Monday, May 19, 2008

A Railroad Conductor's Misfortune

New York, 1895

Bernard Kelly, of Hempstead, a conductor on the Long Island railroad, lost a portion of the thumb and forefinger of his left hand while coupling freight cars at Garden City on Monday. The crushed members were amputated.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, Feb. 1, 1895, p. 12.

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