1921 WB Record Almanac, Fatal Accidents in 1920 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 It is not to be published to any other web site, mailing list, group, etc.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 - 1920 In Luzerne County from December 1, 1919 to December 1, 1920, not including those occurring in and about the mines and on the railroads. Mrs. Mary Abramovicz of Parsons – fell down a flight of steps – September 19, 1920. Genevieve Bagaonis of Plymouth – 13 months old – fell into a tub of hot water – October 16, 1920. Donald Beagle of Wilkes-Barre – 5 years old – struck by a motor truck – September 18, 1920. William Bohrer of West Pittston – struck by a street car – August 30, 1920. James F. Boyle, Jr. of Sugar Notch – 11 years old – struck by a street car – October 10, 1920. Rita Breslin of Hazleton – 5 years old – dress ignited by a fireworks “sparkler” – July 4, 1920. Matthew Brisnack of Hazleton – 45 years old – fell down an elevator shaft – November 5, 1920. Samuel Brooks of Wilkes-Barre – 54 years old – of injuries sustained while unloading a wagon – March 8, 1920. Mrs. John E. Bryant of Edwardsville – 53 years old – dress ignited at a yard fire – August 27, 1920. Frank Bubba of Weatherly – 21 years old – drowned in the river while bathing – July 11, 1920. Marian Burke, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Burke of Port Griffith – 4 years old – struck by a motor truck – October 30, 1920. John Carbias of Duryea – 9 years old – struck by an automobile – December 3, 1919. Paul Carden, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Carden of Pittston – 3 years old – fell under a train in collision between train and automobile – May 30, 1920. James Casey of Connecticut – fell while working on a bridge at Shickshinny – January 15, 1920. Preston Clewell – in an automobile accident near Hazleton – October 10, 1920. Stanley Cove of Avoca – fell from a mine locomotive – March 26, 1920. Daniel Dajnowski of Plymouth – 13 years old – thrown from a cake of ice on which he was floating in a swollen creek – March 13, 1920. Caleb H. Daniels of Parsons – 8 years old – electrocuted by a charged wire – September 4, 1920. Dorothy Dean of Wilkes-Barre – 8 years old – run over by an automobile truck – July 27, 1920. Edward DeBuys of New York City – scalded by hot steam in Wilkes-Barre – September 22, 1920. Donald Delaney, son of Mrs. Elizabeth Delaney of Wilkes-Barre – 10 years old – drowned in the river while bathing – July 13, 1920. Nellie Deplewicz of Nanticoke – 2 years old – fell into a vessel of hot water – July 17, 1920. Frank A. Dickman of Wilkes-Barre – a pilot, killed by the collapse of a hydroplane of which control had been lost, on the flats near the North Street Road – September 8, 1920. Jacob Dietz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Dietz of Nuangola – 2 years old – struck by a third rail car – May 18, 1920. Frank Dublen of Parsons – 4 years old – struck by an automobile – April 1, 1920. John Eddy of Beach Haven – 83 years old –gored and trampled upon by a cow – June 30, 1920. George A. Edwards, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Edwards of Wilkes-Barre – 15 years old – fell from a rocky ledge – August 18, 1920. Grover Eichgrasser – 22 years old – drowned in the Lehigh River at White Haven – May 31, 1920. Charles Engler of Wanamie – 24 years old – drowned in Nuangola Lake while bathing – June 25, 1920. Frank Farr, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Farr of Wilkes-Barre – 10 years old – struck by a motor truck – September 23, 1920. Catherine Ferry of near Hazleton – 23 years old – of injuries sustained when an automobile collided with a train – June 3, 1920. Anna Gonshor of Alden – 8 years old – struck by a falling tree – August 31, 1920. Mrs. Alice B. Greenwald of Hazleton – 60 years old – struck by an automobile – October 20, 1920. Harold Gregory of Plains – 24 years old – accidentally shot with a revolver in the hands of another – October 15, 1920. Frank Gutkoski of Wilkes-Barre Township – accidentally shot – February 4, 1920. Harriet M. Hallett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Linn W. Hallett of Wilkes-Barre – clothing ignited while playing with matches – February 14, 1920. Ralph Henry, 10 years old, and Sterling Henry, 13 years old (brothers) – drowned in Nescopeck by ice breaking on a pond on which they were sliding – no death date given, but has to be between March 4–6, 1920. William Herbester of Dorranceton – 53 years old – fell from an automobile – May 2, 1920. Mrs. Catherine Hochreiter of Wilkes-Barre – 84 years old – of injuries sustained in a fall – April 13, 1920. Charles Holleran of Avoca – on the Laurel Line – October 28, 1920. Robert Holly of Dorranceton – 44 years old – wagon struck by a street car – October 3, 1920. John Hunter of Wilkes-Barre – 82 years old – asphyxiated by gas – November 8, 1920. Michael Hutchko of Warrior Run – 19 years old – drowned in a dam while bathing – July 13, 1920. Charles Jones of Wilkes-Barre – 12 years old – run over by an automobile while sleighriding – January 26, 1920. Peter Kaniar of West Nanticoke – 7 years old – struck by an automobile – July 5, 1920. Mrs. Annie Kasmonites of Pittston – struck by mine locomotive while picking coal – November 20, 1920. Thomas Kearney of Scranton – in excavating with dynamite at Duryea – February 25, 1920. Peter Kepner of Hazleton – struck by a railroad car – January 23, 1920. Kate Kimmitis of Plains – 6 years old – struck by an automobile – March 25, 1920. Helen Kislow, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emory Kislow of Swoyerville – 4 years old – of injuries sustained in falling from a porch – August 14, 1920. Mrs. Jacob Korleshion of Edwardsville – 45 years old – struck by a runaway automobile while looking in a store window – April 17, 1920. Joseph Kobatch of Edwardsville – 47 years old – struck by a runaway automobile while he was looking in a store window – April 17, 1920. Charles Kolokoski of Plains – 40 years old – struck by an automobile – January 14, 1920. Stanley Komiskey of West Nanticoke – 15 years old – struck by an automobile – July 10, 1920. Mary Krajewski of Plymouth – 16 years old – as the result of injuries sustained while sleighriding – March 18, 1920. Florence Krashewski of Plymouth – 2 years old – run over by a wagon – May 19, 1920. George Krizenauckas of Plymouth – 14 years old – neck broken by a fall – December 18, 1919. Mrs. Julia Kuzan of Glen Lyon – scalded by a pot of boiling coffee – November 1, 1920. Mrs. Ruth Ann Laphy of Forty Fort – 70 years old – knocked down by a bicycle – April 18, 1920. Mrs. Anna Lazatinee of Duryea – asphyxiated by gas – February 13, 1920. Daniel Levitt of Forty Fort – burned at a bonfire – May 31, 1920. ? Lingo, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Lingo of Pittston – 5 years old – struck by an automobile while coasting – January 21, 1920. (Does not give boy’s first name) Peter Lokesevictus of Scranton – thrown from an automobile in a collision with the concrete wall at the viaduct at Port Blanchard – no death date given, but has to be between April 13-18, 1920. Edward Lukowski of Nanticoke – 24 years old – struck by a motor truck while riding a motorcycle – August 22, 1920. Harry W. Lutz of Wilkes-Barre – 60 years old – crushed by an elevator – January 28, 1920. Benjamin Lynch, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Lynch of Edwardsville – 20 months old – scaled by hot water – April 28, 1920. Walter E MacNeal, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter MacNeal of Nanticoke – 3 years old - scalded by backing into a bucket of hot water – December 25, 1919. James McEligott, son of Mr. and Mrs. John McEligott of Hanover Township – 8 years old – struck by an automobile – January 11, 1920. Mrs. Nellie McGuinness and three children, Nellie McGuinness, 13 years old, Genevieve McGuinness, 11 years old, and Joseph McGuinness, 8 years old of Pittston – killed by gas from a coal stove in their home – February 29, 1920. William McNeal – 14 years old – drowned at Nescopeck by ice breaking on a pond on which he was sliding – no death date given, but has to be between March 4-6, 1920. Peter Marita of Wilkes-Barre Township – 31 years old – smothered by rolling into water – October 25, 1920. Joseph Matey – 2 years old – crushed by a railroad tie – June 2, 1920. Donald May, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred May of Nanticoke – 11 years old – run over by a motor truck – August 24, 1920. Stanley Mazur of Plymouth – 17 years old – run over by a motor bus – March 4, 1920. F. R. Mefford of Wilkes-Barre – a passenger, killed by the collapse of a hydroplane of which control had been lost, on the flats near the North Street Road – September 8, 1920. Mary Mihalek of Alden – 4 years old – played with matches – August 27, 1920. Henry Mills of Plymouth – 49 years old – in an automobile accident – August 20, 1920. Genevieve Morzinski of Plains – 2 years old – fell into a pail of scalding water – October 3, 1920. Robert Murray of Askam – 50 years old – electrocuted by the third rail in the Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Railway tunnel – June 13, 1920. John Nakartzyk of Plains – 29 years old – struck by an automobile – October 10, 1920. Thomas Nicholson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Nicholson of West Pittston – 21 years old – drowned in a pond – September 21, 1920. Edmond Novak of Nanticoke – 2 years old – burned in a burning building – November 14, 1920. Leo Novalshelski of Edwardsville – 9 years old – struck by an automobile truck - December 24, 1919. Eva Owens, son of Mrs. Mollie Owens of Wilkes-Barre – 14 years old – drowned in the river while bathing – August 27, 1920. Jane Parks, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Parks of Plainsville – 7 years old – struck by an automobile – January 7, 1920. Major Oliver A. Parsons of Wilkes-Barre – 81 years old – of injuries sustained by being struck by a street car – February 1, 1920. Miss. Florence Perry of Orange – 23 years old – fell over a stove – March 6, 1920. Mary Phillips, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Winfield Phillips of Plymouth – 3 years old – fell into a tub of hot water – July 31, 1920. John Pisano of Pittston – 21 years old – automobile overturned – September 5, 1920. Victor Polons of Ashley – 10 years old – crushed under a fallen log – November 3, 1920. James Ralston of Plains – 53 years old – of burns sustained by contact with an electrical wire – May 29, 1920. Mr. and Mrs. William Richards of Wilkes-Barre – asphyxiated by gas – September 21, 1920. Patrick Robinson of Wilkes-Barre – 22 years old – asphyxiated by automobile fumes in a garage – December 4, 1919. John Rzodski of Plymouth – 10 years old – struck by a motor truck – September 11, 1920. Edward Savage, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Savage of Pittston – 10 years old – struck by an automobile – November 18, 1920. Helen Sebulski of Parsons – 17 months old – by the explosion of a lamp – August 25, 1920. Preston Seiwell – in an automobile accident at Conyngham – October 11, 1920. Stella Selinsky of Wilkes-Barre – 6 years old – dress ignited from a firecracker on July 4 – death occurred on July 7, 1920. George Senkiewicz of Hanover Township – 12 years old – accidentally shot by a gun in the hands of a companion – October 19, 1920. John Shafflar of Wilkes-Barre – 8 years old – struck by a motor truck – November 13, 1920. Lawrence Sickler of Pittston – 50 years old – of injuries sustained in a collision between automobile and train – November 20, 1920. Michael Skira of Wilkes-Barre – 12 years old – electrocuted by third rail – August 30, 1920. Joseph Skutchis of Askam – 7 years old – in a coasting accident – January 13, 1920. Harold Small, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph S. Small of Ashley – 18 years old – drowned while bathing in a pool – June 29, 1920. Wilbur Smith of Pittston – struck by an automobile – August 12, 1920. William F. Smith of Black Creek Township – automobile struck by a train – April 18, 1920. Thomas Smitter, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Smitter of Ashley – struck by an automobile – April 30, 1920. William Squirt of Wilkes-Barre – 15 years old – run over by a motor truck – May 22, 1920. Mary Sterling, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Sterling of Pittston – 2 years old – clothing ignited – January 6, 1920. Martin Strinisky of Jeanesville – struck by a trolley car – June 11, 1920. Benjamin Sukowski of Wyoming – 9 years old – coasted down a hill upon the river and sled went under the ice – January 13, 1920. Helen Thekol of Hazleton – 3 years old – fell into a boiler of hot water – April 25, 1920. Edward J. Wagner of Pittston – struck by an automobile – November 1, 1920. Evan Welliver of Wilkes-Barre – 46 years old – truck collided with a train – September 15, 1920. Miss Lillian Wells of Greenville, Mississippi – of injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Luzerne County – July 12, 1920. John Whip, son of Mrs. Mary Whip of Wilkes-Barre – fell into a creek – June or July 19, 1920. Stella Wilk, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Wilk of Avoca – 3 years old - fell into a tub of boiling water – January 21, 1920. George Wright of Parsons – 81 years old – struck by an automobile – January 12, 1920. Peter Yasenchak of Larksville – 8 years old – struck by an automobile – June 23, 1920. Stephen Yencha of Wilkes-Barre – 15 years old – accidentally shot by companion – July 2, 1920. Irene Zalonis of Wilkes-Barre – 6 years old – of burns sustained at a bonfire – November 30, 1920. Albert Zulick of Hazleton – of gunshot wounds sustained while hunting – October 24, 1920. William Zurbas of Plymouth – 15 years old – fell from a hay wagon – July 5, 1920. Typed by Susan Fitzpatrick, March 2003