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St. Clair County, Illinois
History and Genealogy
Featuring Coal Mining
      St. Clair County is a county located in the south central part of the state of Illinois.       38.47° N, 89.93° W
As of 2006, the population was 260,919.
The county seat is Belleville, Illinois.
      St. Clair County has twenty-four townships:
            Belleville, Cahokia, Canteen, Caseyville, Centreville, Dupo, East St. Louis, Englemann, Freeburg, Lebanon, Lenzburg, Marissa, Mascoutah, Millstadt, New Athens, O'Fallon, Prairie Du Long, Shiloh Valley, Smithton, Saint Claire, Stites, Stookey, Sugar Loaf, Swansea

St. Clair County, Illinois
Coal Mine Fatalities
Currently -- Prior to December 31, 1930
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ABENT
September 5, 191526, Ernest Abent, of Belleville, operator, age 46 years, married was killed by falling down the shaft of the Abent Coal Company's mine, Swansea St Clair County. He leaves a widow.
 
ADAIR
November 25, 189910, James Adair, of Lebanon, driver, aged 45 years, married, employed at the Bennet mine of the Lebanon Coal and Mining Association, was killed, it is supposed by being run over by pit cars. After he had finished his day's work, he was seen by other workmen leaving the inside works with his mule and two empty cars, going toward the shaft bottom. It was noticed that the mule came to the first stopping place without a driver. Two miners who had finished their day's work and were on their way out, found deceased on the road, dead. He was doubled up, and had a large cut on the back of his head. Just how the accident happened is not positively known. He leaves a widow and three children.
 
AGLES
March 26, 18977, at the Bennet mine, of the Lebanon Coal and Machine Association, Ebb Agles, of Lebanon, a loader, 20 years old and single, was instantly killed by falling slate. He and his brother were engaged in loading a box at the time when a large sheet of slate, about two inches thick and about six by six feet in area, fell knocking both down, deceased with his head between the slate and a chunk of coal smashing his head so that part of his brain was exposed, killing him instantly. His brother was also badly hurt, having his hip dislocated and being otherwise bruised. In the room where deceased met his death there is about 7 inches of slate, divided into three layers of about equal thickness, that comes down with the coal when blasted or a short time after the coal has been taken down. It is difficult some times to keep this up and is safer when taken down. The two lower layers were already down and the upper one was the one that fell on the men with fatal result.
 
ALBRECHT
October 22, 192130, William F. Albrecht, of Collinsville, miner, age 43 years, married, was killed by flying coal from shot explosion in St. Louis and O'Fallon Coal Company's No. 2 mine. He leaves a widow and one child.
 
ALLEN
Jan. 15, 190313, Benjamin Allen, of Caseyville, miner, aged 32 years, married, employed in the Rubey mine of the Rubey Coal Co., near Caseyville, while mining coal on the top that had been shot, the slate gave way, falling on him causing his death. He leaves a widow and one child.
 
AMBERSON
January 28, 18977, at the Ruby mine, St. Louis & O'FallanCoal Co., near Caseyville, Wm. Amberson, of Caseyville, a miner, aged 45 years and married, was fatally injured by a fall of coal and slate and died in a few hours afterward. He was working off a standing shot under a piece of top coal that reached four feet back from the face, and about twenty feet wide, with one open end, without having any props under it. When it fell it struck him on the head and fractured his skull from which injury he died. His son, who was working with him, was also burried by the fall, but strange to say he escaped with trifling injuries. Deceased leaves a widow and five dependant children.
 
AMBRUSTER
November 13, 192836, Conrad Ambruster, of Belleville, miner, age 61 years, married, died from injuries sustained four days earlier, when caught by a fall of clod, in Ell-Rich Coal Company's mine. He leaves a widow,
 
ANDERSON
December 27, 191021, Henry D. Anderson, of Belleville, switchman, aged 65 years, married, was killed in the St. Louis and O'Fallon Coal Company's No. 1 mine, French Village, St. Clair county. Deceased was struck by empty cars being pushed in by a motor at the mouth of the 12th east entry on the north side of the shaft. He supposed the trip was going north and he stood in the twelfth east and thought he was out of the way. He leaves a widow.
 
ANHEUSER
April 22, 192331, John Anheuser, of Summerfield, miner, age not given, married, died from injuries received two days before by a fall of clod in Perry Coal Company's Taylor mine. He leaves a widow.
 
ARMBRUSTER
December 6, 192332, Louis Armbruster, of Belleville, miner, age 53 years, married, John F Evans, miner age 41 years, married, and William Lesher, miner, age 41 years, single were drowned in Aluminum Ore Coal Company's mine, when an old mine was broken into. Arbruster leaves a widow and two children, and Evans leaves a widow and one child.
 
February 2, 18955, Peter Armbruster, of Belleville, a miner, aged 56, and working in the Jacob Krantz mine, at Belleville, was fatally injured by a fall of top coal in his room. He died in about two and a half hours after receiving his injuries. He left a widow and five grown children.
 

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BARBER
August 24, 191021, Fred Barber, of O'Fallon, miner, aged 20 years, single, was killed in the Cluley-Miller Coal Company's mine, Caseyville, St. Clair county, Deceased was in the act of mining off a standing shot when some slate fell, killing him instantly.
 
BARTHELME
June 15, 191222, Otto Barthelme, of Lenzburg, miner, aged 34 years, married, was killed in the Fairbanks mine of the Kolb Coal Company, Lenzburg, by falling slate. He leaves a widow and three children.
 
BAUER
October 23, 18861, John Bauer aged 58 years, married, was killed by falling coal in the mine at West Belleville. He leaves a widow.
 
BEATTIE
May 20, 190313, Jos. Beattie, of Belleville, shooter, aged 32 years, married, employed in the "Nigger Hollow" mine, operated by the St. Louis & O'Fallon Coal Co., Belleville, St. Clair county, was killed by a premature shot. He leaves a widow and three children.
 
BECKER
Nov. 8, 190213, Charles Becker, of Belleville, a miner, aged 45 years, married, employed in the Green Mount mine, Belleville, operated by the Consolidated Coal Co., was killed by a fall of slate. He leaves a widow and six children.
 
BEIGS
June 6, 192937, Charles L. Beigs, of Marissa, shovel operator, age 22 years, married, was electrocuted in United Electric Coal Company's No. 13 mine. While moving the shovel, it struck a charged cable, cutting in two, and charged the shovel, the deceased receiving the charge. He leaves a widow and one child.
 
BELL
October 24, 192937, William Bell, of Belleville, laborer, age 49 years, single, died from injuries sustained three weeks earlier by a fall of slate in Southern Coal, Coke and Mining Company's No. 7 mine.
 
BERGER
March 10, 191727, Walter Berger, of Belleville, driver, was killed by pit cars in Eldnar Coal Company's mine, Belleville, St. Clair County.
 
BERGMAN
May 26, 192331, Henry Bergman, of New Athens, laborer, age 41 years, married, was run over by a loaded car and killed at Kolb Coal Company's No. 3 mine. He leaves a widow and one child.
 
BERTRAM
September 25, 192533, Henry Bertram, of O'Fallon, miner, age 55 years, married, was killed in Perry Coal Company's Taylor mine by being caught between shaft and cage. He leaves a widow.
 
BIEBLE
January 19, 18999, Adolph Beible, of Rentchler, a miner, working in the Rentchler mine of the Mo. & Ill. Coal Company, Belleville, St. Clair county, was seriously injured by a prop which was knocked out by falling coal at the face of his room: he died about two hours afterward. Deceased was 29 years of age, married, and leaves a widow.
 
BIFFERAN
March 7, 190111, John Bifferan, of Rentchler, miner, aged 48 years, married, employed in the Rentchler mine of the Missouri and Illinois Coal company, Belleville, St. Clair county, had two ribs broken and died two days after the accident. He leaves a widow and six children.
 
BIANJO
June 21, 191222, Joseph Bianjo, of Belleville, miner, aged 38 years, married, was killed by falling slate in the St. Louis and O'Fallon Coal Co.'s No. 2 mine, O'Fallon. He leaves a widow and three children.
 
BLAITH
January 4, 190111, Albert Blaith, of Belleville, miner, aged 36 years, single, employed at the Glendale Coal company's mine No. 1, Belleville, St. Clair county, was instantly killed by falling slate in the mine.
 
BODEN
September 3, 190314, Lou Boden, miner, aged 53 years, married, employed by the Royal Coal Co., Belleville. St. Clair County, to retimber a part of the escapement shaft. The fan house and part of the timber in the shaft was burned out by a fire. To retimber part of the shaft that was burned, two scaffolds were built down in the shaft: while at work on the top, one of the upper parts of the shaft, which was not secured, gave away, breaking down the scaffolds, while Boden and his partner were at work. Deceased fell to the bottom of the shaft, killing him instantly. His partner, Tom Davis, was badly injured. The depth of the shaft is 180 feet. He leaves a widow and five children.
 
September 3, 191223, William Boden, of O'Fallon, driver, aged 22 years, single, was killed by falling under a mine car in the Prairie Coal Company's mine near O'Fallon.
 
BODMAN
October 27, 191526, William Bodman, of Belleville, miner, age 53 years, single, was killed by falling coal in No. 2 mine, St. Louis and O'Fallon Coal Company,
 
BOHLKANP
July 25, 190415, George Bohlkamp, of Belleville, miner, aged 36 years, married, employed in Frank Sergants mine, near Belleville, St. Clair county, was instantly killed by falling slate. He leaves a widow and two children.
 
BONN
January 14, 191424, Joe Bonn, of Trenton, machine helper, aged 24 years, single, was killed by falling coal in the West mine of the Breese-Trenton Coal Company.
 
BOWEN
February 18, 192937, Evan Bowen, of O'Fallon, miner, age 62 years, married, was killed by falling clod in Summit Coal Mining Company's mine. He leaves a widow.
 
June 25, 191727, Leweln Bowen, of O'Fallon, miner, age 45 years, married, was killed in Prairie Coal Company's mine, O'Fallon, St. Clair County, by falling clod. He leaves a widow and five children.
 
BRADLEY
October 7, 190011, John Bradley, of Wilderman, driver, aged 21 years, single, employed at the Wilderman mine of the Missouri and Illinois Coal Co., was kicked in the abdomen by a mule October 6, 1900, in the mine, and died from the injury the next day
 
BROD
June 13, 191727, Henry Brod, of O'Fallon, miner, age 45 years, married, was killed by a fall of clod while loading coal in St. Louis & O'Fallon Coal Company's mine No. 2, O'Fallon, St. Clair County. He leaves a widow.
 
BROOKS
February 4, 18871, George Brooks, aged 61 years, married, was killed by falling coal in the mine at West Belleville. He leaves a widow and two children.
 
September 6, 190819, McHenry Brooks, miner, aged 34 years, married, was injured September 4, 1908, in the Cluly-Miller Coal Company's mine near O'Fallon, St. Clair county. He was working down a standing shot, under about an 18 inch thickness of draw slate; the slate was full of slips; he had props under it and from appearances he thought it was safe; the slate fell between the props which caught him, bruising his body. The pick he was working with was driven through his jaw; he was removed to St. Elizabeth Hospital, Belleville, where he died in 48 hours. He leaves a widow and two children.
 
BROWN
September 20, 191021, Jimmie Brown, of Marrissa, driver, aged 19 years, single, was injured July 30, 1910, in the Bessemer Washed Coal Company's Oak Ridge mine. Deceased was coming down the entry with a loaded trip on a grade; he failed to sprag the trip; his light went out; the mule stepped to one side, which caused the front car to jump the track, and he was caught between the car and coal rib. His injuries resulted in his death, September 20, 1910.
 
May 2, 190212, Robert Brown, of Belleville, driver, age 24 years, married, employed at the Richland mine of the Consolidated Coal Co., Belleville, St. Clair county, was seriously injured by a collision of loaded cars. In coming out to the bottom with a loaded trip he collided with a loaded car that had been detached from a trip of another driver ahead of him April 21, 1902. He died May 2, 1902, and leaves a widow.
 
BROWNING
November 26, 190920, John Browning, miner, aged 52 years, was killed in the Sunlight mine, Freeburg, St. Clair county, by falling coal and slate on fourth entry on third east entry in a cross cut. He was in the act of under-mining a standing shot and it was supposed he was standing on loose coal when the coal and slate gave away. It was evident he fell forward under the shot. He leaves a widow and seven children.
 
BUETTNER
September 29, 192836, John Buettner, of Belleville, miner, age 24 years, married, was killed by a fall of slate in Southern Coal Company's No. 7 mine.
 
BUNNINGHAM
April 5, 18966, at the Rentchler mine of the Missouri & Illinois Coal Company, Edward Bunningham, of Rentchler, a loader, was fatally injured April 2, 1896, by a fall of rock and died three days, later. He was loading a car at the time the stone fell on him. The mine boss claimed to have ordered him to place more props under the stone, which was known to be loose; this he neglected to do. He was a single man, a native of America and 35 years of age.
 
BURRIS
November 20, 191223, Jesse Burris, of Mascoutah, miner, aged 56 years, married, died from injuries received by a fall of slate November 19 in the Kolb Coal Company's mine, Mascoutah. He leaves a widow.
 

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CARSON
January 30, 18944, Christopher Carson, of Alma, loader, single man, 18 years of age, in the employ of the Consolidated Coal Company, in its Alma mine at Ridge Prairie. He was loading a car at the face of a room, a shell of rock varying from three to six inches in thickness, about ten feet wide, and twenty-five feet long fell on him, causing his death in about five hours. It is not known whether he knew the rock was loose or not; on examination it was found that the rock was loose across the face of the room, and for quite a distance back, the nearest prop being thirty feet from the face, and only one row of props on the right of the road, being at quite a distance apart. The room was pronounced to be in a very dangerous condition.

CAST
September 3, 191627, Gus Cast, of Mascoutah, shot firer, age 25 years, married, was killed by shot blown through a cross-cut, in Kolb Coal Company's No. 1 mine, Mascoutah, St. Clair County. He leaves a widow and one child.

CEBULSKI
January 22 192432, Frank Cebulski, of Rural Route, Belleville, loader, age 38 years, married, was killed by falling slate m Southern Coal, Coke and Mining Company's No. 8 mine. He leaves a widow and nve children.

CHARLWOOD
December 29, 191526, John Charlwood, of Belleville, miner, age 27 years, single, was killed in St. Louis and O'Fallon Coal Company's No. 2 mine. East St. Louis, St Clair County, by falling slate.

COBB
October 28, 191425, Hiram A. Cobb, of Belleville, mining engineer, age 32 years, single, was caught between a motor and coal rib and killed in No. 7 mine of the Southern Coal, Coke & Mining Company, Belleville, St. Clair County.

COLEMAN
June 15, 191020, John Coleman, driver, aged 22 years, single, was killed in the mine of the Breese-Trenton Coal Company, two miles west of Trenton, St. Clair county. Deceased was coming down a grade with seven loaded cars, when his lamp fell from his cap, leaving him in the dark. The mule then backed up, knocking him off of the car seat, and the cars ran over him, injuring him so that he died a short time afterwards.

CONKLIN
April 9, 192634, Richard Conklin, of O'Fallon, cager, age 30 years, single, was killed in Perry Coal Company's Taylor mine. Deceased was putting a car on the cage and was lifting to get it in the right position, when, by mistake, the cage was taken away and he was caught and crushed to death. He leaves his mother dependent.

CONKLING
August 16, 18923, W. S. Conkling, of Lebanon, married, aged 40 years, formerly a miner, sold a mule to the Lebanon Mining and Machine Association, and went down in the mine to assist in starting the mule to work; when this was done he started to go out; just as he reached the bottom of the shaft, the cager had rung the empty cage away. Conkling attempted to get on the cage after it had started, but was caught between the cage and the side of the shaft and killed instantly. He left a widow and five children in poor circumstances.

CONNERY
September 19, 191021, James Connery, of Pittsburg, Kansas; driver, aged 30 years, single, was killed in the International Coal Company's Carbon mine, O'Fallon, St. Clair county. Deceased had been working at the mine but a short time, when, on above date, he was found dead under a trip of loaded cars. It was not known how he came to fall under the trip as there was enough room on each side of the track to keep out of the way. An inquest was held by B. E. Twiitchel, Coroner, and the verdict of the jury was "accidental death." The home of the deceased was Pittsburg, Kansas.

CROCH
January 24. 191828, Frank Croch, of French Village, timberman, age 40 years, was killed by falling slate while taking out props in an abandoned room in St. Louis and O'Fallon Coal Company's No. 2 mine. He leaves a widow and one child.

CROMER
April 18, 190717, Charles Cromer, of Marissa, driver, aged 33 years, married, was killed in the Boarders Coal Company's No. 1 mine, Marissa, St. Clair county. He was in the act of unhitching his mule from a mine car when he fell, the car running on to him. He leaves a widow and two children.

CROSS
August 13, 18871, William Cross, aged, 57 years, married, was killed by falling slate in the mine at West Belleville. He leaves a widow and two children.


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DAMACK
January 23, 191828, Albert Damack, of Freeburg, driver, age 56 years, single, was killed in Mulberry Hill Coal Company's mine. Deceased was coming down a slight grade near shaft bottom with a trip of cars and when he attempted to unhook his mule lost his balance and fell under the cars.

DARMSTETTER
May 22, 191525, Dan Darmstetter, of New Athens, miner, age 51 years, married, was killed by a fall of rock while loading a car in the Kolb Coal Company's Fairbanks mine, New Athens, St. Clair County. He leaves a widow and seven children.

DeLORME
March 5, 191525, Frank DeLorme, of Caseyville, trip rider, age 39 years, married, was killed in the St. Louis & O'Fallon Coal Company's No. 2 mine. East St. Louis, St. Clair County. Deceased was riding the front end of a trip of empty cars when he fell off and under the trip, the first four cars passing over him.

DENNISON
January 27, 190616, Frank Dennison, of Marissa, shot firer, aged 22 years, married, was killed by a piece of coal flying from a shot in the Isaac Johnson Coal Co.'s mine at Marissa, St. Clair county. The piece of coal that struck him flying over 100 feet.

DOMISKI
July 3, 190112, James Domiski, of White Oak, miner, age 52 years, married, employed in the White Oak mine of the Consolidated Coal Co., Marissa, St. Clair county, was killed by a fall of soapstone. He leaves a widow and seven children in Russia.

DONATTI
September 12, 190112, Andrew Donatti, of Collinsville, miner, aged 35 years, married, employed in the Heinz Bluff mine of the Consolidated Coal Co., Marissa, St. Clair county, was killed by a fall of clod and slate. He leaves a widow and five children.

DORBEL
October 12, 191829, Tony Dorbel, miner, age 43 years, single, was killed by falling slate in Peoples Coal Company's mine, Caseyville.

DORTT
May 4, 190616, John Dortt, of Richland, miner, aged 49 years, single, was seriously injured by falling slate at the working face in the Richland mine, Richland, St. Clair county. He died 9 hours after the accident.

DUGAN
March 28, 191222, Virgil Dugan, of Lebanon, laborer, aged 29 years, married, was killed at the same time and place and in the same way as Richard D. Leslie. They fell down the shaft at the International Coal and Mining Co.'s mine, Lebanon, and were instantly killed. He leaves a widow and three children.


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EDWARDS
February 23, 191222, Evan J. Edwards, of Belleville, miner, aged 50 years, single, was killed by falling coal in the St. Louis and O'Fallon Coal Co.'s No. 2 mine, O'Fallon. He leaves three children.

EHRET
May 13, 190818, George Ehret, of Belleville,miner, aged 34 years, married working in the No. 2 mine of the St. Louis and O'Fallon Coal Company, near O'Fallom, St. Clair county, was killed by a premature blast. Deceased was in the act of charging a hole, using a scraper to push the cartridge of powder into the hole; it is supposed the cartridge had bursted and that the scraper striking sulphur produced a spark which caused the powder to explode. Some other cartridges which were to be used in other holes, also exploded, burning him severely. His body was badly bruised by the flying coal from the first shot. He leaves a widow and two children.

EICHORN
July 19, 191627, Louis Eichorn, of Belleville, miner, age 29 years, married, was killed in St. Louis & O'Fallon Coal Company's mine, East St. Louis, St. Clair County, by a fall of slate. He leaves a widow and one child.

ETTLING
March 28, 190111, George Ettling, of Freeburg, driver, aged 30 years, married, employed at the Avery mine, Freeburg, St. Clair county, was going to the shaft bottom with a trip of loaded cars. He unhooked the mule and tried to hold back the trip by going in front of it; his feet slipped and caught on a tie; the moving trip passed over him, injuring him about the neck March 27, 1901; he died next day. He leaves a widow and two children.

November 8, 191021, Peter Ettling, of Freeburg, miner, aged 48 years, married, was killed in the Mulberry Hill Coal Company's mine, Freeburg, St. Clair county. Deceased was filling a cartridge 75 feet back from the working face at the powder box, when a piece of rock fell on him. He leaves a widow and four children.

EVANS
December 6, 192332, Louis Armbruster, miner, age 53 years, married, John F Evans, of Belleville, miner age 41 years, married, and William Lesher, miner, age 41 years, single were drowned in Aluminum Ore Coal Company's mine, when an old mine was broken into. Arbruster leaves a widow and two children, and Evans leaves a widow and one child.

EWERT
June 7, 191020, Martin Ewert, miner, aged 53 years, employed in the mine of the Mulberry Hill Coal Company, Freeburg, St. Clair county, was killed at the working face of his room by falling slate, which came away at a slip. It was eight feet long, four feet wide and five inches thick. He leaves a widow and one child.


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FAITH
January 1, 190818, Geo. A. Faith, of Belleville, driver, aged 20 years, single, was injured November 9, 1907, in the Southern Coal and Mining Company's No. 8 mine, Shiloh, St. Clair county by falling in front of a loaded trip. It was not known how he came to fall in front of trip, his left leg was broken above the knee. He was taken to the hospital at Belleville. The doctors wanted to amputate the leg, but his parents objected, the result was blood poison set in, which caused his death January 1, 1908.

FALCETTI
February 7, 192836, Mathew Falcetti, of Belleville, miner, age 50 years, single, was killed by falling slate, in St. Louis and O'Fallon Coal Company's No. 2 mine.

January 31, 190010, William Falcetti, of Belleville, miner, aged 35 years, single, employed in the Oak Hill Coal Co.'s mine, near Belleville, was seriously injured from a shot in the mine, which exploded before he was able to get out of reach of the same. He died two and a half hours afterward.

FAUST
October 13, 190314, George Faust, miner, aged 19 years, single, employed in the Ruby Coal Co.'s mine. Caseyville, St. Clair county, was killed by flying coal from a shot which he had fired. He was standing behind a pillar for safety, the shot blew through the pillar.

FAUZ
September 8, 190011, Adam Fauz, of Caseyville, miner, aged 56 years, married, employed at the Ruby Mining company's mine, Caseyville, St. Clair county, had his collar bone broken by falling coal September 4, 1900; he died four days after the accident from heart failure. He was a widower and leaves six grown children.

FERBER
July 28, 191021, Julius Ferber, of Belleville, miner, aged 30 years, single, was killed in the Suburban Coal Company's mine at Belleville, St. Clair county Deceased was caught by a fall of slate at the working face of his room

FORSYTH
January 19, 190717, Joseph Forsyth, of Belleville, miner, aged 39 years, single, was killed by falling slate in the Prairie Coal Company's mine near O'Fallon, St. Clair county. The slate fell at the working face.

FUNK
December 19, 18892, Lewis Funk, of Belleville, single, a miner aged 27 years of age, working in the Glendale mine near Belleville, was killed by a fall of coal.


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GALBREATH
April 18, 191626, Frank Galbreath, of Belleville, miner, age 33 years, married, was killed by falling slate in St. Louis and O'Fallon Coal Company's No. 2 mine, East St. Louis, St. Clair County. He leaves a widow and five children.

GIBSON
July 23, 191021, Frank Gibson, of Marissa, miner, aged 27 years, married, was killed in the Borders Coal Company's mine, Marissa, St. Clair county. Deceased went into a vacant room to investigate a fall of slate, and while there another fall took place which killed him. He leaves a widow and one child

August 25, 191223, Matthew Gibson, of Marissa, miner, aged 43 years, married, died from injuries received August 24 by fall of slate in the Jones Brothers' Eureka No. 1 Mine, Marissa. He leaves a widow and one child.

GLANER
May 28, 190616, Jule Glaner, of Belleville, miner, aged 36 years, married, was seriously injured at the working face by falling clod, in Fred Murphy's mine at Belleville, St. Clair county, from the effects of which he died. He leaves a widow and three children.

GLASENER
February 2, 191222, Charles T. Glasener, of Tilden, driver, aged 22 years, single, employed in the St. Louis and O'Fallon Coal Co.'s No. 2 mine, O'Fallon, was killed by pit cars.

GRANDCOLAS
November 15, 192130, Christ Grandcolas, of Belleville, miner, age 50 years, married, was killed by falling clod in Groom Coal Company's mine. He leaves a widow and four children.

GRIEVES
June 8, 191020, Jesse Grieves, mine examiner, aged 26 years, was killed in the mine of the Summitt Coal Company, located two miles north of Belleville, St. Clair county. Deceased was mine examiner and also mined coal part of the time. He had examined the place where he was killed in the morning before beginning work. After being through examining he went into his room to mine coal, when a piece of slate weighing about 400 pounds fell and caught him, from which he died. He leaves a widow.

GROSSMAN
March 23, 190616, Louis Grossman, of Smithton, aged 49 years, married, owner and operator of a local mine near Smithton, St. Clair county, was killed by a boiler explosion. A new upright boiler had been set up and had been in operation a few days. The boiler was used to furnish steam to the pump a short distance in the mine. Grossman had charge of the boiler and was standing close to it when it exploded. He leaves a widow and seven children.

GUTWEIN
November 21, 191728, Philip Gutwein, of Belleville, miner, age 47 years, married, was killed in Southern Coal, Coke and Mining Company's mine No. 7, by a fall of clod while trying to set a prop under it. He leaves a widow and five children.

GUYSE
November 4, 18923, William Guyse, of Belleville, miner, 30 years of age, single, in the employ of the Consolidated Coal Co. of St. Louis, at the Knecht mine at Birkner, was loading coal in a room which had been blasted; there was a large piece of coal which had not rolled over, and while he was working just in front of this piece it unexpectedly toppled over on him, killing him instantly. He was an Englishman and had been in this country but a short time.


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HAAFFLINGER
April 29, 18902, Fredeerick Haafflinger, of Millstadt, single, a miner 31 years of age, working for the Union Coal Co., at Millstadt, was killed by a fall of coal.

HACICH
November 23, 192836, George Hacich, of E. St. Louis, miner, age 37 years, single, was killed in St. Louis & O'Fallon Coal Company's No. 2 mine, by falling face coal.

HACKER
June 24, 190717, Henry H. Hacker, of Marissa, miner, aged 54 years, widower, was killed by falling slate in the Boarders Coal Company's No. 1 mine, Marissa, St. Clair county. He was working alone and it was supposed that he was taking down top coal when the slate fell.

HAMMON
August 5, 190818, John Hammon, Jr., of Millstadt, miner, aged 20 years, single, working in the mine of the Diamond Joe Coal Company, Millstadt, St. Clair county, was fatally injured June 26, 1908, by falling top coal. His spinal column was fractured. He died August 5, 1908.

HANDFORTH
November 28, 18923, Peter Handforth, of Caseyville, miner, married, aged 53 years, in the employ of the Consumers' Coal Co. at their Ruby mine, near Caseyville, was working off loose coalin his room when it suddenly fell, injuring him so badly that he died about two weeks afterward. He left a widow and two children.

HARDT
March 12, 193038, Charles Hardt, of Belleville, miner, age 64 years, married, died from injuries received two days before in Eldnar Coal Company's mine. The Coroner's jury rendered a verdict as follows: "Accidental death caused by drilling machine handle slipping of thread bar while drilling a hole, striking him in the abdomen." He leaves a widow.

HARRISON
July 17, 190516, James Harrison, of Belleville, miner, aged 50 years, married, was injured at the St. Louis and O'Fallon Coal Co.'s No. 1 mine, near Belleville, St. Clair county. He was in the act of loading a mine car when a large piece of slate fell and caught him. He died 13 hours after the accident. He leaves a widow and five children.

HARTMAN
April 28, 190616, Louis Hartman, of Belleville, miner, aged 28 years, married, was seriously injured by falling slate at the working face in the St. Louis and O'Fallon Coal Co.'s mine at Belleville, St. Clair county, the injuries causing his death. He leaves a widow and one child.

HASELGROVE
July 30, 189910, Edward Haselgrove, aged 69 years, died suddenly while loading a car, July 30, 1899, in the Rose Hill mine of the Consolidated Coal Company; his death was caused from heart disease. He leaves a widow. This death not being due to an accident, is not reported in the schedule.

HASSEL
Jan. 15, 190313, John Hassel, of Ward Station, miner, aged 24 years, single, employed in the Oakland mine of the Oakland Coal Co., Belleville, was killed by a fall of rock.

HEITMAN
April 17, 190616, Otto Heitman, of Belleville, driver, aged 17 years, was injured by falling slate in the St. Louis and O'Fallon Coal Co.'s No. 2 mine near Belleville, St. Clair county. His left leg was broken above the knee. He died 3 weeks later from blood poisoning.

HEMAN
December 27, 192836, Henry Heman, of New Baden, miner, age 45 years, single, was killed by a fall of coal in Southern Coal Company's No. 9 mine. He leaves his father and mother dependent.

HERMAN
November 5, 190617, Albert Herman, of Belleville, miner, aged 18 years, single, was killed by falling clod at his working face in the St. Louis and O'Fallon Coal Company's No. 1 mine. Nigger Hollow, St. Clair county.

March 8, 18944, Peter Herman, of Belleville, laborer, married, 33 years of age, in the employ of the Glendale Coal Company, Belleville, was fatally injured by a fall of slate in the mine; he was loading slate in a mine car at the mouth of a room, when the timbers suddenly gave way and a large piece of slate fell, causing one of the props to strike him in the abdomen; he lived three hours, leaving a widow and three children.

HERPINE
August 7. 190314, Henry Herpine, aged 37 years, married, was killed instantly in the Kolb Coal Co.s mine No. 1. Mascoutah. St. Clair county. He was in the act of charging a hole, and was pushing the powder back with a scraper, in doing so the scraper struck a sulphur causing sparks which ignited the powder; an explosion occurred with the result as stated. He leaves a widow and four children.

HESSE
July 31, 190718, Stephen Hesse, of Freeburg, miner, aged 48 years, married, employed in the Missouri and Illinois Coal Company's mine, Wildeman, St. Clair county. Deceased was mining out a standing shot, when the coal fell away and caught him, killing him instantly. He leaves a widow.

HICKMAN
October 3, 190819, John Hickman, miner, aged 18 years, single, was killed by falling slate in room No. 4 in the east entry, on the south side of the mine; the timbering in the place was good; there was a bad slip in the slate close to the face; the slate fell away suddenly and caught him; the accident occurred in the Royal Coal Company's mine, near Belleville, St. Clair county.

HILDEBRAND
June 2, 191323, Fred Hildebrand, of Mascoutah, miner, aged 64 years, married, was killed by a fall of slate in the Kolb Coal Company's Mine No. 1, Mascoutah. He leaves a widow.

HOOD
December 2, 191627, Hiram Hood, of Collinsville, machine runner, age 36 years, married, employed in Consolidated Coal Company's No. 17 mine, Collinsville, was killed by falling slate. He leaves a widow and five children.

HOPP
October 14, 190516, Daniel Hopp, of Belleville, shot firerer, aged 38 years, married, was injured by a fall of clod October 11, 1905, in the Southern Coal and Mining Co.'s No. 6 mine at Belleville, St. Clair county. His left leg was broken and he was injured internally from the effects of which he died 3 days afterwards. He had lit the squib of a shot when the clod fell and caught him. He cal!ed to his partner for assistance, who came and pulled the squib out of the hole and carried deceased to a place of safety. He leaves a widow and two children.

October 28, 190314, Henry Hopp, miner, aged 28 years, single, was killed instantly, in the Belleville & 0'Fallen Coal Co.'s No. 1 mine, Belleville, St. Clair county. He had fired two shots and went back to fire a third, when a mass of slate and clod fell crushing him underneath.

February 8, 192634, Louis Hopp, of Mascoutah, miner, age 39 years, married, died from injuries received five days earlier by falling clod in Kolb Coal Company's No. 2 mine. He leaves a widow and seven children.

HOPPEN
July 13, 18978, at the Bennet mine near Lebanon, be longing to the Lebanon Coal and Machine Association, Peter Hoppen, of Lebanon, a loader, dropped dead while at work. He was loading a car with coal. The entry in which the rooms were located where he had worked that morning was driven 400 feet ahead of the air. Four rooms and a cross cut were being worked inside of the last cross cut. The rooms were all new and were just being widened out. They were mined by machines and the blasting was done about 4 o'clock in the morning by the night shift, about four shots to each room. The only ventilation available while mining the rooms was the exhaust from the machines; but as the compressor stopped when the night shift quit work, there was no provision made for removing the obnoxious gases generated by the explosion of powder used for shooting the coal. As the place was insuffciently ventilated when the work started at 7 o'clock in the morning, the air could not possibly be fit for respiration, Mr. Hoppen complained to his partner of his head, and assigned the condition of the air as being the cause. He had worked in the first room inside of the last cross cut all morning up to 11:30 a. m., and had just moved into the next room with his partner, 80 feet further in the entry, where he had worked about ten minutes. He suddenly fell over backwards. His partner immediately gave the alarm and called for help, which was prompt in responding, and he was carried back to the air course, where every effort was made to revive him, but he expired in a few minutes. The verdict of the coroner's jury was that death resulted from heart disease; this was verified by the circuit court in a suit for damages. He was 48 years old and leaves a widow and five children.

HOPPWOOD
May 31, 191727, Fred Hoppwood, of Belleville, driver, age 35 years, married, employed in Southern Coal, Coke & Mining Company's No. 1 mine, Belleville, St. Clair County, was kicked by his mule and fell in front of a trip of loaded cars, two of which ran over him, causing death. He leaves a widow and one child.

HORAK
September 26, 192332, William Horak, of Belleville, miner, age 46 years, married, was killed in Southern Coal, Coke and Mining Company's No. 7 mine by a fall of coal. He leaves a widow and one child.

HORNBUSH
June 26, 18933, Peter Hornbush, of Lenzburg, miner, married, aged 43 years, in the employ of the Lenzburg Coal Co. at Lenzburg, was instantly killed by falling slate. Hornbush knew the slate was loose, but wanted to load another car before timbering; a piece of slate, about two tons weight, fell on him just as he was bout to finish his car, killing him instantly. He left a widow and seven children.

HOUSE
January 13, 18944, William House, of Alma, miner, single man, aged 47 years, employed in the Alma mine of the Consolidated Coal Company, Ridge Prairie; he undertook to open a keg of powder by cutting a hole in the keg with a pick. It is presumed the friction ignited the powder, as an explosion followed the blow of the pick: he was badly burned and died the following day.


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ISSLER
March 25. 190515, Joseph Issler, of Belleville, driver, aged 25 years. single, employed in the Crown Coal and Iron Co.'s mine No. 4, Belleville, St. Clair county, was caught between the door and the trip of cars, causing his death.


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JOHNSON
December 22, 192130, Rod Johnson, of Beckemeyer, miner, age 36 years, married, was killed by falling clod in Breese-Trenton Coal Company's mine. He leaves a widow and two children.

JONES
June 13, 18933. On June 5, 1893, John Jones, of Caseyville, miner, single man, 21 years of age, in the employ of Consumers' Coal Co. at its Ruby mine near Caseyville, was was so serely burned that he died eight days after the accident; He had fired a shot which failed to go off, and started to drill the shot out; when the bit of the drill struck the powder it ignited and exploded, burning him with the above result.

November 20, 18978, Richard Jones, of Lebanon, a machine helper in the Bennett mine, near Lebanon, had his hips and back seriously injured by falling coal in the mine. He died four hours afterwrd from the effects of the injury. His age was 28 years, and he was unmarried.

June 19, 191424, William Jones, of Belleville, machine helper, aged 27 years, married, was killed by falling coal at the Southern Coal, Coke & Mining Company's No. 8 mine, Belleville. He leaves a widow and two children.

JUNKER
April 13, 191121, Joseph Junker, of Belleville, miner, aged 28 years, married, was killed at the working face by a fall of slate in the Royal Coal Company's mine, Dutch Hollow, St. Clair county. He leaves a widow.


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KAESBERG
May 8, 1918,28, Herman Kaesberg, of New Athens, miner, age 38 years, married, was killed by a fall of rock while loading his car in Kolb Coal Company's Fairbanks mine. He leaves a widow and six children.

KARADJI
January 18, 192432, Karadji, of E. St. Louis, miner, age 35 years, married, was struck by a fall of slate and killed in St. Louis and O'Fallon Coal Company's mine No. 2. He leaves a widow and two children.

KASSEBAUM
November 15, 1922,31, Charles Kassebaum, Jr., of Belleville, trip rider, age 42 years, married, was run over by a pit car and killed in Southern Coal, Coke and Mining Company's No. 7 mine. He leaves a widow and three children.

KELLER
March 3, 192634, Andrew Keller, of Mascoutah, miner, age 52 years, married, was killed by flying coal from a shot in his room in Hippard Coal Company's mine. He leaves a widow and four children.

KELLY
January 8, 190919, Geo. Kelly, machine helper, aged 36 years, was killed in the St. Louis and O'Fallon Coal Company's No. 2 mine, near French Village, St. Clair county. He was shoveling after the machine; part of the room had been undermined the day before, and the blasters had shot one shot; each corner of the room was ahead of the center; the machine had just started to cut, when about 15 tons of coal fell, and caught him, killing him instantly. He leaves a widow.

KIDD
September 16, 190415, Eugene Kidd, of Caseyville, mine examiner, aged 43 years, married, employed in the Mentor mine, operated by Joseph Taylor. O'Fallon. St. Clair county, was making an examination of the mine, before the men commenced work, and was instantly killed by falling clod. He leaves a widow and four children.

KIEFF
November 13, 190314, Patrick Kieff, miner, aged 65 years, married, was killed instantly by falling slate and clod in the Muren Coal & Ice Co.'s mine No. 1, Belleville, St. Clair county. He leaves a widow and seven children; the children are not dependent.

KILPATRICK
October 12, 190011, Hiram Kilpatrick, of Belleville, miner, aged 23 years, married, employed at the Muren Coal and Ice company's No. 1 mine, Belleville, St. Clair county, had his back broken by a fall of slate, from which he died a short time afterwards. He leaves a widow.

KIMMERLEIN
August 30, 18945, Leonard Kimmerlein, of Belleville, a loader, aged 35 years, was killed by a fall of slate, in the Glendale Coal Company's mine at Belleville. He was loading a box at the time, when a piece of slate five feet wide, ten feet long and six inches thick came down on him and injured him so that he died in a few hours after being taken home. He had been married but a short time. He was a German and resided at Belleville.

KIRKWOOD
June 17, 191828, Martin Kirkwood, of Belleville, miner, age 20 years, single, was killed in Columbia Coal Company's Royal mine. Deceased was cutting off a standing shot and in doing so liberated about ten tons of slate which fell and killed him instantly.

KLEE
June 3, 18977, May 25, 1897,at the Shureman mine, Belleville, Thomas Westwood, lessee, John Klee, of Belleville, a miner, was so seriously injured by falling coal that he died nine days afterwards. He was in the act of mining off a loose shot when the coal rolled over on him dislocating his back and breaking his arm. He died June 3. He was 42 years old, married, and leaves seven children.

KLEIN
March 12, 190010, John Klein, of Belleville, miner, 15 years of age, was instantly killed by a fall of slate in the Consolidated Coal Co.'s Reinecke mine. No. 2; his neck and limbs were broken. The slate was six feet long and five feet wide, and eight inches thick. His father, with whom he was working, was present when the accident happened.

KLINGENHAGEN
February 7, 18955, Henry Klingenhagen, of Belleville, a shooter in Jolm Klosses' mine, at Belleville, was instantly killed by a falling clod in the room. He had sounded the clod, and said nothing to Henry Vogler, a loader, who had his back broken by the same falling clod. Henry Klingenhagen had been a mine manager three years at the Brandenburg mine and eight years at the John Klosses mine, where he was killed. He had not been mine manager since the law lequired mine managers to have certificates of competency. He was 37 years of age, married and left a widow and seven children.

KUNKEL
June 25, 190919, Fredrick Kunkel, miner, aged 55 years, was killed by falling slate in the St. Louis and O'Fallon Coal Company's No. 10 mine, near French Village, St. Clair county. Deceased was engaged in setting up timber under slate that was coming down after every shot was fired; the slate had been marked dangerous by the mine examiner; in setting up props the slate fell striking him on the head, breaking his neck and killing him almost instantly. He left a widow.

KUTTHNER
May 19. 190515, John Kutthner, of Ogles Station, miner, aged 47 years, single, employed in the Superior Coal Co.'s mine No. 1, near Belleville, St. Clair county, was killed by falling slate,


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LANG
December 19, 191021, Jacob Lang, of O'Fallon, miner, aged 27 years, single, was killed in the International Coal Company's Carbon mine, O'Fallon, St. Clair county. Deceased was loading a car when a piece of clod fell from the roof, crushing his head and chest, killing him instantly.

LAQUET
July 25, 191324, Peter Laquet, of New Athens, miner, aged 68 years, married, was killed by falling clod at the face of his room, in the Fairbanks mine, Lenzburg, operated by the Kolb Coal Company. He leaves a widow and 12 children.

LARS
December 7, 191728, Frank Lars, of Mascoutah, miner, age 26 years, single, was killed in Kolb Coal Company's No. 2 mine. Deceased was tamping a shot and the indications are, the powder having become lodged, he used the sharp end of his tamping bar to loosen it and the powder was ignited by a spark from the bar.

LATHNER
August 16, 190011, August Lathner, of White Oak, miner, aged 66 years, married, employed at the White Oak mine of the Consolidated Coal Co., Marissa, St. Clair county, was instantly killed by a fall of clod at the face of his working place. He was a widower and leaves three grown children.

LEBRUSKA
February 26, 192735, James Lebruska, of E. St. Louis, miner, age 56 years, married, was killed in St. Louis and O'Fallon Coal Company's No. 2 mine, by a fall of clod. He leaves a widow and five children.

LEE
December 19, 190920, Melvin Lee, car pulling engine tender, aged 23 years, single, was severely injured December 7, 1909, by being caught in the machinery of the car pulling engine at the Breese-Trenton Coal Company's mine, two miles west of Trenton, St. Clair county. The engine had stopped on the center. He took hold of the fly wheel to throw the engine over the center, without shutting off the steam. The engine started quickly and jerked him over among the machinery, which mangled his body so much that he died December 19, 1909.

LERCHER
November 27, 18871, Casper Lercher, aged 42 years, married, was killed by falling clod in the mine at West Belleville. He leaves a widow and three children.

LESHER
Nov. 5, 190213, Joseph Lesher, of Belleville, miner, aged 18 years, single, employed in the "Nigger Hollow" mine of the St. Louis & O'Fallon Goal Co., Belleville, while drilling a shot that had misfired, his drill coming in contact with sulphur in the coal, the powder was ignited, causing the shot to explode burning and injuring him by flying coal, causing his death.

December 6, 1923,32, Louis Armbruster, miner, age 53 years, married, John F Evans, miner age 41 years, married, and William Lesher, of Belleville, miner, age 41 years, single were drowned in Aluminum Ore Coal Company's mine, when an old mine was broken into. Arbruster leaves a widow and two children, and Evans leaves a widow and one child.

LESLIE
March 28, 191222, Richard D. Leslie, of Lebanon, laborer, aged 50 years, single, was killed at the same time and place and in the same way as Virgil Dugan. They fell down the shaft at the International Coal and Mining Co.'s mine, Lebanon, and were instantly killed.

LEWIS
October 9, 190819, Wm. Lewis, shot firer, aged 34 years, married, had lit a shot in a cross cut which was being driven from room No. 20 to room No. 21; when walking up room 21 and when opposite the cross cut coming from room No. 20 the shot blew through the pillar killing him instantly. The accident occurred in the St. Louis and O'Fallon Coal Company's mine No. 1 near French Village, St. Clair county. He leaves a widow and two children.

LINDSEY
August 8, 191021, James B. Lindsey, of Glen Carbon, driver, aged 35 years, married was killed by a loaded trip of cars at the Missouri and Illinois Coal Company's Wilderman mine. St. Clair county. He was found dead under a loaded trip of six cars, on a slight grade. An inquest was held bv B. E Twitchel coroner of St. Clair county, and it was found that he was accidently killed while driving a spike team in the above named mine. He leaves a widow and two children.

LIVELY
January 2, 191323, James Lively, of Freeburg, miner, aged 35 years, married, was killed by a fall of slate in the Mulberry Hill Coal Company's mine near Freeburg. He leaves a widow and four children.

LOOS
October 11, 191021, Louie Loos, of Mascoutah, miner, aged 59 years, married, was killed in the Kolb Coal Company's Mascoutah mine, St. Clair county, while in the act of mining off a standing shot, by a fall of slate. He leaves a widow and four children.

LOQUITT
October 27, 18989, Nick Loquitt, of O'Fallon, a miner in the Darrow mine of the O 'Fallon Coal and Manufacturing Co., St. Clair county, was injured by falling soapstone; he was mining a shot in the top coal; the roof was known to be dangerous, and he was advised by the mine examiner to use extra precaution while mining. The soapstone gave way, falling on its outer edge, then falling on him, squeezing him against the coal. He died 18 hours afterward. There were no bones broken and the attending physician said his death was caused by heart disease. He leaves widow and one child.


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MACKE
July 22, 190818, Joseph Macke, of Belleville, miner, aged 35 years, married, was fatally injured by flying coal May 13, 1908, died July 22, 1908. Deceased was working with Geo. Ehret who was killed by a premature blast, when coal flying from the blast that killed Ehret struck him, brusing him very severely. He was at work loading a mine car, when the flying coal struck him. He leaves a widow and two children.

MALONEY
December 29, 191728, Herbert Maloney, of Belleville, laborer, age 27 years, married, died from burns received in Southern Coal, Coke and Mining Company's No. 1 mine six days before. Deceased and another man were sitting on a bench under which was an open keg of powder. In some unknown way, this powder was ignited and both men burned, one fatally, the other seriously. Deceased leaves a widow and one child.

MATHIES
December 21, 18967, at the Bennett mine, of the Lebanon Coal and Machine Association, Andrew Mathies, of Lebanon, a loader and a single man, was fatally injured by a fall of slate and died about five hours afterward. He was loading a box at the time the slate fell on him. It knocked him down and against a piece of coal, breaking his ribs and driving them into his lungs. The accident happened about 7:30 a. m. and he died about 12:30 p. m. the same day. The rock that fell on him was about six feet long and six feet wide and two and one half inches thick, and it is supposed that he knew it was loose but was anxious to load the coal from under it before he took it down and thus save cleaning of the slate from the coal as would otherwise have been necessary.

MATTHEWS
March 5, 190212, Samuel Mathews, of Belleville, miner, age 31 years, married, employed at the Royal mine of the Beck-Walker Coal Co., near Belleville, was instantly killed by a fall of slate. He leaves a widow and three children.

McCREIGHT
March 15, 18955, Robert D. McCreight, of Marissa, was killed at the Marissa mine, where he had been employed four or five years as a shooter. On the day named he went into a room to shoot coal, and the roof being generally a solid rock top, he did not examine it before starting to work. While his son was engaged in finishing the drilling of a hole, the father sat down to rest, and a large piece of rock fell on him, injuring him so that he died in about an hour. This would have been his last day in the mine, as it was his custom to work outside in the summer, and he had intended going outside the next day. He was 42 years of age, married and leaves a widow and two boys, aged 14 and 18 years respectively.

McKERNAN
May 21, 190212, John McKernan, of Belleville, miner, aged 51 years, married, employed at the Walnut Valley mine of the Hippard Coal Co., Belleville, St. Clair county, was seriously burned by the explosion of a keg of powder April 25, 1902, from which he died May 21, 1902. He leaves a widow and nine children.

MENTAL
January 16, 190717, Natal Mental, of Dutch Hollow, miner, aged 19 years, single, was killed, being struck by a crowbar, in the Prairie Coal Company's mine near O'Fallon, St. Clair county. He was taking down top coal with the bar when it slipped, striking him, January 12, 1907. He was injured internally and died from the effects January 16.

MESSENBACH
December 2, 190718, Gustav Messenbach, of Belleville, machine helper, aged 25 years, employed ip the No. 8 mine of the Southern Coal and Mining Company, Belleville, was instantly killed by coming in contact with electric wires. Deceased was working with John Schneider as a helper at the electric coal cutting machine; while the machine was backing out, after having made a cut, the saftey plug on the machine broke; Schneider went to get the electrician, and a new plug; while he was gone Messenbach commenced to work on the machine trying to take out the broken plug, without turning off the electric current, while at work his neck came in contact with the feed wire, which caused instant death.

MEYER
November 4, 192533, Henry Meyer, of Belleville, machine man, age 38 years, single, was killed in St. Louis and O'Fallon Coal Company's No. 2 mine, when a block of coal fell from the face striking him and breaking his neck. He leaves his mother dependent.

January 19, 190616, Joseph Meyer, of Ogles, miner, aged 18 years, single, was killed by falling slate at the working face in the Madison Coal Corporation mine No. 7 at Ogles, St. Clair county.

MILLER
October 28, 192130, Clemens Miller,of Collinsville, machine runner, age 40 years, married, was killed by falling slate in Consolidated Coal Company's No. 17 mine. He leaves a widow and one child.

March 6, 191222, Emil Miller, of French Village, miner, aged 30 years, married, employed in the St. Louis and O'Fallon Coal Co.'s No. 1 mine, O'Fallon, was killed by a fall of slate. He leaves a widow and one child.

November 4, 192634, Louis Miller, of Freeburg, miner, age 60 years, married, was killed in Mulberry Hill Coal Company's mine by a fall of coal. He leaves a widow.

November 2, 192735, Rudolph Miller, miner, of E. St. Louis, age 53 years, married, came in contact with an electric tubing and was electrocuted, in Victoria Coal Company's mine. He leaves a widow.

December 17, 18923, William Miller, of Freeburg, miner, single, 35 years of age, in the employ of Charles Becker, Freeburg, was instantly killed by falling slate. The room in which he was working had been driven into the face of another room, leaving a space about forty feet square, which had no props. He was loading the last car which he intended to load in that place, when a piece of slate about forty feet long, twenty wide and eighteen inches thick, fell on him, resulting as stated.

MITCHELL
November 27, 191122, Reuben Mitchell, of Freeburg, cager, aged 40 years, married, was killed by pit cars in the mine of the Sunlight Coal Company, Freeburg. He leaves a widow and three children.

MITES
January 13, 191929, William Mites, of E. St. Louis, miner, age 3.5 years, married, was killed by falling slate in Prairie Coal Company's mine, O'Fallon.

MONROE
January 18, 190515, Edward Monroe, of Lebanon, miner, aged ;59 years, married, employed in the Lebanon Coal and Mining Association"s mine, Lebanon, St. Clair county, was killed. After firing two shots, which had knocked out some props, he went back into the face to fire another shot, when a mass of soapstone fell on him, causing his death. He leaves a widow and five children.

MOWE
May 8, 18999, Joseph Mowe, of Lebanon, a machine helper in the Bennett mine, of the Lebanon Coal & Mining Association, Lebanon, St. Clair county, was killed instantly by a tunnel machine falling on him; the machine was reversed to bring back the thread bar and cutter, the braces were loosened and the machine was again given air to start cutting; it not being fastened down, the machine was turned over, falling on the deceased causing his death. He was 22 years of age and single.

MUCHENSTRUM
May 18, 192735, Joseph Muchenstrum, of Belleville, miner, age 43 years, married, was killed by a fall of slate in Gundlach Coal Company's mine. He leaves a widow and eight children.

MUETH
May 27, 191020, Nickolas Mueth, cager, aged 49 years, single, employed in the mine of the Missouri and Illinois Coal Company at Rentchler, St. Clair county. A mine car had gotten off the track close to the cage. Mueth and two other men were working with a pry, standing on the cage, trying to raise the car up and put it on to the track. In some way the bell lever was struck, which gave a signal in the engine room. The engineer lifted the cage, causing the piece of timber used as a lever, which was 4 by 4 inches square and 12 feet long, to fly up, striking Mueth on the head, killing him.

MULLER
July 4, 191728, Peat Muller, of New Baden, machine runner, age 40 years, single, died from injuries received two days before in Southern Coal, Coke and Mining Company's No. 9 mine, by being "kicked" by a puncher mining machine.

MULLITT
September 28, 191425, John Mullitt, of Belleville, miner, married, employed in the St. Louis & O'Fallon Coal Company's No. 2 mine, East St. Louis, St. Clair County, was killed, while loading a car, by a fall of slate. He leaves a widow and three children.

MURPHY
February 26, 18871, John Murphy, aged 40 years, married, was killed by falling clod in the mine at Alma. He leaves a widow and five children.

October 11, 18945, John Murphy, of White Oak, a loader, was injured by a fall of top coal and clod, at the Consolidated Coal Company's mine. White Oak, at Marissa, St. Clair county. It was his first day's work in the mine. The accident occurred at 10:30 a. m and he died an hour afterwards. His parents reside in Missouri, and his remains were taken home for burial.


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NANTING
January 27, 192735, Albert Nanting, of Caseyville, miner, age 46 years, married, was killed by a fall of slate, in Gundlach Coal Company's mine. He leaves a widow and three children.

NASH
July 23, 192533, Patrick Nash, of E. St. Louis, machine man, age 47 years, married, died from injuries received five days earlier by a fall of slate in St. Louis and O'Fallon Coal Company's No. 2 mine. He leaves a widow and one child.

NEISWEITZ
December 9, 190819, Michael Neisweitz, miner, aged 69 years, single, was killed by falling slate, in White and Son's mine, Belleville, St. Clair county. He had taken down some top coal and had failed to prop up the slate after taking the coal down; there were plenty of props, and cap pieces in the place; he was loading coal when the slate fell and caugnt him.

NESBIT
February 26 192432, Edgar Nesbit, of Belleville, miner, age 42 years, married, was killed in St. Louis and O'Fallon Coal Company's No. 2 Mine by a fall of slate. He leaves a widow

NEWBERGER
March 28, 18902, John Newberger, of Belleview, a miner, 44 years of age, working for the Maule Coal Co., Belleville, was killed by a fall of top-coal and clod. He leaves a widow and four children.

NEWTON
April 6, 190111, Charles Newton, of Lenz Station, machine helper, aged 22 years, single, employed at the Beck-Walker Coal company's Royal mine, near Belleville, St. Clair county, was killed instantly by falling coal.


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ORR
January 4, 190919, James Orr, miner, aged 23 years, single, was killed by falling slate at the working face of a room in the Fullerton Coal Company's mine, near Belleville, St. Clair county. From an observation of the place, it seems that the deceased had pushed an empty car into the room to load it, and that he had observed the slate becoming loose; he had one prop under the slate and seeing that the slate was giving away on account of a bad slip at the face, he was in the act of trying to put another prop under it, when the slate gave way swinging the one prop out. The slate caught him, injuring him so that he died that night.

OWENS
March 11, 18902, Owen Owens, of O'Fallon, a miner working at the Vancourt mine, O'Fallon, was killed by a fall of coal while undermining a shot. He was 64 years of age, and left a widow and four children.


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PAINER
Aug. 22, 190213, William Painer, of Mascoutah, driver, aged 22 years, married, employed in the Rentchler mine of the Missouri & Illinois Coal Co., was jammed between his trip and a car that had become uncoupled from a trip going out to the bottom of the shaft ahead of him. He leaves a widow and one child.

PEARSON
September 10, 191829, B. P. Pearson, of O'Fallon, driver, age 19 years, single, was killed in Perry County Coal Corporation's St. Ellen mine, O'Fallon. Deceased was coupling cars when another driver came into the parting with his trip, and struck the car he was coupling, injuring him so badly that he died 18 days later.

PETTON
July 21, 192332, Austin Petton, of Belleville, miner, age 32 years, single, employed in B. B. Coal Company s mine, fell off trip and was run over and killed. He leaves his father and mother dependent.

PFAFF
October 5, 191223, Charles Pfaff, of Mascoutah, motorman, aged 34 years, married, was killed in the Kolb Coal Company's mine, Mascoutah, by being caught between the coal rib and the motors. He leaves a widow and four children.

PIERCE
November 13, 190011, Andrew Pierce, of O'Fallon, miner, aged 54 years, employed by Joseph Taylor, lessee, at the Mentor mine, of the Consolidated Coal company, O'Fallon, St. Clair county. He was mining a piece of top coal when it gave way, falling on him, injuring his back, from which he died two weeks afterward. He was a widower.

PIRKLE
October 25, 191728, Alfred Pirkle, of Belleville, miner, age 44 years, single, was killed in Lattman-Reeb Coal Company's mine by falling slate at his working place while loading coal. He leaves four dependent children.

POIROT
August 19, 191122, Emil Poirot, of Belleville, miner, aged 30 years, married, was killed by falling slate, in the Southern Coal Mining Co.'s No. 8 mine, Shiloh. He leaves a widow and one child.

POLISK
May 7, 191222, Joseph Poliski, of Belleville, miner, aged 56 years, married, was killed by falling slate in the Pittsburg Coal Mining Co.'s mine, Belleville. He leaves a widow and six children.

POLIZZR
August 14, 191728, Anton Polizzr, of Belleville, miner, age 40 years, married, was killed by a fall of clod in Prairie Coal Company's mine. He leaves a widow and six children.

POTOJON
May 24, 191020, John Potojon, miner, aged 44 years, married, was killed in the mine of the Star Coal Company at Freeburg, St. Clair county. The deceased charged a blast in the coal with powder, then lighted the squib and ran to a place of safety. After waiting some time he thought the squib had missed fire and ran back to the shot to try and fire it with another squib, but just as he reached the shot it exploded and threw him a distance of twelve feet, severely injuring him. He died the following morning. He leaves a widow and one child.

POSER
January 21, 191828, Fred W. Poser, of O'Fallon, trip rider, age 27 years, single, was killed in St. Ellen Coal Company's mine. Deceased was riding on front end of motor and, when nearing a switch, he jumped off and started to run ahead when he fell and the motor ran over him. There was no reason for him to run ahead of motor as the switch could not be thrown until he had passed.

PRICE
December 31, 190718, John B. Price, of Marissa, mine manager, aged 40 years, married, employed at the mipe of the Johnson Coal Company, Marissa, St. Clair county. Deceased was in the elevator house examining something about the elevator chains, in some way his feet got entangled in the conveyor buckets, when his feet and legs were crushed, November 25, 1907. He was taken to the hospital at Belleville; the doctors amputated one of his legs but he died; from the shock December 31, 1907. He leaves a widow and two children..

PROBST
October 6, 189910, William Probst, of Belleville, top laborer, aged 64 years, married, employed at the Glendale Coal Company's mine No. 1, Belleville, was crushed September 23, 1899, between a railroad car and one of the upright timbers of a screen. He died from the injury received October 6, 1899, and leaves a widow and one child.

PYATT
January 12, 190111, David Pyatt, of Collinsville, miner, aged 29 years, single, employed at Donk Bros. Coal and Coke company's mine No. 1, Belleville, St. Clair county. He was working in a cross-cut near to the entry face; shots had been prepared in both places, and were lighted at the same time. The men in the entry and cross-cut returned to their places, thinking that all of the shots had exploded. When they were opposite the cross-cut one of the shots went off , and a piece of coal struck Pyatt, who was in front, on the forehead, killing him instantly.


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RAEBER
October 10, 190718, Fred Raeber, of Belleville, miner, aged 27 years, single, was killed in No. 1 mine of the St. Louis and O'Fallon Coal Company, near French. Village, St. Clair county. Deceased was taking down coal previously left by shots, when a body of coal fell away very suddenly and caught him underneath.

REED
September 8, 190415, Jacob Reed, of Belleville, miner, aged 52 years, married, employed in the Crown Coal Co.'s mine No. 4, Belleville, St. Clair county, while mining off loose coal was instantly killed by falling slate. He leaves a widow and four children.

REILMAN
September 9, 192533, Henry J. Reilman, of Breese, loader, age 61 years, was killed at his working place by a fall of coal in Breese-Trenton Mining Company's Beckemeyer mine. He leaves a widow.

REINHARDT
March 28, 191828, Gustav Reinhardt, of Belleville, driver, age 24 years, single, was killed in Abend Coal Company's mine. Deceased was coming down a slight grade when the front car of his trip jumped the track and in some unknown manner he fell under it. His neck and back were broken.

REINNECK
October 8, 192634, Charles Reinneck, of Freeburg, miner, age 30 years, married, was killed by falling clod in Groom Coal Company's mine. He leaves a widow and two children.

RICKERT
December 14, 190718, John Rickert, of Belleville, miner, aged 34 years, married, working in No. 1 mine of the St. Louis and O'Fallon Coal Company, French Village, St. Clair county, was killed by falling slate. Deceased and his partner were taking down top coal; the coal had fallen and they were cleaning up intending to put up a cross bar under the slate, when it suddenly fell and caught Rickert underneath.

RINGEL
June 24, 191929, August Ringel, of Belleville, miner, age 51 years, married, was killed by falling slate in Southern Coal, Coke & Mining Company's No. 8 mine, Belleville. He leaves a widow.

ROBERTS
October 25, 18934, Guy Roberts, of Muddy Valley, miner, single, aged 23 years, working in the mine of the Muddy Valley Coal Company at Muddy Valley. His work was drilling and blasting at night; it was found that he had left his machine and gone into a room where some top coal had been left hanging, when found he was under a mass of coal and was evidently killed instantly.

ROGI
November 6, 190718, Jacob Rogi, of Marissa, shot firer, aged 40 years, married, employed in the Meeks Coal Company's mine, Marissa, St. Clair county, was killed by coal flying from a shot. Deceased and his partner were firing shots in the first and second west entries off the north side of the shaft. They fired a sumping or bursting shot on the rib in the second west entry; and then went into the first entry and fired shots. There were two more shots to be fired in the second west entry; both men went into this entry and lighted the shots; a great deal of smoke had gathered there, left from the first sumping shot, the men got bewildered from the smoke and could nbt find the way out, one of the shots went off and both me\n were struck with flying coal. He leaves a widow and three children.

ROSEBERRY
December 21, 18923, Elmer Roseberry, of Ridge Prairie, laborer, and Alfred Simpson, miner, both single men, employed by the Consolidated Coal Comapny, in its Mentor mine, at Ridge Prairie, were engaged in walling up a gob-fire in the mine and were suffocated by gasses given off by the fire. The mine manager sent them in to put up the wall; there was no means to escape, only by the way where they entered the old works in which the fire was burning. Not being acquainted with the action of gasses, they entered a death-trap and stayed until taken out dead. The mine manager had been warned of this danger and had been told how to prevent such accidents; but he failed to do it, and the result was the loss of two lives. Roseberry was 28 years of age and Simpson 24.

RUHL
November 24, 191829, Henry Ruhl, of Collinsville, laborer, age 50 years, died from effects of injury received in Kolb Coal Company's No. 1 mine, Mascoutah, on November 9. Deceased had gone down the shaft and on getting off the cage he rang the cage away. Remembering he had left his oil can on the cage, he attempted to get back on just as the engineer took the cage away, and he fell back on the mine track. He leaves a widow and one child.

RUREY
September 14, 190314, Alfred Rurey, miner, aged 36 years, married, employed in the Royal Coal Co,'s mine, Belleville. St. Clair county, while mining a standing shot the slate overhead fell, killing him instantly. He leaves a widow and five children.

RYAN
May 18, 18902. On May 16, 1890, Martin Ryan, of Renchler, single, a miner 62 years of age, working at the Enterprise shaft, Renchler, was fatally injured by being struck on the head by coal from a shot, causing his death two days afterward.


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SAAS
March 23, 191020, Frank Saas, miner, aged 43 years, single, was killed by a falling slate in the No. 1 mine of the St. Louis and O'Fallon Coal Company at French Village, St. Clair county. Deceased was working in room No. 27, second west entry on the south side of the shaft. He was in the act of working down a standing shot on the left side of the room. There was a slip in the slate five feet from the rib, running parallel with the room. Deceased was under this slate working when the slate fell and caught him, killing him instantly.

SAMUELSON
November 30, 191829, Arthur Samuelson, of Belleville, driver, age 34 years, married, was killed in St. Louis & O'Fallon Coal Company's No. 2 mine, East St. Louis. Deceased lost his balance, fell under the car and was run over. He leaves a widow and one child.

SANDMEYER
February 20, 192230, Joseph Sandmeyer, of Belleville, miner, age 52 years, married, was killed in Southern Coal, Coke and Mining Company's No. 7 mine by a fall of rock. He leaves a widow and four children.

SANGRELET
October 30, 191728, Marshal Sangrelet, of Edgemont, mine manager, age 60 years, married, was killed in St. Louis and O'Fallon Coal Company's No. 2 mine. Deceased was riding on the front end of a motor when it ran into a loaded car lost from a previous trip. One foot was mashed off and his leg broken in two places. He was taken to the hospital where he died eight hours later. He leaves a widow.

SCHMIDT
September 14. 191728, Benjamin Schmidt, of Belleville, miner, age 36 years, married, was killed in Highland Coal Company's mine, by a fall of slate. He leaves a widow and four children.

SCHMISSEUR
July 7, 192634, Arthur Schmisseur, of Belleville, oiler, age 30 years, married^died from injuries received the previous day in Southern Coal, Coke and Mining Company's No. 7 mine. Deceased was oiling the shaker engine when he was caught in the machinery. He leaves a widow and two children.

SCHNEEBERGER
September 12, 190415, James Schneeberger, of Belleville, miner, aged 38 years, married, employed in Fred Murphy's mine. Belleville, St. Clair county, was instantly killed by falling slate. He leaves a widow and four children.

SCHOENSTEIN
January 23, 193038, Philip Schoenstein, of Belleville, miner, age 68 years, married, was killed in Groom Coal Company's mine by falling face coal. He leaves a widow.

SCHUETZ
March 3, 191727, John Schuetz, of Belleville, machine runner, age 59 years, married, was killed in International Coal & Mining Company's mine, Belleville, St. Clair County, by falling coal.

SCHWAB
April 11, 18956, at the St. Clair mine of the Missouri & Illinois Coal Company, Adolph Schwab, of Freeburg, single, aged 19 years, a native born, was killed by a rock. He had only been working in the mine five days, being employed as a loader; was a cooper by trade and had never worked in a mine before. There were two other men in the room at the time of the accident and they narrowlyescaped the same fate. One of the two had been loading in the room with the deceased that morning, and his experience in the mine, as stated at the inquest, was only about two months. Mr. Conrad, the mine boss, visited the place at 8 o'clock in the morning and observed a loose piece of clod overhead where the men were loading, not sounding it, however; he supposed it to be only a small piece, and told Mr. Cantar (the older man) to take it down,, which he claimed he did; he did not sound the rock either, hence did not know its magnitude or how dangerous it was. At the inquest it developed that the mine was not examined that morning before the men went to work, as required by law, and the jury found a verdict blaming the mine manager for not having such examination made. The deceased was the main support of his father and mother and their five children.

SCHWALB
September 29, 192130, John Schwalb, of Freeburg, miner, age 41 years, married, was killed by falling slate in Glendale Coal Company's mine. He leaves a widow and five children.

SCOTT
April 1, 191323, Lindsey Scott, of Belleville, laborer, aged 28 years, married, died from injuries received March 25, by being caught by railroad cars at the Southern Coal, Coke & Mining Company's No. 7 mine. Miller Station. He leaves a widow.

SELEMENTI
March 9, 192836, Thomas Selementi, of Belleville, miner, age 56 years, married, died from injuries sustained when caught by a fall of slate two days earlier, in Guest Coal Company's mine. He leaves a widow.

SELLS
Jaiuary 17 191626, Willerd Sells, of Edgemont, driver, age 26 years, married, was killed in No 2 mine, St. Louis and O'Fallon Coal Company by getting caught between pit car and coal rib. He leaves a widow and one child.

SHANUAL
March 1, 190515, Charles Shanual, of Belleville, miner, aged 56 years, married, employed in the St. Louis & O'Fallon Coal Co.'s mine No. 2, East St. Louis, St. Clair county, was killed by falling slate while working down loose coal. He leaves a widow and four children.

SHINNERS
November 14, 191122, Edward Shinners, of Belleville, machine runner, aged 27 years, married, employed in the Royal Coal and Mining Company's mine, Belleville, was killed by falling slate. He leaves a widow and two children.

SIEBERT
June 13, 190717, John Seibert, of Belleville, shot firer, aged 50 years, married, was fatally injured by flying coal from a shot, May 4, 1907. He died from the injuries received June 13, 1907. Deceased was employed in the White and Nesbit Coal Company's mine, Belleville, St. Clair county. Seibert was in the act of going back to a shot which he supposed had missed fire when the shot exploded, with the result as stated. He leaves a widow and five children.

SIMPSON
December 21, 18923, Elmer Roseberry, laborer, and Alfred Simpson, of Ridge Prairie, miner, both single men, employed by the Consolidated Coal Comapny, in its Mentor mine, at Ridge Prairie, were engaged in walling up a gob-fire in the mine and were suffocated by gasses given off by the fire. The mine manager sent them in to put up the wall; there was no means to escape, only by the way where they entered the old works in which the fire was burning. Not being acquainted with the action of gasses, they entered a death-trap and stayed until taken out dead. The mine manager had been warned of this danger and had been told how to prevent such accidents; but he failed to do it, and the result was the loss of two lives. Roseberry was 28 years of age and Simpson 24.

SLOBSKI
December 16, 190718, John Slobski, of O'Fallon, miner, single, aged 30 years, working in the mine of the Cluly-Miller Coal Company near Caseyville, St. Clair County, was killed instantly by falling slate. Deceased was prying some coal down with a bar, the coal had been left up by a previous shot; when suddenly the coal fell away, knocking out a prop, and the slate falling caught him underneath.

SLUSHER
September 20, 18923, Jacob Slusher, of Belleville, miner, married, 45 years of age, in the employ of the Highland Coal Co., Belleville, was instantly killed by a fall of top-coal and slate in his room; he was notified of the danger and promised to timber the place but neglected to do so.

SMITH
November 6, 191728, Frank Smith, of Belleville, miner, age 46 years, married, was killed in Guest Coal Company's mine. Deceased was loading a car when about three tons of slate fell upon him. He had tried to set a prop under the slate, but, as some slate had fallen the previous day, the props he had were too short. He leaves a widow and six dependent children.

March 30, 190010, Gus Smith, of Belleville, driver, aged 31 years, married, employed in the Murren Coal and Ice Co.'s mine, Belleville, was seriously injured internally March 28, 1900,by being caught between moving loaded cars in the mine. He died two days after the accident, leaving a widow and three children.

March 6, 18933, Peter Smith, of Belleville, blaster, single, aged 20 years, in the employ of the Consolidated Coal Co. at the Rose Hill mine, Belleville. Smith was in the act of putting up some props, which was part of his duty, when a large piece of slate fell on him, killing him instantly.

SODAM
January 20, 190313, George Sartarn Sodam, of Belleville, miner, aged 41 years, married, employed in the Wilderman mine of the Missouri & Illinois Coal Co., Belleville, was killed by flying coal from a shot. He was on his way home, was traveling through the back entry; when exactly opposite where a shot had been prepared in a room running parallel with the entry a piece of coal struck him on the head. The hole had been drilled almost through the pillar. He leaves a widow and three children.

Obituary
possibly from the
Daily Advocate
Belleville, Illinois
January 1903
KILLED IN A MINE
      Irregularly fatal mine accident, perhaps, has not a precedent records of accidents in mines State of Illinois, occurred in Wilderman mine at Wilderman Junctionon, three miles south of Belleville on the Illinois Central, Tuesday afternoon, in which George Sodam, a well-known miner of this city, met his death.
      Sodom lived with his wife and three children at No. 307 Mascoutah avenue. He had been at work in the mine during the day, and in the evening, when the miners were brought to the surface after their day's work was finished, it was found that Sodam was missing.
      In persuance with his duties, Mine Manager Fred Betcher, upon learning that Sodam had failed to come to the surface with the other men, immediately went down in the mine in search of the missing man. After a brief searcn Betcher found Sodam sitting on the floor of an abandoned room, near the mining room in which he had been at work. Sodam was supported by a prop, which his back was resting, and his dinner bucket, pit lamp was still burning. Betcher went up to the man, a wound in his forehead and abdomen, which blood was, lifted him upon his feet, the injured man gave a gasp, fell back his head.
      Manager Betcher carried Sodam's body to a pit car, and placing the body on the cage and had it taken to the surface.
      The remains were conveyed to Betcher's home, and Bux's ambulance summoned, which transported the remains to the Bux re-missing     tory.
      At the coroner's inquest, held by Coroner McCracken this morning, the evidence of the only two witnesses was taken; they were Manager Betcher and Thomas Daugherty, a miner. The evidence showed that Sodam had been struck by what is termed a "blown through shot", a charge of powder throwing coal into an adjoining room, instead of into the room intended.. Sodam was struck by the coal while walking through the abandoned room. He sustained a wound on the forehead, and his abdomen was torn open by the coal.
      Death from accident was the verdict of the jury.
      He was born August 30, 1861, in Austria, and was in his forty-second year at the time of his death. He was married in his native land on June 1, 1888, to Miss Mary Hamula, and in 1891 they came to the United States, coming to Belleville three months later. He leaves his widow and three children, Eddie, aged 10; Martha, 8; and Joseph, 5 years old. Also two brothers and three sisters in Europe.
      The funeral takes place Friday at 8:45 a.m. from the residence to St. Peter's cathedral, thence to Green Mount Cemetery.
                  Obituary furnished by : Judy Osland

SOLOMON
June 27, 191020, Blain Solmon, driver, aged 27 years, single, was killed by the kick of a mule, while driving in the mine of the International Coal Company, located at Carbon, St. Clair county. The mule kicked him in the stomach, injuring him so severely that he died in a few hours. No one was present when tne accident happened.

SOUTH
May 22, 191323, Edward South, of Belleville, miner, aged 35 years, single, was killed by being struck by a prop, which was knocked out by falling coal, in the Southern Coal, Coke & Mining Company's No. 8 mine, Shiloh.

STAEHLE
July 17, 190112, Charles Staehle, of Belleville, miner, aged 22 years, single, employed in Conrad Reinecke's No. 2 mine, Belleville, St. Clair county, was fatally injured by a fall of slate. He died while being taken to his home.

STAHL
October 31, 190112, Jerry Stahl, of Belleville, miner, aged 23 years, married, employed at the Royal mine of the Beck-Walker Coal Co., near Belleville, was instantly killed by a fall of top coal. He was undermining when it gave way without warning. He leaves a widow.

STEHLICK
October 5, 191627, Joseph Stehlick, of Belleville, machine helper, age 27 years, married, was killed in St. Louis & O'Fallon Coal Company's No. 2 mine. East St. Louis, St. Clair County, by falling slate. He leaves a widow and one child.

STEIN
December 21, 192634, Arthur Stein, of Mascoutah, miner, age 20 years, single, was killed in Kolb Coal Company's No. 1 mine by a fall of clod. He leaves his parents dependent.

STEINLEIN
September 30, 18934, Christopher Steinlein, of Freeburg, trimmer, aged 71 years, married, employed at Charles Becker's mine, Freeburg, while at work trimming a car, fell from the car September 28, 1893, injuring his back, which resulted in death two days later. The attending physicians stated that he was taken in a fit, which caused him to fall. He left a widow and two grown children.

STIFF
September 19, 18989, John Stiff, of Belleville, a miner in the Pittsburg mine of the Consolidated Coal Co., Belleville, St. Clair county, was injured internally by falling slate, and died three hours afterward from the effects of the same. He was 18 years of age and single.

STRAUBINGER
December 19, 18989, Joseph Straubinger, of French Village, a miner in Conrad Straubinger's mine, French Village, St. Clair county, was instantly killed by falling drift coal. He was 31 years of age and single.

STREEB
September 20, 191021, John Streeb, of Belleville, loader, aged 35 years, married, was killed in the St. Louis and O'Fallon Coal Company's mine. No. 2. French Village, St. Clair county. Deceased was struck by flying coal. He leaves a widow and three children.

STROBEL
September 17, 190516, George Strobel, of Caseyville, miner, aged 45 years, married, was injured August 7, 1905, at the St. Louis and O'Fallon Coal Co.'s No. 1 mine at Belleville, St. Clair county, by falling rock at the working face. He died from the injuries received, September 17, 1905. He leaves a widow and five children.

STROFF
October 17, 190011, Frank Stroff, of Collinsville, miner, aged 36 years, employed at Donk Bros. Coal and Coke company's mine No. 1, Belleville, St. Clair county, was killed instantly by falling slate; he went to examine his working place, when the slate gave way without warning, with the above result. He leaves a widow and one child.

STURMAN
March 7, 192432, George Sturman, of O'Fallon, miner, age 67 years, married, was killed by a fall of rock m Perry Coal Company's St. Ellen mine. He leaves a widow.

SUCARDI
December 17, 192533, Bert Sucardi, of Centralia, miner, age 31 years, married, employed in Kolb Coal Company's No. 2 mine, was injured by a fall of clod. He was given first aid treatment, then taken to the hospital where he died. He leaves a widow and two children.

SULLIVAN
January 23, 192230, James Sullivan, of Belleville, machine man, age 44 years, married, was killed by a fall of coal in St. Louis and O'Fallon Coal Company's No. 2 mine. He leaves a widow and two children.

SYMMONDS
March 15, 190616, Oscar Symmonds, of Marissa, miner, aged 20 years, single, was killed by falling slate at the working face in the Eureka Coal Co.'s mine at Marissa, St. Clair county.


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TAYLOR
November 16, 18934, Henry Taylor, of Belleville, mine owner, West End Coal Shaft, Belleville, a married man, 61 years of age. He was sending empty cars down the shaft, the cager was taking the cars off the cage at the bottom. The cage had just reached the bottom when Taylor opened the gate, pushed an empty car into the shaft and fell with it to the bottom, 120 feet. He was killed instantly. He leaves a widow and four children.

November 18, 18989, Thomas Taylor, of O'Fallon, mine manager at Joseph Taylor's mine, O'Fallon, St. Clair county, was instantly killed by falling roof. A squeeze was on in a part of the mine and he went to examine where the roof had come down. He was on top of the rock when another piece fell on him. No one was present but his son, who could not lift it off, and by the time help arrived he was dead. Diseased was 55 years of age and leaves a widow and three children.

TEWESS
June 29, 190717, Herman Tewess, of Belleville, miner, aged 26 years, single, was fatally injured May 28, 1907, by falling rock at the working face, from which he died June 29, 1907. Deceased was employed in the Hibbard Coal Company's No. 2 mine, Belleville, St. Clair county.

THOMAS
April 18, 190313, John Thomas, of Belleville, miner, aged 41 years, married, employed in the mine, operated by the Royal Coal Co., Belleville, St. Clair county, was killed by a fall of coal at the face of his room. He leaves a widow.

TIEDMAN
September 25, 189910, Peter Tiedman, of Belleville, miner, aged 59 years, married, was killed at the Hippard Coal Company's mine, Belleville. After firing a shot he went back to see the result, when he was caught by falling slate, killing him instantly. He leaves a widow and three children.

TITUS
January 10, 192230, David Titus, of Collinsville, miner, age 52 years, married, was killed in Consolidated Coal Company's No. 17 mine by a fall of clod. He leaves a widow.

TOURNELLE
January 26, 190717, Anton Tournelle, of Belleville, machine helper, aged 35 years, married, was killed by falling slate in the St. Louis and O'Fallon Coal Company's No. 2 mine. Nigger Hollow, St. Clair county. The slate fell at the working face. He leaves a widow and four children.

TRIERWEILER
October 29, 192937, Alvin Trierweiler, of Belleville, miner, age 40 years, married, was killed in Guest Coal Company's mine by a fall of coal. He leaves a widow and two children.


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UTZ
March 3, 191626, Ferdinant Utz, of Lenzburg, miner, age 20 years, single, died from injuries received by falling clod, February 14, in the mine of the Golden Rule Coal Company, Lenzberg, St. Clair County.


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VIDMAR
February 8, 193038, John Vidmar, of Freeburg, miner, age 50 years, married, died from injuries sustained two days previous, when caught by a fall of slate in Reichert Coal Company's mine. He leaves a widow and three children.

VOELKEL
January 22, 191121, Edward Voelkel, of Shiloh, hoisting engineer, aged 32 years, married, was killed in the engine room of the Southern Coal and Mining Company's No. 8 mine, Shiloh, St. Clair county. Deceased was under the floor of the engine house making some repairs when a six inch steam pipe bursted, and as a full head of steam was on, he was so severely burned that it caused his death. He leaves a widow and one child.

VOGEL
August 19, 18871, John Vogel, aged 40 years, married, was killed by being run over by pit cars in the mine at Freeburg. He leaves a widow and five children.

VOGT
January 23, 191222, Louis Vogt, of E. St. Louis, miner, aged 38 years, married, was killed by falling clod in the Joseph Taylor Coal Company's, St. Ellans mine, O'Fallon. He leaves a widow and one child.

VOLLET
October 30, 191021, Henry Vollet, of Trenton, machine runner, aged 45 years, was injured October 15, 1910, in the Breese-Trenton Coal Company's West mine, St. Clair county. Deceased was mining coal with an air punching machine, when about one ton of slate fell striking him, dislocating his back. He was taken to a hospital in St. Louis, where he died. He leaves a widow and eight children.


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WALKER
February 8, 191323, James Walker, of Belleville, fireman, aged 28 years, single, came to his death at the St. Louis & O'Fallon Coal Company's No. 2 mine by falling into a tank of boiling water.

WARD
January 4, 191828, William E. Ward, of Collinsville, miner, age 39 years, single, was killed by falling coal while shoveling for a mining machine. He leaves one dependent.

WEIMER
Sept. 17, 190213, Matthew Weimer, of Belleville, miner, aged 59 years, married, employed in the "Nigger Hollow" mine, operated by the St. Louis & O'Fallon Coal Co., Belleville, was killed by a fall of slate. He leaves a widow and six children dependent.

WEISS
March 28, 190515, William Weiss, of Lenz Station, miner, aged 32 years, married, employed in the St. Louis & O'Fallon Coal Co.'s mine No. 1. East St. Louis, St. Clair county, was killed by falling slate. He leaves a widow.

WELSH
December 27, 190920, Homer Welsh, miner, aged 45 years, married, was killed by falling clod, in the Ridgefarm mine of the Joseph Taylor Coal Company. Deceased was working in room No. 6 off the second east, on the north side of the mine. The room was in 85 feet and 35 feet wide. Clod had been taken down at different times ever since the room was opened. The clod that killed Welsh was hanging back from the face and should have been taken down before beginning work in the morning. He leaves a widow and three children.

WHITE
December 16, 192231, Herschell White, of Marissa, miner, age 31 years, married, was caught between two pit cars and crushed to death in Lyle Coal Company's mine. He leaves a widow and one child.

December 3, 191829, Robert White, of Belleville, miner, age 63 years, married, was killed by a fall of coal in Southern Coal, Coke & Mining Company's No. 6 mine, Belleville. He leaves a widow and one child.

WIESNER
August 39, 190314, Fred Wiesner, miner, aged 66 years, married, employed in No. 3 mine of the Hippard Coal Co., Belleville, St. Clair county, was fatally injured by a fall of slate, and died while being conveyed to his home. He leaves a widow and four children, none of whom are dependent.

WILES
December 2, 18923, Samuel Wiles, of Belleville, driver and blaster, married, aged 28 years, employed by the Oakland Coal Co., Belleville, had fired a blast, but the squib failed failed ti ignite the powder; he tried it several times, but each time it was a failure; he conclude to drill the hole out, thinking the powder was wet; his partner was near him and two machine men about eight feet away; Wiles commenced drilling and had drilled into the powder when the drill struck a supher ball in the hole, discharging the powder, burning him so severely that he died afterwards; his partner was also severely burned. It was remarkably strange that all four of the menwere not killed, as the coal about twenty tons was blown down and scattered in all directions; deceased left a widow and two children.

WILLIAMS
May 17, 190111, Henry Williams, of Belleville, miner, aged 28 years, married, employed at the Crown Coal and Tow company's mine No. 4, Belleville, St. Clair county. While mining a piece of coal it gave way, falling on him, injuring his back May 9, 1901; he died eight days afterwards. He leaves a widow and two children.

WILSON
July 14, 191627, Andrew Wilson, of Belleville, laborer, age 20 years, single, was killed by railroad cars, at the Southern Coal, Coke & Mining Company's No. 7 mine. Belleville, St. Clair County.

May 27, 191020, Charles Wilson, miner, aged 56 years, was killed by falling slate in the mine of the L. Leniox Coal Company, two miles south of Belleville, St. Clair county. The deceased was taking down slate on the main entry, 300 feet from the shaft bottom. The slate being full of slips, more of it came away than he expected, knocking him down, causing his death. He leaves a widow and two children.

WIMMER
August 26, 191829, Andrew Wimmer, of Belleville, miner, age 43 years, single, was killed in Victoria Coal Company's mine, Belleville, by a fall of slate.

WOLTMER
September 14, 192231, Charles Woltmer, of Belleville, yardman, age 45 years, married, was killed in St. Louis and O'Fallon Coal Company's No. 1 mine. Deceased pushed an empty car into the shaft and fell in after it. He leaves a widow.

WOOD
November 26, 190920, J. W. Wood, miner, aged 42 years, married, was killed by falling clod in the Co-operative Coal Company's mine at New Athens, St. Clair county. He was mining off a standing shot and it was supposed he had mined the coal to a crack left by the blast. The weight of clod above the shot caused the coal to fall, killing him instantly. He leaves a widow and five children.

WOODWARD
January 15, 190212, Henry Woodward, of Dutch Hollow, single, machine helper, age 19 years, single, employed at the Avery mine of the Walnut Hill Coal Co., Birkner, St. Clair county, was fatally injured by a fall of coal January 13, 1902. He died two days after the accident.

WOOTERS
September 16, 190112, John Wooters, of O'Fallon, miner, age 29 years, married, employed at the Darrow mine of the O'Fallon Coal & Mining Co., O'Fallon, St. Clair county, was fatally injured by the explosion of a keg of powder, caused by making a hole in the top of the keg with a pick. He leaves a widow.


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YAGGE
October 9, 18978, Peter Yagge, of Rentchler, a miner in the Turkey Hill or Moser mine, was instantly killed by a premature shot in the mine. His age was 55 years and le leaves a widow and six children.

YESKE
April 20, 191828, Adolph Yeske, of Freeburg, shot firer, age 40 years, married, was killed by a shot explosion in Jack Run Coal Company's mine. He leaves a widow and six children.

YOUNG
April 5, 190919, Philip Young, mine carpenter, aged 58 years, was killed in the St. Louis and O'Fallon Coal Company's No. 2 mine by falling slate; he was engaged with Philip Herrman in taking down some cross bars in an abandoned room. In doing this they were knocking the legs from under the bars when Young was warned by his partner not to knock the leg from under a certain bar, as his partner said the slate was loose above. Young thought there was no danger; he knocked the leg from under the bar and slate fell with the bar; it caught him, killing him almost instantly. He leaves a widow and four children.


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ZAPOTOCZY
April 20, 192836, Jos. Zapotoczy, of Belleville, miner, age 44 years, married, was killed by a fall of slate in St. Louis & O'Fallon Coal Company's No. 2 mine. He leaves a widow.

ZEIBE
March 16, 191525, Louis Zebie, of Collinsville, miner, age 30 years, single, was killed in No. 2 mine of the St. Louis & O'Fallon Coal Company by a premature shot. The supposition is, that while deceased was charging a shot, the last cartridge got fast in the drill hole, and in trying to break it with the sharp end of the tamping bar, he ignited the powder.


Sources :
1 Statistics of Coal in Illinois, 1887
                A Supplemental Report of the State Bureau of Labor Statistics
                Springfiled, ILL.; H. W. Rokker, State Printer and Binder, 1887
2 Sixth Biennial Report of the Bureau of Labor Statistics of Illinois, 1890
                Springfiled, ILL.; H. W. Rokker, State Printer and Binder, 1891
3 Statistics of Coal In Illinois 1893
                Twelveth Annual Report ;      Springfiled, ILL.; H. W. Rokker, State Printer and Binder, 1894
4 Statistics of Coal In Illinois 1894
                Thirteenth Annual Report       Springfiled, ILL.; Ed. F. Hartman, State Printer, 1895
5 Statistics of Coal In Illinois 1895
                Fourteenth Annual Report       Springfiled, ILL.; ED.F. Hartman, State Printer, 1896
6 Fifteenth Annual Report of the State Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1896
                Springfield, ILL; Phillips Bros. State Printers, 1897
7 Sixteenth Annual Report of the State Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1897
                Coal in Illinois       Springfield, ILL; Phillips Bros. State Printers, 1898
8 Seventeenth Annual Report of the State Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1898
                Coal in Illinois       Springfield, ILL; Phillips Bros. State Printers, 1899
9 Eighteenth Annual Report Prepared by the Illinois Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1899
                Springfield, ILL; Phillips Bros. State Printers, 1899
10 Nineteenth Annual Coal Report of the Illinois Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1900,
                also the Second Annual Report of the Illinois Free Employment Offices, for the Year Ended
                October 1, 1900, David Ross, Secretary; Springfield,
                Springfield, ILL.; Phillips Bros., State Printers, 1901
11 Twentieth Annual Coal Report of the Illinois Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1901,
                also the Third Annual Report of the Illinois Free Employment Offices, for the Year Ended
                October 1, 1901, David Ross, Secretary; Springfield,
                Springfield, ILL.; Phillips Bros., State Printers, 1902
12 Twenty-first Annual Coal Report of the Illinois Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1902,
                also the Fourth Annual Report of the Illinois Free Employment Offices, for the Year Ended
                October 1, 1902, David Ross, Secretary; Springfield,
                Springfield, ILL.; Phillips Bros., State Printers, 1903
13 Twenty-second Annual Coal Report of the Illinois Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1903,
                also the Fifth Annual Report of the Illinois Free Employment Offices, for the Year Ended
                October 1, 1903, David Ross, Secretary; Springfield,
                Springfield, ILL.; Phillips Bros., State Printers, 1904
14 Twenty-third Annual Coal Report of the Illinois Bureau of Labor Startistics, 1904,
                also the Sixth Annual Report of the Illinois Free Employment Offices, for the Year Ended
                October 1, 1904, David Ross, Secretary; Springfield,
                Springfield, Illinois State Journal, State Printers, 1905
15 Twenty-Fourth Annual Coal Report of the Illinois Bureau of Labor Startistics, 1905,
                also the Seventh Annual Report of the Illinois Free Employment Offices, for the Year Ended
                September 30, 1905, David Ross, Secretary; Springfield,
                Springfield, Illinois State Journal, State Printers, 1906
16 Twenty-Fifth Annual Coal Report of the Illinois Bureau of Labor Startistics, 1906,
                also the Eighth Annual Report of the Illinois Free Employment Offices, for the Year Ended
                September 30, 1906, David Ross, Secretary; Springfield,
                Springfield, ILL.; Phillips Bros., State Printers, 1907
17 Twenty-Sixth Annual Coal Report of the Illinois Bureau of Labor Startistics, 1907,
                also the Ninth Annual Report of the Illinois Free Employment Offices, for the Year Ended
                September 30, 1907, David Ross, Secretary; Springfield,
                Springfield, ILL.; Phillips Bros., State Printers, 1908
18 Twenty-Seventh Annual Coal Report of the Illinois Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1908
                Springfiled, Illinois; Illinois State Journal Co.. State Printers, 1909
19 Twenty-Eighth Annual Coal Report of the Illinois Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1909
                Springfiled, Illinois; Illinois State Journal Co.. State Printers, 1910
20 Twenty-Ninth Annual Coal Report of the Illinois Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1910
                Springfiled, Illinois; Illinois State Journal Co.. State Printers, 1911
21 Thitieth Annual Coal Report of Illinois, 1911
                State Mining Board       Springfiled, Illinois; Illinois State Journal Co.. State Printers, 1912
22 Thitiy-First Annual Coal Report of Illinois, 1912
                State Mining Board       Springfiled, Illinois; Illinois State Journal Co.. State Printers, 1913
23 Thitiy-Second Annual Coal Report of Illinois, 1913
                State Mining Board       Springfiled, Illinois; Illinois State Journal Co.. State Printers, 1914
24 Thitiy-Third Annual Coal Report of Illinois, 1914
                State Mining Board       Springfiled, Illinois; Illinois State Journal Co.. State Printers, 1914
25 Thirty-Fourth Annual Coal Report of Illinois, 1915
                State Mining Board       Springfield, ILL, Illinois State Journal Co., State Printers, 1915
26 Thirty-Fifth Annual Coal Report of Illinois, 1916
                State Mining Board       Springfield, ILL.; Illinois State Journal Co., State Printers 1916
27 Twenty-Sixth Annual Coal Report of Illinois, 1917
                Department of Mines and Minerals; Year Ended June 30, 1917       Springfield: Illinois State Journal, State Printers, 1917
28 Thirty-Seventh Annual Coal Report of Illinois, 1918
                Department of Mines and Minerals       Springfield, ILL.; Illinois State Journal Co., State Printers 1918
29 Thirty-Eighth Annual Coal Report of Illinois, 1919
                Department of Mines and Minerals       Springfield, ILL.; Illinois State Journal Co., State Printers 1919
30 Forty-First Annual Coal Report of Illinois, 1922
                Department of Mines and Minerals       Illinois Printing Co., Danville, ILL., 1922
31 Forty-Second Annual Coal Report of Illinois, 1923
                Department of Mines and Minerals       Illinois Printing Co., Danville, ILL., 1923
32 Forty-Third Annual Coal Report of Illinois, 1924
                Department of Mines and Minerals       Illinois Printing Co., Danville, ILL., 1924
33 Forty-Fifth Annual Coal Report of Illinois, 1925
                Department of Mines and Minerals       Illinois State Journal Co., Springfield, Illinois., 1926
34 Forty-Sixth Annual Coal Report of Illinois, 1926
                Department of Mines and Minerals       Illinois Printing Co., Danville, ILL., 1927
35 Forty-Sixth Annual Coal Report of Illinois, 1927
                Department of Mines and Minerals       Illinois Printing Co., Danville, ILL., 1928
36 Forty-Seventh Annual Coal Report of Illinois, 1928
                Department of Mines and Minerals       Illinois Printing Co., Danville, ILL., 1929
37 Forty-Eightth Annual Coal Report of Illinois, 1929
                Department of Mines and Minerals       Journal Printing Co., Springfield, ILL., 1930
38 Forty-Ninth Annual Coal Report of Illinois, 1930
                Department of Mines and Minerals       Illinois Printing Co., Danville, ILL., 1931
 

 
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