Wiconisco – Fire Destroys Briquet Plant, 1923
In May 1923, a second major fire occurred at the American Briquet Plant in Wiconisco, near Lykens. The first fire took place in 1919, one month after the plant had […]
Wiconisco – Major Fire Damage at New Briquet Plant, 1919
In 1919, about one month after the American Briquet Company opened a new plant at Wiconisco, near Lykens, a fire, believed to have been caused by defective wiring, broke out […]
Two Men Severely Burned at Short Mountain Colliery, 1924
TWO SEVERELY BURNED IN GAS EXPLOSION Otto Platzer of Main Street and George Kolva of Coaldale were severely burned in an explosion of gas in Short Mountain Colliery, Monday morning […]
Simon Evans Killed at Brookside Colliery, 1906
KILLED BY FALL OF COAL AT BROOKSIDE [Lykens Standard, 20 Jul 1906] Simon Evans of Tower City, aged 43 years, employed as a miner in breast 159, West Brookside Colliery, […]
Eugene Machamer – Killed By Gas at Short Mountain Colliery, 1924
From the Lykens Standard, April 18, 1924: WICONISCO YOUTH SMOTHERED IN MINES An outburst of gas at Short Mountain Colliery Friday morning of last week was fatal to Eugene Machamer, […]
Charles Mucher Killed at Short Mountain Colliery, 1924
MINE ACCIDENT FATAL TO CHARLES MUCHER Again the inevitable happened at Short Mountain Colliery and a possible outburst of gas took for its toll the life of Charles Wellington J. […]
Mike Kostichyn Crushed to Death at Colliery, 1924
FATAL ACCIDENT AT WILLIAMSTOWN COLLIERY Mike Kostichyn, aged 28 years, of Williamstown, was fatally injured in No. 1 Shaft at the Williamstown Colliery, Thursday morning from a slip of coal […]
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. […]