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Woodford Co, IL Roanoke Coal Mine Accident, Jun 1906

Posted November 20th, 2007 by Linda Horton

On June 20, 1906, four men, employees of the Roanoke Coal Co., fell to their death down the shaft of the coal mine. They were ANDREW MITCHELL, AUGUST MUESER, JOSEPH DeWASME and CAMILE FAUCON. The men were at work on scaffolding timbering the shaft, 60 feet from the top of the 500 foot shaft, when the scaffolding broke causing the tragedy.

The Woodford County [IL] history : Woodford County Board of Supervisors 1968, page 168
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Transcribed by Linda Horton. Thank you, Linda!

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