FIRST NAME

LAST NAME

LOCALITY

Braddock, PA Oil Can Explosion, Jun 1892

Posted October 29th, 2007 by Linda Horton

The Deadly Oil Can

Two men were burned to death and others badly injured by the explosion of an oil can, in a Hungarian boarding house at Braddock, on Saturday. It was the old story of trying to light a fire with kerosene. DeKVOA vitch[sic] made the attempt and he is dead. So also is MICHAEL KRAL. The injured are Joseph Plavoticz a one legged man whose remaining leg was so injured that it may have to be amputated. Frank Plavoticz both ears burned off, and his face and arms terribly burned, Winto Burtico, feet burned.

The Courier, Connellsville, PA 10 Jun 1892

__________________

Transcribed by Linda Horton. Thank you, Linda!

Search for more information on this disaster and other train wrecks, fires, accidents, etc. in historical newspapers in the Newspaper Archive. Over one billion newspaper articles online!
Search for your ancestors among the billions of names at ancestry.com Find death records, census images, immigration lists and genealogy other databases for your surnames. Use this Free trial to search for your ancestors.
Start Your Family Tree It's FREE and easy. Start with yourself, your parents, grandparents and you're on your way to building your family history! Get Started Now and build your family tree at ancestry.com. It's Free!


Family Old Photos | Old-Yearbooks.com | Old Photos & Genealogy Blog

gendisasters.com is a genealogy site, compiling information on the historic disasters, events, and tragic accidents our ancestors endured, as well as, information about their life and death. Database and records searchable by surname. Compilation, design, artwork and concept covered by copyright. Copyright ©2006-2009, All rights reserved. Contact me. Privacy Policy.