The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-03-18
ACCIDENTS.
A Chapter OF Nlshaps Sustained
BY unfortunates During
the Past Week.

Guard Gray was found about o'clock
Sunday morning last, by Station Agent
j. E. Brumfeld lying along the railroad
track near the crossing at Duyckinck,
Sterrett & Co.'s warehouse, in a semi
conscious state, with deep cut in the
side, of his head. Mr.. Brumfeld sue
ceeded in partially rousing him from the
stupor but could get no intelligent replies
to his questions. The unfortunate man
was taken to the nearby Matchbox and a
physician summoned. Medical exam
ination revealed deep cut several inches
in length in the side OF his head, but the
skull did not appear to be fractured, It
was impossible to arouse the man sufic-
iently to learn anything concerning the
accident with which he had met. Gray,
who had recently been working at the
fibre mills, in Newark, Del, usually
came to Rising Sun Saturday afternoon
to spend Sunday with his brother, Eber
Gray, near town. He was seen Satur-
day, getting off the northbound evening
train, which reaches here few minutes
after s o'clock, and appeared-t to be very
much under the influence Of liquor.
After the train left he started up the
railroad track, instead of going up the
street. This was the last seen of him
until he was found lying along the track
Sunday morning. The supposition is
he was sitting on or near the track
and hearing the approaching southbound
train due here at 6:4o, attempted to get
out Of the way, but was struck, probably
by, car step, rendered unconscious and
lay all night by the track. When found he
was lying with his head in pool Of blood,
but a few inches from the frack, his feet
being in the side ditch. AS Saturday
night was a cold one, with heavy frost,
his condition, from the injury inflicted by
the train and the exposure, was very
bad. After medical attention had been
given, he was placed upon the 1925 a. m.
train and taken to hospitalin Baltimore,
where he is reported as slowly improving
Gray was employed'last fall at the spar
quarry, near town, and later at the quarry
opened by the State Road Commission.
When the quarry shut down on account
of weather conditions, he secured employ
ment at the fibre works, in Newark, Del
He is 46 years OF age and unmarried.
While riding on load of corn at D. D.
Hanna's moving on Wednesday morning,
Mrs. Howard Ragan, Of Rock Springs,
was jolted from the wagon by the wheel
striking stone in the lane. and thrown
to the ground. One wheel passed partly
over her and she was painfully cut and
bruised about the body and face but
luckily the team was stopped before mole
serious injuries were sustained.
Leslie RawliAgs, of Woodlawn, had his
hand painfully mashed last Monday while
unloading cordwood from the wagon.
While lifting heavy stick his foot slip
ped and as he fell forward his hand was
Jammed between the wood. and one Of
the smaller bones fractured
William Blans6eld of Town Point. is in
Union Hospital, Elkton, suffering with a
badly mangled hand. the result of strik-
ing circular saw.
Mrs. R. T. Howard sustained severe
injuries last week by falling down flight
of stairs at her home in Zion,
Struck by stick of wood from cir
cular saw, Samuel T. Shippers, North
East. was painfully injured.
Mrs. Jacob Null had her hand caught
in washing machine last Tuesday and.
badly mangled.
Charles E. Denney, of Elkton. broke
leader in his leg by fall.