List of Injuries and Deaths - Revision history

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	\|[[Over-the-Top]]		\|[[Over-the-Top]]
	\|Addie Jackson<br />Homer Jackson		\|Addie Jackson<br />Homer Jackson
	\|Injured when one of the cars ~~of the [[Over-the-Top]]~~ failed to stop, turned upside-down, and they fell to the ground. The stop brakes at the end of the trip failed to check the car's movement, and they kept going until the first sharp turn, when the car was thrown from the track. Addie was taken to St. Francis Hospital with bruises and internal injuries. Homer was taken to the Protestant Hospital with a fractured arm.<ref>"Two Persons Injured in Accident at Park." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' Sept. 11, 1922. Page 9.</ref>		\|Injured when one of the cars failed to stop, turned upside-down, and they fell to the ground. The stop brakes at the end of the trip failed to check the car's movement, and they kept going until the first sharp turn, when the car was thrown from the track. Addie was taken to St. Francis Hospital with bruises and internal injuries. Homer was taken to the Protestant Hospital with a fractured arm.<ref>"Two Persons Injured in Accident at Park." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' Sept. 11, 1922. Page 9.</ref>
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	\|E. W. Thomas, 32<br />J. H. Mink, 35		\|E. W. Thomas, 32<br />J. H. Mink, 35
	\|Injured by a steel beam from a cement conveyor during construction. 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>		\|Injured by a steel beam from a cement conveyor during construction. 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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			\|[[Swimming Pool]]
			\|Dora Young
			\|Sustained a broken arm in a fall.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Sustains Broken Arm\|pub = The Columbus Sunday Dispatch\|date = July 6, 1919\|page = 6 }}</ref>
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	\|Addie Jackson<br />Homer Jackson		\|Addie Jackson<br />Homer Jackson
	\|Injured when one of the cars of the [[Over-the-Top]] failed to stop, turned upside-down, and they fell to the ground. The stop brakes at the end of the trip failed to check the car's movement, and they kept going until the first sharp turn, when the car was thrown from the track. Addie was taken to St. Francis Hospital with bruises and internal injuries. Homer was taken to the Protestant Hospital with a fractured arm.<ref>"Two Persons Injured in Accident at Park." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' Sept. 11, 1922. Page 9.</ref>		\|Injured when one of the cars of the [[Over-the-Top]] failed to stop, turned upside-down, and they fell to the ground. The stop brakes at the end of the trip failed to check the car's movement, and they kept going until the first sharp turn, when the car was thrown from the track. Addie was taken to St. Francis Hospital with bruises and internal injuries. Homer was taken to the Protestant Hospital with a fractured arm.<ref>"Two Persons Injured in Accident at Park." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' Sept. 11, 1922. Page 9.</ref>
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	~~\|[[Swimming Pool]]~~
	~~\|Dora Young~~
	~~\|Sustained a broken arm in a fall.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Sustains Broken Arm\|pub = The Columbus Sunday Dispatch\|date = July 6, 1919\|page = 6 }}</ref>~~
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	\|data-sort-value="1934-08-03"\|Aug. 3, 1934		\|data-sort-value="1934-08-03"\|Aug. 3, 1934

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	\|E. W. Thomas, 32<br />J. H. Mink, 35		\|E. W. Thomas, 32<br />J. H. Mink, 35
	\|Injured by a steel beam from a cement conveyor during construction. 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>		\|Injured by a steel beam from a cement conveyor during construction. 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="1922-09-10"\|Sept. 10, 1922
			\|[[Over-the-Top]]
			\|Addie Jackson<br />Homer Jackson
			\|Injured when one of the cars of the [[Over-the-Top]] failed to stop, turned upside-down, and they fell to the ground. The stop brakes at the end of the trip failed to check the car's movement, and they kept going until the first sharp turn, when the car was thrown from the track. Addie was taken to St. Francis Hospital with bruises and internal injuries. Homer was taken to the Protestant Hospital with a fractured arm.<ref>"Two Persons Injured in Accident at Park." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' Sept. 11, 1922. Page 9.</ref>
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	\|data-sort-value="1919-07-05"\|July 5, 1919		\|data-sort-value="1919-07-05"\|July 5, 1919

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	\|data-sort-value="1913-07-09"\|July 9, 1913		\|data-sort-value="1913-07-09"\|July 9, 1913
	\|[[Boathouse]]		\|[[Canoe Club Boathouse]]
	\|Gertrude Klemm, 15		\|Gertrude Klemm, 15
	\|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>		\|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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	\|Zoo		\|Zoo
	\|Tom Dean		\|Tom Dean
	\|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>		\|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><ref>"[https://newspaperarchive.com/other-articles-clipping-jun-18-1907-2509578/ President May Be Right]." ''Washington Post.'' June 18, 1907. Page 1. Accessed through NewspaperArchive.com.</ref>
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	\|data-sort-value="1907-07-02"\|July 2, 1907		\|data-sort-value="1907-07-02"\|July 2, 1907

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	\|data-sort-value="1912-10-06"\|October 6, 1912		\|data-sort-value="1912-10-06"\|October 6, 1912
	\|[[Restaurant]]		\|Restaurant
	\|Rebecca Hughes, 65		\|Rebecca Hughes, 65
	\|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>		\|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="1913-06-18"\|June 18, 1913		\|data-sort-value="1913-06-18"\|June 18, 1913
	\|[[Entrance]]		\|Entrance
	\|James Carnahan, 49		\|James Carnahan, 49
	\|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>		\|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="1902-06-18"\|June 18, 1902		\|data-sort-value="1902-06-18"\|June 18, 1902
	\|[[Picnic Grounds]]		\|Picnic Grounds
	\|Myrtle Comer, 8		\|Myrtle Comer, 8
	\|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>		\|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="1904-03-21"\|March 21, 1904		\|data-sort-value="1904-03-21"\|March 21, 1904
	\|[[Zoo]]		\|Zoo
	\|Peter Duffy		\|Peter Duffy
	\|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>		\|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		\|data-sort-value="1904-05-31"\|May 31, 1904
	\|[[Zoo]]		\|Zoo
	\|James Emmett<br />Emmett's friend		\|James Emmett<br />Emmett's friend
	\|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>		\|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="1907-06-18"\|June 18, 1907		\|data-sort-value="1907-06-18"\|June 18, 1907
	\|[[Zoo]]		\|Zoo
	\|Tom Dean		\|Tom Dean
	\|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>		\|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		\|data-sort-value="1907-07-02"\|July 2, 1907
	\|[[Zoo]]		\|Zoo
	\|Harry Myers		\|Harry Myers
	\|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>		\|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="1907-08-05"\|Aug. 5, 1907		\|data-sort-value="1907-08-05"\|Aug. 5, 1907
	\|[[Zoo]]		\|Zoo
	\|Bert McCarty		\|Bert McCarty
	\|Came close to losing one of his fingers when feeding a bear.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-one-hundred-y/176655572/ "One Hundred Years Ago - August 10, 1907."] ''Marysville Journal-Tribune (Marysville, Ohio).'' Aug. 10, 2007. Page 4. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref>		\|Came close to losing one of his fingers when feeding a bear.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-one-hundred-y/176655572/ "One Hundred Years Ago - August 10, 1907."] ''Marysville Journal-Tribune (Marysville, Ohio).'' Aug. 10, 2007. Page 4. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref>

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	\|[[Zoo]]		\|[[Zoo]]
	\|Bert McCarty		\|Bert McCarty
	\|Came close to losing one of his fingers when feeding a bear.<ref>~~{{Cite news \|articletitle =~~ One Hundred Years Ago - August 10, 1907~~\|pub =~~ Marysville Journal-Tribune (Marysville, Ohio)~~\|date =~~ Aug. 10, 2007~~\|page =~~ 4~~\|accessedthrough =~~ Newspapers.com~~\|url = https://www.newspapers~~.~~com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-one-hundred-y/176655572/ }}~~</ref>		\|Came close to losing one of his fingers when feeding a bear.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-one-hundred-y/176655572/ "One Hundred Years Ago - August 10, 1907."] ''Marysville Journal-Tribune (Marysville, Ohio).'' Aug. 10, 2007. Page 4. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref>
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	\|data-sort-value="1908-07-01"\|July 1908		\|data-sort-value="1908-07-01"\|July 1908
	\|[[Loop-the-Loop]]		\|[[Loop-the-Loop]]
	\|Luther Liggett		\|Luther Liggett
	\|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>		\|Suffered neck injuries that led to over a week of a swollen neck with fears of a serious injury.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80090314/neck-was-injured-on-loop-the-loop-in/ "Neck was Injured."] ''The Union County Journal (Marysville, Ohio).'' July 23, 1908. Page 2. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref>
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	\|[[Ye Olde Mill (1)]]		\|[[Ye Olde Mill (1)]]
	\|J. Andrews, 87<br />Earnest Parsons, 19<br />Possibly seven more people		\|J. Andrews, 87<br />Earnest Parsons, 19<br />Possibly seven more people
	\|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>		\|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">[https://archive.org/details/oakland-tribune-1911-07-17/page/n3/mode/2up?q=%22Olentangy+Park%22 "Fire Causes Panic."] ''Oakland Tribune (Oakland, California).'' July 17, 1911. Page 5. Accessed through Internet Archive.</ref>
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	\|data-sort-value="1912-01-01"\|1912		\|data-sort-value="1912-01-01"\|1912
	\|[[Electric Autos]]		\|[[Electric Autos]]
	\|Mamie L. Tschopp		\|Mamie L. Tschopp
	\|Had both bones in her right limb just above the ankle broken when the car on the Electric Auto ride went off the track and flipped over. She was riding with a Miss Linville and Nora McNeil.<ref>~~{{Cite news \|articletitle = Thirty Years Ago\|pub = Lancaster Eagle-Gazette (Lancaster, Ohio)\|date = July 24, 1942\|page = 6\|accessedthrough = Newspapers.com\|url =~~ https://www.newspapers.com/article/lancaster-eagle-gazette-thirty-years-ago/176717399/ }}</ref>		\|Had both bones in her right limb just above the ankle broken when the car on the Electric Auto ride went off the track and flipped over. She was riding with a Miss Linville and Nora McNeil.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/lancaster-eagle-gazette-thirty-years-ago/176717399/ "Thirty Years Ago."] ''Lancaster Eagle-Gazette (Lancaster, Ohio).'' July 24, 1942. Page 6. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref>
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	\|data-sort-value="1912-06-19"\|June 19, 1912		\|data-sort-value="1912-06-19"\|June 19, 1912