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.

Saved from Freezing to Death

New York, 1895

Joseph Wantagh, an aged resident of Wantagh, had his hands and feet frozen Thursday night. He was returning from the village to his home and when about 100 yards from his house he was attacked with a stroke of paralysis. He was picked up in the snow by neighbors and saved from freezing to death.

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

Stricken With Paralysis

New York, 1895

Capt. Robert Wells, aged 50, of Stony Brook, was stricken with paralysis of the heart about a week ago and died Wednesday night. He leaves a wife and three children.

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