Friday, May 23, 2008

Frozen Hands and Feet

New York, 1895

Christopher Colligan, residing on Douglass street, Jamaica, and employed as a section foremen on the Long Island railroad, had his feet and hands frozen while clearing switches on Friday.

Thomas Rudden, residing on Washington street, Jamaica, section superintendent on the Long Island railroad, had his face and ears badly frozen on Friday.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, Feb. 15, 1895, p. 12.

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