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Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company
Shaft No. 3 Explosion
South Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
October 29, 1896
No. Killed - 6
1896 Pennsylvania Department of Mines Annual Report (2.5 Mb) 
1896 Anthracite District 4 Fatalities
The Plain Speaker, Oct. 30, 1896
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Rescuer Deaths
Four miners were killed in the gas explosion. In an attempt to rescue any
survivors, two fire bosses were suffocated by afterdamp.
The deceased:
- John D. Joseph, Assistant Foreman, age 53
- William R. Jones, Fire boss, age 52
- Joseph Worth, Fire boss, age 48
- William D. Lacey, Contractor, age 44
- Thomas Owen, Miner, age 35
- James Herron, Miner, age 33
Source: 1896 Anthracite District 4 Fatalities
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