Miners Killed in the Castle Gate Mine Explosion

March 8, 1924

M - Z

The following is a list of the men who were killed in the Castle Gate Mine Explosion. The birth, burial, spouse, mother and father information is taken from the cemetery survey records. Name variations are in parentheses. The information that is in BLUE was found on the death certificates for these individuals. The death certificates are available on FHL film 2259472. If you are related to these individuals you should verify information with the death certificate. Do not use this index as documentation since the certificates are hand written spelling of names, places and dates could be transcribed incorrectly. For more information about the mine explosion read Castle Gate Mine Explosion. also see Greek Miners Get their Due 81 years after their deaths.

Letter A - L

MINER	BIRTHDATE	BIRTH PLACE	SPOUSE	PARENTS NAME	PLACE BURIED	FAMILY CONTACT
Malax, Tony (Antonios Malaxainakis)	21 yrs old	Greece	Krissi Bodalanis	Jim Malax	Price, Carbon, UT
Manoukarakis, Aetou Tom Manos	28 yrs old	Crete, Greece	single	Geo. Manos & Stella Bikakis	Price, Carbon, UT
Marchetti, John	45 yrs old	Italy	single	Joseph & Margaret Costonia Marchetti	Castle Gate, Carbon, UT
Markakis, George K.	18 Feb 1890	Greece	(?) Kaurakis / Eirine K.	unknown	Price, Carbon, UT
Markakis, Manousos (Mike)	38 years old	Greece	single		Price, Carbon, UT
Mascaro, Ben	18 Mar 1892	Italy	Aquline DeRose		Helper
Mathioudakis, Gust (Kanstantinos Matheoudakis)	May 1888	Crete, Greece	Anastasias Myredakis	Mick Mathiodes & Catherine Kaligakis	Price, Carbon, UT
McCluskey, John	26 May 1888	Fleming, Crawford, Kansas	Mary Elizabeth Gilbert	James Kirkpatrick McCluskey & Isabella Wright	City Cemetery, SLC, Utah
McDonald, Otto	28 May 1897	Heber City, UT	Lilly Smith / Millie	Jos. S. McDonald & Mary Jones	Heber, Utah
Mihos, Thomas Athosios	10 Feb 1885	Greece	Leona Smith	Apostulos Mihos	Price, Carbon, UT
Mitchell (Mitsopaulos), George	26 in 1920	Greece	Lyon, Lucille Hansin	John Mitchell	Price, Carbon, Utah
Morrison, Daniel McNair	26 Sep 1905	Sunnyside, Carbon, UT	single	William Watt Morrison & Margaret Eglinton McNair	Price, Carbon, UT
Morrison, James	9 Sep 1907	Sunnyside, Carbon, UT	single	William Watt Morrison & Margaret Eglinton McNair	Price, Carbon, UT
Morrison, William Watt Sr.	23 Jun 1869	Strathaven, Lanark, Scotland	Margaret Eglinton McNair	Isabella Morrison	Price, Carbon, UT
Murphy, James	28 May 1888	Leavenworth, Kansas	Nellie Hampson	John Murhpy & Bridget Shaw	Wasatch Lawn Cemetery, SLC, UT
Nakamura, T.	38 yrs old	Japan	single	unknown	City Cemetery, SLC
Neil, Oscar Farrel	26 Mar 1899	Coalville, Summit, UT	Vida Matson	William James Neil & Ellen Edmondson	Park City, Summit, UT
Nickolaris (Nicolaris), Steve	abt 30	Greece	single	unknown	Price, Carbon, UT
Paizis (Paizakis), Nick	1888	Katsifariana, Greece	Georgia Baskaki	Vasilli & Maria Kaskallakis Paizakis	Price, Carbon, UT	Jim Paizis
Palioudakis, John (Tzanis Palloudakis) or Paillos, John	39 yrs old	Crete, Greece	single	Nick Paillos & Parickwi Roskis	Price, Carbon, UT
Pallas, Steve (Telios Palloudakis)	34 yrs old	Crete, Greece	single	Pavlos N. Palloulakis	Price, Carbon, UT
Pappas, Steve	28 Jul 1891	Greece	Anna Ruth Curtis	Ernest R. Pappas	Price, Carbon, UT	Melissa Cheek. and Rick & Billy
Park, Y.S.	43 yrs old	Korea	single	unknown	Castle Gate, Carbon, UT
Patrick, Louis	abt 45	unknown	single	unknown	Helper, UT
Pattello, Pete (Pietro Patella)	34 yrs old	Italy	Armenia Caruso	Jos. Pattello & Rosena DeCaro	Helper, Carbon, UT
Pellegrino, Ben (Bruno)	2 Mar 1889	Italy	Rosie Ciminie	? Pallegrino & Annie Conihi	Mt. Calvery Cem. SLC, UT
Pelly, Thomas Sr.	28 Apr 1883	Wigan, England	Catherine Rigby	Francis & Mary Elizabeth Pelly	Castle Gate, Carbon, UT	Jonathon David Pelly
Pelly, Thomas Jr.	15 Feb 1906	Wigan, England	single	Thomas Pelly Sr. & Catherine Rigby	Castle Gate, Carbon, UT	Jonathon David Pelly
Perkins, Edwin (Teddy)	23 Aug 1888 28 Aug 1887	Athenton, England	Mary Martin	Frank Perkins	Castle Gate, Carbon, UT
Perkins, Neil	23 Jan 1891	Gunnison, UT	Isabella K. Young	Daniel Perkins & Martha Erickson	Price, Carbon, UT
Perpinakis, Tony (Antonios Perpanos)	about 35	Greece	married / single	unknown	Price, Carbon, UT
Phelps, William Harris	28 Aug 1879	unknown	Margaret Janet Baird	unknown	Price, Carbon, UT
Piccolo, Frank	1882	Castelsilano, Italy	Mary / Vincinzina Reco	Artua Piccolo	Castle Gate, Carbon, UT
Pollock, William Wallace	5 May 1875	Quitchpaw, Iron, UT Kanarra	Zina Ett Parker	Joseph Henry Pollock & Melinda Elizabeth Roundy	Kanarraville, Iron, UT
Preano, James	10 Apr 1895	Italy	Maude Richards	unknown	Price, Carbon, UT
Psaroudakis, John G.	abt 42	Greece	single	Geo Psaros & Vaselina Zachnakis	Price, Carbon, UT
Quilter, Charles Hyrum	4 May 1896	Birdwell, Yorkshire, England	Rebecca Pollock	Harry Quilter & Eliza Ann Powell	Tropic, Garfield, Utah
Reese, Thomas Levi	16 Aug 1865	Abercancaid, Glamorgan, Wales	Margaret Ann Davies Hannah Rees Phillips	Levi Peter Reese & Anna Reece	Castle Gate, Carbon, UT	Robin Reese Mark Reese
Rice, Alfred Jr.	14 Oct 1893	Belper, Derbysh., Eng.	Hannah Viola Wallace	Alfred Rice & Sarah Jane Cooper	Castle Gate, Carbon, UT
Richards, Walter	17 Apr 1894	Bullionville, Lincoln, Nevada	Lottie Ellen Twitchelll	Peter Adolphus Richard &Mary; Frances Thornton	Minersville, Beaver, UT
Rizzuto, Antonio	24 Jun 1895	Italy	Cathirene Olivero / Catarina	Frank Rizzulo & Mary Selfa	Price, Carbon, UT
Rollins, Orson H.	4 Jan 1871	South Jordan, Salt Lake, UT	Arley Iona McKendrick	Orson Hyde Rollins & Ingra Fidelia Bengtsson	Price, Carbon, UT
Rowe, Theodore	27 Feb 1901	Hyattville, Kansas	Letha Galsin	James Richard Rowe & Viola Herron	Mt. Olivet Cem., SLC, UT
Ryu, K.W. No Death Certificate	1872		single		Castle Gate, Carbon, UT
Sanders, Harry	13 Sep 1913 (1903)	Rifle, CO	Rea Pollock	Orville E. Sanders & Ethel Edminis	Castle Gate, Carbon, UT
Sanders, Orville E.	5 Dec 1881	Clinton, Missouri	Ethel Edminis	Robert Sanders & Cola Turley	Castle Gate, Carbon, UT
Sanders, Orville R.	23 yrs old	Rifle, Colorado	Ruby Etta Clark	Orville E. Sanders & Ethel Edminis	Castle Gate, Carbon, UT
Sargetakis, Joseph ( Stamates) or Steve Sargetakis	1884	Crete, Greece	Despina Vasilakis	F? Sargetakis	Price, Carbon, UT
Saris, Sam (Stamates Saridakis)	abt 35	Crete, Greece	Liza Clark / Eliza M.	John Saris & Frida Sarakakis	Price, Carbon, UT
Seely, Mell	abt 4-	Mt. Pleasant, UT	unknown	Moroni & Alice Seeley	Mt. Pleasant, UT
Shurtleff, George	11 Jul 1864	New England	Mary Ann Davis	unknown	Castle Gate, Carbon, UT
Simpson, Clarence	18 Mar 1904	Tankersley, Yrkshir, England	Ethel Harriet Balser	Horace Simpson & Laura Annie Bruck	Castle Gate, Carbon, UT	Melanie Coffee or Kathy Stringham
Simpson, Horace	26 Mar 1880	Swinton, Yorks, England	Laura Annie Bruck	Edward Simpson & Harriette Chappel	Castle Gate, Carbon, UT	Melanie Coffee or Kathy Stringham
Slovenski, John Jr. (Slavensky)	8 May 1904	Castle Gate	single	John & Mary Slovenski	Castle Gate, Carbon, UT
Sluga, George	19 Apr 1886	Austria	Matilda Lager Matilda Torsik	not known	Castle Gate, Carbon, UT
Smith, Henry Eugene	29 Jan 1894(1893)	Meadow, Millard, Utah	Ardith Barney	Prince Henry Smith & Katrina Birgitta Sonberg	Spring Glen, Carbon, UT
Smith, Oren Clifford	5 Nov 1898	Meadow Creek, Millard, UT	Lillian Foster	Prince Henry Smith & Katrina Birgitta Sonberg	Spring Glen, Carbon, UT
Smith, Tony Mia	12 Nov 1902	Aspen, Colorado	single	Tony Castello Smith & Mary Kotchivei	Castle Gate, Carbon, UT
Spendall, Tony	1 Jan 1889	Hamburg, Germany	HattieIngle	John Spendall	Provo, Utah
Spyridakis, Stylianos (Spiridakis) or Steve Speros	35 yrs old	Crete, Greece	single	Dermetros Speros & Erme Makridakis	Price, Carbon, UT
Stapley, Leland C.	17 Apr 1896	Kanarraville, Iron, UT	Florence Vera Schoenfeld	James Steele Stapley & Harriet Louisa Berry	City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, SL, UT	Robyn Stapley
Stavranakis, Eli (Elepheros Stavraenoudakis)	abt 31	Greece	Zoy Koummandakis	unreadable	Price, Carbon, UT
Stavrianoudakis, Theros (Theodores Stavoenoadakis)	about 35	Greece	single	Geo Stavros & Arfrin Genderakis	Price, Carbon, UT
Steffanos, Mike P.	33 yrs old	Greece	single	Pete Steffon & Georgia Prunci	Mt. Olivet cemetery, Salt Lake City, UT
Stevens, Ben	14 Sep 1896	Orderville, Kane, UT	married / Freda L.	Charles Franklin Stevens Sr. & Olive Emily DeMille	Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, UT
Tagliabue, Geo (Giuseppe)	1881	Italy	Pacifica Baretti	Benedetto Tagliabue & Josephine Obessio	Castle Gate, Carbon, UT
Takeuchi, Tom	about 42	Japan	Mine Takagi		City Cemetery, Salt lake City, UT
Tellerico, Joe	20 May 1882	Italy	LevisaTeresa Manchine	Nick & Francisca Tellerico	Price, Carbon, UT
Thomas, Benjamin F. Jr.	5 Aug 1875	Merthyr, Tydfil, So. Wales	Virzilla Rees	Benjamin F. Thomas & Bridget Thomas	Wales, Sanpete, Utah
Thomas, Jonathan Midgley	16 Feb 1887	Wales, Sanpete, UT	Sarah Elizabeth Anderson	Henry Richards Thomas & Mary Killip Midgley	Wales, Sanpete, Utah
Thorpe, John	23 Jun 1879	New Mills, Derbyshire, England	Eva Hall	Joseph Hall & Jane Thorpe	Scofield, Carbon, UT
Trow, Thomas (same headstone as Peter Garroch)	1890	Gate Head, Scotland	Bertha Beaumont (Meir)	James Trow & Isabella Garroch	Castle Gate, Carbon, UT	Marty Oakeson
Tsouroupakis, George	29 in 1920	Crete, Greece	single	Mike Tsourpis	Price
Tyrer, Matthew	5 Aug 1888 (1887)	Roseburge, England	Mary Ellen Smith	Tyre, Thomas & Riding Elizabeth	Castle Gate - moved to Price, Carbon, UT 1940
Ungricht, Orson	16 Apr 1888	Murray, Salt Lake, UT	Emma Neilson / Erma	Friedrich Wilhelm Ungricht & Anna Bachofener	Price, Carbon, UT	Steven Ungricht.
Virganelakis, Kanakis	25 yrs old	Greece	single	John Vergis & Estolia Livrodites	Price, Carbon, UT
Watanabe, Yasuzo	47 yrs old	Japan	single		Price, Carbon, UT
Williams, Raymond A.	2 May 1891 (1892)	Kanarraville, Iron, UT	Malinda Ann Williams	John H. Williams & Susannah Elizabeth Pollock	Cedar City, Utah
Willis, Ed	38 yrs old	Springfield, Ill	married - dispute / Cora		Castle Gate
Wilson, George - (died in mine rescue)	21 Feb 1891 6 Mar 1895	Almy, Uinta, Wyoming	Mary Ellen Moss	Alexander Wilson & Isabella Law	Price, Carbon, UT	Liz McCleery Fullerton
Woods, Adley	6 Jul 1892	Kanarraville, Iron, UT	Ratie May Balser	Henry Elisha Wood & Martha Eliza Babcock	City Cemetery, Salt Lake City
You, K.W.	45 yrs old	Korea	married	unknown	Castle Gate, Utah
Young, James Mouter Jr.- (boarder with Neil Perkins)	29 Oct 1902	Castle Gate, UT	single	James & Lottie Richards Young Sr.	Castle Gate, Carbon, UT	Carl Henderson
Yum, S.C.	50 in 1924	Korea	single		Castle Gate, Carbon, UT
Zagarakis, Emmanuel	25 yrs old	Crete, Greece	single	Constantine Zagerakis & Patine Sargatakis	Price, Carbon, UT
Zakariondakis, Paul (Zakaria)	about 33	Kalamitci, Crete, Greece	single	Immanuel Zakaris & Argiro Mplazakas	Price, Carbon, UT
Zanis, Mike	31 yrs old	Crete, Greece	Della Stevens	Gust. Zanis & Annie Kasamakis	Price, Carbon, UT

The name of Josiah Steward appears on the Castle Gate LDS church records with the notation "died in mine explosion 8 Mar 1924". His name does not appear on other lists of those who died in the explosion.

Tony Pirpinis (Pirpinakis)
Tony Pirpinis (Pirpinakis) in Utah was engaged to be married. Unfortunately for him his fiancee found another man more prosperous and she returned all the jewelry he had given her. He was so broken up he took it and threw it into the firplace, pulled out his six shooter and shot into the burning jewelry and broke down sobbing. On March 8, 1924 he was one of 185 casualties of the Castle Gate, Utah mine disaster. Fate was cruel. he was from Vafe and came on the same ship with John Paitakis. They had worked together. copied from "The Paitakis Family Genealogy" written by Stephen J. Paitakis in possession of the Carbon County Historical Society page 11-12.