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Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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On Saturday last, 9-year-old Stephen Salisbury of this town fell on ice, sustaining a head injury from a sail-needle that entered his temple nearly two inches deep. Despite treatment, he convulsed and died hours later.
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The following shocking accident may serve to remind us of the many ills to which we are daily exposed.—On Saturday last a little lad about 9 years of age, named Stephen Salisbury, son of Mr. Samuel Salisbury of Boston, and a favourite nephew of Mr. Stephen Salisbury of this town, with whom he lived, as he was running out of the door, was seen to fall upon the ice, partly to rise, and fall again; he was taken up and carried senseless into the house; a small wound was observed upon his temple, which was dressed; but the child continuing still in the same senseless state, the dressing was taken off; when a large sail-needle (which he probably had had in his hand as a play-thing) was discovered and extracted; it was found to have entered his temple nearly two inches and then broken off. For some time he appeared to be convulsed; then lay a few hours as if asleep until he expired.
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This Town
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On Saturday Last
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the boy died after the sail-needle was extracted from his temple; he convulsed and then expired after a few hours.
Event Details
A 9-year-old boy named Stephen Salisbury fell on ice while running out the door, was carried inside senseless, had a wound on his temple dressed, but a sail-needle was found embedded nearly two inches deep and extracted; he convulsed and died.