1888 Rpt of Non-Fatal Accidents in the Fourth Anthracite District,

1888 Rpt of Non-Fatal Accidents in the Fourth Anthracite District,

comprising parts of Luzerne, Schuylkill, and Carbon Counties.

(from the Reports of the Inspectors of Mines of the Anthracite Coal Regions

of Pennsylvania for the Year Ending 31 December, 1888)

NOTE: most of the printing in this book is completely legible. However, some

letters, in some words, appear faint to non-existent. Where a letter in a

person's name is in doubt, a lowercase alpha has been used; where a letter

is completely illegible, an asterisk has been used.

1/17 JOHN SZNECS, door tender, 26, Derringer, Luzerne

1/27 ANDREW SHINSER, laborer, 22, Milnesville, Luzerne

2/4 SAMUEL SCHLANCH, laborer, 50, Derringer, Luzerne

2/27 GEORGE NICHOLAS, topman, 24, Gowen, Luzerne

3/9 ADAM KODNAR, miner, 27, Gowen, Luzerne

3/15 SAMUEL WEIMER, company man, 29, Mt Pleasant, Luzerne

3/16 JAMES MULHERRIN, miner, 30, Stockton No. 5, Luzerne

3/18 PETER VOLKA, laborer, 25, Jeanesville No. 1, Luzerne

3/19 GIRARD ANGELIN, laborer, 30, Lattimer, Luzerne

3/19 ANDREW DRAGAN, laborer, 29, Jeanesville No. 1, Luzerne

3/20 PATRICK MCCAULL, laborer, 28, Jeanesville No. 4, Luzerne

3/20 JAMES GAFNEY, doorboy, 15, Eckley No. 5, Luzerne

3/27 STEPHEN GEARHARDT, driver, 18, Derringer, Luzerne

4/2 JOHN LAVILLE, laborer, 21, Lattimer No. 3, Luzerne

4/2 WM. GALLAGHER, driver, 17, Upper Lehigh No. 4, Luzerne

4/4 MICHAEL SLAVIN, driver, 18, Audenried No. 5, Schuylkill

4/6 PHILIP SMITH, miner, 48, Jeanesville No. 4, Luzerne

4/7 EDWARD GALLAGHER, miner, 35, Drifton No. 1, Luzerne

4/9 JOHN MCHUGH, miner, 30, Drifton No. 2, Luzerne

4/13 CASPAR FREILING, miner, 55, Eckley No. 5, Luzerne

4/24 JULIUS FOX, miner, 28, Hazle Brook, Luzerne

4/27 CASPAR OYCOCAK, miner, 30, Stockton No. 2, Luzerne

4/28 SAMUEL CONLEY, pumpman, 59, Oneida, Schuylkill

4/28 KNAPP CLARK, runner, 18, Derringer, Luzerne

5/2 EDWARD MATHEWS, miner, 35, Stockton No. 3, Luzerne

5/4 PATRICK KELLY, driver, 20, Coleraine, Carbon

5/4 ANDREW KOSTEVIA, runner, 22, Derringer, Luzerne

5/4 JOHN MCHUGH, hitcher, 23, Highland No. 2, Luzerne

5/7 DANIEL MCLAUGHLIN, miner, 50, Beaver Meadow, Carbon

5/22 WILLIAM GALLAGHER, miner, 47, Hazleton mine, Luzerne

5/22 CHRIS LOCRKE, laborer, 28, Hazleton No. 3, Luzerne

5/23 JOHN T KINNEY, driver, 30, Mt Pleasant, Luzerne

5/23 JOHN MALCHITZY, driver, 20, Oak Dale No. 2, Luzerne

5/13 FRANK FRIEL, miner, 26, Audenried 5, Schuylkill

5/28 JAMES O. BRIEEN, miner, 38, Jeanesville No. 4, Luzerne

6/7 ALBERT HAVING, slatepicker, 17, Stockton No. 5, Luzerne

6/15 JAMES DEI*ATT, laborer, 24, Milnesville, Luzerne

6/16 JOHN F YEAGER, miner, 50, Hazleton No. 2, Luzerne

6/16 AUGUSTUS SHERMAN, helper, 15, Laurel Hill, Luzerne

6/18 RICHARD HARVEY, miner, 26, Stockton No. 5, Luzerne

6/23 WILLIAM MARTIN, driver, 32, Mt. Pleasant, Luzerne

6/23 PETER CROUSE, laborer, 57, Highland No. 2, Luzerne

7/9 GEORGE LONGSTAFF, laborer, 27, Hazleton mine, Luzerne

7/11 MICHAEL MCCLOSKEY, laborer, 28, Jeanesville No. 4, Luzerne

7/16 JAMES MCFADDEN, miner, 35, Honey Brook, Schuylkill

7/16 CYRUS WINTERS, roadman, 23, Drifton No. 1, Luzerne

7/17 RICHARD HOOPER, pumpboy, 16, Hazleton mine, Luzerne

7/18 DAVID DAVIES, miner, 52, Drifton No. 2, Luzerne

7/18 CHRISTOPHER BURNS, driver, 18, Sandy Run, Luzerne

7/21 ANDREW FACKHO, loader, 22, Upper Lehigh No. 4, Luzerne

7/26 THOMAS BROWN, foreman, 37, Highland No. 1, Luzerne

7/26 THOMAS SLATTERY, driver, 22, Highland No. 1, Luzerne

8/2 JOHN BROWN, helper, 16, Beaver Brook, Luzerne

8/3 STEPHEN HALLETTA, laborer, 23, Mt Pleasant, Luzerne

8/3 JOHN ANTOLICH, laborer, 24, Highland No. 2, Luzerne

8/3 GEORGE HARVEY, hitcher, 28, Highland No. 1, Luzerne

8/6 THOMAS MCELWEE, laborer, 40, Audenried No. 4, Schuylkill

8/7 ANDREW JACOB, miner, 25, Pond Creek, Luzerne

8/15 JOHN WOOZINGER, laborer, 40, Hollywood, Luzerne

8/21 WILLIAM JONES, miner, 40, Drifton No. 2, Luzerne

8/24 PETER PLAIM, miner, 33, Drifton No. 1, Luzerne

8/27 STEPHEN WISDA, miner, 27, Oak Dale No. 2, Luzerne

8/29 PETER ROBERTSON, stable boss, 60, Stockton No. 5, Luzerne

9/7 THEODORE THOMAS, jig runner, 14, Oak Dale No. 1, Luzerne

9/7 ANTHONY MATTICK, miner, 35, Beaver Meadow, Carbon

9/8 JOHN DULEBRA, oiler, 15, Beaver Meadow, Carbon

9/11 PATRICK CARR, miner, 35, Drifton No. 2, Luzerne

9/11 JAMES BENZLEY, driver, 20, Audenried No. 5, Schuylkill

9/18 JAMES H BOYLE, miner, 38, Highland No. 2, Luzerne

9/27 JOHN MALONEY, miner, 50, Highland No. 2, Luzerne

9/28 RICHARD LEE, driver, 33, Jeanesville No. 1, Luzerne

9/28 HENRY ROGER, driver, 18, Stockton No. 1, Luzerne

10/2 JOHN CUMMING, slatepicker, 16, Jeanesville No. 4, Luzerne

10/3 EDWARD KING, miner, 26, Lattimer No. 1, Luzerne

10/4 CHARLES GIVENS, miner, 27, Lattimer No. 1, Luzerne

10/4 PHILLIP GITTMAN, laborer, 24, Lattimer No. 1, Luzerne

10/9 PATRICK MALOY, laborer, 41, Oak Dale No. 1, Luzerne

10/9 JOHN LUCUS, hitcher, 22, Upper Lehigh No. 4, Luzerne

10/20 GEORGE H BUSHKO, laborer, 45, Nanticoke, Luzerne

10/22 ALBERT KOSHISKY, laborer, 23, Hazle Brook, Luzerne

10/22 WILLIAM GERMAN, miner, 30, Coleraine, Carbon

11/6 GUSTINO COCCO, laborer, 52, Honey Brook No. 5, Schuylkill

11/14 FRANK DALISAN, laborer, 24, Lattimer No. 1, Luzerne

11/12 DENNIS O. DONNEL, miner, 29, Drifton No. 1, Luzerne

11/13 CHARLES MCSHEA, driver, 20, Honey Brook No. 5, Schuylkill

11/15 THOMAS BURKE, miner, 28, Highland No. 1, Luzerne

11/21 JAMES DEVER, miner, 33, Audenried No. 5, Schuylkill

11/22 DAN. M C*UY, laborer, 19, Audenried No. 4, Schuylkill

12/3 JOHN BRADY, miner, 39, Drifton No. 1, Luzerne

12/3 JOHN KOTCH, laborer, 27, Highland No. 2, Luzerne

12/6 GEORGE YONOVITZY, laborer, 25, Highland No. 2, Luzerne

12/6 PETER SCHLOTZY, miner, 36, Oak Dale No. 2, Luzerne

12/6 JOHN SHAVINSKY, laborer, 24, Drifton No. 2, Luzerne

12/6 THOMAS WILLIAMS, miner, 55. Drifton No. 2, Luzerne

12/15 WILLIAM GARDENER, miner, 50, Cranberry, Luzerne

12/18 MIKE OPASH, laborer, 40, Hollywood, Luzerne

12/24 JOHN O'DONNEL, miner, 40, Eckley No. 5, Luzerne

12/24 JAMES CARPENTER, miner, 30, Humboldt, Luzerne

12/29 HERMAN MINICK, foreman, 50, Cranberry, Luzerne

12/31 JOHN MCGARVEY, laborer, 22, Pond Creek, Luzerne

The above information was donated by: Ed Langley

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