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December 20, 1839
Farmers' Gazette, And Cheraw Advertiser
Cheraw, Chesterfield County, South Carolina
What is this article about?
In Norfolk, a sleepwalking gentleman falls 23 feet from a third-story hotel window, landing headfirst on steps and splitting a plank, but suffers only a minor scalp injury and walks about normally the next day.
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Norfolk Dec. 4.
Somnambulism and Narrow Escape !--
A gentleman lodging at the Exchange Hotel, in the 3rd story, rose from his bed on Thursday night, while in a profound sleep, raised the sash of the window, and threw himself out. He encountered a fall of twenty three feet, and was pitched head foremost upon a flight of steps below. The noise of the fall awakened some of the servants who went to his assistance and found him insensible; but on conveying him to his room, he soon recovered, and appeared to have received no other injury but the loss of a small lock of his hair with the skin attached. To give an idea of the force with which he fell, the step which he first struck (of plank 1 1/2 inch thick) was split entirely across and separated. Yet we saw him the next morning walking about as fresh as if nothing had happened.
Somnambulism and Narrow Escape !--
A gentleman lodging at the Exchange Hotel, in the 3rd story, rose from his bed on Thursday night, while in a profound sleep, raised the sash of the window, and threw himself out. He encountered a fall of twenty three feet, and was pitched head foremost upon a flight of steps below. The noise of the fall awakened some of the servants who went to his assistance and found him insensible; but on conveying him to his room, he soon recovered, and appeared to have received no other injury but the loss of a small lock of his hair with the skin attached. To give an idea of the force with which he fell, the step which he first struck (of plank 1 1/2 inch thick) was split entirely across and separated. Yet we saw him the next morning walking about as fresh as if nothing had happened.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Extraordinary Event
Medical Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Recovery
Survival
What keywords are associated?
Somnambulism
Narrow Escape
Window Fall
Hotel Accident
Miraculous Recovery
Where did it happen?
Norfolk, Exchange Hotel
Story Details
Location
Norfolk, Exchange Hotel
Event Date
Thursday Night
Story Details
A sleepwalking gentleman falls from a third-story window at the Exchange Hotel, survives a 23-foot drop with minimal injury after splitting a step, and recovers quickly.