Rochester, Monroe, N.Y.
Rochester Observer
Sept. 1, 1827
On Friday, the 18th inst. As Mr. Moses EWERE, of Wendell, Mass. Was descending a hill upon a load of boards, on a wagon, one of the forward wheels struck a rock with such force as to split the axletree; the wheel ran off, the axletree dropped, when he slipped between the horses and the whipple tree; his legs were crossed, the whipple tree resting upon them, and the waggon on the whipple tree; in this situation he was drawn several feet. His leg from the lower part of the calf to the knee, was literally broken and bruised to pieces. - On Saturday morning, his leg was amputated above the knee, and at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, he expired. He has left a wife and three children, and a numerous circle of relatives and friends to lament his sudden death.
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