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Domestic News
June 16, 1836
Herald Of The Times
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
An Italian second cook heading to New York suffered severe leg injuries after falling under a departing railroad train near Mansfield on Monday afternoon. He was taken to an asylum in the city, where amputation of one leg is required and the other may be saved.
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Dreadful Accident.—As the rail road train was about leaving Mansfield for this place on Monday afternoon, an Italian, who was on his way to New York, as second cook at the Astor House, in attempting to get in a car after they had started, lost his hold, and the wheels passed over his legs, crushing them in a shocking manner. He was brought to this city and conveyed to the Asylum. We understand from one of the attending physicians, that the left leg is so badly injured an amputation will be necessary. Both bones of the other leg are also broken but the limb can probably be saved if the sufferer survives the shock of the injury.—[Prov. Journal.
What sub-type of article is it?
Accident
Transportation
What keywords are associated?
Railroad Accident
Mansfield
Italian Cook
Leg Amputation
Asylum Treatment
Where did it happen?
Mansfield
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Mansfield
Event Date
Monday Afternoon
Outcome
left leg severely injured requiring amputation; both bones of the other leg broken; survival uncertain due to shock.
Event Details
An Italian second cook at the Astor House, traveling to New York, attempted to board a moving railroad train leaving Mansfield for this place, lost his hold, and had his legs crushed by the wheels.