Bohnenkamp, Herman (Died 1895)

BOHNENKAMP

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, Volunteer (email)
Date: 9/9/2010 at 18:37:28

LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
April 22, 1895

REMSEN: (From the Bell)

Farmer Herman Bohnenkamp whose home is about eleven miles north of Remsen,
met with an accident in Alton Tuesday, April 16, that cost him his left leg.
It was about 6:30 o’clock p.m. when he was getting into his buggy to which
his spotted ponies were hitched. When he had his right foot in the buggy
box, his left resting on the hub, the ponies started with a jerk, Herman
fell forward over the dashboard, the left leg slipping between the spokes.
When the team was caught in the suburbs of Alton, the man’s leg was
literally torn off. The injured man was taken to the nearest house and
medical aid was summoned. The doctors dressed the fractured limb and on
Wednesday morning amputated it about four inches above the knee.
Later: Bohnenkamp died Thursday morning. The funeral will be held Friday at
10 a.m.