1927 WB Record Almanac, Fatal Accidents in 1926 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 It is not to be published to any other web site, mailing list, group, etc.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. Wilkes-Barre Record Almanac Dec. 1, 1925 to Nov. 30, 1926 A Year's Fatal Accidents In Luzerne County from December 1, 1925, to November 30, 1926, not including those occurring in and about the mines and on the railroads. A ADAMSKI: Mrs. Anthony, of Hanover township, 42 years, struck by lightning, May 19, 1926. ANTAINATIS: Teodore, of Swoyerville, 15 years, lockjaw from a blank cartridge wound, July 12, 1926. ARMSTRONG: Mrs. Robert J.,of West Pittston, the result of injuries sustained by falling down stairs, June 26, 1926. ASOLNICK: Helen, of Luzerne Borough, 3 years, fell into a tub of scalding water, July 17, 1926. ASTRONONIA: Joseph, of Plains, 12 years, drowned in the river while bathing, June 27, 1926. B BAKER: John C.,of Forty Fort, 64 years, drowned in a marsh, Nov. 17, 1926. BALASCAVAGE: Walter, of Wilkes-Barre, 4 years, struck by an automobile, Jan. 12, 1926. BASON: James A.,of Berwick, Mrs. Florence YAPLE, 19 years, of Shickshinny and her son John, 18 months, killed when a train struck the automobile in which they were riding, at Retreat, Dec. 20, 1925. BECCHICCI: Rolanda, of Pittston, 3 years, accidentally shot, Dec. 10, 1925. BERNOSKI: Mrs. Mary VICTOR, of Edwardsville, 55 years, and Anthony BERNOSKI of Swoyerville, 45 years, killed in a collision between an automobile and a train at Swoyerville, July 5, 1926. BEYNOSKI: Mrs. George, of Wyoming, 40 years, clothing ignited by pouring oil on a fire, Aug. 28, 1926. BLESSNER: Walter, of Parsons, 50 years, automobile collided with a telegraph pole, April 11, 1926. BONEY: John, of Plymouth, in a collision between an automobile and a train, March 13, 1926. BONITO: Angelo, of Wilkes-Barre, 47 years in a street car collision, April 29, 1926. BRILL: Samuel, of Hazleton, 27 years, fell from a window, June 6, 1926. BRINZO: William, of Plymouth, 9 years, run over by a motor truck, Feb. 12, 1926. BUKSAR: Philip, of Korn Krest, 12 years, struck by an automobile, Dec. 6, 1925. BUSANOVITCH: Edward, of Kingston, 16 years, of injuries sustained in a football game, Oct. 12, 1926. BUSCH: William, of Larksville, 60 years, fell from a wagon, Dec. 8, 1925. BUSSE: William, of Albert, 55 years, fell from an ice slide, Dec. 8, 1925. C CARAZA: Virginio, of near Hazleton, by the accidental discharge of a gun, Oct. 11, 1926. CATOPITCH: Leo, of Duryea, 15 years, smothered in a culm bank while picking coal, Jan. 11, 1926. CELMER: Mrs.Julius, of Plymouth, 40 years, struck by an automobile, Sept. 22, 1926. CHESLAW: Joan, of West Nanticoke, 5 years, clothing ignited while playing around a fire, Oct. 17, 1926. CHIKEY: Frank, of Larksville, 38 years, electorcuted by a live wire blown down during a storm, Aug. 13, 1926. CLARKE: William, son of Mrs. Howard CLARKE of Plymouth, 16 years, fell under a motor truck, Sept. 25, 1926. COBLEIGH: Charles, son of Mr. and Mrs. William COBLEIGH of Kingston, 12 years, drowned in a pond hole by breaking through the ice, Dec. 17, 1925. COLLINS: Leroy, of Pittston township, 13 years, in an automobile accident, Oct. 31, 1926. CONNIFF: Thomas, son of Mr. and Mrs. John CONNIFF of Plymouth, 13 months, scalded by hot coffee, Aug. 18, 1926. COONS: Berl, son of Mr. and Mrs. Beach COONS of Hunlock Creek, struck by an automobile, May 15, 1926. CRANSTON: Sidney, of Avoca, 8 years, struck by an automobile, June 3, 1926. CREVELLING: William, of Fairmount Springs, 57 years, kicked by a horse, June 14, 1926. CULVER: Harry, of Kingston, 14 years, accidentally shot, June 11, 1926. D DACKO: Stella, of Nanticoke, 4 years, in a collision between a trolley car and an automobile, Oct. 25, 1926. DAILEY: Paul, of Kingston, 47 years, fell from scaffolding, April 21, 1926. DALMES: Angela, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George DALMES of Newport township, accidentally shot with a gun, Sept. 5, 1926. DANKULICH: Michael, of Yatesville, 7 years, struck by an automobile, May 13, 1926. DAVISON: Mathew, of Blytheburn, 70 years, fell into a pond, May 29, 1926. DEFILLIPPO: Frances, of Pittston, 2 years, clothing ignited at a stove, Dec. 24, 1925. DEFRANE: Joseph, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph DEFRANE of Forty Fort, 5 years, struck by a motor truck, Oct. 5, 1926. DETRICK: Earl, of Port Blanchard, 15 years, fell from a cliff, June 9, 1926. DISQUE: Margaret, daughter of Mrs. and Mrs. Philip DISQUE of Pike's Creek, 5 years, struck by an automobile, Dec. 15, 1925. DONGAS: Michael, of Nanticoke, 6 years, struck by an automobile, Sept. 12, 1926. DONNELLY: Mrs. Thomas, of Wilkes-Barre, 64 years, asphyxiated by gas, Dec. 7, 1925. DREW: Joseph, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph DREW of Wilkes-Barre, 10 years, fell from a cable, Sept. 21, 1926. DROUSE: Mrs. Adam, of Avoca, 50 years, clothing ignited at a stove fire, Feb. 16, 1926. DUBA: Catherine, of Mocanaqua, 5 years, clothing ignited while playing with matches, June, 21, 1926. DUDDY: Loretta, of Plains, 22 years, struck by an automobile, Dec. 8, 1925. DULSKY: Stanley, of Plains, 25 years, burned by the explosion of a still, Dec. 18, 1925. DZWILEWSKI: Anthony and Frank, of Glen Lyon, 14 and 16 years, drowned in the river, the former while swimming and the latter in an attempt to rescue him, July 1, 1926. E ELIAS: Joseph, of Wilkes-Barre, 7 years, struck by an automobile, Sept. 14, 1926. ELMY: John, of Sugar Notch, 3 years, fell from a porch, July 14, 1926. EYERMAN: Al, of Wilkes-Barre, fireman, suffocated by smoke while on duty at a fire, June 10, 1926. F FAULL: W.Edgar, of Wilkes-Barre, 48 years, in an automobile collision, July 20, 1926. FEDOR: Andrew, of Dallas township, 44 years, back broken by a falling timber, Sept. 29, 1926. FISHER: Joseph, of Bear Creek, 18 years, thrown from a wagon during a runaway, Aug. 21, 1926. FRALEY: Adam, of Wilkes-Barre, 62 years, struck by an automobile, Jan. 8, 1926. FRIED: Harold, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis FRIED of Nanticoke, 3 years, fell into a pail of scalding water, March 16, 1926. G GALAYADA:Frank, of Kingston, 8 years, lockjaw caused by stepping on a nail, Aug. 2, 1926. GALLAGHER: Hugh, of Norristown, 42 years, struck by an automobile near White Haven, Nov. 11, 1926. GEBHARD: Mrs. Mary, of Hughestown, 85 years, from injuries sustained in falling from a bathtub, Oct. 15, 1926. GERSTEIN: Mrs.Anna, of Wilkes-Barre, 49 years, scalds, April 30, 1926. GILDEA: Anna, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh GILDEA of Plains, 8 years, clothing ignited at a fire, June 5, 1926. GRABIEC: John,of Dupont, 12 years, struck by a motor truck, Oct. 2, 1926. GRAKLEWICZ: Joseph, of Ashley, 35 years, skull fracture sustained in a manner unknown, Nov. 27, 1926. GRIFFITHS: George, of Wilkes-Barre, 43 years, the result of injuries sustained by being struck by an automobile, Dec. 15, 1925. GRIGOWICK: Mrs.Anna, of Wilkes-Barre township, 35 years, fell down stairs, Nov. 27, 1926. GRUZINSKAS: Mrs.Andrew, of Korn Krest, 35 years, drowned in the river by the upsetting of the ferry at Retreat, Oct. 6, 1926. GUERKO: John GVATH, of Edwardsville, 22 years, and John GUERKO of Duryea, 24 years, in a motorcycle accident, Oct. 24, 1926. GUNDERMAN: Mrs.James, of Plymouth, 38 years, clothing ignited after pouring kerosene oil on a stove fire, Nov. 27, 1926. GVATH: John, of Edwardsville, 22 years, and John GUERKO of Duryea, 24 years, in a motorcycle accident, Oct. 24, 1926. GWZID: Anthony, of Dupont, 45 years, by a fall, April 6, 1926. H HOBAN: James, of Hughestown, 26 years, drowned in the river while bathing, July 9, 1926. HOFFMAN: George, of Wilkes-Barre, 26 years, fell down an elevator shaft, July 1, 1926. HOGAN: Daniel A.,of Wilkes-Barre, 36 years, scalded, July 15, 1926. HORN: Mrs.Robert, of Parsons, 65 years, the result of a fall, Nov. 22, 1926. HUGHES: John, of Wilkes-Barre, 19 years, in a collision between a motor truck and a railroad train, June 18, 1926. J JAMES: Mrs.Elizabeth, of Wyoming, 52 years, result of injuries sustained in a fall, Oct. 5, 1926. JENKINS: Thomas, of Hudson, 58 years, watchmen's tower struck by a train, Jan. 15, 1926. JORDAN: Martin, of Pittston, 50 years, struck by a trolley car, May 26, 1926. JUHAS: Anna,of Swoyerville, 6 years, fell into a tub of scalding water, April 17, 1926. K KALUSNY: Mrs.Anna, of Wilkes-Barre, 49 years, scalds, April 30, 1926. KANOBROSCZSKI: Eleanor, of Plymouth, 14 months, fell into a tub of scalding water, March 15, 1926. KARBONOWICZ: John, of Nanticoke, 57 years, struck by an automobile, Oct. 16, 1926. KARPINSKI: Josephine, of Sugar Notch, 5 years, struck by an automobile, June 16, 1926. KASMAROVITCH: Sophie,of Miners Mills, 6 years, struck by an automobile, April 11, 1926. KEARNEY: Paul,of Lee Park, 16 years, gasoline clothes ignited, June 22, 1926. KOLINOWSKI: Albert, of Pringle, 14 years, drowned in a pond hole while bathing, July 12, 1926. KOWALSKI: Mrs.Mary, of near Bear Creek, 45 years, gored by a bull, June 1, 1926. L LAMOREAUX: Virginia Ruth, of Larksville, 20 years, in an automobile accident, July 20, 1926. LANKOWSKY: John, of Duryea, 18 years, drowned in the river while swimming, Aug. 2, 1926. LASSLO: Alexander,of Warrior Run, 45 years, electrocuted by dinner pail coming in contact with a live wire blown down during a storm, Aug. 13, 1926. LEWIS: Harry, of Plymouth, 28 years, by the overturning of a truck, Jan. 23, 1926. LOKETT: Raphael,of near Hazleton, 13 years, smothered by a slide while digging on a culm dump, Dec. 28, 1925. LUCKOCKI: Esther, of Lee Park, 14 years, burned while trying to rescue members of a family in a burning house, Dec. 14, 1925. M MANDISH: Joseph,of Warrior Run, 35 years, fell from a cherry tree, July 21, 1926. MARCY: Madge, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George MARCY of Plymouth township, 6 years, clothing ignited while playing with matches, Aug. 9, 1926. MARGITISH: John,of Midvale, 9 years, struck by an automobile, April 6, 1926. MARHEWKA: Stacia, of Nanticoke, 5 years, clothing ignited while playing with matches, May 14, 1926. MARTIN: James, of Duryea, 19 years, electrocuted by coming in contact with a live wire, Jan. 16, 1926. MARTIN: Stanley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter MARTIN of Larksville, 7 years, run over by a motor truck, Oct. 25, 1926. MARTIN: William,of Wilkes-Barre, 65 years, struck by an automobile, April 16, 1926. MASTY: Child of Mrs. Joseph MASTY, of Wilkes-Barre, 4 months, fell down stairs, June 10, 1926. MATHEWMAN: Fred,of Wilkes-Barre, 64 years, struck by a street car, Oct. 5, 1926. MATLACK: Anna, of Swoyerville, 6 years, struck by an automobile, March 30, 1926. MAUL: William R.,of Wilkes-Barre, 29 years, fell from a motorcycle, May 6, 1926. MCELWEE: Gilbert,of Plymouth, 11 years, fell from a tree, Nov. 26, 1926. MCGUIRE: Betty, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William B. MCGUIRE of Wilkes-Barre, 5 years, clothing ignited from a candle, June 5, 1926. MCGUIRE: Patrick,of Kingston, 44 years, traction company conductor, fell from a car, July 9, 1926. MCKENNAS: Ophelia,of Wyoming county, 19 years, automobile struck by a train in Pittston township, Oct. 22, 1926. METZGER: Daniel,of Edwardsville, 24 years, electrocuted by a live wire, March 18, 1926. MONROE: Hildreth,of Harveyville, 16 years, in a collision between an automobile and an engine, May 24, 1926. MOTISKO: Thomas,of Wapwallopen, 40 years, thrown from a wagon, Oct. 9, 1926. Mr. and Mrs. Morris GERSTEIN, daughter Sylvia and son Joseph, of Wilkes-Barre, asphyxiated by gas, May 5, 1926. MUCHIN: John,of Exeter, 14 years, drowned in the river while skating, Feb. 26, 1926. P PAGLIOCCO: Pascoline,of Pittston, burned at a yard fire, Oct. 14, 1926. PECHULIS: William,of Plymouth, 6 years, crushed by a railroad car, March 25, 1926. PRICE: James,of Plymouth, 22 years, burns sustained by an electrical contact, Sept. 23, 1926. R REAGAN: Edward,of Plymouth, 40 years, in an automobile collision, July 30, 1926. RICH: Paul,of Pittston, 9 years, by the explosion of gasoline, June 20, 1926. ROBERTS: Lawrence,of Shavertown, 15 years, collided with an automobile while coasting, Jan. 23, 1926. ROCHEFSKI: Peter,of Pine View, 50 years, struck by a Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton car, Jan. 27, 1926. ROGASAVAGE: Eustan,of Edwardsville, 45 years, skull factured by a fall, July 18, 1926. ROMANOWSKI: Anthony,of Dupont, 53 years, run over by a Laurel Line car, March 27, 1926. ROTHSTEIN: Daniel, son of Mrs. and Mrs. David ROTHSTEIN of Wilkes-Barre, 10 months, truck backed into baby carriage, June 21, 1926. RUSKIEWICZ: Frank,of Edwardsville, 7 years, struck by lightning, July 22, 1926. S SAPRINKO: Elsie,of Korn Krest, 5 years, in an automobile collision, Aug. 16, 1926. SCHMITT: Jacob,of Wilkes-Barre, 67 years, fell down stairs, May 5, 1926. SEVERORNICK: Victoria,of Dupont, 4 years, clothing ignited while playing near a fire, March 6, 1926. SGARLET: Robert,of Luzerne Borough, 14 years, of lockjaw caused by a Fourth of July fireworks accident, July 17, 1926. SHEDLOWSKI: Eleanor, Helen, Mary, Anna and Anges, children of Mr. and Mrs. Ignatz SHEDLOWSKI of Plymouth, burned to death by the explosion of a liquor still, reported by the authorities.(listing among May dates) SHERGALIS: Charles,of Wilkes-Barre, 54 years, fell from a grape arbor, March 20, 1926. SHIMKO: Jacob M.,of near Lehman Centre, 55 years, thrown from a wagon, Jan. 5, 1926. SILCHACK: Michael,of Luzerne Borough, 8 years, scalded by a pot of coffee, Aug. 6, 1926. SITKOWSKI: Edward,of Plymouth, 5 years, struck by an automobile, May 29, 1926. SKLANDZUS: Mrs.Mary,of Pittston, 32 years, fell from a bridge, June 12, 1926. SMITH: Carl,of Shavertown, 27 years, in a motorcycle and automobile collision, Sept. 6, 1926. SMITH: John,of Wilkes-Barre, 55 years, struck by an automobile, July 11, 1926. SNYDER: John,of Kingston, 62 years, of injuries sustained in a fall from a bridge, Jan. 19, 1926. SOKOLOWSKI: Anna,of Nuangola, 20 months, fell into a tub of scalding water, March 16, 1926. SPERRY: Charles,of Askam, 58 years, struck by an automobile, Oct. 12, 1926. SWONTEK: Johnof Wilkes-Barre, 5 years, struck by an automobile, July 7, 1926. T TEMPLETON: John,of near West Nanticoke, 31 years, burned to death in his barn, Feb. 8, 1926. V VALAVENDER: Bernard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert VALAVENDER of Hanover township, 3 years, clothing ignited while playing with matches, July 6, 1926. VICTOR: Mrs.Mary,of Edwardsville, 55 years, and Anthony BERNOSKI of Swoyerville, 45 years, killed in a collision between an automobile and a train at Swoyerville, July 5, 1926. VOJECK: John,Jr., Wilkes-Barre, 5 years, fell into scalding water, April 17, 1926. V WACHS: Joseph, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph WACHS of Pittston, 13 years, strangled with a rope while swinging, Jan. 31, 1926. WENTA: Leonardo,of Hanover, 9 years, struck by an automobile, May 26, 1926. WHITE: Harry,of Wilkes-Barre, 45 years, thrown from a wagon, April 5, 1926. WHITESELL: Daniel, son of Mr. and Mrs. William WHITESELL of Sweet Valley, 11 years, struck by an automobile, May 17, 1926. WHITESELL: Levi,of Hunlock Creek, 85 years, of injuries sustained on his farm, Oct. 22, 1926. WIESNESKI: Wanda,of Plymouth, 4 years, choked by peanuts, June 12, 1926. WILLAN: Mrs.Fannie,of Pittston, 85 years, burned in a fire in the house, March 23, 1926. WOLFE: Mrs.Orville E.,of Wilkes-Barre, of burns caused by the explosion of gasoline, June 26, 1926. Y YAPLE: James A. BASON of Berwick, Mrs. Florence YAPLE, 19 years, of Shickshinny and her son John, 18 months, killed when a train struck the automobile in which they were riding, at Retreat, Dec. 20, 1925. YARNALL: Oscar,of Forty Fort, 30 years, squeezed between street cars, Dec. 10, 1925. YONKOSKI: Matthew,of Wilkes-Barre Township, 54 years, blown to pieces by dynamite in his home, Feb. 6, 1926. YURKANIN: Leonard,of Ashley, 3 years, struck by a truck, May 11, 1926. Z ZETKO: John,of Miners Mills, of burns sustained at his home, Nov. 27, 1926. ZIDICK: Andrew,of Wilkes-Barre township, 13 years, by the discharge of a revolver, Oct. 4, 1926. ZUKUSKY: Mary,of West Pittston, 6 years, struck by an automobile, April 19, 1926. Typed by Dawn Gabriel, March 2003