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September 3, 1852
Pawtucket Gazette And Chronicle
Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
A man named Garnet in Greene County, Virginia, swallowed a live leech while drinking from a stream after a special election, leading to his death days later despite medical intervention.
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Killed by a Leech.—The Charlottesville (Va.)
Jeffersonian says that a man by the name of
Garnet, residing in Greene county, having at-
tended a special election recently held in that
county, started for home, which was some dis-
tance off, about dark. On coming to a branch,
being very thirsty, he dismounted and drank.
He had not gone far before he commenced
feeling a tickling sensation in his stomach, and
on his arrival at home was quite unwell. Get-
ting worse a physician was called in, to whom
he stated that he was confident he had swallow-
ed something while drinking from the branch
which produced his sickness. After trying
several remedies, a powerful emetic was admin-
istered, when a live leech was thrown up, which
the unfortunate man had evidently swallowed
at the branch above mentioned, it having re-
mained alive in his stomach for several days.—
Although relieved from the leech he died in a
day or two afterwards from the injuries which
it had inflicted.
Jeffersonian says that a man by the name of
Garnet, residing in Greene county, having at-
tended a special election recently held in that
county, started for home, which was some dis-
tance off, about dark. On coming to a branch,
being very thirsty, he dismounted and drank.
He had not gone far before he commenced
feeling a tickling sensation in his stomach, and
on his arrival at home was quite unwell. Get-
ting worse a physician was called in, to whom
he stated that he was confident he had swallow-
ed something while drinking from the branch
which produced his sickness. After trying
several remedies, a powerful emetic was admin-
istered, when a live leech was thrown up, which
the unfortunate man had evidently swallowed
at the branch above mentioned, it having re-
mained alive in his stomach for several days.—
Although relieved from the leech he died in a
day or two afterwards from the injuries which
it had inflicted.
What sub-type of article is it?
Death Or Funeral
Accident
What keywords are associated?
Leech
Swallowed
Death
Greene County
Virginia
Emetic
What entities or persons were involved?
Garnet
Where did it happen?
Greene County, Va.
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Greene County, Va.
Key Persons
Garnet
Outcome
died in a day or two after the leech was removed due to injuries inflicted by it.
Event Details
Man named Garnet swallowed a live leech while drinking from a branch after attending a special election in Greene county; leech remained alive in his stomach for several days, causing illness; emetic removed it but he died from the injuries.