Friday, July 10, 2026

Lambert, John - 1890

Lambert, John, Miner
January 2, 1890, 2nd District, Yough Slope Colliery, Westmoreland County.
Lambert was a German miner and had mined coal for eight or nine years.  He was instantly killed by a fall of slate.  An inquest was held on his body and a verdict of accidental death rendered.  Age 29.  Single.

~ Deaths in the Bituminous Coal Districts 1888-1897, Volume I, Page 17

Lainge, Razzano - 1890

Lainge, Bazzano (Razzano), Miner
October 23, 1890, 1st District, Catsburg Colliery, Washington County.
Fatally injured by falling slate.  Died the same day.  Married.  He leaves a widow in  Italy; how many children I am not able to learn.

~ Deaths in the Bituminous Coal Districts 1888-1897, Volume I, Page 17

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Lainge, Bazzano - 1890

Lainge, Bazzano (Razzano), Miner
October 23, 1890, 1st District, Catsburg Colliery, Washington County.
Fatally injured by falling slate.  Died the same day.  Married.  He leaves a widow in  Italy; how many children I am not able to learn.

~ Deaths in the Bituminous Coal Districts 1888-1897, Volume I, Page 17

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Lowsutter, John - 1890

Sonstetter (Lowsutter), John, Miner
October 6, 1890, 1st District, Abe Hayes Colliery, Washington County.
Fatally injured by a fall of slate.  Lived about nine days after being hurt.  Died on the 16th.  Age 63.  Married.  Five orphans, all grown except one.

~ Deaths in the Bituminous Coal Districts 1888-1897, Volume I, Page 17

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Sonstetter, John - 1890

Sonstetter (Lowsutter), John, Miner
October 6, 1890, 1st District, Abe Hayes Colliery, Washington County.
Fatally injured by a fall of slate.  Lived about nine days after being hurt.  Died on the 16th.  Age 63.  Married.  Five orphans, all grown except one.

~ Deaths in the Bituminous Coal Districts 1888-1897, Volume I, Page 17

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Abe Hayes Colliery, Washington County, Pennsylvania

Washington County Mines --  Abe Hayes Colliery

No information is currently available.  Colliery is being researched.

Thursday, July 9, 2026

Hutchinson, George - 1890

Hutchinson, George, Driver
September 10, 1890, 1st District, Fayette City Colliery, Fayette County.
Fatally injured by being caught by the trip and run over, mangling one of his legs pretty badly as well as other parts of his body, which resulted in his death on November 21.  Married.  Three orphans.

~ Deaths in the Bituminous Coal Districts 1888-1897, Volume I, Page 17

Fayette City Colliery, Fayette County, Pennsylvania

Fayette County Mines --  Fayette City Colliery

No information is currently available.  Colliery is being researched.

Roshovensky, Andrew - 1890

Roshovensky, Andrew, Miner
August 26, 1890, 1st District, Coal Bluff Colliery, Washington County.
Instantly killed by a fall of slate.  Age 32.  He leaves a widow and three children in Austria.

~ Deaths in the Bituminous Coal Districts 1888-1897, Volume I, Page 17

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Curtin, Henry - 1890

Curtin, Henry, Miner
August 19, 1890, 1st District, Buffalo Colliery, Washington County.
Fatally injured by falling slate.  He only lived four hours after the accident.  Age 28.  Single.

~ Deaths in the Bituminous Coal Districts 1888-1897, Volume I, Page 17