Amos

Miner’s First Name:   Henry
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Birth Place of Miner:   Tredegar, Wales
Miner’s Country:   Wales
Arrived in USA:   1881
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August 28, 1906 Wilkes-Barre Times, pg 5: Killed While Taking Place of an Exhausted Fellow Miner. As the result of a fall of rock in the Pettebone mine on the west side yesterday Harry [Henry] Amos, fire boss in the mine and a well known resident of Dorranceton, was instantly killed, while Benjamin Jones, also of Dorranceton, sustained several gashes about the head and body. That the gangway might be open for work to-day, men were engaged yesterday in clearing up a pile of debris which had fallen from the ceiling. Amos, after making his rounds of the mine chambers, went to where the men were working. Seeing one of the workers exhausted, he offered to take his place for a while so the man could have a rest; and while at work a big mass of overhanging rock gave way and fell on him, also striking Jones. It required several minutes to dig the body of Amos from the debris. The remains were taken to his home on Bennet Street, Dorranceton. He leaves a wife and four children.

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Author’s Name:   Margaret
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Author’s Last Name:   Harpool
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