Hi All, My Granduncle was killed when he fell from a crane at the Lackawanna Steal Co. on Sept 27, 1920 during a freak storm. Lightening hit 3 places in the area that day and he lost is footing when a flash startled him. I'm trying to put together a scenario of his last day as part of writing his story but I haven't been able to find the locations of the Steal company or the Hospital. He was living at 544 Perry St., Buffalo at the time and I have that location on a map. He would have gone to work at the Lakawanna Steal Co. in the morning but I haven't been able to find it's location other than Lackawanna the city is only 4 miles from Perry St. Does anyone have an address for the Plant in 1920. He fell at 4 pm and was taken to Moses Taylor Hospital where he died at 6:05 pm. The only Moses Taylor Hospital that I have been able to locate is the one in Scranton PA but it is more than 4 hours away going at the speed of today's cars so it's impossible for them to transport him to that hospital within 2 hours. I have reason to believe that there was a branch of this hospital near the steal works plant and that there is some connection between the plant and the hospital. Does anyone have more information on this hopital and where it was located. The name of the plant could be The Lackawanna Iron and Steal Co. but the name on my records show The Lackawanna Steal Co. I found a reference to the hospital here: http://www.railfan.net/lists/erielack-digest/200608/msg00727.html But it still doesn't give me the location. Hope someone out there can help. Val

Was the company Lackawanna Steal Co. or Lackawanna Steel Co.? Have you googled it? Good luck, Joann Nichols Val wrote: > Hi All, > > My Granduncle was killed when he fell from a crane at the Lackawanna > Steal Co. on Sept 27, 1920 during a freak storm. Lightening hit 3 > places in the area that day and he lost is footing when a flash > startled him. > > I'm trying to put together a scenario of his last day as part of > writing his story but I haven't been able to find the locations of > the Steal company or the Hospital. > > He was living at 544 Perry St., Buffalo at the time and I have that > location on a map. He would have gone to work at the Lakawanna Steal > Co. in the morning but I haven't been able to find it's location > other than Lackawanna the city is only 4 miles from Perry St. Does > anyone have an address for the Plant in 1920. > > He fell at 4 pm and was taken to Moses Taylor Hospital where he died > at 6:05 pm. The only Moses Taylor Hospital that I have been able to > locate is the one in Scranton PA but it is more than 4 hours away > going at the speed of today's cars so it's impossible for them to > transport him to that hospital within 2 hours. > > I have reason to believe that there was a branch of this hospital > near the steal works plant and that there is some connection between > the plant and the hospital. Does anyone have more information on > this hopital and where it was located. > > The name of the plant could be The Lackawanna Iron and Steal Co. but > the name on my records show The Lackawanna Steal Co. > > I found a reference to the hospital here: > http://www.railfan.net/lists/erielack-digest/200608/msg00727.html > > But it still doesn't give me the location. > > Hope someone out there can help. > > Val > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I think Lackawanna Steel and bethlehem Steel are the same.? Google Bethlehem Steel in lackawanna and see if this helps.? I'm wondering if your guncle lived in the perry projects? Diane -----Original Message----- From: Val <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, 1 May 2008 6:51 am Subject: [NYERIE] Moses Taylor Hospital in Buffalo or Lackawanna - 1920 Hi All, My Granduncle was killed when he fell from a crane at the Lackawanna Steal Co. on Sept 27, 1920 during a freak storm. Lightening hit 3 places in the area that day and he lost is footing when a flash startled him. I'm trying to put together a scenario of his last day as part of writing his story but I haven't been able to find the locations of the Steal company or the Hospital. He was living at 544 Perry St., Buffalo at the time and I have that location on a map. He would have gone to work at the Lakawanna Steal Co. in the morning but I haven't been able to find it's location other than Lackawanna the city is only 4 miles from Perry St. Does anyone have an address for the Plant in 1920. He fell at 4 pm and was taken to Moses Taylor Hospital where he died at 6:05 pm. The only Moses Taylor Hospital that I have been able to locate is the one in Scranton PA but it is more than 4 hours away going at the speed of today's cars so it's impossible for them to transport him to that hospital within 2 hours. I have reason to believe that there was a branch of this hospital near the steal works plant and that there is some connection between the plant and the hospital. Does anyone have more information on this hopital and where it was located. The name of the plant could be The Lackawanna Iron and Steal Co. but the name on my records show The Lackawanna Steal Co. I found a reference to the hospital here: http://www.railfan.net/lists/erielack-digest/200608/msg00727.html But it still doesn't give me the location. Hope someone out there can help. Val ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Diane, I think you are right. Lackawanna Steel was bought by Bethleham Steel a few years after that accident. I haven't heard the term Perry Projects before. Val On 1 May 2008 at 11:40, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > I think Lackawanna Steel and bethlehem Steel are the same.? Google > Bethlehem Steel in lackawanna and see if this helps.? I'm wondering if > your guncle lived in the perry projects? > > Diane > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Val <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thu, 1 May 2008 6:51 am > Subject: [NYERIE] Moses Taylor Hospital in Buffalo or Lackawanna - > 1920 > > > > Hi All, > > My Granduncle was killed when he fell from a crane at the Lackawanna > Steal Co. on Sept 27, 1920 during a freak storm. Lightening hit 3 > places in the area that day and he lost is footing when a flash > startled him. > > I'm trying to put together a scenario of his last day as part of > writing his story but I haven't been able to find the locations of the > Steal company or the Hospital. > > He was living at 544 Perry St., Buffalo at the time and I have that > location on a map. He would have gone to work at the Lakawanna Steal > Co. in the morning but I haven't been able to find it's location other > than Lackawanna the city is only 4 miles from Perry St. Does anyone > have an address for the Plant in 1920. > > He fell at 4 pm and was taken to Moses Taylor Hospital where he died > at 6:05 pm. The only Moses Taylor Hospital that I have been able to > locate is the one in Scranton PA but it is more than 4 hours away > going at the speed of today's cars so it's impossible for them to > transport him to that hospital within 2 hours. > > I have reason to believe that there was a branch of this hospital near > the steal works plant and that there is some connection between the > plant and the hospital. Does anyone have more information on this > hopital and where it was located. > > The name of the plant could be The Lackawanna Iron and Steal Co. but > the name on my records show The Lackawanna Steal Co. > > I found a reference to the hospital here: > http://www.railfan.net/lists/erielack-digest/200608/msg00727.html > > But it still doesn't give me the location. > > Hope someone out there can help. > > Val > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

If your interested in a short history lesson of Lackawanna, the city has its own web site www.ci.lackawanna.ny.us\ then go to enter site and history. The only hospital I ever heard anyone talk about in Lackawanna was "Our Lady of Victory" (which is now low income senior citizen apartments.) I have been living around and in Lackawanna all my life and had numerous friends and relatives that worked at the steel plant, but I have never heard any of them mention this hospital....learn something new everyday. Sounds like the plant (which was like a little city all of its own in those days) must have had their own medical facility. Strange its not spoken or written about that much. Makes you wonder why. Gail ----- Original Message ----- From: "Val" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 8:51 AM Subject: [NYERIE] Moses Taylor Hospital in Buffalo or Lackawanna - 1920 > Hi All, > > My Granduncle was killed when he fell from a crane at the Lackawanna > Steal Co. on Sept 27, 1920 during a freak storm. Lightening hit 3 > places in the area that day and he lost is footing when a flash > startled him. > > I'm trying to put together a scenario of his last day as part of > writing his story but I haven't been able to find the locations of > the Steal company or the Hospital. > > He was living at 544 Perry St., Buffalo at the time and I have that > location on a map. He would have gone to work at the Lakawanna Steal > Co. in the morning but I haven't been able to find it's location > other than Lackawanna the city is only 4 miles from Perry St. Does > anyone have an address for the Plant in 1920. > > He fell at 4 pm and was taken to Moses Taylor Hospital where he died > at 6:05 pm. The only Moses Taylor Hospital that I have been able to > locate is the one in Scranton PA but it is more than 4 hours away > going at the speed of today's cars so it's impossible for them to > transport him to that hospital within 2 hours. > > I have reason to believe that there was a branch of this hospital > near the steal works plant and that there is some connection between > the plant and the hospital. Does anyone have more information on > this hopital and where it was located. > > The name of the plant could be The Lackawanna Iron and Steal Co. but > the name on my records show The Lackawanna Steal Co. > > I found a reference to the hospital here: > http://www.railfan.net/lists/erielack-digest/200608/msg00727.html > > But it still doesn't give me the location. > > Hope someone out there can help. > > Val > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.7/1409 - Release Date: 5/1/2008 > 8:39 AM > >

I live in Lackawanna also and have only ever heard that there was once a hospital on site, but never a name. I assumed it was just called the plant hospital. I'm using fultonhistory.com I did come across a newpaper article in the Buffalo Express saying that an accident victim was refused at Moses Taylor Hospital because he had not been injured at the plant. Yet there are other articles saying someone was injured at Ridge Rd. and Holland Ave and taken there. (1926) Someone injured in an auto accident on Lakeshore Road near Wanakah taken to Moses Taylor Hospital in Lackawnna (1925) Harry Dunlap of 699 Riley street injured when car he was riding in hit a pole at Bayview, taken to Moses Taylor Hospital(1924) Edward Collins, 65, of 223 Swan, died in Moses Taylor hospital after hit by a car on Hamburg Turnpike near the plant. (1924) And many, many more. There are lots of employment adds for orderlies and Maids at Moses Taylor Hospital, Lackawanna, NY. Amy L. ----- Original Message ----- From: Gail<mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ; [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 7:22 PM Subject: Re: [NYERIE] Moses Taylor Hospital in Buffalo or Lackawanna - 1920 If your interested in a short history lesson of Lackawanna, the city has its own web site www.ci.lackawanna.ny.us\<http://www.ci.lackawanna.ny.us/> then go to enter site and history. The only hospital I ever heard anyone talk about in Lackawanna was "Our Lady of Victory" (which is now low income senior citizen apartments.) I have been living around and in Lackawanna all my life and had numerous friends and relatives that worked at the steel plant, but I have never heard any of them mention this hospital....learn something new everyday. Sounds like the plant (which was like a little city all of its own in those days) must have had their own medical facility. Strange its not spoken or written about that much. Makes you wonder why. Gail ----- Original Message ----- From: "Val" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> To: <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 8:51 AM Subject: [NYERIE] Moses Taylor Hospital in Buffalo or Lackawanna - 1920 > Hi All, > > My Granduncle was killed when he fell from a crane at the Lackawanna > Steal Co. on Sept 27, 1920 during a freak storm. Lightening hit 3 > places in the area that day and he lost is footing when a flash > startled him. > > I'm trying to put together a scenario of his last day as part of > writing his story but I haven't been able to find the locations of > the Steal company or the Hospital. > > He was living at 544 Perry St., Buffalo at the time and I have that > location on a map. He would have gone to work at the Lakawanna Steal > Co. in the morning but I haven't been able to find it's location > other than Lackawanna the city is only 4 miles from Perry St. Does > anyone have an address for the Plant in 1920. > > He fell at 4 pm and was taken to Moses Taylor Hospital where he died > at 6:05 pm. The only Moses Taylor Hospital that I have been able to > locate is the one in Scranton PA but it is more than 4 hours away > going at the speed of today's cars so it's impossible for them to > transport him to that hospital within 2 hours. > > I have reason to believe that there was a branch of this hospital > near the steal works plant and that there is some connection between > the plant and the hospital. Does anyone have more information on > this hopital and where it was located. > > The name of the plant could be The Lackawanna Iron and Steal Co. but > the name on my records show The Lackawanna Steal Co. > > I found a reference to the hospital here: > http://www.railfan.net/lists/erielack-digest/200608/msg00727.html<http://www.railfan.net/lists/erielack-digest/200608/msg00727.html> > > But it still doesn't give me the location. > > Hope someone out there can help. > > Val > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.7/1409 - Release Date: 5/1/2008 > 8:39 AM > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message