A terrible accident happened in the Brainerd railroad yards last Monday, resulting in the death of a young Norwegian named Thomas Allen. While the switch engines were busily engaged switching cars about the yard, Allen was in some manner caught under the cars and the wheels in passing over him severed his right leg, below the knee, from the body, also his right arm was cut off, four toes from the left foot, and mangled the left hand somewhat. He was taken to the N. P. hospital., but never regained consciousness, dying in a few hours. A brother of the deceased, living in Wisconsin, was telegraphed to, and arrived on Wednesday, when the unfortunate man’s remains were buried in the Brainerd cemetery. (Brainerd Tribune, 05 November 1881, p. 5, c. 4)
A terrible accident happened in the Brainerd railroad yards last Monday, resulting in the death of a young Norwegian named Thomas Allen. While the switch engines were busily engaged switching cars about the yard, Allen was in some manner caught under the cars and the wheels in passing over him severed his right leg, below the knee, from the body, also his right arm was cut off, four toes from the left foot, and mangled the left hand somewhat. He was taken to the N. P. hospital., but never regained consciousness, dying in a few hours. A brother of the deceased, living in Wisconsin, was telegraphed to, and arrived on Wednesday, when the unfortunate man’s remains were buried in the Brainerd cemetery. (Brainerd Tribune, 05 November 1881, p. 5, c. 4)
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