At Jermyn Colliery of the Hudson Coal Co. on Oct. 25, 1899, Matthew J. Shields, M.D., and Samuel Waters, David J. Jenkins, John Hogarth, Geo. Pendered, Sr., Thos. Harvey, Wm. W. Whitley, Edward N. Stuart, Andrew Richards, Wm. Westington, Sr., Wm. Mellow, Fred Dawe, James O'Dowd, Harry Langman, Wm. Roberts, Peter Kelly, Joel Morcom, Thos. Williams, Michael Roberts, Wm. J. Toman, Joseph Beckwith, Samuel Laundry, Stephen Morcom, John Culey, and Wm. Tennis were identified as the founders of first aid in America.