What the records say
- When
- 19 May 1928
- Kind
- Mining accident
- Coordinates
- 39.93° N, 80.07° W
- Deaths
- 195
Mather Mine disaster
The Mather Mine disaster refers to the events surrounding an explosion that occurred in the Mather Mine on May 19, 1928, at 4:07 PM in Mather, Pennsylvania. A report released by the United States Bureau of Mines states that a total of 195 men were killed in the catastrophe, of which two died in hospitals after being discovered by rescue crews and volunteers.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA · Read the article
2 sources record it
- Wikidata: air, rail, road, mining and industrial accidentsWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Mather Mine disaster: an underground explosion in a Pennsylvania coal mine kills 195 men”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
Nearby in time and place
- 1927 Pittsburgh gas explosion14 Nov 1927 · Explosion
- Cleveland Clinic fire of 192915 May 1929 · Fire
- Millfield Mine disaster5 Nov 1930 · Mining accident
- Hawks Nest Tunnel Disaster1930 · Industrial accident
- Benwood Mine Disaster28 Apr 1924 · Mining accident
- The 1924 Democratic National Convention takes a record 103 ballots to nominate John W. Davis of West Virginia as Democratic Party candidate to oppose Calvin…24 Jun 1924 · Event
- Study Club fire20 Sep 1929 · Fire
- Milaflores Massacre1927 · Massacre