Willow Grove No. 10 Mine Disaster 1940

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Date: 16 Mar 1940 [unknown]
Location: St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio

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Disasters | Mining Disasters | United States Mining Disasters | Northeast United States Mining Disasters | Willow Grove No. 10 Mine Disaster

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1 History and Circumstances
2 Victims
3 Rescue Efforts
4 Results and Findings
5 Sources

History and Circumstances

Date: 16 Mar 1940
Location: St. Clairsville, Ohio
Type:Explosion
Victims: 72 dead
Cause:

Victims

72 Lives Lost in the Willow Grove No. 10 Coal Mine Explosion

Name	Alt. Name	AGE	Approx DOB	Residence
August, Mike		40	1900	Lafferty
Bakosh, Robert		32	1908	Neffs
Benson, Cap		50	1890	Willow Grove
Bobka, Charles		47	1893	Neffs
Bobka, Martin		28	1912	Neffs
Bringmann, George		24	1916	Bellaire
Carroll, Charles		50	1890	St. Clairsville
Celuch, John		46	1894	Fairpoint
Chini, David		27	1913	Bannock
Clark, Elmer		46	1894	Stewartsville
Dalpiaz, Emilio		47	1893	Lafferty
Dalpiaz, Joseph		38	1902	Lafferty
Daroma, Constantino		53	1887	Neffs
Davis, Ray		50	1890	Bridgeport
Demkowics, John		37	1903	Neffs
Demopolos, John		54	1886	Neffs
Dopkiss, Frank		36	1904	Maynard
Eastham, Albert		36	1904	Neffs
Fendon, Russell		37	1903	Neffs
France, Walter		50	1890	St. Clairsville
Fulton, George		29	1911	Warnock
Gardner, William		57	1883	St. Clairsville
Garek, Andrew		53	1887	Midway
Garlega, John	Gargola	37	1903	Stewartsville
Grimes, Cecil W		30	1910	St. Clairsville
Hess, Joe		43	1897	Neffs
Hobart, Andy		41	1899	Midway
Hrabak, Lawrence		46	1894	Maynard
Hynes, Wayne		29	1911	St. Clairsville
Jobes, Cornelius		25	1915	St. Clairsville
Jones, Mitchell	Jobes	44	1896	Midway
Kanopsic, Albert		33	1907	St. Clairsville
Kasarda, Paul		46	1894	Midway
Kelley, Garrett		38	1902	Willow Grove
Klee, Harry		38	1902	Neffs
Knapski, John B		38	1902	Bannock
Kresach, Joseph W		45	1895	Fairpoint
Krotky, Emmet		38	1902	Neffs
Kulevich, Paul Jr		27	1913	Willow Grove
Lupi, Charles		42	1898	Belliare
Mardk, John		33	1907	Neffs
Mcfadden, Ross		54	1886	Neffs
Mcfetridge, John		37	1903	Stewartsville
Miketo, John		45	1895	Belmont
Pack, Earl		30	1910	Neffs
Pasco, Frank		49	1891	Neffs
Passmore, Mark		52	1888	Glencoe
Patterson, Edwin		34	1906	Bellaire
Paytash, Phillip		30	1910	Lafferty
Petran, Steve		54	1886	Neffs
Pokerino, Mike		30	1910	Bannock
Prosek, Joe		30	1910	Bellaire
Richards, John H.		44	1896	St. Clairsville
Riddle, Joe		52	1888	St. Clairsville
Rinkes, Pete		36	1904	St. Clairsville
Roque, Joseph		45	1895	St. Clairsville
Roque, Louis		42	1898	St. Clairsville
Rudol, Andy		34	1906	Neffs
Sanders, Howard		52	1888	St. Clairsville
Serdula, Mike		62	1878	Midway
Shiller, William	Schittek	38	1902	Neffs
Sklenicka, Andy		26	1914	Fairpoint
Sklenicka, John		24	1916	Fairpoint
Slater, Walter		29	1911	Bannock
Sutton, Ralph		40	1900	St. Clairsville
Taylor, Paul L.		28	1912	St. Clairsville
Valocik, Andy		31	1909	Neffs
Vrba, Rudolph		47	1893	Belliare
Warfield, James		58	1882	Neffs
Wasielewski, Stanley		52	1888	Lafferty
Wiggins, Clarence		35	1905	Bellaire
Zaleski, Ed		26	1914	Neffs

Rescue Efforts

Results and Findings

Sources

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