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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. The deceased with Tom Sullivan, after firing a shot, went to dress it off, when gas accumulated. Sullivan was rendered unconscious and fell down the manway, while Jenkins remained on the job and was smothered. The officials of the company and workmen made every effort to rescue him, but were unable to reach him owing to the gas.

He is survived by his parents, David Jenkins and Elizabeth Jenkins and the following brothers and sisters: Arthur Jenkins, David Jenkins, George Jenkins, John Jenkins, Ray Jenkins, Violet Jenkins, Mary Jenkins, Romaine Jenkins, James Jenkins, Marvin Jenkins, of Williamstown, and Mrs. Florence Parker, of Camden, New Jersey.

He was a member of the United Mine Workers of America (U. M. W. of A.). The funeral was held from the residence of his parents, Spruce Street, Thursday afternoon at 2 P. M., Rev. Alex Leo officiating. Interment in Methodist Episcopal Cemetery.

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Article/obituary from the Lykens Standard, July 18, 1924, via Newspapers.com.

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