The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-05
GOAL MINE CASUALTIES
EFeHrv-srx PEnsoNs KILLED DU-
 RrNG THE YEAR tee4.
Eaxhty-three others Received Injuries. According to the Report ef state inspector Gray--Heavy Output
 Despite the Strike.

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 Birmingham, Jan. 4.--(Special.) )-- Eighty-six persons lost their lives in the coal mines of Alabama during the year 1904 and eighty-three were in- jured During the previous year. 1903. only fifty-seven pNople lost their lives in the mines.
 State Mine Inspector J. M. Gray will forward his report in the morning to the Governor narrating the fatal acci- dents in the mines of Alabama for the year Just closed. The increase in acci- dents can hardly be accounted for. or course. many accidents happen from careiessness, but many are unlocked for and are experienced though the best of care is taken.
 During the past year the State Mine Inspector sent word of warning to every mine superintendent and mine boss in the State. urging them to in- form the miners and mine workers to be careful in their hazardous work and do all In their power to prevent acci- dents. Assistant State mine inspectors made regular trips to mines to look after the conditions in the mines as to ventilation. gases, etc. so that there should be no extra danger to the men working in the various places.
 The report shows that Friday was the worst day for fatal accidents lip the Alabama mines The figures of the Mine Inspector show that twenty-one men lost their lives in mines on Fri- days. For the entire week the record Is as follows: Mondays, II; Tuesdays.l 20; Wednesdays. 10: Thursday, If; Fri days. 21; Saturdays. 10.
 The total number of fatal accidents ns stated above is s6. Of this number 31 were white men and 55 negroes Twenty-Five of the white men were married and 6 single. and 23 of the ne. groes had families and 32 were single. The accidents had Q result of leaving S2 white orphans and 19 colored or- phans.
 Divided by months the accidents happened as follows: January. ii: February, 10; March. 9: April, &; May. 3: June, 3; July, 6; August. S; Septem- Der 9; October, 9; November. q De- cember. 5.
 The record of fatal accidents for sev- eral years in this State shows as fol- tows: 1904. S6: 1903. 57; 1902. 50; 1901. fl. Ten years ago, 1894 only 1s men lost their lives in the coal mines of Alabama.
 The records in other States show that more men are killed in coal mines on Monday than on any other day In 
 unlucky day. as stated before.
 0utput of 12,0oo,Ooo Tons.
 Chief Mine Inspector J NJ. Gray to- day announced that the coal produce tion for the wear 1904 will aggregate 12,00o.000 tons, against 1l,7oo,7h3 tons in 1903. /The production in this State in 1904 was steady except at the mines of the furnace companies. Tn 1903 all "A .,of,,aa hnth furnaQa comma nieg n nd commercial coal companies were shut down for a month and a half. There were a number of new commercial coal mines opened during 1904 and the production at them has been heavy. Figures as to the coal output will hardly be in hand for six weeks yet but all indications point to the output being oyer 12.ooo.ooo tons. Asks Trace of Brother.
 The Mayors office is in receipt of a letter from B. Moseovici of Bucharest. Roumania, inquiring of the where abouts of a brother, Carl Moscovici, of whom nothing has been heard in the past six months. The last informa- tion he. had from his brother was that he was employed by Mir. Goldstein, at No. 1O6 South Twentieth Street B. A. Pepperman, Secretary to the Mayor.
  brother.
 Bought by Crane Company.
 Official announcement was made here today that the negotiations that have for some time been pending between the Milner & Kittig Company of Bir- mingham and the Crane Company of Chicago have finally resulted in a sale of the business of the former to the latter. The Crane Company took pos session of the property this morning and is now conducting the business. In addition to the business of the Kilner x Kettig Company the real estate of the concern was also purchased by the Crane Company. The local manage ment of the Crane Company in this district will be in chapge of w. H. Ret tig H. K Miner retires from the firm altogether. The cash consideration is $97, ,OO0 for the property part alone. The establishment going out of exist ence or purchased by the Chicago firm was first put on its feet twenty years ago. ~
 The Christian Endeavor Union ssof Jefferson County will hold it's next meeting on Feb. ', at the First Presby- terian Church. The Avondale Society has been accepted into full membership in the union and will hereafter partici- pate fnall the transactions of the union. The chairman of the lookout committee of the union. Mrs. T. P. Will Hams. at the last meeting made the following report for operations last year:
 Twelve new societies have been or- ganized and received into the union, making an increase in societies of 66 2-3 per cent Iii twenty societies that have reported to the committee there are 656 members. making an in crease of 151 per cent. in membership since Jan. 1. 1904. There are ten more societies to hear from which will put the membership near the one thousand mark. The average increase of the so- cieties that have reported Is 93 psr cent There were only five societies making decrease and two of these made ar increase equally as large as the decrease. while the average de- crease of the other three was A per cent Taking into consideration, the