1884 Rpt of Serious but Non-Fatal Accidents in the Eastern District

1884 Rpt of Serious but Non-Fatal Accidents in the Eastern District

1884 Rpt of Serious but Non-Fatal Accidents in the Eastern District of the Wyoming Coal Fields, Luzerne and Carbon Counties, now including all of Lackawanna and a portion of Wayne and Susquehanna counties.

(from the Reports of the Inspectors of Mines of the Anthracite Coal Regions of Pennsylvania for the Year Ending 31 December, 1884)

1/14 MORGAN SWEENEY, 50, miner, Von Storch mines, Scranton

1/17 STANLEY BLANCHARD, 17, dumpman, No. 14 shaft, Jenkins twp

1/26 JOHN MCLANE, 21, pumpman, Storr's shaft, Dickson City borough

1/29 MICHAEL NEALON, 15, driver, Eddy Creek, shaft, Olyphant borough

1/31 EDGAR WILLIAMS, 40, pumpman, Lackawanna Coal Co, Blakely borough

2/8 GEORGE RAY, 40, miner, No. 2 shaft, Pittston borough

2/13 CHARLES READY, miner, Lucas shaft, Scranton

2/27 JAMES ESIES, 50, miner, National mines, Scranton

3/11 THOMAS RYAN, 24, laborer, Dodge shaft, Lackawanna twp

3/14 PATRICK CAWLEY, 16, pin-boy, No. 10 shaft, Hughestown borough

3/19 T W WILLIAMS, 16, driver, Hyde Park shaft, Scranton

3/19 WILLIAM WINN, 19, laborer, No. 5 shaft, Jenkins twp

3/19 JAMES LESLIE, 21, wheelman, Jermyn #2, Jermyn twp

3/24 M SPUD, 61, laborer, Brisbin shaft, Scranton

3/25 EDWARD HATTON, 40, miner, Leggett's Creek shaft, Scranton

3/25 DAVID REESE, 18, runner, Von Storch mines, Scranton

3/25 WILLIAM JUDGE, miner, Beaver mines, Pittston borough

3/27 WILLIAM TOOLE, 16, fan-turner, Greenwood mines, Lackawanna twp

3/31 ALBERT GRIFFITHS, 14, driver, Ontario breaker, Pleasant Valley borough

4/3 EDWARD S JONES, 45, miner, Bellevue shaft, Lackawanna twp

4/4 JOHN HAILEY, 50, laborer, Stetler shaft, Marcy twp

4/22 MARTIN DUFFY, 14, driver, Dodge shaft, Lackawanna twp

4/23 CAPRA AMBETSUE, 23, slate-picker, Erie breaker, Greenwood borough

4/25 JOHN CONNORS, 17, driver, Tripp slope, Scranton

4/25 PATRICK CONWAY, laborer, Lucas shaft, Scranton

4/29 MICHAEL E RILEY, 10, slate-picker, Meadow Brook breaker, Scranton

5/2 JOHN CLISHAM, 16, laborer, Everhart mines, Jenkins twp

5/12 ANDREW YARRO, 30, laborer, Stetler mines, Marcy twp

5/15 JAMES HEIFFER, 26, miner, Archbald mines, Lackawanna twp

5/26 HENRY SPRAGLER, 45, miner, Meadow Brook shaft, Scranton

6/1 DAVID J THOMAS, 13, door-boy, Hampton mines, Lackawanna twp

6/9 FRANTZ SHUMAN, 50, laborer, Stetler shaft, Marcy twp

6/9 THOMAS MACKLIN, 15, door-boy, Barnum mines, Marcy twp

6/10 HENRY MCGINLEY, 27, miner, Stetler shaft, Marcy twp

6/10 JOS DUNCANNON, 25, laborer, Stetler shaft, Marcy twp

6/27 JOHN MARSDEN, 35, miner, Pancoast mines, Dickson City borough

6/27 ROBERT BLACK, 24, laborer, Pancoast mines, Dickson City borough

6/27 MICHAEL MALIA, driver, Grassey Island Shaft, Olyphant borough

7/7 MICHAEL JUDGE, 15, driver's helper, Bellevue slope, Lackawanna twp

7/9 JOSEPH TSATCO, 45, laborer, Mt Pleasant breaker, Scranton

7/10 THOMAS JENKINS, 40, miner, Sloan shaft, Lackawanna twp

7/11 THOMAS LINNEN, 14, driver, Shaft 9, Pittston borough

7/12 BARTLEY WALSH, 50, miner, Capouse shaft, Scranton

7/12 JOHN HOWLEY, 39, miner, Tunnel 1, Pittston twp

7/12 PATRICK RUANE, 39, laborer, Tunnel 1, Pittston twp

7/15 JAMES RODGERS, 35, laborer, Florence shaft, Pittston twp

7/23 JOHN KISPILLIPSY, 35, miner, Eddy Creek shaft, Olyphant bor

7/25 NEAL STURGEON, 16, driver, Shaft 12, Pleasant Valley borough

7/29 WILLIAM T REESE, 48, miner, Cayuga shaft, Scranton

8/1 FRED. SCHMALTZ, 53, miner, Shaft 8, Hughestown borough

8/2 MIKE LABSCHAENSKY, 27, laborer, Dodge mines, Lackawanna twp

8/4 THOMAS STROBECK, 23, miner, Mosler mines, Hughestown borough

8/6 JOHN NORTON, 30, laborer, Bellevue mines, Lackawanna twp

8/14 JOHN MCDONNELL, 14, driver, Barnum breaker, Marcy twp

8/14 JOSEPH PRICHARD, 11, slateboy, Jermyn #1, Jermyn borough

8/16 WILLIAM EDEN, 34, miner, Pancoast mines, Dickson City bor

8/19 EDWARD SAUNDERS, 17, laborer, Marvine mines, Scranton

8/19 WILLIAM EDWARDS, 17, driver, Brisbin mines, Scranton

8/20 PATRICK CONNELLY, laborer, Marvine mines, Scranton

8/23 MARTIN KELLY, 36, miner, Shaft 5, Jenkins twp

8/25 JOHN DESILVA, 25, footman, Ontario breaker, Pleasant Valley

8/26 JULIUS KNOPP, 33, miner, Mosier mines, Hughestown borough

8/28 PATRICK GALLAGHER, 13, oiler, No. 2 Diamond breaker, Scranton

8/30 MILES MONAHAN, 57, miner, Coal Brook mines, Carbondale City

8/30 MARTIN HABERMAN, 33, miner, Stetler mines, Marcy twp

9/4 MICHAEL LOFTUS, driver, Eddy Creek mines, Olyphant borough

9/9 EDWARD MCDONEL, 15, pin-boy, Barnum shaft, Marcy twp

9/12 MATTHEW COYLE, 28, laborer, Lucas Mines, Scranton

9/16 JOHN SLADEK, 21, laborer, Stetler mines, Marcy twp

9/17 JOHN LAVILLE, 36, miner, Taylor mines, Lackawanna twp

9/27 NOAH GORDON, 63, miner, Heidelberg mines, Pittston twp

10/18 GEO SPANCHARD, 39, laborer, Eddy Creek mines, Olyphant borough

10/22 GEORGE COOPER, 36, miner, Jermyn #4, Dickson City borough

10/22 THOMAS RYAN, 24, laborer, Archbald mines, Lackawanna twp

10/27 MIKE SHILL, 18, outside driver, Pyne mines, Lackawanna twp

10/29 THOMAS GRIFFITHS, 43, miner, Leggett's Creek mines, Scranton

10/29 JOHN MCHALE, 17, runner, Pierce mines, Archbald borough

11/8 JOHN MULLANNY, 25, miner, Grassy Island mines, Olyphant borough

11/8 CHARLES HOBAN, 13, door-boy, Grassey Island mines, Olyphant bor

11/10 MICHAEL CORCORAN, 40, miner, Shaft 4, Pittston borough

11/14 PATRICK BERRY, 14, driver, Leggett's Creek mines, Scranton

11/15 JACOB ROBINS, 13, driver, Pyne mines, Lackawanna twp

11/15 MARTIN KANE, 24, miner, Shaft 9, Pittston borough

11/15 JOSEPH SINCARRON, 37, laborer, Stetler mines, Marcy twp

11/17 THOS LESHOFSKY, 24, laborer, Stetler mines, Marcy twp

11/17 JOSEPH FRITSAM, 21, car runner, Stetler mines, Marcy twp

11/17 DAVID J JONES, 18, driver, Mt Pleasant mines, Scranton

11/18 MARTIN STANTON, 35, miner, Bellevue Shaft, Lackawanna twp

12/5 FRANK MCCARTHY, 15, driver, Tunnel #1, Pittston twp

12/6 JOHN MCDONOUGH, laborer, Filer’s slope, Winton borough

12/8 JOHN MCNULTY, 20, laborer, Shaft #11, Jenkins twp

12/8 PATRICK TOOLE, 13, door-boy, Greenwood mines, Lackawanna twp

12/9 JOHN MAHON, 28, laborer, Diamond mines, Scranton

12/10 W F MACNAMARRA, 22, miner, Grassy Island mines, Olyphant bor

12/11 DANIEL FINNIGAN, 16, driver, Tripp mines, Scranton

12/22 CHRISTIAN MAUL, 40, miner, White Oak mines, Archbald borough

12/30 WALTER HEALY, 16, driver, Filer’s slope, Winton borough

The above information was donated by: Ed Langley

Mary Ann Lubinsky
County Coordinator