Centralia Coal Mine No 5 Disaster / Explosion ~ March 25, 1947 ~ Woody Guthrie
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- Опубліковано 16 вер 2024
- Centralia Coal Mine No 5 Disaster
March 25, 1947 at 3:26 PM
111 Coal Miners Killed
Music: Dying Miner written by Woody Guthrie which is tribute to those affected by the Centralia Coal Mine Disaster.
THIS DISASTER CAN NEVER BE FORGOTTEN...
This video is IN MEMORY to those families affected by this terrible disaster - but is dedicated to Pete & Josie Ballantini. Pete along with his brother Joe, were both killed.
This new video was created to accompany my daughter's 7th Grade Illinois History Fair Presentation Exhibit in 2012 which was on the Centralia Coal Mine No. 5 ~ The Disaster No One Stopped.... We went more in depth with this video than what we did with the previous video that my son created several years ago for his exhibit. We also tried to identify and name as many people in the video as a tribute to their families...
We would like to thank everyone that we interviewed and that took the time to help us with ALL the research on this project.
IN MEMORY of all those 111 coal miners killed...
Amazing job! My grandfather Fred Bright was a survivor. This video brought the stories to life. To see him in this video and his handsome picture as a survivor took my breath away! I miss him so much, now I have video of a historical event which was a very important part of his life and our family history. Thank you !
You are more than welcome.
Great video. I am from Centralia. My Grandmother still lives there and I visit often. Our families all worked for the Illinois Central. RR. My great grandmother had a tavern by the mine.
I honestly don't know if I had family that lived in Centralia, but before I moved to NC ( I lived in Williamsport) my teacher said we wouldn't learn about this til high school. I'm only in 6th and I love learning about centralia
Many of my relatives still live there. My Grandfather used to work for the Rail Road too, and for most of his life. If the last name of Nalawajka may mean anything.
Jarrod Woley sad song. sorry for your home. seems like a wonderful place if not for the disaster.
I have a few family members that are still in Centralia as well, we don't get back that often.
70 yrs ago today. My grandfather was killed here. Peace to all!
one of the 26 died? how many died? 2 in the beginning, at the hospital a total of 26, correct? Sorry for your loss. wish you peace in your life.
@@UA-camExplore777 There were a total of 111 coal miners killed in the Centralia Disaster.
My great grandfather's Fred Hellemeyer and I just wanted to say thank you for helping there memories live on! God Bless You!! #5111 R.I.P
Alfredo Pollacci was my grandfather was one of the miners that died in the mine did they find out what really happened so familys can put closer.to it.
I am related to the Spinners. "Please name the our new baby Joe" was a daughter, given the name Jody, of whom my mother knew. Jody was a red haired freckled gale who was very friendly. My mother really appreciated seeing this video, and thank you for making this.
My uncle (Raymond C. Buehne) was killed in that mine blast. My mother always talked about it. She gave me a newspaper (reprint) from the Centrailia newspaper that was originally printed in march of 1947. Thanks for posting the video. Your vid has a lot of info never talked about over the years.
Soundtrack is working, the audio on a similar video did not play a few minutes ago. Very interesting, thank you for making this memorial.
Mr. Niepoetter provided SO much information for this project this year and even for my son's project a few years ago!! We are SO glad someone in his family viewed the video!!! Thank you for taking the time to comment!! This video was an extra part of the History Fair Display Board my daugther created, we had SO many pictures that were not used and we thought another video to honor those men and families would be perfect! THANKS!
This was excellent. Thank you for making it.
After researching the Centralia No 5 Coal Mine in Illinois, we came in contact with a LOT of information regarding the Centralia Pennsylvania Coal Mine fires that ruined and caused the entire town to evacuate! It's really unbelievable!!
I lived in Centralia the vast majority of my life. Thank you so very much for uploading this video. It filled me in on many MANY !!! details that I wasn't aware of. Again, thank you.
***** Thank you for taking the time to comment. This disaster that affected so many should never be forgotten!
rockinwheel my support from spain , great tribute for all thats miner and your grandparents , I know this history for the film silent hill based inspired in this disaster but it is other thing, no fantasy
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a comment.
My Grandfather, John Pawlisa died in this mine explosion. I never got to meet him. I don’t know his family either. Only learned of him 13 years ago through some letters and ancestry. Met a family member who had a box of his belongings. My nephew is a spitting image of him and my dad and I strongly resemble him. It’s so sad that he made it home from WWII to die in a mine explosion when my grandmother was five months pregnant with his only child.
My grandfather's dad died March 25 1947 coal mine explosion
Thanks so much for this video my great grandfather was Fred Moore
Thank you so much! I have been sharing and documenting monuments and memorials in Illinois for a couple years now. Getting deeper into it I had recently started looking into this disaster. Only a few places can you find this whole story bobbing up in a sea of whitewash. This is so well and fully put together with the human face statistics always hide. I'd only days ago wrote a piece on the Panama Disaster of 1915. Illinois has had more than it's share and lead the way in fighting for safety and yet we all know, whatever the industry, worker safety is only number one on the poster. 1915, 1947, steelworkers die in 2011, and on and on.
That one CEO said he didn't know anything about a coal mine.....Disgraceful. Hooray for Mr. Scanlan.
I initially thought that this was Centralia Pa, didn't realize that there was another coal mining town with the same name. I live as the crow flies, about 20ish miles from Centralia Pa. This video was fascinating, yet extremely sad. Two towns sharing the same name, yet two completely different mining tragedy stories! Don't really know the mining history of Centralia Pa before the underground fire that made them famous, but I do know that the mines were extensive underground. Almost certain that miners died underground here, it's just that most information found here is on the fire. Both tragedies could have and should have been avoided if safety had been a concern. It truly is a shame that it takes the death of 111 miners before the government decided to get involved. When the mining boom was happening near the turn of the 20th century, safety was of no concern to anyone other than the miners themselves. Thousands of coal, gold,silver, etc. mines with thousands of men and children literally slaving away just so the mine owners can make a profit. The all mighty dollar was and still is more important than the safety of the miners. Hundreds of collapses, explosions, etc. before Centralia IL. Thousands of dead miners all for the greed of wealth. The travesty is that it took the Centralia No 5 mine disaster before anything serious was done. But however once Congress finally acted, conditions did improve. But, the disasters still happened and are still continuing to this day! Just before Christmas 2020, there was a miner killed by rockfall not far from where I live. Accidents can and will happen, no matter how safe the miners make things. Anyway, I enjoyed learning the history of the No 5 mine disaster. The video, history and time used to put it together is very well done! Very well researched. And I'm sorry you lost your great great grandfather and uncle in the disaster!
My great grandfather was there! He survived, but they thought he was dead, so they tossed him into the ‘dead’ pile, but really he was alive.
What was your great grandfather's name?
rockinwheel it’s Ted Keil Sr.
Heart breaker song, tears my eyes , oh my God,
Look the words teasing everyone:-
My dear sister brother goodbye...
My dear mother and father goodbye,,,
Smoke burning my eyes ,,,,,
Really unsustainable , my heart wants cry
When the mine whistle blows, and I don't come home, do all you can to help mom....
111 people died, but the money-grabbing, careless mine owners were not even charged with anything, much imprisoned, let alone being executed...
RIP great grandpa Andrew Farley of Beckemeyer IL who died in this tragedy
my Dad, grandpa and grest grandpa were southern Illinois coal miners outside sparta IL peobody and Zeigler mines, love this video, Illinois coal has to much sulfer the scrubbers were to expensive and the regulations killed our way life. i was graduating highschool or i would of followed in the coal mining way of life, thank you coal families across this country keeping the lights and homes heated.
We are having the 75th anniversary program at the Wamac city park today.
I'm sorry, I just seen this comment.
Thank you for taking the time to comment Chuck Johnson! God bless your family!
Please research Centralia, Illinois and you will indeed see this video is in regards to Illinois and NOT Centralia, Pennsylvania.
I live here in Centralia Illinois
@rockinwheel thank you for clearing it up because centralia Pennsylvania was also a mining town so it got me a little confused haha thanks again
You out did yourself ... great job.
My mother's grandfather was killed in the Old Ben Coal Corporation Mine #8 explosion in West Frankfort, IL only 4 months after the Centralia explosion (July 27, 1947). So many mine disaster in southern IL/Little Egypt, but the Centralia was particularly awful.
hinton-gen.com/coal/disasters.html
+Laura Jones So sorry about your Grandfather and the rest that were killed in West Frankfort's explosion.
Do you have a full list of the survivors?
I am so sorry, I just noticed this comment...I do not have a list of the survivors. The Historical Society in Centralia most likely would. They allowed us the use of many items when both kids were researching for the History Fair.
My grandfather (Jake Rethard) dies in the mine. I was unaware that there were any survivors who were in the mine. Since the explosion was during shift change, there were some who were on the surface at the time of the explosion. Are these the survivors you speak of? My uncle, Raymond Rethard, was late for the shift that day, so was part of the rescue crew. Some of the minors loved Long enough to write final notes to their family before the gas got them. U of I Press has a book on the investigation, and the Centralia papers from that time have detailed stories and pictures.
Would love it if you could email me some of those pictures
Chuck Johnson, I contacted the above number right after you left the message above and left a message...
The music is soo annoying to me.
Then try your volume button goon but keep your insensitive remarks to yourself.
I really don't care! The music was a tribute to the miners and the community after their senseless loss. Turn your volume off or don't visit the video...your choice. :) HAVE A GREAT DAY.