JJohn Osborne, employed by the Dickey Torpedo Co., killed by an explosion of 250 pounds of nitro-glycerine while en route from Parker's Landing to Petrolia to shoot some wells.ĪpJohn Jackson, employed on the Columbia farm, on Oil Creek, asphyxiated in an oil tank. James Tyrrel, the fireman on the Oil Creek Railroad river division, was caught in the burning oil when eight cars wrecked, and perished. Irvin, a well-known operator, along the creek in the early days and later in Butler Co., died at his home in Rouseville. Wann, the engineer in charge, was so badly injured that he died in a few hours.įrank G. 6, 1872 - By an explosion of one of the tank cars on the Allegheny Valley railroad, Engineer Thomas Bennet was instantly killed.īy the explosion of a boiler on the Wilson farm, near Petrolia, A. 12, 1871 - A man named Hilton working on top of the derrick of a well on the Morrison farm, near Pleasantville, became entangled in the rope, which wound around his neck, and he fell to the ground, breaking his neck. 18, near Reno, was killed by the explosion of the torpedo. West, while hauling a torpedo out of the Reno Company's well No. 16, 1871 - The high wind early this morning blew down the smokestack of the boiler on the Cornen & Beers farm, near Petroleum Centre, killing Adam Hatcleft. 14, 1871 - William Keith, engineer, killed by an explosion of a boiler at one of the wells of the Cherry Run Petroleum Co., near Rouseville.Īug. Clark, torpedoist, killed by an explosion of nitro-glycerine at Enterprise.Īug. 26, 1871 - Chales Tillinghast and John Jacks instantly killed by the explosion of a boiler at the Twilight well at Parker's Landing.ĪpJohn Consider killed by a boiler explosion at the Collom lease, Woods farm, Petroleum Centre.Ĭharles C. Thompson killed by a boiler explosion, near Franklin.įeb. 8, 1869 - John Murphy, a driller, of Brady'’s Bend, killed while at work at Parker's Landing. 18, 1868 - Thomas Knowlton burned to death in a fire at Crane & Thacker's refinery on the Miller Farm. Murray, engineer, was killed, and Frank Fertig, seriously injured.ĭec. JBy the explosion of a boiler at Fertig No. 28, 1868 - By the explosion of a boiler on lease #13, Benninghoff Hill, Daniel and William Bement, employed on the lease, were so badly injured that they died in a few hours. 20, 1866 - The explosion of a boiler on lease #120, Tarr Farm, kills Fred Wygant, the engineer.ĭec. Thomas McArdie died May 12 from injuries received when he was beaten and robbed at Pithole City. 20, 1865 - By the explosion of a still at a refinery at petroleum Centre, four men were terribly burned and one, Carney, fatally injured. 9, 1865 - Death of George Mason at Pithole. Elizabeth Slavin, on Monday last and instantly killed.ĭec.
7, 1865 - Struck by the locomotive of the A. John Nesbit was drowned while attempting to rescue a horse from a submerged barn. 23, 1865 - Two young men named Vincent and Pratt, drowned while attempting to cross the river on the ice at Franklin. 29, 1864 - John McFate killed by some person or persons on the night of Dec. Hart, at Tarr Farm burned two little girls aged 4 and 11 years, were burned to death.ĭec. We do not advise using this article as genealogical documentation.ĭec. NOTE: We have found many discrepancies in the dates, spellings of names, etc.
Oil City, PA - Derrick Publishing Company - 1898 The list done by Marge Rodgers was extracted from:Ī Complete Chronological and Statistical Review of The complete list is housed in the Venango County Historical Society and the PA Research Room of the Franklin Library. The random listing of deaths from 1862 - 1897, mostly of the Venango County area, has been extracted from a list done by Marge Rodgers many years ago.
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