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February 20, 1877
The New Bloomfield, Pa. Times
New Bloomfield, Perry County, Pennsylvania
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John Hartland, a prominent foreman in Wilkesbarre, Pa., fell 400 feet down a mine shaft to his death on February 14 while preparing to descend.
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Frightful Fall of Four Hundred Feet Down a Shaft.
WILKESBARRE, Pa., February 14.-
John Hartland, a very prominent resident of this city and a man universally loved and respected, met with horrible death this morning in the Diamond shaft of the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre coal company's mines, located in the suburbs of Wilkesbarre. Mr. Hartland was the foreman of the masonry work for the company, and had recently been superintending the construction of a foundation for an engine in the Diamond mine. This morning as he was at the top of the shaft waiting to descend, he heard the engineer's bell ring, which is the usual warning given before the carriage descended into the mine below. He at once stepped out to go down with the carriage. In some mysterious manner, and with none to see him, he missed his footing at the mouth of the pit, and falling between the carriage and the shaft he was hurled downward a distance of over 400 feet to the bottom. A miner crossing the foot of the shaft a short time afterward discovered the remains of Mr. Hartland and gave the alarm. The body was mangled into a horrible mass, and was subsequently taken in charge and conveyed to his residence in this city. He was a native of Staffordshire, England, but had been a citizen of this place for the last twenty years. He leaves a wife and one child.
WILKESBARRE, Pa., February 14.-
John Hartland, a very prominent resident of this city and a man universally loved and respected, met with horrible death this morning in the Diamond shaft of the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre coal company's mines, located in the suburbs of Wilkesbarre. Mr. Hartland was the foreman of the masonry work for the company, and had recently been superintending the construction of a foundation for an engine in the Diamond mine. This morning as he was at the top of the shaft waiting to descend, he heard the engineer's bell ring, which is the usual warning given before the carriage descended into the mine below. He at once stepped out to go down with the carriage. In some mysterious manner, and with none to see him, he missed his footing at the mouth of the pit, and falling between the carriage and the shaft he was hurled downward a distance of over 400 feet to the bottom. A miner crossing the foot of the shaft a short time afterward discovered the remains of Mr. Hartland and gave the alarm. The body was mangled into a horrible mass, and was subsequently taken in charge and conveyed to his residence in this city. He was a native of Staffordshire, England, but had been a citizen of this place for the last twenty years. He leaves a wife and one child.
What sub-type of article is it?
Accident
Death Or Funeral
What keywords are associated?
Mine Fall
Fatal Accident
Wilkesbarre
Diamond Shaft
Lehigh Coal
What entities or persons were involved?
John Hartland
Where did it happen?
Wilkesbarre, Pa.
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Wilkesbarre, Pa.
Event Date
February 14
Key Persons
John Hartland
Outcome
body mangled into a horrible mass; death; leaves a wife and one child.
Event Details
John Hartland, foreman of masonry work, missed footing at the mouth of the Diamond shaft and fell over 400 feet to the bottom while preparing to descend.