Report of the Bureau of Mines of the Department of Internal Affairs of Pennsylvania . ding a car. On December 24, at Ellsworth No. 3 mine, Henry C. Evans, as-sistant outside foreman, was fatally injured by falling from the Ramplatform of the tipple house, striking a steel girder some 15 feetbelow, then to the ground, 7 feet. He lived about four hours. Joseph Kosel, Albert Kosel, Charles Crow and Frank Mobiani,miners, were instantly killed December 27, in Little Redstone mine,by an explosion of fire damp, while on their way to their severalworking places in the mine. The mine had been idle for
Report of the Bureau of Mines of the Department of Internal Affairs of Pennsylvania . ding a car. On December 24, at Ellsworth No. 3 mine, Henry C. Evans, as-sistant outside foreman, was fatally injured by falling from the Ramplatform of the tipple house, striking a steel girder some 15 feetbelow, then to the ground, 7 feet. He lived about four hours. Joseph Kosel, Albert Kosel, Charles Crow and Frank Mobiani,miners, were instantly killed December 27, in Little Redstone mine,by an explosion of fire damp, while on their way to their severalworking places in the mine. The mine had been idle for several daysowing to some connections which were being made in the powerhouse, which caused the stoppage of the fan; the gas accumulated inthe entry known as No. 12, extending itself to the main entry forsome distance, where it was ignited, as is snp]>osed. by Ihe open lightof Joseiih Kosel, resulting as above. The verdict of the coj-oneiS jury was to the cttiMt ihnr tlicsi per- TVYvLoxA. t tit, irKshecton, U y^ NEW HILL^ of , ;. January UTTLt ^ & CCS. Ofterthe explosion of ;. Nu. Vi. FIRST B1TUMIN(JUS DISTRICT. 363 sons came to their death by violating the law in passing the per-manent dauger signal, which was in position and locked. A mapaccompanies this report showing the extent of the explosion. Examination of Candidates for Mine Foremen. The annual examination was held in council chambers, at Monongahela, Pa., January 21, 22 and 23. The Board of Examiners wasD. B. Blackburn, operator; J. P. N. Coulter, miner, and Henry Loutitt,Mine Inspector. Forty-five applicants appeared before the board, ofwhich twenty-seven were successful, viz: First grade: AlexanderMcClymont, John L. Rea, Richard Maize, Thomas Harper, James , Thomas A. Furniss, John Morgan, William McNeill, DanielCollins, John Gelder, Daniel M. Griffith, Charles Elliot, Peter Neil,James D. Stevenson, John J. Cairns, T. B. Cavanaugh, John Jac
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