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Show SHOCKING ACCIDENT. Yesterday afternoon, about four o'clock, as Christian Peterson was employed mowing grass at Richmond, in this county, he having accidently dropped a line, jumped off the machine to recover it, failing in his attempt, he made for the horses's head, which frightened the animal, causing it to move faster, at the same time kicking him. He finally got to the collar of one of the horses, missed his hold and was caught on the knives of the mower. It was found on examination that the right hand was nearly cut off near the wrist, the left arm cut partly in two and badly mashed and contused, the limb torn open to the bone, a large piece the size of a hand and two inches thick cut out of the left hip, besides many smaller wounds in various parts of the body. Dr. W. H. Olsten was at once sent for, and he telegraphed to this city for assistance at midnight last night Dr. Ormsby, assisted by Dr. Olsten, performed the operation of removing both arms one above the wrist the other below the elbow. The sufferer is about 18 years of age, has a wife and six children, and is a native of Denmark. Great sympathy is expressed by the people in this case. Early this morning the patient was feeling bright, but the physicians have a precarious case. In view of the many accidents that have recently occurred from the use of badly trained horses we shall at no distant day devote a portion of one space to this evil. |