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CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1874

Abstracts 53 - 62

ACCIDENTS & DISASTERS (Cont'd)

53 L Aug. 28:8/1 - A kite which dropped between two horses pulling a carriage containing E. T. Hamilton, councilman of the 18th ward, his wife and son, and Mrs. Gould, and her youngest daughter, caused the horses to become frightened and resulted in a serious accident, which may prove fatal to Mrs. Gould.

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A row boat ride on Aug. 26 proved fatal to a Mrs. Adams of 46 Kennard st. She was drowned while she and her husband's employer, a Mr. Beebe, were going to Gibralter, a distance of one-half mile. Beebe was rescued, insensible, and is in a serious condition. (9)

55 L Sept. 5:7/3 - Stephen R. Phelps of East Rockport died Sept. 2 as the result of an accident Aug. 29, when the harness of his carriage broke, causing the horses to run away and collide with an express wagon on South Water st. hill. His wife, who was with him, is expected to re

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56 L Sept. 5:8/1 - John Weitzer, who fell down a flight of stairs in the post office building Sept. 2, was treated for injuries by Dr. D. B. Smith of Superior st.

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57 L Sept. 7:8/1 Patrick Gleason, employed at the union freight depot, suffered a broken leg Sept. 5 in a fall from a wagon.

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58 L Sept. 22:1/5 - Later accounts received yesterday in regard to the drowning of Rev. Frederick Brooks, pastor of St. Paul's church, establish the fact that the first accounts of his death were correct. It is the wish of his congregation that the body should be brought to Cleveland for burial, but nothing is known at present as to what will be done.

59 L Sept. 23:7/2 Robert Treat Painer, jr., a friend of the late Rev. Frederick Brooks, in a letter to J. H. Devereux, Esq., tells of the drowning of the young minister. The minister was on his way to see a person about accepting the position of teacher in the new school. While walking across a drawbridge, he fell through. His cries for help were answered too late. The distress of his parents is great.

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61 L Oct. 1:7/2 W. J. Sapper, teamster employed by Chris F. Emory, yesterday fell from a load of iron near Cross st. and Broadway. The wagon with its three tons of freight passed over his body. He died about 45 minutes after the accident.

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62 L Oct. 1:7/2 The daughter of Samuel Taggart of 44 Greenwood st. was run over yesterday by a horse and buggy driven furiously by a careless driver. Her injuries are serious, but not dangerous.

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CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1874 Abstracts 63 - 73

ACCIDENTS & DISASTERS (Cont'd)

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63 L Oct. 7:7/1 Dennis McDermott, who resided at the corner of Pearl and Herman sts., was killed on Oct. 5 when he fell from the seat of a wagon loaded with wood. The wheels passed over his head.

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64 L Oct. 29:7/1 - Charles Wenner, a fireman, was thrown from the engine cart as the company was going to a fire yesterday afternoon. He suffered severe bruises.

65 L Nov. 9:7/1

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- A horse attached to a buggy ran away on Detroit st. Nov. 7, causing considerable damage. The horse and carriage are owned by John Hailey.

Another runaway occurred on St. Clair st. which resulted in the complete destruction of a grocery wagon.

66 L Nov. 17:7/1 Andrew Haley, 47 Colgate st., died of a brain concussion on Nov. 14 while in the offices of Drs. Hanney and Jones. It is supposed that Haley received his injury from a fall on the stairs leading to Dr. Jones' office.

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L Nov. 18:7/1 - N. C. Baldwin was seriously injured when his buggy ran into a coal pile on Nov. 16. There was no flare to warn him of his nearness to the pile.

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68 L Nov. 25:7/1 Alexander Forbes, superintendent of the City Normal school, was hit by a runaway team of horses while riding across the Central st. bridge on Nov. 23. His buggy was damaged, and he suffered a fractured hip and several other injuries.

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69 L Dec. 1:7/1 - Arthur West, 13, son of William West, president of the Lake View and Collamer railroad, was killed on Nov. 27 while examining a gun. He was on a hunting trip in Collamer.

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70 L Dec. 18:8/1 The four year old son of William Shimmons of 256 Scovill ave. was operated upon yesterday by Dr. G. H. Jones and Dr. J. R. Moody. They removed several fragments from the child's skull which had been fractured by a horse's kick.

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71 L Dec. 28:7/1 Henry Ealerdy, 54 Orange st., was badly burned Dec.
25 when his clothing caught fire from a lighted cigar which he had put
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72 L Feb. 1:7/1- About 200 pounds of powder exploded Feb. 7 in the Austin Powder co. at the five mile lock. The employes were unharmed. The machinery was sightly damaged, the loss being estimated at $200.

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L Feb. 5:8/1 - William Roundsley, who lives in Newburgh, was severely injured yesterday by the bursting of a grindstone at the Lyman Manufacturing co.

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CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1874

Abstracts 74 - 83

ACCIDENTS & DISASTERS - Industrial (Cont'd)

74 L Feb. 5:8/1 - E. Harrison, employed by the Standard Oil co., was injured yesterday while hauling a load of barrels near the oil works.

The barrels became loose from the wagon rack, and knocked Harrison to the ground directly under the horses' feet.

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75 L May 15:7/4 Thomas F. Nichols, 36, of 68 Willard st. was killed yesterday when he fell 70 feet from the roof to the ground floor of the

new five story block of Worthington and Company, on which he was working.

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76 L May 20:7/2 - William Dean of Garden st. was fatally injured yesterday while employed in repairing a reservoir on Jennings st. He was directed to enter the reservoir and remove the props supporting the framework over which the roof had been built. In so doing, he stood beneath the frame. The whole mass of timber and earth fell on him, causing injuries which resulted in his death.

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77 L June 16:7/1 - John Patterson received severe injuries when he fell from a ladder while painting a house on Huron st. on June 13.

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78 L June 24:7/1 - A laborer employed at the sewer works on Columbus st. was severely injured June 22 when a cap of iron used on the sheeting plank flew off and struck him on the head.

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L July 3:5/2 - Henry Brinker, while repairing the roof of the old freight depot, fell through rotten boards yesterday and injured himself seriously. He was taken to his residence at 240 Columbus st.

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80 L July 18:8/3 William Matthews fell from the top of a telegraph pole yesterday while adjusting wires. Matthews' arm was broken and his face and head were badly bruised.

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81 Aug. 28:7/2 - John H. Walker, an employe at the Rolling Mill co. in the 18th ward, was severely injured yesterday when he fell from a platform at the steel mill and landed on a pile of scrap iron 12 or 14 feet below.

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82 L Sept. 7:8/1 Chris Golmienfsky, 23 Herschell st., was severely injured on Sept. 5 when a 1,000 pound stone fell from a fastening by which it was being rested to its place in the structure of the new bank building on the corner of Hamilton and Broadway.

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83 L Jan. 3:7/3 Martin Kinney, a brakeman on the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railroad, was badly injured while on his train at Collamer on Jan. 2. His recovery is considered doubtful.

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CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1874

Abstracts 84 - 90

ACCIDENTS & DISASTERS - Railroads (Cont'd)

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84 L Jan. 10:8/1 - An Atlantic and Great Western freight train, while backing down with considerable speed, collided last night with a freight train standing on the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, and Indianapolis railroad, just above the Atlantic and Great Western depot. Three oil cars on the first mentioned train were badly smashed, but the other train received no damage.

85 L Jan. 13:7/3 - Henry Myers, 50, of 322 Erie st. was killed instantly yesterday while on his way to work at the Standard Oil works. He was struck by the Atlantic and Great Western train 300 feet from the Broadway crossing.

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86 L Feb. 4:8/1 Last evening the body of T. R. Baike, a brakeman on the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railroad, was brought from Toledo to this city. Mr. Baike was engaged in taking the number of the cars in a freight train on the "middle ground" at Toledo on the night of Feb. 1, when a pony engine backed down the track upon which he was standing. engine ran over him, killing him instantly.

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87 L Feb. 4:8/1 - Aaron Hitchcock, a resident of Put-in-Bay island, was killed at the union passenger depot yesterday. At the time of the accident he was standing on one of the tracks conversing with his son, who is employed at the depot. A train on the other track spread such a heavy cloud of steam that they did not notice another train back into the station on the track upon which he was standing. Mr. Hitchcock was struck and killed instantly. The train also threw the son to the ground and injured his left hand so severely that amputation was necessary.

88 L Mar. 5; ed: 4/1 Twelve people were seriously burned in a railway accident near Komaka on the Great Western railway of Canada on Feb. 28. Lamps exploded in the train, filling the car with flames. Yet kerosene is used on scores of railroads throughout the country simply because it is cheap, easily lighted, and makes a light strong enough for foolish people to read by.

89 - L Mar. 6:8/1 Willie Roof, 12, while attempting to jump yesterday from the 2:30 train at the south end of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus, and Indianapolis railroad bridge, made a misstep and fell 20 feet to the ground. He sustained a fracture of the thigh and also a compound fracture of the left forearm.

90 L May 1:8/1 Allen E. Stewart, a colored man, 339 Sterling ave., boarded the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, and Indianapolis passenger train last evening, intending to steal a ride to Crestline. When the train neared the Atlantic and Great Western depot, the conductor put him off the train. Mr. Stewart fell onto the track on which the Toledo train was approaching. He was struck and hurled from the tracks by the pilot of the engine of this train. His injuries may prove fatal.

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CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1874

Abstracts 91 - 100

ACCIDENTS & DISASTERS - Railroads (Cont'd)

91 L May 16:7/3 James Goodall, 60, was instantly killed yesterday while attempting to board a moving train.

92 L May 18:7/1 A Mr. Chapman of Cleveland jumped off the New York train on May 15 as it was nearing the union depot, fell on a piece of timber, and fractured his skull.

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93 L May 20:7/2 - Peter McGuirk, ten, the son of Patrick McGuirk of 57 Hickman st., while attempting to climb over an iron ore train of the Atlantic and Great Western railroad at the foot of Pearl st. hill, near the old river bed, was killed instantly yesterday when the train suddenly started, causing him to fall off.

94 L May 25:8/2 - A former brakeman on the Atlantic and Great Western railroad fell beneath the rear car of a passenger train on May 23. The train went over his leg, crushing it so badly that it was necessary to amputate the limb.

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95 L May 29:7/2 Yesterday afternoon Giles Giddings, 19, of 18 Hill st. jumped from a freight train at the foot of Ontario st. and struck his head against the switch house. His body was thrown back on the railroad track. The cars passed over his right limb, mangling it in a most horrible manner. The limb was amputated in order to save his life.

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96 L June 4:8/1 Charles H. Dudley was instantly killed at Amherst on June 2 by a freight train on the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railroad. He was sitting on the track intoxicated.

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97 L June 16:7/1 Lew James, an engineer on the Atlantic and Great Western railroad, was badly injured while coupling cars but is recovering and will be on duty soon.

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98 L June 24:7/1 A man about 50, believed to be a Mr. Rice, was run over June 22 by an engine on the Cleveland and Pittsburgh railroad and was instantly killed. He was engaged in the subscription book business.

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99 L June 25:7/1 The coroner held an inquest June 23 to determine the cause of the death of the man killed on the Cleveland and Pittsburgh track on June 22. The verdict was that the deceased came to his death while carelessly walking on the track.

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100 L June 25:7/2 - William Jenners, who had been living at 139 Erie st. was killed by the cars in Newburgh on June 22. Burial took place 24 hours after the accident, no notice being published as to description and no time being allowed for identification. Mrs. Jenners, the mother of two children, later found out that it was her husband who had been buried.

The point sought to be made is that the coroner should give proper notice in such cases.

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