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Decatur, IL Frightened Horse Accident, Jun 1899

Posted February 10th, 2008 by Linda Horton

HURT IN A RUNAWAY.

James Hickey, a Chicago Fireman, Met with an Accident.

James Hickey, a member of the Chicago fire department, who is in the city visiting his cousin, C. B. Murray, met with a bad accident. He was driving Sunday with Mr. Murray when at the corner of Water and Eldorado streets the horse frigntened and ran east on Eldorado street. Mr. Hickey was thrown out and had his book injured. He will be laid up for a week or so. He is a pipeman on hook and ladder truck No. 59 in Chicago.

Daily Republican, Decatur, IL 5 Jun 1899
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Transcribed by Linda Horton. Thank you, Linda!

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