Aftermath of the Roslyn Mining Disaster
Community relief efforts distribute aid to the families of miners killed in a recent disaster at the Roslyn coal mines.
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The cash received by the Roslyn Relief committee from abroad was $4,000.10; from Roslyn, $7,114.01; total $11,114.11. As the Knights of Pythias have levied on this object, the fund was swelled to over $10,000. Last week, funds in the hands of the Roslyn relief committee, amounting to $5,000, were distributed among the widows and orphans of the miners killed in the recent disaster. Thirty-six percent of this amount was divided pro rata among the widows, and 64 percent among the orphans. The next distribution will take place in three months.
“Thirty-six percent of this amount was divided pro rata among the widows, and 64 percent among the orphans.”
Mining disasters were a common and tragic feature of Washington's industrial history, forcing communities to create private safety nets in the absence of robust state-mandated social support. The organization of relief efforts highlights the role of fraternal orders like the Knights of Pythias in local civic life.
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