A colorized portrait of James R. Spangler, probably from around 1900. Spangler died as a result of a mining accident at Short Mountain Colliery, Lykens/Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The following […]
JAKE MILLER BURNED AT BRIQUET PLANT George Miller, better known as “Jake,” sustained severe burns of face, arms and legs Friday evening of last week while cleaning a dry culm […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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. […]
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. […]
September 1, 1928 – On a trip to Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, to participate in the dedication of the new airport at that place, the largest airship/dirigible in the Navy, […]