Historedia
Person

Governor Hastings

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1896

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Governor Hastings, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Twin Shaft mine disaster in Pittston, Pennsylvania

    1896

    Role: Ordered formal investigation (identity unresolved; no full name supplied in sources)

    1. June 28, 1896 · Twin Shaft CollieryTwin Shaft Cave-in

      A massive cave-in at the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Colliery killed fifty-eight miners on June 28, 1896.

    2. July 10 - September 25, 1896 · Investigation proceedingsGovernor Hastings Investigation

      Governor Hastings ordered a formal investigation into the disaster, with testimony beginning on July 10, 1896.

Sources

  1. Twin Shaft disaster Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-28