Quinn, Joseph – Died 1899

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Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 9/15/2020 at 13:02:44

Source: Decorah Republican Mar. 9, 1899 P 5 C 2

Leg Crushed.
Waucoma, Iowa, March 3.—Joseph Quinn, en route from Hawkeye, Iowa, to Britt, Iowa, was on the platform at Waucoma, and in attempting to board a train while in motion was thrown under the wheels, one wheel passing over his left leg, just above the ankle. The boy was taken to the office of Doctors O. B. and F. B. Dodd, where the wound was dressed. The doctors think at present they can save the leg.

Source: Decorah Republican Mar. 16, 1899 P 5 C 1

—Joseph Quinn, the boy who had a leg crushed at Waucoma recently, died last week. Amputation became necessary, but it did not save his life.