Paul Daugherty killed when a derrick fell on him
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Paul Daugherty killed when a derrick fell on him
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Posted: 20 Feb 2008 5:21AM GMT |
Classification: Query
Appears in "The Wapanucka Press" 4 August 1905, Wapanucka, Johnston County, Indian Territory, now Oklahoma
While a number of little boys at Hugo were pulling a rope attached to a derrick it toppled over and the end of a long pole struck Paul Daugherty, a six year old boy, sitting on a rock pile a few feet away, on the top of the head, crushing his skull. He died within thirty minutes after the accident.
While a number of little boys at Hugo were pulling a rope attached to a derrick it toppled over and the end of a long pole struck Paul Daugherty, a six year old boy, sitting on a rock pile a few feet away, on the top of the head, crushing his skull. He died within thirty minutes after the accident.