Accident in the Mines,
and Loss of Life.
ACCIDENT IN THE MINES, AND LOSS OF LIFE
----On Saturday, the 14th inst., the Pottsville Emporium says, a keg of powder exploded accidentally in a Mine near Coal Castle, worked by Col. Wynkoop, by which two men were dreadfully burned, and one of them, named Hugh Murphy, has since died.
Source:
Unknown, "Accident in the Mines, and Loss of Life," Brooklyn Eagle and Kings County Democrat, Brooklyn, Tuesday, 24 October 1843, p. 2.
Notes:
The "Col. Wynkoop" mentioned in the article above, is probably, George Campbell Wynkoop.
Richard Wynkoop, in the 1904 edition of the Wynkoop Genealogy in the United States of America, has this to say about him on page 147:
725. George Campbell Wynkoop, Gen'l, (Dr. Nicholas 393, Judge Henry 157, Nicholas 46, Gerret 5, Cornelius 1,) born February 27, 1806: died September 29, 1882, in Pottsville, Penn.: married March 24, 1831, Mary Walker.
He was one of the four brigadiers from Pennsylvania, in the 3 months service, during the war for the Union. Afterwards, he commanded the 7th Penn. Cav., in Tennessee, where his son, Nicholas, was killed.
He lived in Pottsville, and was elected sheriff, in 1867, on the Republican ticket.
Children of Gen'l George C. and Mary Wynkoop:
1227. Nicholas, Lieut.: b. Dec. 25, 1831: m. Almira Herman.
1228. Sarah Elizabeth: b. Mch. 27, 1833: d. Jan. 3, 1859: m. May 5, 1858, George Heebner.
1229. Helen Campbell: b. Feb. 27, 1835.
1230. Anna Maria: b. Feb. 18, 1837: m. James H. B. Warfield.
1231. Mary Pastrome: b. Dec., 1838: d. Dec. 8, 1841.
1232. Isabella Town: b. Sept. 1, 1840: m., Nov. 28, 1865, Charles Beck.
1233. Mary Anne: b. Apl. 2, 1842.
1234. Martha Washington: b. Feb. 22, 1844: m., Sept. 22, 1875, Jonathan Paxson.
1235. Frances Jane: b. Mch. 27, 1846: m. Joseph Paxson.
1236. George Campbell: b. in 1847: lived in Minersville, Schuylkill Co.
1237. Clara A.: b. Jan. 27, 1851.
1238. Louisa Paxson: b. Dec. 31, 1852.
1239. William Hughes: b. Feb. 21, 1855.
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