Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 289, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 December 1911 — Morocco Miller Lost Leg While Putting on a Belt. [ARTICLE]

Morocco Miller Lost Leg While Putting on a Belt.

Kentland Enterprise. Edward Brandt, proprietor of the 'Morocco Feed and Grist Mill, met with a bad accident Saturday that cost him one limb. The accident occured just after the noon hour. Mr.. Brandt was attempting to put on a belt that connects the engine with the main shaft. In some manner his leg caught between the belt and shafting and literally ground to pulp, from the knee down, and the thigh bone was fractured. The machinery was shut down as quickly as possible, and Mr.- Brandt removed. An operation Was imperative and the leg was amputated at the knee joint He withstood the operation fairly well and is getting along as well as might be expected under the circumstances.