Monongah: The Tragic Story of the 1907 Monongah Mine Disaster

Individuals Mentioned in Monongah

 I N D I V I D U A L S M E N T I O N E D I N M O N O N G A H What follows is a list of the people mentioned in Monongah. Some of them are major players, others appear only briefly, but they were all a part of the events that surround the Monongah explosion. Miners and Their Families Abbnte, Carlo: miner who died in Monongah disaster, son of Maria deGaetana Abbnte Abbnte, Francesco: miner who died in Monongah disaster, husband of Maria deGaetana Abbnte Abbnte, Joseph: miner who died in Monongah disaster, son of Maria deGaetana Abbnte Abbnte, Maria deGaetana: lost husband and two sons in Monongah disaster Alexander, Joseph: owner of a watch found stopped at 10:42 after explosion Beabilly, William: union organizer and leader of unrest along Pittsburgh, miner from Indiana Bice, George: track layer in No. 8 with the same last name as the dying engineer 302 individuals Bitonti, Jim: lived at house 232 in Brookdale Bitonti, Juste: lived at house 232 in Brookdale Cerdelli, Christiana: a 17-year-old woman who watched disaster from her home across the river from the mines Colaneri, Felice: lived at house 232 in Brookdale Colarusso, Carmela: lived at house 232 in Brookdale with husband, Dominac, and two children Colarusso, Dominac: lived at house 232 in Brookdale with wife, Carmela, and two children Colarusso, Giuseppe: lived at house 232 in Brookdale Colasessano, Felice: lived at house 232 in Brookdale D’Andrea, Maria Gattini: lived in Monongah with husband, Victor, and their three children D’Andrea, Victor: Monongah miner, lived in Monongah with wife, Maria, and their three children Daran, Andrew: immigrated to America in 1900 and worked at Monongah mines Delasandro, Libberato: Italian immigrant miner who had been working No. 6 for 4 years, one of four who escaped DePetris, Angelo: brother of Orazio or Crazio, one of four who escaped DePetris, Crazio: possible alternative spelling of Orazio, one of four who escaped DePetris, Orazio: brother of Angelo, one of four Italians miners who escaped DePetris, Felice: son of Orazio Depetris DeWolfe, John S.: Name of the ship that sailed from Killala, Ireland, carried the Erwin family Dominico, Dan: father of Leonardo Dominico, both of whom joined the DePetris brothers and escaped Dominico, Leonardo: son of Dan Dominico individuals 303 Erwin, Cecily: daughter of Katherine Davitt Flannery and wife of Philip Erwin Erwin, Mary Agnes: daughter of Philip and Cecily, married Michael Kennedy Erwin, Philip: husband of Cecily Erwin, did contract work grading for the railroads Flannery, Katherine: a 55 year old widow who sailed from Killala, Ireland Flannery, Katherine: unmarried daughter of Katherine Davitt Flannery Giovanni, Farcse: miner who died in the explosion Giuseppe, D’uva: miner who died in the explosion Grace, Daniel: member of the union group Gynia, Adolph: 17-year-old miner severely burned in the explosion Hanyik, Marton: miner who died in the explosion, grandson of Anna Jagos Hanyik, Paul: miner who died in the explosion, grandson of Anna Jagos Hofaker, Charles B.: owner of gold watch found still running after explosion Honaker, Charles: 15-year-old trapper who died in Monongah disaster Jagos, Anna: widow of Paul Jagos and grandmother of Paul and Marton Hanyik Jagos, Paul: miner who died in the explosion, husband of Anna James, David, Jr.: miner who died in the explosion Jenkins, Will: blacksmith at the No. 6 mine called by Frank Moon to shoe a horse in the mine Kennedy, Ellen: daughter of Mary and Michael Kennedy’s daughter, Ellen, married Daniel Thomas Purcell Kennedy, Mary: wife of Michael Kennedy, Michael: member of a family that emigrated from County Mayo and worked railroad construction, husband of Mary Leonard, J. H.: oiler in No. 6 and one of the oldest men working in the mine Lyle. Daniel A.: miner who worked at mine neighboring Monongah and died in rescue attempt 304 individuals Mainella, Domenico: lived at house 232 in Brookdale Martin, Sarah Ann: lived with her son Charlie on Hill No. 3 across the river from the portals, just above the stables. McDonald, Pat: standing near No. 6 opening, had face lacerated in disaster Moon, Frank: miner in the Monongah mines Morris, Andy H.: Trader’s fellow fire boss in No. 6 Newton, Joe: Negro who suffered a compound fracture and lost his right eye. Nolan, Sam: lived at house 753 Mysella, Tony: boss at house 233...