Barco, of Cuba, oiler, aged 22 years, single, killed when he fell from cab of drag line, in the Cuba Mine of the United Electric Coal Co., no dependents. ĭecember 22, 1939, Lester Balagna, of Farmington, miner, aged 41 years, married, killed by fall of slate in mine of Illinois Colliery Co., leaving widow and one dependent child.
Atkinson, of Cuba, miner, age 64 years, married, was killed by falling slate in the John Walsh mine. Deceased was working under the steam shovel when the dipper handle spacer broke and fell, striking him on the head, killing him instantly. November 9, 1927, Harry Anderson, of Cuba, laborer, age 53 years, married, was killed in United Electric Coal Company's mine. McKann leaves a widow and five children Williams a widow and two children Anderson was a single man. McKann and Anderson were instantly killed and Williams died a half hour later.
In making a turn near a switch the car jumped the track and ran into the side of the entry, knocking down a prop, thus letting down a portion of the roof on the men. The men were riding in a pit-car drawn by a mule. mine at Farmington, Fulton county, Myron McKann, of Farmington, aged 35 years, miner Ernest Anderson, of Farmington, aged 21 years, miner and Jack Williams, of Farmington, aged 30 years, miner. October 31, 1903, three men were killed in an accident in the Newsam Co. 27 Įrnest Anderson, Myron McKann, Jack Williams Deceased was driving the motor when the car next to the motor left the rail, catching him between them. Anderson, motorman, age 24 years, married, was killed in Big Creek Coal Company's No. The trip, running faster than usual, he thought was running away, and he jumped over the side of the car and was caught between the trip and coal rib. Deceased was riding in the man trip to his working place. November 19, 1928, John Adams, of Alpha, miner, age 42 years, married, was killed in Galesburg Mining Company's mine. The top buildings caught fire and there being no air or escape shaft, the deceased was suffocated by smoke descending the main shaft. Augustine, miner, age 34 years, married, was suffocated by smoke in the Sherman Babbitt's local mine, near St. October 26, 1922, Joseph Ackerson, of St. After managing this office for one year, he moved back to his old home at Farmington, but has not been very active in the coal business for the last ten years.īesides his widow, five sons, one daughter and six grandchildren survive Mr. It to the Alden Coal Company, and opened a retail coal office in Galesburg for the Brereton Coal Company. After operating this mine for twenty-five years, he sold He then organized the Farmington Coal Company and opened the Nickel Plate mine. In 1880, he came to this country, stopping for a while in Rendville, Ohio, and four years later moved to Farmington, where he leased the old Chapman mine, which he operated for about eighteen months. Whitehead started working at a coal mine in England when ten years old, and has followed that line of work his whole life. Joseph Whitehead, the oldest coal operator in the Fulton county field, and one of the oldest in Illinois, died at his home in Farmington, Ill., Monday, July 19, at the age of seventy-two. In the signing of the contract, while both sides had to make numerous concessions, the operators are pleased that no material increase in the cost of production has been entailed,Īnd the miners are glad to have gained improved working conditions. The demand for coal is also reported good.
The operators state that the new agreement is satisfactory and that no labor troubles are anticipated. [The Andrew County Republican (Savannah, MO), November 1, 1871, page 1.Ĭanton - The coal mines of Illinois are again in operation after a delay of several weeks awaiting an adjustment of the new wage scale. Ill., have struck for four cents a bushel. The coal miners employed at David William's coal banks, at Canton, Many thanks to all of our contributors, especially our host Wayne Hinton for all his work compiling much of this information Only found on Alpha 17 +.Deaths in the Coal Mines of Fulton County, Illinois This is a rare find on maps yet very lootable.
There is no exact way to see on the map what it is until you are there and mark it with a saved waypoint. As well there is no direct map location for any of these the stores just look like a big building on the map as does a lot of the new houses. The number 1 and 2 best looting spots are only available on Alpha 17 or higher. Medical crafting supplies ( grain alcohol, blood bags).Tools ( pickaxes, shovels, hammers, sledgehammer, fireaxe).Hidden caches on the top 3 floors and roof.Here is what I consider the best looting locations for massive amounts of loot.
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