Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 December 1902 — FATAL ACCIDENT IN COAL MINE [ARTICLE]

FATAL ACCIDENT IN COAL MINE

Two Men Killed by Runaway Truck Near Hazleton, Pa. Hazleton, Pa., special: Elmer Klschner, aged 32, a boss carpenter, and Gustave Strack, aged 19 years, were instantly killed while descending the Cranberry mine In a car. Several other men In the car escaped serious Injury. The men were on their way to the bottom of the slope for the purpose of building platforms for the erection of pumps that had been removed during the strike. When near the bottom of the slope the main car was struck by a runaway truck. KiSchner and Strack were knocked from the car and instantly killed.