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Juan Duartes

Posted 2019-01-08 by Judy Wight Branson
Arizona Weekly Journal Miner, Prescott, Arizona Territory
Wednesday, October 11, 1899, page 2, column 5

Probable Fatal Accident

An accident which will probably prove fatal occurred in the railroad
yards today. A Mexican had seated himself under a car to protect
himself from the rain while a crew was engaged in switching in the
yards. The engine ran against a string of cars standing on the siding,
when the wheels passed over both legs of the man, cutting the right one
off completely and leaving the other hanging by mere shreds.

M. Fagan, who witnessed the accident, called his driver and placed the
wounded man in a wagon and took him to the Sisters' hospital, but it is
no thought that he can live.

While his name could not be learned, he is said to be an old and well
known prospector, who has lived here for a long time.
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Arizona Weekly Journal Miner, Prescott, Arizona Territory
Wednesday, October 11, 1899, page 3, column 2

The Mexican injured yesterday in the railroad yards, died today.

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