I found a 1945 article about my great grandfather when he was 80, he lost his right hand. He was still teaching school at the time which was what most of the article was about. This would have been 1874.
Strimple lost his right hand and lower part of his arm as a boy of nine in a mill, when he was helping his father and hired hand cut cane. They placed the boy on the kitchen table and, after a druggist had administered chloroform, the mangled hand was taken off with a meat saw. “They did a good job, I've never had any trouble with it”.
I found a 1945 article about my great grandfather when he was 80, he lost his right hand. He was still teaching school at the time which was what most of the article was about. This would have been 1874.
Strimple lost his right hand and lower part of his arm as a boy of nine in a mill, when he was helping his father and hired hand cut cane. They placed the boy on the kitchen table and, after a druggist had administered chloroform, the mangled hand was taken off with a meat saw. “They did a good job, I've never had any trouble with it”.
Wow. The meat saw, that's terrifying! You're descended from a very brave young kid -- thanks for sharing!