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Henry Clay Colliery Explosion

Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
December 8, 1884
No. Killed - 4

1884 Pennsylvania Department of Mines Annual Report  PDF Format
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 Annual Report):
  • Richard Tucket
  • John Fox
  • Peter Koble
  • Joseph C. Duceman

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