Williamstown Man Suffocates in Mine, 1924
WILLIAMSTOWN MAN SUFFOCATED IN MINE Howard Jenkins, aged 20 years, of Williamstown, was suffocated following a blast in 9 1/2 vein in Shaft No. 2, Susquehanna Colliery, Monday about noon. […]
Lykens – Birds-Eye View
An undated birds-eye view of Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The large culm pile at left center dominated the “skyline” of the town until it was was finally removed. _____________________________________________ Corrections […]
Jacob Miller – Killed by Mine Car, 1909
A tragedy for an immigrant family occurred in April 1909 when Jacob Miller was killed by a mine car at the Summit Branch Breaker, near Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The […]
Fall of Slate Kills George Dreibelbis at Big Lick, 1924
Again the bowels of the earth have taken toll, and on Wednesday about noon, George Dreibelbis, 20 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dreibelbis of Wiconisco, was crushed […]
Miner Falls to Death at Short Mountain Slope, 1910
The Lykens Standard of April 1, 1910 provided a description of the fatal accident which took the life of a young miner at the Short Mountain Colliery, Bear Gap, near […]
Joseph Loreck Killed & Two Injured in Repairing Mine Slope, 1906
On March 28, 1906, a Polish immigrant living in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was instantly killed by a fall of slate at Short Mountain Colliery. Two other men were injured. […]
Some Serious Non-Fatal Mine Accidents in January 1906
In early January 1906 the Lykens Standard reported that a record number of fatal accidents occurred in the Anthracite Region in 1905. A total of 610 persons were killed in […]
David Reese Crushed to Death at Short Mountain Colliery, 1906
The tragic death of David Reese which occurred on January 3, 1906, at Short Mountain Colliery near Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was reported in an obituary that appeared in the […]