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Report of William Stein, Edward Roderick, and Edward Brennan, who were requested by the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to investigate the disaster which occurred at the Twin Shaft colliery, Pittston, Pennsylvania, on the morning of the twent

MLA citation style
Pennsylvania. Inspectors of Mines.,. “Report Of William Stein, Edward Roderick, And Edward Brennan, Who Were Requested By The Governor Of The Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania To Investigate The Disaster Which Occurred At The Twin Shaft Colliery, Pittston, Pennsylvania, On The Morning Of The Twenty-Eighth Day Of June, 1896.”. no date. Phas Pgv 1.2 R425D C.1, C.M. Busch, State printer of Pennsylvania, 1897.
APA citation style
Pennsylvania. Inspectors of Mines.,. (1897). Report of William Stein, Edward Roderick, and Edward Brennan, who were requested by the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to investigate the disaster which occurred at the Twin Shaft colliery, Pittston, Pennsylvania, on the morning of the twenty-eighth day of June, 1896. Phas Pgv 1.2 R425D C.1. Retrieved from https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3Aslpmiscella_178
Chicago citation style
Pennsylvania. Inspectors of Mines.,. “Report Of William Stein, Edward Roderick, And Edward Brennan, Who Were Requested By The Governor Of The Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania To Investigate The Disaster Which Occurred At The Twin Shaft Colliery, Pittston, Pennsylvania, On The Morning Of The Twenty-Eighth Day Of June, 1896.”. Phas Pgv 1.2 R425D C.1, State Library of Pennsylvania - Miscellany, 1897. https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3Aslpmiscella_178.
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Title

Report of William Stein, Edward Roderick, and Edward Brennan, who were requested by the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to investigate the disaster which occurred at the Twin Shaft colliery, Pittston, Pennsylvania, on the morning of the twenty-eighth day of June, 1896.

Alternative Title

Report on the Twin Shaft disaster, Pittston

Subject

Twin Shaft Colliery, (Pittston, Pa.)
Coal mines and mining -- Pennsylvania -- Safety measures
Coal mine accidents -- Pennsylvania.

Description

The 160-page official report investigating the cause of a disastrous mine accident that happened on 28 June 1896, taking the lives of 58 miners. The greater part of this book consists of the transcribed testimony of the witnesses before the mine inspectors. The report itself ends (pp. 17-18) with 5 recommendations "to guard against and prevent a repetition of such accidents." Pages 131-133 contain a list of the names of all the deceased and of their dependents, the relation of dependent to miner, and the age of the children.

Creator

Pennsylvania. Inspectors of Mines.

Publisher

C.M. Busch, State printer of Pennsylvania

Date

1897

Location Covered

Pittston, Pa.

Time Period Covered

1896-06-28

Type

text

Original Format

volume

Digital Format

image/jpeg

Identifier

ocm00927063

Source

PHAS PGV 1.2 R425d c.1

Language

eng

Rights

https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Contact

For information on source and images, contact the State Library of Pennsylvania, Digital Rights Office, Forum Bldg., 607 South Dr, Harrisburg, PA 17120-0600. Phone: (717) 783-5969

Contributing Institution

State Library of Pennsylvania

Sponsorship

This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education.