Saved at Sea — Died on Land

New York, 1895

On Saturday Soren J. Nelson, one of the two survivors of the schooner Louis V. Place, which was wrecked off Patchogue, died from exhaustion and tetanus. Nelson was in the rigging for thirty-nine hours in company with Claus Stevens. His hands and feet were frozen. Both men were removed to the Marine hospital, where it was found necessary to amputate both of Nelson's feet. Stevens, who was the more vigorous of the two was discharged from the hospital, on February 25, entirely recovered.


Mangled Under the Wheels

James Ball, 21 years old, employed as water boy on a construction train on the Long Island railroad, fell from the train at the Vernon avenue crossing in Long Island City Friday evening. He dropped directly under the wheels and his body was terribly mangled. Ball lived with an aunt in Newtown.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, March 8, 1895, p. 1.

Found Frozen in a Barn

New York, 1895

William Stoothoff, who left his home at Far Rockaway Wednesday of last week to visit friends, was found Thursday lying in the barn in the rear of the Neptune house. He had apparently frozen to death. Stoothoff was 75 years old and a veteran of the war.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, Feb. 22, 1895, p. 1.

Dead and Frozen to the Ground

New York, 1895

The body of a man was found Monday morning on the old De Mott road, on the outskirts of Laurel Hill. The dead man was apparently about 50 years old. He had a gray moustache and light hair. He was face downward, frozen fast to the ground. There is a gash about four inches long above his forehead, which it is thought was received when he fell. A silver watch and $7.15 in money were found in his pockets. The money was in a plain envelope, and it is believed to have been the man's weekly earnings.

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