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From: "ejlangley" <>
Subject: Wilkes-Barre Record, Thu, Mar 4, 1886
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 16:08:31 -0800


Wilkes-Barre Record, Thu, Mar 4, 1886

BIRTH:
Kingston: Those who have wondered why HARRY BASS appears so happy of late
are informed that he has been a papa for one week. Wife and child are both
doing well.

DEATHS:
CHILD MANGLED IN MINES:
A distressing accident took place at the Depot Shaft, in Pittston, yesterday
afternoon. JOHN LYNOTT, a slate picker aged 12 years, was engaged in
scraping coal from under the revolving screen when his clothes were caught
in some manner by the screen and he was drawn under and instantly killed,
his body being mangled in a terrible manner. He was the son of Councilman
LYNOTT, of Church Hill, and the body was removed to his home. An inquest is
to be held.

MICHAEL BRENNAN of Edwardsville, who was accidently shot in the Kingston
Coal Cos. mines, died on Saturday and was buried on Tuesday by the Emeralds
and Father Matthew society. Interment was made in the new Catholic cemetery
at Nanover.

Plymouth: MELIA, the 9 year old daughter of GEORGE YALE, living on Main St,
who died of typhoid fever Monday night, will be buried at the new cemetery
at Wilkes-Barre. The funeral takes place from the residence on Thursday
afternoon at 2.

WILLIAM BURKE, a brakeman on the Pennsylvania RR, and who resided in Miner's
Mills, was fatally injured about half-past three yesterday morning at South
Wilkes-Barre. The cars on which he was standing jumped the track and BURKE
was thrown under the wheels and received terrible injuries on the body and
limbs. He was removed to the city hospital where he died about 7 am. He
was about 20 years of age and the son of JOHN BURKE. The remains were
removed to his late home.

Plymouth: GEORGE, the 13 year old son of O B CLARK, of Coal St, died on
Sunday. A daughter of Mr CLARK died only a month ago


Ed, Phoenix


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