Date | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Age | Married Single | # Widows | # Orphans | Name of Colliery | Nature & Cause of Accident in Brief |
14-Jan | Hugh Jones | American | Footman | 24 | S | Maxwell No.20 | Fatally injured by falling under a trip of loaded cars on slope. Died the next day. | ||
16-Jan | Frank Osborne | American | Chute-boss | 35 | M | 1 | 1 | Maxwell No. 20 | Fatally injured by being caught between belt and pulley in breaker. Outside. |
4-Feb | William Mockeum | Polish | Miner | 49 | M | 1 | 4 | Prospect | Instantly killed by premature blast at face of chamber. |
10-Feb | Michael Gardiuff | Irish | Miner | 49 | M | 1 | 5 | Hollenback No. 2 | Fatally injured by premature blast at face of chamber. Died the same day. |
24-Feb | John Griffiths | Welsh | Miner | 53 | M | 1 | 1 | Hillman | Instantly killed by fall of top rock at face of heading while barring down loose coal after a blast. |
6-Mar | John Straka | Slavonian | Miner | 42 | M | 1 | 4 | Prospect | Fatally injured by being struck on forehead by a piece fo coal from a delayed blast on gangway road. Died March 25. |
27-Mar | Frank Carcut | Polish | Laborer | 23 | M | 1 | Sugar Notch No. 9 | Fatally burned by explosion of gas at face of chamber. | |
16-May | Martin Palonis | Lithuanian | Miner | 50 | M | 1 | Sugar Notch No. 9 | Instantly killed by fall of top coal at face of chamber. | |
19-May | Jacob Tomchick | Austrian | Laborer | 30 | S | Dorrance | Instantly killed by fall of middle rock at face of slope. | ||
2-Jun | Daniel Griffiths | American | Bratticeman | 33 | M | 1 | 1 | South Wilkes-Barre No. 5 | Instantly killed by fall of top rock while walking on gangway road. |
5-Jun | Daniel Soloman | Assyrian | Loader | 20 | S | South Wilkes-Barre No. 5 | Instantly killed by falling between two railroad cars. Outside. | ||
5-Jun | Michael Kervitski | Polish | Patcher | 18 | S | Maxwell No. 20 | Fatally burned by gas at foot of chamber on gangway raod. Died June 9. | ||
14-Jun | James Gildea | Irish | Fire-boss | 40 | M | 1 | 7 | Maxwell No. 20 | Suffocated in shelly coal while attempting to go through a small hole at face of heading to the next chamber. |
17-Jun | John Andrew | Slavonian | Laborer | 52 | M | 1 | Baltimore No. 5 | Fatally injured by fall of top coal at face of gangway. Died on way to hospital. | |
12-Jul | Ignatz Gimmutski | Russian | Laborer | 29 | M | 1 | 1 | Franklin | Instantly killed by fall of top rock off rib at face of chamber. |
17-Jul | Frank Rengha | Russian | Miner | 50 | M | 1 | Prospect | Instantly killed by fall of bony top coal at face of chamber. | |
19-Jul | Michael Zamko | Russian | Laborer | 26 | S | Red Ash No. 2 | Fatally injured by fall of top rock on gangway road while cleaning a cave. Died the same day. | ||
4-Aug | Adam Ziemba | Polish | Miner | 39 | M | 1 | 3 | Baltimore No. 5 | Fatally injured by fall of top rock at face of counter gangway. Died the same day. |
10-Aug | John Zaumalski | Polish | Miner | 46 | M | 1 | 4 | Franklin | Fatally injured by premature blast at face of chamber. Died August 13. |
6-Sep | Anthony Pronitis | Lithuanian | Miner | 24 | S | Maxwell No. 20 | Instantly killed by being carried down the pitch with the coal when attery gae away at face of chamber. he was found at the lower battery a few hours later. | ||
9-Sep | Anthony Vitsotski | Polish | Laborer | 26 | S | Hollenbeck No. 2 | Instantly killed by falling down shaft while getting off cage at surface landing. | ||
13-Sep | Stanley Zerncka John Kushovich | Polish Polish | Miner Laborer | 26 24 | S S | Maxwell No. 20 | Fatally injured by an explosion of gas at face of chamber | ||
14-Sep | Peter Valencavage | Lithuanian | Miner | 30 | M | 1 | 2 | Franklin | Fatally burned by black powder while making a charge at box on gangway road. Died September 23. |
10-Oct | Tallie Jones | American | Driver | 35 | S | Stanton No. 7 | Fatally injured by being kicked on head by a mule on chamber road. Died October 13. | ||
12-Oct | Aleck Fach | Russian | Miner | 27 | M | 1 | Baltimore No. 5 | Fatally injured by premature blast at face of chamber. Died same day. | |
George Kudock | Polish | Laborer | 21 | S | South Wilkes-Barre No. 5 | Instantly killed by fall of top coal at face of gangway. | |||
17-Oct | Phillip Obaldi | Italian | Miner | 25 | S | Prospect | Fatally burned by powder at box in heading. Died October 25. | ||
19-Oct | Jon Seviski | Polish | Miner | 48 | M | 1 | 3 | Sugar Notch No. 9 | Fatally injured by fall of top rock at face of chamber. Died the same day. |
George Kuslowskie | Polish | Laborer | 27 | S | Stanton No. 7 | Instantly killed by a large piece of rock sliding down chamber and crushing him at battery. | |||
8-Nov | Charles Yuegelaitus | Lithuanian | Miner | 40 | M | 1 | Baltimore No. 5 | Fatally injured by a piece of rock slidng off the gob and crushing his head. Died November 14. | |
9-Nov | Anthony J. Caffery | Irish | Doorman | 50 | M | 1 | 5 | Maxwell No. 20 | Fatally injured by being struck by a trip of ears on slope. Died the same day. |
14-Nov | Stanley Slokeskie John Cominski | Polish Polish | Miner Laborer | 46 24 | M M | 1 1 | 3 1 | Sugar Notch No. 9 | Fatally injured by an explosion of gas at face of heading. Died November 21. |
15-Nov | James L. Simmons | English | Miner | 48 | S | South Wilkes-Barre No. 5 | Instantly killed by an explosion of gas at slush battery near gangway road. | ||
2-Dec | John Oarmonovits | Russian | Laborer | 41 | M | 1 | 3 | Red Ash No. 2 | Fatally injured by fall of top rock on gangway road while cleaning a cave. |
4-Dec | Gregorus Smolinski | Russian | Laborer | 24 | S | Franklin | Instantly killed by fall of top rock in chamber while walking up after a blast. | ||
29-Dec | Mike Covoloskie | Lithuanian | Laborer | 332 | M | 1 | 3 | South Wilkes-Barre No. 5 | Instantly killed by fall of top rock at face of chamber. |
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