Tragic Horse-Kick Claims Life of Youth
Nineteen-year-old Hiram Hamilton is killed instantly in a freak accident while tending horses at his father’s barn.
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At 6:30 last evening, Hiram Hamilton, a young man aged 19 years, took the horses from his father's barn to lead them to water. One of the animals felt very playful and commenced jumping and rearing about. The young man attempted to quiet the animal, when the horse turned suddenly and kicked him in the chest, crushing it in and killing him almost instantly. Dr. T. T. Minor was sent for, but notwithstanding his haste, he arrived too late.
“The young man attempted to quiet the animal, when the horse turned suddenly and kicked him in the chest, crushing it in and killing him almost instantly.”
In 1883, the danger of working with large livestock in a rapidly growing, semi-rural Seattle was a common, life-threatening risk. Today, the site of this tragedy likely sits under dense urban infrastructure, a stark reminder of the risks faced by laborers and families during the city's early development.
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