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ACCIDENTS-ACCIDENTS
AMERICAN LIBRARY ANNUAL


Cleveland, O.

Man falls into boiling water in factory, fatally scalded. D 21

Connellsville, Pa.

Girl, 5, "burned at stake" in play, fatally hurt. Reported. N 23

Cresco, Pa.

See Seitz, S: A.

Dallas, Tex.

Man shoots out eyes of wife, who holds target. S 26

Dayton, O.

Bride of 75 burns to death. Ag 19

Elevator falls; 3 killed. O 22

Detroit, Mich.

Building collapses; 3 workmen killed, 4 hurt. N 15

Duryea, Pa.

Man touches light socket; killed. O 24

E. Liverpool, O.

2 cut when grape juice bottle explodes. Je 15

Elizabeth, N. J.

3 linemen electrocuted on pole. Je 14

Elkin, N. C.

Building collapses at Christmas entertainment, 6 fatally, others badly hurt. D 22

Eunice, La.

Boy found dead in old refrigerator. Je 21

Evansville, Ind.

Man stabs wife, thinking her burglar. Ag 13

Fire Island, N. Y.

Man frozen to death in boat bringing home Christmas gifts. Reported. D 27

Franklin, Me.

Partridge hunter killed by companion. Reported. S 25

Glen Island, N. Y.

Man falls from scenic railway, probably dying. Je 24

Grafton, W. Va.

Baby badly chewed by pet ferret. Jl 29

Grand Island, Niagara R.

Pier breaks. Many dead and injured. Je 23

17 dead found; 11 missing. Je24

Asst. District Att'y says no one legally responsible for accident. Je 28

Greenshurg, Ind.

40 hurt at fireworks display. S 12

Greenville, N. Y.

Farmer burns to death when pipe sets whiskers afire. Reported. N 21

Hackettstown, N. J.

Rabbit jumps on gun trigger; shoots boy. N 12

Haddonfield, N. J.

Man found dead, sunk in swamp near. D 31

Hagerstown, Md.

Etogr seizes gun in teeth, master fatally shot. D 7

Hammond, La.

Girl shoots and kills sweetheart at target practice. D 25

Harrington Park, N. J.

Floor falls in new church of Our Lady of Victory; 300 dropped to cellar; 2 killed, many injured. Ap 14

Hartford, Ct. Burglar sets self on fire, robbing safe; jumps from window. O 7

Hoboken, N. J.

Policemen, thinking each other burglars, have fatal fight. N 3

Holyoke, Mass.

Mother and 3 boys asphyxiated. S 6

Horse Springs, N. M.

S. Luna, millionaire banker and sheep-raiser, falls into boiling sheep dip; killed. Ag 30

Indian Harbor, Ind.

Woman falls through skylight into directors' meeting. O 3

Indianapolis, Ind.

Grandstand collapses at Marshall notification; 45 hurt. Ag 20

Jersey City, N. J.

Boys find can of gunpowder in dump; 6 burned by explosion. Je 5

Gas escapes in kitchen, man and wife die in bed. Reported. D 15

Man falls 40 ft. from smokestack, unhurt. D 20

Kansas City, Mo.

New building collapses; 3 workmen dead, others missing. S 25

Keokuk, Ia.

Missing laborer found imbedded in concrete block in dam. D 14

Lansford, Pa.

Girl, 17, kills policeman, thinking him burglar. O 9

Lawrenceburg, Ind.

House painter, attacked by sparrows, falls 50 ft. Je 8

Lebanon, Pa.

Brother of Mrs. Daisy Opie Grace burned to death in cinder dump. D 9

Lima, O.

Umbrella touches broken wire; man killed. S 18

Los Angeles, Cal.

Man suffocated by friends trying to save him from arrest. D 22

Woman falls against broken glass of door, dies of severed vein. D 27

See also Bullfighting.

Lynn, Mass.

Penholder driven into child's skull. Jl 12

Marion, O.

Nine burned, three fatally, by shower of molten iron in foundry. Ap 5