GANGRENE KILLS YOUTH Fourth of July Wound Proves Fatal to Columbia Lad, p. 3
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GANGRENE KILLS YOUTH Fourth of July Wound Proves Fatal to Columbia Lad, p. 3
Subject
“A small wound inflicted on his left thumb by a fire cracker on the Fourth of July resulted in the death of Edward Billet, aged seventeen years, in Columbia, Pa.
The wound was so insignificant that no attention was paid to it and Billet continued his work. On Thursday he was taken suddenly ill, and died in less than twelve hours.
Instead of tetanus developing, the poison passed through the young man’s system, causing gangrene."
The wound was so insignificant that no attention was paid to it and Billet continued his work. On Thursday he was taken suddenly ill, and died in less than twelve hours.
Instead of tetanus developing, the poison passed through the young man’s system, causing gangrene."
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Washington Bee
Date
7-20-1912
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N/A, “GANGRENE KILLS YOUTH Fourth of July Wound Proves Fatal to Columbia Lad, p. 3,” African American Fourth of July, accessed April 28, 2024, https://africanamerican4th.omeka.net/items/show/342.