Source: The Mining Journal
Marquette, Mi.
Septembr 24, 1887
Saturday
Got His Foot Crushed
James Scanlon, aged about 15, met with an accident Saturday
evening by which his foot was badly crushed. At 5:32 a westbound
ore train was coming over the Mackinac bridge on the South
Shore, and just as the train reached the "fill" two young lads
jumped on the ore cars. They were James Scanlon and a Smith boy-the
latter, by the way being a lad who lost a part of one of his
limbs while jumping on cars several years ago. Scanlon failed
to step on the foot board and the wheel crushed his foot. While
Scanlon was moaning with pain, Smith, he with the wooden leg-said; "You fool, didn't I tell you the train was going too fast
for you to get on?" Scanlon was taken home and is now receiving
surgical attendance. It is the old story-boys playing "smart
Aleck" and jumping on moving trains. With the sight of so many
lame boys stumping about town one would think they would profit
by the example, but they don't.
