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Saturday, November 8, 2025

Whyel, Adolf C. - 1889

Whyel, A. C., Superintendant
June 17, 1889, 5th District, Leithshaft Colliery, Fayette County.
Injured by a fall of roof, from which he died June 23, 1889 at 4 o'clock p. m.  Age 41.  Married.  Nine orphans.

~ Deaths in the Bituminous Coal Districts 1888-1897, Volume I, Page 12

You can visit the memorial page for Adolph C Whyel.

Shultz, Augustus - 1889

Shultz, Augustus, Miner
April 27, 1889, 5th District, Leith Colliery, Fayette County.
Killed by a fall of roof.  Age 35.  Marital status unknown.

~ Deaths in the Bituminous Coal Districts 1888-1897, Volume I, Page 12

Harris, John - 1889

Harris, John, Miner
March 26, 1889, 5th District, Percy Colliery, Fayette County.
Fatally injured while playing about the ovens.  He unknowingly jumped into the tunnel or opening in top of one of the coke ovens; the boy was taken out immediately but his burns were so severe that he died in about nine days.  Age 13.

~ Deaths in the Bituminous Coal Districts 1888-1897, Volume I, Page 12

Percy Colliery, Fayette County, Pennsylvania

Fayette County Mines --  Percy Colliery

No information is currently available.  Colliery is being researched.

Cramer, Henry - 1889

Cramer, Henry, Miner
March 11, 1889, 5th District, Plummer Colliery, Fayette County.
Instantly killed by a fall of roof.  Age 25.  Marital status unknown.

~ Deaths in the Bituminous Coal Districts 1888-1897, Volume I, Page 12

Plummer Colliery, Fayette County, Pennsylvania

Fayette County Mines --  Plummer Colliery

No information is currently available.  Colliery is being researched.

Squibbs, Robert - 1889

Squibbs, Robert, Miner
January 29, 1889, 5th District, Adelaide Colliery, Fayette County.
Killed by locomotive jumping off track on trestle while charging ovens.  Age 37.  Married.

~ Deaths in the Bituminous Coal Districts 1888-1897, Volume I, Page 12

Adelaide Colliery, Fayette County, Pennsylvania

Fayette County Mines --  Adelaide Colliery

No information is currently available.  Colliery is being researched.