Only 184 of them were ever identified. Copyright 1997new Date().getFullYear()>2012&&document.write("-"+new Date().getFullYear());, Clear Digital Media, Inc. (Perhaps not coincidentally, that mine had been worked by leased convicts.) Louise read from the old article, "This is a whole list of all the miners that were killed on this list right here. bur: Name of cemetery. 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Some of the other victims were buried at Longfield Cemetery. There is a few of us are alive yet You may request to transfer up to 250,000 memorials managed by Find a Grave. Bury me and Elbert in the same grave by little Eddie. Bury me and Elbert in the same grave by little Eddie. Ellen, remember me as long as you live. Miners investigating a collapsed wall ignited a pocket of methane gas and caused an explosion. I trust in Jesus. Other miners who lost their lives in the Fraterville Horace. Lillie, good-bye. Childress, John, (S), bur: Heiskell Some the the miners who perished were sons of th. Webb, Conda, bur: Longfield Official records state that 216 miners died as a result of the explosion, from either its initial blast or from the after-effects, making it the worst mining disaster in the United State's history. Other websites already do an excellent job of crowd-sourcing a single cemetery together. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. Major Camp was one of the only industrialists who refused to utilize the states appalling convict leasing system, a post-Civil War pretext for Southern states to re-enslave African-Americans using the 13th Amendment which outlawed involuntary servitude except as punishment for crime. That's what we offer. To My Boys: Never work in coal mines. Smith, Rob, (Mst'n), bur: Briceville Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. Only three adult men were left alive in the town. The last body was carried from the mine four days after the ordeal began. Strickland, Jas. O'Dell, David P., bur: Miner's Circle JAKE & ELBERT, Oh God for one more breath. Others, alive but unable to escape toward the entrance, moved still deeper into the mine, where they constructed barricades in a futile attempt to close out deadly gases and stifling heat. The Coal Creek Miners Museum tells the story of the Convict Lease System, the Fraterville Mine Disaster and the Cross Mountain Mine Disaster. Bennett, Charles, bur: Wilson It turns out the final resting place for so many men is not where the story goes to die. Price, Robert, Beech Grove St Petersburg is the city Christopher Hitchens called "an apparent temple of civilization: the polished window between Russia and Europe the, "I never saw Eric Ravilious depressed. When the gas exploded, probably kindled by the open flames of the miners' lamps, coal dust was blown into the air and subsequently ignited, adding even more force to the explosion. Fraterville Disaster Monument - Leach Cemetery Erected to the memory of the 184 men and boys who lost their lives in the Fraterville Mine Explosion May 19,1902. DONATE, Before the money moved in, Kings Cross was a place for born-and-bred locals, clubs and crime, See what really went on during that time in NYC's topless go-go bars, Chris Stein 's photographs of Debbie Harry and friends take us back to a great era of music. Good-bye darling. Fraterville Disaster Monument - Leach Cemetery, 7. (S): Son John, bur: Leach Box 71031 Knoxville, TN 37938FOLLOW me on social media. explosion occurred at a coal mine. Fraterville Disaster Monument - Leach Cemetery. McKamey, William, (S), bur: Wilson Verify and try again. Jacob L. Vowell, husband of Sarah Ellen and father of seven children (one of whom, Eddie, had died in early childhood), penciled several notes as time passed. Woods, Chas. Turner, Milburn, bur: WIlson For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. Hays, W. W., bur: Clinton Weve updated the security on the site. Many of the miners who survived the Coal Creek War died in mine disasters at the Fraterville Mine in 1902 and the Cross Mountain Mine in 1911. Newspapers yellowed with age record what happened to her grandfather and four great uncles. Ellen, darling, goodbye for us both. Location. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. To contribute to my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4575018M ail: P.O. At about 7:30 a.m., 184 men and boys entered the mine. Evans, Charley, bur: Island Ford The The Fraterville Mine disaster was a coal mine explosion that occurred on May 19, 1902 near the community of Fraterville, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. They probably lived for a short time before suffocating from the buildup of toxic gases and lack of oxygen. Only three adult males were left alive in the town and it remains the South's worst mining disaster. [5], Safely performing rescue missions proved to be difficult because, prior to the explosion, coal surrounding support beams within the mine's shafts had been removed and the explosion caused many of these shafts to be extremely unstable. Along the main entry, the force of the explosion splintered mine cars and timbers and dismembered the bodies of miners. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. Thats fascinating. If we should never get out we are not hurt, only perished. Which leads us back to Leach Cemetery. On May 19th, 1902, an explosion in the coal mine at Fraterville in Tennessees Coal Creek Valley claimed the lives of 216 men and boys. Your boy and brother. Good bye Horace, We are together. Fraterville Mine Disaster Written by Allen R. Coggins 2 minutes to read The worst mine disaster in Tennessee history took place on May 19, 1902, at the Fraterville mine, near Coal Creek (now Lake City), Campbell County. Are you sure that you want to delete this flower? Orben, Charles R., bur: Leach So good bye everybody. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? The community of Fraterville lost all but three of its adult males. Oh God, for one more breath. Pitman, Hillery C., bur: Miner's Circle The mine and its namesake community were situated near the heart of the Coal Creek Valley, a narrow north-south oriented valley slicing between Walden Ridge to the east and Vowell Mountain to the west. Minutes later a horrendous methane gas and coal dust explosion erupted, sending debris and smoke belching from the ventilation shaft and the mouth of the mine. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. This historical marker was erected by Coal Creek Watershed Foundation. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. Entrance to Fraterville mine through which over 200 men and boys passed last Monday morning in good health and spirits to be brought out mangled corpses. Journal and Tribune, May 23, 1902, Six Letters Written in Chamber of Death in Fraterville Knoxville Sentinel, May 21, 1902. Wallace, John C., bur: Miner's Circle Oh God, for one more breath. MASSENGILL, Nicholas William Nicklas, was born 5 October 1869 in TN. That morning coal miners walked down the very path that Barry walked, they entered the mine, and all 216 of them were killed. Wallace, W. G., bur: Concord The oil lamps they wore for lights ignited gas leaking underground and caused the deadly explosion. We are all praying for air to support us, but it is getting so bad without any air. F., bur: Indian Creek Oh God, for one more breath. based on information from your browser. Allen, Robert H., bur: Miner's Circle "My sense of purpose is I dont want these men to be forgotten. Found next to a number of the those 26 bodies were letters to loved ones, one of which can be seen below. Additionally, the contents of some of the letters have not become public information for privacy reasons or because they were lost. Ellen, little Elbert said he had trusted in the Lord. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). Powell Harmons watch is now in Andy Woods hand. Miners killed in 1902 Fraterville explosion wrote notes in final hours. Vowell, W. H., (S), bur: Miner's Circle We are all praying for air to support us; but it is getting so bad without any air. Brooks, Chas., (S), bur: Miner's Circle Good bye Fort Anderson on Militia Hill in the Wye Community has been preserved and offers a view of how Tennessees militia fought the Coal Creek War. Hightower, Bart D., bur: Starr Davidson, Jas., bur: Welsh Twenty-six men were found barricaded in one side passage, some still alive as late as 2:30 in the afternoon as evidenced by notes found with their bodies. But, according to the website Letters of Note, "for the 26 who survived the initial blast, a side passage of the mine proved to be a safe haven, but not for longwhen rescuers eventually reached them, all had suffocated. below the main list. Good bye Lillie Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? Try again later. He remembered the need to both correct the errors within the ongoing rescue missions and dissolve the situation with the families. Brantly, Roscoe, bur: Miner's Circle Rescue efforts commenced immediately, but the first party had to turn back when they encountered the first dead miner and bad air. We are all praying for air to support us but it is getting so bad without any air. Is 25 minutes after two. R., bur: Miner's Circle (Little Eddie was a son they had lost previously. The Cross Mountain mine disaster occurred less than a decade after another nearby coal mine catastrophe. Elbert said for you all to meet him in heaven, All the children meet with us both. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. At the Leach Cemetery in Anderson County, 87 of the Fraterville miners were buried in a circle around a large monument in their honor.The precise cause of the explosion was never determined, or never disclosed. [1] The cause of the explosion (although never fully determined) was likely ignition of methane gas which had built up after leaking from an adjacent unventilated mine.[2][3]. ). [5] A large memorial service was conducted at the Briceville Community Church on June 8, 1902.[6]. May God bless you and the children, and may we all meet in Heaven. Most of these messages were created on paper or pieces of slate, but a few were written directly on the mine's walls. Do the best you can with the children. 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