The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-28
FIRST DISTRICT REPORT
Interesting Figures Presented by
Mine Inspector ROderick.
RATIO OF ACCIDENTS IS LOW
Output Of Coal from the Collicrics Of
the Various Companies Was 8O3,.
668 Less Than During
the Ycar 1894.

The annual report of Mine Inspector
Edward Roderick, of the First district,
for the year 1895 Is ready and presents
interesting figures for the Derusal OF
persons interested in the study of coal
production. The renort Is an elaborate
one and it's preparation involves much
time and care. The summary of it Is
all that can be given at the present
time. The year past was one of more
than ordinary dulncss. but one bright
feature is that the number of acci-
dents was less for the tonnage mineu
than in any preceding years. The out
put of coal I'm tons from the various
companies in the districts is rs follows:
Delaware and Hudson Canal COM
pany, 2.lU3 3S5; Hillside Goa! and Iron
company, Si0.93i; Delaware. I.acka
wanna and Western Railroad company,
iG3,0l5 Jones Simpson 1; Co, 2S9,3 3I9:
l.ackaWanna Coal company, 2sI ,595
Elk Hill Coal and iron company, 2I2,-
SiG: Pennsylvania Coal company, 2F,-
13S; Pancoast Coal company, 22l,0g2:
Northwest Coal company, l90,5lS; Ed
gefton Coal company. l73. .S39: New
York and Scranton Coal company, 49,
395: Sterrick Creek Coal company. lG5.
Ol3. Blue Ridge Coal company, l5l, 1879;
| Moosic Mountain Coal company. l2O.-
SSS. Mount JrSsup Coal company, ll6,-
| $50; Riverside Coal company, 14,O9l; +;
Murray Coal company, 5O,O96: Dolph
! Coal company, lU9 931. Jermyn and
Johnson, l3i 100: WadIell Coal com
| pany, ,0sy:Frankln Coal company,
Gl32; Russell Il Coal company, l,SOO;
| Total, 6,blO,Sl,.
! TONNAGE THE PRECEDING YEAR.
The number of tons of coal produced
| in 1884 was 5.90,, Isl. which was GO3, ,GG6
! less than last year. This Is a very
| great increase for 1895. notwithstanding
| the dulnesS In .he coal trade. 1t re-
| quircs 30. .4G2 Kegs of powder of 20
pounds each TO- mine this amount of
| coal and 1868 mules and horses were
| worked. There We're 55l steam boilers
| in operation.
The number of persons employed by
each company was: Delaware and
/ Hudson Canal company. 5.3Il: Della
| ware, Lackawanna and Western Rail
| road company. O62; Hillside Coal and
| Iron company, 2,l56; Pennsylvania
Coal company, $50: Elk Hill Coal and
| Iron company, 445; Pancoast Coal COM
| pany, GGO; Lackawannna Coal COM
| pany, 66i. New York and Scranton Coal
company, 447; Jones, Simpson and COM
| pany 632; Edgerton Coal company,
| 3S2 Northwest Coal company. iS3: Mt.
I
Coal company, 4S4: Sterrick Creek Coal
company. $50; miscellaneous coal COM
| panies, 1873. Total. 1922
In 1884 there We're 1904 men en-
ployed In the production of coal, 25S
| less than in 1895.
| The total number of accidents during
the year was l60 of these ~ proved
fatal, and l21 recovered The year 1894
| there We're IA accidents. but, AZ were
| LNslI IlD nt 4
| 76 accidents, % fatal ones and the re-
mainder were caused as premature ex-
| ploSiOns OF blasts, explosion of powder,
explosions of gas, kicks from mules, and
| by cars. '-'
| WIDOWS AND CHILDREN
There were 10 widows LEFT by the ...
| fatal accidents and So children were left
| fatherless; of these 35 were under Il
years of age. The increase of tons
| mined per fatal accident in 1895 over
that of 1894 was 4525S tons: this is u
! gratifyingly large increase and shows
| that the operation of the mines Is well
| safe-guarded. and 1t reflects credit on
Inspector Roderick for his careful su-
| pervision in seeing that the utmost
safety is required
The nationality of persons killed was
| as follows: Polish, 3: Irish. I; Ameri-
can. s; English, 3; Welsh, 3; Hungarian
2; German, 3: Austrian, |; Italian. l.:
Russian. /; Slavish, /. Those injured
were: Polish. 26; Irish, 81; American.
II: English, II; Welsh. u; Hungarian,
1G, German, 3; Austrian. 4: Scotch, g.;
Italian, 3; Lithuanian, ,: Slavish. .
The occupation of persons injured
was as follows Miners, 6l laborers,
81; drivers, II: runners. I: footmen, 3:
pdmpmen, 8; switchmen. 3 doortenders
3. breaker men, 4: teamster. /: engineer
., slatepickerS, .: carpenters. |. coal
operator, J.. track layer, |. The coal
operator mentioned was Thomas
Brown. of Dunmore. who Was instantly