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| | #REDIRECT [[List of Injuries and Deaths]] |
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| Below is a list of injuries at the park.
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| !style="min-width: 100px;"|Date
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| !style="min-width: 200px;"|Ride, Attraction, or Event
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| !style="min-width: 200px;"|Victims
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| |data-sort-value="1899-01-01|1899
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| |[[Bowling alleys|Bowling alley]]
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| |Felix A. Lane
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| |Bowler hit the pins hard enough to make a pin fly into the audience, hitting Lane in the mouth and knocking out a tooth.<ref>"Pin Struck Him." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' Sept. 18, 1899. Page 5.</ref>
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| |data-sort-value="1901-01-01|1901
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| |[[Water Toboggan]]
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| |Frank E. Grove<br />Frank Roddy
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| |Injured when the ride broke in two about halfway down. Grove's right foot was caught in the rollers, and three of his toes were broken, his leg was wrenched, and the right side of his body was bruised. Roddy was thrown from the ride and received painful bruises.<ref>"Hurt on Toboggan: Bunch of Accidents at Olentangy Park—Fine Ambulance Run." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' July 1, 1901. Page 10.</ref>
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| |data-sort-value="1902-06-18"|June 18, 1902
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| |[[Picnic Grounds]]
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| |Myrtle Comer, 8
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| |Fell 40 feet down the bank of the Olentangy River and broke her jaw<ref>"Broke Her Jaw." ''Thursday Columbus Dispatch.'' June 18, 1903. Page 8.</ref>
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| |data-sort-value="1902-07-12"|July 12, 1902
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| |[[Merry-Go-Round (1)]]
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| |Mrs. John Hindmarch, 57
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| |Fell from the ride while at the park with her two granddaughters. She fell while checking on her granddaughter, her head landing on a rock. She later died from her injuries.<ref>{{Cite news |pub = Sunday Columbus Dispatch|date = July 13, 1902|page = 8}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |articletitle = A Fatal Ride|pub = Monday Columbus Dispatch|date = July 14, 1902|page = 8}}</ref>
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| |data-sort-value="1902-08-01"|August 1902
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| |[[Figure Eight Toboggan]]
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| |Unnamed Person
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| |Fainted<ref>"Brevities." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' Aug. 18, 1902. Page 8.</ref>
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| |data-sort-value="1902-09-21"|Sept. 21, 1902
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| |[[Figure Eight Toboggan]]
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| |Albert Jenkins
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| |Received several broken ribs and a broken leg on the ride<ref>"Jenkins Leaves Hospital." ''Thursday Columbus Dispatch.'' Oct. 30, 1902. Page 6.</ref>
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| |data-sort-value="1904-03-01"|March 1904
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| |[[Zoo]]
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| |Peter Duffy
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| |Attendant at the zoo was attacked by a Himalayan bear while feeding the animals raw meat. The bear caused lacerations all over Duffy's body. Other attendants saved Duffy, who survived.<ref>"Peter Duffy has Narrow Escape from Angry Bear at the Olentangy Zoo." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' March 22, 1904. Page 1.</ref>
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| |data-sort-value="1904-05-31"|May 31, 1904
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| |[[Zoo]]
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| |James Emmett<br />Emmett's friend
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| |Animal tamer attempted to show his friend a lion's paws and was dragged further into the cage. Emmett's friend used his walking cane to beat the lion back and Emmett received lacerations to his arm. During the incident, park-goers ran, some fainted, and a rumor spread that the cage had broken.<ref>"Ferocious Young Lion Claws Hand of Tamer at Zoo." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 7, 1904. Page 1.</ref>
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| |data-sort-value="1905-07-06"|July 6, 1905
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| |[[Merry-Go-Round (1)]]
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| |Eral Roach
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| |Became dizzy while riding the merry-go-round and fell from a horse. He was badly shaken and bruised but recovered.<ref>{{Cite news |articletitle = Little Children of the Poor Have Day of Pleasure|pub = The Columbus Evening Dispatch|date = July 6, 1905|page = 1}}</ref>
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| |data-sort-value="1906-05-01"|May 1906
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| |[[Figure Eight Toboggan]]
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| |Thomas Callis
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| |Spooked by the flashing lights and accidentally stepped off a nearby platform and injured his right ankle badly enough that amputation was considered<ref>"Peculiar Accident." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' May 20, 1906. Page 6.</ref>
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| |data-sort-value="1907-05-01"|May 1907
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| |[[Circle Swing]]
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| |Amy Wright, 22
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| |Found unconscious while riding the circle swing. She fully recovered at her home.<ref>"Young Woman is Made Unconscious by Circle Swing." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 31, 1907. Page 2.</ref>.
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| |data-sort-value="1907-06-18"|June 18, 1907
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| |[[Zoo]]
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| |Tom Dean
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| |Animal keeper discussed with President Theodore Roosevelt whether a caged wolf in the Zoo would attack a human being. Believing it would not, Dean taunted the wolf, and it attacked him.<ref>"Wolf Sides with Long." ''The Boston Globe.'' June 18, 1907. Page 4.</ref>
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| |data-sort-value="1907-07-02"|July 2, 1907
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| |[[Zoo]]
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| |Harry Myers
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| |Zoo keeper fell from a ladder inside a tiger's cage and was attacked by the largest one. The animal scratched his right hand and had to be tamed later with blank shots from a revolver.<ref>"Tiger Attacks Trainer in Cage." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' July 3, 1907. Page 7.</ref> This led the tiger to attack and tear off his left arm, crushing his left hand. The doctors had to remove it.<ref>"Trainer at Olentangy Park is in a Very Serious Condition." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' July 4, 1907. Page 2.</ref>
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| |data-sort-value="1907-08-01"|August 1907
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| |Cromwell Dixon's Sky Cycle Event
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| |Ralph McLaughlin
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| |Lost consciousness while generating hydrogen gas for the sky-cycle gas bag. Hydrogen gas was created by combining iron filings with sulphuric acid, and strong fumes overtook McLaughlin. He was moved to a more ventilated space and recovered fully several hours later.<ref>"Is Overcome By Hydrogen Fumes." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' Aug. 5, 1907. Page 2.</ref>
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| |data-sort-value="1908-07-01"|July 1908
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| |[[Loop-the-Loop]]
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| |Luther Liggett
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| |Suffered neck injuries that led to over a week of a swollen neck with fears of a serious injury.<ref>"Neck was Injured." ''The Union County Journal (Marysville, Ohio).'' July 23, 1908. Page 2. Accessed through Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80090314/neck-was-injured-on-loop-the-loop-in/</ref>
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| |data-sort-value="1909-07-01"|July 1909
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| |[[Ocean Wave]]
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| |Earl Sands, 14
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| |Suffered a badly crushed leg after his leg became caught beneath the platform. It took three stitches to close a gash in the leg below the knee.<ref>"Boy Injured at Buckeye Outing." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' July 19, 1909. Page 2.</ref>
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| |data-sort-value="1910-05-01"|May 1910
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| |[[Ocean Wave]]
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| |James Higgins, 13<br />Forest Huston<br />Possibly many more
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| |During the North Side Chamber of Commerce outing in May 1910, the Ocean Wave collapsed from the weight of a hundred children. Higgins suffered from four broken ribs. Huston suffered an amputation of his right thumb.<ref>"Mechanical Swing." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 25, 1910. Page 8.</ref>
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| |data-sort-value="1911-07-16"|July 16, 1911
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| |[[Ye Olde Mill (1)]]
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| |J. Andrews, 87<br />Earnest Parsons, 19<br />Possibly seven more people
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| |Fire broke out in the ride building. They panicked and jumped from the second floor, landing on the steps below, which were already burning. Andrews could walk home after treatment, but Parsons's injuries were worse. Although rumors were spread that several people were injured and died, manager Dusenbury and the fire department believed that there were only injuries, and no one died.<ref name="arson">"Suspect Arson in Destructive Fire at Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' July 17, 1911. Page 1.</ref> However, some other publications reported that seven people were injured and at least 1,000 people fled in panic.<ref name="oakland">"Fire Causes Panic." ''Oakland Tribune (Oakland, California).'' July 17, 1911. Page 5. Accessed through Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/oakland-tribune-1911-07-17/page/n3/mode/2up?q=%22Olentangy+Park%22</ref>
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| |data-sort-value="1912-06-01"|June 1912
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| |[[Merry-Go-Round (2)]] or <br />[[Merry-Go-Round (3)]]
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| |Mrs. Harry Funk
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| |Received a scalp wound<ref>"Thrown from Merry-Go-Round." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' June 20, 1912. Page 5.</ref>
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| |data-sort-value="1912-10-01"|October 1912
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| |[[Restaurant]]
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| |Rebecca Hughes, 65
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| |Fell down two steps at the park restaurant and broke her left hip and wrist<ref>"Breaks Hip and Wrist." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' Oct. 7, 1912. Page 1.</ref>
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| |data-sort-value="1913-06-01"|June 1913
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| |[[Entrance]]
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| |James Carnahan, 49
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| |Fell unconscious due to heat stroke. Four deaths were reported in the same week in the city, caused by excessive heat.<ref>"Heat Has Caused Deaths of Four Columbus People." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 19, 1913. Page 1.</ref>
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| |data-sort-value="1913-06-01"|June 1, 1913
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| |[[Theater]]
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| |Herbert Schill, 14
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| |Fell through a trapdoor on the bridge at the theater while helping his father, Gustav Schill, paint scenery. He fell 22 feet, resulting in a fractured left leg and severe cuts on his left hand.<ref>"Fell Through Trap." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 2, 1913. Page 5.</ref>
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| |data-sort-value="1913-06-18"|June 18, 1913
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| |[[Dancing Pavilion (2)]]
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| |Helen Harding, 28 or 19
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| |Suffered a paralytic stroke. Her left arm and mouth were paralyzed, and she fell to the floor, unable to speak.<ref>"Stricken at Dance." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 19, 1913. Page 8.</ref> She recovered her ability to speak about six weeks later.<ref>"Again Able to Speak." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' Aug. 23, 1913. Page 3.</ref>
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| |data-sort-value="1913-07-01"|July 1913
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| |[[Boathouse]]
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| |Gertrude Klemm, 15
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| |Drowned after the canoe she was in capsized about a half mile north of the park on the Olentangy River.<ref>"Little Girl is Drowned When Canoe is Upset." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' July 10, 1913. Page 1.</ref>
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| |data-sort-value="1914-09-01"|September 1914
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| |[[Shoot-the-Chutes]]
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| |Joseph Valkno, 17
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| |Hit by a boat on the chute while working on the ride. Valkno broke his leg while trying to leap over the boat as it was diving into the pond.<ref>"Park Employe Injured." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.,'' Sept. 6, 1914. Page 3.</ref>
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| |data-sort-value="1917-01-01"|1917
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| |[[Swimming Pool]]
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| |E. W. Thomas, 32<br />J. H. Mink, 35
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| |Injured by a steel beam from a cement conveyor during contruction. Thomas sustained scalp wounds and injuries to his right shoulder and back, and Mink sustained a broken left shoulder and numerous bruises.<ref>{{Cite news |articletitle = Workmen are Injured|pub = The Columbus Evening Dispatch|date = June 8, 1917|page = 3}}</ref>
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| |data-sort-value="1934-08-03"|Aug. 3, 1934
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| |[[Ballroom (Outdoor)]]<br />[[Dancing Pavilion (2)]]
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| |Robert G. Butler
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| |Park employee fell 6 feet from a passageway between the Dancing Pavilion and the Outdoor Ballroom when it collapsed during a style show. His left arm was fractured and became paralyzed.<ref>"Damages of $40,000 Are Sought in Suit." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' Dec. 22, 1934. Page 10.</ref>
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| ==References==
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