1903 WB Record Almanac, Fatal Accidents in 1902

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Fatal Accidents for 1902----Any deaths in December would be 1901.

Name; Age; Residence; Date of Death; Cause of Death
Allen, Jesse M; 8; Huntsville; 10/07/1902; Kicked by a horse
Aonakona, Alfred; 12; Wilkes-Barre; ?8/00/1902; Drowning
Batrusis, Gabriel (s/o Alex); 3; Plymouth; 04/23/1902; Burns
Bontz, Mrs. Margaret; unknown; W. Hazleton; 01/29/1902; Fell down stairs
Braniak, Andrew; 40; Plymouth; 05/28/1902; Fell down stairs
Brizzy, Lazarus; aged; Harleigh; 09/08/1902; Remains found in mountain
Brown, John; 35; Chase; 02/13/1902; falling tree
Bruna, John; 21; Wanamie; 07/21/1902; Drowning
Campbell, William; 45; Huntington Twp; 01/23/1902; tree fell on him
Castatollo, Annie; 12; Hazelton; 04/21/1902; Burns
Colberwood, Thomas; 9; Avoca; 06/10/1902; Smothered in sandbank
Cullen, Patrick; unknown; Swoyersville; 03/15/1902; Explosion & Fire in Luzerne
Dugan, Patrick; 30; Plymouth Twp; 10/19/1902; Smother while sleeping on culmbank
Elliott, Mrs. Alice; 35; Wilkes-Barre; 12/05/1901; Burns from Moore’s dining rooms
Eroh, Frank; unknown; Hobbie; 03/02/1902; Drowned in flood
Evans, William R.; 54; Edwardsville; 11/20/1902; Drowning
Fisher, James; unknown; Wilkes-Barre; 02/28/1902; Drowned in flood
Flessida, Michael; 80; Hazelton; 06/13/1902; Knocked down by baseball player
Fouland, Anthony; 42; Duryea; 12/07/1901; Gas asphyxiation from culm pile
Gill, Mrs. Jane; 49; W. Hazleton; 01/10/1902; Result of burns
Gould, George (s/o Isaac); infant; Pittston; 01/15/1902; Result of burns
Gregory, Fred; 55; Georgetown; 02/27/1902; Making dynamite at Oliver powder mills
Gregory, Herbert; 15; Bear Creek; 10/18/1902; While gunning
Gullish, Michael; 25; unknown; 09/08/1902; Drowning
Haley, Stephen; unknown; Plains; 11/08/1902; Fell down stairs
Hasan, John; unknown; unknown; 01/17/1902; struck by crane
Heckman, Charles; unknown; Wilkes-Barre; 05/17/1902; Powder mill explosion
Hennessy, Elizabeth F; 2y6m; Wilkes-Barre; 05/19/1902; Drowning
Hodgdon. S/o George; 10; Port Blanchard; 07/31/1902; Explosion caused by lightning
Huffman, Eugene; 12; Plymouth; 02/28/1902; Drowned in flood
Kelly, Mary (d/o John); 5; Plymouth Twp; 10/22/1902; Playing with matches
Kibler, George; 55; Plymouth Twp; 07/10/1902; Drowning
Klein, Baby ( s/o Martin); unknown; Lee Park; 01/10/1902; strangled by nursing nipple
Koenig, Mrs. Eva; 67; W Hazelton; 11/26/1902; Fell down stairs
Krokuskie, Michael; 17; Forty-Fort; 06/13/1902; Lightning
Langang, William J; unknown; Hazleton; 07/14/1902; Lockjaw from 7/4 accident
Lewis, Daniel C; unknown; W Pittston; 05/29/1902; Accidental discharge of gun
Lloyd, Thomas; 78; Kingston Twp; 12/21/1901; Burned in house fire
Lowe, Martha; 5; Wilkes-Barre; 11/24/1902; Clothes caught fire
Lyons, John H. 62; Wilkes-Barre; 12/2/1901; Fell on railroad track in S. W-B
McCloskey, Patrick; 66; unknown; 09/02/1902; Stone Quarry accident
McFarland, Barney; 33; Peckville; 12/7/1901; Burned in a shanty in Mocanaqua
McGuire, James; unknown; Miners Mills; 02/28/1902; Drowned in flood 
McLean, Child (of Earnest); unknown; unknown; 03/00/1902; Tub drowning
McNeal, Cora Vincent; 2y6m; Wilkes-Barre; 08/09/1902; Burns
McQuade, Harry; 5; Wilkes-Barre; 10/31/1902;Fell into cistern
McTague, Elizabeth (d/o Daniel); 18m; Plymouth; 11/06/1902; Tub Drowning
Mensinger, William; 30; Wilkes-Barre; 06/26/1902; Streetcar collision
Metcalf, Elmer; unknown; Harveyville; 10/10/1902; Engine fell on him
Mickley, Antonio; unknown; Yatesville; 04/06/1902; Hunting accident
Millock, John; unknown; Mocanaqua; 04/21/1902; suffocated
Mills, Thomas; 31; Luzerne; 05/02/1902; Accidental discharge of gun
Nafus, Howard; 18; Luzerne; 11/08/1902; Hunting accident
Nerre, Raphael; 33; Pittston Twp; 10/08/1902; Smothered by rush of coal
Paulik, Frank; unknown; Edwardsville; 03/01/1902; Drowned in flood 
Phillips, George; 45; Duryea; 12/31/1901; Struck by trolley
Powell, Dorothy (d/o Samuel); 17m; Nanticoke; 07/28/1902; Scalding
Price, Clay H; 48; Wilkes-Barre; 11/11/1902; Building demolition accident
Raperio, Pasquel; 12; Hazleton; 07/18/1902; Drowning
Reddington, Edward; 18; Pittston; 11/13/1902; Football game accident
Reilly, William; unknown; Luzerne; 03/02/1902; Drowned in flood
Rober, John; 5; Hazleton; 09/15/1902; Choked on a marble
Roschetta, Michael; 12; Hazleton; 09/03/1902; Mine hole drowning
Rusco, Vito; 3; Yatesville; 10/04/1902; Accidental discharge of gun
Samoski, Mrs. Josephine; 50; Wilkes-Barre; 08/15/1902; Vehicle accident
Schmitt, John A; 54; Wilkes-Barre; 09/03/1902; Being lowered into a shaft in Plymouth
Schmitt, Peter; unknown; Wilkes-Barre; 07/12/1902; Lockjaw from 7/4 accident
Sherman, John (s/o John); 4; St. Johns; 02/19/1902; froze in outhouse
Shinnuck, Charles; 22; Pittston; 04/18/1902; Kicked by a horse
Shouskey, Louis; 12; Nanticoke; 06/25/1902; Accidental shooting
Smith, Charles; 40; Laurel Run; 02/27/1902; Making dynamite at Oliver powder mills
Snee, Margaret (d/o Bernard); 1y7m; unknown; 06/13/1902; Drowning
Staedt, Benjamin; ca.40; Nanticoke; 12/14/1901; Fell off bridge
Stevens, Wilbur (s/o Elwood G); 3; unknown; 04/30/1902; Run over by carriage
Strack, Walter; 6; Hazelton; 04/17/1902; Getting on a wagon
Streeter, Ray; 14; Dorranceton; 06/26/1902; Fell off bicycle
Taylor, Mrs. John; 56; Avoca; 08/15/1902; Accidental poisoning
Thomas, E. C.; 61; Nanticoke; 12/09/1901; Fell down steps
Thompson, James; unknown; Philadelphia; 07/22/1902; Accidental shooting in Sugar Notch
Wackjack, Anna; 2; Broderick; 06/26/1902; Swamp drowning
Walters, William; unknown; Larksville; 03/01/1902; Drowned in flood
Wasko, George; 40; Hazleton; 10/31/1902; Found in a small pool of water by roadside
Williams, John C; 59; Wilkes-Barre; 08/07/1902; Vehicle accident
Zigafoos, Mrs. Harry W.; unknown; Pittston; 01/05/1902; Clothes caught fire

Typed by Denise Strickland,  May 2003