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January 24, 1934
Windham County Observer
Putnam, Windham County, Connecticut
What is this article about?
Two horses drawing wood from the Phoenixville CWA swamp job sank into a bog through weak ice, injuring one with a tree stub that pierced its stomach; workers rescued them and a veterinarian treated the stallion.
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Horses Submerged In Swamp
Two horses being used to draw wood from the swamp of the Phoenixville CWA job, where two local boys are employed, suddenly sank almost out of sight in a bog about a hundred yards from the edge of the swamp last Friday morning. Although the lowlands have been frozen over for some time, the two animals placed their hoofs on a weak spot in the ice and simultaneously became helplessly mired. Workers were successful in soon extricating the animals, but a sharp-pointed three-inch stub of a small tree that had been cut down a few days before, pierced the stomach of one of the animals and fractured a blood vessel. A large quantity of blood poured from the inch-wide wound in the stallion's stomach before a veterinarian arrived and treated the animal.
Two horses being used to draw wood from the swamp of the Phoenixville CWA job, where two local boys are employed, suddenly sank almost out of sight in a bog about a hundred yards from the edge of the swamp last Friday morning. Although the lowlands have been frozen over for some time, the two animals placed their hoofs on a weak spot in the ice and simultaneously became helplessly mired. Workers were successful in soon extricating the animals, but a sharp-pointed three-inch stub of a small tree that had been cut down a few days before, pierced the stomach of one of the animals and fractured a blood vessel. A large quantity of blood poured from the inch-wide wound in the stallion's stomach before a veterinarian arrived and treated the animal.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Animal Story
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Nature
What keywords are associated?
Horses
Swamp
Bog
Ice
Injury
Veterinarian
Rescue
Where did it happen?
Swamp Of The Phoenixville Cwa Job
Story Details
Location
Swamp Of The Phoenixville Cwa Job
Event Date
Last Friday Morning
Story Details
Two horses sank almost out of sight in a bog in the swamp, one pierced in the stomach by a tree stub fracturing a blood vessel; workers extricated them and a veterinarian treated the injured stallion.