A YEAR'S FATAL ACCIDENTS Those Occurring in Luzerne County for Twelve Months, From December 1, 1926 to December 1, 1927, Not Including Those in and About the Mines and on the Railroads. 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 It is not to be published to any other web site, mailing list, group, etc.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. Cybulski, Anthony of Dorrance Township, 6 years, accidentally shot, Dec 5, 1926 Kowalik, Daniel of Swoyerville, 5 years, struck by a motor truck, Dec 17, 1926 Bergander, Mrs. Mary, 30 years, of injuries sustained in an automobile collision, Dec 18, 1926 Bartusha, Albert and Paul, brothers, 13 and 9 years, of Wilkes-Barre, drowned in the river after having coasted into the water on sleds, Dec 18, 1926 Brick, Lewis, Sr., of Sebastapol, 74 years, fell out of a window, Dec 24, 1926 Di Pietro, Angelo and Dominick of Olyphant, asphyxiated by gas in the home of Wilkes Barre relatives, Dec 25, 1926 Cedech, Stanley of Edwardsville, 2 years, fell into a tub of hot water, Dec 29, 1926 Swire, Clarence of Dallas, 16 years, struck by an automobile while coasting, Dec 30, 1926 Zahner, Edward of Luzerne Borough, 17 years, abdomen pierced by a pair of scissors while he was coasting, Dec 30, 1926 Zukowski, Joseph Jr. of Wilkes-Barre, 3 years, fell into a tub of hot water, Jan 1 Conzelvia, Anthony of Wilkes-Barre, struck by a street car, Jan 2 McFarland, Charles, son of Mr.&Mrs. William of Avoca, 5 years, skull fractured in a coasting accident, Jan 6 Sabol, George of Plains, 3 years, fell into a tub of hot water, Jan 8 Yadzinskas, Mrs. Ignace of Nanticoke, 31 years, in an automobile accident, Jan 11 Herness, Bernard of Hazleton, 2 years, scalded by the contents of a coffee pot, Jan 10 Weissenburn, Mrs Anna of Hazleton, fell down stairs, Jan 14 Margewicz, William Jr., of Luzerne Borough, 17 years, of injuries sustained in an automobile accident, Jan 21 Broeker, Dr. Frank Hugo of Springfield, Mass., dies in Hazleton from injuries sustained by falling from a scaffolding, Feb 2 Owens, Richard of Avoca, 30 years, struck by a Laurel Line car, Feb 2 Coulter, Miss Jean of Wilkes-Barre, 28 years, in an automobile collision, Feb 2 Appleman, Philip of Wilkes-Barre, 69 years, struck by an automobile, Feb 3 Owcarz, John of Hanover Township, 15 years, struck by a falling tree, Feb 7 Langdon, Phoebe, daughter of Mr&Mrs George Langdon of Plains, 10 months, fell into a pan of hot water, Feb 7 Moran, Adam of Kingston, 21 years, struck by an automobile, Feb 7 Mullaney, Robert, son Of Mr.&Mrs. James Mullaney of Forty Fort, strangles in a crib, Feb 14 Tolashawski, Mrs Marcella of Pittston, fell from a porch, Feb 13 Keller, William of Larksville, 67 years, burned by the burning of a can of tar, Feb 18 Acker, LeRoy of West Hazleton, 17 years, struck by a Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton car, Feb 24 Lareski, Paul, 24 years, and Frank Butka, 22 years, both of Sheatown, automobile crashed into a tree, Feb 26 Sovoin, John of Boston Settlement. 11 years, struck by an automobile, March 10 Kulsa, Anthony of West Hazleton, 5 years, run over by a motor truck while trying to climb on the running board, March 20 Durand, William J. of Wilkes-Barre, 18 years, by the collapsing of a bake oven, March 26 Dehau, Otto of Wilkes-Barre, by the explosion of an oil tank, March 26 Harndza, Michael of Port Griffith, 2 years, crushed under a falling wall, March 29 Slanac, Mrs. Margaret of Luzerne Borough, 40 years, burned while building a fire in a stove, March 30 Guras, John of Wilkes-Barre Township, 39 years, accidentally shot, April 1 Miller, Edward of Wilkes-Barre, 22 years, in an automobile accident, April 3 McAvoy, William, son of Mr.&Mrs William McAvoy of Edwardsville, fell into a yard fire, April 11 Crossin, Martin, son of Mr.&Mrs William Crossin of Kingston, 8 years, fell from a cliff, April 13 Unora, Aloysius of Avoca, 14 years, run over by a motor truck, April 14 Ellman, Frank of Pittston, 5 years, run over by an automobile, April 19 Andrews, Pauline, daughter of Mr.&Mrs. Alexander Andrews of Shickshinny, 4 years, struck by a motor truck, April 24 Crosby, Kenneth of Forty Fort, 18 years, struck by an automobile, May 3 Womelsdorf, Arthur, son of Mr.&Mrs Charles Wormelsdorf of Wanamie, 5 years, struck an automobile, May 4 Rudowski, Nicholas of Alden, 4 years, struck by an automobile, May 18 Ostrowski, Frank of Plymouth, 17 years, fell from a ladder, May 7 Raker, Jean, daughter of Mr.&Mrs Harry Raker of Kingston, 2 years, struck by an automobile, May 7 Thomas, John H. of Wilkes-Barre, 54 years, fell while at work, May 9 Karva, Josephine of Larksville, 5 years, accidentally shot, May 13 Dane, William of Wilkes-Barre, 40 years, skull fractured in a fall, May 15 Butkowski, Joseph of Larksville, 8 years, struck by a motor truck, May 18 Fliss, Frances of Wilkes-Barre, 8 years, clothing ignited at a yard fire, May 22 Connors, Ronald T., son of Mr.&Mrs Matthew Connors of Nanticoke, 5 years, fell from a porch, May 21 Hurley, Catherine, daughter of Mr&Mrs Jerome Hurley of Sebastapol, 7 years, struck by an automobile, May 27 Adams, John, infant son of Mr&Mrs John Adams of Maltby, choked by swallowing a marble, May 27 Irovicz, Edmund of Wilkes-Barre, 4 years, struck by an automobile, May 28 Yurko, George of Nanticoke, 3 years, struck by a motor truck, May 29 Willis, George, son of Mr&Mrs John Willis of Kingston, 7 years, struck by an automobile, June 1 Lynch, Edward, son of Mr&Mrs Paul Lynch of Georgetown, 2 years, burned by pulling a lamp from from a table, May 4 Minckler, Carrie, daughter of Mr&Mrs George Minckler of Wilkes-Barre, 18 months, from drinking kerosene oil, June 11 Krause, Mr.&Mrs William of Plains, 34 and 35 years, in an automobile accident on Bear Creek, boulevard, June 12 Morgan, James of Lee Park, 29 years, electrocuted by coming in contact with a live wire, June 14 Calibrese, Andro of Pittston, 10 years, drowned in the river while bathing, June 17 Billie, Anthony of Swoyerville, 29 years, automobile struck by a train, June 19 Jula, Eva of Buttonwood, 5 years, clothing ignited at a bonfire, July 18 Connor, Anastasia of Wyoming, 24 years, struck by an automobile, June 18 Roberts, John of West Pittston, 17 years, struck by an automobile, June 22 Albert, Ernest of West Pittston, 19 years, struck by an automobile while riding a bicycle, July 3 McArdle, Roy, son of Mr.&Mrs George McArdle of Hughestown, 7 years, struck by an automobile, July 4 Mikalonis, Joseph of Plymouth, 3 years, drowned in the river while bathing, July1 Miller, Michael, 51 years, struck by a streetcar in Wilkes-Barre, July 5 Adams, Victor, son of Mr.&Mrs Joseph Adams of Breslau, 5 years, struck by a hatchet in the hands of a com- panion, July 5 Gallagher, Edward of Hazleton, 65 years, drowned in apond while bathing, July 4 Corey, Edward of Wilkes-Barre, 30 years, in an automobile accident, July 5 Revit, Frederick of Wilkes-Barre, 28 years, and infant son, struck by an automobile, July 8 Foley, Alberta, daughter of Mr.&Mrs Maurice Foley of Plymouth, 6 years,dress ignited while attempting to light a fire cracker, July 9 Lewis, Arthur of Wilkes-Barre, 29 years in an automobile collision, July 11 Warner, Henry of Conyngham, 45 years, in an automobile accident, July 11 Evanisko, Michael of Sandy Run, 63 years, burned to death in his home. July 11 Simmers, Albert of Forty Fort, 50 years, fell from a scaffolding, July 12 Angelino, Carmel of Pittston, 15 years, drowned in the river while bathing, July 13 Richards, Mrs. Thomas of West Hazleton, 37 years, in an automobile collision, July 13 Kutney, Robert, son of Mr.&Mrs George Kutney of Wilkes-Barre, 3 years, struck by an automobile, July 15 Kolus, Alexander of Pittston, 21 years, drowned in the river while bathing, July 17 Humphreys, Wikkiam of Pittston, 33 years, struck by an automobile, July 17 DeBrensky, Edward of Hazleton, 20 years, in an automobile accident, July 18 Wasil, James of Wilkes-Barre, drowned in the river while bathing, July 18 Rice, John of Pittston, 50 years, fell from a scaffolding, July 20 Monstrusso, Rosario of Pittston. 18 years, crushed by a concrete wall, July 20 Beishline, Henry of Jeansville, 23 years, in an automobile accident, July 20 Bach, Arthur of Brooklyn, NY., 21 years, drowned in the river at White Haven while swimming, July 21 Ragunis, Arthur of Wilkes-Barre, 25 years, struck by the propellor of a motor boat while bathing, July 23 Chiarelli, Peter of Pittston, 4 years, struck by an automobile, July 26 Koslan, Stephen of Pittston, clothing ignited by burning oil, July 27 Antosz, Frank of Hudson, 17 years, buried under a slide of earth while picking coal, July 28 Shapiro, Yale of Wilkes-Barre, head forcingly struck the bottom while diving in Harvey's Lake, July 29 Stokowski, George of Miners Mills, 11 years, drowned in a cave hole while swimming, July 31 Sczypta, John of Ashley, 10 years, struck by a train while watching an airplane, July 30 Mickey, John of Kingston, 8 years, struck by an automobile, July 30 Kizis, George of Inkerman, 50 years, fell over a bannister on a porch, Aug 3 Boyle, Hubert of WilkesBarre, 19 years, in a collision between a motorcycle and a truck, Aug 8 Owens, William of Avoca and two sons William Jr. and Allen, 15 and 6 years, burned to death in their home at Avoca, Aug 8 Stratton, Robert, son of Mr.&Mrs Robert Stratton of Larksville, 4 years, clothing ignited at a fire, Aug 8 Womelsdorf, Mrs. Earl of Nescopeck, 16 years accidentally shot, Aug 9 Noonan, Martin J. Jr. of Wilkes-Barre, 21 years, drowned in Harvey's Lake by falling from a raft, Aug 10 Manganaro, Joseph of Pittston, 21 years, clothing ignited by an acetylene torch, Aug 12 Boyle, John, 40 years, struck by a street car at Hazleton, Aug 14 Evans, William, 32 years, fell from an apartment house window, Hazleton, Aug 16 Dansek, Anthony of Warrior Run, 17 years, in an automobile accident, Aug 21 Cluto, Thomas of Nanticoke, 43 years, struck by an automobile, Aug 20 Logas, John of Plains, 28 years, fell from a bridge, Aug 20 Baiz, Jacob P. of Wilkes-Barre, 61 years, in a motor truck collision, Aug 22 Morris, David of East Dallas, 39 years, burned by an explosion of gasoline, Aug 26 Wagner, Daniel of Plymouth, 21 years and Denisky, Miss Amelia of Plymouth, 20 years in an automobile accident at Mountain Top, Aug 29 Gallagher, Charles of McAdoo, 35 years, fell from a bridge, Aug 29 Dando, John Jr. of Wilkes-Barre, 23 years, drowned in the river by falling from a boat, Sept 9 Rolland, Edith of Wilkes-Barre, 12 years, clothing ignited from a burning match, Sept 6 Gregory, Mrs Millie of Muhlenburg, 61 years, struck by an automobile, Sept 8 Goretski, John of Pittston, 42 years, in a collision between automobile and streer car, Sept 11 Rogowicz, John of Glen Lyon, 4 years, struck by an automobile, Sept 11 Brown, Lewis of Hanover Township, 70 years, struck by an automobile, Sept 12 Smith, William H., 21 years, fell from construction work at the West Market street bridge into the river, Sept 13 Jabick, Andrew of Pittston Township, in a collision between a train and a buggy, Sept 13 Fenner, Paul, son of Mr.&Mrs Michael Fenner of Exeter, 3 years, fell into a tub of scaldoing water, Sept 17 Grondatowicz, Mary of Wilkes-Barre, 4 years, struck by an automobile, Sept 23 George, David of Hanover Township, 80 years, struck by an automobile, Sept 25 Watkins, Reynold of Plymouth, 3 year old son of Mr.&Mrs Reynold Watkins struck by a falling pole, Sept 30 Strolich, Michael of Wilkes-Barre Township, 23 years by the accidental discharge of a revolver, Oct 2 Nashotka, John of Duryea, 14 years, struck by an automobile, Oct 1 Berbstein, Abram of Wilkes-Barre, 33 years, in an automobile accident, Oct 4 Karcher, Betty of Hazleton, 2 years, fell into water in an excavation, Oct 4 Mazza, Michael of Pittston, 8 years, spinning top punctured the brain, Oct 5 Gillis, Simon of Lee Park, 60 years, of injuries sustained by falling down stairs, Oct 5 Stone, Mary, daughter of Mr.&Mrs Daniel J Stone of Hazleton, 5 years, struck by an automobile, Oct 8 Stonish, Ignatius of Pittston, 8 years, struck by an automobile, Oct 8 Gottshall, Robert of Hazleton, 2 years, drowned in a bathtub, Oct 10 Levin, Mrs. Anna of Wilkes-Barre, 58 years, in an automobile collision, Oct 16 Hoch, Margery, daughter of Mr.&Mrs Clarence Hoch of Pittston, 14 months, of injuried sustained falling against a hot stove, Oct 15 Brominski, Joseph of Swoyerville, 20 years, electrocuted by a charged wire, Oct 21 Ross, Charles of Philadelphia, 30 years, in an automobile accident on the East End boulevard, Oct 25 Wajda, John and Folek, Andrew, both of Wilkes-Barre Township, 21 and 29 years old drowned in Crystal Lake while duck shooting, their canoe upsetting, Oct 30 Matthews, Leonard of Plymouth, 22 years, struck by an automobile, Oct 30 Lambert, Frank C. of Wilkes-Barre, 40 years, automobile struck by an engine, Oct 31 Saliunas, Dolore of Kingston, 7 years, struck by an automobile, Nov 1 Novashinski, John of Hanover, struck by an automobile, Nov 1 Pongonis, Joseph of Lee Park, 14 years, squeezed by a motor truck, Nov 3 Leah, Dorothy, daughter of Mr.&Mrs Charles Leah of Forty Fort, 3 years, clothing ignited at a gas stove, Oct 4 Garnecki, Philip of Trucksville, 31 years, burned in a blazing haystack, Nov 10 McGinty, Edward of Wilkes-Barre, 50 years, fell down the stairs, Nov 11 Robertson, Mrs Robert M. of Susquehanna, killed in an automobile accident near Shickshinny, Nov 12 Verba, John of Drifton, struck by an automobile, Nov 13 Labrutte, Nicholas of Pittston, 4 years, run over by a motor truck, Nov 15 Gilbert, William of Hazleton, 45 years, automobile struck by a train, Nov 16 Kseska, Mrs Mary of Exeter, 70 years, fell down stairs, Nov 18 Keyser, Peter of Wilkes-Barre, 45 years, struck by an automobile, Nov 20 Kenworthy, Henry L. of Wilkes-Barre, 43 years, struck by an automobile, Nov 21 Carazo, Julian, 28 years and Toddy, Carl. 25 years, both of Plymouth, automobile struck by a streetcar, Nov 26 Nattrass, Thomas of West Pittston, 70 years, fell from a building, Nov 28 Typed by John Jenkins, October 21, 2003