Coal Mine Disasters Of North Carolina

Author : John Hairr
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2017-01-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439659236

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Coal Mine Disasters of North Carolina by John Hairr Pdf

During the past two centuries, the central region of the Tar Heel State was populated with numerous active coal mines, many of which dealt with catastrophes such as cave-ins or gas explosions. Over fifty-three miners lost their lives in an explosion at the Carolina Mine at Coal Glen in 1925, the largest industrial disaster in state history. The Egypt Coal Mine was a key resource for Confederate forces during the Civil War despite a series of explosions that claimed scores of lives. The last efforts by the Raleigh Mining Company to continue coal mining in the state in the 1950s were marred by accidents and signaled an eventual end to the industry. Author John Hairr chronicles the history and tragedy of coal mining in North Carolina's Deep River region.

Author : John Hairr
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467135818

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Coal Mine Disasters of North Carolina by John Hairr Pdf

During the past two centuries, the central region of the Tar Heel State was populated with numerous active coal mines, many of which dealt with catastrophes such as cave-ins or gas explosions. Over fifty-three miners lost their lives in an explosion at the Carolina Mine at Coal Glen in 1925, the largest industrial disaster in state history. The Egypt Coal Mine was a key resource for Confederate forces during the Civil War despite a series of explosions that claimed scores of lives. The last efforts by the Raleigh Mining Company to continue coal mining in the state in the 1950s were marred by accidents and signaled an eventual end to the industry. Author John Hairr chronicles the history and tragedy of coal mining in North Carolina's Deep River region.

Author : Robert E Hartley,David Kenney
Publisher : SIU Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2006-07-24
Category : History
ISBN : 0809387999

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Death Underground by Robert E Hartley,David Kenney Pdf

Death Underground: The Centralia and West Frankfort Mine Disasters examines two of the most devastating coal mine disasters in United States history since 1928. In two southern Illinois towns only forty miles apart, explosions killed 111 men at the Centralia No. 5 mine in 1947 and 119 men at the New Orient No. 2 mine in West Frankfort in 1951. Robert E. Hartley and David Kenney explain the causes of the accidents, identify who was to blame, and detail the emotional impact the disasters had on the survivors, their families, and their communities. Politics at the highest level of Illinois government played a critical role in the conditions that led to the accidents. Hartley and Kenney address how safety was compromised when inspection reports were widely ignored by state mining officials and mine company supervisors. Highlighted is the role of Driscoll Scanlan, a state inspector at Centralia, who warned of an impending disaster but whose political enemies shifted the blame to him, ruining his career. Hartley and Kenney also detail the New Orient No. 2 mine explosion, the attempts at rescue, and the resulting political spin circulated by labor, management, and the state bureaucracy. They outline the investigation, the subsequent hearings, and the efforts in Congress to legislate greater mine safety. Hartley and Kenney include interviews with the survivors, a summary of the investigative records, and an analysis of the causes of both mine accidents. They place responsibility for the disasters on individual mine owners, labor unions, and state officials, providing new interpretations not previously presented in the literature. Augmented by twenty-nine illustrations, the volume also covers the history, culture, and ethnic pluralism of coal mining in Illinois and the United States.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1915
Category : Coal mine accidents
ISBN : PRNC:32101045708110

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Monthly Statement of Coal-mine Fatalities in the United States by Anonim Pdf

Author : William Waugh Adams,L. E. Geyer,L. Chenoweth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1932
Category : Coal mine accidents
ISBN : UIUC:30112101025226

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Coal-mine Accidents in the United States, 1930 by William Waugh Adams,L. E. Geyer,L. Chenoweth Pdf

Author : William Waugh Adams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1928
Category : Coal mine accidents
ISBN : UIUC:30112104112575

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Coal-mine Fatalities in the United States, 1927 by William Waugh Adams Pdf

Author : Maureen Anderson
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781845630812

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Northumberland and Cumberland Mining Disasters by Maureen Anderson Pdf

Part One includes an overview of early disasters, multiple fatalities, from 1710. Part Two, 1806-1841 concerns disasters, under the theme of 'Pit Children'.Part Three, 1844-1888, covers a variety of accidents including explosions and floodings and is called 'Fire, Air and Water'. The final section, Part Four, covers modern disasters, from 1910-1951. The day-to-day life of a miner was fraught with danger, especially when pits were in private hands. Despite government inspection and regulation accidents occurred and they devastated local families and communities. The tragedies included great acts of bravery by volunteer and official rescue teams and they attracted widespread press and media coverage. The great disasters include Hartley (204 deaths), Wallsend (102 fatalities) and Whitehaven (104). The author has taken great care to chronicle each event and compile lists of the dead, including their dependents. The book should be of great value to anyone interested in coal mining, social and family history.

Author : William Waugh Adams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1927
Category : Coal mine accidents
ISBN : OSU:32435026701383

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Coal-mine Fatalities in the United States, 1926 by William Waugh Adams Pdf

Author : William Waugh Adams,L. E. Geyer,M. G. Parry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1938
Category : Coal mine accidents
ISBN : UIUC:30112101024229

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Coal-mine Accidents in the United States, 1935 by William Waugh Adams,L. E. Geyer,M. G. Parry Pdf

Author : Maureen Anderson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Coal mine accidents
ISBN : 1845630734

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Durham Mining Disasters, C.1700-1950s by Maureen Anderson Pdf

It is now over half a century since the last coalmining disaster to affect the lives and families of people living and working on what became known as the Great Northern Coalfield. This was the first area of Britain where mining developed on a large scale but at tremendous human cost. Mining was always a dangerous occupation, especially during the nineteenth century and in the years before nationalization in 1947. Safety was often secondary to profit. It was the disasters emanating from explosions of gas that caused the greatest loss of life, decimating local communities. In tight-knit mining settlements virtually every household might be affected by injury or loss of life, leaving widows and children with little or no means of support. At Haswell in 1844 95 men and boys perished; 164 died at Seaham in 1880 and 168 at West Stanley in 1909. This volume provides us with an account of these and all the other pit disasters in County Durham from the 1700s to the 1950s

Author : John Edward Conley,John Ferdinand Barkley,United States. Bureau of Mines,William Hawes Coghill,William Waugh Adams,Everett Percy Partridge,F. J. Kennedy,Glen Dale Coe,L. E. Geyer,Thomas C. Cheasley,Virginia E. Wrenn,Kenneth M. Waddell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1390 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1946
Category : Aluminum oxide
ISBN : OSU:32435026701102

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Coal-mine Accidents in the United States, 1942 by John Edward Conley,John Ferdinand Barkley,United States. Bureau of Mines,William Hawes Coghill,William Waugh Adams,Everett Percy Partridge,F. J. Kennedy,Glen Dale Coe,L. E. Geyer,Thomas C. Cheasley,Virginia E. Wrenn,Kenneth M. Waddell Pdf

Author : Roger David Brown
Publisher : Windsor, N.S. : Lancelot Press
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1976-01-01
Category : Coal mine accidents
ISBN : 0889990484

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Blood on the Coal by Roger David Brown Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1276 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1910
Category : Labor
ISBN : UFL:31262085069549

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Bulletin of the Bureau of Labor by Anonim Pdf

Author : Horace Dougald Beach,Rex A. Lucas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Coal mine accidents
ISBN : LCCN:60060096

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Individual and Group Behavior in a Coal Mine Disaster by Horace Dougald Beach,Rex A. Lucas Pdf

Author : Michael I. Greenberg
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Disasters
ISBN : 0763739898

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Disaster! by Michael I. Greenberg Pdf

Prepare yourself for disasterstart with Michael I. Greenbergs new reference, Disaster! A Compendium of Terrorist, Natural, and Man-Made Catastrophesthe most current information on historically destructive events available! This single resource offers a comprehensive overview of significant historical man-made and environmental toxicological incidents. Written by an expert in the field, Disaster! A Compendium of Terrorist, Natural, and Man-Made Catastrophes teaches readers about the numerous man-made incidents resulting from occupational or industrial accidents that have led to environmental contamination, illness, and death.