I would be interested in the Shaffer, Sykes and Conrad information... Thank you marianne wazelle wrote: > I recently visited the Pennsylvania State Archives in Harrisburg Pa.to do research on my greatgreat grandfather,Roger Hampson.He was a Mine Inspector.While searching thru a box of correspondance recieved by, the then head of the Dept.of Mining,James E.Roderick, > I discovered this and 2 other documents pertaining to the Cascade Mining Company accident that happened on July 15,1911.This is a complete transcription of the copy of the original document that I have ,courtsey of the Pa.State Archives. > > Coroners Inquisition > Commonwealth of Pennsylvania > ss. County of Jefferson > Inquisition taken this 21st day of July 1911,before J.C.SAYERS,coroner of aforesaid County,and upon the solemn oaths of W.R.REITZ...,George B. HENNEIGH..,J.L.LONG,... > A.W.SYKES,...Bert LONG,...and J.L.SHAFFER,..six good and lawful men of the County aforesiad,charged to inquire when,where and by what means(persons now lying dead) came to their death; and having viewed the bodies of George HOOK,...Jno.HOOK,... > L.GRASSI,...Ralph MARIAN,...Dominic CHICOLL,...Sorello GILLIA,...Mike SLOFF,.... > George SHEASLEY,...Grover CONRAD,...Frank PATIAVICH,...John MASSISOC,... > Pleuo SANDI,...Con.CHICOLL,...Nick PAVLICH,...Andy PAVLICH,...Andy KUIOK,... > Mike HOVCKICO,...Wm.SPENCER,...John MIZLO,...Rock GASPER,...Nick GASPER,.... and having heard the evidence produced before them,do find and say the the said..(all the above named miners)...came to their death in the county aforesaid in the Borough of Sykesville,Cascade Mines on the 15th day of July 1911,at about 8:15 P.M.,and that the above named came to their death from burns and asphyxiation as the result of an explosion of gas in the aforesiad mine,and further from evidence submitted to the Jury,we are unable to place any responsibility. > (signed by) J.C.SAYERS (coroner) W.R.REITZ > Geo.B.HENNEIGH > J.L.LONG > A.W.SYKES > Bert LONG > J.L.SHAFFER > If anyone is interested in a transcription of the other documents pertaining to this incident > please let me know and I will post them to the list.I hope this will help someone in their researching. > Marianne Fisher Wazelle > [email protected] > > "Volunteer of Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness" at > http:raogk.rootsweb.com > for Jefferson county,PennsylvaniaGet more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com > > ==== PAJEFFER Mailing List ==== > To contact Nate Zipfel, Listmister, click below: > mailto:[email protected] > remember, Please share Genealogy with future generations....