Deplorable Accident. Willl Hurt Loses Right arm By Having
That Member Caught In A Fodder Shredder

The Lancaster Record

Newspaper clipping came from scrapbook of Susan Waldridge Hurt, wife of Elijah Hurt. Contributed by Sandra Hurt Norris.

On last Monday afternoon while the machine of Mr. Joshua Hurt was shredding fodder on the farm of Capt. J.A. Doty, Will Hurt who was assisting in feeding the machine had his right arm caught in the machinery and before he could disentangle it, the member almost to the elbow was ground to a pulp. He was hurried to town in an automobile and taken to the office of Dr. Kinnaird. Drs. Acton and Dr. Kinnaird amputated the injured arm about midway between the elbow and shoulder. He was then removed to the home of Mrs. Davis Prather where he remained until Tuesday afternoon when he was taken to his fathers home near Point Leavell. He is doing nicely and it is hoped and thought Will suffered no bad results further than the loss of his arm, which of itself is bad enought.

The young man had a close call for his life, and but for his remarkable nerve and presence of mind in using all of his strength in pulling the imprisoned arm from the machine, his entire body would have been drawn in notwithstanding the fact that one of his brothers rushed to and reversed and stopped the engine as quickly as possible.

Will Hurt is 23 years of age, the youngest of five brothers and is a model young man. He was married but a few weeks ago to Miss Annie Dollins, daughter of Mr. James Dollins of Point Leavell. Great sympathy is felt for the young man in his misfortune.