1922 WB Record Almanac, Fatal Accidents in 1921 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 It is not to be published to any other web site, mailing list, group, etc.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. A YEAR’S FATAL ACCIDENTS Those that occurred in Luzerne County from Dec 1, 1920 to Dec 1, 1921 Not including those about the mines or railroad. A Abasawego, Vincent, Plains, 5, struck by automobile, Apr 2, 1921 Adams, Thomas P, son of Mr.& Mrs. George Adams, Parsons, 21 months, fell into cesspool, Apr 29, 1921 Ambromaitis, Ignatz, Miners Mills, in a collision between a motorcycle and an automobile, Aug 4, 1921 Anderson. Fred, Lee Park, 11, drowned while bathing in river, July 8, 1921 B Balent, Mary, Exeter, 5, clothing ignited while playing with matches, Apr 18, 1921 Baltiere, Ralph, Wilkes Barre, 4, clothing ignited while playing with matches, Apr 23, 1921 Baroody, Mrs. Mary, Wilkes Barre. 70, struck by mine locomotive, July 19, 1921 Bermski, Julia,Hazleton,6,clothing ignited at a brush fire, Aug 9, 1921 Bertram, George, Wilkes Barre, 17, automobile ditched and overturned on Giant’s Despair, Apr 19, 1921 Bird, George, Wilkes Barre, 70, fell from scaffolding, Mar 17, 1921 Bittner, Charles, Nescopeck, 29, Electrocuted while attempting to cut a live wire, July 27, 1921 Bradshaw, Austin, son of Austin Bradshaw Sr., Ashley, 9, struck by a motor truck, Oct 1, 1921 Brown, John, son of Mr.& Mrs. Thomas Brown, Pittston, 9, struck by an automobile, Sept 18, 1921 Buttcavage, Paul, Plains, 33, struck by automobile, July 17, 1921 C Capulka, John, Pittston, struck by an automobile, Aug 11, 1921 Ceo, Amanda, Plains, 3, fell into a tub of scalding water, Feb 10, 1921 Chapman, Ernest, 44, smothered in a sand pit at Carverton, June 23, 1921 Chesnovic, Ralph, Wilkes Barre, 2, fell into a tub of hot water, Dec 1, 1920 Cleland, Elwood, Pittston, 16, by bursting of a pulley, July 25, 1921 Cliscento, Child of Mrs. John Cliscento, Ashley, 20 months, fell into a creek, Mar 17, 1921 Condren, Thomas, Westmoor, 33, fell down stairs, Jan 23,1921 Copacz, William, Hanover Twp, no age, struck by automobile, Apr 3, 1921 Corcoran, Charles Jr. ,Plains, 8, struck by automobile, May 39, 1921 Coule, Steven, Avoca, 4, of burns sustained while playing with fire, Nov 13, 1921 Czek, Paul, Wanamie, 30, came into contact with a live wire, Dec 2, 1920 D De Paul, Elizabeth, Pittston, 4, accidentally shot, Nov 17, 1921 Dineck, Elizabeth, Port Griffith, struck by an automobile, Aug 30, 1921 Dugan, Anna, Hanover Twp, 6, struck by an automobile, Apr 23,1921 Dula, Michael, Hanover Twp, 25, in a motorcycle accident, Dec 15, 1920 E Eeleda, John, Exeter, 7, struck by an automobile, Nov 20, 1921 Efimenko, Zachary, Plymouth, drowned in river while bathing, Sept 14, 1921 Einecko, Neil, Freeland, 5 months, burned to death in a baby carriage which caught fire, Jan 23, 1921 Ermold, Clarence, Hazleton, 38, in an automobile accident, Aug 16, 1921 F Febish, Theodore, Wilkes Barre, 15, Drowned while bathing in river, June 23, 1921 Fineo, Michael, Wilkes Barre, 80, struck by automobile, Jan 6, 1921 Fleming, Mrs. Marian, wife of Dr. JC Fleming, Dallas and Mrs. Theodore Snyder, Dallas, In a collision between an engine and an automobile in Wilkes Barre, May 21, 1921 Fordunski, Chester, Shickshinny, 17, jumped from a railroad train, Sept 18, 1921 Fox, Robert, son of Mr.& Mrs. Bruce Fox, Wyoming, 8, fell from a raft on a pond, May 31, 1921 Fryer, Joseph, Parsons, 35, of burns, June 23, 1921 G Garbach, Louis, Hazleton, accidentally shot , June 20, 1921 Gill, Arthur, Fern Glen, 55, fell from porch banister, Oct 2, 1921 Gilroy, Patrick, Avoca, 44, struck by motor truck, Aug 23, 1921 Glahn, Walter, son of Mr.& Mrs. Jacob W. Glahn, Forty Fort, 9, drowned by breaking through the ice on creek, Jan 29, 1921 Gonlon, Stella, Hanover Twp, 3, clothing ignited while playing with matches, Feb 12, 1921 Gower, Helen, daughter of Mr.& Mrs. John Gower, Freeland, 3, struck by automobile, Jan 23, 1921 Griffiths, David, Nanticoke, 27, drowned in Lake Silkworth while bathing, Aug 15, 1921 Grohman, Henry, near Hazleton, 7, struck by automobile, Apr 3, 1921 Gromlock, Frank, Wilkes Barre, 35, in an automobile accident, June 2, 1921(could be June 29) Grossman, Max, Hilldale, 13, Drowned while bathing in river, June 10, 1921 H Hann, William, Sweet Valley, 19, drowned in North Lake while bathing, July 6, 1921 Harding, George, Parsons, 17, shot by his own gun while hunting, Nov 7, 1921 Higin, Mary, Drifton, 15, struck by an automobile, June 7, 1921 Hogan, John, Scranton, by breaking of flagpole which he was painting at Nanticoke, July 25, 1921 Holama, Michael, Glen Lyon, 16 months, burned by scalding milk, Apr 20, 1921 Hughes, Robert, Wilkes Barre, 72, struck by an automobile, Nov 16, 1921 Hunsinger, Henry L, Alderson, 6, struck by an automobile, Sept 16, 1921 J Jenkins, David, Wilkes Barre, 48, struck by an automobile, Oct 11, 1921 Jenkins, Marjorie, daughter of Mr.& Mrs. Alexander Jenkins, Luzerne Boro, clothing ignited, Oct 16, 1921 Jones, Mrs. Anna P, Wilkes Barre, 64, clothing ignited at a yard fire, Apr 22, 1921 Jones, Charles V, son of Mr.& Mrs. Hugh Jones, 7, drowned in a mill dam near Carverton while bathing, July 6, 1921 K Kachinoski, Anthony, Hazleton,14, accidentally shot with a revolver in the hands of a companion, Apr 17, 1921 Kane, Michael, Pittston, 62, fell from roof of porch, Aug 8, 1921 Katkiewicz, William, Luzerne Boro, 7, buried under a sand slide while playing, Nov 14, 1921 Kavatitis, daughter of Mr.& Mrs. John Kavatitis, Glen Lyon, 8, struck by an automobile, May 16, 1921 Kelley, Joseph, son of Mr.& Mrs. Edward Kelley, Miner’s Mills, clothing ignited at a yard fire, Sept 20, 1921 Kelly, Bernard R, son of Mrs. Helen Kelly, Wilkes Barre, struck by an automobile, Oct 29, 1921 Kemmerer, Clarence, Wilkes Barre, 41, struck by an automobile, Aug 27, 1921 Ketchock, John, Plymouth, 23, wagon on which he was riding struck by an automobile, June 31?, 1921 Kleimas, Ruth, Larksville, 5, of burns, Dec 23, 1920 Klems, Carl, Pringle, 11, struck by a motor truck, Sept 5, 1921 Kline, Grace, daughter of Dominic Kline, Durea, struck by an automobile, May 15, 1921 Klushinsky, Joseph, Plymouth, struck by an automobile, June 29, 1921 Kneck, Russell, Wilkes Barre, 13,run over by a coal truck as he was attempting to get on board, Jul26, 1921 Kozelski, Jennie, Larksville, 6, clothing ignited at a yard fire, Feb 12, 1921 Kulima, John, Jeddo, 4, struck by a motor truck, Sept 21, 1921 L Lamb, Peter, Wilkes Barre, 62, stepped into a bathtub of scalding water, Oct 29, 1921 Lamoreaux, Elmer B., Shavertown,73, thrown from wagon which was struck by streetcar, Feb 7, 1921 Lekaitis, Peter, Inkerman, 38, fell down stairs, Oct 12, 1921 Lombardo, Samuel, Pittston, 10, lockjaw from the explosion of a firecracker, June 29, 1921 Lucach, John, Kingston, 43, struck by a railroad car, June 8, 1921 M Malinis, Anthony, Wilkes Barre, 5, kicked by a horse, May 5, 1921 Marasky, Joseph, Hudson, 22, of injuries sustained in a collision between a motorcycle and an automobile, Aug 7, 1921 Matchulskis, John, Pittston, 11, lockjaw resulting from the explosion of a firecracker, July 13, 1921 McAvoy, Patrick, Wilkes Barre, 34, in an automobile accident, Oct 29, 1921 McTamney, Mrs. James, New York, in an automobile accident near White Haven, June 29, 1921 Metrokowis, Anna, Wilkes Barre, 2 struck by WB & Hazleton car, Aug 24, 1921 Meyer, Bernard, Wilkes Barre, 76, struck by an automobile, Dec 9, 1920 Mitchell, Mrs. Elizabeth, Parsons, 21, of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident, July 9, 1921 Morris, Mary, Parsons, 16, drowned while bathing in Lily Lake, June 12, 1921 Murray, Mrs. Mary B, Wilkes Barre, 68, fell down stairs, June 13, 1921 Musante, Catherine, Wilkes Barre, 3, struck by street car, Aug 27, 1921 N Nealon, Helen, daughter of Mr.& Mrs. George Nealon, Durea, 6, struck by an automobile, May 15, 1921 Niemiecz, John, Alden, 19, struck by a motor truck, May 31, 1921 Novak, Rev. Felix, his wife and three children, Angelina, Beatrice and Lucy, burned to death in Their home at Pond Hill, July 25, 1921 O O’Rourke, Regina, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. John O’Rourke, Wilkes Barre, 4, struck by an automobile, Oct 13, 1921 Owens, Robert, Edwardsville, 17, drowned in Harvey’s Lake by falling from a boat, Aug 13, 1921 P Phillips, John, Parsons, 65, fell from trestling, Dec 19, 1920 Q Quarequio, Peter, Parsons, no age, of burns sustained by steam from a burst pipe, Apr 19, 1921 R Remley, Miami, Berwick, 19, drowned in Lily Lake by falling from a boat, June15, 1921 Rinek, three children of Mr.& Mrs Rinek, near Laflin, burned to death in their home, Jan 18, 1921 Robinson, Charles, Wilkes Barre, 35, blown to pieces while handling dynamite on construction work, Feb 16, 1921 Rogers, Hubert A, Westmoor,13,son of Mr.& Mrs. Casper F Rogers, struck by a motor truck, June 10, 1921 Rowlands, Daniel, Plymouth, 52, struck by an automobile, Oct 11, 1921 S Samonie, Samuel, Pittston, 13, drowned while bathing in river, July 17, 1921 Sartino, Carmelino, Pittston, 2 ½, fell into a tub of scalding water, Feb 8, 1921 Sayers, Clarence, Nanticoke, 12, run over by an automobile, Dec 10, 1920 Schmauch, Clarence, Wilkes Barre, 26, in an automobile accident, Sept 26, 1921 Sinaly, Adam, Wilkes Barre, 47, by a fall of rock, May 23, 1921 Skulski, Martha, Jeansville, 2, run over by a wagon, July 15, 1921 Sleppy, Byron W. Sr., Kingston, 67, fell into a pit of scalding water, Mar 11, 1921 Solensky, Thomas, Wilkes Barre, 40, struck by automobile, Jan 30, 1921 Stanzak, Theresa, Wyoming, no age, struck by automobile, Dec 2, 1920 Stilp, Adam, Lee Park, 13, son of Mrs. Anna Stilp, drowned while bathing in river, July 8, 1921 Stryak, Charles, Nanticoke, 35, injuries sustained in an automobile collision, Oct 18, 1921 Swetlez, Hyman, Wilkes Barre, 3, struck by a motor taxicab, July 20, 1921 Swinski, Frank, Plymouth, 19, accidentally shot while going on a hunting trip, Nov 24, 1921 T Tenesky, Gustave, Hudson, 24, accidental discharge of a gun, Sept 16, 1921 Tennant, Robert W, Wilkes Barre and John Tennant, Port Blanchard, brothers, in an automobile accident, Mar 8, 1921 Thompson, Roland, Pittston, son of Mr.& Mrs. Roland Thompson, 12, struck by automobile, July 19, 1921 Tulone, Cosmo, Pittston, 45, struck by street car, Oct 24, 1921 U Urban, Peter ,Plains, 14, struck by automobile, Mar 17, 1921 W Walsunus, Mary, Inkerman, 6, struck by a motor truck, Sept 16, 1921 Walsky, Alexander, Plains, 20, result of an automobile accident, May 13, 1921 Wascolus, Helen, Exeter, 6, struck by an automobile, Apr 25, 1921 Wazecak, John, Nanticoke, 38, struck by an automobile, Nov 14, 1921 Wienchowski, Frank, Warrior Run, 27, drowned while bathing in an old reservoir, July 9, 1921 Wilkins, Herbert T, Scranton, 53, injuries sustained in a collision between an automobile and a telegraph pole, Sept 17, 1921 Williams, Florence, Wyoming, 16, in an automobile accident, June 29, 1921 Williams, John O, Wilkes Barre, 67, struck by automobile, Apr 11, 1921 Wolfe, Marvin, Luzerne Boro, 18, accidentally shot, Dec 3, 1920 Wright, Robert, Wilkes Barre, 3, fell with a tin horn in his mouth, Nov 3, 1921 Wysocki, Helen, Hudson, 4, clothing ignited at a yard fire, Mar 30, 1921 Y Yazilski, Stanislaus, Edwardsville, drowned while wading in the river, Aug 7, 1921 Z Zalonis, Irene, Parsons, 6, of burns sustained by coming in contact with a stove Dec 1, 1920 Zanlick, Mary, Dorrance Corners, 17, in an automobile accident, May 16, 1921 Zukoski, John, Pittston, 15, lockjaw caused by a blank cartridge, Sept 24, 1921 Typed by Edna Schlauch, March 2003