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The Detroit Times
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
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Henry Tacey, a Hampton Township farmer, was seriously injured when a frail bridge collapsed under a thrashing engine and wagon he was driving near his home, pinning him beneath the machinery until 20 men lifted it off. He suffered scalds and multiple leg fractures and was taken to Mercy Hospital in Bay City, Mich.
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BAY CITY, Mich., Oct. 5.-Henry Tacey, a Hampton township farmer, was brought to Mercy hospital today in a serious condition, suffering from injuries suffered when he was pinned beneath a heavy thrashing engine and a wagon near his home last night. Tacey was driving the engine and wagon over a frail bridge when the structure gave way, letting the engine and wagon fall into a ditch. Tacey remained pinned beneath the engine until 20 men could be assembled to release him. It took their united strength to lift the machine from his body. Steam and hot water dripping from a valve, scalded Tacey's arms and chest. He suffered a double fracture of the thigh and a fracture of the right leg. He may recover.
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Hampton Township, Mich.
Event Date
Last Night
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serious condition; pinned beneath engine; scalded arms and chest by steam and hot water; double fracture of the thigh; fracture of the right leg; may recover
Event Details
Henry Tacey was driving a heavy thrashing engine and wagon over a frail bridge near his home when the structure gave way, causing the engine and wagon to fall into a ditch and pin him beneath the engine until 20 men assembled to lift it off.