1920 WB Record Almanac, Fatal Accidents in 1919 Other Than Those in the Mines, or on the Railroad, Occurring in Luzerne County for the Twelve Months Starting December 1, 1918 and Ending November 30, 1919. 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 It is not to be published to any other web site, mailing list, group, etc.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. Dec. Alphonse Waichuli of Swoyerville – 23 years old – of injuries sustained by being struck by a piece of machinery – December 7, 1918. Earl Jackson of Wilkes-Barre – 14 years old –run over by a motor truck – December 13, 1918. Steven Tarpinko of Pittston – struck by an automobile – December 14, 1918. Louis Evinski of Plymouth – 55 years old – fell down stairs – December 15, 1918 Dominick Tierassano of Wyoming – struck by an automobile – December 25, 1918. Miss Nellie Barrett of Wilkes-Barre – 31 years old – of burns sustained by the explosion of a lamp – December 29, 1918 Eleanor Samley of Pittston – 6 years old – clothing ignited at a stove – December 29, 1918. Pasqualla Luciana of Pittston – of injuries sustained by a fall – December 30, 1918. Margaret Opert of Jeddo – 9 years old – sled on which she was coasting struck by an automobile – December 30, 1918. Jan. Joseph Zeimski of Nanticoke – 54 years old – run over by an automobile truck – January 2, 1919. Dennis Lynch, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lynch of Nanticoke – clothing ignited while playing with a match – January 11, 1919. Waddic Kluceskie of Pike’s Creek – fell into a creek – January 15, 1919. Frank Kresko of Kingston – 27 years old – fell from a coal wagon – January 16, 1919. Stanley Griko of Luzerne Borough – 13 years old – electrocuted by taking hold of a live wire – January 18, 1919. Anthony Kowaleski of Ashley – 11 years old – fell under a motor truck – January 20, 1919. Mary Novak of Askam – 11 years old – clothing ignited by the explosion of a lamp – January 26, 1919. Edward Shafer of Wilkes-Barre – 68 years old – caught under a falling wall – January 31, 1919 Feb, Harry Wright, 11 years old, and Thomas Wright, 15 years old of Kingston – drowned in Kingston pond hole by breaking through the ice on which they were sliding – February 1, 1919. Joseph Grohl of Harwood – 14 years old – drowned by breaking through the ice of a dam while skating – February 2, 1919 Miss Anna Gable of Jackson Township – 34 years old – clothing ignited from a lantern – February 9, 1919. Mrs. Helen Buckler of Plymouth – 44 years old – burned while starting a fire – February 10, 1919 John Pashecka of Georgetown – suffocated by fumes from a culm bank – February 12, 1919. Sebastian Soroko of Wilkes-Barre Township – 35 years old – suffocated by fumes from a culm bank – February 12, 1919. Mrs. Mary Leonard of Luzerne Borough – 55 years old – accidentally shot – February 14, 1919. Mrs. Anna Bush Booth of Forty Fort – 91 years old – burned to death in her home February 19, 1919 Arline Erhardt, daughter of Mrs. Wesley Erhardt of Wilkes-Barre – 8 years old – clothing ignited from a gas stove – February 24, 1919 Mar. Oliver C. Culver of Sweet Valley – automobile struck by train – March 2, 1919. Thomas H. Evans of Lee Park – automobile struck by a train – March 2, 1919. Lawrence Flosser of Lee Park – automobile struck by train – March 2, 1919. Edward Wychitski of near Nanticoke – 3 years old – clothing ignited while playing with matches – March 3, 1919. Moses Pickars of Wilkes-Barre – 34 years old – member of the State Constabulary – of injuries sustained by being kicked by a horse – March 11, 1919. Michael Jennings of Wilkes-Barre – 45 years old – electrocuted by a live wire while at work – March 13, 1919. Milston Ksier, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Ksier of Hanover Township – 11 years old – run over by an automobile truck – March 13, 1919. Miss Anna M. Ball of West Pittston – of injuries sustained by being struck by a street car – March 15, 1919 Wanda Basznick of Larksville – 3 years old – struck by a street car – March 17, 1919. Reese Lewis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Reese Lewis of Concrete City – 2 years old – drowned in a pool – March 18, 1919. Apr. Delbert Small, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Small of Ashley –run over by a truck – April 4, 1919. Gordon Stone of Plymouth Township – 20 years old – electrocuted by grasping a live wire – April 17, 1919. Mrs. Howard E. Oskamp of Forty Fort – clothing ignited from a lamp – April 21, 1919. Christopher O’Rourke, son of Mr. and Mrs. William O’Rourke of Duryea – struck by an automobile truck – April 22, 1919. Mary Pisanick of Georgetown – 11 years old – clothing ignited at a stove – April 22, 1919. John McNelis of Freeland – 78 years old – run over by a motorcycle – April 24, 1919. Lewis Harki of Exeter Borough – 14 years old – run over by a truck – April 25, 1919. Margaret Beregi of Westmoor – 2 years old – clothing ignited by a yard fire – April 30, 1919. May. Anna D. Vergilos of Pittston – 7 years old – of injuries sustained by being struck by an automobile – May 2, 1919. Carrie Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Smith of Newport Township – 4 years old – clothing ignited at a yard fire – May 5, 1919. Stanley Keousky of Exeter Borough – struck by a street car – May 7, 1919. Stanley Adamitis of Parsons – 47 years old – automobile struck by a train – May 11, 1919. Margaret Witcavage of Parsons – 40 years old – automobile struck by train – May 11, 1919. George Young of Pittston – 51 years old –struck by an automobile truck – May 15, 1919. Michael Abraham or Abrahom of Wilkes-Barre – 13 years old – of injuries sustained in a baseball game – May 16, 1919. Ben R. Roberts of Luzerne Borough – 22 years old – struck by an automobile – May 28, 1919. ? Townsend, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Townsend of White Haven – 18 years old – drowned in the Lehigh River by jumping from a boat of which an oar had broken – no death date given, but has to be between May 16-28, 1919. (no first name given) John McGroarty, son of Mrs. John McGroarty of Hanover Township – 8 years old – struck by an automobile – May 30, 1919. Joseph Blacovicz of Honey Pot – 43 years old – drowned while fishing in the river – May 31, 1919. John Bladonek of Honey Pot – 40 years old – drowned while fishing in the river – May 31, 1919. Jun. Lillian Nacklicki of Nanticoke – 16 years old – drowned in Lily Lake by boat upsetting – June 1, 1919. John Pinchock of Edwardsville – 20 years old – collision between motorcycle and automobile – June 2, 1919. ? Dictor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dictor of Dupont – shot herself while playing with a gun – June 4, 1919 (no first name given). Catherine Shovlin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Shovlin of Plains – 9 years old – struck by a street car – June 11, 1919. Ignatz Siganofsky of Wilkes-Barre – 6 years old – drowned in the river while bathing – June 11, 1919. Iona Wandel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Wandel of Luzerne Borough – 4 years old – struck by a street car – June 16, 1919. Michael Holda of Wilkes-Barre Township – 22 years old – drowned while fishing in the White Haven dam – June 19, 1919. Eleanor Serhan of Wilkes-Barre – 3 years old – fell from a ladder – June 19, 1919. Mrs. Charles Yurasievicz of West Hazleton – struck by lightening – June 20, 1919. Mrs. Emma J. Gettel of West Pittston – 72 years old – fell down steps – June 21, 1919. Thomas Nalley of Wilkes-Barre – 44 years old – struck by an automobile – June 24, 1919. Jul. Thomas McLane of Nanticoke – struck by an automobile – July 1, 1919. Metro Menko of Edwardsville – 45 years old – drowned in Huntsville Dam by boat capsizing – July 3, 1919. Andrew Moss, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Moss of Avondale – 7 years old – feet caught in a mowing machine – July 4, 1919. George D. Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Williams of Plains – 16 years old – drowned in a dam while bathing – July 4, 1919. Mr. and Mrs. John Capece of Freeland - killed in an automobile collision with a Lehigh Valley passenger train at the Warrior Run crossing – no date given but probably between July 4-6, 1919. Bartholomew Dinoia of Mocanaqua - killed in an automobile collision with a Lehigh Valley passenger train at the Warrior Run crossing – no date given but probably between July 4-6, 1919. John Gollett of Freeland – killed in an automobile collision with a Lehigh Valley passenger train at the Warrior Run crossing – no date given but probably between July 4-6, 1919. Mrs. Salvatore Laporte of Freeland - killed in an automobile collision with a Lehigh Valley passenger train at the Warrior Run crossing – no date given but probably between July 4-6, 1919. William Brittain, son of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Brittain of Wilkes-Barre – 13 years old – drowned in the river while bathing – July 6, 1919 Edmund McGowan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Maryin (probably Marvin) McGowan of Avoca – 6 years old – kicked by a horse – July 7, 1919. Vincent Burdio of Pittston – 50 years old – struck by an automobile – July 9, 1919 Morgan Williams of Moosic – 50 years old – burned in the Erie shops at Avoca – July 10, 1919. Marjorie Heffernan of Luzerne Borough – 15 years old – drowned in the river while bathing – July 18, 1919. Grace Pifer of Luzerne Borough – 15 years old – drowned in the river while bathing – July 18, 1919. Andrew Vesowski of Dupont – 22 years old – electrocuted on the Laurel Line – July 18, 1919. Thomas Whitefield of Wilkes-Barre – 66 years old – crushed beneath an elevator – July 19, 1919. Stephen Nawretski of Glen Lyon – 35 years old – struck by a street car – July 24, 1919. Gus Henzey of Pittston – 8 years old – drowned while bathing in a cave hole – July 25, 1919. John Sluskey of Hughestown – 55 years old – of injuries sustained by being struck by an automobile – July 26, 1919. Edward Sivinski of Dorranceton – 11 years old – canoe upset in Harvey’s Lake – July 27, 1919. Thomas Hale, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Hale of Miner’s Mills – 11 years old – of burns sustained by taking hold of charged wire – July 29, 1919. Aug. Edward Umlah, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Umlah of Wilkes-Barre – 7 years old – struck by an automobile – August 3, 1919. John J. O’Donnell of Wilkes-Barre – automobile struck by a train – August 5, 1919. Joseph A. Laufer of Wilkes-Barre – 23 years old – drowned in Harvey’s Lake while diving – August 8, 1919. Thomas Mulherin of Pittston – 46 years old – automobile struck by a train – August 8, 1919. Charles Pompine of Pittston – 3 years old – by playing with fire – August 8, 1919. William Sipple of Larksville – 13 years old – kicked by a horse – August 14, 1919. Dominick Orguka of Duryea – struck by an automobile – August 16, 1919. John M. McGahren of Wilkes-Barre – 29 years old – run over by an automobile – August 21, 1919 Edward Conway of Pittston – of injuries sustained in a collision between train and automobile – August 22, 1919. John Poyuvis of Sugar Notch – 56 years old – struck by an automobile – August 22, 1919. Anna Gallagher, daughter of James Gallagher of Freeland – 9 years old – in an automobile accident – August 24, 1919. Joseph Mangan, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Mangan of Port Griffith – 9 years old – struck by an automobile – August 24, 1919. Joseph Varakare of Inkerman – 28 years old – fell from a Laurel Line car – August 30, 1919. Sep. William Brislin of Mocanaqua – by a team of runaway horses – September 2, 1919 Mrs. Daniel W. Boon of Avoca – of injuries sustained by falling down stairs – September 7, 1919. William Rabbini of Parsons – 27 years old – in a motorcycle accident – September 8, 1919. Clarence M. Michael of Nescopeck – 12 years old – struck by an automobile – September 18, 1919. Nelson B. Safford of Kingston – 70 years old – motorcycle plunged into a creek while coasting – September 21, 1919. Adolph Kleeman of Wilkes-Barre – struck by a Laurel Line car – September 22, 1919. Walter Rusilowski of Luzerne Borough – 9 years old – smothered to death while playing in a sand pile – September 22, 1919. John Zupak of Pittston – 10 years old – struck by an automobile – September 24, 1919. Theresa Turillo of Harwood – 10 years old – struck by an automobile – September 28, 1919. Oct. Anthony Moskowski of Larksville – 13 years old – of injuries sustained in a collision between mine cars and a street car – October 1, 1919. Mrs. Paschal L. Hoover of Wilkes-Barre – 77 years old – of injuries sustained by a fall – October 2, 1919. Anthony Zamaitis of Wilkes-Barre – of injuries sustained in jumping from a street car – October 6, 1919. Andrew Hando of Parsons – 10 years old – run over by a street car – October 15, 1919. Joseph Turse of Hazleton – 14 years old – run over by a motor truck – October 17, 1919. Elizabeth Guido of Westmoor – 4 years old – clothing ignited at a yard fire – October 18, 1919. Calvin E. Moyer of Hobbie – 44 years old - in a collision between an automobile truck and a street car – October 18, 1919. James F. Mundy of Wilkes-Barre – of injuries sustained by falling down stairs – October 24, 1919. Harold Ratchford, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ratchford of Duryea –6 years old – burned to death by the ignition of a pile of straw – October 29, 1919. Nov. Howard Clark of Plymouth – 36 years old – by the collapse of the walls of a building – November 4, 1919. Margaret Karolunas of Plymouth – 3 years old – struck by an automobile truck – November 25, 1919. Deborah Best, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Best of Wilkes-Barre – 3 years old – of burns – November 29, 1919. Amos Yost of Berwick – 45 years old – struck by an automobile in Plymouth Township – November 29, 1919. ..? Meyers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Meyers of Wilkes-Barre – 18 months old – clothing ignited while playing with a match – November 30, 1919. (Does not give first name) Typed by Susan Fitzpatrick, September 2003