Superba Mine Disaster 1912

Date: 24 Jul 1912 [unknown]
Location: Evans Station, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Surnames/tags: Mine Disaster Pennsylvania Disasters

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Contents 1 History and Circumstances 1.1 Rescue Efforts 1.2 Results and Findings 1.3 Victims 1.4 Sources

History and Circumstances

• Date: 24 Jul 1912
• Location: Category:Fayette County, Pennsylvania
• Victims: 14 deaths
• Cause: Mine inundation

The Superba mine was owned by the Superba Coal Company and the Lemont mine was owned by the H.C. Frick Coke Company, both located in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. 14 men died in the Superba mine, and 3 in the Lemont. They were both inundated with water during areal flooding in Fayette County on July 24, 1912.^[1]

Rescue Efforts

Results and Findings

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Victims

Miners Name Sourced Bio Connected Category

Sources

• The Evening News, (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) 24 Jul 1912, p. 1, col. 3. clipping, no subscription required to read.

1. ↑ The Pittsburgh Press, 17 Aug 1912, p. 3, col. 7. clipping, no subscription required.

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