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Peoria Journal
28 Dec 1922
MULE DRIVER HURT AT NEWSAM MINES
After being thrown from a mule and
dragged for more than fifty feet, Candida Ricca, 6215 South Adams
Street, a driver at Orchard Mines, of the Newsam company, below Hollis,
was taken to the St. Francis hospital this morning in a serious
condition. It is expected that he will recover from his injuries.
He was riding a mule at the head of a
heavy mine car when the accident occurred. The mule reared up, threw
him in front of the car, and then started to run away. Ricca was
dragged by the car.
When he was picked up by employes
of the company he was a mass of bruises, and is thought to have
suffered severe internal hurts. Because of his condition it was said
that it was impossible to take an X-ray to determine his injuries. His
legs are thought to have been broken. A police ambulance brought him to
Peoria in record time from the mine.
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Peoria Star
28 Dec 1922
Candido Ricca
RICCO, MINER WORKER, IS DEAD OF INJURIES
Candido Ricco, aged 46 years, a coal
miner residing at 6212 Adams Street, is dead today, victim of an
accident which occurred shortly after 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon in
St. Francis hospital. Ricco was entering the mine in a car when the
mules gave a sudden turn, threw him from the car and trampled upon him.
His head and chest were crushed, and he suffered internal injuries. He
leaves a wife and nine children.
Coroner W. B. Elliott will hold the
inquest at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
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