Made His Own Coffin

New York, 1895

Eccentric Joel Dickerson, of Blue Point, was buried Tuesday. He was nearly 80 years old, and had two attacks of paralysis. He made a coffin for himself.


Philip J. Harper Convalescent

The condition of Philip J. Harper, of Hempstead, formerly the senior member of the firm of Harper & Brothers of New York, who has been seriously ill with the grip and bronchitis, is greatly improved. Dr. Lanehart says that his complete recovery will be but a matter of a few weeks.


His Leg Caught in a Wheel

Anson Hicks, 8 years old, of Inwood, was severely injured Thursday. The boy backed into a passing ice wagon and his left leg was caught in the wheel. He was carried around by two revolutions of the wheel before the driver heard his cries. The leg was broken in two places and the flesh torn so that the bone was bared.


Jumped to His Death

Albert Goldsmith, a brakeman on the Greenport freight of the Long Island railroad, was killed at Bethpage Junction on Friday night while jumping from one car to another. Goldsmith fell to the track and the train passed over his body. His right arm and leg were cut off and his body mangled by the wheels.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, March 15, 1895, p. 1.

Much Illness in Bay Shore

New York, 1895

A scourge of diphtheria has added its terrors to grip and pneumonia, which have ravaged Bay Shore this winter. The first cases of diphtheria occurred in the family of John H. Bedell. Captain Urias Rhodes and three of his children, aged 8, 11 and 14 years, are all down with diphtheria.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, Feb. 15, 1895, p. 1.

Prevalence of the Grip

New York, 1895

The grip has come again, and is proving fatal in a great many cases. The death rate in New York has become alarming, 171 deaths being recorded in 24 hours. There is a preventive for grip and it may be had at Peck's Hall of Pharmacy. Persons in good health at present should insure themselves by using this medicine.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, N.Y., Jan. 11, 1895, p. 1.