A DREDGE ACCIDENT.
THE DREDGE-MA.STER SERIOUSLY . INJURED. [Special to the Star.] _ARROWTOWN, April 21. While working on the Rollings one dredge, Cardrona, yesterday, John Robinson, dredgemaster, waß in. the act of -oiling the cogwheels near the tumbler when his foot slipped, with the result that his arm was drawn into the cogs and completely minced i*p right into the shoulder. He was taken to the Arrow Hospital, where the arm was amputated, and where he at present lies in a critical state. His wife and family reside at Lawrence. This is the third acuident in a week on this dredge. One man having had his arm broken, and another bis face cut.
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Evening Star, Volume 11221, Issue 11221, 21 April 1900, Page 6
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112A DREDGE ACCIDENT. Evening Star, Volume 11221, Issue 11221, 21 April 1900, Page 6
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