Vulcan Mine Disaster 1896

Date: 18 Feb 1896 [unknown]
Location: New Castle, Garfield County, Colorado
Surnames/tags: Mining_Disasters Colorado 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: Feb 18, 1896
• Location: New Castle, Colorado
• Victims: 49 casualties
• Cause: Explosion

Rescue Efforts

Results and Findings

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Victims

Miners Name Sourced Bio Connected Category Baldis, Alphonse, Slav, Miner, 24, Single Becker, Peter, German, Loader, 25, Single Brugger, Christian, German, Driver,30, Married Carney, Tim, Irish, Miner, 36, Single Cinotto, Louis, Italian, Miner, 40, Married Cottle, Robert, American, Miner, 21, Single Dore, Able Jr, American, Rustler, 17, Single Dore, Joe, American, Bell-Boy, 20 Dore, William, American, Trapper, 15, Single Ferineo, Jason, Italian, Miner, 35, Married Funke, Emile, American, Trapper, 13, Single Gumbord, Jno. "John", Austrian, Loader, 30, Single Harrison, James, English, Pit Boss, 38, Married, 4 children Jenkins, Jack, American, Miner, 27, Single Jones, Sampson, English, Pipeman, 38, Married Martino, Anton, Austrian, Miner, 52, Single Mateve, August, Italian, Miner, 35, Married Merchant, Chas., American, Loader, 24, Single Morris, Daniel, Welch, Miner, 34, Single Otteno, Joe, Italian, Miner, 40, Married, 5 children Petrico, Anton, Italian, Miner, 28, Married, 4 children Petrie, Angelo, Italian, Loader, 26, Single Recla, Philip, Slav, Miner, 28, Single Rodensky, Fred, German, Miner, 40, Married, 9 children Rolando, Andy, Italian, Miner, 30, Single Ross, Nick, Italian, Rustler, 28, Single Scaife, Alexander, American, Miner, 17, Single Seigmund, Fred, German, Miner, 35, Single Simonsie, Frank, Prussian, Carpenter, 35, Single Steiger, Robert, German, Trackman, 42, Married Tapro, Toney, Italian, Loader, 23, Single Webb, William, American, Miner, 23, Married Welsh, Edward, American, Rope Rider, 24, Married

Sources

https://usminedisasters.miningquiz.com/saxsewell/vulcan_news_only.htm