Bryan SHOCKLEY accident, 1908

SHOCKLEY, LOVETT

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 4/21/2015 at 16:40:43

Lineville Tribune
Lineville, Wayne County, Iowa
December 10, 1908

A Peculiar Accident

One day last week as Frank Shockey, who resides near the Morris bridge over in Decatur county, was attempting to knock a hog down for the purpose of butchering it, the axe flew from the handle and struck his 10 year old son, Bryan, who stood several feet away, on the nose cutting entirely thru the nose about an inch below the eyes and cutting deep gashes in the cheeks on both sides of the nose. The lad was hurried to town and taken to Dr. Lovett's office where the wound was dressed and sewed up and it is hoped that the wound will soon heal and leave no bad scar.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, April of 2015