Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
Domestic News
July 14, 1920
The Madison Daily Leader
Madison, Lake County, South Dakota
What is this article about?
Carl Walters, a farmer in Scotland territory, died from injuries after falling from a haystack while stacking hay with his daughter. He suffered a neck injury, became paralyzed, and died 48 hours later in hospital. Survived by wife and five young children.
Clipping
OCR Quality
95%
Excellent
Full Text
Farmer Falls
From Haystack
Scotland, July 13.-Carl Walters,
a well known farmer of the Scotland
territory, died from injuries received
in a fall from a haystack.
Himself and daughter were engaged
in stacking hay when he lost his
balance and fell, striking the ground
on his head. His neck was displaced
and although conscious all the time,
he was paralyzed from the neck
down.
He was rushed to a hospital where
he died 48 hours later. He is survived
by a widow and five children,
the oldest child being 13 and the
youngest a babe of three weeks.
From Haystack
Scotland, July 13.-Carl Walters,
a well known farmer of the Scotland
territory, died from injuries received
in a fall from a haystack.
Himself and daughter were engaged
in stacking hay when he lost his
balance and fell, striking the ground
on his head. His neck was displaced
and although conscious all the time,
he was paralyzed from the neck
down.
He was rushed to a hospital where
he died 48 hours later. He is survived
by a widow and five children,
the oldest child being 13 and the
youngest a babe of three weeks.
What sub-type of article is it?
Accident
Death Or Funeral
What keywords are associated?
Farmer Fall
Haystack Accident
Neck Injury
Paralysis
Death
What entities or persons were involved?
Carl Walters
Where did it happen?
Scotland
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Scotland
Event Date
July 13
Key Persons
Carl Walters
Outcome
died from neck injury after fall; paralyzed from neck down; survived by widow and five children (ages 13 to 3 weeks)
Event Details
Carl Walters fell from a haystack while stacking hay with his daughter, striking his head and displacing his neck. He remained conscious but was paralyzed and died 48 hours later in hospital.