NOTE: Discrepancy as to how last name is spelled...w/or without the "e".

Note: Click on the attached article about his wife and read information about why I posted it.

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Possibly unrecoverable from the May 10, 1892 coal mining disaster in Roslyn, WA

∼EXPLOSION IN A MINE - PROBABLY FIFTY LIVES LOST AT ROSLYN, WASHINGTON - THE EXACT NUMBER UNKNOWN - ONE OF THE GREATEST DISASTERS EVER CHRONICLED ON THE PACIFIC COAST -- NOT ONE ESCAPED TO TELL THE STORY OF THE DISASTER -- A LIST OF THE VICTIMS SO FAR AS KNOWN.

Roslyn, Wash., May 11. -- At 1:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon a terrible explosion occurred in the slope of mine No. 2, of the Northern Pacific Coal company at this point, in which the loss of life exceeded in number that of any other disaster that has ever been chronicled in the northwest or on the Pacific slope.

The exact nature of the explosion or the circumstances that led to it will probably never be known, since at this writing it is believed that very miner who was working in the slope at the time has perished. It is not definitely known as to the number of men who were in the vicinity of the disaster, but it is believed that between forty-five and fifty men were in the three levels that were affected by the explosion.

Large relief forces are at work and at this time two bodies have been recovered. These men are working nearest the opening and at some distance from the point whre it is supposed the explosion occurred.

Most of the men were 1,500 to 2,000 feet further in the slope, and in the immediately[sic] vicinity of the accident. There is no doubt either in the minds of the miners or the company's officials, but that every man was instantly killed by the explosion.

For more information go to www.gendisasters.com - choose Washington and then click on Mining Disasters. Next click on the location of the mine and date of the occurrence.

His current place of burial is unknown. If you discover a duplicate memorial or know for certain the cemetery name and location of where the individual is buried, please send this information to me and I will make the necessary corrections.

Ancestry Census 1857-1892 - Territorial Record - Residence year 1889

Richard Forsyth 41 Head

Sarah Forsyth 50

George Forsyth 15

Rahal (sp?) Forsyth 14

Agnes Forsyth 8

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Note below provided by graver JMR on June 7, 2023

https://www.findagrave.com/user/profile/51535630

Hello,

Thank you for posting this memorial. I have been searching for a death record for my 2nd great grandfather Richard Forsyth for many years. The last record I had found for him was in 1887 in Kittias WA. I knew that he was a miner. I recently found a petition for custody of his daughter, my great grandmother, Agnes Forsyth ( 1880-about 1950) by her stepmother Sarah Semple Forsyth, which stated the date of his death, but no other details.

I have also been searching for a death record for his son George Forsyth born October 28,1874, in Lanarkshire Scotland. The last record I have found for him is in 1887 in Kittias WA. I am now wondering if he was also killed in the same way.

Richard Forsyth

1846–1892

BIRTH 9 DEC 1846 • Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

DEATH 10 MAY 1892 • Roslyn, Kittitas, Washington, USA

Parents

• George Waugh Forsyth
• 1787–1852
• AGNES SNEDDON
• 1816–1924

Siblings

• John Snedden Forsyth
• 1839–1910
• William Forsyth
• 1841–
• Helen Forsyth
• 1843–1927
• Jean Forsyth
• 1844–1913
• Charles Sneddon Forsyth
• 1849–1935
• Robert J Forsyth
• 1853–1917

Half siblings

• Adam F Forsyth
• 1806–1882
• Thomas Forsyth
• 1810–
• Margaret Forsyth
• 1813–1859
• Elizabeth Forsyth
• 1816–1882
• Alexander Forsyth
• 1818–1888
• Robert Forsyth
• 1821–1889
• Janet Forsyth
• 1827–1880
• George Forsyth
• 1829–
• James Forsyth
• 1832–1880

Spouse and children

• Margaret Simpson
• 1851–1883
• George Forsyth
• 1874–1892
• Agnes Forsyth
• 1880–1961

Spouse and children

• Sarah Davidson, Semple, Forsyth, Hostetter
• 1838–
• Agnes Forsyth
• 1880–1961