1923 Frontier Mine Disaster Anniversary

On Tuesday, 14 August 1923, 136 men reported to work in the Frontier Number One mine.  Ordinarily, 250 miners would have reported for work, but about 125 men took a holiday that day.[9]  At approximately 8:30 a.m., after the second trip car carried miners into the mine, a terrible explosion took place.  The town of Frontier knew something had happened from the dense smoke coming out of the large mine fans.  

Rest in Peace

In memory of the 99 men that were killed 17 August 1923

Frontier Mine No. 1

·  Alego, Angelo, age 45

·  Alego, Joseph, age 41

·  Andreatta, Joe, age 31

·  Andreatta, Louis, age 29

·  Baba, K., age 29

·  Bebber, A., age 42

·  Bebber, E., age 39

·  Berta, George, age 29

·  Brall, Tony, age 60

·  Cappelli, W. E., age 28

·  Castagno, John, age 42

·  Cavecchio, Livio, age 27

·  Christensen, Carl, age 29

·  Christian, John, age 33

·  Citerio, Mike, age 28

·  Coli, John, age 32

·  Coli, V., age 38

·  Desanti, Enrico, age 41

·  Dodorico, Felix, age 26

·  Dodorico, Oswaldo, age 22

·  Dujinik, Paul, age 40

·  Erickson, Eino, age 20

·  Erikson, Matti, age 45

·  Essman, George, age 35

·  Eynon, Frank, age 50

·  Faustino, Val, age 45

·  Fantino, Marco, age 36

·  Forsman, Emil, age 31

·  Fortunato, D., age 26

·  Georges, John, age 36

·  Girardelli, Ettore, age 23

·  Grutkoski, John, age 34

·  Hagi, C., age 51

·  Hagi, Tsuyoshi, age 27

·  Hasoda, M., age 32

·  Hill, Mike, age 60

·  Hobara, H., age 30

·  Itow, K., age 32

·  Jarvie, August Sr., age 50

·  Kanada, T., age 35

·  Kangas, Henry, age 33

·  Kare, Eino (Einok), age 34

·  Kawahara, K., age 35

·  Kawase, S., age 31

·  Kiddy, John, age 39

·  Kirino, K., age 53

·  Kojima, K., age 22

·  Kozaki, I, age 36

·  Kovach, Joe, age 43

·  Kusnirik, Mike, age 58

·  Loddo, Fred, age 30

·  Lopez, Juan, age 30

·  Lupcho, George, age 27

·  Lupcho, Andrew, age 53

·  Lupcho, John, age 17

·  Magnino, John, (Gioanni Battista) age 34

·  Magnino, Mark (Marco Antonio), age 27

·  Martini, Frank, age 24

·  Martin, John, age 59

·  Masaki, S., age 33

·  Mendini, Crillo, age 31

·  Metsala, Hjalmar, age 24

·  Metsala, Matt, age 37

·  Mikami, S., age 35

·  Miura, Fusajirou, age 33

·  Motoh, Joseph, age 56

·  Menapace, Ottilio (Attilio), age 26

·  Navarro, Frank T., age 49

·  Oyama, S., age 50

·  Palavar, Masu, (Max) age 38

·  Palmyra, Pretari, age 37

·  Pellegrini, Carl, age 41

·  Pernice, Marion, age 33

·  Pierone, John (Giovani), age 40

·  Pinamonti, S., age 50

·  Rankin, Thomas R., age 35

·  Roberts, Isaac, age 37 *

*(son of John Richard Roberts and Selina Parker 

and grandson of Hugh & Margaret Roberts)

·  Roberts, Louis, age 30

·  Roberts, Thomas, age 26

·  Rodriguez, Joe, age 30

·  Rollo, Joe, age 29

·  Sanchez, Tom, age 28

·  Sager, John Sr., age 59

·  Sager, John Jr., age 24

·  Savant, John, age 27

·  Smith, Nick, age 55

·  Takasugi, G., age 41

·  Tinpanio, Louis, age 33

·  Toresani, Louis, age 33

·  Trujillo, Robert, age 37

·  Valeriono, Valle, age 23

·  Vito, Tony (Antonio), age 52

·  Wainwright, Joe Sr., age 56

·  Wainwright, Joe Jr., age 20

·  Walton, J. A. , age 32

·  Warhol, Paul, age 21

·  Wormer, George, age 55

·  Zumbrennen, John Albert, age 24

·  Zumbrennen, John W., age 39