Monongah 1907 Mine Disaster

[MegaChevyMan79]

This is hop skip and a jump over this hill from my house thank you to all the miners past preasent and future im the grandson of a 3rd generaton miner and im proud to say that

[nva1022]

Rest In Peace My Brothers.

WPWW 14/88

[theoldgalah]

Unions are what was needed

[kysmik]

Like I said on another posting, I have a 1907 N.Y. Paper depicting the disaster. It talked of survivors running out crazy with fear and of the poor people who died there. It tells of horses that were victims as well. The blast was so intense, the horses were blown into one solid mass of flesh. It said you only knew it was of horses because of the numbers of recognizable body parts in the mass. My great grandfather was a miner and my grandfather began working in the mines at 12, to pick up gob.

[missloganeurice]

I have my Italian family and all the others who migrated to Monongah to thank for setting most of the saftey rules and regulations for my family that works in the coal mines today. I spent most of my childhood in Monongah so I know exactly where it happened. Also, I think most of my family (on my mother's, mother's side) is buried on the same hill. It gave me goosebumps and brought tears to my eyes. Once again, thank you for posting this.

[balletneo]

I would appreciate sharing your family stories of Monongah

I am currently working on a ballet based on the disaster .

[missloganeurice]

sure, as soon as i can get more information on my family. just let me know what information you want. =]]

[missloganeurice]

Thank you for posting this video. This is actually the first time I have ever watched a documentary on the disaster. It plays a part in my family history. If if weren't for my great grandmother (on my mother's side) being born the day that it happened, my great great grandfather would have been among the 360-sum or however many men died there. I never would've been born.

[jjonesatlus]

Outstanding video on the this tragedy! I highly recommend it!

[Squarerig]

Outstanding.Thank you for this informative and very moving film.When one looks back and observes how working men all over the world have been misused,exploited and cast aside when injured one realises how necessary the union was and is.What a tragedy!

[Beth50th2]

I visited the John Heinz museum today in Pittsburgh. they have a whole area dedicated to this tragedy. i had never heard of it before.

[mysciencenow]

capitalists are a scourge

[shannonloveseva]

thank you for posting.. my grandfather died in the mines in leivasy, wv in 1966. and had cousins trapped in the hominy falls mine innundation in 1968. i grew up in the coal fields but never had to work there, but had lots of family and friends who did.

[vornavalley]

Powerful video. We learn the hard way - but we learn - at a great price.

[Arlekean]

This is an invaluable footage. Thanx a lot for sharing! You see, given such a tremendous abuse of workers (they're basically sending them to a guaranteed death, and this is merely one among a million examples), it was so obvious that some kind of anti-imperialism/capitalism stuff would emerge in some way or the other. As explained in the vid, they simply didn't care at all about people's lives, no matter if they were men, women or children. All they wanted was money, and nothing else matters.

[LadyDi411]

Hi there, loved this, my Gr Gr Grandfather James W Miller and his son Albert Miller was killed in the Monongah mine explosion of 1907

I just returned from the fhl in salt lake city Ut and have a copy of the fatality rept

thanks again......

Diana

[oldsteinar]

We must never forget. I worked in the mines at Haywood, wv for a time. It was hard work, all hand work. God bless all of our miners who make America run. Gramps

[timdebthomas]

Thank you so much! I have shared this video with our entire family! My family immigrated to monongah from Italy and Poland to work in the mines. Several were permanenetly disabled and quite a few died in the mines... Thank you for remembering them....

[markdcatlin]

Dear Mr. Thomas,

We must remember them. You are very welcome. I will pass your thanks on to Mr McAteer who produced the video and gave the permission for me to post it. Mark

[Remox1]

This movie is awesome.. More of those please.

[markdcatlin]

I'm glad you liked it. Check out the film, Can't take No More, that I've posted to Google Video for another look at the history of worker health and safety in the US.

Mark