Newspaper1909 HumphreyHughesSon
The Scranton Truth (Scranton, Pennsylvania)
28 Oct 1909, Thu
Page 4
BOY IS BURIED ALIVE; SAVED BY HEROIC EFFORT
A miraculous escape from death was that of Hugh HUghes, the 10 yr old son of Mr & Mrs Humphrey HUghes of Main street Edwardsville, yesterday.
His condition is stll critical, but physicians say he will recover,
The boy was plying with several of his companions near the Center Street cave-in which occurred last Sanday. Shortly afterward the earth began to crack and give way, all of the boys with the exception of Hugh Highes escaping to a place of safety. Hugh was caught in the slowly falling earth and was carried down into the cave, completely covered.
HIs companions then started an heroic effort to rec=scue him, but not until a passing teamster added his assistance was the near-victim uncovered, about ahalf an hour after the fall.
Badly fightened and suffering from exhaustion and bruises, he was carried to his home, where a physician attended him.

1910FCI United States Federal Census Pennsylvania Luzerne Pringle District 0113
image 39 of 49 @ancestry.com
Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Pringle, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1369; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 113; Image: 1007.
married 17 yrs
IMM yr 1880; naturalization staus Alien
Household Members: Name Age
Humphrey Hughes 44
Ellen Hughes 34
Catherine Hughes 16 had 4 children, 4 sill living
Evan Hughes 14
Hugh Hughes 9
John David Hughes 7

1920FCI United States Federal Census Pennsylvania Luzerne Edwardsville Ward 5 District 0038; image 13 of 21 @ancestry.com
Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Edwardsville Ward 5, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1591; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 38; Image: 954.
Street Atlantic Avenue
House Number 25
IMM yr 1879, naturalization alien
Household Members: Name Age
Humphrey Hughes 54 Native Tongue Welsh
Helen Hughes 43
Hugh Hughes 19
David J Hughes 16