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Title
Claim no. 160
Institution
Peter White Public Library

Subject
Railroads

Subject
Claims

Subject
McDonald John

Item Number
AB01a790

Type
text

Description
Claim number 160: By John McDonald, Prince Edward Island. On September 25, 1889, while working on bridge number 307, 1 mile est of Kitchie, a stringer which was being replaced upon bridge by other men slipped and fell off upon McDonald's back, fracturing back. McDonald has been at Champion Hospital ever since the accident.

Claim no. 160

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