1902 Wilkes-Barre Record Almanac FATAL MINE ACCIDENTS 1 DEC. 1900 to 30 Nov. 1901 _______ Allen, George, Plymouth, Sept. 10 Badacavage, Andrew, Pittston, Sept. 4 Ballick, John, Smithville, Oct. 12 Banny, James, Luzerne Boro., Dec. 6, ’00 Barkzewicz, Jos., Plym. Twp., Feb 13 Barrett, Michael, Forty Fort, Sept. 12 Battles, John, Warrior Run, March 12 Bernoski, An., Plymouth Twp., Sept. 18 Bly, Richard, Pittston, Feb. 10 Bonewitz, D. L., Hanover Twp., Mar 6 Bongo, John, Laurel Hill, March 1 Bose, Andrew, Coleraine, April 11 Brann, Edward, Sturmerville, Dec. 6, ’00 Brennan, Patrick, Plains, Jan.31 Brien, Otto, Hazleton, August 4 Brown, Thomas, Avoca, May 16 Calvery, Matthew, Avoca, May 9 Cantrel, Edward, Wilkes-Barre, Nov. 9 Chester, Alexander, Avoca, Jan. 12 Clauser, B., Derringer, April 16 Collins, Thomas, Forty Fort, Oct. 4 Concabage, John, Plymouth, August 22 Conko, John, Lyon, Feb. 16 Connery, Joseph, Pittston, Sept. 29 Corkorney, Joseph, Avoca, August 20 Corrigan, Michael, Hudson, Sept. 24 Cunningham, J., Wilkes-Barre, Aug. 24 Davis, Daniel, Buttonwood, Oct. 25 Davis, Morgan, Pittston, March 29 DeCota, Paul, W. Pittston, March 20 Devers, Anthony, Pittston Twp., Feb. 16 Domer, Jacob, West Hazleton, Mar. 13 Durst, John, Georgetown, Nov. 5 Ellis, John H., Edwardsville, July 15 Fine, Jacob, Sheatown, Feb. 8 Flannery, Michael, Avoca, May 20 Ford, John, Edwardsville, Feb. 4 Frank, Stanley, Wanamie, April, 10 Fregard, Thomas, Plymouth, May 27 Gallagher, Patrick, Hazleton, Dec. 12, ’00 Gallagher, Patrick, Hazleton, Feb. 12 Gallagher, Patrick, Parsons, Nov 25 Gallop, Edward, Buttonwood, Sept. 17 Gayitch, Stanley, Wilkes-Barre, July 9 Gebaner, John, Hazleton, April 11 Gewolis, Anthony, Pittston, August 21 Gregory, J. H., Plymouth Twp., Nov 26 Guest, Thomas, Buttonwood, Oct. 25 Hadlass, Frank, Hughestown, Mar. 30 Hageline, John, Nanticoke, Jan.30 Haggerty, John, Hazleton, Dec.8, ’00 Hansen, Zzchriah, Nanticoke, Aug. 14 Harriet, Frank, Derringer, July 24 Harris, Charles, Hazleton, Feb. 6 Hobbs, Herbert, Plymouth, Oct. 5 Hope, Joseph, Plains, June 3 Howell, William, Sheatown, Sept. 30 Hraditski, John, Plymouth, Jan. 3 Husock, William, Midvale, August 8 Jones, Thomas T., Plymouth, June 20 Joshenski, John, Miner’s Mills, May 29 Kaiser, Adam, Glen Lyon, Nov. 25 Kankinowski, Kuy, Sugar Notch, May 20 Kaushie, Joseph, Wilkes-Barre, Aug. 6 Kennedy, Daniel, Wilkes-Barre, May10 Kilmaris, John, Plymouth, April 12 Kolpetis, John, Edwardsville, June 14 Kowaski, Joseph, Hazleton, July 25 Kultz, Adam, Mill Creek, Nov. 21 Kursgey, Michael, Nanticoke, Aug. 7 Lamack, Michael, Jeddo, August 6 Larsinick, Alexander, Pittston, April 29 Lasko, John, Coleraine, April 11 Layou, George, Nanticoke, Nov. 26 Lewis, Fred, Parsons, Feb. 3 Lieut. Col. Geo. Wallace, Pitts. Sept. 29 Lyons, William, Nanticoke, July 26 Mager, Thomas, Plymouth, Oct. 24 Malacofski, Alex., Nanticoke, May 4 Manky, John, Avondale, March 2 Manley, Patrick, Edwardsville, Nov. 4 Masoonis, William, W. Pittston, Mar 12 Matta, Joseph, Duryea, August 1 McClain, Patrick, ‘Sturmerville, Mar. 21 McGrane, John, Sugar Notch, Nov.23 McHugh, Con., Miner’s Mills, June 9 Melley, Dennis, Hazleton, Nov. 22 Metz, John, Kingston, Jan. 31 Miller, Charles, Hazleton, March 31 Miller, Enoch, Forty Fort, July 31 Mitchell, Thomas, Forty Fort, March 1 Monaghan, Morris, Plains, Jan. 21 Morgans, William, Parsons, Jan. 3 Moy, James, Freeland, July 9 Mucash, John, Upper Lehigh, Jan. 30 Mulherrin, Daniel, Pittston, Jan. 31 Murphy, John, Kingston Twp., Dec 1, ‘00 Murray, Thomas, Duryea, August, 12 Newland, William, Alden, Feb. 19 O’Malley, John, Westmoor, Jan. 23 Oshelfski, Frank, Plymouth, August 6 Ostrich, John, Sturmerville, Dec. 7, ’00 Ostroski, Peter, Sugar Notch, Aug. 30 Paciniski, Frank, Laflin, August 2 Peenapi, John, Kingston, Oct 27 Pessilic, John, Coleraine, Feb. 6 Petruski, John, Drifton, Feb. 12 Phillips, William S., Buttonwood, Oct. 25 Pointen, George, Avoca, August 24 Polson, Andrew, Hazle Mines, March 1 Price, Thomas, Buttonwood, Oct. 25 Price, William, Pittston, Oct. 22 Prill, Frank, Nanticoke, March 16 Pritchard, J. E., Plymouth, March 13 Puchart, Joseph, Miner’s Mills, May 3 Reese, Stanley, Luzerne Bor., Mar 30 Reilly, Daniel, Wilkes-Barre, Nov. 14 Richards, Edward, Ashley, Dec 1, ’00 Runt, Anthony, Luzerne Bor., August 1 Rupert, Samuel, Rock Glen, August 30 Ruscowicz, Andrew, Wyoming, Oct 1 Ryan, James, Wilkes-Barre, August 11 Salofski, George, Plymouth, Oct. 12 Sandy, Jospeh, Pittston Twp., July 15 Santino, Joseph, Pittston, Feb. 3 Savage, Peter, Wilkes-Barre, Nov. 5 Semmer, John, Alden, March 15 Senior, William, Shickshinny, Jan. 10 Shedlock, George, Midvale, March 28 Sheridan, Philip, Wilkes-Barre, June 4 Shilala, William, West Hazleton, Nov. 19 Singley, Stephen, Cranberry, Oct. 16 Sleiker, James, Ashley, Jan. 17 Smerico, John, Hazleton, March 18 Smith, John, Keystone, Jan. 11 Soloski, John, Sturmerville, Oct. 7 Solwicki, Thomas, Kingston, Oct. 26 Statko, Michael, Coleraine, April 11 Stefanko, Andrew, Hazleton, March 1 Stellnak, John, Jeddo, Dec. 8, ’00 Strach, John, McAdoo, Oct. 11 Strong, Frank, Shickshinny, August 10 Svick, George, Hazleton, April 29 Teets, George, Avoca, April 24 Thomas, A. L., Wanamie, August 19 Thomas, Thomas J., Glon Lyon, Mar. 5 Thomas, Wm. O., Wilkes-Barre, Sept. 17 Tokasz, Joseph, Avoca, August 22 Turner, Ralph, Alden, July 26 Ursken, Adam, Ashley, Dec. 13, 1900 Valdowski, George, Hazleton, July 25 Vanderhoff, Alfred, Matlby, Feb 26 Vengelis, Scott, Keystone, March 29 Wando, Paul, Ashley, Nov. 13 Wascavage, Walter, Plymouth, Nov. 3 Wasgowas, Mich., Edwardsville, June 14 Williams, David, Parsons, Jan. 3 Williams, Ebenezer, Buttonwood, Oct. 25 Williams, Gomer, Buttonwood, Oct. 25 Williams, Morgan T., W.-B., Sept 21 Williams, Watkin, T., Hazleton , Nov. 21 Young, Gilbert, Plymouth, Nov. 2 Ziglarsgil, Bollslaw, Duryea, Dec. 19, ’00 Zippia, John, Jeddo, August 6 MINE ACCIDENTS Following are the accidents in the Fourth Inspection District (extending from Nanticoke to Plainsville), E.E. Reynolds inspector, for the twelve months beginning Dec. 1, 1900, and ending Nov. 30, 1901: KILLED INJURED TOTAL WIDOWS ORPHANS December, 1900 ……………….. 4 29 33 4 15 January, 1901……………………. 6 35 41 3 5 February ………………………… 5 14 19 4 16 March …………………………… 9 40 49 6 11 April …………………………….. 2 25 27 1 1 May ……………………………... 6 22 28 5 15 June ……………………………... 3 28 31 2 1 July ……………………………… 4 18 22 2 7 August …………………………... 11 36 47 8 23 September ………………………. 6 24 30 3 10 October …………………………. 12 42 54 8 16 November ………………………. 10 19 29 6 20 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Totals 1901 ………... 78 332 410 52 140 Totals 1900 ……….. 74 225 299 36 72