1907 WB Record Almanac, Fatal Accidents in 1906 The following information is posted for the sole purpose of family research within the Yahoo Group, The Court House Gang. It is not to be published to any other web site, mailing list, group, etc. without prior written permission and guidelines from the group owner, to ensure that proper credit is given to the group and all of our volunteers that helped with this project. Fatal Accidents In Luzerne County, Other than those about the mines and on the railroads, for the twelve months Starting December 1, 1905 to November 30 1906. ALLEGER, WELLINGTON B. of Luzerne Borough former county surveyor, from injuries inflicted by being accidentally shot while hunting, November 22, 1906. ANHEUSER, MISS MARY L., 80 years, Wilkes-Barre, her clothing becoming ignited from a candle, January 3, 1906. ANSIN, MRS. JOSEPH of East Plymouth, by the explosion of a lamp, January 20, 1906. AUSTIN, STANLEY of Parsons, 8 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Austin, smothered by the caving of culm while picking coal, September 4, 1906. AXON, MRS. EVA of Ashley, 88 years, falling from a cherry tree, June 22, 1906. BADMAN, JAMES, two children of Mr. and Mrs. James K. Badman of Nanticoke - John, aged 5 years, and James, aged 3 years - burned to death in a fire which destroyed a barn on the Badman farm, September 17, 1906. BADMAN, JOHN, two children of Mr. and Mrs. James K. Badman of Nanticoke - John, aged 5 years, and James, aged 3 years - burned to death in a fire which destroyed a barn on the Badman farm, September 17, 1906. BALLES, MRS. MARY of Pittston, 85 years, asphyxiated by gas, October 24, 1906. BARANAUCKAS, JOSEPH, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Baranauckas of Breslau while bathing in a pond, July 26,1906. BARELL , Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Barell, 13 years, Sebastopol, burned to death in a house which was destroyed by fire, December 18, 1905. BARNHARDT, MARGUERITE, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Barnhardt of Hazleton, 3 years, struck with a bullet fired by a Fourth of July celebrator, July 6, 1906. BEAL, JAMES of Wilkes-Barre, 15 years, breaking through the ice on one of the west side pond holes, December 12, 1905 BOUND, HENRY J. of Dorranceton, of injuries sustained by being squeezed between cars at the Lehigh Valley shops, April 29, 1906. BOWKLEY, STANLEY, 19 years, of West Pittston, while working on a raft in the river, October 21, 1906. BRANN, Son of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Brann of Exeter Borough, 6 years, drowned in the river while bathing, August 24, 1906. BREILE, RAYMOND, son of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Breile of Wilkes-Barre, 10 years, skull crushed by playing between coal cars, September 8, 1906. BROWN, THOMAS,son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brown of Yatesville, shot by the accidental discharge of a Flobert rifle, September 13, 1906. BRYAN, FRANK of near Hobbie, thrown from a sleigh and instantly killed, February 15, 1906. BUDGAS, STEVE, accidentally shot by a companion at Georgetown, December 2, 1905 COFFEY, JAMES of Miner's Mills, falling from the old Wilkes-Barre & Eastern trestle, November 19, 1906. CONLAN, JOHN of Inkerman, about 40 years, drowned while trying to swim across the river, August 21, 1906. CONWAY, ARTHUR of Buffalo, as the result of inhaling fumes while sleeping on a culm bank at Pittston, March 30, 1906. CRUIKSHANK, ROBERT of Wyoming, 18 years, by an electric motor at the Mt. Lookout colliery, November 26, 1906. CUNYARD, EDMUND, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Cunyard of Pittston, 8 years, while bathing in a cave hole filled with water, July 31, 1906. DAVENPORT, HIRAM of Pittston, 62 years, in a boulder explosion, February 5, 1906. DEVERS, STEPHEN of Wilkes-Barre, 16 years, crushed by an elevator, October 17, 1906. DONNEGAN, PATRICK, Sr., of Hazleton killed by lightning, July 27, 1906. DONOHOE, JOSEPH of Pittston, while bathing in the river, August 30, 1906. DROBNAK, JOHN of Plymouth, falling from a wagon, May 21, 1906. DUNLEAVY, JOHN of Moosic, by collision with a street car at North Avoca, November 27, 1906. EARLEY, JOHN of Port Griffith, falling down stairs, his neck having been broken, February 15, 1906. ENGENNIS, ANTHONY, asphyxiated on a culm dump at Pittston, April 16, 1906. ETANCHI, MARY, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Enos Etanchi, Swoyerville, 5 years, burned to death in home during parents' absence, November 15, 1906. EVANOWSKI, STANLEY of Glen Lyon, dies from lockjaw caused by stepping on a rusty nail, November 29, 1906. EVANS, JOHN of Duryea, falling from the roof of a breaker while engaged in carpenter work, July 23, 1906. FARROW, ALBERT of Wilkes-Barre, thrown from hose cart on Public Square while driving to a fire and instantly killed, July 13, 1906. FAUST, MRS. W. of Nanticoke as the result of burns caused by the explosion of a lamp, December 25, 1905. FELL, LINDEN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Fell, 10 years, Wilkes-Barre, wagon wheel passing over his head after he had fallen from a bicycle, June 26, 1906. FINK, WILLIAM, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Fink of Wilkes-Barre, 3 years, run over by street car, September 21, 1906. FLANNERY, JOHN, of Newtown, who had been missing for nine weeks found in the river near Plymouth, April 25, 1906. FRITZ, WILLIAM H. of Pittston, 26 years, fell from a boat, July 15, 1906. GALLAGHER, JOHN, Jr., of Pittston, of injuries sustained by falling down an embankment, May 24, 1906. GERMAN, MRS. JOHN of Georgetown, result of falling down stairs, February 2, 1906. GOODWIN, MARY of Larksville, 17 years, accidentally shot by a boy while the latter was cleaning a gun, December 6, 1905 GRABLOWSKI, ANNIE of Pittson, 3 years, result of burns, May 16, 1906. GRAHAM, DAVID of Ashley, 59 years, in a runaway, December 14, 1905 GRIFFITHS, WILLIAM of Luzerne Borough, of injuries sustained by falling from a bridge at Old Forge, July 22, 1906. HAAS, ANDREW and Guenther Specht of White Haven, by stone falling upon them while digging for a foundation for a new bridge, October 18, 1906. HEALEY, CHARLES of Wilkes-Barre, 27 years coming in contact with live electric wires while repairing them, December 8, 1905 HENDERSON, GEORGE of New York City, one of the decorators preparing for the centennial, falls from a building and is fatally injured, April 30, 1906. HIGGINS, JAMES of Swoyerville, 11 years, of lockjaw caused by injuries sustained in falling from a tree, October 7, 1906. HOOVER , Child of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hoover, 3 years, Pittston, clothing catching ignited by a fire in the yard, December 16, 1905. KAMMAPEL, MRS. of Plymouth, 47 years, by the explosion of a lamp, December 16, 1905. KILHEENEY, JOHN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Kilheeney of Pringle Hill, skull fracture sustained by falling from a tree, May 30, 1906. KNORR, MRS. JOHN of Conyngham Valley, burns sustained while trying to start a fire with oil, June 30, 1906. LAHR, ALBERT H. of Wilkes-Barre, about 35 years, of injuries sustained by the collapsing of a wall at a Ross street building, August 19, 1906. LEWIS, WILLIAM, son of Morgan W. Lewis of Plymouth, 14 years, dragged into the river wile holding on to a boat which some other boys were trying to take from him, July 5, 1906. LONG, FRANK, Joseph Rachunis, Frank Rachunis, Michael Sovo, Modcack Spienkiewicz and Joseph Shukwicz, between 10 and 16 years old, all of Wanamie, by the explosion of dynamite during Fourth of July celebration, July 4, 1906. LOYAK, JOHN, about 35 years, burned to death during the destruction of a Port Griffith house by fire, January 29, 1906. LYNCH, MRS. JOHN of Luzerne Borough, burns sustained while attempting to start a fire with oil, June 21, 1906. LYNOTT, MARTIN of Pittston Township, of injuries sustained by being struck by a street car, June 18, 1906. MACKIN, JOSEPH, 21 years, imprisoned in the wreckage of the Exeter breaker, which was blown down, October 27, 1906. MANGAN, EDWARD, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mangan, 12 years, Plymouth, run over by a street car, December 18, 1905. MCGOUGH, PATRICK of the west side, falling from a building at Pringle Hill, December 29, 1905. MCNALLY, LEE, 11 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. James McNally of Wilkes-Barre of injuries sustained by falling from the top of the ironwork of the Market street bridge to the roadway, July 15, 1906. MCNEILL, DANIEL of Wanamie, 49 years, while descending stairs at his home, February 17, 1906. MEDVEDES, CHILD of Mr. and Mrs. Medvedes of Luzerne Borough, 2 years, knocked down and trampled upon by horses, May 29, 1906. MEHOLSKI, MICHAEL of Nanticoke, his clothing catching fire while he endeavored to smother the flames which had enveloped a woman owing to the explosion of a lamp, January 21, 1906. MILLER, JOSEPH of Luzerne Borough, 18 years, part of his head blown off by the accidental discharge of a gun in the hands of a companion, July 18, 1906. MILLER, RAYMOND, 9 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Miller of Wilkes-Barre, while bathing in a reservoir, May 18, 1906. MINNICH, MARGARET, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Minnich of Milnesville, eating a pill prescribed for an adult, July 3, 1906. MOORE, JOHN of near Dupont, 65 years, by falling into a pond, April 15, 1906. MORGAN, WILFORD of Wilkes-Barre, 16 years, crushed by elevator, June 21, 1906. MOTT, FRANK of Dallas, 19 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bart Mott, drowned while fishing, July 4, 1906. MURPHY, S. D. of Dushore, 50 years, struck by a trolley car in Wilkes-Barre while driving a team, July 21, 1906. NEALON, JAMES, 6 years, of Pittston, electrocuted on the third rail of the Laurel Line, August 28, 1906. NEWBERRY, JACOB of Luzerne Borough, 21 years, by escaping coal gas from a disjointed stove pipe, December 17, 1905. NEWCOMB, GEORGE, 19 years, and William Newcomb, 27 years, brothers and both of Wilkes-Barre, drowned at Bear Creek while bathing, August 5, 1906. NEWCOMB, WILLIAM, 27 years, and George Newcomb, 19 years, brothers and both of Wilkes-Barre, drowned at Bear Creek while bathing, August 5, 1906. NICHOLSON, RICHARD E. of Wilkes-Barre, 46, of injuries sustained in a runaway, June 10, 1906. NOVACK, MARY, daughter of John Novack of Port Griffith, 9 years, falling down stairs, August 9, 1906. OMBERKO, JOHN of Maltby, falling from a trestling, July 7, 1906. O'NEILL, WILLIAM of Wilkes-Barre, 14 years, breaking through the ice on one of the west side pond holes, December 12, 1905 OWENS, VERNON, daughter of Mrs. Fannie Owens, Plymouth, scalds by falling into a wash boiler of hot water, June 8, 1906. POLICK, ANNA of Kingston, 7 years, run over by a street car, April 29, 1906. POLLIDO, ANTHONY of Pittston, falling down stairs, October 25, 1906. POPROAKIS, JOHN, about 30 years, decapitated by a Nanticoke trolley car, April 4, 1906. PUGH, THOMAS of Edwardsville, 9 years, run over by a carriage, October 26, 1906. PYZAN, LENA of Duryea, 9 years, burned in house fire, August 17, 1906. RACHUNIS, FRANK, Joseph Rachunis, Michael Sovo, Frank Long, Modcack Spienkiewicz and Joseph Shukwicz, between 10 and 16 years old, all of Wanamie, by the explosion of dynamite during Fourth of July celebration, July 4, 1906. RACHUNIS, JOSEPH, Frank Rachunis, Michael Sovo, Frank Long, Modcack Spienkiewicz and Joseph Shukwicz, between 10 and 16 years old, all of Wanamie, by the explosion of dynamite during Fourth of July celebration, July 4, 1906. RING, FRANK of Wilkes-Barre, falling from a building in course of construction at Nanticoke, October 10, 1906. ROMANEWSKI, ANTUSSI, 3 years, Luzerne Borough, while playing with matches, December 4, 1905 RUCKY, ALEXANDER of Harwood, killed by lightning, June 29, 1906. SCHWALENBURG, CARLETON of Nescopeck, 9 years, accidentally shot by his brother, January 15, 1906. SEREATA, JULIA, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Sereata of Cranberry, 2 years, scalded by hot coffee, June 1, 1906. SHUKWICZ, JOSEPH, Joseph Rachunis, Frank Rachunis, Michael Sovo, Frank Long, and Modcack Spienkiewicz, between 10 and 16 years old, all of Wanamie, by the explosion of dynamite during Fourth of July celebration, July 4, 1906. Sipple, William, an aged man, found dead in his hut between White Haven and Hazleton, frozen to death, March 23, 1906. SMILEY, JOSEPH, 21 years, electrocuted while repairing telephone wires in Wilkes-Barre, January 19, 1906. SOVO, MICHAEL, Joseph Rachunis, Frank Rachunis, Frank Long, Modcack Spienkiewicz and Joseph Shukwicz, between 10 and 16 years old, all of Wanamie, by the explosion of dynamite during Fourth of July celebration, July 4, 1906. SPECHT, GUENTHER and Andrew Haas of White Haven, by stone falling upon them while digging for a foundation for a new bridge, October 18, 1906. SPIENKIEWICZ, MODCACK, Joseph Rachunis, Frank Rachunis, Michael Sovo, Frank Long, and Joseph Shukwicz, between 10 and 16 years old, all of Wanamie, by the explosion of dynamite during Fourth of July celebration, July 4, 1906. ST. JOHN, BARNEY, an inmate of Retreat almshouse, found dead at the foot of an embankment, over which he probably rolled, 75 years old, a resident of Plains, May 26, 1906. STEEB, WALTER, son of William Steeb of Wilkes-Barre, 12 years, from injuries by being kicked by a horse, September 9, 1906. Storz, Frank, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Storz of Pittston, 12 years, falling from a see-saw, October 16, 1906. STRECKERS, JOHN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Streckers of Plymouth, 2 years, of burns sustained by falling into a washtub of water, August 4, 1906. STROHM, HELEN, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Strohm of Wilkes-Barre, strangled by getting fast in its crib, July 5, 1906. Sweeney, John, son of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Sweeney, 14 years, Plymouth Township, shocked to death by taking hold of wire charged with electricity, June 29, 1906. TEMPERLY, THOMAS of Plymouth, about 26 years, from injuries sustained by being struck by a street car, October 17, 1906. TIMLIN, RICHARD of Pringle Hill, about 60 years, body found in the river, July 27, 1906. WEAVER, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Weaver of Wilkes-Barre, 6 months, falling from the arms of a person holding it, May 15, 1906. WEST, JOHN, Jr., of Pittston, 19 years, in the river while bathing, July 20, 1906. WIENECK, HELEN, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Wieneck of Hazleton, 2 years, falling into a tub of boiling water, November 11, 1906. WILLIAMS, MARGARET of Warrior Run, 15 years, burned to death in her home by the ignition of gas escaping through fissures in the cellar from a mine, August 1, 1906. WILLIAMS, WILLIAM, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Williams of Wilkes-Barre, drowned in the river while bathing, July 20, 1906. WODYKA, MARGARET, 16 years, Nanticoke, burns from the explosion of a lamp, January 4, 1906. WOODRING, FRANK of St. Johns, 38 years, struck by Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton car, July 6, 1906. YODIS, ANNA and Celia, aged 5 and 2 years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Yodis of Glen Lyon, burned to death in their home, the house having caught fire owing to the explosion of a lamp, May 20, 1906. YOOS, THEODORE of Scranton, a mute drowned in Harvey's Lake while fishing, August 25, 1906. Typed by Dawn Gabriel, May 2004.