HomeMy WebLinkAboutProclamation Roslyns No 1 Mine Coal Miners Rememberance DayPROCLAMATION
May 10, 2017
“Roslyn’s No.1 Mine: Coal Miner’s Remembrance Day”
WHEREAS: On May 10, 1892 the worst mine disaster in Washington state history occurred at Roslyn’s No. 1 Mine; and
WHEREAS: The coroner found the deceased miners came to their death by the explosion of fire damp in Mine No.1 ; and
WHEREAS: Said explosion was caused by deficient ventilation; and
WHEREAS: Forty-five men lost their lives at Roslyn’s No. 1 Mine. These miner’s include: Joseph Bennett, Dominic
Bianco, John Bone, Thomas Brennan, George Brooks, Joseph Browitt, Henry Campbell, Tobias Cooper,
Joseph Cusworth Sr., Joseph Cusworth Jr., Phillip D. Davis, Herman Daister, Andrew Erlandson, George
Forsythe, Richard Forsythe, John Foster, Scott Giles, Robert Graham, Mitchell Hale, Frank Hannah, James
Hewitson, William Hague, John Hodgson, Thomas Holmes, James Morgan, Elisha Jackson, John D. Lewis,
John Mattias, John Lafferty, Daniel McLellan, George Moses, Benjamin Ostliff, William Penhall, William
Palmer, Leslie Pollard, David Rees, Thomas Rees, William Robinson, Mitchell Ronald, Preston Loving,
Robert Spotts, Winyard Steele, Jacob Weatherly, G.W. Williams, Sydney W right; and
WHEREAS: Thirty women were left widowed, and ninety children were left fatherless as a result of the explosion at
Roslyn’s No.1 Mine; and
WHEREAS: These men and their families came from diverse cultures each in pursuit of the American dream; and
WHEREAS: Many of the descendants to the miners who died on this tragic day continue to live in Kittitas County; and
WHEREAS: The 125th anniversary to this event is May 10, 2017; and
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: The Kittitas County Board of Commissioners declare Wednesday May 10, 2017
as “Roslyn’s No. 1 Mine: Coal Miner’s Remembrance Day” in Kittitas County, Washington.
ADOPTED this 2nd day of May, 2017.
THE KITTITAS COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Paul Jewell, Chairman
Laura Osiadacz, Vice-Chairman
Obie O’Brien, Commissioner
ATTEST:
Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk of the Board