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April 28, 1914 Eccles #5 & #6 Mine Disaster Page 4 of 4 |
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Submitted by Marcella Solinas (Sardinia-Italy). - Feb 1, 2006
"Hi, My name is
Marcella Solinas, and I write you
from Sardinia. My great grandfather, Giovanni
Maria Deriu (Giovanni Deria 56), died in the explosion of
April 28th 1914 in the mine no.5 of Eccles (Beckley), Raleigh County,
WV. I have read that the dead miners in that occasion had been buried
in the St. Sebastian Cemetery Beckley, WV and that in 1956 they have
been moved….My family has always remembered with great affection the
dead Giovanni Maria Deriu, but
they never had the opportunity to visit his true grave. I would like
so much to know where my dear ancestor is buried. I would like to do
what my great-grandmother and my grandmother (7 years old at the
time), have not been able to do. I thank you in advance if you can
give me further information or photographs.” Cordially,
Marcella Solinas
(Sardinia-Italy). |
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Submitted by Wanda Bandy - June 12, 2004
Jan 9, 2004 "Dear Dennis, My name is Teressa Tessaro I have written to you before but, this is about a different matter, My grandfather Thomas Smith, used to clean the old Eccles Coal Mine Office, I guess he had privileges to old papers laying around, when my grandfather died we were going through some of his old papers, in there my mother found 2 old checks that were written from the coal company in 1914, to 2 coal miners that were killed in the mine explosion, their names were GOIANI SALRORTA, FOR $108.47, the second check was to DOMINICK DALDO, for $35.37, these checks were made to the Consulate of Italy, it says that these checks were found on their bodies after the explosion, they were both cashed in July 8, 1914, at the 1st Street Bank In Philadelphia Pa, I believe that the coal company sent these to their families in Italy, I don't understand it all, but, this is what my mother told me, she said if you contacted her she would make you copies of these for your web site, or would you know a collector who would be interested in them, Her name is Wanda Bandy....Just thought you may be interested in them, thanks for this web site, seems all the old timers from Eccles just loves it." Teressa Tessaro |
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Above D. (Dominick) Daldo
Submitted by Wanda Bandy - June 12, 2004 |
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