Six men met their death in this colliery, leased by the Dodson Coal Company from the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company, by water breaking in from old workings which had been abandoned many years before.  Depending on inaccurate, misleading maps was the main cause of the disaster.

The deceased:

• William Morgan, 27
• William Derr, 18
• Martin Molochus, 27
• Peter Durkin, 24
• Vindle Probviski, 40
• Paul Katskoutski, 22