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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: 200px;"|Ride or Attraction
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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="1902-07-12"|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="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="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="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="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="1934-08-03"|Aug. 3, 1934
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| |[[Ballroom (Outdoor)]]
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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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