A Big Dog Broke Her Ribs

New York, 1895

Ellen Doty, daughter of Eldert C. Doty, of Oyster Bay, spent Saturday with friends at Wantagh and in getting out of a wagon a large dog jumped against her, knocking her down and breaking some of her ribs.


Held on Suspicion

John Burns is locked up in New York on suspicion of being implicated in the alleged drowning of a man from pier 28 early Sunday morning. He is a resident of Whitestone. He is 51 years old and has a wife and eight children.


Died Alone in a Barn

John Hall, aged 65 years, formerly a whaler of Sag Harbor, but for fifteen years past a tramp between Sag Harbor and Oakdale during all seasons, was found dead on Sunday by Sylvester Corwin, of Brookhaven, in his barn.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, May 3, 1895, p. 1.