Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-05-26 | Page 11 | Both Legs Crushed |

Type	issue
Date	1905-05-26
Paper	Salt Lake Tribune
Language	eng
City	Salt Lake City
County	Salt Lake
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Article Title	Both Legs Crushed
Type	article
Date	1905-05-26
Paper	Salt Lake Tribune
Language	eng
City	Salt Lake City
County	Salt Lake
Page	11
OCR Text	Show BOTH LEGS CRUSHED. Switchman Is Probably Fatally Injured In-jured in Ogden Yards. Special to Tho Tribune. OGDFN. Clah. May C5. Georgo Burke, a switchman in tho Vnlon depot j-ards, wss brushed off the corner of a box car tonight whllo switching, and fell under tho wheel Both legs worn crushed blow tho knees ond will hae to be amputated H tak-'n to the Ogden general hospital, whero his condition condi-tion Is rtgui1nd as very aerlous. It Is probable proba-ble that no amputation will be attempted for tho reason that his llfo Is despaired of Burke 1s about 29 years ot age and has been switching switch-ing In the yards hero for four montha Ha rume hero from Pennsylvania.
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