MINERS' HONOUR ROLL
The following is a list of names of the men
and boys who have
lost their lives in the Springhill mines since 1881:
|
1881 - January
20 |
MacLeod,
Murdock |
|
1881 - October
6 |
Turner,
George |
|
1883 - December
20 |
Fletcher, W. |
|
1884 - August
20 |
Crocker,
Frederich |
|
1885 - August
28 |
MacDonald,
Donald |
|
|
Coully, John |
|
|
Hasleh,? |
|
1885 -
December? |
Wilson,? |
|
1886 - May 3 |
MacLeod,
Murdock |
|
1886 - November
3 |
George,
Turner |
|
1887 - February
7 |
MacDonald,
William |
|
1887 - April
2 |
May, George |
|
1887 - June
25 |
Mackie, James |
|
1887 - December
8 |
Guthro, Thomas |
|
1887 - December
8 |
Crawford,
Clinton |
1891
Explosion
East Slope No. 1 Seam
Name
|
Age
|
Dependents
|
|
Anderson, Arthur |
17 |
|
Armishaw, Jesse Jr. |
21 |
|
Armishaw, Hebert |
18 |
|
Boyd, John |
27 |
Wife |
|
Bentcliff, John |
39 |
Wife and 5 children |
|
Brown, William |
19 |
|
Bunt, Andrew |
19 |
|
Bunt, Alexander |
15 |
|
Bond, George |
13 |
|
Burchell, William |
22 |
|
Budd, Alonzo |
27 |
Mother |
|
Bainbridge, Ernest |
20 |
Mother |
|
Chandler, Ernest |
16 |
|
Campbell, Donald |
47 |
Wife and 7 children |
|
Campbell, Alexander |
30 |
|
Campbell, John D. |
23 |
|
Carter, Reid |
50 |
Wife and 3 children |
|
Carter, Clarence |
23 |
|
Carter, Willard |
13 |
|
Crawford, John |
20 |
|
Casey, Jude |
21 |
|
Carmichael, Andrew |
32 |
|
Carmichael, William |
21 |
|
Carmichael, John |
36 |
Wife and 4 children |
|
Clark, Robert |
37 |
Wife |
|
Conway, James |
24 |
Wife and 3 children |
|
Connerton, John |
30 |
Wife |
|
Carrigan, William |
27 |
Wife and child |
|
Collins, Matthew |
35 |
Wife and 2 children |
|
Dawson, Richard |
45 |
Wife and 3 children |
|
Dawson, Samuel |
20 |
Wife and 6 children |
|
Dillon, Frederick |
17 |
|
Dupee, Joseph |
12 |
|
Dunn, John |
13 |
|
Davis, Thomas |
15 |
|
Ernest, Roger |
15 |
|
Furbow, Samuel |
17 |
|
Francis, John |
35 |
Wife |
|
Fife, Hiram |
37 |
Wife and 2 children |
|
Fletcher. Thomas |
35 |
Wife and 2 children |
|
Fendlayson, Daniel |
38 |
Wife and 3 children |
|
Guthro, Lazarus |
56 |
Wife and 4 children |
|
Gallagher, Peter |
35 |
Wife and 3 children |
|
Gillis, John |
24 |
|
Hallet, Thomas |
25 |
|
Hannigar, Peter |
25 |
|
Hayden, John |
23 |
|
Hunter, John |
33 |
Wife and 4 children |
|
Hyde, William |
25 |
|
Johnson, James |
16 |
|
Kent, William |
40 |
Wife and 6 children |
|
Letcher, Frank |
22 |
Wife and child |
|
Lockart, Daniel |
24 |
Wife and 2 children |
|
Livingstone, Henry |
24 |
|
Legere, Samuel |
23 |
|
Martin, George |
14 |
|
Murphy, Richard |
21 |
|
Morrison, Thomas |
18 |
|
Muckle, Samuel |
21 |
|
Maiden, William J. |
22 |
|
Morris, James |
51 |
Wife and 6 children |
|
Murphy, Jeremiah |
37 |
Wife and 3 children |
|
Miller, James |
50 |
Wife and 6 children |
|
Mitchell, John |
35 |
Wife and 4 children |
|
Mott, Ernest |
23 |
Wife and 2 children |
|
McKinnon, Allan |
35 |
Wife and 2 children |
|
McKinnon, Angus |
51 |
Wife and 8 children |
|
McKinnon, John |
26 |
Wife |
|
McKinnon, Laughlin |
23 |
|
McEachran, John D. |
22 |
|
McKay, A.J. |
28 |
|
McKay, Donald 2nd. |
50 |
Wife and 2 children |
|
McGilvery, William 2nd. |
25 |
Wife and child |
|
McKee, William |
45 |
Wife |
|
MacDonald John J. |
42 |
Wife and 4 children |
|
MacDonald, Rory B. |
40 |
Wife and 4 children |
|
McFadden, Robert |
28 |
|
McPhee, Neil |
28 |
|
McNeil. Charles |
34 |
|
McNeil, Joshua |
21 |
|
McLeod, Neil |
23 |
Mother |
|
McLeod, Henry |
18 |
|
McLeod, Rory |
32 |
Wife and 2 children |
|
McLeod, Norman |
29 |
Wife and 1 child |
|
McNeil, John F. |
32 |
Wife and 2 children |
|
McNeil, Rod C. |
25 |
|
McVey, David |
16 |
|
McVey, James |
14 |
|
Nash, Charles |
27 |
Wife and one child |
|
Nash, Henry |
24 |
|
Nairn, John |
51 |
Wife |
|
Nairn, James |
20 |
|
Nairn, Malcom |
21 |
Wife |
|
Nicholson, Malcolm |
42 |
Wife and 2 children |
|
Noiles, Roger |
33 |
Wife and 2 children |
|
Overs, James |
25 |
|
Pitt, Joseph |
20 |
Mother |
|
Pequinot, James |
15 |
|
Ryan, Bruce |
14 |
Mother |
|
Ross, Philip |
14 |
|
Ross, Murdock |
16 |
|
Reid, Peter |
13 |
|
Ripley, Clifford |
21 |
|
Rogers, Thomas |
21 |
Mother |
|
Robbins, James |
31 |
|
Rushton, Stephen |
31 |
Wife and 4 children |
|
Robinson, Hugh |
39 |
Wife and 4 children |
|
Swift, Henry |
42 |
Wife and 5 children |
|
Sherlock, Robert A. |
45 |
Wife and child |
|
Shipley, Archibald |
30 |
Wife and 6 children |
|
Sharples, James |
36 |
Wife and 3 children |
|
Simmonds, Howard |
17 |
|
Smith, Edward |
41 |
|
Taylor, Douglas |
18 |
|
Turner, William |
41 |
Wife and 5 children |
|
Tatterstal, Joseph |
45 |
Wife, 5 children, mother |
|
Vance, Alexander |
35 |
Wife and 4 children |
|
Watt, David |
17 |
|
Wood, George |
20 |
Wife and child |
|
Wry, Henry |
18 |
Mother |
|
Wry, Edgar |
22 |
Wife and 2 children |
|
White, Philip |
30 |
Wife and 4 children |
|
Williams, John |
40 |
Wife and 6 children |
|
Wilson, Thomas |
40 |
Wife and child |
|
1892 - October
3 |
Hopkins, George |
|
-
October 18 |
Costegan,
Richard |
|
1893 - November
18 |
Tebe, James |
|
1894 - February
26 |
Foster, Alex |
|
1895 - January
16 |
Gualtiere,
Natali |
|
-
February 26 |
Horone, Wm. |
|
-
August 31 |
Mathenson, H.T. |
|
-
October 8 |
Milburn, Wm. |
|
1896 - February
24 |
Gallant,
Lawrence |
|
1897 - May
29 |
Burrows, John |
|
-
September 28 |
Cunningham, Wm. |
|
-
December 8 |
Ferguson, James |
|
1898 - February
17 |
LeFavour, Emil |
|
-
May 12 |
John Boran |
|
1900 - April
14 |
Cargig, Wm. |
|
-
May 22 |
Lowther, Wm. |
|
1901 - February
28 |
Furlong, Frank |
|
1902 - April
14 |
Sweet, E. |
|
-
June 12 |
Burns, P. |
|
-
November 24 |
Wilson, James |
|
1903 - February
4 |
Fisher, Henry |
|
-
April 1 |
Purdy, Charles |
|
-
October 28 |
Hyatt, Percy |
|
-
October 28 |
McMillan, John |
|
1904 - January
30 |
Eldridge,
Clifford |
|
1904 - August
5 |
Foster, Arch |
|
-
December 31 |
Bradley,
Ephriam |
|
1905 - April
3 |
Hannah, Joseph |
|
-
January 16 |
Scott, John |
|
-
August 29 |
MacKinnon, A. |
|
-
September 11 |
Cherrie,
William |
|
-
December 2 |
Henderson,
William |
|
1906 - May
28 |
Elkin, Fred |
|
-
June 19 |
Davis, Ben |
|
1908 - January
30 |
Davidson, Adam |
|
- May
8 |
Ripley, Edward |
|
-
August 13 |
Jordon, Perdy |
|
-
December 9 |
Foster,Arch |
|
- Dec
12 |
Bignay, Alex |
|
- Dec
21 |
Weatherbee,
Melvin |
|
1909 - January
22 |
Delaney,
Douglas |
|
1910 - August
26 |
Krantz, Joseph |
|
1911 - August
13 |
Gilroy, Joseph |
|
-
December 14 |
Paul, Percy |
|
- Dec
31 |
Bulmer, Walter |
|
1912 - March
22 |
MacKenzie,
Hester |
|
-
March 22 |
Graham, Jabaz |
|
-
December 31 |
Moses, Jones |
|
1913 - August
12 |
Gillispie, Wm. |
|
-
November 1 |
Clark, Ernest |
|
1914 - January
11 |
Hacquoil, Alex |
|
-
December 23 |
Casey, Percy A. |
|
- Dec
23 |
Caufield, Peter |
|
1916 - November
13 |
Gillespie,
David |
|
-
Nov 23 |
Knobi. Fred |
|
1917 -
September 14 |
Piggott,
Richard |
|
-
October 17 |
Stevenson, Wm. |
|
1918 - January
16 |
Thibodeau,
Godfrey |
|
-
March 25 |
Gabriel, Alex |
|
-
August 30 |
Jerrold,
Clement |
|
-
September 12 |
Roney, Ottie |
|
1919 - February
10 |
Terris, Asa |
|
- Feb
19 |
Turner, Joseph |
|
-
April 19 |
Taylor, John B. |
|
-
June 12 |
Blue, Duncan |
|
1921 -
September 3 |
Casey, Archie |
|
-
October 12 |
Dunphy, Carl |
|
1922 - March
8 |
Jones, Hozehial |
|
-
August 4 |
Merlin, John |
|
1923 - January
8 |
Harroun, John |
|
-
March 9 |
Melanson, Melos |
|
-
July 18 |
Daviddonkow,
Pichon |
|
-
September 25 |
Bourgisk,
Charles |
|
-
December 20 |
Reid, Wm. |
|
1924 - March
20 |
McPherson, Hugh |
|
-
August 4 |
Barrett, Victor |
|
- Aug
4 |
Pettigrew,
Charles |
|
-
December 6 |
Sweeney, John |
|
- Dec
12 |
Keiver, James |
|
1926 - February
3 |
Brown, George |
|
-
July 2 |
Miller, Penman |
|
1927 - May
17 |
Dickson, Wm. |
|
-
December 27 |
Willigher, Mack |
|
1928 - July
3 |
Penny, William |
|
-
September 17 |
Meagher, Milton |
|
-
November 22 |
Molnar, Steve |
|
1929 - January
19 |
Nelson, Wm. |
|
-
August 13 |
Schwinghammer,
Fred |
|
-
November 26 |
Burton, John E. |
|
1930 - March
11 |
Morse, Harry |
|
- Mar
11 |
Fagon, Edward |
|
1931 - March
9 |
Czalonic, John |
|
-
December 23 |
Vance, Alex |
|
1932 - February
29 |
Dykens, Elmmar |
|
- Feb
29 |
Yorke, Eugene |
|
1935 - January
17 |
Carter, Ralston |
|
-
February 26 |
Bryan, Joseph |
|
-
October 22 |
Fowler, Orrin |
|
1937 - March
20 |
Lutes, Norton |
|
-
June 15 |
Budd, Walter |
|
-
July 22 |
Main, Douglas |
|
-
November 8 |
Weatherbee,
Albert |
|
1938 - February
11 |
Tabor, Fred |
|
1939 - March
24 |
Tyopenhart,
Joseph |
|
- May
18 |
Ross, Edward |
|
1940 - March
29 |
Vienneau, John |
|
1941 - January
30 |
Hunter, Joseph |
|
-
July 15 |
Gillis, Frank |
|
-
October 6 |
O?Brien, Thomas |
|
-
December 2 |
Nodweil,
Harry |
|
1942 - May 29 |
Weatherbee,
Lorne |
|
-
July 24 |
Clark,
Walter |
|
-
October 14 |
Stevens,
Freeman |
|
1943 - January
11 |
Weirich,
Herman |
|
- Jan
23 |
Fowler,
Richard |
|
- May
19 |
Lewis, John |
|
-
July 20 |
Michneak,
Emmerson |
|
-
November 20 |
Megehey,
Vernour |
|
1944- January
29 |
Jacobs, Daniel
|
|
-
March 4 |
MacKay,
Daniel |
|
- Mar
13 |
Chapman,
Neil |
|
-
July 12 |
Rushton, Wm. |
|
-
August 1 |
Caidwell,
Charles |
|
- Aug
30 |
Newman,
George |
|
1945 - August
27 |
Porter,
Thomas |
|
1946 - August
26 |
Pashkoski,
Alex |
|
-
September 7 |
Cochrane,
Wm. |
|
1948 - April 8 |
Light, Fred |
|
-
June 29 |
McGraw,
Ernest |
|
-
June 29 |
Leggatt,
Hebert |
|
1949 - March 2 |
Gabriel, Thomas
|
|
1950 - June 8 |
Crosson, Harry
|
|
-
November 7 |
Moss, Laurie |
|
1951 -
September 14 |
Allen, Arthur
|
|
1952 - January
14 |
Goo | |
