When was it published?

December 8, 1859 in The Penny Press

Domestic News December 8, 1859

The Penny Press

Q: What keywords are associated?

Hoops Accident, Horseback Fall, Salem Oregon, Facial Injury, Broken Jaw

Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio

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What is this article about?

In Salem, Oregon, Miss Ellen Umphlet suffered a severe accident while horseback riding when her hoops caught on the saddle horn after falling backward, causing the frightened horse to drag her along a fence, resulting in facial injuries and broken jaw.

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A Terrible Accident from Hoops. -The fashion of hoops has been the means of a terrible accident at Salem, Oregon. Miss Ellen Umphlet was riding on horseback, when, losing her balance, she fell backward, and her hoops caught upon the horn of the saddle. The horse became frightened and ran with her along a fence for several hundred yards, when the point of a rail caught in her mouth, tearing the whole side of her face out and breaking her jaw in two places-the concussion stripping the clothes entirely from her, and thus freeing her from the horse.

What sub-type of article is it?

Accident

What keywords are associated?

Hoops Accident Horseback Fall Salem Oregon Facial Injury Broken Jaw

What entities or persons were involved?

Miss Ellen Umphlet

Where did it happen?

Salem, Oregon

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Salem, Oregon

Key Persons

Miss Ellen Umphlet

Outcome

tearing the whole side of her face out and breaking her jaw in two places; clothes stripped entirely from her.

Event Details

Miss Ellen Umphlet was riding on horseback, lost her balance, fell backward, and her hoops caught upon the horn of the saddle. The horse became frightened and ran with her along a fence for several hundred yards, when the point of a rail caught in her mouth.