Although tombstone shows birth in 1896, he was actually b in 1894:
St. John's Lutheran Church
Parent, Child and Sponsor Index
Baptisms 1874-1908
St. John's, Butler township, Luzerne Co., PA:
William Andrew Dinkelacker, Jacob & Augusta E. Dec. 6, 1894 Dec. 30, 1894
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Hazleton Standard Speaker, Sat 24 Feb 1934
Hazleton Man In Critical Condition
Little Hope Held for Recovery of Wm Dinkelacker Who Sustained Fractured Skull
William A Dinkelacker, 39, of 118 West Seventh street, city, was in a critical condition early this morning at the Fountain Springs Hospital, Ashland, where he was being treated for a fracture of the skull, sustained when the mast of a drilling machine fell 35 feet to his head, and his father was informed that the hospital officials held very little hope for his recovery. Oxygen was administered to the patient at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon in an effort to render him aid.
According to Dinkelacker's father, Jacob Dinkelacker, of this city, the injured man was engaged as a driller for a stripping company at Ashland. He is reported to have mentioned to his helper, after they had drilled a hole about 12 feet in coal for blasting purposes, that they would partake of lunch, when the timber mast of the machinery collapsed, and falling 35 feet, struck Dinkelacker on the head.
The blow fractured his skull along the top portion from front to back, rendering him unconscious. He had not regained consciousness up to early this morning, it is reported.
His wife, who before marriage was Miss Helen Zeigler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Charles Zeigler, of 119 West Sixth street, this city; Charles Zeigler and son, Paul, of Hazleton, were at his bedside last night and early this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Zeigler and the victim's father, Jacob Dinkelacker, left after hearing of the accident Thursday and visited at his bedside.
Mr. Dinkelacker served for 23 months in the U.S. Army overseas during the World War.
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Republican and Herald (Pottsville) -- Sat, 24 Feb 1934
Stripping Accident Fatal
William Dinklocker [sic], Hazleton, an employe of the W. B. Sheldy Construction Company of Reading, succumbed to a fractured skull which he suffered when struck by a derrick at the Morea stripping on Thursday. Death occurred at the Ashland Hospital.
Contributor: CAPT Sharon Davis, USN (Ret) (46831367)
St. John's Lutheran Church
Parent, Child and Sponsor Index
Baptisms 1874-1908
St. John's, Butler township, Luzerne Co., PA:
William Andrew Dinkelacker, Jacob & Augusta E. Dec. 6, 1894 Dec. 30, 1894
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Please add below:
Hazleton Standard Speaker, Sat 24 Feb 1934
Hazleton Man In Critical Condition
Little Hope Held for Recovery of Wm Dinkelacker Who Sustained Fractured Skull
William A Dinkelacker, 39, of 118 West Seventh street, city, was in a critical condition early this morning at the Fountain Springs Hospital, Ashland, where he was being treated for a fracture of the skull, sustained when the mast of a drilling machine fell 35 feet to his head, and his father was informed that the hospital officials held very little hope for his recovery. Oxygen was administered to the patient at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon in an effort to render him aid.
According to Dinkelacker's father, Jacob Dinkelacker, of this city, the injured man was engaged as a driller for a stripping company at Ashland. He is reported to have mentioned to his helper, after they had drilled a hole about 12 feet in coal for blasting purposes, that they would partake of lunch, when the timber mast of the machinery collapsed, and falling 35 feet, struck Dinkelacker on the head.
The blow fractured his skull along the top portion from front to back, rendering him unconscious. He had not regained consciousness up to early this morning, it is reported.
His wife, who before marriage was Miss Helen Zeigler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Charles Zeigler, of 119 West Sixth street, this city; Charles Zeigler and son, Paul, of Hazleton, were at his bedside last night and early this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Zeigler and the victim's father, Jacob Dinkelacker, left after hearing of the accident Thursday and visited at his bedside.
Mr. Dinkelacker served for 23 months in the U.S. Army overseas during the World War.
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Republican and Herald (Pottsville) -- Sat, 24 Feb 1934
Stripping Accident Fatal
William Dinklocker [sic], Hazleton, an employe of the W. B. Sheldy Construction Company of Reading, succumbed to a fractured skull which he suffered when struck by a derrick at the Morea stripping on Thursday. Death occurred at the Ashland Hospital.
Contributor: CAPT Sharon Davis, USN (Ret) (46831367)
Although tombstone shows birth in 1896, he was actually b in 1894:
St. John's Lutheran Church
Parent, Child and Sponsor Index
Baptisms 1874-1908
St. John's, Butler township, Luzerne Co., PA:
William Andrew Dinkelacker, Jacob & Augusta E. Dec. 6, 1894 Dec. 30, 1894
==
Please add below:
Hazleton Standard Speaker, Sat 24 Feb 1934
Hazleton Man In Critical Condition
Little Hope Held for Recovery of Wm Dinkelacker Who Sustained Fractured Skull
William A Dinkelacker, 39, of 118 West Seventh street, city, was in a critical condition early this morning at the Fountain Springs Hospital, Ashland, where he was being treated for a fracture of the skull, sustained when the mast of a drilling machine fell 35 feet to his head, and his father was informed that the hospital officials held very little hope for his recovery. Oxygen was administered to the patient at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon in an effort to render him aid.
According to Dinkelacker's father, Jacob Dinkelacker, of this city, the injured man was engaged as a driller for a stripping company at Ashland. He is reported to have mentioned to his helper, after they had drilled a hole about 12 feet in coal for blasting purposes, that they would partake of lunch, when the timber mast of the machinery collapsed, and falling 35 feet, struck Dinkelacker on the head.
The blow fractured his skull along the top portion from front to back, rendering him unconscious. He had not regained consciousness up to early this morning, it is reported.
His wife, who before marriage was Miss Helen Zeigler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Charles Zeigler, of 119 West Sixth street, this city; Charles Zeigler and son, Paul, of Hazleton, were at his bedside last night and early this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Zeigler and the victim's father, Jacob Dinkelacker, left after hearing of the accident Thursday and visited at his bedside.
Mr. Dinkelacker served for 23 months in the U.S. Army overseas during the World War.
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Republican and Herald (Pottsville) -- Sat, 24 Feb 1934
Stripping Accident Fatal
William Dinklocker [sic], Hazleton, an employe of the W. B. Sheldy Construction Company of Reading, succumbed to a fractured skull which he suffered when struck by a derrick at the Morea stripping on Thursday. Death occurred at the Ashland Hospital.
Contributor: CAPT Sharon Davis, USN (Ret) (46831367)
St. John's Lutheran Church
Parent, Child and Sponsor Index
Baptisms 1874-1908
St. John's, Butler township, Luzerne Co., PA:
William Andrew Dinkelacker, Jacob & Augusta E. Dec. 6, 1894 Dec. 30, 1894
==
Please add below:
Hazleton Standard Speaker, Sat 24 Feb 1934
Hazleton Man In Critical Condition
Little Hope Held for Recovery of Wm Dinkelacker Who Sustained Fractured Skull
William A Dinkelacker, 39, of 118 West Seventh street, city, was in a critical condition early this morning at the Fountain Springs Hospital, Ashland, where he was being treated for a fracture of the skull, sustained when the mast of a drilling machine fell 35 feet to his head, and his father was informed that the hospital officials held very little hope for his recovery. Oxygen was administered to the patient at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon in an effort to render him aid.
According to Dinkelacker's father, Jacob Dinkelacker, of this city, the injured man was engaged as a driller for a stripping company at Ashland. He is reported to have mentioned to his helper, after they had drilled a hole about 12 feet in coal for blasting purposes, that they would partake of lunch, when the timber mast of the machinery collapsed, and falling 35 feet, struck Dinkelacker on the head.
The blow fractured his skull along the top portion from front to back, rendering him unconscious. He had not regained consciousness up to early this morning, it is reported.
His wife, who before marriage was Miss Helen Zeigler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Charles Zeigler, of 119 West Sixth street, this city; Charles Zeigler and son, Paul, of Hazleton, were at his bedside last night and early this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Zeigler and the victim's father, Jacob Dinkelacker, left after hearing of the accident Thursday and visited at his bedside.
Mr. Dinkelacker served for 23 months in the U.S. Army overseas during the World War.
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Republican and Herald (Pottsville) -- Sat, 24 Feb 1934
Stripping Accident Fatal
William Dinklocker [sic], Hazleton, an employe of the W. B. Sheldy Construction Company of Reading, succumbed to a fractured skull which he suffered when struck by a derrick at the Morea stripping on Thursday. Death occurred at the Ashland Hospital.
Contributor: CAPT Sharon Davis, USN (Ret) (46831367)
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