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HARRY FRENCH IS HURT IN ACCIDENT IHarry French, 1525 Kane street, a Burlington oonducter, lies at I the La Crosse hospital in a critical lt;condition, the result of injuries sustained yesterday afternoon at Polos! when the cylinder head of a lo- jcomotive blew out, hitting him in the Jabdomen. Dr. Suiter, who is attend- j | ir*g the man, pronounces his case as \ \serious.French left Grand Crossing on train No, NO yesterday forenoon. The train stopped at Potosi. On learning from the engineer that the right • hand piston was not working right, French went to the head of the en- gine to inspect the cylinder. The ij cylinder head blew out, striking him I in the ahdomen and rendering him unconscious. The accident occur- j] red at one o’clock.He was tak-en to the station at ! Potosi and was later brought to La*| Crosse on Passenger No. 51 at 6:05 jl last evening and was immediately j| rushed to the hospital. ' j|Internal injuries were caused by !I the accident, but the attending phy-!j sician and nurses are anticipating no I complications. . I
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La Crosse Tribune
La Crosse, Wisconsin, US
Mon, Oct 05, 1914
Page 4
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Burlington P.
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