An inquiry carried out after the disaster determined that the blast was the result of miners carrying open lamps in an area cordoned off the previous day by the fire boss. The mine’s owner, the Pittsburgh Coal Company was not held responsible, but did abandon the use of open lamps after the disaster.
The Darr Mine blast was the third major mine disaster in December 1907 (which would become the deadliest mine fatality month in US history); it followed Yolande mine in Alabama explosion on December 16,[7] the Monongah Mining disaster in West Virginia on December 6 that killed 362 miners and the Naomi Mine explosion on December 1 that killed thirty-four people in Fayette City, Pennsylvania.[8]
Referencesedit
^ ab"Mine Explosion Entombs 250 Men" (PDF). The New York Times. December 20, 1907. pp. 1, 2. Retrieved May 24, 2009.
^. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
^"Los Angeles Herald 17 December 1907 – California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu.
^"Naomi Mine Victims. 34 Dead in Pennsylvania – 28 found" (PDF). New York Times. No. December 8. 1907. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
External linksedit
Media related to Darr Mine disaster at Wikimedia Commons
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darr, mine, disaster, meter, rostraver, township, westmoreland, county, pennsylvania, near, smithton, killed, boys, december, 1907, ranks, worst, coal, mining, disaster, pennsylvanian, history, many, victims, were, immigrants, from, central, europe, including,. The Darr Mine disaster at Van Meter Rostraver Township Westmoreland County Pennsylvania near Smithton killed 239 men and boys on December 19 1907 1 It ranks as the worst coal mining disaster in Pennsylvanian history 2 Many victims were of immigrants from central Europe including Rusyns Hungarians including Slovaks from Gemer and Abov then part of Austria Hungary Austrians Germans Poles and Italians 3 4 5 Memorial to the Darr Mine disasterEntrance of the Darr Mine now covered in forest photographed June 2011The mine was operated by the Pittsburgh Coal Company It was located on the west side of the Youghiogheny River and along the route of the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Most of the miners and other mine laborers lived in the nearby community of Jacobs Creek and took a sky ferry aerial tramway across the Youghiogheny River to the mine entrance 1 6 Others lived in nearby Van Meter 6 An inquiry carried out after the disaster determined that the blast was the result of miners carrying open lamps in an area cordoned off the previous day by the fire boss The mine s owner the Pittsburgh Coal Company was not held responsible but did abandon the use of open lamps after the disaster The Darr Mine blast was the third major mine disaster in December 1907 which would become the deadliest mine fatality month in US history it followed Yolande mine in Alabama explosion on December 16 7 the Monongah Mining disaster in West Virginia on December 6 that killed 362 miners and the Naomi Mine explosion on December 1 that killed thirty four people in Fayette City Pennsylvania 8 References edit a b Mine Explosion Entombs 250 Men PDF The New York Times December 20 1907 pp 1 2 Retrieved May 24 2009 Darr Mine Explosion Archived from the original on 2016 06 04 Retrieved 2016 05 22 Darr Mine Disaster Historical Marker explorepahistory com Retrieved 2021 12 16 Remembering the Darr Mine Disaster the American Hungarian Federation Founded 1906 www americanhungarianfederation org Retrieved 2021 12 16 Centennial Jacobs Creek a b Vivian Cassandra 2014 Hidden History of the Laurel Highlands Charleston South Carolina Arcadia Publishing p 30 ISBN 978 1 62585 222 9 Los Angeles Herald 17 December 1907 California Digital Newspaper Collection cdnc ucr edu Naomi Mine Victims 34 Dead in Pennsylvania 28 found PDF New York Times No December 8 1907 Retrieved 2008 11 08 External links edit nbsp Media related to Darr Mine disaster at Wikimedia Commons Darr Mine Disaster December 19 1907 Jacobs Creek Van Meter Rostraver Twp Westmoreland Co PA Welcome OnQ OnDemand Darr Mine Disaster Centennial Jacobs Creek Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Darr Mine disaster amp oldid 1194908502, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
