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May 3, 1894
Aberdeen Herald
Aberdeen, Grays Harbor County, Washington
What is this article about?
William McRae suffered a severe injury at the Cosmopolis mill when struck by a shingle bolt, nearly severing his arm. He was treated in Aberdeen's St. Josephs hospital, where surgeons amputated the end of his humerus to save his life and arm. He is recovering well and expected to regain use of his hand.
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A Serious Accident
Quite a serious accident occurred at the Cosmopolis mill last Monday morning, whereby Wm. McRae came near losing his life, and will have a crippled arm for the remainder of his days. He had been working in the saw mill for some time and had that morning been transferred to the shingle mill. In some way the shingle bolts fouled on the carrier and in endeavoring to straighten them out one struck him and knocked him against the saw and in an instant it had cut into the shoulder and almost severed the end of the humerus, or main bone of the arm. He was brought to Aberdeen on the steamer Josie Burrows and taken to St. Josephs hospital, where Drs. Stapp and Pearson dressed the wound. It was necessary, in order to save not only the arm but his life, to cut the end of the bone entirely off and draw up the arm so as to make a new joint. He is getting along nicely, and the doctors think he will have the use of the hand and, with the exception of stiffness, a serviceable arm.
Quite a serious accident occurred at the Cosmopolis mill last Monday morning, whereby Wm. McRae came near losing his life, and will have a crippled arm for the remainder of his days. He had been working in the saw mill for some time and had that morning been transferred to the shingle mill. In some way the shingle bolts fouled on the carrier and in endeavoring to straighten them out one struck him and knocked him against the saw and in an instant it had cut into the shoulder and almost severed the end of the humerus, or main bone of the arm. He was brought to Aberdeen on the steamer Josie Burrows and taken to St. Josephs hospital, where Drs. Stapp and Pearson dressed the wound. It was necessary, in order to save not only the arm but his life, to cut the end of the bone entirely off and draw up the arm so as to make a new joint. He is getting along nicely, and the doctors think he will have the use of the hand and, with the exception of stiffness, a serviceable arm.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
Medical Curiosity
Survival
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Recovery
What keywords are associated?
Mill Accident
Arm Injury
Shingle Mill
Surgery
Bone Amputation
Recovery
What entities or persons were involved?
Wm. Mcrae
Drs. Stapp And Pearson
Where did it happen?
Cosmopolis Mill, Aberdeen, St. Josephs Hospital
Story Details
Key Persons
Wm. Mcrae
Drs. Stapp And Pearson
Location
Cosmopolis Mill, Aberdeen, St. Josephs Hospital
Event Date
Last Monday Morning
Story Details
Wm. McRae was injured in a shingle mill accident when a bolt struck him against a saw, nearly severing his arm's humerus. Transported to St. Josephs hospital, surgeons removed the bone end to form a new joint, saving his life and arm function.