Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 186, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 August 1911 — CRIPPLED MAN INJURED IN RUNAWAY THIS AFTERNOON. [ARTICLE]

CRIPPLED MAN INJURED IN RUNAWAY THIS AFTERNOON.

Herman Hordeman, Already Badly Crippled* Suffered Dislocated Elbow and Cut on Scalp. Herman Hotdeman, who suffered the loss of his left arm in a corn shredder last fall, and who had. previously lost part of his other hand had a runaway accident this Tuesday afternoon that bruised him up considerably and might easily have resulted seriously. He was in the wagon to which his team was hitched and was at the J. L. Brady elevator when the team became frightened and started south on Dayton street on a dead run. He struggled with them and was., about to check them when the line through which the hook he used on his left arm, broke and the team was dashing at a lively speed when they reached Clark street, and turned west at the J. P. Hammond r esidence. The bed of the wagon was here thrown off and Herman went off with it. He struck on his head and a gash was cut on his forehead and it was feared he was seriously injured. He was taken to the home of W. S. Coen, near by, and a physician called. It was found that in addition to the gash on the head he had suffered a dislocation of the left elbow, that being the arm that was cut off at’the wrist last fall. He was soon bandaged up and able to go out in search of hi* team, which had been caught Without other damage, about half a mile west of town. ✓