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Henry Clay Colliery Explosion

Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
December 8, 1884
No. Killed - 7



See also: Henry Clay Colliery Explosion, June 10, 1873
Henry Clay Colliery Boiler Explosions, Oct. 11, 1894

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The deceased (according to the above news article):
  • Richard Tuckett
  • Jonathan Fox
  • Peter Kohlman
  • Henry Koble
  • Joseph Duseman
  • Thomas C. Williams
  • Polish miner, name unknown




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