A gas explosion
On This Day in 1883 occurred at the Packer colliery, No. 2. The explosion
caused several men to be “severely and fatally burned.” The men were identified
as: James Litchman, William Litchman, William McAndrew, John Murray, Martin
Toopy, and a Polander whose name was unknown. The Litchmans were father and
son. The colliery was part of the Lehigh
Valley coal company, located at Lost
Creek near Shenandoah, Schuylkill
County , PA.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. (Lancaster , Pa. ),
22 March 1883. Chronicling America :
Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
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This Day is a prompt I started this month to further explore historical events.
©
Jeanne Ruczhak-Eckman, 2015
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