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Domestic News
August 28, 1819
Alexandria Gazette & Daily Advertiser
Alexandria, Virginia
What is this article about?
Joseph Kirk, 26, died in Buckingham on August 17 after a cow knocked him down and fractured his skull while he was treating its foot. He left a widow and two infants; buried at Wrightstown Friends' ground.
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Doylestown, August 23.
A distressing accident, and little reconcilable to the views of man, occurred in Buckingham on the 17th inst. which forcibly calls to mind the uncertainty of life, in the bloom of health. Joseph Kirk, in the 26th year of his age, came to an untimely end, while in the act of confining a cow in a corner of the fence by means of a rail, for the purpose of rendering some relief to a diseased foot. The cow in order to free herself, made a violent effort against the rail, which he held at one end—knocked him down, and fractured his skull a little below the left ear. No other visible marks of injury were received. The blood gushed from his ear and nose—he was immediately taken into the house, bled, and every means used for his relief; means, however, were ineffectual—he was only heard to say, "O dear!" after the fatal accident. In about 2 hours he breathed no more.
His life and conversation were harmless, and spoke the purity of his intentions.—His remains were interred in Friends' burying ground at Wrightstown—leaving a disconsolate widow with two infant babes, and numerous relations and acquaintances, to lament his untimely end.
A distressing accident, and little reconcilable to the views of man, occurred in Buckingham on the 17th inst. which forcibly calls to mind the uncertainty of life, in the bloom of health. Joseph Kirk, in the 26th year of his age, came to an untimely end, while in the act of confining a cow in a corner of the fence by means of a rail, for the purpose of rendering some relief to a diseased foot. The cow in order to free herself, made a violent effort against the rail, which he held at one end—knocked him down, and fractured his skull a little below the left ear. No other visible marks of injury were received. The blood gushed from his ear and nose—he was immediately taken into the house, bled, and every means used for his relief; means, however, were ineffectual—he was only heard to say, "O dear!" after the fatal accident. In about 2 hours he breathed no more.
His life and conversation were harmless, and spoke the purity of his intentions.—His remains were interred in Friends' burying ground at Wrightstown—leaving a disconsolate widow with two infant babes, and numerous relations and acquaintances, to lament his untimely end.
What sub-type of article is it?
Accident
Death Or Funeral
What keywords are associated?
Joseph Kirk
Cow Accident
Skull Fracture
Buckingham Death
Wrightstown Burial
What entities or persons were involved?
Joseph Kirk
Where did it happen?
Buckingham
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Buckingham
Event Date
17th Inst.
Key Persons
Joseph Kirk
Outcome
fractured skull below left ear; died in about 2 hours; left widow and two infant babes.
Event Details
Joseph Kirk was confining a cow with a rail to treat its diseased foot when the cow knocked him down, fracturing his skull. He was taken home, bled, but died shortly after saying 'O dear!'