VITALS: Northumberland County: Mine Deaths for the year 1916 File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Suzanne Cesari USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. 15-Mar "Albright, William" American Runner 22 S 0 0 Hickory Ridge Killed by being run over by railroad cars. 12-Jul "Andruski, John" Polish Laborer 19 S 0 0 Scott "Caught between cage and timber. They were on the cage being hoisted to the surface. About 8 feet from top of shaft, Andruski dropped his dinner can. He tried to reach it and fell forward against the timber. Papa, who was standing near him, tried to save Andruski and his head was caught between the timber and cage. Andruski's body was pulled through the timber and cage and fell to bottom of shaft." 6-Oct "Bettinger, John" American Bratticeman 38 M 1 0 Scott Killed by fall of slate on gangway 26-Jun "Bogel, Michael" Austrian Miner 28 S 0 0 Locust Spring Fatally injured by explosion of gas in breast. 20-Jul "Buffet, Anthony" Italian Miner 42 M 1 2 Stirling Fatally burned by explosion of gas in old breast in which he had worked a few weeks before and used an open light. 14-Jul "Cardaka, Costy" Polish Miner 40 S 0 0 Alaska Killed by fall of top coal at face of breast 4-Feb "Chalon, Max" Lithuanian Miner 47 M 1 6 Sayre Fatally injured by explosion of gas in breast. 31-Aug "Clark, Joseph" English Trackman 52 M 1 0 Stirling Fatally injured by mine car jumping off track and catching his head against prop on slope. Died the same evening 10-Jan "Cockile, Paul" Polish Miner 32 S 0 0 Locust Spring Instantly killed by fall of coal in pillar workings. 10-Jan "Cockile, Victor" Polish Miner 35 M 1 1 Locust Spring Instantly killed by fall of coal in pillar workings. 7-Oct "Donay, George" American Jig Runner 18 S 0 0 Pennsylvania Killed by being caught between shakers in breaker 27-Sep "Engle, Daniel " American Laborer 35 M 1 0 Natalie Killed. He was riding up slope in a car when the key came out of pinion wheel and car ran back to bottom. 22-Jun "Francis, James" American Miner 34 M 1 0 Pennsylvania Killed by fall of slate near face of gangway. 2-Sep "Fullmer, Theodore" American Loader 27 S 0 0 Henry Clay Smothered by rush of coal from chute while loading mine car on ganway 13-Sep "Glassick, Joseph" Polish Miner 45 M 1 6 Greenough Killed by fall of slate at face of breast while shoveling coal 3-Jun "Guither, George" American Miner 28 M 1 0 North Franklin Killed by premature explosion of shot. He shortened the squib 8-Sep "Hooper, William" American Bottomman 18 S 0 0 Richards Killed by being caught by the frames of two cars in the dish at bottom of plane. 18-Dec "Jeremiah, David" American Miner 45 M 1 1 North Franklin Fatally injured by fall of slate in heading near face of breast. Died the same evening. 7-Sep "Kane, Anthony" American Miner 47 M 1 8 Locust Spring Killed by fall of rock at face of breast 9-Sep "Kovoloskie, John" Polish Laborer 45 M 1 0 Eureka Washery Fatally injured by falling off the washery building a distance of about 32 feet. Died October 5 24-Oct "Krawbatz, Joseph" American Fire boss 36 M 1 4 North Franklin Skull fractured and body burnedby explosion of gas. While making examinations in the morning he ignighted gas. Found dead in chute. 26-Aug "Long, John" American Miner 29 M 1 2 Pennsylvania "Killed by falling down breast a distance of 75 feet, when a plank broke under his weight in an empty breast." 16-Jan "Lubesky, Enoch" Polish Laborer 24 S 0 0 Richards Killed by being struck by guide attachment at bottom of a shaft in course of stinking 1-Apr "Malick, Clem." Austrian Miner 28 M 1 0 Corbin Killed by fall of slate in an old breast where he was taking bottom coal up 30-Aug "Malnock, Paul" Russian Miner 45 M 1 7 Hickory Ridge Killed by fall of slate at face of breast. 8-Jul "Matisick, Steve" Polish Driver 23 M 1 1 Stirling Found dead lyng across spreader on gangway. It is supposed that the mule kicked him. 19-Nov "Matty, George" Russian Miner 38 M 1 5 Richards Killed by fall of slate at face of pillar 21-Aug "Metro, Mike" Russian Laborer 33 M 1 1 Greenough Killed by a fall of slate while shoveling coal at face of breast 29-Jun "Metz, George" Slavonian Laborer 55 M 1 0 Locust Spring Instantly killed. Run over by car. 12-Dec "Minnic, Mike" Austrian Miner 39 M 1 6 Greenough Killed by fall of coal at face of breast 3-Aug "Motileviche, Paul" Polish Miner 32 M 1 4 Locust Spring Instantly killed by a rush of coal in manway. 8-Jul "Murzarcavage, Mike" Polish Miner 32 M 1 4 Greenough Killed by fall of top coal at face of breast 10-Jan "Ney, John" American Miner 18 S 0 0 Stirling Fatally injured by fall of slate at face of breast. Died January 12 21-Sep "Noon, Owen" American Laborer 37 S 0 0 Locust Spring Instantly killed. Caught between cars outside 2-Oct "Orzell, Thomas" Polish Miner 45 M 1 4 North Franklin Crushed against side of rock hole. He slipped into chute from face of robbing and the coal following crushed him. 19-Dec "Ostruskie, Stanley" American Driver 19 S 0 0 Cameron "Fatally injured by mine car on gangway. He jumped off car on high side of gangway and in attempting ot jump on again, he was caught between car and gangway timber. Died January, 1917." 12-Jul "Papa, Mike" Italian Loader 38 S 0 0 Scott "Caught between cage and timber. They were on the cage being hoisted to the surface. About 8 feet from top of shaft, Andruski dropped his dinner can. He tried to reach it and fell forward against the timber. Papa, who was standing near him, tried to save Andruski and his head was caught between the timber and cage. Andruski's body was pulled through the timber and cage and fell to bottom of shaft." 2-Feb "Patchutka,Joseph" Polish Miner 24 S 0 0 Colbert Killed by falling down shaft 16-Jan "Patrelko, John" Polish Laborer 31 M 1 2 Richards Killed by being struck by guide attachment at bottom of a shaft in course of stinking 29-Jul "Pecko, Dominick" Austrian Laborer 24 S 0 0 Reliance Killed by being struck by a piece of coal that fell off rib of gangway. 15-Dec "Polack, William" Russian Miner 35 M 1 3 Pennsylvania Killed by being struck by a Sulphur ball that fell out of the to near face of gangway while making place for door. 3-Apr "Raup, Thomas" American Miner 58 M 1 0 Katherine Killed by fall of coal at face of breast 6-Oct "Reilly, Thomas" American Miner 43 S 0 0 Natalie Killed by blast near face of breast 9-Jun "Rincavage, Frank" Polish Miner 41 M 1 5 Hickory Swamp Killed by fall of coal at face of breast 6-May "Rocoskie, William" Polish Driver 49 M 1 3 Stirling Fatally injured. Caught between empty mine cars on gangway. Died May 7 7-Feb "Ross, Frank " American Fire boss 50 M 1 0 Scott Suffocated by gas. In making examination of his district he walked into a body of gas. 15-Jan "Schaeffer, Charles" American Miner 30 M 1 0 Katherine Fatally injured by fall of coal at face of breast. Died January 31 27-Jul "Selock, Andrew" Polish Miner 45 M 1 4 Scott Fatally burned by explosion of gas. Died August 17 30-Jun "Stiniconis, Charles" Polish Miner 46 M 1 4 Locust Spring Instantly killed by falling down slope 9-Sep "Sublitzski, Martin" Russian Miner 38 M 1 2 Corbin Killed by blast at face of breast 19-Jun "Templin, Frank" American Safety Inspector49 M 1 1 Cameron Killed by fall of rock on gangway. 1-Oct "Tiesher, Joy" American Fire boss 40 M 1 7 Alaska Fatally burned by explosion of gas. He was examining old workings in company with the assistant foreman, with a safety lamp, and when they entered live workings they opened their lamps and exploded a body of gas. The assistant foreman, Mike Carroll, was also burned. Died October 12." 14-Dec "Vogel, Lawrence" American Driver 18 S 0 0 Locust Spring Killed by runaway cars at bottom of slope 14-Feb "Webber, Frank" American Miner 37 M 1 2 Corbin Back broken by fall of slate near face of gangway. Died in hospital March 1 10-Apr "Welsh, Alphonso" American Motor Conductor 18 S 0 0 Richards Crushed to death. Caught between top of car and roof while ascending slope. 21-Sep "Yachuskie, Wally" Polish Miner 37 S 0 0 Luke Fidler Fatally injured by fall of clod at face of breast. Died October 4 10-Jul "Yashinskie, Joseph" Russian Miner 30 M 1 0 Cameron Found dead sitting in manway.