serious underground contlagration is
known to the people of this region from one end to the other, on
which volumes could be written, giving th.o experiences that we have
met with and the diflficulties we have had to contend with in fighting
No. 12. EIGHTH ANTHRACITE DISTRICT 315
this most dangerous eiieiiiy to the umlorgi'onnd woi-kor. I am glad
to be able to report to you at this date that we are led to believe
that we have succeeded in surrounding this affected district with
incombustible material to prevent further spreading of tlu^ fire, and
expect to be able to report in the near future that this destructive
fire lias been taken care of.
Woodward Colliery
Outside. — The improvements at this breaker during the year con-
sist of labor-saving machinery, automatic slate pickers, conveyors,
elevators, shakers, etc., together with a lo-foot dust fan which is
materially assisting in improving the conditions at this breaker.
Inside. — The installation of two 7^ ton electric locomotives, two
electric hoists. Cooper and Abbot veins have been opened at No. 2
shaft, which will materially assist in increasing the output of this
colliery in the future.
The condition of the collier^' has been improved by a general
cleaning up, white washing and painting of the buildings, on the
outside, and the cleaning and ballasting of the roads on. the inside.
DELAWARE AND HUDSON COMPANY
Plymouth No. 2 Colliery
Eeopening Hillman vein, repairs to No. 1 shaft, concreting, etc.,
making branches, etc., at foot of No. 9 plane; electrical machinery
for lighting this division, buildings, etc., two large boilers added
to the present boiler plant, extension of boiler house Hillman vein
improvements; pump room and tunnel; additions to the washery, fifty
new^ mine cars.
Plymouth No. 3 Colliery
Tunnel from bottom to top split of Red Ash vein. Additional com-
pressor with house additions, etc. Additional boilers; fifty new
mine cars.
Plymouth No. 4 Colliery
Mountain plane in the outcrop, conveyor for fuel to boiler house;
fifty new mine cars.
Plymouth No. 5
Fifty new mine cars; coal conveyor.
Boston Colliery
No. 4 plane, bottom to top split Eed Ash; one additional com-
pressor; compressor house, addition to boiler house; rope haulage
and extension, 100 new mine cais; chain hoist from tur.iiel to foot
of shaft. •
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LEHIGH AND WIT.KES-BARRE COAL COMPANY
Lance Colliery
Outside. — Duplex air compressor, simple steam, compound air;
forced fan draft system for boilers, and addition to new boiler house.
Inside. — No. 18 tunnel, Red Ash to top Red Ash, 15 yards. No. 19
tunnel, Red Ash to top Red Ash, 15 yards. No. 20 tunnel. Red Ash
to top Red Ash, 15 yards. No. 21 tunnel. Cooper to Five Foot, 50
yards.
Nottingham Colliery
Outside. — Started erection of neAv breaker; shaft hoisting engines;
No. 1 slope engines and No. 2 slope engines jjlaced on new founda-
tions, and new houses erected for the same; colliery supply store;
colliery shop; extended brick compressor house, for accommoda-
tion of three stage air compressors.
Inside. — Eighteen inch by 30 inch hoisting engines and engine
room in roek, on No. 2 slo})e anticlinal. Puminng plants on 5th, 7th
and 9th, Red Ash leA^els, remodeled with the addition of two simple
duplex pumps and two bore holes for water from Ross to Red Ash,
thereby concentrating all pumping in Red Ash vein.
Reynolds Colliery
Outside. — Five hundred 11. P. battery B. & W. boilers.
Inside. — No. 8 Rock plane, through Red Ash fault, 125 yards.
Wanamie
Out'side. — Five hundred H. P. battery B. & W. boilers.
Inside. — Pumping plant No. G Red Ash slope; extending No. 0
slope through rock, 100 yards; No. 11 tunnel, Baltimore to Red Ash
across basin No. 2 drift, 190 yards.
PARRISH COAL COMPANY
Parrish Colliery
One 8 inch bore hole for flushing; one crusher for crushing slate
and bone, for flushing; one pair breaker engines; No'. 6 slope ex-
tended 300 feet; intake air shaft, concreted from surface to rock;
one 30,000 gallon water tank; one 20,000 gallon water tank.
Buttonwood
Tunnel driven from Kidney to Abbot vein about 560 feet; one 35
foot fan, also fan engine 22x36; one saw engine, etc., for cutting
prop timber, etc.; outside railroad, plane and engine, for handling-
timber, etc., from railroad to head of shaft; concrete wall erected
around coal shaft head, also around boiler house; one 30,000 gallon
water tank.
OFFICIAL DOCUMENT. ■ No. 12.
Niiitli Anthracite District
LUZERNE AND CARBON COUNTIES
ilazletuii, I'a., Fcbriuu y 1^4, 1UU4.
Hon. James E. Kodeiick. Chief of Departiueiit of Mines:
Sir: 1 luxAe the honor of submit I inj>- lierewith my annual report as
Inspector of ]\Iines for the ]yinth Anthracite District for the year
ending December 31, 1903.
It contains the nsnal tables, also the ([uantity of coal mined, the
quantity shipped to market, the number of employes in the dis-
trict, a list of the fatal and non-fatal accidents, the number of tons
of coal produced per each fatal and non-fatal accident, and remarks
on some of the fatal accidents which occurred during the year. The
improvements made by the several coujpanies will also be found
embodied in the reijort.
Kespectfully submitted,
DAVID J. RODERICK,
Inspector.
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Ninth Anthracite District, 1903
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS
Number of mines in district, 98
Number of mines in operation, 9T
Number of tons of coal produced, 6,358,127
Number of tons shipped to market, 5,456,405
Number of tons sold at mines to local trade, 126,726
Number of tons consumed at mines in generating steam
and heat, 774,996
Number of persons employed inside the mines, 8,453
Number of persons employed outside, 6,173
Number of fatal accidents inside the mines, 34
Number of tons produced for each fatal accident inside, 187,004
Number of persons employed per fatal accident inside,. 249
Number of fatal accidents outside, 19
Number of persons emploj'ed per fatal accident outside, 325
Number of wives made widows by fatal accidents, 31
Number of children orphaned by fatal accidents, 70
Number of non-fatal accidents inside the mines, 75
Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident in-
side, 113
Number of non-fatal accidents outside, 22
Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident out-
side, 281
Number of steam locomotives used inside, 7
Number of compressed air locomotives used inside, 12
Number of fans used for ventilation, 54
Number of furnaces used for ventilation, 1
Number of gaseous mines in operation, 35
Number of non-gaseous mines in operation, 63
Number of new mines opened, 1
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TABLE A.— Ninth Anthracite District, 1903
PRODUCTION OF COAL
Names of C()ni}iiinies Tons
A. Pardee and Company, 471), 140
Coxe Erotliers and Company, Incorporated, 091,788
Lehigli Coal and Na^ igation Company, 1,085,102
G. B. Marlile and Company, 1,091,513
Lehigh Valley Coal Company, 998,827
Estate A. S. Van Wickle, ^53,426
Calvin I'ardee and Company, 318,635
Pardee Brothers and Company, 340,085
Upper Lehigh Coal Company, 202,710
C. M. Dodsou and Company, 220,538
John S. Wentz and Company, 112.324
M. S. Kemmerer and-Company, 35,509
Black Creek Coal Company, 29,203
Pond Creek Coal Company 10,134
W. R. McTurk and Company, 14,029
Thomas R. Reese and Son, 8,498
Total, 6,358,127
Production by Counties
Luzerne, 4,438,405
Carbon, 1,919,602
Total, 0,358,127
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350 REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MINES Off. Doc.
Fatal Accidents— P>y Falls of Coal, Slato and Roof.
By consultiug- Table IV, it will be seen that during the year 1903
fourteen employes lost their lives through falls of coal, slate and
roof. Some of these accidents occur not through ignorance of the
victims, but rather through recklessness on their part. They may
knov/ that the top is unsafe, but instead of leaving all other work
and taking it down, they trust that it will stay there a little longer,
until they load a car or drill a hole. They may go right under it,
start to drill the hole, when down it comes, fatally injuring or per-
haps killing them instantly. Miners should stop to consider that
the most important part of their duty is to take care of themselves
and their laborers, who are under their charge, and when they find
that the roof under which they are working is unsafe, they should
stop all other work and take it do.wn at once. If this was done we
would have fewer accidents of this kind to record.
Another very imx)ortant matter I desire to impress on the mind
of the miner is the fact that when he discovers that his roof is bad
and he tries to take it down, he should not leave it again until he
has it down or a set of timber or a prop put under it to make it
secure. On this point I would say that during the year it has come
under my observation, when investigating accidents, that a person
has been killc'd under a piece of top which he knew to be bad and
earlier in the day had tried to take it down and failed. He left it
and went about other work, forgetting that during the time he was
engaged doing other w^ork the piece over his head w-as working all
the tiliie and becoming weaker the longer it was allowed to stay
there, and when not expecting it, down it comes, instantly killing or
fatally injuring the person wlio happens to be under it. The expres-
sion that they are very ready to make is — ''that the piece fell with-
out any warning." Now this is not the case, as I claim that the piece
had been giving warning ever since it was first discovered unsafe and
if they had put a prop under it, or taken it down at the time, the ac
cident w^ould have been avoided. One instance of this kind occurred
at Drifton No. 2. whefe John Binkopski, a Polish miner, lost his life
by a fall of slate in his breast or chamber. He and another miner
were working "partners," and when they w'ent in to their work in
the morning they discovered that there was a crack in the top slate.
Binkopski tried to pull it down and not being able to do so he called
his partner, telling him to bring another bar, to see if both of them
together could not pull it down. This also failed and feeling secure
they started to make coal for the day. One hole was drilled and
fired and tjie surviving partner said that after firing this shot they
again tried the top and found no difference in the condition of the
roof. He then started to drill another hole and deceased was
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siiuveling cual l;aL-k wIil'H this piece fell, killing him i:i»liuUly. ii
can readily be seen that had these men persisted in getting it down
when they knew it to he bad, even if they had to put a shot in it, this
accident Avould have been avoided.
Accident Xo. 31), whicli occurred at Eckley, is anotlier instance
which proves that when a person starts to take a piece dov;n.
he should not leave it until he has it doAvn. In this case George
Peckar, a miner, was engaged in robbing pillars. He discovered a
bad piece of coal hanging over a pillar (according to the testimony
of his partner) he took a drill and tried to bar it down. It did not
come down as readily as he thought it v.ould and he decided to drill
a hole in it and blow it down. About that time an empty car was
run into their branch and Peckar left the hole and went to assist his
partner to load same, and.shortly after the piece which he had tried
to get down fell of its own accord, instantly killing him. Had he
left the car stand on the branch, or told the driver that he did not
want a car that trip, and continued drilling his hole and fired it, this
accident could have been avoided. A very strange thing about these
accidents by falls is that so many of them occur in small seams,
where a man can put one hand on the piece which ho is sounding
while he holds the drill or bar in the other and taps the top. In
This manner it is easily detected if there is any movement in the
piece which he is sounding, yet all the a^ccidents which occurred in
the district by falls, occurred in small seams, where it would be easy
for them to carry out the above precautions, and I am satisfied if
they were carried out that the accidents by falls Avould be greatly
lessened.
Another strange thing about these accidents is that they occur
where the roof is not considered very bad, but a fairly good roof,
and from this fact i would say that the roof not being so bad
the miner takes chances which he ought not to take. If the roof is
bad he will not take any chances at all, but will put up a set of
timber, a prop, or he will take tlie bad roof down at once, because
he knows that it is not to be trusted.
By Mine Cars
Five persons met their death by mine cars underground. The
first, a young man by the name of Albert Stabert, lost his life by
being run over by a trip of empty mine cars at Hazleton No. 1. He
was driving a four mule team and was leaving the bottom of the
sloj^e with a trip. The team was not going as fast as he thought
they should go. He placed his lamp on the spreader and ran up
alongside of the leader to give her a few ruts with the whi]\ ^Yhen
he had theui going fasi enough he stepi)e,d to th<^ side to wait until
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cars came up to liim. His lamp had been thrown off the spreader
and there was no light except what was thrown from the lamp on
the lead mule. He attempted to jump on the front end of the
rapidly moving trip, slipped and fell under, and was instantly killed.
AYhen he saw that his lamp was gone he should have stepped to one
side, as there was plenty of room to let the trip pass, and he could
have easily caught the team after he had picked up his lamp. I
have often seen drivers place their lamps on front end of car and
run up alongside of the mules in the dark to stir them up, but I
never saw any one put his lamp on the spreader for this pur-
pose. He might have known that the jerking of the spreader
would throw his lamp off.
Peter Shovlin, an old miner, while on his way home out the gang-
way at No. 2 Drifton was fatally injured, he being run down by a
loaded trip of mine cars. Deceased and his partner were on their
way out when they encountered a motor trip of twenty-three loaded
cars which had stopped to push four cars into a branch (the turn-
out being only able to hold nineteen cars), and were stopped by the
motor patcher, who had placed sprags in the trip from the fifth
car back. The patcher after uncoupling the four cars gave the en-
gineer the signal to pull down and as soon as there was a little space
between the trip that was moving and the nineteen cars standing,
Shovlin and his partner stepped out into the road and continued
their way out. Just then the patcher noticed the nineteen cars
moving and shouted to them to look out, tliat the trip was coming.
Shovlin's partner stepped to the side where he was walking and
saved himself. Shovlin, who was walking on the other side, at-
tempted to get to the side where his partner was and was knocked
down by the trip and fatally injured, as stated above. I am of the
opinion that Shovlin got confused when he heard the patcher shout
to him, as there was no necessity for him to run across the track,
he could have stepped to the side which he was on and saved himself.
Vincent McGlorry, a young door-boy, lost his life in No. 1 shaft,
Nesquehoning, by being run down by a trip of loaded cars which
was being pulled out to top of balance shaft. His duty was to tend
a door which M'as on this gangway, but at the time of accident he
bad gone in with the driver to assist him, this being the last trip for
the day. When nearly out to his door he ran ahead, but when passing
the mules he was pushed by one of them, causing him to fall. He
hung on to the trace for some distance and was dragged along, but
the driver was not able to stop the trip in time to save him. His
hold on the trace slipped and he fell to the side of the road and
was fatally injured. He was removed to St. Luke's Hospital at Beth-
lehem, where he died thirty-six hours after the accident.
Thomas Bowden, an old English miner, was injured between an
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empty car aud rib al: the bottom of No. 1) slope, Coleraine. He and
two other men came out to the bottom of slope to be hoisted up.
Bowden stood on the side of rapper aud through some cause the car
jumped the track, catching; him as above stated. The injury was
considered nothiuj^- more than a fractured leg at the time, but re-
sulted in his death a few days later.
John McLaughlin met instant death at Xo. 4 Lansford. A loco-
motive was pushing a • loaded trip into bottom of shaft and de-
ceased was walkiug on the side of the front car of trij) for the pur-
pose of spragging trip, the car jumped the track, caught his head
between car and side, killing him instantly.
By Explosion of Dynamite and Powder
Four men lost their lives by the reckless handling of dynamite
and black powder. One of these, Patrick Burke, an old experienced
miner, lost his life by a spark from his lamp tlying into a cartridge
of powder, which he was lllling. He had placed two sticks of dy-
namite into the cartridge and was tilling it up Avith black powder
when the spark Hew into it, causing all the dynamite and powder'
which he had in to explode, killing him instantly.
John Krasch, a German miner, lost his life by ramming dynamite
into a hole that was too small to receive it. The hole was drilled
in the bottom slate and was started by a rock machine, \\lien the
hole was in about two feet it struck a sulphur ball, whi<-h the ma-
chine would not drill and they took the machine off and drilled the
balance of the hole with hammer and steel. The drill which they
used to finish the hole with had been used for some time and the bit
was worn smaller than the dynamite and in charging the hole he
removed the paper from around the sticks of dynamite and rammed
them into the bottom of hole. In this manner he had placed live
sticks in the hole, using a heavy scraper, and while ramming the
sixth stick it exploded the charge, injuring him so badly that he
died before reaching home. A driver-boy, by the name of Samuel
Hodgson, was also injured verj^ severely at the same time. He had
gone into the gangway to see how many cars they wanted for the
night and was sitting down watching Krasch when the dynamite
exploded. The laborer, who was back on the gangway gathering
tamping, escaped with a few slight scratches.
The other two men who lost their lives by dynamite were Joseph
Poncare and August Clem.mente. These men were working on the
night shift, also in a gangway, in No. 5 slope, Hazleton shaft col-
liery, and in some unknown manner, while charging a hole it ex-
ploded. I was unable to determine exactl.y how this accident oc-
curred and referred the matter to a coroner's jury, who also failed
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to fiud out the cause of the explosion, tliey rendering a verdict^ —
"That they came to their death in some manner unknown to the
jury."
By Blasts, Etc. ,
Three men lost their lives by blasts during flie year. Adam Mac-
zek, a Kussiau miner, lost his life at Sandy Eun. He with several
others were engaged in opening up an old gangway which had caved.
In doing this work they encountered large rocks, which to break
them into pieces small enough to handle required drilling holes in
them. Deceased and his partner had drilled four holes in these
rocks and had charged them ready to fire. Maczek was to light two
of the holes and his partner the other two (they were using fuse).
The partner ignited his two shots and ran back to a place of safety.
Maczek succeeded in lighting one shot and went to the other to light
it, but this shot did not spit and Maczek waited at the shot trjdng to
light it as long as he thought it was safe (the other three fuses burn-
ing) and then lie ran back to where the other men were, thinking that
he did not light this last shot. He waited there until they heard
three reports and then he started back to light the hole which he
thought he had failed to light. The men told him that he had better
wait awhile to see whether it would not go off, but he would not
listen and rushed back and got there in time to receive the full
contents about the head and body, killing him instantly.
John Markovish, a Hungarian miner, was fatally injured at Cole-
raine by a blast which blew through a pillar. 1 could readily ex-
cuse the men in the breast below for this accident. They were w^ork-
ing a breast from a gangway below the one that the victim and his
partner were walking out on their way home, and under the in-
structions of the foreman had drilled a hole eleven and a half feet
ahead of them and did not strike the gangway. They then drilled
a four foot hole in another part of the breast, which they thought
would be perfectly safe in firing, and did so, with the result that the
whole load of this shot was tliroAAni to the gangway above, fatally
injuring Markovish, who Avas nearly opposite the place where it
l>roke through. (The test hole did not go through owing to an
abrupt curve in tlie gangway above).
The most fool-hardy act that ever came under my observation was
accident No. 88, which occurred at Lattimer, when Leonard San-
tucci met his death through a rash net of his own, he trying to fire
a four foot hole with two feet of fuse that he might save a penny.
He ignited the fuse before inserting it into the hole, then ramming
live cartridges of tamping in after it, and before he left the place the
charge went off, fatally injuring him. Hoav to prevent acciflenta
when men Avill take chances of this kind is beyond my comprehen
iNo. 12. XINTH ANTHRACITE DISTRICT 355
sion. This was indeed a very fortunate accidoit, if it «au be called
an accident, foi- his laborer had only got below the check battery
or he would have received the same fate. A driver wlio was passing
at the time had a very narrow escape from being injured by flying
coal. The men working close by ran up into the breast, expecting to
find his lifeless body, but it was not to be found up in the breast.
They then looked on the gangway and could not tind it there. The
driver then went out and found him on a truck, where he had been
thrown from the breast when the shot went oil' while the trip was
passing. He died on the way to the hospital.
Bv Falling into Shafts and Slopes
Tw^o men lost their lives under the above heading. John Kosh, a
Polish laborer, lost his life by a flagrant violation of the mine law,
in attempting to get on a cage in excess of the lawful number at
the counter of the underground shaft of the Spring Brook colliery.
Deceased, with two others, had come out to the shaft and was
waiting to be hoisted up. A cage load of men came up the shaft
and the engineer had a signal to go all the way through. One of
these men gave the signal to stop the cage at the counter and when
the cage arrived at that point the men standing there were told
by the men on the cage "to let it go up, that there was a load on,"
meaning ten men, but notwithstanding this the two men on the
other side from the bell wire attempted to get on, but Kosh, not
being properly on the cage when it started up, vras caught by the
llrst set of timber above the counter and pulled off, falling to the
bottom. When picked up he was dead.
The other victim was a young man by the name of August Bechtel,
Jr., who fell down a balance plane in Xo. 1 tunnel, Nesquehouiug.
His duties w^ere on the side where the loaded car is run on to cage
to bump the empty car off, but just prior to the accident he was
called to the other side to assist a driver to jjush some empty cars
which were blocked. When going over to the empty car- side he
used the regularly traveled way, but when returning he walked
into the plane. How he came to do this is a mystery. The only
way that I can account for his doing this is that he must have for-
gotten himself. The foreman had placed a man with him to ac
quaint him with the w'ork that he w^as expected to do. and was tc
remain a few days with him, but, unfortunately, he met his deatL
the second day. The plane has a pitcji of Go degrees and is two hun-
dred and ten feet long. He struck the cage, which was at the bot-
tom, and was injured so badly tliat lu' died shortly after the acci-
dent.
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Suffocated by Coal
Two men lost their lives by being suffocated by coal underground,
one an old miner by the name of Thomas Clemmens. He and his
boy were engaged mining coal in a stripping at Lansford No. 9. A
side chute was driven of£ of main chute, which was also driven
through to the stripping, and it was while going up this side chute
that a rush of coal came down, caused by a heavy down pour of rain
on the outside. Had they known how much coal was coming they
could have stood where they were and would have been safe, but
they made an effort to get into the main chute and were caught in
the rush, the father going down into the chute, covered with coal and
suffocated. The boy threw his arm around a prop and saved him-
self.
Another miner, by the name of Ferdinand Bonnan, met his death
by a rush of coal which caught him by starting a battery in a breast
in East Buck Mountain tunnel, and before he could be rescued life
was extinct. This life could have been saved had one of the men had
presence of mind and kept the coal from his face to allow him to
breathe.
By Mine Fires
Lansford No. 4 Fire. — On June 17th fire was discovered in No. 8
breast, curve gangway from east gangway of No. 4 slope. A party
of men were at once put to work to try and extinguish it — one party
to carry water up in buckets while the other party put the water
on the fire. This was done to stop the progress of the fire until the
men who were engaged laying a pipe line would reach the seat of the
fire with water from the pumps, which are located near the bottom
of the slope. This work was accomplished on Sunday the 21st. A line
of pipe was run up in No. 8 breast and another up No. 7 breast. The
line in No. 7 breast was to put water on the fire from above and the
line in No. 8 was to extinguish the fire after it was pulled down to
the batter3\ On Sunday night a party of men, composed of Richard
West, assistant general inside foreman (who had charge of the
party); John Black, assistant mine foreman; Daniel Lewis, a miner;
John Fornagle, a miner, and several others, were engaged fighting
the fire from No. 8 breast. Between nine and ten o'clock, through
an oversight of some member of the party, the force of water from
the hose was turned on to a large body of raging fire and imme-
diately an explosion of some kind occurred, fatally scalding West,
Black, LcAvis and Fornagle, atid seriously scalding Joseph Pasco,
John Vitick and Fritz Laubach. This accident could have been
avoided had these men continued to pull the fire down to the battery
and cooling it off, or if they wanted to direct the water on to the
No. 12. NINTH ANTHRACITE DISTRICT 357
body of tlio firo, tlie}- should have turned the water off, pointed the
nozzle where they wanted, fastened it there, and gone down to the
gangway and turned on the water, remaining on the gangway until
they were satisfied that the water was not reaching the tire. They
could then have gone up a&d pointed the nozzle in another direction
and done the same thing over. If this had been done I am s.atis-
fied that the accident would not have occurred. This was the
method adopted after the accident and it worked successfully, but
these things show themselves very plainly after the accident has
occurred.
By Cars Outside of Mines
Jerry Werley lost his life at Lansford No. G. nis duty was to
run the cars after being loaded to the bottom of the refuse plane.
One car had been run out from under the rock chute until the other
car would be loaded and when he ran the second car out he bumi)ed
it against the first car. He then started both cars toward the bot-
tom of the plane and shortly after starting them he discovered that
he had not coupled tliem together. lie got between the cars, ])lac-
ing a knee on each bumper, and reached down to try and catch the
coupling, which was dragging. The front car reached a heavier
grade and gained on the second car, causing the space to become
too large for him to reach in the position in which he was, and before
he could get a hold with his hand he fell in between the cars, the
second car pushing him ahead until he reached a switch, where he
became fast and the car ran ui)on him, injuring him so badly that
h^ died the next day.
August Piatt was instantly killed on April 1st by a small locomo-
tive truck, on which he was riding to his work from No. 5 slope over
to Hazleton shaft 'breaker, colliding with a Lehigh Valley Railroad
Company train of cars being pushed into the breaker siding at about
G.30 A. M. At a point near the breaker the small locomotive track
crosses the L. V. R. R. track to the breaker on grade. The first car
of the railroad train was a large fifty-ton capacity car, and had the
engineer of the smtill locomotive been looking ahead I think he
could have easily seen the cars being pushed up into the siding.
Again, it was an unusually early hour for the railroad people to
send a train into the breaker, and from this fact I think they should
have sent a flagman to watch the crossing when they were pushing
their train up, as they knew this was done during the day, and as
this train was being pushed up before the men of the coal company
were on duty. They should have looked to this. In the collision
the small truck on which Piatt and others were riding was thrown
over, killing Piatt, as above stated. Notices are posted in all the
locomotives of the Lehigh Valley Coal Company prohibiting the rid-
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ing of any person, other than those whose duty calls them to do so,
and had this notice been obej-ed, the accident Avould not have hap-
pened.
Joseph Clirist, a hiborei' on stripping, was fatally injured in at-
tempting to cross a track in front of a "loaded stripping car which
was being pulled out from the steam shovel. He alone could have
avoided the accident. This occurred at the stripping of N. J. Cuyle
& Son, No, 6, Hazleton.
Frank Petro, another laborer on stripping at Beaver Meadow,
whose duties were to run cars into steam shovel, was fatally in-
jured by stepping to the middle of the track to a'pply the brake on a
car which was moving before he was ready. Two other cars fol-
lowed in, which he did not notice, and he was caught between the
bumpers and fatally injured as above stated.
James McNealis, a young man engaged as topman at one of the
planes of the stripping operations of T. A. Gillespie «S: Co., met an
untimely 'death by being crushed under cars, and was so badly in-
jured that he died four hours later at the hospital. On this plane a
locomotive and three loaded stripping cars were being hoisted, the
locomotive being in the rear, so as to be ready to keep the cars go-
ing after reaching the top of the plane. The deceased jumped on
front end of the train when it came to toj) of plane and rode for
some distance, until the locomotive reached the apex, then tlirew
the rope to one side and jumped off. In jumping he landed on a
piece of coal (which was allowed to remain too close to the track),
which threw him back against the cars, which knocked him down
and. injured him as above stated. The matter was referred to a
coroner's inquest, w'ho censured the company for not having more
light on top of plane, so the boy could see where he was jumping
in alighting from the car after throwing the cteiin. The accident
occurred at night time.
David Williams, a laborer, was instantly killed by being crushed
between two gondolas under the Hazleton shaft breaker. Deceased
and a man by the name of Henry Black well were trying to bar an
emjjty gondola from over tlie condemned coal pit. Williams had
been using the bar and was unable to move the car and Blackwell
told him to give him the bar, which Williams did. Blackwell stood
at the side of the track barring, the deceased standing in the middle
of the track watching him. The car runner (who did riot know that
they intended to bar the car olf the pit) had gone up to run a loaded
car of condemned coal down to be placed on the pit, and the brake
being on the back end of car, he was unable to see the men who
were trying to bar the other car away. Williams, as mentioned
before was standing in the centre of track w^atching Blackwell, and
was caught between the two draw-hej^dg, crushing out his life in mi
So. \1. NINTH ANTilUAClTE DISTtllCT :;r)9
instant. The viw was luu do\\ii quicker tiian they exijected, or else
die-}- foi'got that the car I'lmner had gone up to run a car down. It
was ail unusual thing for them to bar a car ott' of the pit, as it was
iheir custom to bump them olf, but owing to another car standing
a short distance below which they thought would be disturbed by
the bump, they were trying to bar it olT. Therefore it is readily seen
how this accident occurred.
2S'eal Tram, an Italian coal loader, was fatally injured by being-
squeezed between a gondola and a j)liitforni which ran along side
of track under Lattimer breaker. He had gone up to run a car
down and after starting the car he ran alongside of it until close
to the breaker, when he attempted to jump on. He was caught be-
tween the ])latform and gondola with the above result. He did not
give himself time when he jumped on to get in between cars to get
at the brake.
' I'atrick Eurke, a young Locie patcher, was fatally injured at the
same colliery by being run over by a mine car partly loaded with
timber. They were going to make a '"flying switch" to send the
car into No. S slope. The boy had uncoupled the car from the locie
and Vi'as crossing from one side of the locie to the other side to get
at the switch and in some manner he slipped his hold and fell in
front of the car, the car running over his legs and injuring him so
badly that he died at the Hazleton Hospital about live hours after
the accident.
It seems very strange that more accidents occurred during the
year by cars on the surface, where they have day-light to do their
work by, than underground, where they have nothing more than the
light given b}' an ordinary miner's lamp. It is evident that the men
and boys handling cars inside exercise more care than those handling
cars on the surface.
By Breaker Machinery
I regret very much to say that during the year three breaker boys
lost their lives on the breakers by going into places where they had
no business. One of these boys, Wash Thear, was ground up by
the rolls. His duty was to see that a chute leading into the rolls did
not get blocked, and to do this he was provided with a scraper and
shovel, but instead of using either of these tools he got into the
chute and was pushing the coal down with his feet, taking liold of
side of chute with liis hands. In some manner his hold slipped and
before he could secure himself he slid into the rolls and was in-
stantly killed.
Another boy, a jig tender on the same breaker. Foster Sniitli.
went to put some tar on a belt to ])revent it from slipping. This he
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tried to do wlien the machinery was in motion and in some manner
his clothinj^ got caujj;lit and he was whirled around by the shaft
running the jigs. The machinery was stopped and when he was
taken off life was extinct. He had only been away from his com-
panions a few minutes when the errand boy saw him going around
and gave the alarm.
The other, an oiler, by the name of Manus McHugh, was fatally
injured by having his clothing caught in the cogs which run the
screen. The boy in order that he might be able to play with his
companions during the dinner hour started to oil the machinery of
the breaker about eleven o'clock, so that he would be finished be-
fore the noon hour. This work he had nearl}^ completed and when
getting down from the plank walk, which ran along in front of the
screen, his clothing caught as stated abo^■e, and he was drawn into
the cogs and injured so seriously that he died the following day.
There was no one to blame for the accident but himself, as he had
no business oiling the machiner}- ^^■hiIe it was in motion, but boys
will be boj'S and must play, and unless they are held under by strict
discipline and prevented from doing things which are against the
law, accidents of this kind will happen no matter how much we
deplore them. It is indeed sad when we are called upon to record
accidents of this nature.
Another accident by machinery occurred at No. 4 Jeddo breaker
of G. B. Markle & Co., on July 8. Joe Mishko, a Slavonian platform-
man, lost his life in the following manner. The rock chute became
blocked and Mishko went down to start it. On the other side of
the chute, at the place where he intended to start the chute, was
a fast moving belt and why he went over to that side is a mystery,
as he could have started the chute from the nearest side better
than from where he stood. He must have put his head up and a
cou}>ling on the belt struck him on the head, knocking him down
into the rock chute and he went down Avith the rock which he had
just started.
Miscellaneous Causes Outside
It is to be noticed that under this head seven accidents occurred
in this district. The first, John Clemkaski, emplojTd at bottom
of breaker shaft at the Beaver Meadow colliery of Coxe Bros. &
Co., was fatally injured in attempting to cross from the east side
of shaft to w^est side Avhile the cages were in motion, the descending
cage not more than twenty feet above him when he made the at-
tempt. He took hold of the guide of the shaft and intended to
swing himself across to the other side, but before he accomplished
this the cage was upon him, crushing him down into the cage pit,
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injuring: liim so badly that ho died the noxt day. This arcidont was
nothing- h'ss tlian snicidal on the part of the victim, as un(h'r no
circnnistance should he have used that way to <:;et arross the shaft,
for by taking a few steps more he could have crossed by the rcj,ai-
lar way, provided for that purpose, in safety. The victim while on
the way to the hospital stated to the attendants who were with
hira that he had a premonition that something- was going to hap-
pen that day.
Clinton \A'illiams. a young man, met his death in a peculiar man-
ner at Jeddo No. 4, O. B. Markle & Co. Deceased, with several
others, were engaged in raising a stack. The stack gave a hinge
and caught Williams' hand between stack and the wall. The acci-
dent was considered of a trivial nature, as the hoy was able to go
to the doctor's and have the iiijured hand attended to, but in a few
days lock-jaw set in and he died a week later.
A vei-y sad accident occui-red at Thomas Crawford's strii)])ing
when James Patton, a forc^man, met an untimely death by a fall of
clay from the <'dge of a bank. He, with some of the men under
his charge, had been engatred in laying a ti-ack along sile of the
steam shoA'el and had nearly coni])leted the extension of this track.
D(^ceased was tighteninsi a fish-]date bolt on one of the joints when
a lar^e mass of clay fell, catching him in a stoo])in<r position, kill-
ing him instantly. What makes this accident doublv sad is the fact
that his brother was the engineer on the shovel and an eye wit-
ness to the sad occurrence. Tt was said that the attention of the
deceased had been called to the unsafe condition of the clav some
time before the accident, but evid(>nt1y lie did not think it was so
bad or he would have had it taken down before starting to put in
the track.
August Wetterau. an old German miner, lost his life by a rush of
coal in Rhepps stripping at Lansford. He had fastened a rope,
which he had for the y)urj)ose of roincr down into the hole, when he
got down and \^'as putting coal into the chute. He must have laid
the rope to one side and was using a drill to start the coal and
more came down than he expected and he could not catch hold
of his rope, he goinc' down with the rush of coal. His body was
not recovered for thirteen liours after the accident. The matter
was referred to a coroner's jury, who rendered a verdict of acci-
dental death.
Auirust Horn, another old Cerman miner, lost his life by a pre-
mature explosion of a blast in clay. Deceased was a foreman of a
gansi of men removing clav from a pillar of coal at T"rpner Lehi'rh
No. .5 stripping. They had drilled a hole in the clav and had fired
a few sticks of dynamite to spring it to make room for black powder.
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He then poured about half a keg into the hole and instead of using
enough fuse to reach outside the hole he cut a piece about three
feet long, which he attached to a stick of dvnamite with a cap in it.
lie dropped this into the hole and ran a tamping stick down imme-
diately after. The stick evidently took the lighted end of the fuse
down into the powder, which caused the shot to go otf while he was*
standing over it, injuring liim so seiiously that he died the next
day. There was no one to blame for this accident but himself, as
under no circumstances should a person light a fuse before inserting
it in the hole.
Metro Stevorick, a Slavonian laborer, was fatally injured by a fall
of clay on the stripping of A. Pardee & Co., at Cranberry. The
victim of this accident is again partly responsible for his own
death, as it was part of his duty to trim down the loose clay in
front of the steam shovel. This he, and others who were with him.
failed to do and a piece of clay fell, with result as above stated.
Mike Telshoko. a Hungarian laborer, was fatally injured at the
Eckley stripping by a large mass of clay which fell from the edge of
the bank, striking a car and turning it over upon the victim. He
was at once removed to the hospital, wht-re he died shortly after
reaching there.
I might say in conclusion of the remarks on fatal accidents, that
during the year 1903, six of the fatal accidents occurred on the strip-
pings of the district, to men not actually engaged in the mining or
preparing of coal, but in removing clay and rock from the top of
coal seams, and employed by men who have the removing of this
material contracted from the coal companies, and it is a question
whether these accidents should be charged to the mining and prepa-
ration of coal, but at present we have no other place to charge them
other than to the coal companies avIio have engaged these con-
tractors to do the work for them. These accidents are charged up
as follows:
Coxe Brothers & Co., Inc(»rporat! d 4
Lehigh Valley Coal Company 1
A. Pardee .'■c Co -. . ]
H" these accidents could h<- charged against the removing of clay
and rock there wor.kl be only forty seven accidents to charge to the
mining of coal.
Improvements J)uring the Year
COXE BROTHERS AND CO., INC.
Driftou
New Boih'i- Plant. — The completion of a boiler plant of 4,500 H. P.
capacity, P,abcock & Wilcox boilers. This plant is a central one,
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y applying steam lor Lhc opnalioii of Driftoii Xo«. 1 aiid "2 eolliei'ie*
and other opeiatious, such as Driftou shops, office heating, etc.
The old boiler plant at Drilton Xo. 1 will be dismantled. The old
boiler plant at Driftou Xo. '2 will be kept in proper repair as a mat-
ter of emergency.
Air ripe Line. — The location of 5,500 feet air line, or from Drif-
ton shops to their artesian well, for the purpose of hoisting water
by air instead of steam.
New \Vater iSupply. — The location of a lU'W 100,000 gallon tank
and 2,600 feet of six inch pipe line for the purpose of bettering fire
service inside and outside of the mines.
Stripping Operations. — The stripping operations at the west end
of the property have been continued during 1903. During this year
o(>2,078 cubic yards were removed, making the total quantity re-
moved up to January 1, 1001, l,04G,9Go cubic yards. At this work
seven steam sliovels are employed and the material handled on
seven independent planes. The mine trade over which the coal is
to be conveyed from the strippings has been extended to within 800
feet of the end of the stripping.
New Fan. — A largQ Clark fan, (iuibal pattern, with 20 foot
diameter plate G feet by 5 feet 6 inches, has been erected on the north
crop of Drifton No. 2, Buck Mountain vein, about G,700 feet west of
the slope, which greatly improves the ventilation of the west end
workings.
Eckley
NeAV Boilers. — At No. 11 slope, a boiler and hoisting house have
been erected, equipped v.ith two 100 H. P. Erie economic boilers,
one pair double engines and drum, with one 50,000 gallon tank for
W'ater supply purposes. The location of one new 100 H. P. Erie
economic boiler on Buck Moun.tain water line, which replaces two
old locomotive boilers.
New Water Supply.— -The location of 7,000 feet new water line
from Porter House reservoir to the location of No. 11 slope (newj.
Stripping Operations. — Stripping work has been continued in Eck-
ley No. 1 back basin and Buck Mountain slope No. 2 Spoon end. At
Eckley up to January 1, 1004, 512,445 cubic yards have been removed,
of which 107,315 cubic yards were removed during 1003 — one shovel
being employed. Buck ^lonutain has removed 402, G27 cubic yards,
of which 58,237 cubic yards were removed during 1003.
New Slopes. — The Avater lying in Buck Mountain tunnel No. 2
works has been successfully ta]tped and lowered to the water level
of the No. 2 tunnel. A slope. Buck Mountain No. 11, is being sunk
to the okl workings. Another slope. No. 12, is projected, w'hich
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will be sunk on the East Spoon end of old No. 6 slope workings,
where again a large amount of coal is to be stripped.
Beaver Meadow
New Dwelling Houses. — Erection of three two-family blocks and
eight four-family blocks of houses for the use of their employes.
Air Compressor. — The location of an air compressor at No. 4 slope
for the purpose of furnishing air for pumping and hoisting at No.
5 inside slope.
Stripping Operations. — Greenfield stripping has been continued,
with two shovels employed, and 349,942 cubic yards have been re-
moved up to January 1, 1904. Of this amount 149,000 cubic yards
were removed during 1903. Hand stripping in the extension of No.
8 stripping was started in month of May, 1903, and up to January
1, 1904, 44,310 cubic yards were removed. The dams which were
erected during the 1902 strike are still in, and prevent them at the
present time from working the Temperance south crop strippings.
New Slope. — At Beaver Meadow slope No. 4, a slope was sunk in-
side to work the Wharton vein between the old No. 3 Wharton slope
and the Coleraine property. Three levels will be driven to the west
and two levels to the east of that slope.
Drainage Tunnel. — From the face of the Gamma gangway a second
section of the drainage tunnel was started, which is calculated to
be driven across to No. 2 slope, a distance of about 2,300 feet, and
will tap the Wharton about 70 feet below the present working level.
The second sections of drainage tunnel will be continued through a
saddle into the old Temperance basin, and will develop the Whar-
ton vein and the remaining Mammoth vein, which has not been
worked below the old Temperance gangways.
Stockton
No Improvements. — Has been abandoned, and only coal in the
upper levels is worked and taken to Beaver Meadow for prepara-
tion.
Tomhicken
No Improvements. — Coal is still taken to Derringer breaker for
preparation.
Derringer and Gowan
Additional Boilers at Derringer. — The addition of 500 H. P. Bab-
cock & Wilcox boilers to their present boiler plant at Derringer
breaker, giving it a capacity of 2,000 H. P.
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New Dwelling Houses. — The erection of four four-family blocks of
houses is in progress, increasing the accommodations to their em-
ployes to the extent of 10 families.
Additional Boilers at CJowan. — Reinforcement of Gowan No. 4
boiler plant by an addition of two Erie economic boilers, 100 H. P.
each.
Mine Fire. — The fire which was discovered on October 22, 1902,
in the second lift east end, Derringer, has been extinguished, but
has been a source of expense right along, as it was considered neces-
sary and a matter of precaution to load out the two breasts affected
by the lire, as the only means to reduce the temperature, which con-
tinued excessively high after they had once stopped flushing.
Air Motor. — An air motor was put into service in the upper level
to bring the coal from the east end, and it renders good service.
LEHIGH COAL. AND NAVIGATION COMPANY
The old No. 5 breaker at Lansford was abandoned May 12, 1902.
The coal that was formerly prepared at this breaker' is taken over
to No. 6, where two new breakers have been constructed — one for
the preparation of White Ash coal and the other for the prepara-
tion of Red Ash coal.
At No. 6 colliery, in addition to the breakers above noted, there
were added two batteries of boilers, increasing the capacity of this
plant by GOO horse-power, making a total of 3,000 horse-power.
A pair of 42 inch by GO inch hoisting engines have been erected
at Water shaft and 2,500 gallon tanks are used for hoisting water.
G. B. MARKLE AND COMPANY
Jeddo No. 4
All revolving screens replaced by shaking screens. Four 300 H. P.
Babcock & Wilcox boilers have been installed. Erie City boilers
removed. Compound Jeanesville pump, size 17 and 28x12x48, has
been placed in the Wharton tunnel to deliver water to the surface.
Pump house 32x1 Gxl4 feet constructed for this pump, together with
a shaft, column way and column pipe line to the surface. Addition
made to the boiler house to accommodate Babcock & Wilcox boilers.
New steam pipe lines constructed and covered. A G^ inch bore
hole was sunk on the south side near the present pumping station
to supply additional fresh water.
Highland No. 5
All revolving screens replaced by shaker screens. Breaker
engine converted into a double engine. The compressed air haulage
system extended a distance of 4,700 feet. A compressed air loco-
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motive ©f same size and style us those already iu service added. Air-
way driven in the West Pink ash T\-orkiugs to the surface and a 10
foot Guibal fan installed. A tunnel has been driven from Buck
Mountain vein to Buck Mountain vein through the overlap, West
gangway A, Highland 5 slope A. Highland 5 slope A, West gang-
way A, connected to tunnel B for drainage. The following planes
constructed: Plane F from East gangway A to East gangway C,
slope A; plane G from West gangway A to Second lift pink ash;
plane H from West gangway A to slope A, first level at west end.
Highland No. 2
Cylinder boilers removed and replaced by 14 100 H. P. Erie City
boilers. Boiler house changed to accommodate new plant. Steam
pipe lines constructed and covered. A Cameron-Gov'ne pump, size
20x10x36 inches has been placed on Highland No. 2 main bottom and
independent column connected to surface. Sturtevant fan and en-
gine added to boiler plant.
Highland No. 1
Old cylinder boiler plant has been abandoned and a new boiler
plant consisting of 8 100 H. P. Erie City boilers installed. New
boiler house erected. Nevv' steam pipe line constructed and covered.
Sturtevant fan and engine placed in boiler house. Coal trestling
built for boiler house coal.
Ebervale
No. 4 slope opened up and mining begun.
tlighlaud No. G
A slope iu the Keiper basin, Buck Mountain vein, which is known
as Highland No. 6, has been sunk 94 yards in length and an 8x8 foot
airway driven.
LEHIGH VALLEY COAL COMPANY
Hazleton No. 1 Colliery
A flume 4 feet deep, 7 feet wide and 900 feet long was constructed
across the No. 0 stripping foi- the purpose of taking care of the sur-
face drainage, also to replace a flume which obstructed a large
area of stripping, which will in time enable them to mine an equal
area of coal.
A 20x30 foot three compartment ofiice was erected for the con-
venience of the foremen and clerks.
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Hazleton Shaft Colliery
The Hazle Creek ehaimel, which had been lilk-d with culm, etc.,
was reopened and the sides sheet-piled, givint.; an averai^e channel of
8 feet in depth and 10 feet wide for a distance of two and one-half
miles. This channel was opened for the purpose of taking care
of the surface drainage along the entire length of the property.
A conveyor line and settling tanks were constructed for the pur
pose of taking care of tlu^ ashes made at the boiler plant. The
skittling tanks are connected to the boiler plant by a line of terra
cotta pipe and the ashes are conveyed through this pijx' by water
to the conveyor line, then elevated to a bank.
Four return tubular boilers of \'ulcan Iron Works make, of <i()i)
horse power, were added to the boiler plant, and boiler house ex-
tended 49 feet to shelter the same.
A 12x48 inch Thatcher pump was installed in pump room on
second level and connected with the surface by 335 feet of 16 inch
column pipe.
A stable with a capacity of twenty mules was made in the Buck
Mountain vein, North tunnel, second level, 50 feet above the level
of the gangway and connected with the return airway.
A skip was taken off the north side of pump room at bottom of
No. 40 slope for the purpose of making room for the installation of
more pumps. Two 10x26x36 inch Goyne pumps, together with 665
feet of 10 inch column line, were installed and put in operation.
Spring Brook Colliery
A tunnel 360 feet long was driven from the Mammoth to the
Wharton vein on the No. 1 slope level.
ESTATE A. S. VAN WICKLE
Coleraine Colliery
Installed electric light plant complete and one 150 II. P. return
tubular boiler.
Drove a tunnel 180 feet long, from the Buck Mountain to the
Gamma vein. Mad(^ a pump house in rock at the bottom of the Buck
Mountain slope and put in a 24x12x24 inch Cameron i)ump.
Evans Colliery
Installed one 100 H. P. return tubular b(»il(M- ;iiul a four foot blast
fan to supply air for the boilers.
A rock shaft was put down 123 feet from the surface to the Buck
Mountain vein to make a sccduI openin'.; for. and to V(Mitilate the
Buck ^Mountain slope.
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PARDEE BROTHERS AND COMPANY
Lattimer
Tliis company commenced the erection of a new wooden breaker
in July, 1\){)'6, and completed same so as to be ready for operation
in January, lliU4. This breaker will have a capacity of from twelve
to fifteen hundred tons per day.
A new boiler plant was also erected, having at the present time
six Heine safety boilers installed, aggregating 1,5GU H. P. This
plant will do the work of two old cylinder boiler plants, one of
which was located at No. 2 and the other at No. 3. A new steam
pipe line, which was erected during the year, will distribute the
steam to all parts of the colliery.
A new steel plate ventilating fan is being constructed, which,
when completed, will have a capacity of two hundred and tifty thou-
sand feet of air per minute, with a water gauge of three inches.
CALVIN PARDEE AND COMPANY
Harwood
This firm increased the capacity of their central plant by adding
two 15U H. 1'. each horizontal return tubular boilers, which makes
the total capacity at their central plant "l,80U horse power.
UPPER LEHIGH COAL COMPANY
Ko. 2 Breaker. — Installed three anthracite coal spiral separators,
one new set large steel rolls and two shakers.
No, 1 ^Stripping. — Installed one "Little (Jiant" steam shovel, one
pair hoisting engines and vertical boiler.
No. ;J Stripping. — One lUxl2 inch locomotive.
No. 1 iSlope. — Installed 8x12x10 Jeanesville pump; drove rock
tunnel (.JOj feet in length from Buck Mountain to underlying seam.
No. 2. Slope. — Installed 12x30x28 inch Jeanesville duplex pump;
{)ut in lU inch exhaust line from pumps to surface; drove short
tunnel from Buck Mountain to underlying seam.
No. 3 Slope. — Drove short tunnel from Buck Mountain to under-
lying seam.
No. 5 Slope. — One new ventilating fan and engine erected.
No. 0 Slope. — March 26 No. 0 engine and boiler house burned down
and have since been replaced by new ones.
No. 10 Slope. — This slope was sunk on the (A) scam south of No.
2 basin; a tipple, hoisting engine, locomotive, boiler and ventilat-
ing fan installed, gangways have been started and second opening
completed; 2,000 feet of water main laid to furnish water for boilers.
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CHAS. M. DODSON AND COMPANY
Beaver Brook
Set 11]) duiiiij4' the year two tubular boilers, and now have five
nu)r<' (»n hand, by wlihh they exiKH-t to be able to do away with all
the old style cylinder boilers, twenty ei^ht in niiinber.
Drove a tunu( 1 150 f<'et long from the Buck Mountain to the
Gamma vein. Tliis vein has not been worked lieretofore in this
colliery and they are now turning gangways with the intention of
woi-king it extensively.
A new Jeancsville compound duplex pump, 38x23x14x48 inches,
was placed in No. 11 slope.
J. S. WENTZ AND COMPANY
Hazle Brook Colliery
Built a new breaker of SO!) tons capacity and abandoned old
breaker that has been in operation since the colliery has been
started.
Installed four l.~)() hoi'se j)ower return tubular boilers, built by
the \'iilcan Iron ^^'oI•ks of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., to take the place of
fifteen 3(1 inch by 30 feet cylinder boilers.
Sank a slope in the overlying measures. 3.000 feet east of breaker
and installed a 13x14 hoisting engine at this slope.
M. S. KEMMERER AND COMPANY
Sandy Run
This company has commenced the driving of a drainage tunnel to
drain the water from their lower levels, which have been under
water since the strike of 1902,
BLACK CREEK COAL COMPANY
Harleigh
Drove a tunnel 00 feet long from the Mammoth to the Wharton.
A slope was sunk at the foot of the breaker plane into the Whar-
ton IJjO feet long to the level of tunnel, this slope, and will be con-
tinued 1.10 feet farther to the basin of the Wharton. When rhis
slope is finished they will hoist all their coal from the Mammoth
and Wharton direct into the breaker.
A breaker was erected with a capacity of 500 tons per day,
equipped with modern machinery, and same has been running for
the past three months.
Tliey have installed a pair of 70 H. P. hoisting engines; one 00
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H. P. breaker engiue; erected two 125 H. P. each return tubular
boilers and are at i)resent erecting another of 125 H. P.
Rowe Colliery
Placed one 50 H. P. tubular boiler and one pair of 34 H. P. hoist-
ing engines.
W. R. McTURK & COMPANY
The vStar washery of W. li. McTurk and Company, located at Tres('-
kow, was destr03'ed by fire on May 1, 1903. The fire, as near as could
be ascertained, originated in the boiler house, from some unknown
cause.
Fire at No, G Lansford
On August 2(> it was suspected that a fire existed on the west side
of No, 6 shaft, from the fact that for several days men working in
the No. G water level tunnel found themselves becoming sick. It
was tliought, and rightly too, that the fire must be in one of the
lower levels. It was decided to drive holes from side of water
level gangway back to the top rock. Several holes were driven
and water turned into them, but it was found that this came out
cold from breast 3, 4 and 5, West Crack vein gangway, shaft level.
Work was suspended in shaft and the air current reversed and they
finally found the fire in the battery of No. 7 breast, lower West Mam-
moth, on September 24, having been unable up to that time to ex-
amine this breast on account of the large quantity of carbonic acid
gas that was present. They worked at trying to load the coal in
No. 7 breast, putting out strong fire in coal at the battery, and at
times putting water in gob above No. 7 from water level, until Oc-
tober S, by which time the fire had gone through into No. 8 and it
was clearly shown that it was impossible to load out the burning
coal in the gobs as fast as tlie fire spread. Pumping and hoisting
of water was stopped. A dam was put across the Panther creek
and a fiunu' built to carry all the water of the Panther creek into
the mine through tlu' water level tunnel. A pump and column were
also placed at north end of Lansford tunnel and water from Nes-
quehoning Valley pumped into Mammoth vein gangway, which was
connected with the No. 6 workings. A dam East of Lansford tun-
nel, which is fifty-six feet lower vertically than No. G water level,
was closed and a dam built in pillar between No. G and Nesquehon-
ing, in a gangway thirty-five feet lower than No, 6 water level. The
water raised to No. G water level on October 22, and on October 24
the valve was ojiened in Lansford tunnel and water- lowered to that
level to allow the resuiii])tioii of work at No. 3. Nescpiehoning, which
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was Stopped wliih.^ the wi'.ter was above the level of old gaujiway
through tlie pillar. On Xoveitiber 12 they started to hoist water
with the coal engines aud on November 22, started with large pair
of water engin(^s, just installed. The water was all removed by De-
cember 9, and they resumed hoisting coal in No. G shaft on Decem-
ber 14. Holes have been driven and the region where the fire ex-
isted thoroughly explored. High temperature, from 105 to 120 de-
gri'cs, is found in the old Mammoth gob but no sulphur or sign of
(ire. and the holes cool olT very rapidly when opened. Indications
are that the fire has been extinguished.
Mine Foremen's Examinations
The annual examination of api)licants for certificates of qualifica-
tion as mine foremen and assistant mine foremen was held in the
<ireen Street School Building, at Hazleton, on August 18 and 19,
1903. The Board of Examiners was composed of D. J. Roderick, In-
spector; A. ^^^ Di-ake, superintendent; George McGee, miner; James
llarkins, miner. The following named persons, having passed a
satisfactory examination, were recommended and received certi
.Icates:
Mine Foremen
George Kirschner, Lattimer Mines; Frank \Yard, Drifton; Levi
Mumie, Lattimer Mines; James Bonner, Freeland; David H. Wil-
liams, Lattimer Mines; William Purdy, Hazleton; Harry Polgrean,
Hazleton; Alonzo Dodson, Hazleton; William Frey, Oneida; William
Job, Sandy Run; David M. Emanuel, Nesquehoning.
Assistant Mine Foremen
John Yeager, Hazleton; John D. Davies, Audeni'ied; Richard Mor-
ris, Coleraine; David H. Griflith, Lausford; John L. Richards, Sum-
mit Hill; David H. Davies, Lausford; Robert L. Sinyard, Summit
Hill; Sylvester Weaver, Sandy Run; John J. Gallagher. Jeddo; Wil-
liam B. Cunning, Lansford; John Mitchell, Lausford; Lawrence
Donelly, Nesquehoning; John E. Shinton, Lansford; John M. Gal-
lagher, Freeland.
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OFFICIAL, DOCUMENT. No. 12.
Tenth Anthracite District
SCHUYLKILL, COUNTY
Shenandoah, Pa., February 23, 1904.
Hon. James E. Roderick, Chief of Department of Mines:
Sir: I have the honor of submitting to you my annual report as
Inspector of Mines for the Tenth Anthracite District for the year
ending December 31, 1903.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM STEIN,
Inspector.
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Tenth Anthracite District, 1903
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS
Number of mines in district, 22
Number of mines in operation, 20
Number of tons of coal produced 3,080, (JOO
Number of tons shipped to marine t, ; 3,199,261
Number of tons sold at mines to local trade, G3,992
Number of tons consumed at mines in generating steam
and heat, 417,347
Number of persons employed inside the mines, 5,052
Number of persons employed outside the mines, 3,818
Number of fatal accidents inside the mines, 13
Number of tons produced for each fatal accident inside, 283,123
Number of persons employed per fatal accident inside, 389
Number of fatal accidents outside, 7
Number of persons employed per fatal accident outside, C45
Number of wives made widows by fatal accidents, 7
Number of children orphaned by fatal accidents, 26
Number of non-fatal accidents inside the mines, 48
Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident in-
side, 105
Number of non-fatal accidents outside, 12
Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident out-
side, 318
Number of steam locomotives used inside, 2
Number of compressed air locomotives used inside, 3
Number of fans used for ventilation, 33
Number of gaseous mines in operation, IS
Number of non-gaseous mines in operation 4
Number of old mines abandoned 1
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TABLE A.— Tenth Anthracite District, IdOA
PRODUCTION OF COAL
Names of (Companies Tons
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company 2,()!K'),()-42
Lehigh \'alley Coal Company 082,027
Susquehanna Coal Company 199,39;}
Cambridge Coal Company 85,ll.j
Thomas Coal Company, 01,879
W. II. McTurk and Co., 91,112
M. A. Gerber and S. A. Seaman 30,304
Lawrence Coal Company 5,091
North American Coal Company, 175,573
Stoddart Coal Company, 04,012
r>i'<)okwood Coal Company 191,852
Total, . 3,080,000
ProdiKlion by Counties
Mhuyikill 3,080,000
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Fatal Accidents by Falls of Coal, Slate and Eoof
January 29. John Fogel, killed at William Penn Colliery by a
fall of top rock at face of breast. Carelessness of victim not timber-
ing.
February 17. Simon Galonis, killed at Tacker No. 3 Colliery by
a fall of top slate. Unforeseen accident.
May 13. Anthony Mnshlofski, killed at Turkey Run Colliery by a
fall of coal. Unforeseen accident.
June 2. John Crauage, fatally injured at West Shenandoah Col-
liery by a fall of slate. Died on the 5th. Carelessness of victim.
June 24. Stiney Stoko, killed at Shenandoah City Colliery by a
fall of coal. Carelessness of the miner not timbering his place
of working.
By Explosion of Gas
January 14. John Silinski, killed by an explosion of gas at Packer
No. 4 Colliery. Used a naked lamp to explode an old breast.
January 14. Peter Youst, fatally burned by an explosion of gas
at Packer No. 4 Colliery; died on the 17th. Was working with Silin-
ski.
By Mine Cars
October 17. Frank Clouser, fatally injured at Bast Colliery; died
on the 23rd. Was riding in a car and leaned over the side, and was
squeezed by timber.
By Falling Down Shafts
January 14. Michael Flaherty, killed by falling down Indian
Ridge No. 2 Shaft. Was lowering timber after quitting time, and in
some way stepped into the shaft.
November 11. Frank Fisher, killed by falling down William Penn
No. 2 Shaft. Was caging a car and forgot to sprag the car behind
him, which ran down pushing him down the shaft.
By Falling Down Slope
March 4. Frank Meyers, killed by falling down the Bast Slope.
He stepped off car to repair a pulley, and overbalanced himself.
By Blasts
September 18. Michael Krick, fatally injured at Packer No. 2
Colliery. Died on the l!)th. Struck by coal Hying from a blast.
Did not retreat to a place of safety.
No. 12. TENTH ANTHRACITE DISTRICT 403
Miscellaneous
July 3. AMlliani Kocli, killed by beinj;- squeezed between cage and
shaft timber. He attenii)ted to get on eage aTtei- signal was given
engineer to hoist.
Outside — By Mine Cars
July 24. Martin Dolan, fatally injured at West Shenandoah Col-
liery. Died on the 2oth. Run over by mine cars. Carelessness on
the part of victim.
September 18. Fred Hart, fatally injured at Tacker No. 4 Col-
liery. Died on the 20th. Squeezed betw^een two cars.
November 16. Vastil Roberto, fatally injured at West Shenandoah
Colliery. Died on the 24th. Struck by car breaking loose on plane.
By Breaker Machinery
August 4. Andy Shumansky, killed at Indian Ridge Colliery by
being caught in elevator. Climbed over the fence.
February 20. Thomas Love, killed at Girard Colliery. Was caught
by a revolving shaft; was 105 feet away from his place of work.
Miscellaneous
June 13. William Actsus, fatally injured at Packer No. 5 strip-
Ijings. Died on the 20th. Struck by clay rolling down stripping
bank.
September 24. Luke Garpey, smothered in mine breech of Bast
Colliery. He was filling up this crop fall. He got on the loose ma-
terial when suddenly a subsidence took place taking him down.
Body recovered 20 hours afterward.
Condition of Collieries
There are 23 collieries and G washeries in the district. Preston
No. 3 colliery, however, is now x>oi'nianently abandoned, and all the
surface improvements have been removed to other collieries.
During the j^ear no coal has been mined from the Kehley's Run
and Girard Mammoth collieries. Any coal that has been shipi)ed
from these two collieries has been produced from the culm banks.
Lawrence colliery has produced very little coal during the year,
only operating two water leA'el drifts in the Buck Mountain seam
and employing from IS to 20 persons. The colliery is flooded from
the fourth level up to Avater level.
Table No. 2 shows that all the eoal produced from West Shenan-
doah. Kohinoor and Turkey Run collieries, operated by the Philadel-
404 REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MINES Off. Doc.
])liia and Eeading Coal and Iron Company is prepared at the West
Shenandoah Mammoth breaker, and all the coal produced from
Packers 2, 3, 4 and 5 collieries, operated by the Lehigh Valley Coal
Company is prepared at Packer Xo. 4 Mammoth breaker.
It is gratifying- to note that during the year there has been a very
noticeable increase in the volume of air in circulation in the different
collieries of the district, especially those of the Philadelphia and
Eeading Coal and Iron Company and the Lehigh Valley Coal Com-
pany.
In addition to good ventilation these companies maintain good
dry road beds, good drainage and keep their collieries practically
safe.
I cannot say that any colliery is exceptionally bad Avith regard to
ventilation, drainage and general safety, but there is room for im-
provement at three of them, and every effort is being made to bring
these improvements about, as suggested by me.
At Kohinoor and Gilberton and Draper collieries the water is
hoisted, no pumps in use. Water from Draper colliery drains through
a tunnel across the basin to Gilberton. At William Penn colliery
the water is hoisted in No. 2 shaft.
Improvements During the Year
PHILADELPHIA AND READING COAL AND IRON COMPANY
Indian Kidge Colliery. — A new pump room has been constructed
north and level with bottom of shaft in which will be placed an
18x48 inch pump; an additional ventilating fan has been erected.
Shenandoah City Colliery. — A tunnel is in course of construc-
tion from bottom to top member of Mammoth seam, first level east
of Buck Mountain underground slope, dimensions 12x8 feet and is
now driven 163 feet.
West Shenandoah Colliery. — A new pump room has been con-
structed at bottom of slope in which will be placed an 18x48 inch
jjunip. A new tender slope is in course of construction through
which all the workmen and mine supplies will be lowered.
Hammond Colliery. — A tunnel from Mammoth to Buck Mountain
seam has been driven on third level connecting with the sump gang-
ways of these two seams. A new column way and a new steamway
are in course of construction in Buck Mountain seam west of No. 2
sloj)e.
Bast Colliery. — An additional ventilating fan has been con-
structed at the extreme eastern limit of the colliery, which is giving
excellent results, and two tubular boilers added to steam plant.
Draper Colliery. — A tunnel has been driven from the Orchard to
Diamond seam, second level; also tunnel from Mammoth to Buck
No. 12. TENTH AisTHRAClTE DISTRICT 405
Mountain, fourth level, and one froni Maniinolh to Holms, fourth
level.
Lehigh N'alley Coal Company
Taeker No. 2 (\)lliery
A new Knowh s i\\u\ (loyne pump, 20x10x24 inches has been put in
place on second level, and concrete floors put in pump rooms, and
a new column line to surface, diameter 10 inches. A new pump room
on fourth level with stone walls on side and concrete floor, in which
is placed a Coyne pump, 24x10x30 inches, also a new 10 inch column
line from fourih to second level in Tender slope. A new 8 inch
steam line from boilers to second level, and a 0 inch line from second
level to fourth level, doing- away with all other small steam lines.
Completed Tender slope to fourth level and started to sink this slojx'
another lift. A tunn(4 has been driven from the Holms to Orchard
seam on the second level. Orchard seam is 11 feet thick and good
coal; gangways are now driven east and west 300 feet from turn-
out. A tunnel is being driven in West Buck Mountain gangway,
fourth lift.
Packer Xo. 3 Colliery
A new fanway completed in the seven foot s(^am, and erected on
this opening a new fan 18 feet in diameter, blades 4^x6 feet, size of
engine 10x18 inches. Built a new pump room 24x30 feet, stone
walls on sides, concrete floor and roof secured with wrought iron
b( ams. i*ut in ]jlace a Stroh duplex pump 20x8x30 feet on second
level, and a new 10 inch column line ta surface from 24x10x30 feet
Jeanesville duplex pump, and have completed a new column way
in the IMammoth seam from second level in which these columns are
placed to surface. On the seventh level. Mammoth seam, all the
timber has been taken out near the pump room and sides scciii'cd
with stone walls and roof secured with trails and brick.
Packer No. 4 Colliery
On tiie third level. Mammoth seam a new pump room has been
built, sides secured Avith stone walls and concrete floor, in which is
placed a new Goyne duplex pump 20x10x30 inches. On the flfth
level, Mammoth seam, a new pump room has been built. From the
P>uck ^lountain s}o])e, third leA'el, a new 8 in<-h slcani line has been
]uit in ]»la< e Ihrough I he lunncl to Mammoth engine and pumps.
]*ack(n' Xo. .") Colliery
The fan on top of shaft has been remodeled and can be changed
into a foi'cc fa;i in a very short time. It is now called a combination
fan. The air comiiarlment of shaft has been lined from to]) to boi-
tom with double tongued lloor-boaids 1] inches lliiek. A fan has
406 REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MINES Off. Doc.
been built at No. 1 slope similar to that at the shaft. Have driven
a tunnel on slope level from Holms to Orchard seam, a distance of
239 feet; vein in good condition and 9 feet thick. A new tubular
boiler plant 1,200 horse power has been erected, and a new steam
line, diameter G inches, has been put in place from this steam plant
to No. 1 slope, a distance of 4,000 feet.
Susquehanna Coal Comi3any
William Penn Colliery. — Have built new supply store, carpenter
and blacksmith shops, new stables, pipe and sheet iron house, new
Babcock & Wilcox boiler, water hoisting engines 32x48 inches on No.
2 shaft; two water tanks, capacity 1,500 gallons each, can hoist GO
to 70 an hour or 107,500 gallons an hour; all the pumps have been
stopped; telephone line in No. 2 shaft.
Mine Foremen's'' Examinations
The following is a list of the persons who successfully passed
the examinations:
Assistant Mine Foremen
David W. Price, Shenandoah; Andrew Bishop, Shenandoah; Daniel
Lailerty, Shenandoah; William Leary, Shenandoah; Peter J. Har-
kins, Shenandoah; James McAtee, Shenandoah; John Casenskil,
Shenandoah; John Rearden, Shenandoah; Michael J. Brennan,
Shenandoah; George Gates, Shenandoah; Adam Kautner, Shenan-
doah; James Powell, Shenandoah; John Hooper, Shenandoah; Nick
Bayar, Shenandoah; Edward Whalen, Shenandoah; Richard K. Boe-
lecke, Shenandoah, Wiliam C. Collins, Shenandoah, James Mitchell,
Shenandoah; Thomas Stack, Shenandoah; Samuel Powell, Shenan-
doah; Arthur Dixon, Shenandoah; John White, Shenandoah, John
H. Roberts, Shenandoah; Charles I. Eisenhower, Shenandoah; Mat-
thew Fahey, Shenandoah; Patrick McMauus, Shenandoah; Thomas
O'Hearn, Shenandoah; Thomas Walsh, Shenandoah; Harry Reeves,
Shenandoah; Robert Lord, Shenandoah; David McElhenny; Shen-
andoah; P. J. Conway, Shenandoah; James Rosewall, Shenandoah;
Edmund J, Thomas, Shenandoah; John W. Reese, Shenandoah;
James C. Kerwin, Shenandoah; Charles H. Zimmerman, Shenan-
doah; Peter Ringheiser, Shenandoah; Walter S. Johnson, Shenan-
doah; Patrick J. Coyle, Shenandoah; Thomas Tracey, Shenandoah;
Thomas E. Edwards, Shenandoah; Edward Williams, Shenandoah;
James J. Devitt; Shenandoah; George Hanna, Shenandoah; Michael
Hurley, Shenandoah; Thomas E. Jones, Shenandoah; I-'rank Dove,
Shenandoah; Archibald Hodgert, Shenandoah; Jonas Gillillan,
No. 12. TENTH ANTHRACITE DISTRICT 407
Slieuandoali; Jolin lioitliicr, Slicnaiidoali, William T. Needs, Jr.,
Shenandoah; Emil J. Bayar, Shenandoah; John Bunn, Shenandoah;
Shem Evans, Shenandoah; Thomas J. McGeever, Shenandoah; James
Moyei', Shenandoah; Idris Davis, Shenandoah; John Watson, Slien-
andoah; Jno. J. Lannon, Shenandoah; John Simmons, Shenandoah;
Patrick Brennan, Shenandoah; Thomas E. Campbell, Shenandoah;
Fred. Young, Ashland; Aaron Keese, Ashland; Evan W. Smith,
Ashland; Michael Maddin, Ashland; Joseph Corbe, Ashland; Frank
Dewey, Ashland; Thomas Ferguson, Lost Creek; Michael P. Neary,
Lost Creek; Frank li. Oarvey, Lost Creek; Thomas Jordan, Lost
Creek; John Whalen, Lost Creek; John O'Brien, Lost Creek; Patrick
Brennan, Lost Creek; Charles Klingerman, Girardville; AVilliam
Taylor, Girardville; Harry Whittington, Girardville; Thos. Green,
Girardville; Harry R. Shipp, Girardville; James Birmingham, Gil-
berton; Thomas V. Morgan, Gilberton; AV^illiam Chappell, Gilberton;
Edward Oakim, Gilberton; William Stanton, Gilberton; Thomas
Barnet. Gilberton; Richard Jones, Gilberton; Isaac Purnell, Gil-
berton; Henry Gottschall, Gilberton; Albert Thomas, Gilberton;
James Raflferty, Gilberton; Thomas J. Reese, William Penn; John
Baskeyfield, William Penn; Joseph Peters, William Perin; Evan L.
Jones, William Penn; Thomas Sweeney, William Penn; Charles
Blonv.erd, ^lahanov Plane.
(408)
OFFICIAL DOCUMENT. No. 12.
Eleventh Anthracite District
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY
Mahanov City, Pa., February 23, 1904.
Hon. James E. Roderick, Chief of Department of Mines:
Sir: I liave the honor of submitting herewith my Annual Keport
as Inspector of Mines of the Eleventh Anthracite District for the
year 1UU3.
The tables contain the statistics relative to production, number of
employes, days worked, accidents, etc. A brief description of the
condition of the collieries of the district is also given.
Eespectfully submitted,
P. C. FENTON,
Inspector.
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Eleventh Anthracite District, 1903
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS
Number of mines in district, 13
Number of mines in operation, 13
Number of tons of coal produced, 3,978,269
Number of tons sliipped to marlvet, 3,511,378
Number of tons sold at mines to local trade, 39,688
Number of tons consumed at mines in generating steam
and heat, 427,203
Number of persons employed inside the mines, 5,549
Number of persons employed outside, 3,272
Number of fatal accidents inside the mines, 30
Number of tons produced for each fatal accident, .... 132,609
Number of persons employed per fatal accident inside, 185
Number of fatal accidents outside, 4
Number of persons employed per fatal accident out-
side, 818
Number of wives made widows by fatal accidents, 14
Number of children orphaned b}' fatal accidents, 25
Number of non-fatal accidents inside of mines, 74
Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident in-
side, 75
Number of non-fatal accidents outside, 10
Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident out-
side, 327
Number of steam locomotives used inside, 16
Number of compressed air locomotives used inside, .... G
Number of fans used for ventilation, 24
Number of gaseous mines in operation, 13
Number of new mines opened, 1
No. 12. ELEVENTH ANTHRACITE DISTRICT 411
TABLE A.— Eleventh Anthracite Distru-t, V.)0:\
PRODUCTION OF COAL
Names of Companies Tons
I'hihidelphia and Keading Coal and Iron Company, . . 3,153,182
Crystal Run Coal Company, 45,304
Sih^er Brook Coal Company, 151,189
Lehigh Valley Coal Company, 242,047
Lentz and Company, 380,547
Total, 3,978,269
Production by Counties
Schuylkill '. 3,978,209
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434 REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MINES Off. Doc.
FATAL, ACCIDENTS
By Falls of Coal, Slate and Roof
January G, Bolest Yere'tsky, miner at Tunnel Ridge, was killed
while preparing for a length of manway, by a piece of coal falling
on him.
March 11. John Luto, miner at EUangowan, leg and back broken
by fall of coal. He had fired a blast at the face of the breast and
had gone up and was dressing some loose coal, when it fell and
caught him. He died on the way to the hospital.
April 10. Anthony Skummin, miner at EUangowan, was instantly
killed while working in face of breast by a fall of top rock.
June 6. Anthony Shedeski, miner at Suffolk, was killed by a fall
of slate, while in the act of charging a hole. He should have tim-
bered the place as directed by the boss.
July 1. Anthony Melutis, laborer at Boston Run, was working in
the gangway when a piece of coal fell from the roof and killed him.
The coal seemed to be solid a few minutes before the accident oc-
curred.
July 14. Patrick Whalen, miner at Suffolk, was blasting
bottom coal when a piece fell and drove him down pitch. He was
found dead at the battery.
July 15. John Aranovich, 'miner at Maple Hill, was prepar-
ing to put up brattice when a piece of top coal fell on him, killing
him.
August 25. Jack Hemsky, laborer at Mahanoy City, While drill-
ing a hole, a piece of slate, on which he was standing, broke off and
started the loose piece he was drilling in. The coal slid down the
pitch onto Hemsky, killing him.
October IT. Joseph Ginder, laborer at Park Place, was killed by
a fall of clod while working as a laborer in gangway.
October 20. Paul Resalusky miner at Tunnel Ridge. While
shoveling coal in the chute, a piece of top coal fell on him and broke
his leg. He died in the hospital.
November 4. William Romonofsky, miner at Primrose. In-
stantly killed by a fall of coal in a breast, while tamping a hole.
November 6. Joseph Skeakes, laborer at North Mahanoy. While
taking down a piece of coal as instructed, it fell on him, injuring him.
He died at State Hospital.
November 30. Anthony Shagalis, laborer at Mahanoy Citj^
While putting down sheet iron in breast, coal fell on him and killed
him.
By Cars
January 17. Joe Lewonis, loader at Primrose. Caught on trip of
cars that was being pulled to counter chute. He jumped off on low
No. 12. • ELEVENTH ANTHRACITE DISTRICT 435
side of gangway and was cani;lit iH'twcen cai- and rock. Died from
liis injuries.
June 5. I't'h'r IMeski, dooiboy at Maple Hill, was caught be-
tween car and door. He closed the door before the last car was
through. He was injured on the head and died.
June 11. Joe Cheronis, loader at Ma|)l(' Hill. Killed by locomo-
tive. Etigineer got off and turned switch. The engine started on
backward motion and jammed Cheronis between rib and cars.
December 12. William McCabe, driver at Boston Kun. In turn-
ing his mule he got caught between mule and car and was internally
injured. He died at his home the same evening.
December 23. Joe Puseavage, driver at Maple Hill. He fell
under his trip of cars -^^'hile coming out of the mine and was fatally
injured.
By Explosions
February 25. Mike Mitsko, miner at Mahanoy City, was in
the act of putting on length of brattice when a fall of. coal brushed
down the gas on his naked light, and caused an explosion. He died
at the hospital. He had been strictly forbidden to work with any-
thing but safety lamp.
May 12. John Dudlick, laborer at Ellangowan. He went uj) the
chute and fired the gas, burning his face and hands. He was work-
ing with a safety lamp, but must have tampered with it.
By Falling Down Shafts, Slopes. Etc.
June 17. AVilliam Carlunas, laborer at Park Place. Killed while
attempting to descend slope after working hours, without notifying
engine man.
November 7. Jacob Opelia, miner at Boston Run. Killed by fall-
ing down slope. He and eight others were hoisted to the surface
on west side of slope. After walking a short distance away from
the slope he returned and fell do^^•n the opening on the east side.
By Sulfocation
February 14. Joseph Bolensky, miner at Mahanoy City. He was
barring down coal when he fell and the coal rolled on liim. He was
fatally iisjured.
Miscellaneous.
July 22. Alexander Lynch, Mike Yancofski, Matt Shevinski.
While working in the west top split No. 2 west gangway, shaft level,
436 REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MINES Off. Doc.
the water broke in to breast No. 15 from an old abandoned working
of the Knickerbocker Colliery. The three men were drowned.
July 22. Peter Kleckner, miner at Ellangowan, was drowned
while working in west top split No. 2 gangway, No. 15 breast. I did
not know nor did those in charge of the colliery know anything of
the accumulation of water, as the map did not show that portion of
the abandoned workings.
August 21. Peter Sneck, locomotive engineer at Knickerbocker.
While the engine was going through a door at mouth of drift, the
door attendant in some way let the door swing half shut and Sneck
was crushed between engine and door.
October 21. Frank Karish, laborer at Knickerbocker, was killed
by being crushed between rib and prop while in the act of lifting
prop.
December 16. Joseph Metules, miner at Saint Nicholas. His fin-
ger was smashed while holding a jumper for his partner to strike
on. He was struck on the finger and died of lockjaw at the State
Hospital.
CONDITION OF COLLIERIES
PHILADELPHIA AND READING COAL AND IRON COMPANY
Maple Hill Colliery
This is one of the most modern and the largest coal producing col-
lieries operated by this company. They are at the present time sink-
ing a No. 2 shaft, size 12 feet 8 inches by 31 feet in the clear. Out-
side dimensions 15 feet 2 inches by 33 feet 6 inches. This shaft con-
tains six compartments, two for coal and four for water. It is tim-
bered with 12x12 inch southern yellow pine, and is lagged with 3
inch southern yellow pine plank back of timber. The depth of the
shaft is to be 1,050 feet reaching the Buck Mountain Basin.
It is ventilated with a 15 foot fan while in sinking operation. A
carpenter and blacksmith shop 32x76 feet has recently been com-
pleted outside. The breaker has been remodeled. They have taken
out all the circular screens and replaced them with shakers. They
also have taken out all the old jigs and have replaced them with the
latest improved jigs. The ventilation, drainage and road beds of this
mine are in good condition.
We expect very good ventilation at this colliery after the 21 foot
fan which was recently erected, has been connected.
Suffolk Colliery
They have done much at this colliery to improve the ventilation.
In connection with one fan, an opening was driven through solid
rock a distance of 153 feet 11x12 feet or 122 feet area. Seventy-five
No. 12. ELEVENTH ANTHRACITE DISTRICT 437
feet below the surface in this opeiiiug, a brick arch was built 100
feet area on a pitch of o5 degrees and continued all the way up.
Over this a 21 foot fan was erected which will ventilate the South
Tunnel workings of the Maple Hill Colliery. To increase the volume
of air the main airways have been enlarged at different points con-
ecting with the Mammoth Top Split fan. At different parts of the
mines, crosscuts have been driven through slate and rock, connecting
the different splits with the main airway.
The ventilation, drainage and road beds of this colliery are in good
condition.
Saint Nicholas Colliery
This colliery is very imijortant. Both inside and outside work-
ings are equipped with the latest mining inventions, and from pres-
ent indications will in the near future be one of the largest pro-
ducers of this company.
An airway was driven in the Mammoth seam from the third level
to the surface 100 feet in area over which a 21 foot force fan has
been erected.
An air tunnel has been driven from middle split south dip to bot-
tom split north dip on the third level, and another from the bottom
split to the top split south dip at third level.
A third tunnel has been driven from east middle split to bottom
split east of hoisting slope.
The main hoisting slope has been extended from second to third
level and gunboats used in the place of cages.
In the second level a pump house has been driven in the solid
rock, size 10x21x50 feet in which a pump 12x48 inches has been
placed. Another pump house was driven in third devel in the same
manner. A pump was also placed in it, size 18x48 inches. One
steam and one column way was driven from third to second level to
supply the pump on the lower level.
The road beds are exceptionally good. The ventilation and drain-
age are also in good condition.
Boston Run Colliery
Outside — They have constructed two tubular boilers, size 6x18
feet, built a lamp house and inside foreman's office combined 26x15x8
feet, and a v,ash house, size 24x24x9 feet. They have also laid an
engine foundation for the little Buck Mountain slope 26x60 feet.
Inside — A tunnel was driven from Holmes to Primrose second
level, length 110 feet. Another v.as driven from bottom split of
Mammoth to Skidmore second level, length 45 feet. A third tunnel
was driven from Buck Mountain to Little Buck Mountain third level.
438 REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MINES Off. Doc.
length 60 feet. They have driven an air tunnel from Little Bnck
Mountain to Buck mountain water level, main airway, length 30 feet.
They have sunk the Little Buck Mountain Gunboat slope to a depth
of 950 feet from surface, but it is not yet completed. They have
driven two air tunnels from Seven-foot to Skidmore, second level,
6x6 feet, length 40 feet through slate and rock.
An airway 10x10 feet has been driven in the Buck Mountain vein
from the surface to the second level to act as an out-let for Saint
Nicholas Colliery, length 450 feet. It is partly finished. The ven-
tilation, drainage and road beds are in good condition.
Tunnel Kidge Colliery
This is another important colliery. An underground single track
slo] e is being sunk m the Skidmore vein, south dip, but it is not yet
comi'leted. A tunnel from the Seven Foot to the Skidmore vein
foi-ming a landing at the top of this underground slope 60 feet in
length has been driven. A new pump house was driven in the solid
rock and a 12x4S inch pump was placed in it.
Outside — Two new tubular boilers Gxl8 feet have been erected.
One bore hole to the depth of 510 feet with six inch casing where
ropes shall be placed for the purpose of hoisting from the under-
ground sl«pe. An engine house has been placed at the bore hole
with an engine 18x48 inches.
Ventilation, drainage and road beds of this colliery are in good
order.
North Mahanoy Colliery
Outside — They have erected a new^ engine house where a pair of
new engines 30x60 inches were placed, doing away with a smaller
pair which only hoisted four cars per trip, while the new ones will
hoist six cars per trip.
Inside — ^^A tunnel was driven from the bottom split to the top split
mammoth vein, in the Ellangowan basin, length 332 feet and struck
a vein 19 feet in the thickness of good coal.
Ventilation, drainage and etc., are in good order.
Knickerbocker Colliery
In the Buck Mountain seam, they have just completed the first
level of an underground slope. This slope is driven across the pitch
a distance of 650 feet. They have driven an airway parallel with,
this slope, and they are now driving a tunnel on this level from the
Buck Mountain to the bottom split of the Mammoth vein. This tun-
No. 12. ELEVENTH ANTHRACITE DISTRICT 439
nel will cut tlie Seven Foot and Skidniore. Thev have also driven
a tunnel from the botloni split to the top split of the Mammoth vein.
Wntilation, drainage and load beds are in good condition.
JNIahanoy City Colliery
Outside — Two bore holes 530 feet each in depth with four and five
inch casing in which ro]»es will be placed for the purpose of lioisting
from an underground shaft. The foundations for the engines are
nearly completed.
Inside — A rock plane has been driven from second level, Holmes
vein, through rock a distance of 255 feet, cutting the Primrose vein.
A new underground shaft is being sunk to the basin of the Buck
MoiHilain vein. By means of this shaft they will be able to mine coal
belo\\ their present levels.
The ventilation, drainage and road beds are in good order.
EUaugowan Colliery
There has been erected at the bottom of the shaft -a pump house
in rock between the bottom and middle veins, 95x25x16 feet in which
are placed two coal and iron pumps 18x48 inches. Shaft level tun-
nel driven from Seven Foot, cutting the Skidniore vein. Double
track turnout in rock at top of No. 2 slope, IS feet wide and 221 feet
long.
One air locomotive hauling coal from top of slope to bottom of
shaft. -V five inch air line from compressor house on surface to west
end of shaft level turnout and from shaft level to fifth level. A
tunnel driven in fifth level from Buck ^Mountain, cutting Seven Foot
and Skidmore veins. A tunnid in fifth level east, cutting the Skid-
more vein. One air locomotive hauling the coal from the turnouts in
the different veins to the bo(tom of the slope.
Ventilation, drainage and road beds in this Colliery are in good
condition.
LEHIGH VALLEY COAL COMPANY
Primrose Colliery
A tunnel 200 feet in length was driven northward on the water
level from ten foot or bottom S!>lit of mammoth to (he seven foot.
A tunnel 210 feet long was driven from east ten foot water level
gangway to connect the basin slope. An eight inch rope hole was
put down 117 feet from the surface to east plane level basin slope
in the mammolli vein for the moi-e economical operation of the
spoon end of the basin. To do this work a pair of 12x20 foot engines
w'ere ]>laced on the surface in a oOx25 foot frame building.
A new pump house 12x20x60 feet was conslructed at a location
440 REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MINES Off. Doc.
120 feet east of main hoisting slope. A new dam was constructed
on the surface for the purpose of taking care of the discharged
pump water or water pumped. A combination blacksmith, carpen-
ter and machine shop was erected, frame 55 feet square.
Ventilation, drainage, etc., are in good order.
CRYSTAL RUN COAL COMPANY
Broad Mountain Colliery
They have started a new level in the Buck Mountain vein below
the present level. This new level was opened on No. 3 slope, and
this slope was sunk a number of years ago and had been filled with
water. We pumped the water out of said slope to a depth of 350
feet, and at a distance of 325 feet started the said new level. We
struck a splendid Buck Mountain vein eleven feet in thickness. They
propose to pump the remainder of the water out the slope as there
still remains a depth of 250 feet to the basin. Outside they have
erected three tubular boilers of a high grade.
The ventilation, drainage, etc., are in good condition.
SILVER BROOK COAL COMPANY
Silver Brook Colliery
At a distance of ' 1,6G0 feet from the slope a subterranean slope
has been sunk to the bottom of the basin a distance of 250 feet, with
an average of 48 degrees pitch. Struck coal eight feet thick at
bottom of basin, good quality. An airway west of the workings has
been driven to the surface, a distance of 275 feet on- an average pitch
of 30 degrees.
The ventilation is fair, drainage and road beds not so good.
LENTZ AND COMPANY
Park Place Colliery .
Outside of the ventilation being greatly improved, there is nothing
worth mentioning, as the other improvements are very few and
small.
The ventilation, drainage and roads are in good condition.
Mine Foremen's Examinations
Examinations of candidates for mine foremen and assistant mine
foremen were held May 12 and August 8. The following applicants
were successful and received certificates of qualification.
Mine Foremen
Gwyllm Jones, Shenandoah; Joseph F. Long, Silver Brook: Wil-
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liam Lamuels, Mabanoj City; Michael McNelis, Mabanoy City; Pat-
rick J. Moore, Mahanoy City; Thomas Bray, Mahanoy City; John
Kericher, St. Nicholas; Evan Thomas, Frackville.
Assistant Mine Foremen
William Evans, Shenandoah; John Dietrick, Shenandoah; John
Twait, Shenandoah; Thomas Manion, Shenandoah; James Herring-
ton, Shenandoah; William McLaren, St. Nicholas; John Wentz, St.
Nicholas; John Coughlin, Mahanoy City; Bar tie Traiuor, Mahanoy
City; Michael Seanlan, Mahanoy City; Henry Fry, Shenandoah; Ben-
jamin Motz, Shenandoah; Thomas R. Powell, St. Nicholas; Thomas
Moore, Mahanoy City; John Braithwaite^ St. Nicholas; W^illiam
Southall, St. Nicholas; George Witchey, Mahanoy City; Grifith T.
Powell, St. Nicholas; John Friel, Mahanoy City; John Gurtitus, St.
Nicholas; Jacob Webb, Mahanoy City; Thomas J. Davis, Branond-
ville; James Foley, Gilberton; Charles McKerns, St. Nicholas;
George Campbell, Mahanoy City; Charles Terrill, St. Nicholas; John
Perry, Mahanoy City; John Southall, Mahanoy City; James Hallo-
way, Mahanoy City; Robert Williams, Mahanoy City; George Car-
mitchel, Mahanoy City; Thomas H. Hales, St. Nicholas; David Miles,
St. Nicholas; John Cody, Mahanoy City; William Glover, Park Place;
Alexander Bradley, Park Place; Harry Hales, Mahanoy City; Wil-
liam Anderson, Mahanoy City; Owen Jones, Mahanoy City; Philip
Schlimmer, Mahanoy City; James Kennedy, St. Nicholas; William
Cone, Mahanoy City; Lewis J. Benedict, Mahanoy City; John Hig-
gins, St. Nicholas.
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OFFICIAL DOCUMENT. No. 12.
Twelfth Anthracite District
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY
Pottsville, Til., March 1, 1904.
Hon. James E. Roderick, Chief of Department of. Mines:
Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith my report as Inspec-
tor of Mines for the Twelfth Anthracite District, for the year end-
ing December 31, 1903.
It contains the usual statistics in tabulated form. The total pro-
duction of coal was 3,498,306. There were 7,923 persous employed.
To produce this quantity of coal 55,817 kegs of powder and 445,055
pounds of dynamite Avere used. The number of fatal accidents was
33; the number of non-fatal 88.
Respectfully submitted,
MICHAEL J. BRENNAN,
Inspector.
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Twelfth Anthracite District, 1903
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS
Number of mines in district, 21
Number of mines in operation, 21
Number of tons of coal produced, 3,498,306
Number of tons shipped to market, 3,013,224
Number of tons sold at mines to local trade, 30,567
Number of tons consumed at mines in generating steam
and heat, 447,015
Number of persons" employed inside the mines, 4,845
Number of persons emploj^ed outside, 3,078
Number of fatal accidents inside the mines, 28
Number of tons produced for each fatal accident inside, 124,939
Number of persons employed per fatal accident inside, 173
Number fatal accidents outside, 5
Number of persons employed per fatal accident outside, 616
Number of wives made widows by fatal accidents, .... 22
Number of childi'en orphaned by fatal accidents, 50
Number of non-fatal accidents inside of mines, 73
Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident in-
side, • 66
Number of non-fatal accidents outside, 15
Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident
outside, 205
Number of electric motors used inside, 5
Number of fans used for ventilation, 38
Number of gaseous mines in operation, 16
Number of non-gaseous mines in operation, 5
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TABLE A.— Twelfth Anthracite District, 1903
PRODUCTION OF COAI-
Names of Compauies Tons
Philadelphia and Heading Coal and Iron Company, . . . 1,818,592
Leisenring and Compan}-, 158,339
Pine Hill Coal Company', 184,483
Buck Run Coal Company, 184,518
Darkwater Coal Company, 21,320
Lytle Coal Company, 224,775
St. Clair Coal Company, 469,789
Silverton Coal Company, 60,454
East Ridge Coal Company, 112,645
Davis Brothers, 46,457
E. C. White and Company, 40,654
Mt. Hope Coal Company, : 54,800
Losch, Snyder and Company, 21,514
Black Diamond Anthracite Coal Company, 9,000
Stoddart Coal Company, . . . .' 90,966
Total, 3,498,306
Production by Counties
Schuylkill, 3,498,306
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FATAL, ACCIDENTS
By Falls of Coal, Slate and Koof
January 17. Domiuick V'itallo, miner at Pine Hill Colliery, was
working in a breast and had the breast about finished, and was about
to quit work for the day, when a fall of rock from a roll in the face of
breast fell without warning, injuring him severely. He died next
day.
February 16. Peter Miller, a miner at Good Spring Colliery, was
engaged drilling a hole at the face of breast when a piece of slate
fell, killing him.
February 27. Charles Kobinson, miner at Brookside Colliery, was
down the breast starting the coal which was blocked in the chute,
when the coal started and a lump struck a prop near by, causing a
piece of rock to fall from over the prop, killing him.
March 21. John Chervaurk, a laborer at St. Clair Colliery, and
his miner, were working in a breast. There was a piece of loose
rock at the face and they both tried to pull it down, but failed. The
miner told his laborer not to go near it until he fired another hole
from beneath it, but the warning was not heeded. He told the miner
he was no greenhorn. He did not work long before it fell, catch-
ing and killing him.
April G. George Alabnda, miner at Lytle Colliery, was engaged
robbing pillars. He had drilled and charged two holes, one in the
top and bottom benches. He fired the bottom one, went back to
.see what it had done, and while examining it the top coal that he
had the second hole drilled in fell on him, killing him.
> April 15. Louis Trasetta, a miner at Phoenix Park, was working
with a pick in the gangway face under a piece of top coal, when it
fell on him killing him. His butty said he had tried to pull it down
several times and failed.
April 29. William Wythe and Edward Frank, miners, were work-
ing together in a breast at Oak Hill Colliery. They went down for
dinner and shortly after returning to face were killed by a fall of
rock which had formed in the shape of a V. From the position in
which one of them was found, it would seem that he was getting
ready to prop the rock.
May 2. Martin W^anok, a miner at W^adesville Colliery, was en-
gaged robbing pillars in big vein. When he commenced work in
the morning, the place appeared quiet. He was working but a short
time when a fall of coal occurred, killing him instantly.
May 5. Martin Manakowski, a laborer at Silverton Colliery, was
working with timber men cleaning up a fall on the gangway W. Tun-
nel vein. No. 3 level Black Mine Slope, w\hen a piece of slate 18 inches
square by 2 inches thick feel on him and killed him.
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June 5. George Smith, a laborer, was employed with two others
at Lincoln Colliery making a turnout in No. 2 slope. They fired a
blast in a roll of rock which crossed the turnout, and the miner says
he examined the top after the blast and found a piece bad and told
the other men to keep from under it until he could drill a hole in
it. They commenced cleaning up to get the car in to make a plat-
form on which to stand in order to drill this hole. The miner was
breaking a piece of rock wiih a hammer, and in order to avoid the
small pieces that were flying from the hammer, Smith stepped out of
the way and stood beneath the bad piece, when it fell on him and
killed him.
June 10. George Feaster, a miner at East Brookside Colliery,
was engaged robbing pillars. He went into a pillar heading to com-
mence a new section and it is supposed he attempted to remove some
laggings from high side of heading, which caused the pillar to run
and cover him and jjartl}' cover his butty. It was several hours be-
fore they were liberated. Feaster was dead, but his butty was un-
hurt.
June 15. Herman Nehanky, a miner working in a breast at Brook-
side Collier}^, was prying down a piece of top coal when a piece of
slate fell on him, killing him.
July 29. Joseph Yeneric, a miner at Oak Hill Colliery, was work-
ing in a breast. He had fired one blast in the opening of a pillar
heading and was in the act of trimming off the loose pieces when a
piece of top coal from the upper side of heading fell on him, killing
him.
November 11. Henry Morgan, a miner at Good Spring Colliery,
was trimming down loose coal at face of breast, after blasting, Avhen
a piece gravitated from a back slip that reached jtartly across the
face, and killed him.
December 14. William Irving, a miner at the Otto Colliery, was
prying down a lump of coal in his breast that hung along the pillar.
He tried to pull it from the upper side but failed, he then went be-
low it and attempted to pry a few pieces from beneath it. It fell
on him fatally injuring him. He died next day.
December 18. John Curry, a miner was killed at No. 4 Slope,
Brookside Colliery. He was engaged with three others in robbing
pillars. He and his butty went to the gangway to have lunch and
Avhen they returned his other two partners who had remained at
the pillar told him the place was working. Curry and Stackum, the
other miner, went in to examine the place. Curry picked up a drill,
sounded the roll which reached across the face and pronounced it
good. About three minutes afterward it fell, killing hiju. The pick
in Stackum's hand w^as broken in his attempt to escape. The rock
was too large to determine accurately by sounding, whether or not
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it was safe to work boueatli it. There were tweuty cars or more in
the face.
December 29. Daniel Williams, a miner at Pine Hill Colliery, was
working in a chute in West Skidmore No. 1 counter in the shaft.
He came down from chute and went into the face of counter gang-
way to get buggy to buggy coal from his chute. This gangway is
crossing old breasts and was holed full width into one, the top
state of which had fallen across the breast to the thickness of 8 or
9 inches in line with the face of the gangway, leaving a piece hanging
over the gangway face. The gangway man sounded this piece and
concluded it was solid but did not like its appearance and was
cleaning up the coal with the intention of timbering beneath it, when
Williams approached him and spoke a few words when the piece
fell killing him. The gangway man made a narrow escape.
By Cars
May 16. Evan Hummel, a laborer at Good Spring Colliery, was
driving a mule after (putting time. He had 6 empty cars attached
to the mule, 3 cars being a regular trip. The mule commenced kick-
ing, and in trying to avoid coming in contact with the mule's hoofs
he moved from the front to the side of the car and was caught be-
tween top slate and car. Died May 23 at Miners' Hospital.
July 29. Edgar Clark, a spragger at Silverton Colliery, jumped
on empty trip of cars that were being hauled on turnout at bottom
of slope, to uncouple a side chain. After uncoupling the chain he
either fell under the cars or was knocked under by coming in con-
tact with high side leg of turnout timber, and was fatally injured.
By Explosions
January 2. Joseph Procup, Michael Onder, Andrew Onder, three
miners at Oak Hill Colliery, on January 2, procured a case of dyna-
mite to be divided equally among four miners, the representatives
of two breasts. They carried the dynamite in their turn until they
reached a point where botli sets of men were to separate to go to
their places of work. It is supposed that one of the men used a
pick to open the c;ise to divide the d^'namite and thereby caus(Ml it to
explode, mangling the three men beyond recognition.
By Falling Down Shafts, Slopes, Etc.
February G. Adam Miller, top man at East Brookside Shaft, was
assisting to lower timber blocks down the shaft. He removed the
bucket from the truck and put his foot to one end of the truck and
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his arm around the shaft guide to push it off. In moving the
truck, he reached his full length in over the shaft. While attempt-
ing to regain his footing, he fell down the shaft and was killed.
February 16. Michael J. Murphy, fire boss at Lytle Colliery, was
working by night. He got on the car at bottom of inside slope to
ascend the slope, the car jumped the track, throwing him down the
slope. He was found at bottom v, ith his skull fractured. He died
next day at the Pottsville Hospital.
March 21. Christ Maurer, a miner at Good Spring Colliery, and
his partner had fired two blasts in the face of breast, and on retir-
ing from the blasts each man went down his own manway. Maurer's
manway being the upcast, he was the first to return to face. He
went back too soon. Maurer's blast did not do the work expected.
It blew out on a slip thereby leaving a large cavity which the air
did not reach and likely contained a quantity of carbonic oxide gas.
Maurer must have put his h<'ad and body into this cavity and was
overcome by the smoke and gas and fell down the manway and was
killed.
Miscellaneous
July 18. David Richards, a driver at Lytle Colliery, was waiting
for an empty trip at the bottom of underground slope. The empty
car descending, was nearing the bottom. Seeing the footman en-
gaged eating his lunch and being of liberal nature, he went to bottom
and while w^aiting to throw the spreader chain from the car, the
back-board used for retaining the coal in the car while ascending the
sloi3e, somehow or other, worked its way out over the back of the
car, striking him and fatally injuring him. »
Outside — By Cars
August 4. Frank Chicko, a loader at Fine Hill Colliery, with two
others, was on the gangway going home from work when they heard
the motor with a trip of loaded cars coming out. They stepped to
one side to let the trip pass. The motor with four .cars passed, when
Chicko jumped the rear end of the fourth car, thinking it was last
car of trip. Inside, part of the trip had become detached and fol-
lowed close behind the first part. It caught up to the first section
and squeezed him between the bumpers. He died next day at
Miners' Hospital.
By Machinery
January 20. John Karak, a car loader at Otto Colliery, was in-
side of a box car that was being loaded, shovelling back coal. The.
coal train conductor ran a box car in on the siding, the car began to
No. 12. TWELFTH ANTHRACITE DISTRICT 477
gain speed, he applied the brakes, but the rails being frosty, the
brakes failed to work effectively. The car bumped a car that was
being loaded, catching Karak between a branch chute that extended
into the car and tlie side of the car door, killing him.
February 16. Eichard G. V. Adams, an oiler at Buck Kun Colliery,
was making his rounds oiling the machinery. For some cause un-
known, he got over the fencing that guarded the machinery and was
caught in the sprocket wheel of the elevator and killed.
September 15. William O'Brien, tip man at Buck Run Colliery,
was leaving for home at quitting time. He went by a short cut
under the car track and at the tip he jumped to a plank below. The
plank broke precipitating him to the ground fracturing his spine.
He died in Miners' Hospital.
December 1.5. Abe Frantz, a slate picker at Roberts Colliery,
uodced the pea coal chute was blocked, and informed the breaker
boss of it. He was told that there was a boy there for starting the
coal. Contrary to orders he went to the chute, but was called back.
As he returned he was caught by the shaker shaft and killed.
December 18. John W. Mahoney, a miner employed outside at
Roberts Colliery, was blasting a side cut for mine car track from
stripping to breaker. He drilled a seven foot hole at an angle of
about 70 degrees, placed the greater part of a stick of dynamite in
the hole and exploded it with the intention of springing the hole.
A short time afterwards, he poured the greater part of a Ivcg of black
powder into the hole, and did not place any tamping or covering
over the powder, with the exception of the tamping stick which
he let lie loosely on it, while igniting the fuse. The blast was ex-
ploded by a spark from the match or fuse dropping into the hole. He
was killed instantly.
THE CONDITION OF COLLIERIES
The sanitary condition of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and
Iron Company's mines is exceptionally good. The company operates
the following collieries:
Wades ville, Glendower, Phoenix Park, Otto, Good Spring Nos.
1 and 3, Brookside and Lincoln.
LYTLE COAL COMPANY
Lytle Colliery
The sanitary condition of this colliery is good with the excc])tion
of Skidmore Plane. A new 18 foot fan is in course of erection and
when running will improve the condition of the ventilation at this
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colliery. The ill effects of 1902 strike have not as yet been over-
come at this colliery. Great credit must be given the management
for the rapidity and care exercised in surmounting the obstacles
caused by the strike. Numerous gangways and airways were closed
tight and the company has been constantly engaged in reopening
them, but has not yet reached the face of some of them. The Skid-
more gangway is one of this number. Not one accident can be
traced to the work of reopening.
DBISENRING AND COMPANY
Oak Hill Colliery
The sanitary condition of this colliery is good, with the exception
of drainage of East Skidmore, north basin gangway, which is bad.
Credit is due the management and operator of this colliery for the
speed and care exercised in removing the water and opening up
the gangways and airways that were closed during the strike. Al-
though unfortunate in having a large list of fatal accidents, not one
of them can be attributed to this cause.
STLVERTON COAL, COMPANY
Silverton Colliery
The sanitary condition of this colliery is good with the exception
of West Black Mine, gangway No. 3 dip. The Company is opening
and will have finished in a short time, a new outlet to the fan.
When completed, I have no doubt it will considerably improve the
ventilation.
ST. CDAIR COAL. COMPANY
St. Clair Mine
The sanitary condition of this mine is good.
BLACK DIAMOND ANTHRACITE COAL COMPANY
Black Diamond Mine
The sanitary condition of this mine is good.
EAST RIDGE COAL COMPANY
East Ridge Mine
The sanitary condition of this mine is good.
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DAVIS BROTHERS
Ellsworth Mine
The sanitary condition of this mine is good.
E. C. WHITE AND COMPANY
Howard Mine
The sanitary condition of this mine is good.
MT. HOPE COAL COMPANY
Mt. Hope Mine
The sanitary condition of this mine is good with the exception of
the big vein workings, which in my opinion, owing to the. condition
of the same, are hard to ventilate, they having been worked
over and over again by different parties, and the coal being more
or less crushed. I found in the beginning of the year that the ven-
tilation in the Seven Foot vein was not what it should be, and after
consulting with Mr. Kynor, the superintendent, on the matter, he
neither lost time nor spared money to improve it. There is at pres-
ent a new 12 foot fan running on this vein and giving good satisfac-
tion.
BUCK RUN COAL COMPANY
Buck Run Mine
The sanitary condition of this mine is good.
PINE HILL COAL COMPANY
Pine Hill Mine
The sanitary condition of this mine is good, with the excep-
tion of the East Red Ash gangway in shaft, the drainage of
which is bad. Though being in bad condition it does not reflect
any discredit upon the management. The gangway is being robbed
and will be finished in a short time. The track heaves a great
deal and causes unlimited trouble and expense. There being but
a few men at work in this gangway, and the limit of work being
of small area, the expense incurred under the circumstances would
hardly be necessary.
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LOSCH, SNYDER AND COMPANY
Lorberry Colliery
This colliery lias been idle the greater part of the yeav and is at
present drowned.
Improvements
PHILADELPHIA AND READING COAL AND IRON COMPANY
Otto Colliery, West Slope
A tunnel has been driven through saddle at No. 50 breast in the
east top bench gangway. Length of tunnel is 575 feet. A con-
tinuation of the same tunnel has been driven from the top to the
bottom bench of mammoth vein, a distance of 60 feet.
The main tunnel near the bottom of slope has been extended from
the top to the bottom bench of mammoth vein, also an air tunnel
to ventilate the same.
Swatara Basin Slope
A tunnel has been driven through saddle from southern to north-
ern basin, length 182 feet. ♦
A tunnel has been driven on the top of No. 1 plane from bottom
to the top bench of mammoth vein, length 115 feet.
A tunnel is now being driven in West Skidmore water level gang-
Avay to Buck Mountain vein. At present writing it has been driven
100 feet.
Pine Knot Shaft
The Pine Knot Shaft has been sunk 752 feet during the j^ear. The
depth of shaft at end of jear Avas 1,017 feet.
Wades ville Colliery
A plane has been driven on West Holmes vein gangway 765 feet
long, from which there Mali be worked 2 lifts of the Holmes, Prim-
rose and Orchard veins. The rope will be run through an 8 inch
bore hole from the surface to handle the coal on this plane.
Middle Creek Colliery
The breaker has been remodeled into a washerj^ and the coal iji
the old banks will be reclaimed.
I
No. 12. TWELFTH ANTHRACITE DISTRICT 481
Good Spring- Colliery
No. 1 Slope. — One (1) trial slope on No. 2 Lykens Valley vein has
been sunk to a depth of 121 yards and stopped.
Mammoth vein tender slope has been sunk from second lift to
third lift, a distance of 305 feet, making total length of slope to date
1,081 feet.
No. 3 Slope. — One (1) steam pipe bore hole 8 inches in diameter
has been sunk to pump house on second lift, the depth of which is
447 feet.
A second steam pipe hole is now being sunk and has reached a
depth of 132 feet.
One tunnel from Mammoth to Skidmore vein, second lift, 49 1-3
yards long.
One IS foot standard fan has been erected to ventilate second lift
workings.
Lincoln Colliery
The first coal dumped in new breaker was on June 22, 1903, and
the old breaker abandoned July 1, 1903.
One set standard return tubular boilers, 18 feet long G. feet in
diameter, was erected.
One complete new fan blast plant has been erected.
One tunnel, fourth lift. No. 2 slope west. No. 5 vein gangway from
No. 5 to No. 4 vein, 150 feet long.
Two new blocks of miners' houses 2| stories high have been built.
West Brookside Colliery
One tunnel on third lift basin, slope west gangway from No. 5 to
No, 4 vein, 37 1-3 yards.
. One tunnel on third lift basin, slope west gangway from No. 5
to No. 4 vein, 34 j^ards.
One tunnel on fifth lift basin, slope west gaug'Nvay from No. 5 to
No. 4 vein, 48 yards.
East Brookside Colliery
The water and coal shaft had reached a depth of 1,0G1 feet, Decem-
ber 31, 1903.
One pair direct acting engines 24 inch cylinder, 5 foot stroke, has
been placed in position to complete the sinking of shaft.
LYTLE COAL COMPANY
Lytle Colliery
A new air shaft was sunk 00 feet deep from surface (o IVig Tracey
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veiu, c'Oimecting with aii airway driven in the Traeey seam from the
second level.
A new 18 foot reversible fan built of concrete and iron has been
erected over the Traeey airAvay.
Second level, a tunnel has been driven from Big Traeey to Little
Diamond, east and west of the shaft, a distance of 160 feet and 155
feet respectively. These two tunnels were driven to make connec-
tion to cross from the east to west side of the shaft.
A tunnel has been driven from the Big- to the Little Traeey, a dis-
tance of 145 feet. Air tunnel from the Big Traeey to the Big Dia-
mond is being driven, and is now in 100 feet.
Fourth level, a tunnel has been driven from the Big Diamond,
cutting the Little Diamond at a distance of 120 feet.
Fifth level, a tunnel has been driven from White Ash cutting 4
foot vein at a distance of 40 feet. An air tunnel has been driven
from Primrose, cutting the Holmes at a distance of 78 feet.
A tunnel has been driven from Big Diamond south dip, cutting
the Big Diamond on the north dip at a distance of 350 feet.
A double track tunnel has been completed from the Orchard to
the Big Diamond vein, a distance of 285 feet, 120 feet of which have
been driven this year.
A tunnel has been driven from the Diamond to the Orchard 190
feet. They expect when it is completed it will be 400 feet long.
BUCK RUN COAL COMPANY
Buck Eun Colliery
There has been an inside slope sunk on the Crosby vein, a dis-
tance of 358 feet, on an angle of 46 degrees. A tunnel has been
started north to the Daniel vein and gangways turned east and west
on the Crosby.
"dARKWATER coal COMPANY
Roberts Colliery
Roberts Colliery, formerly under control of the Darkwater Coal
Company, is now operated by the Buck Run Coal Company. A new
breaker which, when completed, will have a cajiacity of 400 tons,
is being erected. New slopes are being sunk in the Skidmore vein
in the back basin and the lower bench of the Mammoth.
THE ST. CLAIR COAL COMPANY
The inside Buck Mountain slope has been extended at the drift
workings to a depth of 1,430 feet.
. There has been erected a blacksmith, carpenter and machine shop
No. 12. TWELFTH ANTHRACITE DISTRICT 483
ou the site of the one binned do^^■n hist September, and also an
iron engine house at head of diit phme to i-epUiee the one burned
down hist October.
They have constructed two new dams a short distance above the
shaft boiler house, and have laid a two-mile line of 6 inch cast iron
pipe to convey water from the dams to the boiler house at the
breaker.
There has been considerable work in the way of improving the
electric plant. They have added a 24x22 inch McEwen engine of
450 horse power, running 190 revolutions i)er minute, which is di-
rectly connected to an S pole Fort Wayne generator of 278 K. W.,
and will give a total haulage output of 1,400 amperes at 275 volts;
also a new switch board to accommodate the instruments rendered
necessary b}- the new unit.
The small engine running the light dynamo has been replaced with
a new^ 80 horse power McEwen engine.
Another 8 ton electric locomotive has been placed in the drift
slope workings.
An electric pump of the 3 plunger vertical style, having a capa-
city of 50 gallons per minute at 325 feet vertical, has been placed
at the bottom of the new inside slope.
A large drum electric hoist has been installed to hoist on the in-
side plane at the tunnel workings.
SILVERTON COAL COMPANY
Silverton Colliery
A tunnel has been driven direct from the bottom of Salem slope to
South Salem vein 511 feet.
A tunnel has been driven from second lift of Black Miue slope
223 feet long to the first and second dip of Tunnel vein.
A tunnel has been driven in the water level drift from the first
to the second dip of the Salem vein.
BLACK DIAMOND ANTHRACITE COAL COMPANY
The slope reported last year is completed at a distance of 340 feet
at an average angle of 32 degrees. The west gangway has been
extended from the slope 1,200 feet. The east gan,gway has been
extended 450 feet. When it reaches a point 750 feet east of the
jiresent slope, a permanent slope will be put down.
The breaker, the foundation of which was reported to be under
course of construction last year, is near completion and is expected
to resume work in the near future. Its capacity will be 1,500 tons
per day.
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A narrow gauge railroad connecting the slope with trestle plane,
and that connecting with breaker is about to be constructed, A
small locomotive, 36 inch gauge, will supply the motive power.
A commodious ofliice and supply house building, a blacksmith and
carpenter shop and boiler house have been erected during the year.
Mine Foremen's Examinations
The annual examinations of applicants for mine foremen and
assistant mine foremen certificates of qualification were held in the
cornet house, Pottsville, April 28 and 29, and August 25, 26, 27 and
28. The board consisted of Michael J; Brennan, inspector, Potts-
ville;John Maguire, superintendent, Potts ville; Fred. Osman, miner,
Newtown; Jacom Amos, miner, Branchdale, and the following per-
sons were recommended for certificates:
Mine Foremen
Evan C. Jones, St. Clair.
Assistant Mine Foremen
Michael J. Ward, Minersville; Henry Adams, Minersville; Irvin
Daubert, Llewellyn; John O'Brien, Hecksclierville; John H. Augus-
tine, Llewellyn; Michael O'Brien, Heckscherville; Martin Dougherty,
St. Clair; Patrick J. McCullough, St. Clair; Irvin A. Lasch, Miners-
ville; James F. Haley, Joliett; Daniel J. Farley, Tower City; Samuel
W. Miller, Tremont; David J. Williams, Joliett; John E. Davy,
Llewellyn; George H. Godfrey, Minersville; William Shearstone,
Minersville; Oliver Zerby, Llewellyn; Luke Nolan, Wade; Joseph H.
Evans, Peoples; Kudolph J. Schneider, Keinerton; Charles E. Shoif-
stall, Minersville; Louis Steinman, Llewellyn; Jacob Bittinger, Tre-
mont; Arthur Hughes, Heckscherville; Richard Foran, Minersville;
H. H. Adams, Tower City; James Sweeney, Duncott; William Keiser,
Reiuerton; Irvin Zimmerman, Llewellyn; Frank H. Schneider, Rein-
erton; Richard Birch, St. Clair; Jacob Hoppstetter, Minersville;
Charles Maurer, Tower City; Henry J. Murphy, Tower City; Harry
L. Kopp, Tower City; George M. Latshaw, Tower City; John J. Mc-
Andrew, Minersville; John Farrell, Tower City; Adam Williams,
Joliett; Michael Close, Heckscherville; David Hughes, Minersville;
John J. Cavanaugh, Good Spring; Daniel P. McGiuley, Tremont;
George Myers, Reinerton; John J. Kelley, Wade; Evan D. Jenkins,
Wade; Leonard F. Schmidt, Minersville; Samuel Clark, Joliett;
William Davis, St. Clair; William H. Smith, Tower City; John
Charles, Minersville; Thomas O'Boyle, Glen Carbon; Elias Schreffler,
No. 12. TWELFTH ANTHRACITE DISTRICT 485
Joliett; -William A. Slioirstall, Joliett; Ferdinand Kichter, Jolictt;
Michael Ai>j»l(4\v, Bianchdalc; Samuel Evans, Minersville; William
E. Minni<^, Jolielt; William F. Flannery, St. Ciair; Henry Seeber,
Pottsville; James J. T>ui-ns, Si. Clair; Nicholas ('urran, Glen Carbon;
James J. Brennan, Branchdale; William J. Lipsett, Heckscherville;
Thomas F. English, Donaldson; Timothy J. Lyons, Joliett; John N.
Eichenb/erjT;, Duncott; Thomas B, Conway, Joliett; James Connelly,
Branchdale; George Alhey, Donaldson; Thomas Tobin, Glen Carbon;
Patrick J. Smith, Wade; Frank B. Reilly, Minersville; Edward O.
Williams. St. Clair; John James, Minersville; James Moran, Miners-
ville; Joseph Lloyd, Minersville; John Dougherty, Minersville;
Charles Rnmberger, Joliett; Salathiel Harris, Minersville; John
Weideshold, Minersville; Christopher Ward, Minersville.
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OFFICIAL. DOCUMENT. No. 12.
Tliirteentli Anthracite District
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY
Pottsville, Pa., March 1, 1904.
Hon. James E. Rodeiick, Chief of Department of Mines: -
Sir: I have the honor of herewith submitting my first annual re-
port as Inspector of Mines for the Thirteenth Anthracite District
for the year 1903.
It contains the usual tabular statements of mine accidents, the
number of each class of employes, the quantity of coal prod^ced, a
brief description of the sanitary condition of the collieries, the im-
provements made in the past year, and other useful information.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN CURRAN,
Inspector,
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Thirteenth Anthracite District, 1903
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS
Number of mines in district, 22
Number of mines in operation, 22
Number of tons of coal produced, 3,476,312
Number of tons sliipped to marl^et, 3,029,403
Number of tons sold at mines to local trade, 55,010
Number of tons consumed at mines in generating steam
and heat, 391,839
Number of persons employed inside the mines, 4,698
Number of persons emi^loyed outside, 3,131
Number of fatal accidents inside the mines, 17
Number of tons produced for each fatal accident inside, 204,489
Number of persons employed per fatal accident inside, 276
Number of fatal accidents outside, 7
Number of persons employed per fatal accident outside, 447
Number of wives made widows by fatal accidents, .... 10
Number of children orphaned by fatal accidents 34
Number of non-fatal accidents inside of mines, 86
Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident in-
side, 55
Number of non-fatal accidents outside, 20
Number of persons eraplojed per non-fatal accident
outside, 157
Number of steam locomotives used inside, 5
Number of compressed air locomotives used inside, .... 2
Number of fans used for ventilation, 25
Number of gaseous mines in operation, 13
Number of non-gaseous mines in operation, 9
No. 12. THIRTEENTH ANTHRACITE DISTRICT 489
TABLE A.— Thirteenth Anthracite District, 1903
PRODUCTION OF COAL
Names of Companies Tons
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company, 944,266
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company, . . . 519,981
Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company, 603,478
Mill Creek Coal Company, 473,621
Coxe Brothers and Company, Incorporated, 320,205
Trnman M. Dodson Coal Company, 135,100
Dodson Coal Company, 212,647
Beddall Brothers, 96,099
Duukelberger and Young, 10,929
D. Shepp Estate, 23,111
Slattery Brothers, . 21,604
Gorman and Campion 29,770
William Cook, 4,406
Joseph H. Denning, 7,079
Butcher Creek Coal Company, 12,507
Phillips Brothers, 2,500
Carson Coal Company, 8,770
Smith, Me^'ers and Company, 50,239
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FATAL ACCIDENTS
By Falls of Coal, Slate and Roof
January 9. Anthony Uiban, miner, killed at Audenried, No. 4.
He had fired three holes across the face of the breast the evening
before. It appears the shots only sprung the coal and did not blow
it down. When he Avent into the breast the next morning, he stood
in the centre of it and started to trim the loose coal down. When
he took one lump out of the T'entre, the whole mass fell on him,
killing him instantly.
January 22. George Farisli, laborer. Honey Brook No. 5. He was
laboring for miners who were opening up a traveling way through
an old breast and they were close to the surface, coming in a breach
hole. The sand rock in the top lay in joints, and a piece fell from
between two of the props which they had just stood and caught
Farish against a prop, injuring him severely. He died in the State
Hospital at Hazleton the same day.
March .14. Michael Battersby, miner. Eagle Hill. He was rob-
bing the East Skidmore vein and one of his partners was taking out
the stump between the monkey Reading and the gangway. There
was a piece of top slate hanging and he tried to get it down but
failed. Battersby came to his assistance and started to take more
coal from under it, weakening it. He had worked but a few min-
utes, when it fell on him, killing him.
June 29. Mike Washkill, miner at Silver Creek. He was working
breast No. 11, east bottom bench, No. 3 plane. He had finished his
day's work and was walking down the centre of the breast over the
gob' (the vein pitches 20 degrees) and a piece of slate fell from the
top and injured him severely. He died on the way home.
August 19. Thomas Williams, shift leader in new shaft, Kaska-
william Colliery. Was killed by a fall of rock from the side of the
shaft. The shaft had been idle for four or five weeks, owing to a
fire in another section of the mine. When the shaft resumed worE
the leaders of each shift were warned to examine the sides of the
shaft, to see that there was no loose rock on them. From the evi-
dence on the inquest, he (Williams) did examine the shaft and pro-
nounced it safe. The timber was back 29 feet from the bottom. Be-
hind the last set of timber, there was some loose rock that may have
escaped his notice. W'hen he fired his first round of shots, it dis-
turbed this rock. They were in the act of loading the bucket, when
it fell down and killed Williams and severely injured his three lab-
orers.
October 27. Gomer Jones, miner, killed at Morea. He was mak-
ing room for a set of timber at the face of the gangway and had fired
a shot in the top coal on the low side. This loosened a piece of
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coal in the centre of the gangway and when he went to dress the coal
down to make room for the collar, this piece of coal fell on him and
killed him.
December 18. Frank Macaluse, miner. Breast No. 13, East Ly-
kens vein, new tunnel No. 8 strippings. This man had w^orked three
or four days in this breast and the face was about fourteen feet
away from the timber, which had been set by the chute men. The
drilling a hole in the face of the breast and the top slate commenced
vein carries a slate top and is considered prettj' good. He was
to work. He heard it and made an effort to get to the monkey head-
ing. He had not gone more than six feet when a piece of slate four
feet long, three feet wide and from three to four inches thick, fell on
him and killed him.
By Cars
January 20. Stiney Poppel, inside laborer at Kaskawilliam Col-
liery. He was going out to work on the night shift and a loaded
car was coming down from the top of the shaft by gravity. He had
his back turned to it, going towards the timber bank. Those who
saw the danger he was in, shouted fit him to get out of the way, but
he did not understand the language and paid no attention to them.
The car struck him and rolled him under it along the track, killing
him. Had he worked this shift, it would have been the second he
worked in this country.
February 28. John Palf, door boy, Oneida No. 1. He was riding
on the front of the trip Avith the driver, standing on the bumper, on
the high side. The platform of the breast extends outside the line
of the timber. He must have pushed his body out of line with the
car, and was caught between it and the platform. He was injured
severely and died March 3.
March 11. Charles Sharp, driver, Kaskawilliam. He was driv-
ing to the bottom of the shaft and was coming out with a loaded
trip and was caught between the timber on the high side of the
gangway. Was injured severely and died the same day.
May 19. Michael Campbell, miner. Buck Mountain Colliery. He
was riding up the slope on a trip of empty cars, and at a point on
the slope, where the timber was low, he was caught and pulled out
of the car. He was riding in the first car and when he fell out, the
last car of the trip passed over his body. He was severely injured
and died at his home twelve hours afterwards.
September 2. George Briggs, patcher on locomotive No. 19; haul-
ing the coal from No. 6 slope to Oneida breaker. Killed by falling
between the mine cars. He stood along side of the track to let the
trip pass in order to set the switch. After setting the switch, lie
No. 12. THIRTEENTH ANTHRACITE DISTRICT 521
got on the last car of the trip. The cars travel at a lively speed
alouj^ this piece of track aiid he started to wallc along the top of
the cars and fell between them. The last half of the trip passed
over his body and killed him.
December 10. Geo. Kovalick, laborer at Green Mountain, slope
No. 5, Honey Brook. Smothered by a rush of fine dirt and water
while loading a car out of No. 9 breast, East Lykens vein, north dip.
The vein is at an angle of 75 to SO degrees, and in order to make it
convenient to load the cars, they have a check batter}^ five to six feet
above the line of the collars in the gangway. This battery turns
the coal to a battery at righ angle to the pitch. From this battery,
there is a short chute that drops the coal down into the cars through
a square hole 2x2 inches. There is another hole of the same size
between the next set of timber, that acts as a traveling way to get
up and down to load the cars. When he started the check battery,
the water that was held back by the fine dirt, made a rush, together
with the fine dirt and blocked the first hole. He must have got ex-
cited and made an effort to get through the second hole and got fast
in it. The dirt rushed over on top of him, and before assistance
came to him, he was smothered. If he had remained standing or
stepped back a few feet, he would have been safe.
By Cars'
December 5. Martin Billin, outside laborer at No. 2 south strip-
ping, Audenried No. 4. He was employed as foot man at the plane
where the rock is hoisted from the strlppings. He got on the rock
dumper to ride up to the blacksmith shop, which is situated near
the top of the plane. When getting ofE the dumper, he slipped and
fell under it, and was instantly killed.
By Explosion of Gas
May 7. Peter Skripco, miner. Silver Creek. He was working in
breast No. 28, west top bench, 4 section. No. 3 plane. He fired a
blast in the face of No. 28 breast, which blew into a heading that
was driven from No. 29 breast. Gas had accumulated in the head-
ing and the shot ignited it. Skripco was standing in the monkey
heading, 50 feet away, and the concussion threw him down the empty
chute, injuring him severely. He died on May 10th in the State
Hospital at Fountain ^prings.
June 22. Dennis O'Brien, miner, killed by an explosion of gas at
No. 8 colliery, Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company. He was work-
ing in stump breast No. 11, east bottom bench, lower lift. He was
going up the manway in the morning with a naked lamp on his head
and a fall of coal brought the gas down on it. The gas ignited and
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burned him severely. He was injured otherwise by being thrown
down the manway. He died the same day.
November 18. Thos. Mitchell, miner, fatally injured by an explo-
sion of gas at No. 10 colliery, Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company.
This man was working in breast No. 3, east forty foot vein new tun-
nel. He was cutting back through the benches to the top slate and
was back about twenty feet. The vein had fallen to a considerable
height over the face of the breast, and gas had accumulated in this
hole. He was working with a naked lamp, when a fall of coal came
from this point and brought the gas down on his lamp. It ignited
and he was burned severely and injured otherwise by being thrown
down the chute. He died at the Miners' Hospital, November 23.
Suffocation by Gas
January 19. Joseph Koskeveze, miner. Silver Creek. He was pre-
pairing a blast, and when he was ready to lire it, his partner went
down the inside manway and advised him to go down the outside
manway to the monkey or main headv>^ay. He ignited the fuse and
went into a blind headway, 20 feet from the face of the breast. After
the shot exploded, large quantities of coal were liberated. The loose
coal rushed down the manway. He no doubt was expecting it to
cease running and he remained until the manways got blocked, pre-
venting the air to circulate, and allowing the gas to accumulate, suf-
focating him.
By Machinery
January 26. Kobert Morgan, breaker engineer. Silver Creek. He,
with several others, was making repairs of the machinery in the
breaker, after quitting time. When they completed their work and
were preparing to go home, Morgan went to examine some sheave
wheels or to put on a rope on the sheave when the machinery v/as
started without warning him and he was caught by the sheave wheels
and killed.
July 23. William Spiedel, oiler, killed in Buck Mountain breaker.
The last seen of this man was at 11.30 A. M. When he did not make
his appearance at his usual place at dinner time, they made a search
for him and found him dead with his clothes wrapped around the
shaker shaft. The indications were that he put his arm in to put
oil on the journal of the shaker shaft and was caught by a set screw
which was on the shaft close to the journal.
By Falling Down Shafts, Slopes, Etc.
August 1. Frank Tolofski, laborer at Morea. He was helping to
clean out the sump at the bottom of the shaft. He got on the cage
No. 12. THIRTEENTH ANTHRACITE DISTRICT 523
and the bottom man signalled to the engineer to hoist him to the
first lift, a distance of S8 feet. He (Tolofski) got off the cage and
signalled the engineer to let the cage back to the bottom, which
he did. Shortly afterwards Tolofski was found dead at the bottom
of the shaft.
By Blasts
October 31. Emory Kovitch, laborer, killed at Bell Colliery. He
was laboring in the gangway. He and the miner drilled three short
holes to make room to shift the road to the high side of the gang-
way. They charged two of the holes and fired them. The miner
went back some distance to look after the mule they were working
(it being on the night shift). He told Kovitch to sit down until he
came back. He (Kovitch) w^ent into the gangway, .charged the re-
maining hole and in igniting the fuse the blast exploded, injuring
him severely. He died in the Miners' Hospital at Fountain Spring,
November 8.
Suffocated by Coal
March 31. Daniel Sweeney, slate picker, was smothered in a coal
chute at the Carson Coal Company washery. He and four other
boys were playing in the coal pocket. The car loaders started to
draw the coal and two of them were carried down with the coal and
before Sweeney could be rescued, he was smothered. The other boys
escaped.
Miscellaneous
July 6. Ludwig Kochalachik, outside laborer, No. 8, Lehigh Coal
and Navigation Company. This man's duty w^as to keep the coal
moving in a chute leading from one screen to another. He was
working by himself, no other person being at work close to him to
give an account of how the accident occurred. There w-as a hose
hanging upon the side of the building, put there for the purpose of
putting water on a roller journal that got hot occasionally. It
would appear that he took the hose dowm, for what purpose no one
can tell. When found, he w^as -dead, lying under the shaft w'ith the
hose wrapped around the shaft.
Condition of Collieries
COXE BROTHERS AND COMPANY, INCORPORATED
Nos. 1 and 3. The drainage and haulage are in excellent condi-
tion; the ventilation is fair. Small quantities of gas are found oc-
casionally in No. 1, but none has been found in No. 3. On my first
visit to No. 4, the ventilation was poor. With the installation of
a new 20 foot fan, on my second inspection, the ventilation was good.
Drainage and haulage were in fine condition.
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LEHIGH AND WILKES-BARRE COAL COMPANY
No. 5, Honey Brook. The coal of this colliery is brought from
several sections: From Green Mountain, a distance of four miles,
where it is partly prepared in a small breaker^ built for that pur-
pose; from Green Mountain water level tunnel; from No. 15 slope,
No. 8 tunnel; No. 10 north stripping; West Shore stripping; No. 8
south stripping, and No. 8 south extension stripping. There has
been a continual improvement in the sanitary condition of this col-
liery in the past year.
No. 4, Audenried. To this colliery coal is brought from No. 4 slope,
No. 11 slope, No. 10 slope, No. 12 slope, No. 1 W. A. stripping, and
No. 2 south stripping, Treskow. The drainage and haulageway are
in fine condition. The ventilation is fair, and the officials are mak-
ing every effort to improve it.
DODSON COAL COMPANY
Morea Colliery
There has been a slight improvement in the ventilation of this
colliery in the past year, but the drainage is not what it might be.
The conditions surrounding the colliery make it hard to keep it up
to the standard in drainage.
MILL CREEK COAL COMPANY
Buck Mountain Colliery
The ventilation and drainage from the third level down to the
sixth are in fair condition. On the third level in my last inspection,
the ventilation was very poor. Since then they have installed a
new 16 foot fan, and I expect to find better ventilation and a gen-
eral improvement in the sanitary condition on my next visit.
Vulcan Colliery
A new 25 foot fan has been installed at the colliery in the past
year, but it has not brought the ventilation up to the standard that
was expected. The ventilation is not what it should be, especially
on the third level. I expect to be able to give a more favorable ac-
count in my next year's report.
PHILADELPHIA AND READING COAL AND IRON COMPANY
Eagle, Hill Colliery
The ventilation and drainage of this colliery are in fair condition,
with the exception of Skidmore vein. Here they are driving an air
Nu. 12. THIRTEi^NTH ANTHRAClTJi Dl^TKlCT 625
tunuel from the monkey heading in Skid more vein to tli(; monkey
heading- in the bottom bencli of the Mammoth. It was driven 50
feet in my last visit and it will require to be driven 50 feet more to
connect the two veins. This will improve the ventilation in this
section.
Silver Creek Colliery
The ventilation and drainage of this colliery are in fair condition.
The oflScials are making special efforts to keep it up to the stand-
ard.
TRUMAN M. DODSON COAL COMPANY
Kaskawilliam Colliery
The ventilation of this colliery is in fair condition. The drain-
age is not up to the standard, but the officials have promised to put
it in good condition immediately.
Greenwood Colliery
The condition of this colliery is fair. The principal work is rob-
bing.
LEHIGH COAL AND NAVIGATION COMPANY
Nos. 8, 12, 10 and 11 collieries are in good condition.
West Lehigh Colliery
This is a small operation, on water level. The sanitary condition
is fair.
East Lehigh Colliery
The condition of the colliery is fair.
Tuscarora Colliery
Sanitary condition of the colliery is fair.
Bell Colliery
Sanitary condition of the colliery is fair.
Sebastopol Colliery
This colliery is a small operation and is in fair condition.
Laurel Kun Colliery
They are doing nothing at this colliery at the present time but
stripping.
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Improvements
LEHIGH COAL AND NAVIGATION COMPANY
No. 10 Colliery
Ground was broken for two shafts, one water shaft, four com-
partments, on March 3, and a two compartment coal shaft on May
18. Soil was removed to rock and concrete built up for 30 feet.
The water shaft will be 17x7 feet square, four compartments, and
the coal shaft will be 15x11 feet, two compartments. The coal shaft
has been driven 54 feet and the water shaft 159 feet in the last year.
A battery of Sterling boilers 600 horse power has been placed to
generate steam for this plant. A new piece of railroad has been
built from the main line of the Central Railroad of New Jersey to
convey supplies to the new shaft.
No. 11 Colliery
A tunnel was driven from north dip of Mammoth vein to F vein,
a distance of 207 feet from F vein to G vein, a distance of CO feet,
and is continued on to cut the H vein. A new 24 foot fan has been
erected to replace the old ones. Two new airways are now being
driven on Skidmore vein with an area of 72 feet each to connect to
this fan.
No. 12 Colliery
The tunnel driven across the basin from the Primrose vein south,
for a distance of 2,442 feet was stopped on June 20, and an air hole
is now being driven on one of the smalt veins to the surface. When
this hole is completed, work on the tunnel will be resumed. Twin
holes have been driven on G vein from this tunnel to the surface, a
distance of 670 feet. One of these holes has been enlarged for a dis-
tance of 322 feet from the surface down and timbered with a 7i foot
collar and 8 foot legs to make a single track slope. Gangways have
been turned off east and west and a breast opened. The vein is in
fair condition with 7 to 8 feet of good coal. The remaining part of
this hole down to the tunnel has been timbered with a 5| foot collar
and 7 foot legs which can be used for an airway or counter chute.
PHILADELPHIA AND READING COAL AND IRON COMPANY
Silver Creek Colliery
A tunnel has been started in the bottom bench, south dip shaft
level, to be driven through saddle to the bottom bench on the same
dip.
Eagle Hill Colliery
Ground was broken on May 5th for a new four compartment shaft,
the soil removed down the rock and concreted up for 28 feet, head
frame built, engine and boilers placed, and preparations made to
start on the rock work on the first of the year.
No. 12. THIRTEENTH ANTHRACITE DISTRICT S27
An overhead tunnel is being driven from breast No. 51, West Skid-
more, south dip, to West Mammoth vein, for the purpose of bringing
the return air from Mammoth vein to Sliidmore vein.
MILL CHEEK COAL COMPANY
Vulcan Colliery
The tunnel to the rrimrose vein is being continued across the
basin to strike the Primrose vein on the south dip and also the top
split of the Mammoth on the south dip. A tunnel is also being
driven on the fourth level from the Skidmore vein to the bottom
split of the Mammoth vein. This is done to avoid a long distance
in fault in the bottom split of the Mammoth vein. The No. 1 slope
has been continued another lift to the fifth level. The water in the
old Gorman slope in the Primrose vein, has been tapped and run
off, leaving this territory safe from standing water. A new 25 foot
fan has been erected which should give ample ventilation to this
mine.
No. 3 slope, Buck Mountain vein, north dip, has been sunk 300 feet
to the sixth level, and the gangway east and west turned off.
A tunnel has been driven from the bottom split of the main vein,
north dip, to the top split of the Mammoth vein, north dip, a distance
of 267 feet.
A tunnel has also been driven from the south dip of the bottom
split of the Mammoth vein to the south dip of the top split of the
Mammoth vein, a distance of 113 feet. Both tunnels are on the third
level. The top split is 12 feet thick and in good condition.
. A tunnel has also been commenced from the fourth level, north
dip, Buck Mountain vein, to be driven to the bottom split of the
Mammoth vein on the south dip.
A new compressed air locomotive has been purchased in addition
to the other two in use, to be used on third level for collecting and
distributing the cars to and from the working places. A sixteen
foot fan has been erected at No. 3 slope, and new airways completed
inside to connect with it. This, in connection with the sixteen foot
fan at No. 1 slope, will insure good ventilation at this colliery.
At No. 3 slope, four return tubular boilers of 150 horse power each,
have been installed. A pair of hoisting engines 20 by 48 with a 12
foot drum, has been completed.
New Boston
Work preparatory to pumping out the old workings has been go-
ing on, a boiler plant has been installed, consisting of 14 return tubu-
lar boilers of 150 hoVse power each, and six Goyne pumps 24x10x36
528 REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MINES Off. Doc.
inches have been placed in position in the various slopes, and the
mouths of the slopes have been timbered, ready for pumping.
LEHIGH AND WILKES-BARRE COAL COMPANY
No. 4 Colliery
Two pump rooms in rock on fourth level, each 50 feet long, 18 feet
wide, 12 feet high. Three 14 inch bore holes, each 130 feet long,
from the surface to Gamma vein through which water will be
pumped. Two 12 inch bore holes each 1-30' feet long for steam lines.
A sump tunnel 186 feet long one under ground, slope 12x7 feet
and 200 feet long in Lykens vein from fourth level to fifth level.
Extension now in progress, one tunnel 11x7 feet and 91 feet long
from Buck Mountain vein to Gamma vein on second level. One tun-
nel 11x7 feet by 328 feet long from Lykens vein, south dip, to
Lykens vein, north dip, on No. 2 plane level. One tunnel 10x7 feet
by 128 feet long, from Buck Mountain vein to Gamma vein on No. 2
plane level.
A new Guibal fan 12 feet in diameter, 4 foot blades on airway at
No. 16 slope. New plant at No. 2 stripping consisting of plane
hoisting engines, 10x24, and one 1.50 horse power tubular boiler
and necessary buildings, .500 horse power Babcock and Wilcox boil-
ers, added to boiler plant at this Colliery.
No. 5 Colliery
One tunnel 11x7x390 feet long, from Gamma south dip to Gamma
north dip, cutting the AYharton vein on south dip and north dip and
the Mammoth vein close to the basin of the same. One new Guibal
fan 15 feet in diameter and 4 foot blades on airway in Gamma vein.
Water level tunnel at Green Mountain continued 490 feet to Seven-
foot Buck Mountain and Lykens vein, south dip. One Guibal fan
8 feet in diameter 3 foot blades on air way in north dij), Lykens.
One thousand horse power Babcock & Wilcox boilers complete to
replace boiler plant too close to breaker. One Jeanesville 12x18 inch
and 12x18 inch compound wash pump for breaker. One 25 ton Por-
ter locomotive 12x18x36 inch drivers.
BUTCHER CREEK COAL COMPANY
Juglar Colliery
A new bi-eaker has been erected with a capacity of 250 tons per
day. A piece of railroad track has been extended to the breaker.
No. 12. THIRTEIiiNTH ANTHRACITE DISTRICT K2«
MARY D. COAL, COMPANY
Kew Operation
Mary D. Coal Company has commenced to open a new colliery
on the Kentucky bank tract, owned by the Lehigh Coal and Naviga-
tion Company. One mile east of Tuscarora a slope is now being
sunk and at present is down 200 feet. The intention is to sink it to
the basin, to be used when the colliery is opened up as a tender
slope. A shaft will immediately be sunk in the next basin south,
which will be connected by a tuunel to the slope they are now sink-
ing. This will give them an opportunity to work both basins.
COXE BROTHERS AND CO., INCORPORATED
A new reversible fan 20 feet in diameter, built by the Vulcan Iron
Works of Wilkes-Barre, has been installed. This will furnish abun-
dance of air for this mine. A tunnel is now being driven from the
Buck Mountain vein on the south dip across the basin to the north
dip of the Buck Mountain vein at breast.
TRUMAN M. DODSON COAL COMPANY
Kaskawilliam Colliery
The new shaft sinking is down 692 feet, a distance of 3C2 feet for
the year. The Seven-foot vein was cut at a distance of GGO feet and
the intention is to sink 200 feet more. Also a fan hole which was
being driven to the surface on Skidmore vein, Northdale workings,
is up 009 feet. A rock chute has been driven from the tunnel at the
bottom of No. 1 slope up to the Orchard vein, a distauce of 80 feet,
striking the basin. Two gangways have been started in this vein.
A tunnel was driven from Mammoth vein east in No. 1 slope to the
Skidmore vein, a distance of 80 feet.
Preparations have been made to sink a new slope (inside) on the
bottom split in Northdale basin and is now ready for contractors to
start to work.
DODSON COAL COMPANY
Morea Colliery
A short tunnel has been driven from the east Seven-foot vein to
the East Skidmore vein, on the second level. Bore holes have been
drilled from the surface for ropes for No. 2 and No. 3 inside slopes.
Work on the slope is still in progress. No. 2 slope is designed to
take the second and third level coal, on the west side, to the present
slope level, and No. 3 slope will take the third level and basin coal,
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on the east side, to the present slope level, thus freeing the shaft
to be used in hoisting water. Five nevv' return tubular boilers 72x17
x6 inches, are now on the ground, but not placed. These are in-
tended to replace the 24 cylinder boiler now in use. Plans have
been completed to rebuild the breaker ijlane and also to build a
flume to move the creek to the south side, which will release a large
amount of coal.
Mine Foremen's Examinations
The annual examinations of candidates for mine foremen and as-
sistant mine foremen certificates during the year 1903 resulted in
the following named jjersons being recommended to the Chief of
Department of Mines for certificates.
Assistant Mine Foremen
Henry Petrich, Mahanoy City; Tflomas P. Maley, Cumbola; Owen
J. Langton, Cumbola; Michael Eyan, Silver Creek; John Glover,
Tamaqua; James Tobin, Cumbola; Edward DeLay, Tamaqua; John
F. DeLay, Tamaqua; James McGovern, Silver Creek; John Curry,
Silver Creek; James Larey, Silver Creek; Edward Gay, Silver Creek;
Richard Large, Silver Creek; John T. Davis, Seek; William Reynolds,
Silver Creek; Edward J. Stapleton, Palo Alto; John M. Callaway,
Kaska William; James T. Mekley, Seek; Daniel Lloyd, Morea; D. C.
Gildea, Coaldale; Patrick Hartnett, Cumbola; Peter Murray, Cum-
bola; Charles Duesch, Mahanoy City; John R. Davis, Lansford; Rob-
ert Parfitt, Coaldale; Maurice Friel, Mahanoy City; Jacob Rosser,
Morea; Shadrach M. Davis, Tamaqua; David Lloyd, Morea; Thomas
J. Richards, Lansford; John Russel, Kaskawilliam; W. H. Thomas,
Kaskawilliam; William A. Moses, Broad Mountain; John O'Haren,
Silver Creek; Walter Yemm, Coaldale; E. J. Flanigan, New Phila-
delphia; Thomas West, Coaldale; Daniel O'Donnel, Coaldale; Thomas
Barrett, Coaldale; Harry Watkins, Coaldale; George H. Comley,
Buck Mountain; Artemns Jones, Seek; John P. Fisher, Coaldale;
Robert H. Jones, Lansford; William Minahan, Frackville; James
Heeuey, New Boston; Thomas O'Neil, Kaskawilliam; Frederick Stev-
ens, Lansford; John Bowen, Seek; John Brocker, Mahanoy City;
Michael Curtis, Mahanoy City; Richard Morgan, Coaldale; Rees S.
William, Tamaqua; Patrick McGroarty, Morea; William M. Rosser,
Morea; James Phillips, Mahanoy City; David Yemm, Coaldale; Lewis
Middlekamp, Seek; William Dormer, St. Clair; Philip Richards,
Coaldale; Lewis Middlekamp, Seek.
The board was composed of the following members:
John Curran, Mine Inspector, president; Mahlon A. Gerfeer, super
intendent, Tamaqua; Nicholas Murray, miner, Cumbola; Thomas
Phillips, miuer, New Philadelphia.
OFFICIAL DOCUMENT. No. 12.
Fourteentli Anthracite District
NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY
Mt. Carmel, Pa., February 28, 1904.
Hon. James E. Koderick, Chief of the Department of Mines:
Sir: I have the honor to submit herewith my first annual report
as Inspector of Mines of the Fourteenth Anthracite District for the
year ending December 31, 1UU3.
Statistics, as required by law, are given in the various tables, to-
gether with a brief description of the accidents that occurred during
the year, and remarks regarding the condition of the collieries-
Very few improvements have been made in this district during the
year.
I assumed the duties of the office September 1, 1903, by appoint-
ment of the Honorable Judge of Northumberland county, upon the
resignation of Mr. James Tinley.
Respectfully submitted,
BENJAMIN I. EVANS,
Inspector.
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Foiirteeutli Anthracite District, 1903.
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS
Number of miues in district, 27
Number of mines in operation, 26
Number of tons of coal produced, 4,927,304
Number of tons shipped to market, ". 4,337,264
Number of tons sold at mines to local trades, 79,180
Number of tons consumed at mines in generating steam
and heat, 510,860
Number of persons employed inside the mines, 9,312
Number of persons employed outside, 5,268
Number of fatal accidents inside the mines, 35
Number of tons produced for each fatal accident inside, 140,780
Number of persons employed per fatal accident inside, 266
Number of fatal accidents outside, 8
Number of persons employed per fatal accident outside, 659
Number of wives made widows by fatal accidents, .... 21
Number of children ophaned by fatal accidents, 51
Number of non-fatal accidents inside of mines, 51
Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident
inside, 183
Number of non-fatal accidents outside, . .' 13
Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident
outside, ; 405
Number of compressed air locomotives inside, 2
Number of electric motors used inside, 3
Number of fans used for ventilation, 57
Number of gaseous mines in operation, 10
NumbejL' of non-gaseous mines in operation, 16
No. 12. FOURTEENTH ANTHRACITE DISTRICT 6»3
TABLE A.— Fourteenth Anthracite District, 1903.
PRODUCTION OF COAL
Names of Companies Tons
Philadelphia and Reading Conl iiud Iron Company, . . . 2,087,173
Susquehanna Coal Company, 862,359
Mineral Kailroad and Minini;' Company, „ 741,139
Excelsior Coal Company, 239,330
Enterprise Coal Company, 258,946
Greenough Red Ash Coal Company, 166,290
T. M. Righter Coal Company 155,937
Seneca Coal Company, 106,083
White and White, 48,666
Shipman Koal Company, 58,803
Llewellyn Mining Company, - 60,884
Buck Ridge Coal Company, 11,199
Shamokin Coal Company, 130,495
Total, 4,927,304
Production by Counties
Northumberland, 4,927,304
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562 REPORT OF THE DEiPARTMENT OF MINES Off. Doc.
CONDITION OF COLLIERIES
PHILADELPHIA AND READING COAL AND IRON COMPANY
Alaska Shaft
General condition of drainage fair. Ventilation requires improve
nient in some parts of the mines.
Keliance
General condition of tbe mines satisfactory.
Locust Gap
In fair cojidition as regards to drainage, but the ventilation re-
quires impro vement.
Locust Spring
On my last visit to this colliery I found the condition as regards
to drainage fair, but the ventilation in some parts of the mine was
unsatisfactory. The officials however were making an effort to im-
prove the ventilation by driving holes through to the surface.
Sterling
I have partly inspected this mine and found the sanitary condi-
tions fair.
Henry Clay
Condition of this colliery as regards to drainage is good and ven-
tilation is fair.
Big Mountain
Condition of this colliery as regards to drainage and ventilation
is fair.
Bu inside
I have partly inspected this mine and find the sanitary conditions
fairly good.
Bear Valley
I have partly inspected this colliery and find the drainage good,
but the ventilation is inadequate in some parts of the mines. The
officials, however, are erecting a new fan which will improve the con-
ditions materially.
North Franklin
On my last visit to this mine, I found the drainage good, but the
ventilation in some parts of the mine was very unsatisfactory, owing
entirely to the improper distiibution of the air, as the quantity en-
No. 12. FOURTEENTH ANTHRACITE DISTRICT 563
teriug the inlet is ample. I called the atteution of the superiuteii
deut to the matter, and was infoimed by him later that it had been
attended to and properly ventilated.
SUSQUEHANNA COAL. COMPANY
Pennsylvania
General condition of this mine fair.
Richards
Ventilation and drainage fair.
Hickory Ridge
General condition of this mine fair.
Scott Shaft
Has not worked any since I have been in office, and is full of water.
Hickory Swamp
I have made part inspection of this mine and found the ventila-
tion to be inadequate, but the officials are making every effort to
improve the conditions. Drainage fair.
LLEWELLYN MINING COMPANY
Royal Oak
' On my last visit to this colliery I found the ventilation to be in-
adequate, but they were driving an air hole through to surface which
will better the conditions. Drainage could also be improved.
GREENOUGH RED ASH COAL COMPANY
Greenough
Ventilation and drainage good.
ENTERPRISE COAL COMPANY
Enterprise
When I visited this colliery last, the drainage was very unsatis-
factory, also the ventilation was in a very bad condition, being
neglected by the officials in charge. There is ample quantity of air
entering the mine, but no effort made to properly distribute it.
They have also neglected to put in stoppings between their intake
and return airways.
564 REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MINES Off. Doc.
T. M. RIGHTER AND COMPANY
Mount Carmel
On my last visit to this colliery I found the volume of air to be
suflScient, but not properly distributed and not being carried to the
face of the workings in some parts of the mine. Drainage fair.
SENECA COAL. COMPANY
Sioux
Ventilation and drainage fair.
WHITE AND WHITE
Columbus No. 2
Ventilation and drainage fairly good.
SHAMOKIN COAL, COMPANY
Natalie
As far as inspected I found the sanitary condition fair.
EXCELSIOR COAL COMPANY
Corbin
Sanitary conditions fairly good.
Mine Foremen's Examinations
The annual examinations of applicants for mine foremen's and as-
sistant mine foremen's certificates in the Fourteenth Anthracite dis-
trict were held at Pottsville, in April and August, and the follow-
ing applicants were successful in passing the examination:
Mine Foremen
John Allen, Mt. Carmel; Michael J. Brady, Mt. Carmel.
Assistant Mine Foremen
George Davies, Mt. Carmel; John L. Rupp, Shamokin; Patrick
Walsh, Shamokin; Peter Emschweiler, Shamokin; John Duncheskie,
Shamokin; John Miller, Shamokin; Maurice Cashman, Shamokin;
John Stone, Mt. Carmel; Thomas Butts, Mt. Carmel; Patrick Doyle,
Mt. Carmel; Alfred Martin, Mt. Carmel; Philip Gallagher, Mt. Car-
mel; James Manney, Mt. Carmel; John L. Manney, Mt. Carmel;
Thomas Edwards, Locust Gap; Thomas J. Gallagher, Locust Gap;
James Burns. Excelsior; Francis **• Kurtz, Treverton; Michael F.
I
Xu. 11'. FOURTEENTH ANTHRACITE DJBTRIOT »6S
DaK'V, Sluiuiokiu; Celeste Ecker. Shamokiu; Miebiul I''itzpatri(k.
vSliamokiu; David Anderson, Sbamokin; Mitbael Keilaiid, liiunside;
Michael Moore, Bear Valley; William Quiun, Shamokin; John E.
Breeker, Shamokin; Joseph Derk, Shamokin; Joseph H. ReiUmd,
lUirnside; John Schreliler, Shamokin; James Lynch, Shamokin;
iJichard Fetter, Shamokin; Edwin C. Jones, Shamokin; Tatrick J.
Cavanaugh, Shamokin; Elijah John, Shamokin; George F. Sharpe,
Shamokin; William H. Jones, Shamokin; George L. Martz. Shamo-
kin; John Moore, Shamokin; Edwin Katz, Shamokin; John Bruskie,
Mt. Carmel; George Homer, Shamokin; John E. Labey, Shamokin;
Herbert W. Richards, Shamokin; William MeFadden, Mt. Carmel;
Felix Koshinski, Shamokin; George W. Whearey, Shamokin ;Dauiel
Jones, Shamokin; Oliver Snyder, Shamokin; James Gates, Shamo-
kin; George Markle, Shamokin; Andrew Smith, Shamokin; William
Reichwine, Hickory Ridge; John A. Schlader, Shamokin; Lewis Rich-
ards, Hickory Ridge; John Joraskie, Mt. Carmel; John Simmendiu-
ger, Shamokin; Harry T. Schrawder, Shamokin: James Scott, Shamo-
kin; Alfred H. Osman, Shamokin; William U'Brion, Mt. Carmel;
Joseph D. Ramsey, Shamokin; John Nozisko, Mt. Carmel; William
J. Wangh, Shamokin; James Golden, Shamokin; Joseph Brewer,
Shamokin; Lawrence Brennen, Shamokin; John Ready, Shamokin;
Thomas W. Farrell, Shamokin; George Bainbridge, Shamokin; John
A. Meisberger, Shamokin; John J. McDonald, Locust Gap; Charles
W. R. Henninger, Shamokin; Stauey Wyakopki, Shamokin; Isaiah
F. Stoop, Shamokin; Patrick Cawley, Shamokin; W. B. Fisher,
Shamokin; Thomas A. Evans, Mt. Carmel;" Lewis Williams, Mt. Car-
mel; Harrison Bailey, Mt. Carmel; John Laft'ert}^, Shamokin; George
Kenaer, Mt. Carmel; John Carmitchel, Mt. Carmel; Austin Singley,
Mt. Carmel; Thomas Price, Shamokin; Melvin Fisher, Shamokin;
John Madden, Shamokin; Wally Delaware, Shamokin; Anthony
Trefsger, Mt. Carmel; David J. Williams, Mt. Carmel; Edward Man-
ning, Excelsior; John Klinger, Shamokin; Thomas Rowe, Mt. Car-
mel; James Pugh, Shamokin; John Clarke, Shamokin; Henry Rhoads,
Mt. Carmel; W. H. Cleaver, Shamokin; Walter Walters, Treverton;
Adam Bruskie, Shamokin; Anthony Brovey, Shamokin; Mandus
Henninger, Shamokin; David Rowe, Mt. Carmel; Patrick H. Carroll,
Mt. Carmel; David B. Williams, Mt. Carmel; George W. Rupp,
Shamokin; William Lubold, Shamokin; W^alter Zielinskie, Mt. Car-
mel; John Rodgers, Mt. Carmel; Robert Williams, Mt. Carmel; James
O'Rourke, Treverton; William J. Daley, Shamokin; E. L. Snyder,
Shamokin; S. E. Kulp. Shamokin; Walter Grabuski, Shamokin; John
R. Jones, Shamokin; Arthur Leware, Shamokin; William X. Mar-
tin, Mt. Carmel; Andrew J. Madden, Mt. Carmel; Lawrence Sands,
Shamokin; -Tore W. Raker, Treverton; James E. Quinn, Shamokin;
Amos Kramer. Shamokin; Thomas Shaw, Treverton; William Kelly,
566 REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MINBiS Off. Doc.
Shamokin; Harry Finn, Shamokin; John J. McCabe, Shamokin; Mat-
thew Hunt, Mt. Carmel; George Brokenshire, Mt. Carmel; Henry
A. Osman, Shamokin; Oliver Zeigler, Shamokin; John Holler, Shamo-
kin; George Sehroyer, Shamokin; George Young, Shamokin; Syl-
vester Knorr, Shamokin; Frank Dormer, Shamokin; Francis Taby,
Shamokin; Henry Trefsger, Mt. Carmel; Andrevi^ Carmitchel, Mt.
Carmel; Harry Warfield, Mt. Carmel; John Kehoe, Mt. Carmel; E.
A. Brenuan, Shamokin; Jesse C. Hoover, Shamokin; Peter Sum-
mers, Mt. Carmel; John W. Sokloski, Mt. Carmel; Patrick McGrath,
Mt. Carmel; Patrick Kelly, Mt. Carmel; William E. Manney, Mt.
Carmel.
OFFICIAL DOCUMENT. No. 12.
Fifteenth Anthracite District
COLUMBIA AND DAUPHIN COUNTIES
Ashland, Pa., February 15, 1904.
Hon. James E. Roderick, Chief of Department of Mines:
Sir: I have the honor of herewith submitting my annual report for
the year ending December 31, 1903. Statistics regarding production,
employes, days worked, condition of collieries, etc., are given in ac-
cordance with the requirements of the law. There were 11 fatal
and 46 non-fatal accidents during the year, a brief account of which
is embodied in the report.
Respectfully submitted,
MARTIN KELLY,
Inspector.
(M7)
568 REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MINES Off. Doc.
Fifteenth Anthracite District, 1903.
SUMMARY OP STATISTICS
Number of mines in district, 7
Number of mines in operation, 6
Number of tons of coal produced, 1,863,280
Number of tons shipped to market, 1,550,489
Number of tons sold at mines to local trade, 31,379
Number of tons consumed at mines in generating steam
and heat, : 275,462
Number of persons employed inside the mines, 2,710
Number of persons employed outside, 1,666
Number of fatal accidents inside the mines, 8
Number of tons produced for each fatal accident inside, 232,910
Number of persons employed per fatal accident inside, 339
Number of fatal accidents outside, 3
Number of persons employed per fatal accident outside, 555
Number of wives made widows by fatal accidents, ... 5
Number of childr-en orphaned by fatal accidents, .... 13
Number of non-fatal accidents inside of mines, 33
Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident
inside, 82
Number of non-fatal accidents outside, 13
Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident
outside, 128
Number of steam locomotives used inside, 1
Number of electric motors used inside, 5
Number of fans used for ventilation, 15
Number of gaseous mines in operation, 4
Number of non-gaseous mines in operation, 2
No. 12. FIFTEENTH ANTHRACITE DISTRICT 5W
TABLE A.— Fifteenth Anthracite District, 1903
PRODUCTICN OF COALi
Names of Companies Tons
Lehigh Valley Coal Company, 365,G62
Midvalley Coal Company, 463,822
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company, . . . 379,359
Summit Branch Mining Company, 306,461
Lykens Valley Coal Company, 347,976
Total, : 1,863,280
Production by Counties
Columbia, • 1,208,843
Dauphin, 654,437
Total, 1,863,280
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No. 12. FIFTEENTH ANTHRACITE DISTRICT 589
FATAL- ACCIDENTS
By Falls of Coal, Slate and Roof
Andrew Brown, a laborer in a gangway at Williamstown colliery
was fatally injured on January 14, by a fall of slate. Having taken
out the cut. Brown, who was cleaning up the track to enable the car
to be brought close to the face, was caught by a piece of slate which
slid out from the high side of the gangway, crushing the life out of
him.
William Hawk, a laborer in a breast at Short Mountain colliery,
was instantly killed October 23 by a fall of slate, and his brother
for whom he labored, was seriously injured. An investigation dis-
closed the fact, that the breast was not properly timbered and that
although warned of the danger by those who understood the nature
of the roof, owing to their stupidity or dullness of perception, they
persisted in working under it until it fell on them with the above
mentioned result.
Alvin Hoke, a young man, working in a breast with his father at
Short Mountain Colliery was fatally injured November 25' by a fall of
coal. At the time of the accident, they were on each side of the
breast and the boy remarked that "he thought he heard something
working." "You had better come over to this side," the father re-
plied, and the young fellow, watching what he considered a favorable
opportunity, attempted to cross over, but only succeeded in getting
to the centre of the breast when a large slip of coal, the full thick-
ness of the vein, slid out upon him hurling him some distance down
the breast and injuring him so severely that he died a few hours after
being taken to his home.
By Falling Down Shafts, Etc.
John Finley, a miner in Bear Valley shaft of the Williamstown
colliery, was fatally injured on March 21 by falling down a breast
manway. After igniting a shot, in which it was alleged there were
26 inches of powder, he and his partner repaired to a heading some
10 yards distant from the face to await the result of the blast. In
the heading at the same time were the two men from an adjoining
breast who had sought this place of retreat for a similar reason.
The amount of powder discharged in both places almost simultane-
ously, the smoke from which had to pass through that opening, and
their close proximity to the point of explosion, made it very uncom-
fortable for the men in the heading; so much so that one of the num-
ber was momentarily overcome and fell over in the heading. On
seeing this, Finley who was of an irritable temperament, and gen-
erally did things by impulses, jumped out into the manway which
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at this point pitches 65 degrees and losing his foot hold, was pre-
cipitated to the bottom a distance of 150 feet and almost instantly
killed. We do no injustice to his memory by expressing the opinion
that although he was above the average as workman, had he been less
impetuous his life would have been saved, as the men who remained
in the heading experienced the bad effects of the smoke for a short
time only and were able to go to Pinley's rescue five minutes after he
had fallen.
Ben Row, a laborer, came to his death on August 4, by walking
into a counter chute in the White vein at the Short Mountain Col-
liery, operated by the Lykens Valley Coal Company.
On the day of the accident, Row and another man were walking
along the gangway in the direction of the counter chute, the latter
some yards in advance, but within talking distance. On arriving
at the opening, around which is a traveling way protected by a bal-
ustrade. Row's partner i^assed over to the other side, keeping up
the conversation meanwiiile. Noticing that Row had ceased talk-
ing and turning around to ascertain the cause, he was horrified to
find that he was nowhere to be seen. Hastily summoning aid they
descended the counter chute by means of a rope and found Row lying
apparently dead, having fallen about 60 yards. Though he lived
some hours after the accident he never regained consciousness.
By Explosions
John Pereney, shift leader, and Henry Wenk, blacksmith, were
instantly killed by an explosion of dynamite on Sunday night August
16, about 9.30 P. M., at the Centralia Colliery, operated by the Le-
high Valley Coal Company. The accident occurred in what is known
as the "Drainage Tunnel," used as a haulag-e road for that part of
the colliery and through which all the water of the mine passes to
Big Mine Run.
Pereney was engaged with three others in driving a cross-cut
and Wenk was employed to sharpen the steel. Leaving his three
partners at work at the face of the cross-cut, Pereney repaired to
the box in which the explosives were kept to prepare a charge, and
according to his partners' statements, had only been gone a few
moments when there was a terrific explosion by which Pereney was
literally blown to fragments and the blacksmith, who must have
been close to the scene of the explosion, was instantly killed. It
is evident that the accident was due to the carelessness of Pereney
in handling the explosives; but in what manner the dynamite was
ignited or the amount exploded will never be known, as there was
no one in the vicinity of the explosion but the two victims.
No. 12. FIFTEENTH ANTHRACITE DISTRICT 591
By Mine Cars
Peter Gibbous, a miner at Midvalley No. 2 Colliery, was fatally
injured on February 12, by falling under a rapidly moving trip of
empty mine cars. On completing his day's work and after being
lioisted to the surface, he with several others, got on the trip drawn
by a mine locomotive on its way to Midvalley No. 1 and about two
and one-half miles distant. Arriving at the latter place, one of the
men^ on looking around discovered Gibbons lying on the track, and
on investigation it was found that part of the trip had passed over
him^ injuring him so seriously, that he died while being borne to his
home.
On August 7, Frank Ferenze, an outside laborer employed at the
bottom of a plane at Midvalley No. 2 Colliery, in attempting to un-
couple a trip of mine cars while in motion was caught between them
and squeezed so badly that he died the following day at the State
Hospital, whither he had been taken after the accident.
Miscellaneous
Isaac Lazalere, a fireman on a locomotive engaged in hauling coal
from No. 1 to No. 2 Midvalley collieries, was scalded to death in a
wreck Avhich occurred August 4. At the time of the accident, there
were two locomotives attached to the trip, one pulling, the other
pushing, and Lazalere was in the cab of the first engine. While
running at a high rate of speed, a cow, which had been running along
side the track for a considerable distance, suddenly leaped in front
of the first engine, throwing it off the track, unknown to the engi-
neer at the rear end of the trip, whose engine continued to push
until the front locomotive was thrown over the bank and the front
wagon entering the cab, broke the steam connections. Lazalere,
who was pinned fast in the wreck was so badly scalded before being
liberated, that he died in great agony the following day.
William P. Doyle, repairman at the Continental Shaft of the Cen-
tralia Colliery, was instantly killed on June 23. Doyle, whose duties
were of a variable character, was on the day of the accident, filling
the place of one of the bottom men who had not reported for work
that morning. In attempting to cross over from one side of the
shaft to the other, instead of going around the shaft as he should
have done, he was caught by the descending cage and crushed to
death.
Condition of Collieries
At Centralia Colliery the Continental shaft has been sunk from
the first to the second lift, and a tunnel driven from the Mammoth
Leader on the first lift of the Holmes Plane to the Skidmore vein.
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A new electric haulage plant has been Installed, consisting of two
10 ton motors and one 6 ton motor, to accommodate which six miles
of gangway have been equipped with electric appliances of the most
modern type.
The general condition of the colliery as to drainage and ventilation
is good, with the exception of the Logan Slope, in which there are
parts, being robbed out preparatory to being abandoned, in which
the ventilation is inadequate.
For some reason unknown to the writer, this colliery suspended
indefinitely about the middle of November.
Midvalley No. 1 Colliery
This colliery consists of two water level drifts and two slopes in
which are opened the Holmes, Mammoth and Buck Mountain veins.
In the slope working the gangways have nearly all reached the
boundary and are being robl)ed backward.
A twenty-five foot fan furnishes a good supply of fresh air; but
the drainage at the time of my last visit was not up to the standard.
This is through no fault of the management, however, but is due
to the fact that the colliery had been drowned out for months and
there was not sufficient time after the water was taken out to get the
ditches in proper condition.
There were no improvements made during the year other than
making a new pump house in which a 12 inch duplex pump is to be
placed.
Williamstown Colliery
This colliery comprises No, 3 slope and Bigiick slope on the Wil-
liamstown side; Bear Valley slope and Bear Valley shaft on the Bear
Valley side, the two latter being reached by a 3,600 foot tunnel
through the Locust mountain.
Little or no coal worthy of mention was mined during the year
on the Williamstown side owing to the fire at Bigiick slope, which
has been burning for over a year, but which from present indica-
tions is now under control, and the flooding of No. 3 slope, covering
about the same period of time. The colliery had, therefore, to de-
pend entirely upon Bear Valley for its supply, which had hitherto
been considered but an auxiliary.
The ventilation and drainage are fairly good.
The improvements consisted of the sinking of No. 2 shaft and the
erection of a boiler house and two pairs of 3Gx60 direct-acting en-
gines.
The development of this shaft by tunnelling north and south will
No. 12. FIFTEENTH ANTHRACITE DISTRICT 593
be continued dnring 1904, the intention being to pusli this work as
rapidly as possible.
\
Short Mountain Colliery
The general condition of this colliery is good. In some parts, how-
ever, while the ventilation is not bad, it is not exactly what it should
be.
This applies to places that were abandoned years ago; supposed
to have been worked out, according to the methods then prevailing,
and from which 25 per centum more coal could have been won had
ordinary care been taken, and which are now being re-opened for
the purpose of getting the coal which at that time v/as not deserving
of notice. To conduct the air through these broken strata, in order
to remove the coal from the upper portion of the pillars (the lower
portion being invariably removed, regardless of what remained
above) the present management finds to be no easy task.
Practically no improvements were made during the year, except
that two new pumps were put in place to deliver water to the sur-
face and others are to follow shortly.
Potts Colliery
At this colliery three seams are being worked: the Diamond, Prim-
rose and Mammoth. And while it is the most gaseous colliery
under my charge, it is, at the same time, one of the best, if not the
best ventilated in the district. Two 18 foot fans on the Mammoth,
a 12 foot fan on the Primrose and a 15 foot fan on the Diamond are
found necessary to ventilate and keep in a safe condition these ex-
tensive workings.
With the exception of an under-ground slope and a tunnel to the
north dip of the Mammoth, both of which are now v.ell under way,
no improvements worthy of note have been made during the year
just closed.
Mine Foremen's Examinations
The annual examination for the positions of mine foreman and
assistant mine foreman was held in the court house at Pottsville,
April 28th and 29th, at which six inspection district boards were
represented and conducted the examination jointly.
Five applicants from the 15th district appeared before the board
two of whom (Boyd Minnich and James Flynn), were given certifi-
cates as assistant mine foremen.
Previous to this jear the law in regard to the qualification of fire
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bosses was viewed from a different standpoint by the inspectors of
the northern and southern coal fields.
In the former no person could hold the position of fire boss unless
he had passed a successful examination and was in possession of
an assistant mine foreman's certificate; while in the latter it was
only necessary to furnish the inspector of the district with satis-
factory proof of one's having worked a certain time in a gaseous
mine as a miner.
The men in the southern field were evidently wrong, but why or
upon whose authority the method, which became a general law in
this region, was established, does not appear.
Their attention was called to this violation of the law by the
Chief of the Department of Mines at a meeting of all the mine inspec-
tors of the Anthracite region held at Hazleton, at which Mr. Roder-
ick presided, and where it was decided that no person could legally
hold the position unless he held an assistant mine foreman's certifi-
cate.
At that time there were in this region holding the position of fire
boss, quite a number who, although being good practical men, were
incapable of standing a rigid examination, because they had held
their positions under an entirely different tenure which required no
theoretical knowledge of mining.
Apart from its being an ex-post-facto law, as applied to this parti-
cular case, it would be a hardship to compel these parties to undergo
a rigid examination at such short notice, and for this reason the
rule requiring applicants "to answer correctly a certain percentage
of the questions, before being entitled to a certificate," was not
strictly adhered to, in the case of those who had held the position
of fire boss prior to the Hazleton meeting, in the examination which
followed.
As a result of that meeting, the inspectors of this region were
instructed by the Chief to hold another examination.
In obedience to these instructions the examining board for the
Fifteenth District held an examination at Ashland on August 14,
and at Williamstown August 19, at which forty-eight applicants
passed successfully and were recommended for certificates as fol-
lows:
Assistant Mine Foremen
John Evans, Ashland; Martin Lynch, Ashland; James Kealy, Cen-
tralia; Nicholas Ditchey, Locust Dale; William Reilly, Williamstown;
Charles H. Harman, Wiconiscb; Patrick Fahey, Lykens; William
Crook, Williamstown; F. J. Knapp, Ashland; William Singleton,
Wilburton; Joseph Goddard, Ashland; Alpheus Barr, Wilburton;
No. 12. FIFTEENTH ANTHRACITE DISTRICT 595
Phelix Wolfgang, Asbland; John Carr, Ashland; John Fineral, Ash-
land; Henry Cleaver, Ashland; William F. Turnow, Ashland; George
E. Eaker, Wilburton; Kobert H. James, Lykens; John Smiles,
Wiconisco; Williams M. Hunter, Lykens; William G. Zerbe, Lykens;
S. J. Beaver, Aristes; Arnold Trefsgcr, Mount Carmel; Thomas
James, Ashland; Patrick Golden, Willianistown; John Lynch, Ash-
land; August Blank, Locust Dale; Thomas E. Davis, Ashland, George
li. Hunter, Lykens; Harry L. Shamper, Lykens; Francis M. Schindler,
Wiconisco; Isaac J. Cole, Wiconisco; Benjamin F. Jones, Centralia;
Edwin S. Jasper, Wilburton; Theodore D. Berry, Wilburton; Meyrick
Jones, Centralia; Emil Ermert, Ashland; John Herbert, Ashland;
Patrick Kelly, Locust Dale; Henry Geating, Ashland; Michael Han-
erahan, Wilburton; Charles H. Zimmerman, Wiconisco; Edward A.
Schlein, Willianistown; Robert Graham, Willianistown; Isaac P.
Bretz, Wiconisco; James McDonald, Ashland; Peter Haley, Ashland.
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OFFICIAL DOCUMENT, No. 12.
ANTHRACITE MINING LAWS
PENNSYLVANIA
AN ACT
To provide for the health aud safety of persons em-
ployed in and about the anthracite coal mines of
Pennsylvania and for the protection and preserva-
tion of property connected therewith.
ARTICLE I
Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That this act shall Application of act.
apply to every anthracite coal mine or colliery in the
Commonwealth, provided the said mine or colliery
employs more than ten (10) persons.
ARTICLE II
Inspectors and Inspection Districts
Section 1. The counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, counties and their
Ti •!! -XT ji division into eight
Luzerne, Lackawanna, Carbon, Schuylkill, JNorthum- districts.
berlaud, Columbia, Lebanon and Dauphin, or so much
of them as may be included under the provisions of
this act, shall be divided into eight (8) inspection dis-
tricts as follows:
Section 2. First. All that portion of the Lacka- First district.
wanna coal field lying northeast of East and West
Market streets in the city of Scrantou, and of Slocum
and Drinker streets in the borough of Dunmore, in-
cluding the coal fields of Siistiuehanna and Wayne
counties.
Second, That jjortion of the Lackawanna coal field second district.
in Lackawanna county lying southwest of East and
West Market streets in the city of Scranton, and west
of Slocum and Drinker streets in the borough of Dun-
more.
Third. That portion of the Wyoming coal field situ- Third district.
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Fourth district.
Fiftli district.
Sixth district.
Seventh district.
Eighth district.
How vacancies
shall be filled.
Board of examin-
ers, and when ap-
pointed.
Vacancies to be
filled by the court.
May engage clerk.
Compensation and
mileage allowed.
ated in Luzerne county, east of and including Plains
and Kingston townships.
Fourth. The remaining portion of the Wyoming
coal field west of Plains and Kingston townships, in-
cluding the city of Wilkes-Barre and the boroughs of
Kingston and Edwardsville.
Fifth. That part of Luzerne county lying south of
the Wyoming coal field together with Carbon county.
Sixth. That part of the Schuylkill coal field in
Schuylkill county lying north of the Broad Mountain
and east of a meridian line through the centre of the
borough of Girardville.
Seventh. That part of the Schujdkill coal field in
Schuylkill county lying north of the Broad Mountain
and west of a meridian line through the centre of the
borough of Girardville, together with Columbia,
Northumberland and Dauphin counties.
Eighth. All that part of the Schuylkill coal field in
Schuylkill county lying south of the Mahanoy Valley,
and the county of Lebanon.
Section 3. In order to fill any vacancy that may oc-
cur in the oifice of Inspector of Mines by reason of
expiration of term, resignation, removal for cause or
from any other reason whatever, the judges of the
court of Lackawanna county shall appoint an examin-
ing board for the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne
and Lackawanna, and the judges of the court of Lu-
zerne county shall appoint an examining board for
the counties of Sullivan, Carbon and Luzerne, and
the judges of Schuylkill county shall appoint an ex-
amining board for the counties of Schuylkill, North-
umberland, Lebanon, Columbia and Dauphin.
Section 4. The said Board of Examiners shall be
composed of three reputable coal miners in actual
practice and two reputable mining engineers, all of
whom shall be appointed at the first term of court in
each year, to hold their places during the year. Any
vacancies that may occur in the Board of Examiners
shall be filled by the court as they occur. The said
Board of Examiners shall be permitted to engage the
services of a clerk, and they, together with the clerk,
shall each receive the sum of five dollars per day for
every day they are actually engaged in the discharge
of their duties under this appointment, and mileage
at the rate of six cents per mile from their home to
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ANTHRACITE MINING LAWS OF PENNSYLVANIA
599
the place of metjtiug and leturu by the nearest prac-
ticable railway route.
Section 5. Whenever candidates for the office of in-
spector are to be examined, the said examiners shall
give public notice of the fact in not more than five
papers published in the inspection district and at
least two weeks before the meeting, specifying the
time and place where such meeting shall be held.
The said examiners shall be sworn to a faithful dis-
charge of their duties, and four of them shall agree
in their recommendation of all candidates to the Gov-
ernor who have answered ninety per centum of the
questions; the names of the applicants, the questions
asked and answers thereto shall be sent to the Secre-
tary of the Commonwealth, and published in at least
two local papers, daily or weekly, and shall recom-
mend only such applicants as they find qualified for
the office.
Should the Board of Examiners not be able to agree
in their selection and recommendation of a candidate,
the judges of the court of common pleas shall dis-
solve the said board and appoint a new board of like
(lualifications and powers.
Upon the recommendation of the Board of Exam-
iners as aforesaid, the Governor shall appoint such
person or persons to fill the office of inspector of
mines under this act, and shair issue to him a com-
.mission for the term of five years, subject, however,
to removal for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office
as hereinafter provided for.
Section 6. The person so appointed must be a citi-
zen of Pennsylvania and shall have attained the age
of thirty years. He must have a knowledge of the
different systems of working coal mines, and he must
f>roduce satisfactory evidence to the Board of Exam-
iners of having had at least five (5) years' practical ex-
perience in anthracite coal mines of Pennsylvania.
He must have had experience in coal mines where
noxious and explosive gases are evolved.
Before entering upon the duties of his office he
shall take an oath or affirmation before an officer
properly qualified to administer tlie same, that he
will perform his duties with fidelity and impartiality;
which oath or affirmation shall be filed in the office
of the prothonotary of the county. He shall also pro-
Notice of examin-
ation of inspectors
to be published.
Examiners to be
sworn.
Recommendations,
etc., to be sent to
the Secretary of
the Common-
wealth.
If Board of Exam-
iners fail to agree,
court may dissolve
Board. '
Governor shall ap-
point inspectors on
recommendation of
Board.
Removal.
Inspectors must be
citizens of Penn-
sylvania and
thirty years old.
Experience re-
quired.
Must be sworn or
affirmed.
Filing of oath.
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Shall have modern
instruments.
Salary.
How payable.
When and how
deputy may be
appointed.
Must reside in dis-
trict for which ap-
pointed.
Shall examine col-
collieries.
Shall attend every
Inquest.
Shall make an an-
nual report to
Secretary of In-
ternal Affairs.
Contents of report.
Board may read-
just districts.
vide himself with the most modern instruments and
appliances for carrying out the intentions of this act.
Section 7. The salary of each of the said inspectors
shall be three thousand dollars per annum, which
salary, together with the expense incurred in carrying
into effect the provisions of this act, shall be paid by
the State Treasurer out of the Treasury of the Com-
monwealth upon the warrant of the Auditor General.
Section 8. In case the inspector becomes incapa-
citated to perform the duties of his office, for a longer
period than two weeks, it shall be the duty of the
judges of the court of common pleas to deputize some
competent person recommended by the Board of Ex-
aminers to fill the office of inspector until the said in
spector shall be able to fulfill the duties of his office
and the person so appointed shall be paid in the same
manner as is provided for the Inspector of Mines.
Section 9. Each of the said inspectors shall reside
in the district for which he is appointed, and shall
give his whole time and attention to the duties of the
office. He shall examine all the collieries in his dis-
trict as often as his duties will permit or as often as
the exigencies of the case or the condition of the
mines require it; see that every necessary precaution
is taken to secure the safety of the workmen and that
the provisions of this act are observed and obeyed;
attend every inquest held by the coroner, or his
deputy, upon the bodies of persons killed in or about
the collieries in his district; visit the scene of the ac-
cident for the purpose of making an examination into
the particulars of the same whenever loss of life or
serious j)ersonal injury occurs as elsewhere herein
provided for, and make an annual report of his pro-
ceedings to the Secretary of Internal Affairs of the
Commonwealth at the close of every year, enumerat-
ing all the accidents in and about the collieries of his
district, marking in tabular form those accidents
causing death or serious personal injury, the condi-
tion of the workings of the said mines with regard to
the safety of the workmen therein and the ventila-
tion thereof, and the result of his labors generally
shall be fully set forth.
Section 10. The Board of Examiners, each for its
respective district as hereinbefoi^s provided for, in
order to divide more equitably i^mong the several
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601
mine inspectors the hiboi' to be performed uud the
territory to be covered by them in the performance
of the duties of the office, may, at any time when they
shall deem it desirable or necessary, readjust the sev-
eral districts by the creation of new boundary lines,
thereby adding to or taking from, as the case may be,
the districts as at present bounded and described, if
the court having jurisdiction approve the same.
And in case it shall be deemed desirable or neces-
sary to readjust any contiguous district, comprisiMl
of more than one judicial district, by the creation of
new boundary lines, then in such case the examining
boards, of the territory ati'ected or requiring such ad-
justment, shall, in joint session, make such change or
readjustment as they shall jointly agree upon, if the
nearest court ha\ing jurisdiction in the territory af-
fected to whom the said joint examining boards shall
submit the matte]', shall approve the same.
Section 11. The mine inspector shall have the right,
and it is hereby made his duty, to enter, inspect and
examine any mine or colliery in his district and the
workings and machinery belonging thereto, at all rea-
sonable times, either by day or night, but not so as to
impede or obstruct the working of the colliery, and
shall have power to take one or more of his fellow in-
si>ectors into or around any mine or colliery in the
district for which he is appointed, for the purpose of
consultation or examination.
He shall also have the right and it is hei'eby made
his duty, to make inquiry into the condition of such
mine or colliery workings, machinery, ventilation,
drainage, method of lighting or using lights, and into
all matters and things connected with or relating to,
as well as to make suggestions providing for the
health and safety of persons employed in or about
the same, and especially to make inquiry whether the
provisions of this act have been complied with.
The owner, operator or superintendent of such mir.c
or colliery is hereby required to furnish the means
necessary for such entry, inspection, examination, in-
quiry and exit.
The inspector shall make a record of the visit, not-
ing the time and material circumstances of the inspec-
tion.
Court must ap-
prove same.
District compris-
ing more than one
judicial district
Duty of mine in-
spector.
Shall not impede
the working- of the
colliery.
Shall inquire into
condition of mine
or colliery.
Owner required to
furnish means
necessary for en-
try of inspectors,
etc.
Must record visit.
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Inspector shall not
be pecuniarily in-
terested in col-
liery.
How charges of
incompetency,
etc.. of inspector
shall be presented.
Investigation of
charges.
How inspector
may be removed.
How vacancy shall
be filled.
Costs of Investi-
gation.
Inspector shall
keep maps, etc.,
in a convenient
place.
Inspectors now
acting shall con-
tinue until term
expires.
Section 12. No person who shall act or practice as
a land agent or as the manager or agent of any coal
mine or colliery, who is pecuniarily interested in
operating any coal mine or colliery in his district,
shall at the same time, hold the office of inspector of
mines under this act.
Section 13. Whenever a petition signed by fifteen or
more reputable coal operators or miners or both, set-
ting forth that any inspector of mines neglects his
duties, or is incomi^etent, or is guilty of malfeasance
in office, it shall be the duty of the court of common
pleas of the proper county to issue a citation in the
name of the Commonwealth to the said inspector to
appear at not less than five days' notice, on a day
fixed, before said court and the court shall then pro-
ceed to inquire into and investigate the allegations
of the petitioners. If the court find that said inspec-
tor is neglectful of his duties or that he is incompe-
tent to perform tlie duties of the office, for any cause
that existed previous to his appointment or that has
arisen since his appointment, or that he is guilty of
malfeasance in office, the court shall certify the same
to the Governor of the Commonwealth, who shall de-
clare the office of inspector for the district vacant and
proceed, in compliance with the provisions of this act,
to appoint a properly qualified person to fill the office.
The cost of said investigation shall be borne by the
removed inspector; but if the allegations in the peti-
tion are not sustained the costs shall be paid by the
petitioners.
Section 14. The maps and plans of the mines and
the records thereof, together with all the papers re-
lating tiiereto, shall be l^ept by the inspector, properly
arranged and preserved, in a convenient place in the
district for which each inspector has been appointed,
and shall be transferred by him with any other prop-
erty of the Commonwealth that may be in his posses-
sion to his successor in office.
Section 15. The persons who, at the time this act
goes into effect, are acting as inspectors of mines
under the acts hereby repealed shall continue to act
in the same manner as if they had been appointed
under this act, and until the term for which tliey
were appointed has expired.
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603
ARTICLE III
Maps and Plans
Section 1. The owner, operator or superintendent
of every coal mine or colliery shall make, or cause to
be made, an accurate map or plan of the workings or
excavations of such coal mine or colliery, on a scale
of one hundred feet to the inch, which map or plan
shall exhibit the workings or excavations in each and
every seam of eoal and the tunnels and passages con-
necting v.ith such workings or excavations. It shall
state in degrees the general inclination of the strata
with any material deflection therein in said workings
or excavations, and shall also state the tidal eleva-
tions of the bottom of each and every shaft, slope,
tunnel and gangway, and of any other point in the
mine or on the surface where such elevation shall be
deemed necessary by the inspector. The map or plan
shall show the number of the last survey station and
date of each survey on the gangways or the most ad-
vanced workings. It shall also accurately show the
boundary lines of the lands of the said coal mine or
colliery and the proximity of the w^orkings thereto,
and in case any mine contains any water dammed up
in any part thereof, it shaJl be the duty of the owner,
operator or superintendent to cause the true location
of the said dam to be accurately marked on said map
or plan, together with the tidal elevation, inclination
of strata and area of said workings containing water,
and whenever any workings or excavations are ap-
proaching the workings where such dam or water is
contained or situated, the ow^ner, operator or super-
intendent shall notify the inspector of the same with-
out delay.
A true copy of which map or plan the said owner,
operator or superintendent shall deposit with the in-
spector of mines for the district in vihich the said coal
mine or colliery is situated, showing the workings of
each seam, if so desired by the inspector, on a separ-
ate sheet of tracing muslin. One copy of the sai 1
max) or plan shall be kept at the colliery.
Section 2. The said owner, operator or superinten
dent shall, as often as once in every six months, place,
or caused to be placed, on the said inspector's map or
Owner shall have
accurate maps
made of mines.
What shall be
shown on maps.
Shall give copy of
map to inspector
and keep one at
colliery.
Shall record
changes on maps
every six months.
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Extensions shall
be placed on in-
spector's maps
within two months
from date of last
survey.
Maps of worked-
out or abandoned
colliery must in-
clude all excava-
tions, etc.
Maps shall be ex-
tended and certi-
fied to inspector.
Neglect or refusal
of owner to make
map.
Inspector shall
make map and re-
cover costs from
owner.
How an inaccurate
map may be cor-
rected.
Owner liable for
costs.
When Cohimon-
wealth is liable
for costs.
plan of said coal mine or colliery, the plan of the ex-
tensions made in such coal mine or colliery during
the preceding six months. The said extensions shall
be placed on the inspector's map and the map re-
turned to the inspector within two months from the
date of the last survey.
Section 3. When any coal mine or colliery is worked
out preparatory to being abandoned, or when any lift
thereof is about to be abandoned, the owner, operator
or superintendent of such coal mine or colliery shall
have the maps or plans thereof extended to include
all excavations, as far as practicable, and such por-
tions thereof as have been worked to the boundary
lines of adjoining properties; or any part or parts of
the workings of which it is intended to be allowed to
fill with water, must be surveyed in duplicate and such
surveys must practically agree, and certified copies
be filed with the inspector of the district in which
the mines are situated.
Section 4. Whenever the owner, operator or super-
intendent of any coal mine or colliery shall neglect
or refuse, or from any cause not satisfactory to the in-
spector, shall fail, for a period of three months, to fur-
nish to the inspector the map or plan of said colliery
or of the extensions thereto, as provided for in this
act, the inspector is hereby 'authorized to cause an ac-
curate map or plan of such coal mine or colliery to be
made at the expense of the owner thereof, which cost
shall be recoverable from said owner as other debts
are by law recoverable. "
Section 5. If the inspector finds or has reason to be-
lieve, that any map or plan of any coal mine or col-
liery, furnished under the provisions of this act, is
materially inaccurate, it shall be his duty to make ap-
plication to the court of common pleas of the county
in which such colliery is situated for" an order to have
an accurate map or plan of said colliery prepared, and
if such survey shall prove that the map furnished was
materially inaccurate or imperfect, such owner, opera-
tor or superintendent shall be liable for the expense
incurred in making the same.
Section G. If it shall be found that the map or plan
furnished by the owner, operator or superintendent
was not materially inaccurate or imperfect, the Com-
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moDwealth shall be held liable for the expense in-
curred iu making- such test survey.
Section 7. If it shall be shown that the said owner, penalty for know-
ingly furnishing
operator or superintendent has knowingly or de- incorrect map.
slgnedly caused or allowed such map or plan, when
furnished, to be incorrect or false, such owner, opera-
tor or superintendent thus offending, shall be guilty
of a misdemeaner and upon conviction thereof, ghall
be punished by a line not exceeding five hundred dol-
lars or imprisonment not exceeding three months, at
the discretion of the court.
Section 8. The maps or plans of the several coal ^ropl.ty^of ^com-
mines or collieries in each district and which are Xu'^bf [n c^us'tody
placed in the custody of the inspector, shall be the °^ '"spector.
property of the Commonwealth, and shall remain in
the care of the inspector of the district in which the
said collieries are situated to be transferred by him
to his successor in office; and in no case shall a copy
of the same be made without the consent of the
owner, operator or superintendent.
Section 9, The inspector's map or plan of any parti- sh|f®be°open'fOT
cular colliery shall be open for inspection, in the inspection.
presence of the inspector, to any miner or miners of
that colliery, whenever said miner or miners shall
have cause to fear that his or their working place or
places are becoming dangerous, by reason of the prox-
imity to other workings which may be supposed to
contain water or dangerous gases. Said map shall
also be open to the inspection and examination of any
citizen interested during business hours.
Section 10. It shall be obligatory on the owners of o^ner shaii leave
^ "^ pillar of coal in
adjoining coal properties to leave, or cause to be left, the^inTof ad"ofn-
a pillar of coal in each seam or vein of coal worked '"^ property.
by them, along the line of adjoining property, of such
width, that taken in connection with the pillar to be
left by the adjoining property owner, will be a suffi-
cient barrier for the safety of the employes of either
mine in case the other should be abandoned and al-
lowed to fill with water; such width of pillar to be de- ^°,IrS' bl de-
termined by the engineers of the adjoining property ^ ermme .
owners together with the inspector of the district in
which the mine is situated, and the surveys of the
face of the workings along such pillar shall be made ^
"^ -^ ■ Copy of surveys
in duplicate and must practically agree. A copy of t^nfe'd wuh'own-
such duplicate surveys, certified to, must be filed with ^'^ ^""^ inspectors.
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the owners of the adjoining properties and with the
insi^ector of the district in which the mine or property
is situated.
ARTICLE IV
Employes must be
in connection with
every seam, etc.
Must be two open-
ings from every
lift.
Safe means of in-
gress and egress.
Shall not apply to
opening a new
mine, etc., if not
more than twenty
persons are em-
ployed.
Cages shall be
available.
How owner shall
proceed v.'here
there is only one
outlet.
Petition and con-
tents.
Shafts, Slopes, Openings and Outlets
Section 1. It shall not be lawful for the owner, oper-
ator or superintendent of any mine to employ any per-
son or persons in such mine or permit any person or
persons to be in such mine for the purpose of work-
ing therein, unless they are in connection with every
seam or stratum of coal ; and from every lift thereof,
worked in such mine, not less than two openings or
outlets, separated by a stratum of not less than sixty
(60) feet in breadth underground, and one hvmdred
and fifty (150) feet in breadth at the surface, at which
openings or outlets safe and distinct means of ingress
and egress are at all times available for the person or
I^ersons employed in the said mine, but it shall not be
necessary for the said two openings to belong to the
same mine if the persons employed therein have
safe, ready and available means of ingress and egress
by not less than two openings. This section shall not
apply to opening a new mine or to opening any new
lift of a mine while being worked for the purpose of
making communication between said two outlets, so
long as not more than twenty persons are employed
at any one time in such mine or new lift of a mine;
neither shall it apply to any mine or part of a mine in
which the second outlet has been rendered unavailable
by reason of the final robbing of pillars previous to
abandonment, so long as not more than twenty per-
sons are employed therein at any one time, The cage
or cages and other means of egress shall, at all times,
be available for the persons employed where there is
no second outlet.
Section 2. The owner, operator or superintendent
of any mine to which there is only one shaft, slope or
outlet may petition the court of common pleas in
which such mine is situated, which said court is here-
by empowered to act in the premises, setting forth
that, in consequence of intervening lands between the
working of his mine and the most practicable point,
or the only practicable point, as the case may be, at
No. 12. ANTHRACITE MINING LAWS OF PENNSYLVANIA 607
which to make or bring to the surface from tlie worli-
ing of liis mine, lie is unable to make an additional
shaft, slope or outlet in accordance with the require-
ments of this act, whereupon the court may make an
order of reference and appoint three disinterested court shau ap-^^
persons, residents of the count}', viewers, one or more ^'■^•
of whom shall be a practical mining engineer, all of
whom, after being sworn to a faithful discharge of They shaii be
sworn and shall
their duties, shall view and examine the itremises and examine the prem-
' ^ ises.
determine as to whether the owner shall have the
privilege of making an additional outlet through or
upon any intervening lands, as the case may require,
and report in writing to the court, which report shall shaii report to the
be entered and filed of record. If the finding of the
viewers, or any two of them, is in favor of the owner
of such coal mine or colliery, he may make an addi- add?fionar^op'?nins
tioual shaft, slope or outlet under, through or upon abie!^""" '^ ^^^°''
intervening lands, as may be determined upon and
provided for by the award. If the finding of the
viewers is against the owner, or if no award be made
by reason of any default or neglect on the part of the
owner, he shall be bound to comply with the provi- ^rovis^oM'' o^f ms
sions of this act in the same manner as if this section *"^*-
had not been enacted. In case the said owner, opera-
tor or superintendent desires to, and claims that he
ought to make an additional opening under, through Proceedings where
'^ J. o 7 c3 owner desires lo
or upon any adjoining or intervening lands, to meet make^ additional
the requirements of this act, for the ingress and
egress of the men employed in his or their mine, he sfaVemTn\''^o/
or they shall make a statement of the facts in the po- ^^°^^' ®'^°-
tition, with a survey, setting forth the point of com-
mencement and the point of termination of the pro-
posed outlet which he or they, their engineers, agents
or employes may enter upon said intervening lands
and surve}' and mark, as he or they shall find it pro-
jjer to adopt for such additional outlet, doing as lit-
tle damage as possible to the property explored; and
the viewers shall state in their report what damage
will be sustained by the owner or owners of the inter-
vening lands by the opening, constructing and using
of the outlet, and if the report is not appealed from,
it shall be confirmed or rejected bv said court, and anv Proceedings m re-
lation to opening
further and all proceedings in relation thereto shall ehaii be same as
^ ^ for lateral rail-
be in conformity with like proceedings as in the case road,
of a lateral railroad across or under intervening lands,
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How notice shall
be given and
costs paid.
Appliances for es-
cape in case of ac-
cident.
Sepai-ate traveling
way.
No inflammable
structures shall be
erected over open-
ings.
Structures per-
mitted.
Top of shaft shall
be securely fenced.
Abandoned slope
shall be fenced.
Underground en-
trances shall be
fenced.
under the act in relation to lateral railroads, approved
the fifth day of May, Anno Domini one thousand eight
hundred and thirty-two, and the supplements thereto,
so far as the provisions of the same are ajjplicable
hereto; and the notices to the owner of intervening
lands, of the intention to apply for the privilege of
making an outlet and meeting of the viewers shall be
given, and the costs of the case shall be paid as pro-
vided in the said act of fifth day of May, Anno Domini
one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, and the
supplements thereto.
Section 3. The escapements, shafts or slopes shall be
fitted with safe and available appliances by which the
persons employed in the mine may readily escape in
case an accident occurs deranging the hoisting ma-
chinery at the main outlets.
Section 4. In slopes where the angle of inclination
is fifteen degrees or less there must be provided a
separate traveling way, which shall be maintained in
a safe condition for travel and kept free from steam
and dangerous gases.
Section 5. No infiammable structure, other than a
frame to sustain pulleys or sheaves, shall be erected
over the entrance of any opening connecting the sur-
face with the und(^rground workings of any mine, and
no '"breaker" or other infiammable structure for the
preparation or storage of coal shall be erected nearer
than two hundred (200) feet to any such opening, but
this act shall not be construed to prohibit the erec-
tion of a fan drift for the purpose of ventilation, or
of a trestle for the transportation of cars from any
slope to such breaker or structure; neither shall it
apply to any shaft or slope until the work of develop-
ment and shipment of coal has commenced: Provided,
That this section shall not apply to breakers that are
now erected.
Section 6. The top of each shaft and also of each
slope, if dangerous, or any intermediate lift thereof,
shall be securely fenced off by railing or by vertical
or flat gates.
Section 7. Every abandoned slope, shaft, air-hole
and drift shall be properly fenced around or across its
entrance.
Section 8. All underground entrances to any places
not in actual course of working or extension shall be
No. 12. ANTHRACITE MINING LAWS OF PENNSYLVANIA 609
properly fenced across the whole width of such en-
trances, so as to prevent persons from inadvertently
entering the same.
Section 9. The owner, operator or superintendent f^^f^H^^^^^^^^
of any coal mine or colliery which is worked by shaft
or slope, shall provide and maintain a suitable appli-
ance by or through which conversation can be held by
and between persons at the bottom and at the top of
the shaft or slope, and also an efficient means of sig- §|.|!Jf^|/'>'^" ^^
ualiug from the bottom of such shaft or slope to the
engineer in charge of the hoisting engine.
Section 10. Hand rails and efficient safety catches ][^e^''a«Iched'lo"
shall be attached to, and a sufficient cover overhead ^""^"^ ^^s*^-
shall be provided on every cage used for lowering or
hoisting persons in any shaft.
Section 11. Whenever practicable, every cage or cages, etc., shaii
^ ' " be protected.
gun-boat used for lowering or hoisting persons in any
slope, shall be provided with a proper protector, so
constructed that persons, while on such cage or gun- -
boat, shall not be struck by anything which may fall
or roll down said slope.
Section 12. The main link of the chain connecting Main nnk, etc.,
shall be of best
the rope to the cage, gun-boat or car m any shaft or quality of iron,
slope, shall be made of the best quality of iron. Bri-
dle chains made of the same quality of iron shall be
attached to the main link, rope or rope socket from
the cross-head of the cage or gun-boat when persons
are being lowered or hoisted thereon.
Section 13. The ropes, safety catches, links and ^eTxamlned IveiV
chains shall be carefulh' examined every day they are "^^^^
used, by a competent person delegated for that pur-
pose and any defects therein found, by which life or
limb may be endangered, shall be immediately rem-
edied.
Section 14. An efficient brake shall be attached to f^'frT'drum'!'''' *°
every drum that is used for lowering or raising per-
sons or material in any mine.
Section 15. Flanges or horns of sufficient dimen- fope ?rom saS
sions to prevent the rope from slipping off the said ° """"■
drum shall be provided and properly attached to the
drum, and all machines used for lowering or hoisting
persons in mines shall be provided with an indicator indicators.
to show the position of the cage, car or gun-boat in
the shaft or slope.
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Substantial struc-
ture to sustaia
pulley.
Material must not
fall into shf.tt.
When structure
for pulley shall be
erected.
How truck for
landing buckets
shall be construct-
ed.
Rock and coal Lo
be raised ia buck-
ets.
Safety hook.
Guides to prevent
bucket from
swinging.
If strata are not
safe shaft shall be
cased.
Rules to be ob-
served In mines.
Section 16. Over all shafts whicli are being sunk or
shall hereafter be sunk, a safe and substantial struc-
ture shall be erected to sustain the sheaves or pulleys,
at a height of not less thau twenfy (20) feet above the
tipping-place, and the top of such shaft shall be ar-
ranged in such manner that no material can fall into
the shaft while the bucket is being emptied.
Section 17. The said structure shall be erected as
soon as a substantial foundation is obtained, and in
no case shall a shaft be sunk to a depth of more than
fifty (50) feet without such structure.
Section IS. If provision is made to land the bucket
upon truck, the said truck shall be constructed in such
manner that material cannot fall into the shaft.
Section 19. All rock and coal from shafts as they
are being sunk, shall not ])e raised except in a bucket
or on a cage, and such bucket or cage must be con-
nected to the rope or chain by a safety hook, clevis or
other safe attachment.
Section 20. Such shafts shall be provided with
guides and guide attachments applied in such manner
as to prevent the bucket from swinging while descend-
ing or ascending therein, and such guides and guide
attachments shall be maintained at a distance of not
more than seventy-five (75) feet from the bottom of
such shaft, until its sinking shall have been com-
pleted, but this section shall not apply to shafts one
hundred (100) feet or less in depth.
Section 21, Where the strata are not safe every
shaft shall be securely cased, lined or otherwise made
secure.
Section 22. The following rules shall be observed,
as far as practicable, in every shaft to which this act
applies.
First. After each and every blast the chargeman
must see that all loose material is swept down from
the timbers before the workmen descend to their
work.
Second. After a suspension of work, and also after
firing a blast in a shaft where explosive gases are
evolved, the person in charge must have the said shaft
examined and tested with a safety lamp before the
workmen are allowed to descend.
Third. Not more than four persons shall be low-
ered or hoisted in any shaft on a bucket at the same
time, and no person shall ride on a loaded bucket.
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Foui-tii. Wiienevei' persons are employed on plat-
forms in sliafts the person in charge must see that the
said platforms are properly and safely constructed.
Fifth. While shafts are being sunk all blasts
therein must be exploded by an electric battery.
Sixth. Every person who fails to comply with or
who violates the provisions of this article shall be
guilty of an offense against this act.
ARTICLE V
Boilers and Connections, Machinery, «S:c.
Section 1. All boilers used for generating steam in Bouers shaii be
and about mines and collieries shall be kept in good and* shafi°bi °ex-^''
-, , , i • J. I J- amined, etc.
order, and the owner, operator or superintendent
shall have them examined and inspected by a qualified
person as often as once in six mouths, and oftener if
needed. The result of such examination, under oath,
shall be certified in writing to the inspector for the
district within thirty (30) days thereafter.
Section 2. It shall not be lawful to place any boiler Boners shaii not
be nearer dm
or boilers, for the purpose of generating steam, under ^^''^a^er than ]oo
or nearer than one hundred (100) feet to any coal
breaker or other structure in which persons are em-
ployed in the preparation of coal : Provided, That this Proviso,
section shall not apply to boilers or breakers already
erected.
Section 3. Each nest of boilers shall be provided safety vaive for
^ boilers.
with a safety valve of sufficient area for the steam to
escape and with weights or springs properly adjusted.
Section 4. Every boiler house shall be provided with st^^'" ^^"°°''-
a steam gauge properly connected with the boilers, to
indicate the steam pressure, and another steam gauge
shall be attached to the steam pipe in the engine house
and placed in such position that the engineer or fire-
man can readily examine them and "see what pressure
is carried. Such steam gauges shall be kept in good
order, tested and adiusted as often as once in every pau&es must be
'J "^ tested every s-ix
six months and their condition reported to the inspec- ^™ted'' t'o"1n-'''
tor in the same manner as the report of boiler inspec- ^pector.
tion.
Section 5. All machinerv used in or about the mines ah machinery
must be proteetea
and collieries, and especially in breakers, such as en-- °^ covered,
gines, rollers, wheels screens, shafting and bolting
shall be protected by covering or railing so as to pre-
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Stairs, etc., shall
have guard rail.
Temporary re-
moval of fence.
Engineer shall be
competent and
over eighteen
years old.
Signal apparatus
on brealier.
Oiling machinery.
Loitering around
or interfering with
machinery pro-
hibited.
Offense again.^t
this act.
vent persons from inadvertently walking against or
falling upon the same. The sides of stairs, trestles
and dangerous plank walks in and around the collier-
ies shall be provided with hand and guard railing to
prevc'iit persons from talliug over their sides. This
section shall not forbid the temporary removal of a
fence, guard rail or covering for the purpose of repairs
or other operations, if proper precautions are used,
and the fence, guard rail or covering is replaced im-
mediately thereafter.
Section 6. A sober and competent person, not under
eighteen (18) years of age, shall be engaged to run the
breaker engine and he shall attend to said engine
while the machinery is in motion.
Section 7. A signal apparatus shall be established
at important points in every breaker so that in case
of an accident the engineer can be promptly notified
to stop the machinerj^
Section 8. No person under fifteen (15) years of age
shall be appointed to oil the machinery, and no per-
son shall oil dangerous parts of such machinery while
it is in motion.
Section 9. No person shall play with, loiter around
or interfere vrith any machinery in or about any mine
or colliery.
Section 10. Failure to comply with the provisions
of this article shall be deemed an offense against this
act.
ARTICLE VI
Wash Houses
Wash house shall Scctiou 1. It shall bc the duty of the owner, opera-
be provided at re- ^ ; x-
quest of twenty or tor Or Superintendent of each mine or colliery, at the
more miners. ^ '' '
request in writing of twenty or more men employed
in any of the mines, to provide a suitable building, not
an engine or boiler house, which shall be convenient
to the principal entrance of such mine, for the use of
the persons employed therein for the purpose of wash-
ing themselves and changing their clothes when en-
tering the mine and returning therefrom. The said
building shall be maintained in good order, be prop-
erly lighted and heated, and supplied with pure cold
and warm water, and shall be provided with facilities
for persons to wash. If any person or persons shall
How wash house
shall he kept and
supplied.
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neglect or fail to comply with the provisions of this foTJmpfrifth"'"^
article, or maliciously injure or destroy, or cause to *^'^ provision.
be injured or destroyed, the said building, or any part
thereof, or any of the appliances or fittings used for
supplying light, heat and water therein, or doing any
act tending to the injury or destruction thereof, he or
they shall be deemed guilty of an offense against this
act.
ARTICLE VII
Ambulances and Stretchers
Section 1. The owner, operator or superintendent of owner shaii keep
' ambulance and
every mine or colliery, except as hereinafter provided, stretchers at mine.
shall provide and keep at such mine or colliery an am-
bulance and also at least two (2) stretchers, for the
purpose of conveying to their places of abode, any
person or persons v»'ho may be injured while in the dis-
charge or his or their work at such mine or colliery.
Section 2. The said ambulance shall be constructed construction of
ambulance.
Upon good, substantial and easy springs. It shall be
covered and closed and shall have windows on the
sides or ends. It shall be of sufficient size to convey
at least two (2) injured persons with two (2) attend-
ants at one time, and shall be provided with spring
mattresses or other comfortable bedding to be placed
on rolled frames, together with sufficient covering and
protection for convenient movement of the injured.
It shall also be provided with seats for the attend-
ants. The stretchers shall be constructed of such ma- construction of
terial and. in such manner as to afford the greatest
ease and comfort in the carriage of the injured per-
son.
Section 3. Whenever any person or persons em- person injured
ployed in or about a mine or colliery shall receive such to "h's ^ome^oT to
injury by accident or otherwise, while so employed, as °^^'^^^-
would render him or them unable to walk to his or
their place of abode, the owner, operator or superin-
tendent of such mine or colliery shall immediately
cause such. person or persons to be removed to his or
their place of abode or to a hospital as the case may
require.
Section 4. It is provided, however, that the owner, when ambulance
need not be pro-
operator or superintendent of any mine or colliery vided.
shall be excepted from the requirements of an ambu-
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When one ambu-
lance may supply
two collieries.
If less than 20 per-
sons employed no
ambulance re-
quired.
When railway
may be used in-
stead of ambu-
lance.
lance, as aforesaid, if the places of abode of all the
workmen at such mine or colliery be within a radius
of a half mile from the principal entrance to such
mine.
Section 5. It is provided further, that where two or
more mines or collieries are located within one mile
of each other, or the ambulance is located within one
mile of each colliery, but one ambulance, as afore-
said, shall be required, if the said mines or collieries
have ready and quick uieans of communication, one
with the other, by telegraph or telephone.
Section G, An ambulance, as aforesaid, shall not be
required at any mine or colliery at which less than
twenty (20) persons are employed.
Section 7. In case the distance from any mine or
colliery to the place of abode of the person injured, is
such as to permit his conveyance to his home or to
a hospital more quickly and conveniently by railway,
such mode of convej'ance shall be permitted, but in
such case the conveyance must be under cover and the
comfort of the injured person must be provided for.
ARTICLE VIII
Mine foreman or
assistant must
have certificate.
Certificate shall be
granted by Secre-
tary of Internal
Affairs after satis-
factory examina-
tion by the Exam-
iners.
Experience.
Form and record
of certificates.
Board of Examin-
ers in each dis-
trict.
Certified Mine Foremen
Section 1. It shall not be lawful, neither shall it be
permitted, for any person or persons to act as mine
foreman or assistant mine foreman of any coal mine
or colliery, unless they are registered as a holder of
a certificate of qualification or service under this act.
Section 2. Certificates of qualification to mine fore-
men and assistant mine foremen shall be granted by
the Secretary of Internal Affairs to every applicant
who may be reported by the examiners, as hereinafter
provided, as having passed a satisfactory examination
and as having given satisfactory evidence of at least
five years' practical experience as a miner, and of good
conduct, capability and sobriety.
The certificate, shall be in manner and form as shall
be prescribed by the Secretary of Internal Affairs, and
a record of all certificates issued shall be kept in his
department.
Section 3. For the purpose of examination of candi-
dates for such certificates, a board of examiners shall
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be appointed in each of tlie inspection districts nro- ^''^° s^^" ^^"^e
.,,-,,,. ^ 1 ou such board.
vided for by tliis act. Tiie said board shall consist
of the district inspector of mines, two (2) practical
miners and one owner, operator or superintendent of
a mine. The said inspector shall act ex-officio, and
the said engineer and owner, operator or superinten-
dent shall be appointed in like manner and at the
same time as the boards of examiners for candidates
for mine inspectorship under this act are now appoint-
ed. The said board shall act as such for the period ^®™ °^ ^°''''^-
of one year from the date of their appointment. Meet- Meetings and
n , 1 , , rules.
ings ot the board may be held at any time, and they
may make such rules and conduct such examinations
as in their judgment may seem proper for the purpose
of such examinations. The said board shall report ^^p""^-
their action to the Secretary of Internal Affairs, and
at least three (3) of the members thereof shall certify
to the qualification of each candidate who has passed
such examination. The traveling expenses of the compensation.
members of such board to and from their place of
meeting, together with the sum of five dollars per day
each to the said two (2) practical miners and owner,
operator or superintendent, members of each board,
•for each day they are actually engaged therein, not
exceeding ten (10) days in all, during the year, shall
be paid by the Commonwealth on an order of the Au- ^°^ '^'''^■
ditor General drawn on the State Treasurer upon the
certificate of the mine inspector, member of such
board.
Section 4. Certificates of qualification to mine fore- Certificates of
men and assistant mine foremen shall be granted by '"'"' ""'"'"'"•
the Secretary of Internal Affairs to every applicant
who may be reported by the examiners, as heretofore
provided, as having passed a satisfactory examination
and as having given satisfactory evidence of at least
five (5) years' practical experience as a miner, and of
good conduct, capability and sobriety. The certifi- c°monts of certifi-
cate shall be in manner and form as shall be prescrib-
ed bv the Secretary of Internal Affairs, and a record
of all certificates issued shall, be kept in the depart-
ment. Certificates of qualification and certificates of
service shall contain the full name, age and place of
birth of the applicant, as also the length and nature
of his previous service in or about the mines.
cate.
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Fees for certifi-
cate.
Penalty for oper-
ating mine witli-
out a foreman.
When copy of cer-
tificate may issue.
Forgery of a cer-
tificate or making
a false statement
in same shall be a
misdemeanor.
Penalty.
Fire boss must
have five years'
experience, etc.
He shall certify to
experience.
Section 5. Before certificates as aforesaid shall be
granted applicants for same shall pay to the Secre-
tary of Internal Atfairs the following fee, namely:
For examination, one dollar; for registration of cer-
tificate, one dollar, for certificate, one dollar. All
fees so received shall be covered into the treasury of
the Commonwealth.
Section 6. No mines shall be operated for a longer
period than thirty days without the supervision of
a mine foreman. In case any mine is worked a longer
period than thirty (30) days without such certified
mine foreman, the owner, operator or superintendent
thereof shall be subject to a penalty of twenty dollars
per day for each day over the said thirty (30) days
during which the said mine is operated.
Section 7. In case of the loss or destruction of a
certificate the Secretary of Internal Affairs may sup-
ply a copy thereof to the person losing the same upon
the payment of the sum of fifty (50) cents: Provided,
It shall be shown to the satisfaction of the Secretary
that the loss has actually occurred.
Section 8. If any person or persons shall forge or
counterfeit a certificate or knowingly make or cause
to be made any false statement in any certificate
under this act, or in any official copy of the same, or
shall urge others to do so, or shall utter or use any
such forged or false certificate, or unofficial copy
thereof, or shall make, give, utter, produce or make
use of any false declaration, representation or state-
ment in any such certificate of copy thereof, or any
document containing the same, he or they shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof,
shall be fined two hundred dollars, or imprisoned for
a term not exceeding one (1) year, or both, at the dis-
cretion of the court trying the case.
Section 9. And no person shall be permitted to act
as fire boss in any coal mine or colliery, unless he has
had five (5) years' practical experience in mines as a
miner, three (3) of which he shall have had as a miner
in mines wherein noxious and explosive gases are
evolved, and the said fire boss shall certify to the
same before entering upon his duties, before an alder-
man. Justice of the peace or other person authorized
to administer oaths, and a copy of said deposition shall
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be filed with the district inspector of mines wherein
said person is employed.
ARTICLE IX
Employment of Boys and Females
Section 1. No boy under the ace of fourteen (14) no boy under u
•^ " ^ years and no fe-
years, and no woman or sir! of anv aa-e, shall be em- maie shaii be em-
•J > » ^ o 7 ployed in mines.
plowed or permitted to be in any mine for the purpose
of employment therein. Nor shall a boy under the
age of twelve years or a woman or girl of any age, be
employed or permitted to be in or about the outside
structures or workings of a colliery for the purpose of
employment, but it is provided, however, that this shaii not apply to
t- •■ ' i 7 7 clerical work.
prohibition shall not affect the employment of a boy
or iemale of suitable age in an office or in the per-
formance of clerical work at a colliery.
Section 2. When an employer is in doubt as to the how age shaii ba
„ , , , , . ,. , , . determined.
age of any boy or youth applying for employment in
or about a mine or colliery, he shall demand and re-
ceive proof of the said lawful employment age of such
boy or youth, by certificate from the parent or guar-
dian, before said boy or jouth shall be employed.
Section 3. If any person or persons contravene or Penalty.
fail to comph' with the provisions of this act in re-
spect to the employment of boys, young male persons
or females, or if he or they shall connive with or per-
mit others to contravene or fail to comply with said
provisions, or if a parent or guardian of a boy or
young male person make or give a false certificate of
the age of such boy or young male person, or know-
ingly do or perform any other act for the purpose of
securing employment for a boy or young male person
under the lawful emplo^^ment age and in contraven-
tion of the provisions of this act, he "or they shall be
guilty of an offense against this act.
ARTICLE X
Ventilation
Section 1. The owner, operator or superintendent Pure air shaii be
J, -in • -, -, . provided in mines.
or every mine shall provide and maintain a constant
and adequate supply of pure air for the same, as here-
inafter provided.
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Us* of furnaces
prohibited In cer-
tain mines.
Minimum quantity
of air to be pro-
duced.
Ventilating cur-
rents, how dis-
tributed.
Abandoned parts
of mine in opera-
tion shall be liept
free of gas.
Mine shall be di-
vided into dis-
tricts.
Not more than 75
persons shall have
the same current
of pure air.
When inlet and
return air pass-
ages shall be sepa-
rated.
Area of air
ages.
Velocity.
Section 2. It shall not be lawful to use a furnace
for the purpose of ventilating any mine wherein ex-
plosive gases are generated.
Section 3. The minimum quantity of air thus pro-
duced, shall not be less than two hundred (200) cubic
feet per minute for each and every person employed
in any mine, and as much more as the circumstances
may require.
Section 4. The ventilating currents shall be con-
ducted and circulated to and along the face of each
and every working place throughout the entire mine,
in sufficient quantities to dilute, render harmless and
sweep away smoke and noxious or dangerous gases,
to such an extent that all working places and travel-
ing roads shall be in a safe and fit state to work and
travel therein.
Section 5. All worked-out or abandoned parts of a
mine in operation, so far as practicable, shall be kept
free of dangerous bodies of gases or water, and if
found impracticable to keep the entire mine free from
an accumulation of gases or water, the mine inspector
must be immediately notified.
Section 6. Every mine employing more than sev-
enty-five (75) persons must be divided into two or
more districts. Each district shall be provided with
a separate split of pure air and the ventilation shall
be so arranged, that not more than seventy-five per-
sons shall be employed at the same time in any one
current or split of air.
The inlet and return air passages for any particular
district must be separated by a pillar of coal or stone,
if the thickness and dip of the vein will permit, ex-
cept where it is necessary to cut through said divid-
ing pillar for the purposes of ventilation, traffic or
drainage.
Section 7. All air passages shall be of sufficient
area to allow the free passage of not less than two
hundred (200) cubic feet of air per minute for every
person working therein; and in no case, in mines gen-
erating explosives gases, shall the velocity exceed four
hundred and fifty (450) lineal feet per minute, in any
opening through which the air currents pass, if gauze
safety lamps are used, except in the main inlet or out-
let air ways.
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Section 8. All cross-cuts connecting the main inlet ^iSft^luLfy ^
and outlet air passages of every district, when it be- '=^°^^-
comes necessary to close them permanently, shall be
substantially closed with brick or other suitable build-
ing material, laid in mortar or cement whenever prac-
ticable, but in no case shall said air stoppings be con-
structed of plank except for temporary purposes.
Section 9. All doors used in assisting or in any way ^^°°j;^g^^^f,y^'°"
affecting the ventilation shall be so hung and adjusted
that they will close automatically.
Section 10. All main doors shall have an attendant Main doors must
- have an attendant.
whose constant duty it shall be to open them for
transportation and travel and prevent them from
standing open longer than is necessary for persons or
cars to pass through.
Section 11. All main doors shall be so placed that how ^^ain^doors
when one door is open, another, which has the same
effect upon the same current, shall be and remain
closed and thus prevent any temporary stoppage of
the air current.
Section 12. An extra main door shall be so placed Extra mam door.
and kept standing open, as to be out of reach of ac-
cident, and so fixed that it can be at once closed in
the event of an accident to the doors in use.
Section 13. The frame work of such main doors Frame work of
• -1 1 'J main doors.
shall be substantially secured in stone or brick, laid
in mortar or cement unless otherwise permitted in
writing by the inspector.
Section 14. All permanent air bridges shall be sub- brS"^"how "^
stantially built of such material and such strength as ^""*-
the circumstances may require.
Section 15. The quantities of air in circulation shall ^'"^ measurements.
be ascertained with an anemometer or other efficient
instrument; such measurements shall be made by the
inside foreman or his assistant once a week at the ^ "^ °" ™
inlet and outlet airways, also at or near the face of
each gangway and at the nearest cross-heading to the
face of each gangway and at the nearest cross-heading
to the face of the inside and outside chamber or breast
where men are emploved, and the heading shall not
, . , , ' , , ,nn\ i> t r _Li J? * Headings shall not
be driven more than sixty (60) feet from the face or be driven more
each chamber or breast and shall be entered m the
colliery report book.
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Report of air
measurements to
be sent to Inspect-
ors, also number
employed in each
district.
Ventilators must
have recording in-
struments.
Penalty.
Section 16. A report of these air measurements
shall be sent to the inspector before the twelfth day
of each month, for the preceding month, together with
a statement of the number of persons employed in
each district.
Section 17. All ventilators used at mines shall be
provided with recording instruments by which the
speed of the ventilators or the ventilating pressure
shall be registered for each hour, and such data shall
be preserved at the colliery for future reference, for
a period of three months.
Section 18. Any person or persons who shall ne-
glect or fail to comply with the provisions of this ar-
ticle, or who shall make any false report in regard to
air measurements, shall be guilty of an offense
against this act.
ARTICLE XI
Props and timbers
must be furnished
workmen.
Workman shall
notify mine fore-
man of timbers
needed.
Work shall stop in
certain cases.
Failure to comply
shall be deemed an
offense.
Props and Timbers
Section 1. It shall be the duty of the owner, opera-
tor, superintendent or mine foreman of every mine to
furnish to the miners all props, ties, rails and timbers
necessary for the safe mining of coal and for the pro-
tection of the lives of the workmen. Such props, ties,
rails and timbers shall be suitably prepared and shall
be delivered to the workmen as near to their working
places as they can be conveyed in ordinary mine cars,
free of charge.
Section 2. Every workman in want of props, ties,
rails or timbers shall notify the mine foreman or his
assistant of the fact at least one day in advance, giv-
ing the length of the props or timber required; and in
case of danger from loose roof or sides, he shall not
continue to cut or load coal until the said props and
timber have been properly furnished and the place
made secure.
Section 3. A failure to comply with the provisions
of this article shall be deemed an offense against this
act, and shall be taken to be negligence per se on the
part of the owner, operator, superintendent or mine
foreman, as the case may be, of such mine, in action
for the recover}^ of damages for accidents resulting
from the insufficient propping of such mine, through
failure to furnish the necessary props or timbers.
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621
ARTICLE XII
General Rules
The followiiig general rules shall be observed in
every mine to which this act applies:
Rule 1. The owner, operator or superintendent of
a mine or colliery shall use every precaution to ensure
the safety of the workmen in all cases, whether pro-
vided for in this act or not, and he shall place the un-
derground workings thereof, and all that is related
to the same, under the charge and daily supervision
of a competent person who shall be called "mine fore-
man."
Rule 2. Whenever a mine foreman cannot person-
ally carry out the provisions of this act so far as they
pertain to him, the owner, operator or superintendent
snail authorize him to employ a sufficient number of
competent persons to act as his assistants, who shall
be subject to his orders.
Rule 3. The mine foreman shall have charge of all
matters pertaining to ventilation, and the speed of
the ventilators shall be particularly under his charge
and direction; and any superintendent who shall cause
the mine foreman to disregard the provisions of this
act shall be amenable in the same manner as the
mine foreman.
Rule 4. All accessible parts of an abandoned por-
tion of a mine in which explosive gases have been
found, shall be carefully examined by the mine fore-
man or his assistants at least once a week, and all
dauger found existing therein shall be immediately
removed. A report of said examination shall be re-
corded in a book kept at the colliery for that purpose
and signed by the person making the same.
Rule 5. In mines generating explosive gases, the
mine foreman or his assistant shall make a careful
examination every morning of all working places apd
traveling roads and all other places which might en-
danger the safety of the workmen, before the work-
men shall enter the mine, and such examination shall
be made wdth a safety lamp within three (3) hours at
most, before time for comnioncing work, and a work-
man shall not enter the mine or his working place
until the said mine or part thereof and working place
Must have mine
toreman.
Assistant mine
foreman.
Ventilation.
When superintend-
ent shall be amen-
able.
Abandoned por-
tions of mine shall
be examined.
Report shall be
kept.
Examination of
mines generating
gases.
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Report shall be
kept.
Proof of examina-
tion must be
marked on face.
Stations to be es-
tablished.
Fire boss shall
have charge of
danger stations.
No one shall pass
until mine is re-
ported safe.
When noxious
gases are found
all workmen to
be withdrawn
until reported
safe.
Only safety lamps
to be used in cer-
tain mines.
are reported to be safe. Every report shall be re-
corded without delay in a book which shall be kept
at the colliery for the purpose and shall be signed by
the person making the examination.
Rule 6. The person who makes said examination
shall establish proof of the same by marking plainly
the date thereof at the face of each working place and
all other places examined.
Rule 7. A station or stations shall be established
at the entrance to each mine or different parts of each
mine, as the case may require, and a workman shall
not pass beyond any such station until the mine or
part of the mine beyond the same has been inspected
and reported to be safe. It shall be the duty of the
fire boss to remain at the danger station until relieved
by some person authorized by himself or the mine
foreman, who shall stand guard until said mine or
part of mine shall be reported safe, and he shall not
let any person pass without permission from the fire
boss.
Rule 8. If at any time it is found by the person for
the time being in charge of the mine or any part
thereof, that by reason of noxious gases prevailing in
such mine or such part thereof, or of any cause what-
ever the iiuiie or tiie said part is dangerous, every
precaution shall be used to ensure the safety of the
workmen; and every workman, except such persons
as may be required to remove the danger, shall be
withdrawn from the mine, or such part thereof as is
so found dangerous, until the said mine or said part
thereof is examined by a competent person and re-
ported by him to be safe.
Rule 9. In every working approaching any place
where there is likely to be accumulation of explosive
gases, or in any working in which danger is imminent
from explosive gases, no light or fire other than a
locked safety lamp shall be allowed or used. When-
ever safety lamps are required in any mine they shall
be the property of the owner of said mine, and a com-
petent person, who shall be appointed for the pur-
pose, shall examine every safety lamp immediately
before it is taken into the workings for use, and as-
certain it to be clean, safe and securely locked, and
safety lamps shall not be used until they have been
so examined and found safe, clean and securely
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locked, unless permission be first given by the mine
foreman to have the lamps used unlocked.
Kule 10. No one, except a duly authorized person, K^'^for safety
shall have in his possession a key or any other con-
trivance for the purpose of unlocking any safety lamp
in any mine where locked lamps are used. No lucifer
matches or any other apparatus for striking light
shall be taken into said mine or parts thereof.
Kule 11. No blast shall be fired in any mine where nrmg of blasts.
locked safety lamps are used except by permission of
the mine foreman or his assistants, and before a blast
is fired, the person in charge must examine the place
and adjoining places and satisfy himself that it is safe
to fire such blast before such permission is given.
Rule 12 The mine foreman or his assistant shall Mine foreman
. shall visit mine.
visit and examine every working place in the mine at
least once every alternate day, while the men of such
place are or should be at work, and shall direct that
each and every working place is properly secured by -
props or timbers, and that safety in all respects is
assured by directing that all loose coal or rock shall
be pulled down or secured, and that no person shall
be permitted to work in an unsafe place unless it be
for the purpose of making it secure.
Rule 13. The mine foreman, or some other compe- Mine fo^reman^
tent person or persons to be designated by him, shall '^opes, etc.
examine at least once every day all slopes, shafts,
, main roads, traveling ways, signal apparatus, pulleys
and timbering and see that they are in safe and effi-
cient working condition.
Rule 14. Any person having charge of a working root^s arid swes^^
place in any mine shall keep the roof and sides thereof secured.
properly secured by timber or otherv»ise so as to pre-
vent such roof and sides from falling, and he shall
not do afiy work or permit any work to be done under
loose or dangerous material except for the purpose
of securing the same.
Rule ].l \\'li(-n<'\er a ]ilace is likely to contain a Accumulation ot
dangerous accumulation of water, the working ap-
proaching such place shall not exceed twelve (12) feet
in width and there sball be constantly kept at a dis-
tance of iiol h'ss than twenty (20) feet in advance, at
least one (1) bore hole near the center of the working
and sufficient flank bore holes on each side.
water.
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Riding on loaded
cars prohibited.
Number of persons
to be hoisted or
lowered at one
time.
Twenty persons
may be hoisted or
lowered in mine
where two cars
are used, if thirty
workmen make re-
quest.
May reduce the
number of persons
to be hoisted or
lowered.
Qualifications of
engineer.
How engineer
shall work engine.
Duty of engineer
in charge of hoist-
ing apparatus.
Rule 16. No person shall ride upon or against any
loaded car, cage or gun-boat in any shaft, slope or
plane in or about a mine or colliery.
Rule 17. Not more than ten (10) persons shall be
hoisted or lowered at any one time in any shaft or
slope, and whenever five persons shall arrive at the
bottom of any shaft or slope in which persons are
regularly hoisted or lowered they shall be furnished
with an empty car or cage and be hoisted, except how-
ever, in niiiK-s where there is provided a traveling way
having an average pitch of fifteen (15) degrees or less
and not more than one thousand (1,000) feet in length.
This, however, shall not prohibit the hoisting or low-
ering of twenty (20) persons at one time on slopes
where two (2) or more loaded cars are regularly hoist-
ed: Provided, That not less than thirty (30) workmen
working therein, make such request in writing, to the
inspector of the district, and if, in his judgment, the
hoisting api)liances in every respect are of sufficient
strength, he may comply with the request of the work-
men.
'Provided, That in any coal mine or colliery where
the hoisting appliances are not of sufficient strength
to hoist or lower the number of persons named, he
shall have the power to reduce the number of persons
to be hoisted or lowered.
Rule 18. An engineer placed in charge of an engine
whereby persons are hoisted or lowered in any mine,
shall be a sober and competent person of not less than
twenty-one (21) years of age.
Rule 10. Every engineer shall work his engine
slowly and Avith great care when any person is being
lowered or hoisted in a shaft or slope and no one shall
interfere with or intimidate him while in the dis-
charge of his duties.
Rule 20. An engineer who has charge of the hoist-
ing machinery by which persons are lowered or hoist-
ed in a mine, shall be in constant attendance for that
purpose during the whole time any person or persons
are below ground, and he shall not allow any person
or persons, except such as may be deputed by the
owner, operator or superintendent, to handle or med-
dle with the engine under his charge or any part of
its machinerv.
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Rule 21. When any person is about to descend or clndfng o°''d?-"
ascend a shaft or sU)i)e, the headman or footman, as '^^*^"'^"s-
the case may be, shall inform the engineer by signal
or otherwise of the fact, and the engineer shall re-
turn a signal before moving or starting the engine.
In the absence of a headnuin or footman the person
or persons about to descend or ascend shall give and
receive the signals in the same manner.
Eule 22. The owner, operator or superintendent of outside foreman.
a colliery shall place a competent person to be called
''outside foreman," in charge of the breaker and the
outside work of such colliery, who shall direct and
as far as practicable, see that the provisions of this
act are complied with in respect to the breakers, out-
side machinery, ropes, cages and all other things per-
taining to the outside work, unless otherwise pro-
vided for in this act.
Rule 23. In all coal breakers where the coal dust is P^^t J" breaker.
so dense as to be injurious to the health of persons
employed therein, the owner, operator or superinten-
dent of said breaker shall, upon the request of the in-
spector, immediately adopt measures for the removal
of the dust as far as practicable.
Rule 24. Any miner or other workman wiio shall J;"roof.'al?"our^
discover anything wrong with the ventilating current reported 'tTmine
or with the condition of the roof, side, timber or road- ^°"™^"-
way, or with any other part of the mine in general, such
as w^ould lead him to suspect danger to himself or Iiis
fellow workmen or to the property of his employer,
shall immediately report the same to the mine fore-
man or other person, for the time being in chage of
that portion of the mine.
Rule 2.J. Any person or persons who shall know- wiifui damage to
ingly or wilfully damage, or without proper authority, equipme^nt. ^"^
remove or render useless any fencing, means of sig-
naling, apparatus, instrument or machine, or shall
throw open or obstruct any airwaj^, or open a ventilat-
ing door and not have the same closed, or enter a
place in or about a mine against caution, or carry fire, carrying fire or
open lights or matches in places where safety lamps °p®" ''^*^*^-
are used, or handle without proper authority, or dis-
turb any machinery or cars, or do any other act or
thing whereby the lives or health of persons or the
security of the property in or about a mine or colliery
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Care of explo-
sives.
How explosives
shall be kept.
Manner of hand-
ling explosives.
Storage, etc.,
must be in accord-
ance with special
rules by manufac-
turers of explo-
sives.
And approved by
owner.
Manner of charg-
ing holes for
blasting.
Tamping bar.
When a charge
misses fire.
Must not shorten
the match, etc.
are endangered, shall be guilty of an offense against
this act.
Rule 26. Gunpowder or any other explosive shall
not be stored in a mine, and a workman shall not have
at any time in any one place, more than one keg or
box containing twenty-five (25) pounds, unless more
is necessary for a person to accomplish one day's
work.
Rule 27. Every person who has gunpowder or other
explosive in a mine, shall keep it in a wooden or me-
tallic box securely locked, and such box shall be kept
at least ten (10) feet from the tracks in all cases where
room at such a distance is available.
Rule 28. Whenever a workman shall open a box
containing explosive or while in any manner handling
the same, he shall first place his lamp not less than
five (o) feet from such explosive and in such a posi-
tion that the air current cannot convey sparks to it,
and a workman shall not approach nearer than five
(5) feet to an open box containing powder, with a lamp,
lighted pipe or any other thing containing fire.
Rule 29. When high explosives other than gun pow-
der are used in any mine, the manner of storing, keep-
ing, moving, charging and firing or in any manner
using such explosives, shall be in accordance with
special rules as furnished by the manufacturers of the
same. The said rules shall be endorsed with his or
their official signature and shall be approved by the
owner, operator or superintendent of the mine in
which such explosives are used.
Rule 30. In charging holes for blasting in slate or
rock in any mine, no iron or steel-pointed needle shall
be used, and a tight cartridge shall not be rammed
into a hole in coal, slate or rock with an iron or steel
tamping bar, unless the end of the tamping bar is
tipped with at least six (6) inches of copper or other
soft metal.
Rule 31, A charge of powder or any other explosive
in slate or rock which has missed fire shall not be with-
drawn or the hole reopened.
Rule 32. A miner or other person who is about to
explode a blast by the use of patent or other squibs or
matches, shall not shorten the match, nor saturate it
with mineral oil, nor turn it down when placed in the
hole, nor ignite it except at its extreme end, nor do
No. 12. ANTHRACITE MINING LAWS OF PENNSYLVANIA 627
anything tending to shorten the time the match will
burn.
Eule 33. When a Avorkraan is about to fire a blast Before firing blast
all persons must
he shall be careful to notify all persons who niaj be in ^ notified.
danger therefrom, and shall give sufficient alarm be-
fore and after igniting the match so that any person
or persons who may be approaching shall be warned
of the danger.
Rule 34. Before commencing work and also after Must examine
the firing of every blast, the miner working a breast
or any other place in a mine, shall enter such breast
or place to examine and ascertain its condition, and
his laborer or assistant shall not go to the face of
such breast or place until the miner has examined the
same and found it to be safe.
Rule 35. No person shall be employed to blast coal qutimedT^do^^
or rock unless the mine foreman is satisfied that such *"°^ '^°^^-
person is qualified, by experience and judgment, to.
perform the work with ordinary safety.
Rule 36. A person who is not a practical miner shall
not charge or fire a blast in the absence of an exper- mfne^'^'shan^not
ienced miner, unless he has given satisfactory evi- ^^^ * ^^^*-
dence of his ability to do so with safety, and has ob-
tained permission from the mine foreman or person in
charge.
Eule 37. An accumulation of gas in mines shall not Removal of gas.
be removed by brushing where it is practicable to re-
move it by brattice.
Rule 38. When gas is ignited by blast or otherwise, ignited gas must
., . ... ,, i' n . T . 1 1^ extinguished.
the person igniting the same shall immediately ex-
tinguish it, if possible, and notify the mine foreman
or his assistant of the fact, and workmen must see
that no gas blowers are left burning upon leaving their
working places.
Rule 39. Every fireman in charge of a boiler or boil- Duties of fireman
" In charge of boil-
ers for the generation of steam, shall keep a constant «".
w^atch of the same. He shall see that the steam pres-
sure does not at any time exceed the limit allowed by
the outside foreman or superintendent. He shall fre-
quently try the safety valve, and shall not increase
the weight on the same. He shall maintain a pro-
per depth of water in each boiler, and if anything
should happen to prevent this, he shall report the
same without delay to the foreman, for the time be-
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Headman and
footman.
Duties.
Jumping on ears
after signal pro-
hibited.
Empty trip must
be hoisted after
engine has been
idle one hour
Construction of
passage way.
Safety holes.
Speed of locomo-
tives.
ing in charge, aud take such other action as may under
the particular circumstances be necessary for the pro-
tection of life and preservation of property.
Rule 40. At every shaft or slope in which provi-
sion is made in this act for lowering and hoisting per-
sons, a headman and footman shall be designated by
the superintendent or foreman to be at their proper
places from the time that persons begin to descend,
until all the persons who may be at the bottom of said
shaft or slope when quitting work shall be hoisted.
Such headman and footman shall personally attend to
the signals and see that the provisions of this act, in
respect to lowering and hoisting persons in shafts or
slopes, shall be complied with.
Kule 41. No person, except the man giving the sig-
nal, shall jump on a car, cage or gun boat after the sig-
nal to start has been given, and if any person should
enter a car, cage or gunboat in excess of the lawful
number the headman or footman shall notify him of
the fact and request him to get off, which request must
be immediately complied with. Any violation of this
rule must be reported promptly to the mine foreman.
Rule 42. An empty trip shall be hoisted in any shaft
or slope where the engine has been standing idle for
an hour or more, before men are hoisted or lowered in
said shafts or slopes, and no person or persons shall
ascend any shaft or slope when working on the night
turn, until one trip shall first be hoisted therein.
Rule 43. Every passage-way used by persons in any
mine and also used for transportation of coal or other
material, shall be made of sufficient width to permil
persons to pass moving cars with safety, but if found
impracticable to make any passage-way of sufficient
width, then holes of ample dimensions, and not more
than one hundred and fifty (150) feet apart, shall be
made on one side of said passage-way. The said pas-
sage-way and safety holes shall be kept free from ob-
structions and shall be well drained; the roof and
sides of the same shall be made secure.
Rule 44. When locomotives are used in any mine
their speed shall not exceed six (6) miles per hour,
and an efficient alarm shall be provided and attached
to the front end of every train of cars pushed by a
locomotive in any mine or part of a mine.
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Rule 45. Locomotives propelled by steam, if using ^°e'°p"oh'imte<rl"*
fire, shall not be used in any passage-way which is also ^"^'yl!" p^''^^^'
used as an intake air-way to any mine or part of a
mine where persons are employed, unless there be a
sufficient quantity of air circulating therein to main-
tain a healthy atmosphere.
Rule 4G. No person shall couple or uncouple loaded ^oupiVnl "ars"''"
or empty cars while the same are in motion: Provided
however, That this shall not apply to the top or bot-
tom men of slopes, planes or shafts.
Rule 47. When cars are run on gravity roads by cars on grravuy
roaas run by
brakes or sprags, the runner shall only ride on the brakes or sprags.
rear end of the last car, and when said cars are run
by sprags, a space of not less than two (2) feet from rwo'?fetIhJn°be
the body of the car shall be made on one or both sides ^'^^ ^'^^■
of the track, wherever it may be necessary for the run-
ner to pass along the side of the moving car or cars,
and said space or passage-way shall always be kept ,
free from obstructions.
Rule 4S. No miner or laborer shall run cars out of ^^''^^.f;'?^'' ^e run
uy ouiisiDiQ per-
any breast or chamber or on any gravity road unless '""^ ""^'y-
he is a suitable person, employed by the mine fore-
man for that particular work; and no person shall
be employed by any mine foreman to perform such
work, under the age of sixteen (16) years.
Rule 49. Safetv holes shall be made at the bottom safety holes at
•^ Dottom of slopes,
of all slopes and planes and be kept free from obstruc- ^*°-
tion to enable the footman to escape readily in case
of danger.
Rule 50. Safety blocks or some other device for the safety blocks.
purpose of preventing cars from falling into a shaft
or running away on a slope or plane, shall be placed
at or near the head of every shaft, slope or plane, and
said safety blocks or other device must be maintained
in good working order.
Rule 51. No person shall travel on any gravity train t^airprohib'ite"''
while cars are being hoisted or lowered thereon.
Whenever ten (10) persons arrive at the bottom or top
of any plane on which it is necessary for men to travel, ^^luspln^d on*"
traffic thereon shall be suspended for a period of time ^'^"®-
long enough to permit them to reach the top or bot-
tom of said plane.
Rule 52. No mine cars shall be used in any mine un- fa""''"" °" """^
less the bumpers are of sufficient length and width to
keep the bodies of said cars separated by not less
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Coal breakers
shall be heated.
Abstract of rules
shall be posted up.
Penalty for de-
stroying rules.
Cutting of props
and timbers pro-
hibited.
Must be removed
by blasting.
"Who shall be em-
ployed in mine
evolving gases.
Exception*.
Penalty for not
giving car to men.
Penalty for failure
to comply with
foregoing rules.
than twelve (12) inches when the cars stand on a
straight level road and the bumpers touch each other.
Rule 53. It shall be the duty of the owner, operator
or superintendent of any or all coal breakers, to have
them properly heated in order to prevent injury to
the health of persons employed therein.
Rule 54. For the purpose of making known the rules
and the provisions of this act to all persons employed
in or about such mine or colliery to which this act ap-
plies, an abstract of the act and rules shall be posted
up in legible characters in some conspicuous place or
places at or near the mine or colliery, where they may
be conveniently read by the persons employed, and so
often as the same become obliterated or destroyed the
owner, operator or superintendent shall cause them
to be renewed with all reasonable dispatch. Any per-
son who pulls down, injures or defaces such abstract
of the act or rules when posted up in pursuance of the
provisions of this act, shall be guilty of an otfense
against this act.
Rule 55. No person or persons working in any coal
mine or colliery shall cut any props or timbers while
the same are in position to support the roof or sides.
When it becomes necessary to remove any of the said
props or timbers for the purpose of mining coal that
may be supported by the same, to dislodge any of the
said props or timbers, it must be done by blasting.
Rule 56. It shall not be lawful for any mine fore-
man or superintendent of any mine or colliery to em-
ploy any person who is not competent to understand
the regulations of any mine evolving explosive gases:
Provided, That this rule will not apply to a section of
mine free from the said explosive gases.
Rule 57. Any superintendent or mine foreman who
prevents the footman from giving an empty car or
cage to the number of men designated in a former
rule, shall, upon information by any person engaged
in the mines, given the mine inspector, be fined the
sum of fifty dollars for each offense.
Rule 58. Every person who fails to comply, with any
of the foregoing rules or any of the provisions of this
article, shall be guilty of an offense against this act.
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ARTICLE XIII
Inquests
Section 1. Whenever loss of life to a miner or other inspector to be
, . u J. • 11- X- promptly notified
employe occurs in or about a mine or colliery, notice or loss of me.
thereof shall be given promptly to the inspector of
mines for the district in which the accident occurred,
by the mine foreman or outside foreman or other per-
son having immediate charge of the work at the time
of the accident; and when death results from personal
injury such notice shall be given promptly after the
knowledge of death comes to the said foreman or per-
son in charge.
Section 2. Whenever loss of life occurs or whenever inspector shaii
,, T n II- • J. IT Visit scene of acci-
the lives oi persons employed m a mine or at a colliery dent,
are in danger from any accident, the inspector of
mines shall visit the scene of the accident as soon as
possible thereafter and offer such suggestions, as in
his judgment shall be necessar}^, to protect the lives
and secure the safety of the persons employed. In
case of death from such accident, and after examina-
tion he finds it necessary that a coroner's inquest shall s^aii notify coro-
be held, he shall notify the coroner to hold such in-
quest without delay, and if no such inquest be held hoid°'in"1[es^" *°
by the coroner within twenty-four (24) hours after such velu^te^^^" '"'
notice, the inspector shall institute a further and
fuller examination of such accident, and for this pur-
pose he shall have power to compel the attendance of
witnesses at such examination and to administer
oaths and affirmations to persons testifving thereat. Record shaii be
^ " ^ kept.
The inspector shall make a record of all such investi-
gations and accidents, which record shall be preserved
in his office. The costs of such investigation shall be F°st3 of investiga-
~ tlon.
paid by the county in which the accident occurred in
like manner as costs of inquests held by coroners or
justices of the peace are now paid.
Section 3. An inquest held bv the coroner upon the coroner shaii ad-
■' ^ journ Inquest If
body of a person killed bv explosion or other accident, '"spector is not
" •■ «/ X present.
shall be adjourned by the coroner if the inspector of
mines be not present to watch the proceedings, and
the coroner in such case shall notify the inspector, in
waiting, of such adjourned inquest, and the time and
place of holding the same, at least three (3) days pre-
vious thereto.
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Notice of inquest.
If accident occur
from neglect coro-
ner shall notify
inspector.
Qualifications of
jurors.
Section 4. Due notice of an intended inquest to be
lield by the coroner, shall be given by the coroner to
the inspector, and at any such inquest the inspector
shall have the right to examine witnesses.
Section 5. If, at any inquest held over the body oc
bodies of persons whose death was caused by an acci-
dent in or about a mine or colliery, the inspector be
not present, and it is shown by the evidence given at
the inquest that the accident was caused by neglect or
by any defect in or about the mine or colliery, which
in the judgment of the jury, requires a remedy, the
coroner shall send notice in writing to said inspector
of such neglect or default.
Section 6. No person who is interested personally
nor a person employed in the mine or a colliery in or
at which loss of life has occurred by accident, shall be
qualified to serve on a jury empaneled on the inquest,
and a constable or other officer shall not summon such
a person so disqualified as juror, but the coroner shall
empanel a majority of the jury from miners who are
qualified to judge of the nature of the accident; every
person who fails to comply with the provisions of this
article shall be guilty of an offense against this act.
Notices of death,
etc.. shall be sent
to inspector.
Contents of notice.
When owner shall
give notice to in-
spector.
New work com-
menced.
Mine abandoned.
Work recom-
menced after
abandonment.
AKTICLE XIV
Returns, Notices, Et Cetera
Section 1. Notices of death or serious injuries re-
sulting from accidents in or about mines or collieries,
shall be made to the inspector of mines, in writing,
and shall specify the name, age and occupation of the
person killed or injured, and also the nature and char-
acter of the accident and of the injury caused thereby.
Section 2. The owner, operator or superintendent
of a mine or colliery, shall, without delay, give notice
to the inspector of the district in which said mine or
colliery is situated in any or all of the following cases:
First. Where any working is commenced for the
purpose of opening a new slope or mine to which this
act applies.
Second. Where any mine is abandoned or the work-
ings thereof discontinued.
Third. Where the working of any mine is recom-
xnended after any abandonment or discontinuance for
a period exceeding three months.
No. 12. ANTHRACITE MINING LAWS OF PENNSYLVANIA 633
Foiu'tli. Where any new coal breaker is eoinpleted ^'Jfompt^ed"^''^'"
and work commenced therein for the purpose of pre-
paring coal for market.
Fifth. AMiere the pillars of a mine are to be removed Removal ot pu-
lars.
or robbed.
Sixth. Where a squeeze or crush or anv other cause squeeze, crush,
fire or gas.
or change may seem to affect the safety of persons em-
ployed in any mine, or where fire occurs or a danger-
ous bod^' of gas is found in any mine.
Section 3. On or before the first day of February in Annual report by
•^ "^ owner.
each year, the owner, operator or superintendent of
every mine or colliery, shall send to the inspector of
the district, a correct report specifying with respect
to the year ending December thirty-first, previously,
the name of Uie operator and officials of the mine, Contents of report.
with his postoifice address; the quantity of coal mined,
the amount of powder or other explosives consumed;
the number of persons employed above and below
ground in or about such collier}^, classifying the per-
sons so employed. The report shall be in such form ^orm.
as may be from time to time prescribed by the inspec-
tor of the district. Blank forms for said reports shall
be furnished by the Commonwealth.
ARTICLE XV
Injunctions
Section 1. Ui)on application of the inspector of By injunction the
mines of the proper district, acting in behalf of the work in mine.
Commonwealth, any of the courts of law or equity hav-
ing jurisdiction where the mine or colliery proceeded
against is situated, whether anj^ proceedings have or
have not been taken, shall prohibit, by injunction or
otherwise, the working of any mine or colliery in
which any person is employed or is permitted to be
for the purpose of working in contravention of the
provisions of this act, and may award such costs in costs.
the matter of the injunction or other proceedings as
the court may think just; but this section shall be
without prejudice to any other remedy permitted by
law for enforcing the provisions of this act. Written written notice
notice of the intention to api)ly for such injunction in owner,
respect to anv mine or colliery, shall be made to the
owner, operator or superintendent of such mine or col-
U
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liery not less than twenty-four (24) hours before the
application is made.
When arbitration
may be had.
How notices shall
be given.
Right of owner.
Arbitrators,
chosen.
Decision shall be
final.
ARTICLE XVI
Arbitration
Section 1. Whenever an inspector finds any mine or
colliery or part thereof, or any matt-er, thing or prac-
tice connected with such mine, which in any respe. t
thereof is not covered by or provided against by any
provisions of this act or by any rule, to be dangerous
or defective, or in his judgment tends to bodily injury
to a person, he shall give notice thereof in writing to
the owner, operator or superintendent of such mine
or colliery, stating in snch notice the particular mat-
ter or defect requiring remedy and may demand that
the same be remedied; but the owner, operator or su-
perintendent of said mine or colliery shall have the
right to refer the demand of the inspector to a board
of arbitration, and the matter shall then be arbitrated
within forty-eight (48) hours of the time such com-
plaint or demand be made. And the party against
whom the award is given shall pay all cost attending
the case. The said board of arbitration shall be com-
posed of three (3) persons, one of whom shall be chosen
by the inspector, one by the said owner, operator or
superintendent and a third by the two thus selected,
and the decision of a majority of such board shall be
final and binding in the matter.
ARTICLE XVII
Penalties
On complaint of Scctiou 1. Auv ludge of the court of quarter ses-
citizen the judge J J » l
of quarter sessions gions of the peacc of tlic couutv in which the mine or
court is author- ^ j ■ '- ■^
dTttrmine^"^ ^"'^ colllery, at which the offense, act or omission as here-
charges. inaftcr stated has occurred, is situated, is hereby au-
thorized and required, upon the presentation to him
of the affidavit of any citizen of the Commonwealth
setting forth that the owner, operator or superinten-
dent, or any other person employed in or about such
mine or colliery had been negligently guilty of an of-
fense against the provisions of this act, whereby a
dangerous accident had resulted or might have re-
No. 12. ANTHRACITE MINING LAWS OF PENNSYLVANIA 635
suited to any person or persons employed in such mine
or colliery, to issue a warrant to the sheritt" of said
county directing him to cause such person or persons
to be arrested and brought before said judge, who judge of court
shall hear and determine the guilt or innocence of rant. '^^"^ ^^'"'
the person or persons so charged; and if convicted he
or they shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding
five hundred dollars, in all cases not otherwise pro- Penalty.
vided for in this act, or an imprisonment in the county
jail for a period not exceeding three (3) months, or
both, at the discretion of the court: Provided, That
any defendant may waive trial before a judge as herein Defendant may
*' •' JO waive trial before
provided and at any time, at or before the time of iruu^by^jury!"^"*^
such trial, demand a trial by a jury in the court of
quarter sessions, in which case he may enter into a
recognizance before said judge with such surety or Recognizance,
sureties and in such sum as said judge may approve,
conditioned for his appearance at the next court of
quarter sessions to answer the charge against him
and abide the orders of the court in the premises,
meanwhile to be of good behavior and keep the peace,
or in default of such recognizance to be committed to
the county jail to await such ttial.
Section 2. If any person shall feel himself aggrieved May appeal from
"^ ^ °° conviction before
by such conviction and sentence before a judge as judge.
aforesaid, he may appeal therefrom subject to the fol-
lowing conditions, namely: The appellant shall, with-
in seven days after the decree has been made, give
notice to the prosecutor of his intention to appeal,
and within the same time enter into a recognizance,
with such surety or sureties and in such sum as shall
be approved by said judge, conditioned to appear and conditions of ap-
peal,
try such appeal before the next court of quarter ses-
sions of the peace and to abide the judgment of the
court thereon and to pay all such costs and penalties
as may be there awarded, and upon the compliance
with such conditions the judge shall release the ap-
pellant from custody pending the appeal.
Section 3. Nothiivg in this act shall prevent any per shaii not be a bar
sou from being indicted or liable under any other act,
to any higher penalty or punishment than is herein
provided, and if the court before whom any such pro-
ceeding is had shall be of the opinion that proceed-
ings ought to be taken against such persons under
to indictment.
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any other act, or otherwise, he may adjourn the case
to enable such proceedings to be taken.
Offenses under Scctiou 4. All offensos uudcr this act are declared
this act declared
renauy^prTscribed^ ^^ ^^ misdemeauors and in default of payment of any
penalty or cost by the party or parties sentenced to
pay the same, he or they may be imprisoned for a
period not exceeding three (3) months and not less
than thirty (30) days.
ms°pector a^m"-"^ Scctiou 5. For any violation of duty by the mine
demeanor. iuspcctor prescribed by this act, he shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, be sen-
penaity. tcuced to pay a fine of not more than three hundred
dollars or be imprisoned for a jjeriod not exceeding
three months, or either, or both, at the discretion of
the court.
Disposition of Section 6. All fines imposed under this act shall be
fines. ^
paid into the county treasury for the use of the county.
Conviction or ac- Scctlou 7. No couvictiou or acQuittal under this act,
quittal shall not . '
be evidence in ac- m any complaiut, shall be received in evidence upon
tion for damage*. ^ x 7 r
the trial of any action for damages arising from the
negligence of any owner, operator or superintendent
or employe in any mine or colliery.
fhfii^a"^^^^'?^ Section 8. That for any injury to person or property
p"op7rty°b'y vio'ia-'" occasloncd by any violation of this act or any failure
owners, ^etc. ^ to comply witli its provisions by any owner, operator,
superintendent, mine foreman or fire boss of any coal
mine or colliery, a right of action shall accrue to tfee
party injured against said owner or operator for any
direct damages he may have sustained thereby; and
in case of loss of life by reason of such neglect or fail-
May accrue to urc aforcsaid, a right of action shall accrue to the
widow.
widow and lineal heirs of the person whose life shall
be lost, for like recovery of damages for the injury
they shall have sustained.
ARTICLE XVIII
Definition of Terms
Coal mine or col- lu this act, uulcss the coutext otherwise requires,
liery.
the term "coal mine or colliery" includes every opera-
tion and work, both under and above ground, used or
to be used for the purpose of mining and preparing
coal.
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The term 'Svoi-kings'' iiielndes all the excavated workings.
parts of a mine, those abandoned as well as the places
actually at work.
The term ''mine" includes all underground workings Mine.
and excavations and shafts, tunnels and other ways
and openings; also all such shafts, slopes, tunnels and
other openings in course of being sunk or driven, to-
gether with all roads, appliances, machinery and ma-
terials connected with the same below the surface.
The term "shaft" means a vertical opening through shaft.
the strata and which is or may be used for the pur-
pose of ventilation or drainage or for hoisting men or
material in connection with the mining of coal.
The term "slope" means any inclined way or open- siope.
ing used for the same jjurpose as a shaft.
The term "breaker" means the structure containing Breaker.
the machinery used for the preparation of coal.
The term "owners" and "operators" means anv per- owners and oper-
'- - ^ ators.
son or body corporate who is the immediate proprie-
tor or lessee or occupier of any coal mine or colliery
or anv part thereof. The term "owner" does not in- who are not in-
• ^ eluded in term
elude a person or body corporate who merely receives "owner."
a royalty, rent or fine from a coal mine or colliery or
part thereof, or is merel}^ the proprietor of the mine
subject to any lease, grant or license for the working
or operating thereof, or is merely the owner of the soil
and not interested in the minerals of the mine or any
part thereof. But any "contractor" for the working contractor shaii
J, . ,,. , T J. • j_ ^1 J! be subject to this
ot a mine or colliery or any part or district thereoi act as it he were
1 1 1 1 1 • 1 • • owner.
shall be suoject to this act as an operator or owner, in
like manner as if he were the owner.
The term "superintendent" means the person who superintendent.
shall have, on behalf of the owner, general supervision
of one or more mines or collieries.
ARTICLE XIX
All laws or parts of laws inconsistent or in conflict Repeal.
with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed.
Approved— The 2d day of June, A. D. 1891.
ROBT. E. PATTISON.
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Compensation and
mileage of boards
of examiners of
mine inspectors
and foremen.
Boards may em-
ploy clerk.
Section 4, act of
June 2. 1891, re-
pealed.
Clerks shall be ap-
pointed liereafter
under provisions
of this act.
Members of board
shall submit
sworn statements
of expenses to Au-
ditor General.
AN ACT
Equalizing and fixing the compensation and mileage
of the members of the several boards appointed
under the provisions of the act approved June sec-
ond, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-one, to
examine candidates for appointment as inspectors,
foremen and fire bosses, respectively, in the anthra-
cite coal mines, and providing for the employment
and compensation and mileage of a clerk to each of
said boards.
Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That from and after
the passage of this act the members of the several
boards appointed under the provisions of the act ap-
proved June second, one thousand eight hundred and
ninety-one, to examine candidates for appointment re-
spectively as inspectors and foremen of anthracite coal
mines, shall receive in lieu of all compensation, mile-
age, expenses, emoluments or allowances heretofore
paid them, as follows: Six dollars per day for each
day during which the said members shall be actually
in attendance on the sessions of the board, and mile-
age at the rate of five cents for each mile actually
traveled going from the home of the member to the
place of meeting of the board and returning from said
place to his said home by the shortest practicable rail-
way route: Provided, That mileage shall be paid but
once for each continuous session of the board, and by
a continuous session shall be meant a session during
the course of which no adjournment for a longer per-
iod than forty-eight hours shall take place.
Section 2. Each of the boards enumerated or de-
scribed in the first section of this act shall be and the
same is hereby authorized to employ a clerk, whose
compensation and mileage shall be the same as that
of a member of the board. So much of section four
of the act of June second, one thousand eight hundred
and ninety-one, as authorizes the boards of examiners
of candidates for inspectors of anthracite coal mines
to engage the services of a clerk is hereby repealed,
and all clerks hereafter appointed by the several
boards hereinbefore mentioned shall be appointed
under the provisions of this act.
Section 3. The members of the said boards shall, on
the final adjournment of each session of their respec-
tive boards, submit to the Auditor General sworn
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statements approved by the president or chairman of
their respective boards, setting forth the number of
days during which each member shall have been
actually in attendance on the sessions of the board
of which he is a member during said session, as well
as the distance from the home of the member to the
place of meeting of his board as aforesaid, by the near-
est practicable railway route, and the number of miles
actually traveled by him; and the clerks of said boards ^'ft'^^ifk^stitl-"^'
shall submit like statements, and the Auditor General '"^"ts.
shall, upon the receipt of such sworn statements draw
his warrant upon the State Treasurer in favor of each
of such members and clerks for such suras as shall ap-
pear to be properly due each.
Section 4. All acts and parts of acts or supplements
thereto in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Repeal.
Approved— The 2Gth day of June, A. D. 1895.
DANIEL H. HASTINGS. •
AN ACT
To protect the lives and limbs of miners from the
dangers resulting from incompetent miners work-
ing in the anthracite coal mines of this Common-
wealth, and to provide for the examination of per-
sons seeking employment as miners in the anthra-
cite region, and to prevent the emplojauent of in-
competent persons as miners in anthracite coal
mines, and providing penalties for a violation of
the same.
Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That hereafter no per- Employment of
miners without
son whosoever shall be employed or engaged in the certificate of com-
'^ "^ CT o petency, etc., pro-
anthracite coal region of this Commonwealth, as a hibited.
miner in any anthracite coal mine, without having ob-
tained a certificate of competency and qualification so
to do from the "Miners' Examining Board" of the
proper district, and having been duly registered as
herein provided.
Section 2. That there shall be established in each Miners- examining
board established
of the eight inspection districts in the anthracite coal %^^^(^_ inspection
region, a board to be styled the "Miners' Examining
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Number of mem-
bers and how ap-
pointed.
Qualifications.
Term of office.
When they shall
be appointed.
Compensation and
necessary ex-
penses.
Shall not be paid
out of the State
Treasury.
Organization of
boards.
Sub-committees.
What the words
"Examining
Board" include.
Board shall take
an oath of office.
How vacancies
shall be filled.
Examining boards
shall designate
place of meeting
of committees.
Board" of the district, to consist of
nine miners who shall be appointed in the same man-
ner as the boards to examine mine inspectors are now
appointed from among the most skillful miners
actually engaged in said business in their respective
districts, and who must have had five years' practical
experience in the same. The said persons so ap-
pointed shall each serve for a term of two years from
the date on which their appointment takes effect, and
they shall be appointed upon or before the expiration
of the term of the present members of the "Miners'
Examining Board," and they sliall be and constitute
the ''Miners' Examining Board" for their respective
districts, and shall hold the office for the term for
which they were appointed, or until their successors
are duly appointed and qualified, and shall receive as
compensation for their services three dollars per day
for each day actually engaged in this service, and all
legitimate and necessary expenses incurred in attend-
ing the meetings of said board under the provisions
of this act, and no part of the salary of said board or
expenses thereof shall be paid out of the State Treas-
ury.
Each of said boards shall organize by electing one
of their members jjresident, and one member as sec-
retary, and by dividing themselves into three sub-com-
mittees for the more convenient discharge of their
duties, each of said committees shall have all powers
hereinafter conferred upon the board; and whenever
in this act the words ''Examining Board" are used,
they shall be taken to include any of the committees
thereof.
Every member of said board shall, within ten days
of their appointment or being apprised of the same,
take and subscribe an oath of affirmation before a
properly qualified officer of the county in which they
reside, that they will faithfully and impartially dis-
charge the duties of their office.
Any vacancies occurring in said board shall be filled
in the manner hereinbefore provided from among such
only as are eligible for original appointment.
Section 3. Each of said examining boards shall des-
ignate some convenient place within their districts for
the meeting of the several committees thereof, pnd
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641
of wliicli due notice shall be given hj advei'tisenieiit
in two or more newspapers of the proper county, and
so divided as to reach as nearly' as practicable all the
mining districts therein; but in no case shall such
meeting be held in a building where any intoxicating
liquors are sold.
Each of said committees shall open at the desig-
nated place of meeting a book of registration, in which
shall be registered the name and address of each and
ever}' person duly qualified under this act to be em-
ployed as a miner in an anthracite coal mine. And it
shall be the duty of all persons employed as miners
to be properly registered, and in case of a removal
from the district in which a miner is registered, it
shall be his duty to be registered in the district to
which he removes.
Application for registration only may be sent by
mail to the board after being properly attested be-
fore any person authorized to administer an oath or
aftirmation in the county in which the applicant re-
sides. The form of application shall be subject to
such regulation as may be prescribed by the boards,
but in no case shall any applicant be put to any un-
necessary expense in order to secure registration.
Section 4. Each applicant for examination and reg-
istration and for the certificate hereinafter provided,
shall pay a fee of one dollar to the said board, and a
fee of twenty-five cents shall be charged for register-
ing any person who shall have been examined and
registered by any other said board, and the amount de-
rived from this source shall be held by said boards
and applied to the expenses and salaries herein pro-
vided and such as may arise under the provisions of
this act; and the said boards shall report annually,
to the court of common pleas of their respective coun-
ties and the Bureau of Mines and Mining all moneys
received and disbursed under the provisions of this
act, together with the number of miners examined and
registered under this act and the number who failed
to pass the required examination.
Section 5. That it shall be the duty of each of the
said boards to meet once every month and not oftener,
and said meeting shall be public, and if necessary, the
meeting shall be continued to cover whatever portion
may be required of a period of three days in succes-
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Notice to be given.
Shall not be held
in building where
liquors are sold.
Committee shall
open book of reg-
istration.
Miners shall
register.
Registration in
case of removal.
Applications for
registration.
Form of applica-
tion.
Pee for examina-
tion and registra-
tion.
How amounts re-
ceived shall be
expended.
Boards shall re-
port to court and
Bureau of Mines
and Mining.
Boards shall meet
once every month.
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Board shall grrant
certificate of com-
petency, etc.
Holder can be reg-
istered in other
districts.
Qualifications of
applicant for cer-
tificate of compe-
tency.
Applicant must
appear in person
and answer.
And be properly
identified.
Board shall keep
record of all pro-
ceedings.
Contents of said
record.
Certificates shall
not be transfer-
able.
Issuing of certifi-
cates.
Persons shall not
engage as miners
without certifi-
cate.
Nor shall persons
employ such.
sion, and examine under oath all persons who shall
desire to be employed as miners in their respective dis-
tricts; and said board shall grant such persons as may
be qualified, certificates of competency or qualification
which shall entitle the holders thereof to be employed
as and to do the work of miners as may be expressed
in said certificate, and such certificates shall be good
and sufficient evidence of registration and competency
under this act; and the holder thereof shall be en-
titled to be registered without an examination in any
other of the anthracite districts upon the payment of
the fee herein provided.
All persons applying for a certificate of competency,
or to entitle them to be employed as miners, must pro-
duce satisfactory evidence of having had not less than
two years' practical experience as a miner, or as a
mine laborer in the mines of this Commonwealth, and
in no case shall an applicant be deemed competent
unless he appear in person before the said board and
answer intelligently and correctly at least twelve
question in the English language pertaining to the re-
quirements of a practical miner, and be properly iden-
tified under oath, as a mine laborer by at least one
practical miner holding miner's certificate. The said
board shall keep an accurate record of the proceedings
of all its meetings, and in said record shall show a cor-
rect detailed account of the examination of each ap-
plicant, with the questions asked and their answers,
and at each of its meetings the board shall keep said
record open for public inspection. Any miner's certi-
ficate granted under the provisions of this act, and
the hereinafter mentioned act approved the ninth day
of May, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and
eighty-nine, shall not be transferable to any person
or persons whatsoever, and any transfer of the same
shall be deemed a violation of this act. Certificates
shall be issued only at meetings of said board, and
said certificates shall not be legal unless then and
there signed in person by at least three members of
said board.
Section 6. That no person shall hereafter engage
as a miner in any anthracite coal mine without having
obtained such certificate as aforesaid. And no per-
son shall employ any person as a miner who does not
hold such certificate as aforesaid, and no mine fore-
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man or superiutcudent sliall permit or suffer any per-
son to be employed nnder him, or in the mines under
his charge and supervision as a miner, who does not
hold such certificate. Any person or persons who
shall violate or fail to comply with the provisions of violation of act
this act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on m^-nor.
conviction thereof shall be sentenced to pay a fine not
less than one hundred dollars and not to exceed five Penalty.
hundred dollars, or shall undergo imprisonment for
a term not less than thirty days and not to exceed six
months, or either, or both, at the discretion of the
court.
Section 7. The persons who are now serving as Members of
^ Miners' Examln-
members of the Miners' Examining Board as created ing Board appomt-
° ed under act of
by the act approved the ninth day of May, Anno Snue^unurth"
Domini one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine, term'^^''°" °^ *^^"^
entitled "An act to provide for the examination of
miners in the anthracite region of this Common-
wealth, and to prevent the employment of incompe-
tent persons as miners in anthracite coal mines,"
shall continue under the provisions of this act to serve
as members of the "Miners' Examining Board'' until
the terms for which they were appointed under the
provisions of the said act approved the ninth day of
May, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and
eighty-nine, shall have expired, and in the perf or- But shaii be sub-
» "^ ' i ' r jgg^^ ^Q ^^he provi-
mance of the duties of their office they shall be sub- ^lons of this act.
ject to the provisions and requirements of this act.
Section 8. Nothing in this act shall be construed fh°s'lcr"°" °^
to in any way, excepting as herein provided, affect
miners' certificates which have been lawfully issued
under the provisions of the herein mentioned act, ap-
proved the ninth day of May, Anno Domini one thou-
sand eight hundred and eightj-nine.
Section 9. It shall be the duty of the several Miners' Board shaii in-
•^ - vestigrate com-
Examining Boards to investigate all complaints or PJftJ'^offender'y!''^^'
charges of non compliance or violation of the provi-
sions of this act, and to prosecute all persons so of-
fending; and upon their failure so to do, then it shall
become the duty of the district attorney of the county atCney. '^"*''"*
wherein the complaints or charges are made to in-
vestigate the same and prosecute all persons so offend-
ing, and it shall at all times be the duty of the district
attorney to prosecute such members of the Miners'
Examining Board as have failed to pei'form their duty
under the provisions of this act; but nothing herein
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Commonwealth^ Contained shall prevent any citizen a resident of this
may prosecute. Comiuonwealth, from prosecuting any person or per-
sons violating this act, with power to employ private
counsel to assist in the prosecution of the same; upon
conviction of any member of the Miners' Examining
Board for any violation of this act, in addition to the
de^fare'd^vacant^^ penalties herein provided, his office shall be declared
vacant, and he shall be deemed ineligible to act as a
member of the said board.
Section 10. For the purposes of this act the mem-
bers of the said "Miners' Examining Board" shall have
power to administer oaths.
Section 11. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed.
Approved— The 15th day of July, A. D. 1897.
DANIEL H. HASTINGS.
Miners' Examin-
ing Board shall
administer oath.
Repeal.
Section 10 of ar-
ticle X of act of
June 2, 1S91, cited
for amendment.
AN ACT
To amend the tenth section of article ten of an act,
entitled "An act to provide for the health and safety
of persons employed in and about the anthracite
coal mines of Pennsylvania, and for the protection
and preservation of property connected therewith,"
approved the second day of June, Anno Domini one
thousand eight hundred and ninety-one, providing
that self-acting doors are used.
Section 1. Be it enacted, etc.. That the tenth section
of article ten of an act, entitled "An act to provide for
the health and safety of persons employed in and
about the anthracite coal mines of Pennsylvania, and
for the protection and preservation of property con-
nected therewith," approved the second day of June,
Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and ninety-
one, which reads as follows:
"All main doors shall have an attendant whose con-
stant duty it shall be to open them for transportation
and travel and prevent them from standing open
longer than is necessary for persons or cars to pass
through," be and the same is hereby amended to read
as follows:
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All main doors sliall have an attendant whose con- ^eu-^acung," misf
stant duty it shall be to open them for transportation ^^ ^ ^"'"'^'
and travel and prevent them from standing open
longer than is necessary for persons or cars to i)ass
through, unless a self-acting door is used which is
approved by the inspector of the district.
Approved— The 20th day of April, A. D. 1899.
AVILLIAM A. STONE.
AN ACT
To regulate the weight of all black blasting powder
used, made, or sold in kegs, for use in the coal mines
within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and
providing for the proper stamping of the kegs con- -
taining said powder, and making it unlawful for the
use of any such kegs for containing said black
blasting powder save only by the person, firm or
corporation w^hose name is stamped on said kegs,
and providing penalties for the violation of any of
the provisions of this act.
Section 1. Be it enacted, &c.. That on and after the ^astrnVpowllr"^
first day of August, Anno Domini one thousand nine regulated.
Imndred and ore, each and every keg of black blasting
powder used, manufactured or sold in and around the
coal mines of this Commonwealth, shall contain
twenty-five pounds of said black blasting powder,
standard weight; every one-half keg shall contain
twelve and a half pounds of said black blasting pow-
der, standard weight, and every quarter keg shall con- stamped wuh
tain six and one-quarter pounds of said black blasting and^name'oT
■I .-i-i .•!> ,»■.-.■. .1 manufacturer.
powder, standard weight; each of said kegs to be
plainly stamped with the name of the person, firm or
corporation manufn'^turing said powder, and also the
number of pounds of poM'^der contained in said keg.
Section 2. Any rranufacturer or dealer in said black violation of act.
l)la sting powder, making or selling, or causing to be
made or sold, any keg, half-keg or quarter-keg of said
black blasting powder containing less weight of said
powder than specified in this act, or which keg shall
not be stamped as required in section one of this act,
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Penalty.
Wrongful use of
kegs.
Fine.
Repeal.
shall be subject to a i)eiialty of five dollars for each
and ever-}' keg, half-keg or quarter-keg, manufactured
or sold, which does not contain the respective weights
of black blasting powder set forth in the foregoing
section.
Section 3. It shall not be lawful for any other per-
son, firm or corporation, save only such person, firm
or corporation whose name shall be stamped on said
kegs, to use any such stamped keg for the purpose of
containing said black blasting powder.
Section 4. Any person, firm or corporation violating
the provisions of section three of this act shall be sub-
ject to a fine of not less than five hundred (|oOO) dol-
lars nor more than one thousand (|1,000) dollars.
Section 5. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent here-
with are hereby repealed.
Approved— The 24th day of April, A. D. 1901.
WILLIAM A. STONE.
Emergency sup-
plies.
Medical room.
Duty of foreman
and his assistants.
AN ACT
Eelating to anthracite mines, and providing for the
care and life and attention of employes injured in
and about said mines.
Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That within six (6)
months after the passage of this act, it shall be un-
lawful to operate any anthracite mine, employing ten
(10) men or more, in the State of Pennsylvania, unless
said mine is provided with a sufficient quantity of lin-
seed or olive oil bandages, linen, splints, woolen and
waterproof blankets. Said articles shall be stored
in a room, erected at convenient place in the mine,
which room shall not be less than eight by twelve feet,
and sufficiently furnished, lighted, clean and ventilated
so that therein medical treatment may be given in-
jured employes in case of emergency. The furnish-
ings shall be sufficient to accommodate two or more
persons, in a reclining and sitting posture.
Section 2. It shall be the duty of the mine foreman
or his assistants, in case of injury to any employe by
explosion of gas or powder, or by any cause while said
miners are at work in said mines, to at once visit the
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scene of accident, see that the injured is carefully ^^^ ot^he'^tn-'
wrapped in woolen blankets and removed to the "med- •"^^^•
ical room," and so treated with oils or other remedies
as will add to the comfort and care of the patient.
After being treated with all the skill known to the
foreman or his assistants, the injured person shall bo
carefully wrapped up and sent to the surface, to be
taken home in an ambulance or to the mining hospital,
as may be desired, without expense to the injured
party.
Section 3. Where accident to any employe involves
injury to limbs or causes loss of blood, the foreman or
his assistants shall see that the bandages, splints and
linen shall be applied where necessary to prevent loss
of blood and relieve pain. The foreman shall, in all
cases, see that the injured person is sent to the sur-
face without delay. He shall also keep a book show- R«cord to be kept.
ing required articles on hand, name of persons injur- -
ed, nature of 'injury, treatment, and by whom treated
at time of accident.
Section 4. It shall be the duty of the mine inspector ^"^^ °^ inspector.
to visit each of the medical rooms in his district at
least once in six months; see that the law is com-
plied with; examine records of the medical room. He
shall notify the county coroner of any neglect or non-
compliance with the provisions of this act by any
operator, which information shall be regarded as evi-
dence on any inquest that may be held on employes
dying from injuries received while w^orking in such
anthracite mine.
Section 5, The neglect or refusal to perform the dut- Misdemeanor.
ies required to be performed by any section of this
act, by the parties therein required to perform them,
or the violation of any of the requirements hereof,
shall be deemed a misdemeanor, and shall, upon, con-
viction thereof in the court of quarter sessions of the
county wherein the misdemeanor was committed, be
punishable by a fine not exceeding five hundred dol- ^'"^ ^""^ penalty.
lars, or imprisonment in the county jail for a period
not exceeding six months, or both, at the discretion
of the court.
Section 6. That for any injury to employes, occa- night of action.
sioned by any violation of the act, or any failure to
comply with its provisions, by any owners, operators
or superintendent of any coal mine or colliery, a right
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Recovery.
Terms defined.
Repeal.
of action shall accrue to tlie party injured against said'
owner or operator, for anj- direct injuries be may have
sustained thereby; and in case of loss of life, limb or
bodily power, by reason of such neglect or failure
aforesaid, a right of action shall accrue to the person,
widow or lineal heirs, for the recovery of damages
for the injury he or they shall have sustained.
Section 7. The term "coal mine," as herein used, in-
cludes the shafts, sloj)es, drifts or inclined planes, con-
nected with the excavations penetrating coal stratum
or strata, which excavations are ventilated by one
general air current, or division thereof, and connected
by one general system of mine railroads, over which
coal ma}' be delivered to one or more parts outside
the mine. The term "•mine foreman" means the per-
son who shall have, on behalf of the operators, imme-
diate supervision of a coal mine. The term "operator"
means any firm, corporation or individual operating
any coal mine. The term "anthracite mine" shall in-
clude any coal mine not now included in the bitumin-
ous boundaries.
Section 8. That all acts or parts of acts inconsist-
ent herewith be, and the same are hereby repealed,
and all local laws inconsistent herewith are hereby
repealed.
Approved— The 20th day of May, A. D. 1901.
WILLIAM A. STONE.
Counties and their
division into six
districts.
Filling of vacan-
cies.
ARTICLE II OF THE ACT OF JUNE 2, 1891, AS
AMENDED BY THE ACT OF JUNE 8, 1901.
Inspectors and Inspection Districts
Section 1. The counties of Luzerne, Lackawanna,
Carbon, Schuylkill, Northumberland and Columbia,
shall be divided into six inspection districts, as fol-
lows:
Section 2. First district — The county of Luzerne.
Second district — The county of Lackawanna.
Third district — The county of Carbon.
Fourth district — The county of Schuylkill.
Fifth district — The county of Northumberland.
Sixth district — ^The county of Columbia.
Section 3. In order to fill any vacancy that may oc-
cur in the oflfice of Inspector of Mines by reason of the
expiration of term^ resignation, removal for cause or
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from any other reason wiuitever, the judges of the
court of Lackawanna county shall appoint an exam-
ining board for the county of Lackawanna, and the
judges of the court of Luzerne county shall appoint
an examining board for the counties of Carbon and
Luzerne, and the judges of Schuylkill county shall
appoint an examining board for the counties of Schuyl-
kill, Northumberland and Columbia.
Section 4. The said Board of Examiners shall be f^J^ °^ ^-^^"""-
coinposed of three reputable coal miners in actual
practice and tvv'o reputable mining engineers, all of
whom shall be appointed at the first term of court in
each year, to hold their places during the year. Any
vacancies that may occur in the Board of Examiners vacancies.
shall be filled by the court as they occur. The said
Bbard of Examiners shall be permitted to engage the
services of a clerk, and they, together with the clerk cierk.
shall each receive the sum of five (5) dollars per day .compensation and
for every day they are actually engaged in the dis-
charge of their duties under this appointment, and
mileage at the rate of six cent^ per mile from their
home to the place of meeting and return, by the near-
est practicable railway route.
Section 5. Whenever candidates for the office of In- fnauon°/o*'bt'pub-
spector are to be examined, the said examiners shall
give public notice of the fact in not more than five
newspapers published in the inspection district, and
at least two weeks before the meeting, specifying the
time and place where such meeting shall be held.
The said examiners shall be sworn to a faithful dis- ?:xaminers to be
charge of their duties, and at least four of them shall
sign a certificate, setting forth the fact of the appli-
cants having passed a successful examination, and
who have answered ninety per centum of the ques-
tions; the names of the applicants, the questions
asked and answers thereto, shall be sent to the Sec- Renommondations
retary of the Commonwealth, and published in at least secretary of the
-I. /I'l Ti ^ V. M ■ X, Commonwealth.
two papers, daily or weekly, and shall give such cer-
tificate to only such applicant as has passed the re-
quired examination.
Section 6. The said Board of Examiners shall hold Examinations.
at least one such examination during each year, at
least six months before the date of the general elec-
tion, in the. month of November of each year.
Section 7. At the next general election in Novem- Riecti.n of m-
~ specters.
ber, the qualified voters of the First inspection dis-
45
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Off. Doe.
Inspectors to be
elected in Novem-
ber, 1902.
Election to fill
vacancies.
trict shall elect five qualified persons to act as Mine
Inspectors of this Commonwealth; the qualified voters
of the Second inspection district shall elect four quali-
fied persons to act as Mine Inspectors of this Com-
monwealth; the qualified voters of the Third inspec-
tion district shall elect one qualified person to act as
Mine Inspector of this Commonwealth; the qualified
voters of the Fourth inspection district shall elect
four qualified persons to act as Mine Inspectors of
this Commonwealth; the qualified voters of the Fifth
inspection district shall elect one qualified person to
act as Mine Inspector of this Commonwealth: Pro-
vided, That the present Mine Inspectors in the several
inspection districts shall continue in office until the
expiration of the terms for which they have been ap-
pointed, and the number of inspectors to be elected-at
the coming election shall be reduced by the number of
Inspectors now regularly appointed and serving in.
said districts. When the terms of the present Inspec-
tors shall expire, their successors shall be elected in
accordance with the provisions of this act. At the
said first election under this act in November, Anno
Domini one thousand nine hundred and two, for said
liispectors, the qualified electors of the First inspec-
tion district sliall elect two Inspectors; the qualified
electors of the Second inspection district shall elect
two Inspectors; the qualified electors of the Fourth in-
spection district shall elect two inspectors; the quali-
fied electors of the Fifth inspection district shall elect
one Inspector; and the qualified electors of the Sixth
inspection district shall elect one Inspector. At the
exi)iration of the term of office of any of the present
Inspectors, who hold office under the appointment of
the Governor of the Commonwealth, the qualified elec-
tors of the Third inspection district shall elect one In-
spector, and as further vacancies are caused by the
expiration of the term of office of the present Inspec-
tors, the qualified electors of the several inspection dis-
tricts shall elect Inspectors to take their places, be-
ginning with the First inspection district, then the
Second inspection district. Third inspection district.
Fourth inspection district. Fifth inspection district
and Sixth inspection district, until each inspection dis-
trict has its full quota of elected inspectors under this
act. Said Inspectors, elected under this act, shall be
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uuder the directions of the Chief of the liuieau of
Mines, who shall assign districts to the several Inspec-
tors in the respective counties in which they are
elected.
Section 8. Candidates for the office of Mine Inspec- candidate shaii
'■ file certificate with
tor shall file with the county commissioners a certifi- ^fss'jo^J^J^ '=°"'-
cate from the mine examining board, as above set
forth, before their names shall be allowed to go upon
the ballot as provided by the county commissioners
for the general election; and the name of no person
shall be placed upon the official ballot except such as
has filed the certificate as herein required; and no per-
son shall be qualified to act as such Mine Inspector
unless such certificate has been previously filed with
the county commissioners of his county.
SecticTn 9. The person so elected must be a citizen inspectors must
^ be citizens of
of Pennsylvania and shall have attained the age of Pennsylvania.
thirty years. He must have a knowledge of the dif-
ferent systems of work in coal mines, and he must
produce satisfactory evidence to the Board of Exam-
iners of having had at least five years' practical ex- Experience re-
^ J ir quired.
perience in anthracite coal mines of Pennsylvania.
He must have had experience in coal mines where nox-
ious and explosive gases are evolved.
Before entering upon the duties of his office he shall s^^" ^^ ^wom.
take an oath or affirmation, before an officer j)roperly
qualified to administer the same, that he will perform
his duties with fidelity and impartiality; which oath
or affirmation shall be filed in the office of the prothon- Tiling- of oath.
otary of the county. He shall provide himself with
the most modern instruments and appliances for
carrying out the intentions of this act.
Section 10. The salary of each of the said Inspectors salary.
shall be three thousand dollars per annum, which sal-
ary, together with the expenses incurred in carrying
into effect the provisions of this act, shall be paid by
the State Treasurer out of the Treasury of the Com-
monwealth upon the warrant of the Auditor General.
Section 11. Each of the said Inspectors shall hold Term of oAice.
said office for a term of three years from the first Mon-
day of January immediately succeediag his election to
said office, and until his successor is duly elected and
qualified.
Section 12. It shall be the duty of the Chief of
Bureau of Mines and Mining to direct one or more of
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Inspection ot col-
lieries in other
counties than
those named.
Appointment to
fill vacancies.
Appointee shall
have filed a
certificate.
When and how
deputy may be ap-
pointed.
Inspectors shall
reside in district
where elected.
Duties.
Ventilation.
Reports.
the Inspectors who shall be elected under this act, and
it shall be the duty of said Inspectors to obey said
orders of the said Chief of Bureau of Mines and Min-
ing, to inspect such collieries as come under the act
to which this act is an amendment in counties not
mentioned in this amendment to said act, in such man-
ner and at such times as is required by law, and the
inspectors inspecting said collieries shall make and in-
clude in their return a due report of said inspection.
Section 13. In case of death, resignation, removal
from oilice, or other vacancies in the ofiflce ot Mine
Inspector before the expiration of said term of office,
the judges of the court of common pleas of the county
in which said vacancy occurs shall appoint a duly
qualified person to fill said vacancy for the unexpired
term. Said appointee to be one of the persons having
filed with the county commissioners of said county a
certificate 'from the Board of Examiners, showing he
passed a successful examination before the said Board,
and is duly qualified as hereinbefore mentioned.
Section 14. In case the Inspector becomes incapa-
citated to perform the duties of his office for a longer
period than two weeks, it shall be the duty of the
judges of the court of common pleas of the county
from which said Inspector was elected to deputize
some competent jjerson, recommended by the Board
of Examiners, to fill the office of Inspector until the
said Inspector shall be able to fulfil the duties of his
office, and the person so appointed shall be paid in
the same manner as is provided for the Inspector of
Mines.
Section 15. Each of the said Inspectors shall reside
in the district for which he is elected, and shall give
his whole time and attention to the duties of his office.
He shall examine all the collieries in his district at
least once every two months, -as often in addition
thereto as the necessities of the case or the condition
of the mines require. He shall see that every nec-
essary precaution is taken to secure the safety of the
workmen and that the provisions of this act are ob-
served and obe.T^d; and he shall personally visit each
working face, and see that the air-current is carried
to the working faces and is of sufficient quantity or
volume to thoroughly ventilate the places. He shall
cverv ihree months make a report of the condition of
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each workiiij^ lace iu each colliery, on a form to be
furuislied to tlie inspectors by the Chief of the Bureau
of Mines and Mining, designating the gangway in
which the Avoi-kiug is situated, and the breast number
of said working and their condition shall be desig-
nated by the words, good, fair, or bad, as the circum-
stances may warrant; and Ihe said report, or a dupli- ^i^bued' '° ^^ ^'''
cate, shall be placed m a weather and dust-proof case,
with a glass front; said case to be furnished by the
operator, and placed in a conspicuous place at each
mine opening, shaft, slope or drift, so that the work-
men have easy access thereto. He shall certify in certificate.
said report that the employes are hoisted to the sur-
face of the ground or given access thereto according
to law ; he shall attend every inquest held by the coro- simii attend in-
1 -11 J quests.
ner or his deputy upon the bodies of persons killed
in or about the collieries in his district; he shall visit
the scene of the accident, for the purpose of making
an examination into the particulars of the same;
wherever loss of life or serious personal injury occurs,
as elsewhere herein provided for, and make an annual Annual report.
report of his proceedings to the Secretary of Internal
Affairs of the Commonwealth at the close of every
year, enumerating all the accidents in and about the
collieries in his district, marking in tabular form those
accidents causing death or serious personal injury;
the condition of the workings of the said mines with
regard to the safety of the workmen therein and the
ventilation thereof, and the results generally shall be
fully set forth; and such other duties as nov>^ are or
hereafter may be required by law.
Section 16. The nomination and election of said Elections.
mine inspectors shall be under the general election
laws of this Commonwealth.
Section 17. The Mine Inspector shall have the right, to have right of
i o J entry, and may be
and it is hereby made his duty, to enter, inspect and fj^°^^eri^spector.
examine any mine or colliery in the territory allotted
to him and the workings and machinery belonging
thereto, at all reasonable times, either by day or by
night, but not so as to obstruct or impede the working
of the collier}^, and shall have power to take one or
more of his fellow inspectors into or around any mine
or colliery in the territory allotted to him, for the pur-
pose of consultation or examination.
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f^^^UJ^^^Zt, '^f° He shall also have the right, and it is hereby made
the conaition of o ; «;
mine or colliery. ]^j,g dutj to make iuquirj into the condition of such
mine or colliery workings, machinery, ventilation,
drainage, method of lighting or using lights, and into
all matters and things connected with or relating to,
as well as to make suggestions providing for, the
health and safety of persons employed in or about
the same, and especially to make inquiry whether the
provisions of this act have been complied with.
mlanl. ^° '^'"'"'®'' Tho owuer, operator or superintendent of such mine
or colliery is hereby required to furnish the means nec-
essary for such entry, inspection, examination, inquiry
and exit.
Record. The inspector shall make a record of the visit, not-
ing the time and material circumstances of the inspec-
tion.
Inspectors shall Scctiou 18. No pcrsou who shall act or practice as
not be pecuniarily a -"^
interested. g land agcut or as a manager or agent of any coal
mine or colliery, who is pecuniarily interested in oper-
ating any coal mine or colliery, shall at the same time
hold the office of Insi^ector of Mines under this act.
OTmcompitenfy!'"' Sectiou 19. Wheucver a petition signed by fifty or
p?^entld, ^etc'' ^^ morc reputable coal miners, or by fifteen or more re-
putable coal operators, or more, or both, setting forth
that any inspector of mines neglects his duties, or is
incompetent, or is guilty of malfeasance in office, it
shall be the duty of the court of common pleas from
which said Inspector was elected to issue a citation,
in the name of the Commonwealth, to the said Inspec-
tor to appear at not less than five days' notice, on a
day fixed, before said court, and the court shall then
proceed to inquire into and investigate the allegations
of the petitioners. If the court finds that the said In-
spector is neglectful of his duties, or is incompetent to
perform the duties of his office for any cause that ex-
isted previous to his election, or that has arisen since
his election, or that he is guilty of malfeasance in
Remcvai. officc, the court shall declare the said Inspector re-
moved from office and proceed to fill the vacancy.
Costs. The cost of said investigation shall be borne by the re-
moved Inspector; but if the allegations in the petition
are not sustained, the cost shall be paid by the Treas-
urer of this Commonwealth upon warrant of the Au-
ditor General, or by the petitioners in case the court
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finds that tliere was no probable ground for said
charge.
Section 20. The maps and ])hins of the mines and Maps and pians of
^ ^ mines.
the records thereof, together with all the papers re-
lating thereto, shall be kept by the inspector, properly
arranged and preserved, in a convenient place in the
territory to which the inspector has been allotted, and
shall be transferred by him, with any other property
of the Commonwealth that may be in his possession,
to his successor in office.
Section 21. This act shall go into effect from the
first day of January, Anno Domini one thousand nine
hundred and two.
Section 22. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent Repeal.
with the provisions of this act are liereby repealed.
Approved— The 8th day of June, A. D. 1901.
WILLIAM A. STONE.
Act to take effect.
AN ACT
To provide payment to the miner for all clean coal
mined by him.
Wilful neglect to
pay miner for all
clean coal, less
the cost of clean-
Section 1. Be it enacted, Sec, That from and after
the passage of this act all individuals, firms and cor-
porations engaged in mining coal in this Common- mfgdeml^no'l- ^
wealth, who, instead of dumping all the cars that
come from the mine into a breaker or chutes, shall
switch out one or more of the cars for the purpose of
examining them, and determining tlie actual amount
of slate or refuse, by removing said slate or refuse
from the car, and who shall, after so doing, wilfully
neglect to allow the miner in full for all clean coal
left after the refuse, dirt or slate is taken out, at the
same rate paid at the mine for clean coal less the
actual expense of removing said slate or refuse, they
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
Section 2. That any individual, firm or corporation Penalty.
as aforesaid, violating the provisions of this act, upon '
suit being brought and conviction had, shall be sen-
tenced by the court to pay a fine of not more than one
hundred dollars, and to make restitution by paying to
(he miner the amount to which, under this act, he
Restitution to be
made.
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would be entitled for the coal mined by him, and for
which he was not i)aid.
Approved— The 13th day of June, A. D. 1§83.
ROBT. E. PATTISON.
Duty of court.
Mandamus to
owner, etc., of
mines for recov-
ery of bodies.
AN ACT
To provide for the recovery of the bodies of workmen
enclosed, buried or entombed in coal mines.
Section 1. Be it enacted, &c.,^ That whenever any
workman or workmen shall heretofore have been, or
shall hereafter be enclosed, entombed or buried in any
coal mine in this Commonwealth, it shall be the duty
of the court, sitting in equity, in the county wherein
such workman or workmen are enclosed, entombed or
buried, upon the petition of any of the relatives of
those enclosed, entombed or buried, to make an order
of court for the petitioner to take testimony in order
that the court may ascertain whether such workman
or workmen, or the body or bodies of such workman
or workmen, can be recovered or taken out of said
mine.
If, after full heariDg, it shall appear to th^ court
that such undertaking is feasible or practicable, said
court may forthwith issue a peremptory mandamus to
the owner or ov/ners, lessee or lessees, operator or
operators of such coal company, to forthwith proceed
to work for and recover and take out the body or
bodies of such workman or workmen, and said court
shall have full authority to enforce such peremptory
mandamus in the manner already provided for the en-
forcement of such process.
Approved— The Dth day of May, A. .D. 1889.
JAMES A. BEAVER.
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657
ing money
clared a misde-
meanor.
AN ACT
For the better proleetiou of employes iu aiid about
the coal mines by preventing mine superintendents,
mine foremen and assistants from receiving- or so-
liciting any sums of money or other valuable con-
sideration from men while in their employ, and pro-
viding a penalty for violation of the same.
Section 1. Be it enacted, &c.. That on and after the ftf^p'^^^^l^^Jif^-
passage of this act any mine superintendent, mine fore-
man or assistant foreman, or any other person or per-
sons who shall receive or solicit any sum of money or
other valuable consideration, from any of his or their
emploj^es for the purpose of continuing in his or their
employ, or for the purpose of procuring employment,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
shall be subject to a fine not less than fifty dollars,
nor more than three hundred dollars, or undergo an
imprisonment of not less than six months, or both, •
at the discretion of the court.
Section 2. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent Repeal,
herewith be and the same are hereby rejaealed.
Approved— The 15th day of June, A. D. 1897.
DANIEL H. HASTINGS.
Penalty.
AN ACT
To amend article nine, section one, of an act, entitled
'^4.n act to provide for the health and the safety of
persons emj^loyed in and about the anthracite coal
mines of Pennsylvania, and for the protection and
preservation of property connected tlierewith,' ap-
proved June second, one thousand eight hundred
and ninety-one; also to amend section seventeen of
an act, entitled "An act relating to bituminous coal
mines, and providing for the lives, health, safety
and welfare of persons employed therein," approved
June thirtieth, one thousand eight hundred and
eighty-five.
Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the first section
of article nine of an act, entitled "An act to provide
for the health and safety of persons employed in and
about the anthracite coal mines of Pennsylvania, and
for tlie protection and preservation of property con-
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Section 1, article
IX, act of June 2,
1891, cited for
amendment.
Employment of
boys under certain
ages and of all fe-
males forbidden.
Except for office
or clerical work.
Section 1. article
IX, act of June
30, 18S5. cited for
amendment.
nected therewith," approved June second, one thou-
sand eight hundred and ninety-one, which reads as fol-
lows.
^'No boy under the age of fourteen years, and no
woman or girl of any age, shall be emploj^ed or per-
mitted to be in any mine for the purpose of employ-
ment therein. Nor shall a boy under the^age of twelve
years, or a woman or girl of any age, be employed or
permitted to be in or about the outside structures or
workings of a colliery for the purpose of employment,
but it is provided, however, that this prohibition shall
not affect the employment of a boy or female of suit-
able age in an office or in the performance of clerical
w^ork at a colliery;" be amended so that the same
shall read as follows:
No boy under the age of sixteen years, and no
woman or girl of any age, shqll be employed or per-
mitted to be in any mine for the purpose of employ-
ment therein. Nor shall a boy under the age of four-
teen years, or a woman or girl of any age, be employed
or permitted to be in or about the outside structures
or workings of a colliery for the purpose of employ-
ment; but it is provided, however, that this prohibi-
tion shall not affect the emjiloyment of a boy or fe-
male, of suitable age, in an office or in the perform-
ance of clerical work at a colliery.
Section 2. That the first section of article nine of
an act, entitled "An act relating to bituminous coal
mines, and providing for the lives, health, safety and
welfare of persons employed therein," approved June
thirtieth, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five,
which reads as follows:
''No boy under the age of fourteen years, and no
woman or girl of any age, shall be employed or per-
mitted to be in any mine for the purpose of employ-
ment therein; nor shall a boy under "the age of twelve
years, or a woman or girl of any age, be employed or
permitted to be in or about the outside structures or
workings of a colliery for the purpose of employment,
but it is provided, however, that this prohibition shall
not affect the employment of a boy or female, of suit-
able age, in an office or in the performance of clerical
work at a colliery," be amended so that the same shall
read as follows:
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No boy under the age of sixteen years, and no ^o*rr"ceruin
Avoman or girl of any age, shall be employed or per- femaierforwdden.
mitted to be in any mine for the purpose of employ-
ment therein; nor shall a boy under the age of four-
teen years, or a woman or girl of any age, be employed
or permitted to be in or about the outside structures
or workings of a colliery for the purpose of employ- Except for ornce
^ '' '^ '■ or clerical work.
meut; but it is provided, however, that this prohibi-
tion shall not affect the employment of a boy or
female, of suitable age, in an office or in the perform-
ance of clerical work at a colliery.
Approved— The 13th day of May, A. D. 1903.
SAML. W. PENNYPAGKER.
Abstract of act of April 14, 1903, establishing a De-
partment of Mines in Pennsylvania :
AN ACT
To establish a Department of Mines in Pennsylvania; jgfPfJ^™*'"'^ °'
defining its purposes and authority; providing for
the appointment of a Chief of said Department, and
assistants, and fixing their salaries and expenses.
Section 1. Be it enacted, &c.. That there is hereby es-
tablished in Pennsylvania a Department known as the
Department of Mines, which shall be charged with the ^f""^« ^"^ p°'''''^
supervision of the execution of the mining laws of this
Commonwealth, and the care and publication of the
annual reports of the inspectors of coal mines and any
and all other mines that may come under the provi-
sions of the mining laws of this Commonwealth.
Section 2. The chief officer of this Department shall ^;tL°nVof °^"
be denominated Chief of the Department of Mines, ^'"*^^-
and shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with ^PP°;;;*or'"' ^^
the advice and consent of the Senate, within thirty
days after the final passage of this act, and every four
years thereafter, who shall be commissioned by the
Governor to serve a term of four years from the date
of his appointment, and until his successor is duly
qualified.
Section 3. The Chief of the Department of Mines Quaiiflcation.
shall be a competent person, having at least ten years'
l)ractical experience as a miner and the qualifications
of the present mine inspectors. The said Chief of the
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Power and author-
ity of the Chief.
May suspend mine
inspectors for neg-
lect of duty.
Appeal
Petition of miners
or operators.
Invest ig-ation.
Inquiry by the
court".
Department of Mines, so appointed sliall, before en-
tering upon the duties of his office, take and subscribe
to the oath of office prescribed by the Constitution, the
same to be iiled in the office of the Secretary of the
Commonwealth, and give to the Commonwealth a
bond in the penal sum of ten thousand dollars, with
surety, to be approved by the Governor, conditioned
for the faithful discharge of the duties of his office.
Section 4. It shall be the duty of the Chief of the
Department to devote the whole of his time to duties
of his office, and to see that the mining laws of the
State are faithfully executed; and for this purpose
he is hereby invested with the same power and au-
thority as the mine inspectors, to enter, inspect and
examine any mine or colliery within the State, and the
works and machinery connected therewith, and to give
such aid and instruction to the mine inspectors, from
time to time, as he may deem best calculated to pro-
tect the health and promote the safety of all persons
employed in and about the mines; and the said Chief
of the Department of Mines shall have the power to
suspend any mine inspector for any neglect of duty,
but such supended mine inspector shall have the right
of appeal to the Governor, who shall be empowered
to approve of such suspension or restore such sus-
pended mine inspector to duty, after investigating the
causes which led to such suspension. Should the
Chief of Department of Mines receive information by
petition, signed by ten or more miners or three or
more oi>erators, setting forth that any of the mine in-
spectors are neglectful of the duties of their offi.ce, or
are physically unable to perform the duties of their
office, or are guilty of malfeasance in office, he shall
at once investigate the matter; and if he shall be sat-
isfied that the charge or charges are well founded, he
shall then petition the court of cominon pleas or the
judge in chambers, in any county within or partly
within the inspection district of the said mine inspec-
tor, which court upon receipt of said petition and a
report of the character of the charges and testimony
produced, shall at once issue a citation, in the name
of the Commonwealth, to the said inspector to appear,
on not less than fifteen days' notice, on a fixed day,
before said court, at which time the court shall pro-
ceed to inquire into the allegations of the petitioners,
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and may require the attendance of such witnesses, on
the subpoena issued and served by the proper officer
or officers, as the judge of the court and the Chief of
said Department may deem necessary in the case; the
inspector under investigation shall also have similar
power and authority to compel the attendance of wit-
nesses in his behalf. If the court shall find by said
investigation that the said mine inspector is guilty of
neglecting his official duties, or is physically incompe-
tent to perform the duties of his office, or is guilty of
malfeasance in offi.ce, the said court shall certify the
same to the Governor, who shall declare the office ^o^'if^^^verno^n'"'
vacant, and shall proceed to supply the vacancy as
provided by the mining laws of the State. The cost '^^^ ''°^^-
of such investigation shall, if the charges are sustain-
ed, he imposed upon the deposed mine inspector; but
if the charges are not sustained, the costs shall be
paid out of the State Treasury, upon voucher or-
vouchers duly certified by said Chief of Department.
To enable said Chief of the Department of Mines
to conduct more effectually his examinations and in-
vestigations of the charge and complaints which may
be made by petitioners against any of the mine inspec-
tors as herein provided, he shall have power to ad- ment emp^we^d
minister oaths and take affidavits and depositions, in oaths and^taue af-
fidavits.
form and manner provided by law: Provided, however.
That nothine: in this section shall be construed as to
repeal section thirteen of article two of the act of As- Proviso,
sembly, approved the second day of June. Anno
Domini one thousand eight hundred and ninety-one,
entitled "An act to provide for the health and safety
of persons employe^ in and about the anthracite coal
mines of Pennsylvania, and for the protection and pre-
servation of property connected therewith," and also
articles thirteen and fourteen of an act of Assembly,
approved the fifteenth day of May, Anno Domini one
thousand eight hundred and ninety-three, entitled
"An act relating to bituminous coal mines, and provid-
ing for the lives, health, safety and welfare of per-
sons employed therein."
Section 5. It shall, be the duty of the Chief of the
Department of Mines to take charge of, and preserve
in his office, the annual reports of the mine inspectors. Annual reports of
^ ' inspectors.
and transmit a synopsis of them, together with such
662
REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MINES
Off. Doc.
Publication of re-
reports.
Reports to be de-
livered to Chief
on or before Feb-
ruary 20, annually.
Monthly reports
and special in-
formation.
Form and subject
matter of reports.
Examination and
Investigation by
the Chief.
Duty of Board of
Examiners, etc.
other statistical data compiled therefrom, and other
work of the Department as may be of public interest,
properly addressed, to the Governor, to be transmitted
to the General Assembly of this Commonwealth, on
or before the loth day of March in each year. It shall
also be the duty of the Chief of Department of Mines
to see that said reports are placed in the hands of the
public printer for publication, on or before the first
day of April in each year; the same to be published
under the direction of the Chief of the Department of
Mines. In order that the Chief of the said Depart-
ment may be able to prepare, compile and transmit a
synopsis of his annual report to the Governor within
the time herein specified, the mine inspectors are
hereby required to deliver their annual reports to the
Chief of said Department on or before the twentieth
day of February, in each year. In addition to the
annual reports herein required of the mine inspectors,
they shall furnish the Chief of the Department of
Mines monthly reports, and also such special informa-
tion on any subject regarding mine accidents, or other
matters pertaining to mining interests, or the safety
of persons employed in and about the mines, as he at
any time may require or may deem necessary, in the
proper and lawful discharge of his official duties.
The Chief of the Department of Mines shall also es-
tablish, as far as may be practicable, a uniform style
and size of blanks for the annual, monthly and special
reports of the mine inspectors, and prescribe the form
and subject matter to be embraced in the text and the
tabulated statements of their reports.
The Chief of the Department of Mines is hereby
authorized to make such examinations and investiga-
tions as may enable him to report on the various sys-
tems of coal mining and all other mining practiced in
the State, method of mining ventilation and mach-
inery employed, the circumstances and responsibilities
of mine accidents ; and such other matters as may per-
tain to the general welfare of coal miners and others
connected with mining, and the interests of mine
owners and operators in the Commonwealth.
Section G. The Board of Examiners for the exam-
ination of applicants for mine inspectors in the An-
thracite and Bituminous coal mines of the Common-
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wealth, the Board for the examination of applicants
for mine foremen and assistant mine foremen in the
Anthracite mines, the Board for the examination of
applicants for first and second grade certificates in
the Bituminous mines, and the Board styled Miners'
Examining Board for applicants for certificates of
competency as miners, shall send to the Chief of the
Department of Mines duplicates of the manuscripts Duplicate papers.
and all other papers of applicants, together with the
tally-sheets and the solution of each question as giA^en
by the Examining Board, which shall be filed in the Fiimg of.
Department as public documents.
Section 7. Certificates of qualification to mine fore- certificates or
qualification.
men and assistant mine foremen in the Anthracite
mines, first and second grade certificates for mine fore-
men in the Bituminous mines, shall be granted by the
Chief of the Department of Mines to each applicant
who has passed a successful examination. The cer-.
tificates shall be in manner and form as shall be pre-
scribed by the Chief of the Department of Mines, and
a record of all certificates granted shall be kept in the ^^^o"""^ °^-
Department. Each certificate shall contain the full contents of.
name, age and place of birth of the applicant, and also
the length and nature of his previous service in the
mines. Before the certificates aforesaid shall be
granted to mine foremen, assistant mine' foremen,
foremen of first grade and foremen of second grade,
each applicant for the same shall pay the sum of three Fee.
dollars to the Chief of the Department of Mines. The
money so received, less the cost of issuing and record-
ing certificates, shall be turned over in due form to
the State Treasurer.
Section 8. The Chief of the Department of Mines ^°^["^' '° ^®
shall keep in the Department a journal or record of
all inspections, examinations and work done under
his administration, and copies of all official communi-
cations; and is hereby authorized to procure such
books, instruments, and chemicals, or other tests, as menti,' chlmrcais,
may be found necessary to the proper discharge of
his duties under this act, at the expense of the State.
All instruments, plans, books and records pertaining
to the office shall be the property of the State, and
shall bo delivered to his successor in office.
664 REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MINES. Off. Doc.
ch^t"''^ °^ Section 11. No person who is acting as a land agent,
or as a manager, viewer or agent of any mine or col-
liery, shall at the same time, serve as Chief of the De-
partment of Mines under the provisions of tliis act.
^^p^'*' Section 12. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent
with this act be and tlie same are hereby repealed.
Approved— The 14th day of April, A. D. 1903.
SAML. W. PENNYPACKER.
OFFICIAL DOCUMENT.
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ANTHRACITE LAWS
Act providing for tlie liealtli and safety of employes, approved June 2, IS'Sl
division of region into eight inspection d'stricts,
how vacancies in office of mine inspector shall be filled,
boards to examine candidates for mine inspector; compensation of boards,
notice of examinations, ■■
examiners to be sworn; examination papers to be sent to the Secretary of the
Commonwealth /
when board of examiners fails to agree court may dissolve board
Governor shall appoint inspectors
inspectors must be citizens of Pennsylvania,
experience required
salary; must reside in district
duties of inspectors,
boards of examiners may readjust district
inspectors shall not be pecuniarily Interested in mines,
neglect of duties or incompetency
removal from ofhce
maps and plans
neglect or refusal of owner to make maps
maps shall be property of the Commonwealth
inspectors' maps shall be open for inspection,
shafts, slopes, openings and outlets
boilers and connections, machinery, etc
wash houses,
ambulances and stretchers
mine foremen,
employment of boys and females
ventilation,
props and timbers,
general rules
inquests,
returns, notices, etc
injunctions
arbitration,
penalties ;
definition of terms
Act relative to compensation and mileage of boards of examiners of mine inspectors,
mine foremen and fire bosses, approved June 26, 1S95,
examining boards authorized to employ clerk
boards shall submit to the Auditor General sworn statement of expenses
Act to protect the lives of miners, to provide for the examination of persons employed
in the mines, and to prevent the employment of incompetent persons, approved
.July 15. 1S97
miners shall have certificate of competency
Miners' Examining Boards •
how appointed; qualifications, and term of office,
compensation; how vacancies shall be filled; meetings of boards
miners shall register; application for registration; fee for examination and reg-
istration
boards shall report to the court and Bureau of Mines and Mining
shall meet monthly
( 665)
46
597
597
598
59S
599
599
599
599
599
599
6ro
600
600
602
602
602
602
604
605
605
606
611
612
613
614
617
6X7
620
621
631
632
633
634
634
636
63S
638
639
639
639
640
640
641
641
641
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Page
shall grant certificates of competency, 642
qualifications of applicant for miners' certificate, 642
certificate not transferable, 642
miners must have certificate, 642
violation of this act a misdemeanor; penalty 643
members of the Board appointed under the act of 18S9 shall serve until the ex-
piration of their terms 643
, board shall investigate complaints; duty of district attorney 643
citizens may prosecute, 644
Amendment of the act of June 2, 1891, providing for the health and safety of miners,
approved April 20, 1899 644
main doors, unless self-acting, shall have an attendant 645
Act to regulate the weight of black blasting powder, approved April 24, 1901 645
act providing for the care of employes injured in the mines, approved May 29,
1901, 646
inspector shall visit medical rooms, 647
violation of this act a misdemeanor; right of action for damages 647
terms defined 648
Amendment of the act of June 2, 1891, providing for the health and safety of miners,
approved June 8, 1901, 648
inspectors and Inspection districts 648
how vacancies in the office of mine inspector shall be filled 648
boards to examine candidates for mine inspector; compensation 649
notice of examinations; examiners to be sworn, 649
examination papers to be sent to the Secretary of the Commonwealth 649
annual examinations, 649
election of inspectors, 649
candidates for the office of mine inspector shall file certificates with the county
commissioners, : 651
Inspectors must be citizens of Pennsylvania; experience required 651
saflary; term of office 651
inspector shall reside in county where elected, 652
duties of inspector, 652
shall make annual report; may enter and inspect any mine or colliery in his
district, 653
shall make a record of visits 654
Inspectors shall not be pecuniarily interested In mines, 654
neglect of duties or incompetency; removal from office, 654
maps and plans of mines, 655
Act to provide payment to the miner for all clean coal mined by him, appproved June
13, 1883 ' 655
neglect to pay miners for all clean coal a misdemeanor; penalty, 655
restitution to be made 655
Act to provide for the recovery of bodies of workmen entombed in coal mines, approved
May 9, 1889, 656
duty of the court; court may issue mandamus to owner of mine for the recovery
of bodies 656
Act for the protection of employes and to prevent mine superintendents, mine foremen
and assistants from soliciting money from employes, approved June 15, 1897, .. 657
receiving or soliciting money a misdemeanor; penalty 657
Amendment of the act of June 2, 1891, providing for the health and safety of miners,
approved May 13, 1903 657
employment of boys under sixteen years, and females of all ages, forbidden, 658
exceptions, when employed in an office 658
Act to establish a Department of Mines, approved April 14, 1903, duties and powers of
the Department 659
Chief of the Department shall be appointed by the Governor; term; qualification, 659
power and authority of the Chief; may suspend mine inspectors for neglect
of duty 660
shall take charge of annual reports of inspectors; synopsis of the reports to be
sent to the General Assembly, 661
annual report to be published 662
reports of inspectors must be delivered before February 20 662
monthly reports and special information; form of reports, 662
investigations by the Chief of various systems of mining, 662
duties of boards of examiners of mine inspectors, 662
mine foremen and miners 663
certificates of qualification to be issued to mine foremen and assistant mine
foremen; form of certificate; fee 663
Chief authorized to procure books, instruments, etc 663
eligibility of Chief 66}
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Letter of transmittal, 1
Introduction , iii
Accidents , iv
Care of injured miners, ix
Legal age of boy employes , xiv
Mine inspection, xviii
Election of inspectors , xx
Examination of fire bosses xxv
Case of Com.monwealth vs. Wilkes-Barre and Scranton Coal and Iron
Company, xxvi
Establishment of Department of Mines, xxxii
Summary of work of Department, 1898 to 1903, xxxiv
Abstract showing tons of coal mined, days worked, persons employed,
killed and injured, amount of powder and dynamite used, etc., .... xxxv
Table A, classification of employes in each district, xxxvii
Table B, classification of fatal accidents in each district, xxxviii
Table C, classification of non-fatal accidents in each district, xxxix
Table D, number of gaseous and non-gaseous mines in each district,
and production from gaseous and non-gaseous mines, etc., xl
Table E, quantity of coal produced by each company that produced
700,000 or more tons, xli
Table F, classification of employes killed or fatally injured, 1883 to 1903
inclusivg, xlii
Table G, classification of fatal accidents, 1883 to 1903 inclusive xliii
Table H, nationality of employes killed or fatally injured, 1892 to 1903
inclusive, xliv
Table I, fatal accidents, 1890 to 1903 inclusive, xlv
Table J, non-fatal accidents, 1890 to 1903 inclusive, xlvi
Table K, production of coal in tons of 2,000 pounds, explosives used,
etc., 1892 to 1903 inclusive, xlvii
Table L, number of employes, by districts, 1890 to 1903 inclusive xlviii
Table M, number of employes, by counties, 1890 to 1903 inclusive xlix
Table N, production of coal, by districts, 1890 to 1903 inclusive, 1
Table P, production of coal, by counties, 1890 to 1903 inclusive, Iii
Table Q, fatal accidents per each 1,000 employes, and tons of coal mined
per fatal accident, 1870 to 1903 inclusive liii
FIRST ANTHRACITE DISTRICT 3
Letter of transmittal , 3
Summary of statistics, 4
Table A, production of coal by the various operators and by coun-
ties, 5
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Table B, fatal and non-fatal accidents, tons of coal p'oduced per
accident, 6
Table C, classification of fatal accidents 7
Table D, classification of non-fatal accidents, 8
Table E , occupations of persons killed , 9
Table F, occupations of persons injured, 10
Table G, nationality of persons killed 11
Table H, nationality of persons injured, 11
Table I, method of ventilation of mines 12
Table 1, operators, location of collieries, railroads, etc., 14
Table 2, tons of coal mined, days worked, pearsons employed, kegs
of powder used, etc., 15
Table 3, classification of employes, days worked in breakers, 20
Table 4, fatal accidents, 24
Table 5, non-fatal accidents 27
Description of fatal accidents , 32
Condition of mines, 32
Improvements in district, 34
Mine foremen's examinations 35
SECOND ANTHRACITE DISTRICT 37
Letter of transmittal, 37
Summary of statistics 38
Table A, production of coal by the various operators and by coun-
ties 39
Table B, fatal and non-fatal accidents, tons of coal produced per
accident, 40
Table C, classification of fatal accidents 41
Table D, classification of non-fatal accidents, 42
Table B, occupations of persons killed 43
Table F, occupations of persons injured, 44
Table G, nationality of persons killed, 45
Table H, nationality of persons injured 45
Table I, method of ventilation of mines 46
Table 1, operators, location of collieries, railroads, etc., '. . 48
Table 2, tons of coal mined, days worked, persons employed, kegs
of powder used, etc 50
Table 3, classification of employes, days worked in breakers, 56
Table 4, fatal accidents 60
Table 5, non-fatal accidents, 64
Description of fatal accidents, -. 69
Condition of mines 72
Improvements in district, 73
Flooding of mines in Carbondale district 76
Inrush of sand and water into Eddy Creek shaft of Delaware and
Hudson Company 77
THIRD ANTHRACITE DISTRICT 83
Letter of transmittal 83
Summary of statistics 84
Table A, production of coal by the various operators and by coun-
ties, 85
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Page
Table B, fatal and non-fatal accidents, tons of coal produced per
accident, ^6
Table C, classification of fatal accidents, 87
Table D, classification of non-fatal accidents 88
Table E, occupations of persons killed, 89
Table F, occupations of persons injured, 90
Table G, nationality of persons killed, 91
Table H, nationality of persons injured 91
Table I, method of ventilation of mines, 92
Table 1, operators, location of collieries, railroads, etc 94
Table 2, tons of coal mined, days worked, persons employed, kegs
of powder used, etc., 96
Table 3, classification of employes, days worked in breakers, 102
Table 4, fatal accidents, 108
Table 5, non-fatal accidents HO
Description of fatal accidents, H^
Condition of mines, 114
FOURTH ANTHRACITE DISTRICT, 117
Letter of transmittal, 117
Summary of statistics, , US
Table A, production of coal by the various operators and by coun-
ties 119
Table B, fatal and non-fatal accidents, tons of coal produced per
accident 120
Table C, classification of fatal accidents, 121
Table D, classification of non-fatal accidents, 122
Table E, occupations of persons killed, 123
Table F, occupations of persons injured, 124
Table G, nationality of persons killed 125
Table H, nationality of persons injured, 125
Table I, method of ventilation of mines 126
Table 1, operators, location of collieries, railroads, etc., 128
Table 2, tons of coal mined, days worked, persons employed, kegs
of powder used, etc., 130
Table 3, classification of employes, days worked in breakers, 136
Table 4, fatal accidents 142
Table 5, non-fatal accidents, 144
Description of fatal accidents, 148
Condition of mines 150
FIFTH ANTHRACITE DISTRICT, ..: 153
Letter of transmittal, 153
Summary of statistics 154
Table A, production of coal by the various operators and by coun-
ties i 155
Table B, fatal and non-fatal accidents, tons of coal produced per
accident, 1^6
Table C, classification of fatal accidents, 157
Table D, classification of non-fatal accidents, 158
Table E, occupations of persons killed 155
Table F, occupations of persons injured,, 160
Table G, nationality of persons killed 161
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Table H, nationality of persons injured 161
Table I, method of ventilation of mines, 162
Table 1, operators, location of collieries, railroads, etc., 164
Table 2, tons of coal mined, days worked, persons employed, kegs
of powder used , etc. , 166
Table 3, classification of employes, days worked in breakers, 172
Table 4, fatal accidents 178
Table 5, non-fatal accidents, 180
Description of fatal accidents , 185
Condition of mines, 194
Improvements in district 194
Mine foremen's examinations, 196
SIXTH ANTHRACITE DISTRICT 197
Letter of transmittal, 197
Summary of statistics, 198
Table A, production of coal by the various operators and by coun-
ties, 199
Table B, faital and non-fatal accidents, tons of coal produced per
accident 200
Table C, classification of fatal accidents 201
Table D, classification of non-fatal accidents 202
Table E, occupations of persons killed, 203
Table P, occupations of persons injured, 204
Table G, nationality of persons killed-, 205
Table H, nationality of persons injured, 205
Table I, method of ventilation of mines, 206
Table 1, operators, location of collieries, railroads, etc 208
Table 2, tons of coal mined, days worked, persons employed, kegs
of powder used , etc. , 210
Table 3, classification of employes, days worked in breakers 216
Table 4, fatal accidents, 222
Table 5, non-fatal accidents, 224
Description of fatal accidents , 228
Condition of mines, 238
Improvements in district 238
SEVENTH ANTHRACITE DISTRICT, 243
Letter of transiuittal , 243
Summary of statistics, 244
Table A, production of coal by the various operators and by coun-
ties, 245
Table B, fatal and non-fatal accidents, tons of coal produced per
accident 246
Table C, classification of fatal accidents, 247
Table D, classification of non-fatal accidents, 248
Table E, occupations of persons killed 249
Table F, occupations of persons injured, 250
Table G, nationality of persons killed, 251
Table H , nationality of persons injured , 251
Table I, method of ventilation of mines, 252
Table 1, operators, location of collieries, railroads, etc., 255
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Table 2, tons of coal mined, days worked, persons employed, kegs
of powder used , etc. , 256
Table 3, classification of employes, days worked in breakers, 260
Table 4, fatal accidents, 261
Table 5, non-fatal accidents, 266
Description of fatal accidents, 270
Improvements in district, 276
Mine foremen's examinations, 280
EIGHTH ANTHRACITE DISTRICT 281
Letter of transmittal 281
Summary of statistics, 282
Table A, production of coal by the various operators and by coun-
ties , 283
Table B, fatal arid non-fatal accidents, tons of coal produced per
accident, 284
Table C, classification of fatal accidents, 285
Table D, classification of non-fatal accidents, 286
Table E, occupations of persons killed 287
Table F, occupations of persons injured, 288
Table G, nationality of persons killed, '. 289
Table H, nationality of persons injured, 289
Table I, method of ventilation of mines, 290
Table 1, operators, location of collieries, railroads, etc., 292
Table 2, tons of coal mined, days worked, persons employed, kegs
of powder used , etc 293
Table 3, classification of employes, days worked in breakers, 298
Table 4, fatal accidents, 302
Table 5, non-fatal accidents, 304
Description of fatal accidents 308
Condition of mines '. 313
Improvements in district 314
NINTH ANTHRACITE DISTRICT 317
Letter of transmittal 317
Summary of statistics, 318
Table A, production of coal by the various operators and by coun-
ties, 319
Table B, fatal and non-fatal accidents, tons of coal produced per
accident 320
Table C, classification of fatal accijdents, 321
Table D, classification of non-fatal accidents, 322
Table E, occupations of persons killed 323
Table F, occupations of persons injured 324
Table G, nationality of persons killed 325
Table H, nationality of persons injured 325
Table I, method of ventilation of mines, 326
Table 1, operators, location of collieries, railroads, etc., 329
Table 2, tons of coal mined, days worked, persons employed, kegs
of powder used, etc., 331
Table 3, classification of employes, days worked in breakers 337
Table 4, fatal accidents, 343
Table 5, non-fatal accidents, 346
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Description of fatal accidents 350
Improvements in district • 362
Fire at No. 6 Lansford, Leliigh Coal and Navigation Company 370
Mine foremen's examinations, 371
TENTH ANTHRACITE DISTRICT 373
Letter of transmittal, 373
Summary of statistics, 374
Table A, production of coal by the various operators and by coun-
ties 375
Table B, fatal and non-fatal accidents, tons of coal produced per
accident, 376
Table C, classification of fatal accidents, 377
Table D, classification of non-fatal accidents 378
Table E , occupations of persons killed , 37!)
Table F, occupations of persons injured, 3S0
Table G, nationality of persons killed 381
Table H, nationality of persons injured 381
Table I, method of ventilation of mines, 382
Table 1, operators, location of collieries, railroads, etc., 384
Table 2, tons of coal mined, days worked, persons employed, kegs
of powder used, etc. , 386
Table 3, classification of employes, days worked in breakers 392
Table 4, fatal accidents 397
Table 5, non-fatal accidents, 399
Description of fatal accidents, 402
Condition of mines 403
Improvements in district 404
Mine foremen's examinations 406
ELEVENTH ANTHRACITE DISTRICT 409
Letter of transmittal , 4O9
Summary of statistics 410
Table A, production of coal by the various operators and by coun-
ties 41]^
Table B, fatal and non-fatal accidents, tons of coal produced per
accident, 412
Table C, classification of fatal accidents, 413
Table D, classification of non-fatal accidents 414
Table E, occupations of persons killed 415
Table F, occupations of persons injured 416
Table G, nationality of persons killed • 417
Table H, nationality of persons injured, 417
Table I, method of ventilation of mines, 418
Table 1, operators, location of collieries, railroads, etc 420
Table 2, tons of coal mined, days worked, persons einployed, kegs
of powder used , etc. , 421
Table 3, classification of employes, days v/orked in bnakprs, 425
Table 4, fatal accidents, 428
Table 5, non-fatal accidents 40Q
Description of fatal accidents 434
Condition of mines 431,
Improvements in district, , 435
Mine foremen's examinations, 440
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TWELFTH ANTHRACITE DISTRICT 443
Letter of transmittal , 443
Summary of statistics 444
Table A, production of coal by the various operators and by coun-
ties 445
. Table B, fatal and non-fatal accidents, tons of coal produced per
accident 446
Tal:le C, classification of fatal accidents 447
Tabic D, classification of non-fatal accidents, 448
Table E, occupations of persons killed 449
Table F, occupations of persons injured .' 450
Table G, nationality of persons killed, 451
Tcble H, nationality of persons injured, .' 451
Table I, method of ventilation of mines 4."2
Table 1, operators, location of collieries, railroads, etc., 454
Table 2, tons of coal mined, days worked, persons employed, kegs
of powder used , etc. , 456
Table 3, classification of employes, days worked in breakers 462
Table 4, fatal accidents, 467
Table 5, non-fatal accidents, 469
Description of fatal accidents - 473
Condition of mines, 477
Improvements in district, ." :.... 480
Mine foremen's examinations, 4S4
THIRTEENTH ANTHRACITE DISTRICT, 487
Letter of transmittal 487
Summary of statistics, 488
Table A, production of coal by the various operators and by coun-
ties, 489
Table B, fatal and non-fatal accidents, tons of coal produced per
accident 490
Table C, classification of fatal accidents, 491
Table D, classification of non-fatal accidents 4B2
Table E, occupations of persons killed, 493
Table F, occupations of persons injured 494
Table G, nationality of persons killed, 41*5
Table H, nationality of persons injured, 495
Table I, method of ventilation of mines 496
Table 1, operators, location of collieries, railroads, etc 498
Table 2, tons of coal mined, days worked, persons employed, kegs
of powder used , etc 500
Table 3, classification of employes, days worked in breakers, 506
Table 4, fatal accidents 512
Table 5, non-fatal accidents, 514
Description of fatal accidents 519
Condition of mines, 52!
Improvements in district, 526
Mine foremen's examinations, 530
FOURTEENTH ANTHRACITE DISTRICT, 531
Letter of transmittal 531
Summary of statistics 532
4,'^_12— 1903
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Table A, production of coal by the various operators and by coun-
ties, 533
Table B, fatal and non-fatal accidents, tons of coal produced per
accident, 534
Table C, classification of fatal accidents, 535
Table D , classification of non-fatal accidents , 536
Table E, occupations of persons killed 537
Table F, occupations of persons injured, 538
Table G, nationality of persons killed 539
Table H, nationality of persons injured 539
Table I, method of ventilation of mines 540
Table 1, operators, location of collieries, railroads, etc 542
Table 2, tons of coal mined, days worked, persons employed, kegs
of powder used, etc. , 544
Table 3, classification of employes, days worked in breakers, 550
Table 4, fatal accidents, 556
Table 5, non-fatal accidents 558
Condition of mines 562
Mine foremen's examinations, 564
FIFTEENTH ANTHRACITE DISTRICT, 567
Letter of transmittal 567
Summary of statistics 568
Table A, production of coal by the various operators and by coun-
ties 569
Table B, fatal and non-fatal accidents, tons of coal pi'oduced per
accident 570
Table C, classification of fatal accidents 571
Table D, classification of non-fatal accidents, 572
Table E, occupations of persons killed 573
Table F, occupations of persons injured, 574
Table G, nationality of persons killed, 575
Table H, nationality of persons injured, 575
Table I, method of ventilation of mines, 576
Table 1, operators, location of collieries, railroads, etc., 577
Table 2, tons of coal mined, days worked, persons employed, kegs
of powder used, etc 578
Table 3, classification of employes, days worked in breakers 582
Table 4, fatal accidents , 585
Table 5, non-fatal accidents, 586
Description of fatal accidents, 589
Condition of mines, 591
Improvements in district, 591
Mine foremen's examinations, 593
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