Approaching the cot of Clement Platek, a 33-year-old Polish miner,
was his sunken-eyed wife and the mother of his three children.
She threw herself across his body and went into hysterics.
-Edward Pinkowski
The Martyred Miners
Who lost their lives in freedom’s cause
at Lattimer, Pennsylvania, September 10, 1897
Broztowski, Sebastian Broztowski, 40, Polish.
Česlak, Michail Cheslock, 38, Slovak.
Chrzeszeski, Frank Chrzeszeski, 18, Polish.
Čaja, Adalbert Czaja, 21, Polish.
Futa, John Futa, 17, Slovak.
Grekoš, Anthony Grekos, Lithuanian.
Kulik, George Kulick, Polish.
Mieczkowski, Andrew Mieczkowski, 33, Polish.
Monikaski, Andrew Monikaski, Slovak.
Platek, Clement Platek, 33, Polish.
Rekewicz, Rafael Rekewiez, 25, Polish.
Skrep, John Skrep, 25, Polish.
Tomašantas, Jacob Tomashontas, 18, Lithuanian.
Jurić, Steve Urich, Slovak.
Jurašek, Andrew Yurecek, 40, Slovak.
Zagorski, Stanley Zagorski, 38, Polish.
Ziominski, Adam Ziominski, 18, Polish.
Ziemba, Adalbert Ziemba, 25, Polish.
Tarnowicz, John Tarnowicz
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Names from the Lattimer Memorial
SOURCE
Lattimer Massacre, List of Victims
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lattimer_massacre#List_of_victims
Note: The first list here is from the New York Herald of Sept 12, 1897. This list I have discounted because so often, in my research, newspapers of the day are amazingly careless with the names of foreign-born workers. The second list is from research done by Michael Novak for his fine book, The Guns of Lattimer. Novak’s list compares very well with that from the research of Edward Pinkowski and with the names on the memorial plaque.
Lattimer Massacre
-by Edward Pinkowski
Sunshine Press, 1950
List of names on page 15, see help with pronunciation on page 4.
https://ia800303.us.archive.org/34/items/LattimerMassacre/LattimerMassacre.pdf
Note: At list above, the first name is from Novak’s work and the second name is from Pinkowski’s work. The exception here is for the last name, Tarnowicz, where the first name is from Novak and the second name is from the Memorial Plaque.
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Lattimer Massacre Memorial Plaque with Names
“Sponsored by the United Labor Council of Lower Luzerne and Carbon Counties, AFL-CIO and United Mine Workers of America. The 10th day of September, 1972.”
https://horrorhistory.net/2017/09/10/lattimer-massacre/
See also:
The Guns of Lattimer
by Michael Novak
Routledge, Jan 16, 2018
https://books.google.com/books?id=bCNHDwAAQBAJ
Lattimer Massacre Memorial Dedication, September 10, 1972
-with many fine photos
https://lattimermassacre.wordpress.com/?s=memorial
Lattimer Massacre Historical Marker
http://explorepahistory.com/hmarker.php?markerId=1-A-3BA
Tag: Lattimer Massacre of 1897
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