Saturday, December 27, 2025

Bittorf, Henry - 1889

Bittorf, Henry, Miner
March 15, 1889, 6th District, Webster No. 3 Colliery, Summerhill, Cambria County.
Killed by a fall of coal while undermining.  Age 45.  Married.  Six orphans.

~ Deaths in the Bituminous Coal Districts 1888-1897, Volume I, Page 13

You can visit the memorial page for Henry Bittorf.

Galude, John - 1889

Galude, John, Miner
July 11, 1889, 6th District, R. and P. Coal and Coke Company, Adrian, Jefferson County.
While in the act of shoveling coal a piece of rock fell upon him, killing him instantly.  Age 3 <sic>.  Married. Two orphans.

~ Deaths in the Bituminous Coal Districts 1888-1897, Volume I, Page 13