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August 25, 1887 SHERMAN SHAVINGS Severe Injuries to a Small Boy Accidentally Received - Bound Over Sherman, Tex., Aug. 24 - A horrible accident occurred near the Klausman beer warehouse in the Texas and Pacific yards this evening at 5 o'clock in which a little colored boy named Arthur Sikes, aged 5 years, lost both his left arm and left leg and still lives. Arthur and two other colored boys a little older than he were playing near a car which was being unloaded at the warehouse. They were told repeatedly to go away but did not do so. The car was pushed up about a half car length and the first intimation that anything had occurred was a cry of pain. The car was stopped and the mangled body of the little fellow dragged out. He was taken home and the doctor found it necessary to amputate both limbs and at this hour the little fellow is still alive. African American News Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |