In a message dated 6/20/02 9:01:25 PM, M_Magistro@hotmail.com writes: << It was submitted by (M_Magistro@hotmail.com) on Thursday, June 20, 2002 at d: d: d --------------------------------------------------------------------------- contributor_name: Mary Carol Magistro newspaper_name: Oswego Palladium Times newspaper_date: July 9,1903 town_of_publication: Oswego county_of_publication: Oswego state_of_publication: New York newspaper_article: The Oswego Palladium Times July 9,1903 CAUGHT ON A SHAFT *William Rossiter Dangerously Injured at Gordon's Malt House William Rossiter, an old employee of the Gordon Malting Company, was dangerously injured this morning by being caught on a fan shaft at the plant. Mr. Rossiter was at work about the Malt house about eight o'clock and in trying to step over a shaft close to the floor his pants caught on a screw or some other obstruction. His left leg was dragged around the shaft and was terribly lacerated. The noise of the machinery made it impossible for the other help to hear his cries for assistance, but somebody outside of the malt house heard him and the machinery was stopped as soon as possible. Drs. Dwyer and Irwin were called and the injured man was taken to his home in Murray Street, where the physicians found that he was suffering from a compound comminuted fracture of the left thigh and also a compound fracture of the same leg below the knee. The doctors found that the leg was frightfully bruised and that he was also suffering from the shock. Dr. Dwyer said this afternoon that he considered Mr. Rossiter's condition extremely critical. His is about 63 years old. * Note: The Oswego Palladium Times first reported the injured person as William Rossiter, in fact his name was Richard Rossiter, as subsequent articles from the Palladium Times and Oswego Daily Times show. Submit: Submit Article --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>