Homer, William, Mine Boss. Age 45. Married. Eight orphans.
September 11, 1888, 2nd District, Duquesne Colliery, Allegheny County.
Was smothered by going down a shaft fifteen feet deep where his light would not burn.
~ Deaths in the Bituminous Coal Districts 1888-1897 Vol. I, Page 2
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